Jay Rayner praises the Suffield Arms in north Norfolk

Jay Rayner was left overwhelmingly impressed after his recent trip to the Suffield Arms in north Norfolk.

The restaurant in Thorpe Market is the sister venue to the Gunton Arms and serves Mediterranean dishes. 

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A selection of dishes from the new set menu (Image: Suffield Arms)

Writing in the Guardian the renowned critic said: "In the most tasteful way possible, the whole place is mannered and contrived.

"All of which makes it a delightful place in which to loiter, even if you end up hating yourself just a little bit for liking it so very much.

"The Spanish-accented menu, overseen by a young northern Italian chef called Alberto Mesini, is full of sunshine, soft winds and tidy ideas.

"So just your basic early evening in Granada, even on a grey winter’s day in Norfolk."

Jay Rayner, is one of the UK's most renowned food critics working for the Guardian, the BBC's the One Show and more. (Image: Ian West/PA)

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Its new set menu launched on January 28 and will run until March 28 and includes 10 sharing dishes spread over four courses for £30pp. 

The menu includes cold mezze-style dishes, including Iberico-grade cured meats, and the first course will include Andalusian prawns and chorizo with Rioja and honey.

For the main course, there is a choice between three larger sharing plates, either veal Milanese, Galician octopus or Gunton venison tagine.