The Lord Nelson – Burnham Thorpe

Super dog friendly restaurant with a large beer garden. We sat outside and the dogs had a doggie roast dinner each and were given lots of fuss. Colouring crayons and page given for 2yo too which is always a lovely touch. Very friendly staff. 2 small things would be there was no check back on the food (everything was fine though!) and the dog roast dinners aren’t on the canine menu it just so happened another staff member mentioned them when I was placing an order. Overall definitely recommend a visit for a great Sunday lunch!

When we went half of the menu was off, was really looking forward to going as it was my mother's birthday. Staff did try to make the experience better, so can't complain about them. But the food even though was edible it wasn't anything spectacular considering the lack of stuff missing from there menu. I will give another try as they stated that a change over of staff in the kitchen was the reason behind this. Fingers crossed we will get a better experience next time

The Woodfords ale was great. Nice little outdoor space. This place has been changed radically! My grandfather was landlord here from early 40s into the 50s. It was listed and preserved as it was in Nelson's day. It does feel to have lost a little of that historical feel but it's been reinvigorated for the current age which can only be good.

Avoid This Restaurant - Unacceptable Service and Inedible Food I recently dined at The Lord Nelson in King's Lynn, and it was one of the most disappointing dining experiences I’ve ever had. What was meant to be a pleasant family meal turned into a frustrating ordeal that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. We arrived for our meal with high expectations, but things quickly went downhill. After receiving our starters at 6:30 PM, we were left waiting endlessly for our main courses. By 7:45 PM, there was still no sign of our meals. We had specifically requested that my niece’s dinner be served with the starters, as it was past her dinner time, but this request was blatantly ignored. After asking again, her meal finally arrived at 7:50 PM, more than an hour after we first sat down. At this point, we were desperate for some kind of resolution and asked the waiter for an update on our main courses. His response was simply, “let me just check,” a phrase we had already heard several times without any real action. The lack of communication and urgency was shocking. To make matters worse, when my sister-in-law started cutting up my niece’s fish fingers, she discovered they were frozen solid on the inside. This is beyond unacceptable. It doesn’t take a qualified chef to properly cook something as basic as fish fingers, and the fact that this was overlooked is astonishing. Despite the manager offering apologies, none of the chefs were willing to take responsibility for serving undercooked food to a child. In summary, this restaurant is to be avoided at all costs. The service was atrocious, and the food was not only delayed but also inedible and put my 2 year old niece at risk of a serious illness. It's clear that the staff are not equipped to handle even the most basic requests. We left the restaurant incredibly disappointed, and we will certainly not be returning. I will be reporting this incident to the environmental health team at the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk and the Food Standards Agency to ensure the restaurant is held accountable and that such incidents don’t occur in the future.

What was once a great pub has had the heart and soul removed. Just another production line pub selling OK beer and very boring food. No imagination in the menu at all. Pie and chips, burger and chips, steak and chips etc etc. this in an area where most other pubs put effort into their menus. Shame