Reviews The Gatherers

Wow. This place was incredible, and totally vegan! We actually struggled to find out about the vegan options here, as we'd been recommended this place by an employee at another restaurant as they didn't have a garden, but until we asked a member of staff here, we really couldn't tell by looking at the menu or website if the food was vegan or not. It is. The garden is beautiful and well spaced and the food was delicious! Unfortunately, on the day of my visit, they had ran out of pasta by the time I ordered, which was a shame as the people near me had one of the last portions and it looked delicious! I ended up having the arancini and risotto, which were both delicious in their own rights, but very, very similar dishes, so I wish I had had something a little different for my main for some variety. My partner had an aubergine dish and the tofish and chips. It was incredible and the portion was huge! In hindsight, we should have shared or omitted a starter. We could even have gotten away with sharing a main! (Though then we wouldn't have been able to try as much as we did). Finally we finished off with both puddings. The espresso panna cotta (sorry if I've got names wrong, it's been a couple of weeks), was nice. But this is coming from a coffee hater. Which means I couldn't really taste the espresso; it wasn't very strong. It was beautifully presented though. I had the crumble. I loved the topping and the cream.the cream was phenomenal! But the rhubarb was a little sour until everything was mixed together. Overall, I'd absolutely return and wholeheartedly recommend!

Lovely veggie restaurant, food tasty and well cooked,good flavours, we all enjoyed our meals and would recommend.

Went here on Saturday night, sat inside. The tapas dishes are amazing, there were a couple sold out though...definitely recommend the kofte...all vegan and yummy 😋 would have had dessert too but they were also sold out...will definitely return!!!

Very welcoming place. Large outdoor area, worried it was right next to a road but there was no traffic there for the whole time we were sitting. Lovely barman who was happy to help and answer questions. Food was ALL excellent, the Mapo Tofu and the Gudeg the standout dishes.will be back again to try the cocktails and the other half of the menu!

My partner and I had a really lovely meal. Cocktails are really delicious and the menu was smallish but well executed. We are not vegetarian but fancied something different. We didn't miss meat as everything so well done. Would recommend and it was lovely to see them so busy on a Tuesday night

Stopped by for lunch and a pint at the weekend. The food was delicious and the staff lovely, however I feel they didn't have enough staff to deal with the amount of people. The wait time to receive drinks was just a bit too long to warrant staying for longer. I've heard it's normally better, but this is just going off the experience I had. Would go back as, like I say, the food was delicious, but I would avoid it if I saw it was busy.

DELICIOUS food, lovely and attentive staff, and a beautiful setting. I can't fault the meal I had here! I have visited The Gatherers twice already in the last week, once just for drinks and then returned a second time a couple of days later for a meal. We were lucky to have great weather when we visited for drinks and were able to sit in the large outside seating area, which is so beautiful and makes you feel like you're drinking cocktails on holiday! Fairy lights, flowers, herbs and also a fountain, we spent all evening trying all of the different cocktails as there's so many to choose from! We also ordered a bottle of wine and the owner gave us an explanation of where it was from and what we should be tasting, and clearly knew his stuff, so that was a lovely experience, as someone clueless about wine it was nice to feel I understood what I was drinking and the different tastes! When I visited later that week for dinner the staff again were great and showed us to a gorgeous table with cushions and candles in the corner, it was very cosy and made even better by the fire warming up the restaurant. We ordered different starters and mains to share as the menu offers so many different options and we wanted to try them all, and we weren't dissapointed! Generous portions and amazing combinations of flavours, the menu had something for every member of the group. We weren't rushed at all and enjoyed our time drinking and eating, then stayed later for more drinks as it was such a lovely place to be with a great atmosphere! Will be returning ASAP! I don't think I'll be going anywhere else for drinks or meals round Norwich anymore, it ticked every box for me and my group both times!