Britons Arms is a coffee house and restaurant at 9 Elm Hill, one of Norwich’s best-preserved historic streets. The Grade II* listed, thatched building dates back several centuries, giving breakfast, lunch or coffee here a setting quite unlike a conventional modern café.
The daytime menu covers breakfasts, brunch-style dishes, toasties and other comforting café favourites. A well-known Norfolk toastie brings local character to the selection, while homemade cakes and hot drinks also suit visitors stopping briefly while exploring Elm Hill.
Hearty roasts and longstanding dishes such as twice-baked cheese soufflé and a baked chicken and ham pancake add substance beyond sandwiches. The range allows guests to choose between a light daytime visit and a fuller sit-down meal in the historic rooms.
A hidden courtyard offers another place to sit when the weather permits, reinforcing the restaurant’s distinctive sense of place. Guests with allergies, intolerances or specific dietary requirements should ask staff about the current menu and preparation before ordering.
Address: 9 Elm Hill, Norwich NR3 1HN, England
Britons Arms Menu
Sharing and Nibble Plates
Herb roast new potatoes with tomato and chilli jam
Fava hummus with vegetables and crispbreads
Bread, butter, Aspalls balsamic cyder vinegar and Norfolk rapeseed oil
Mixed Olives
Starters
Smoked mackerel pate with pickles, leaves and toast
Breaded haddock goujons with tartar sauce
Herb gnocchi with chestnut, mushroom, spring onion and pickles
Oak smoked salmon, radish and bean hash with poached egg
Crispy pork belly Torreznos with roast apple puree and dressed leaves
Beer cured venison with salad, chestnut, and fermented berries
Main Plates
Beetroot and celeriac stew with vegan sausages, herb dumpling, greens (ve)
Butternut squash and sage risotto with Binham blue and dressed leaves
Aubergine curry with pea and mushroom pilau rice
Slow cooked beef cheek, herb roast potato, roots, red wine sauce
Local lamb shoulder with stewed roots, herb dumpling, roast carrots
Local Hogget chop with crushed garlic potato, roast roots, steamed greens and salsa verdi
Fish pie with buttered greens and dressed leaves
Desserts
Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla custard
Spiced apple crumble with pistachio and currant granola, custard
Salt caramel brownie with chocolate sauce, vanilla ice cream
Mango and vanilla cheesecake with vanilla ice cream
Copys Cloud and Binham blue with celery, chutney and crackers
Sandwiches
All served with salad, homemade pickles and crisps.
Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato
Gfo/df
Fava Bean Hummus & Beetroot Relish
Ve/gfo
Homemade Fish Fingers & Tartar
Df
Toasties
All served with salad, homemade pickles and crisps.
Chedder cheese
Gfo
Copys Cloud & Sticky Pickle
Gfo
Bacon, brie & cranberry
Gfo
Vegan Sausage, onion relish & vegan Cheese
Ve
Ham Hock & Norfolk dapple
Gfo
Baked Beans & Cheese
Gfo
The Norfolk Toastie; Cured Venison, roast local Pork, Norfolk Dapple & Chilli Jam
Lunch Plates
Cured Venison with Chestnuts, Radish, dressed salad & Fermented Berries
Df
Beer & Wholegrain Mustard Rarebit with Ham & Cheese
Gfo
Vegan Sausage, mash gravy, and stewed Onions (meat option available)
Ve
Homemade Mackerel Pate with beetroot chutney, pickles, leaf Salad & Toast
Gfo
Roast squash salad, with leaves, chestnut, vegan feta and herb dressing
ve/gf
Quiche of the day with Roast New Potatoes, Pickles & Salad
Pork belly with Lyonnaise potatoes, red cabbage, greens and red wine gravy
Gf/df
Steamed suet pudding with roast roots, new potato and red wine gravy
Ve
Today’s soup with a granary bread roll (add cheese toastie for £3.50)
Ve/gfo
Tea
Pots of loose leaf £3.30 for one, £5.25 for two.
English breakfast
Decaf English breakfast
Afternoon tea
Earl grey
Lapsang suchong
Gen mai cha
Pu erh
Jade oolong
Senecha (plain) green
Coffee
Available with semi-skimmed, oat or soy milk. All coffee based drinks are available as a decaf alternative.
Espresso
Americano
Flat white
Latte
Cappuccino
Mocha
Hot chocolate
Baby-ccino
Soft Drinks
Still or sparkling water 330ml
Still or sparkling water 750ml
Fentimans bottles 275ml
Curiosity Cola, Ginger Beer, Victorian Lemonade, Rose Lemonade
Fever tree tonic 200ml
Original, Slimline
Appletiser 275ml
San Pellegrino 250ml
Blood Orange, Grapefruit
Norfolk cordials 50ml
Elderflower, Blackberry, Rhubarb Orange & Ginger
Oichi Kombucha 360ml
Hibiscus & Rose, Lime Ginger & Mint
Beer and Cider
Mr Winters bottles 500ml
Twisted Ladder Pale Ale, Quantum Gold, Fusioneer Mild, Rorschach Stout
Kopparberg Mixed Fruit bottles 500ml
Ampersand cans 440ml
Feld Helles style Lager, Basil Blush Raspberry
Aspalls Dry Cider 500ml
Sandringham Cider 500ml
Buzzard Medium Dry, Red Kite Medium Sweet