Upstairs No1 Cromer - North Norfolk

Had we stuck with the Fish Chips instead of ordering the Seafood Platter, we would have saved a lot of money had a lovely food experience. Must remember keep it simple, stupid..... Being adventurous (and greedy) we ordered Haddock Chips and the Platter, plus a starter of Scallops: the scallops were fantastic, and the lobster was delicious, but the rest of the platter not so much: prawn cocktail really over sauced and really gloopy, smoked fish scotch egg loved by two not so much by the other two; popcorn cockles again loved by two, not so much the others; tempura prawns terrific as was curry mayo and tartare sauce. Haddock, chips and mushy peas got a great thumbs up from all 4 of us: delicious light batter (with no slimy rice cone pre coating to bulk it out), great portion of mushy peas and good chips too lightly coloured for our usual taste but really excellent. All 4 of us give a really 5* thumbs up for Upstairs at No 1.

Probably the best fish and chip meal we have eaten. 4 of us had different fish dishes. I had cod and chips with mushy peas. The batter on the fish was so light. Absolutely gorgeous. Not a lover of mushy peas but shared these with my partner. They were delicious as was the homemade tartar sauce. Finished off with butterscotch ice cream. Only downside was it got very noisy when a party of 6 sat near us and we couldn't hear ourselves speak. But that's just what happens sometimes when you go somewhere.

We made a reservation to dine on a Sunday evening, although the restaurant was not very crowded and we could have just walked in. We decided to start with Oysters followed by Cod and Chips, paired with a bottle of house white wine. The food arrived promptly and everything was delicious. The Mersea Oysters were especially tasty and the portions of Cod and Chips were very generous. It was a fantastic meal!

Food was very good however they were out of stock of two of the items I asked for so it didnt get off yo a good start. It was vompounded as we were sat almost beneath the air conditioning. It was blasting out cold air and the restaurant felt like a refrigerator, so much so that I was shivering throughout desert. It was 20degrees outside with heavy mist that hadnt lifted all day. Ruined the whole experience for me.

We pre booked this as we knew we would be visiting Cromer on the August bank holiday and having seen it on Walk With Me Tim on You Tube and passing it before on previous trips knew it would be busy, the service was fine, the view lovely and the food very tasty, we both had cod and chips, the batter was very light, the only criticism is there could have been a few more chips considering the price was a bit higher than usual but all in all worth a visit and we would definitely go again