The Mariner Pub and Bar Reviews

Good place to eat right on the coast..lovely scenery

Beautiful place, lovely atmosphere, boxing day meal booked

Noisy, dirty and the food cooled quickly. Yapping dogs, screaming kids. Will NOT be back!

Good food if you can get the discount vouchers 50% off

Popped in for a drink. We wanted to sit outside. However although we found a table it was piled high with dirty glasses and someone's dirty meal plates. They were not cleared. So we moved them and had our drinks and left, with the dirty glasses and crockery still to one side.

Chips poor, chicken goujons greasy. You would think paying premium prices they'd do better chips

I always find the food hit and miss like the moods of the staff.

Lovely views and nice food at not to expensive prices.

Had half price vouchers, still very expensive, not a very extensive menu, the desert was very nice, but if had got any smaller, the chef would have cut his fingers off.

Brilliant and thank you to all of the staff who made our evening so enjoyable. We are regulars at the Ancient Mariners and the meals are on average ok. Just like everywhere else they have off days. No problem make a complaint and it is sorted. No problems here.

Top fish and chips, with a view of the sea and the kite surfers

Disappointed with menu as it had been cut down and was all with chips apart from the curries. The reason given was because of safety of staff in the kitchen due to COVID. There were only 2 sweets to choose from plus ice cream. I have been told their sister hotel at Kings Lynn still has a full menu.

Friendly staff, good pub food at reasonable prices. Dog friendly areas but also areas where you can get away from the dogs if you aren't a fan. But it's definitely the staff that makes this place special (and the views!)

Tasty food, very quick service, friendly staff and beautiful views over the lawns to the the sea. My fish & chips was beautifully fresh and a creamy texture. We'll definitely be going back!

Sitting outside in the garden overlooking the sea and beach was lovely. The food was very tasty, with a good selection on the menu and the pudding was great. The staff also very helpful.

Good food. Great with the half price deal. Nice views.

Had a nice meal and it was nice to be able to take the dog in with us staff were lovely nice way to finish our day off at the beach

This has been my second visit to this astablishment and this time was a very serious let down... Arrived, staff not to meet and greet, we selected our own table as we were not taken to a table.. Waited well over 8 minutes before a member of our group went to get service as meals were delivered to other nearby tables.. We were then told that all orders are to be made at the bar.. How with NO MENU'S AT THE TABLES... Finally got our drinks brought to our table (separately delivered that is) and by the time our milk for our coffee's arrived our coffee's were cold anyway... We stuck with the coffees and left... Will Not Be Returning to this place again
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Found the Ancient Mariner by accident decided to have a meal it was 10 out of 10, good food and service nice place will call again when in area, worth a visit

Great food nice selection of beers wonderful location.

Great setting and view of the sea, standard pub food but nothing thats special.

Buzzing atmosphere, lovely food, amazing views,
Friendly faces 5stars

Good and not extremely expensive, dog areas good.

Great food at a good price. Usually plenty of seats and the staff are helpful and friendly

Nice food and drinks but ran out of stock of prosecco and mixers

Good food and nice location. Can be busy in the summer.

GO THERE ONCE/TWICE A YEAR WHEN IN HUNSTANTON ON HOLIDAY. VERY GOOD.

Having read good reviews, I was very keen to visit. Being as it was by the seaside I had expectations of a superbly fresh tasting fish and chips. Unfortunately, we were completely disappointed. It was the worst fish and chips I ve ever had. The cod looked grey and slimy and the chips tasted awful. Next time I ll go to the fish and chips bar on the seafront!

Very nice food and plenty of it... especially with the 50% off voucher. Most enjoyable and friendly staff..

Average meal in a nice setting, we often go for a bite to eat.

This place is great! It works along side the Waterside Bar, so share close to the same menu. The atmosphere is calm... Usually . The food arrives very quickly, and is great quality!

Held an 80th Birthday Party here, they accommodated us very well, lovely setting overlooking the sea!

Four real ales in reasonable condition when we visited. Busy bar attached to but separate from a hotel. Wide ranging get bar menu. Pub has various rooms including one for families.

Roomy, good service, good selection of beers, sea views, basic pub food.

Had excellant service at The Mariner Inn OldHunstanton, served by Andrew who we considered to be most helpful during our 3 day visit to the hotel

Excellent and plentiful food, service extremely good too, despite there being several large parties. The staff were very helpful and obliging. Bit of a queue for bar service but chatting to other customers made the time pass quickly.

Good food and an enjoyable place to eat with the family. Dogs are also welcome in the bar area, but not the carpeted area. If you want to eat in the main restaurant be sure to call ahead as they were always fully booked the first two attempts to eat there... and that was in late October!

Nice relaxed atmosphere and great scenery when sitting out side

We live locally, my son wanted to take me out for a mother's day lunch on Saturday 6th April, there was 7 off us we ate in the restaurant, the meal it's self was ok, but we had to go and help ourselves to sauces we wanted, as there was no one about to ask, my husband had to ask to have our table cleared and could we have the desert menu, which never arrived, so there loss as we just played the bill and left, was very disappointed as it was a special day

Good food and drink in a restaurant with a view out to sea. Helpful staff. Some of the dishes feature local seafood.

Big Venu in pleasant location. Nice food on bar menu just limited choice.

The view would have been lovely if it wasn't so misty. Good food and a spacious restaurant

Very good food. Friendly atmosphere. Popular place.

Nice setting looking out over pine trees and the sea. Never fails to please. Excellent fish and chips. Staff always look a bit glum but overall helpful.

It's alright. A bit of a food travelator of a place whilst food is being served at peak times, but it does a great job of serving food quickly to the customers.



There is a free car park opposite the pub and also behind it that is used by the hotel as well.

The pubs main attraction is that it is next to a lovely beach and has great views out across the sea. It's a 2min walk down from the pub before you hit the sand.

Terrible service tonight, staff really horrible when we complained about incorrect order and basically blamed us for it despite having two different, but identically named dishes on the menu. Mistakes happen but staff rude and insulting. Awful as used to be a good place. An update for staff on basic customer service is definitely required.

It is the best place we have been for a long time it was awesome top marks

The food was excellent, served hot well presented and cooked to perfection. A big thank to our waitress Jess she was excellent .

Ideal place to step back and relax with the family .Brill views of the sea .food homely but well cooked .

Very enjoyable meal, beautiful coast view, good food at a reasonable price. With friendly helpful staff. We would definitely eat there again.

Very delicious food from a reduced menu, with excellent service in a brilliant setting. We felt very safe.

My wife and I ate hear last evening, my wife had a chicken curry type dish(I can't remember the exact name of this) which just passed as OK. i had gammon and chips, the chips were limp and not nice, the gammon was unbelievably salty (never had one like it) no one came to see if all was ok, I did look to go and complain but there was a big queue at the bar so didn't bother.