The Lifeboat Inn

A wonderful birthday meal. The new chef is amazing. We highly recommend this place, lots of good menu choices, great staff and very busy for a good reason. We will definitely return. The whole area is wonderful as is the sister pub, the Chequers

We had a fabulous meal at the Lifeboat Inn with family & friends while staying locally in Thornham. The chicken Kiev’s were delicious as were the fish & chips and steaks. The staff are very friendly & welcoming and we will definitely be returning as one of our favourite places when in the area.

We stayed here for 1 night whilst walking the Norfolk coast path. The room was really nice. Clean and comfortable. The staff were all great- they were very attentive. We had some food in the restaurant at night and the cheeseboard was nice but a bit basic! The pub was overrun with poorly behaved dogs which didn’t make for a pleasant dining experience - and even less so during breakfast the following morning when one of the guests dogs was given a sausage and was then sick on the floor of the breakfast dining area. This was one of the most expensive places we stayed whilst walking the path and although our stay was nice enough, it didn’t seem good value.

We were so delighted to find this pub in the beautiful village of Thornham. That's where the delight ended. We had to wait for over 30mins for our table that we booked at 7.30pm. My partner had to get up and ask several times whether our table was ready and on the 3rd time, the waiter said that someone would come and get us when it was ready, they didn't! The service was appalling and it wasn't just us that had issues. Whilst we were there, 4 couples had complaints about the service. Either their bill was wrong, they didn't get the correct food/drink etc. What a disappointment.

Great for dogs . Not great if you want any space without dogs. Not clean due to pets being allowed to sit on soft furnishings and staff petting and feeding them without washing their hands after and then serving drinks and food Why pubs cant have just one area where no dogs allowed this would be fantastic.

We visited for lunch, firstly the staff couldn’t be less attentive! Secondly the prawn sandwiches we ordered are probably the worst we’ve ever had. The Marie Rose sauce was so thin it just ran down your arm when you picked the sandwich up, prawns were tasteless (definitely frozen).