The Ingham Swan
If you are looking to enjoy a very special meal, just a short drive from Norfolk Beach Chalets, be sure to book yourself into The Ingham Swan for a relaxed, but high class experience.
In September 2017 the restaurant suffered a terrible fire which completely gutted the building. After 18 months we were delighted when the doors were reopened in March 2019 following a massive restoration and refurbishment but have only recently had the chance to visit. It was well worth the wait!
We knew to expect great food as the chef patron is Daniel Smith, who grew up in Norfolk and has appeared on Great British Menu and head chef Alex Clare won the EDP Norfolk Chef of the Year 2017.
There was not an empty table in sight, so we were glad to have booked our Saturday lunch in advance. The restaurant, although split into a few rooms, felt warm and cosy on a winter afternoon with a lovely woodburner and lots of old world charm as you would expect from such a beautiful venue.
We picked from the lunch du jour -planning to stick to two courses, but greed got the better of us and we managed to manfully work our way through three courses.
Nice touches of “pre starters” and warm freshly baked bread always make us happy, and catering for a gluten free eater appeared to cause no issue for the kitchen who made some appropriate adjustments.
Mark’s highlight was the melt in the mouth chicken liver parfait, which indeed tasted sublime, but Trish was blown away by her dessert of affogato with white chocolate mousse.
The Swan is not a low cost dining option, but very special and worthy of a visit for an occasion or treat night out…