RestaurantsNorfolkBurnham MarketPE31

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Small plates restaurant in north Norfolk with a strong focus on local food.

survey result

Summary

£52
   ££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“You think it’s a strange building in a car park! Then you go in and have just the best food…” – Self-taught chef Dan Lawrence and partner Natalie’s purpose-built five-year-old is well “worth seeking out for some of the best food in this part of north Norfolk” (or even beyond, if you trust the AA’s 2022 ‘Restaurant of the Year’ accolade). It has a “small plates ethos” with “dishes designed for sharing” and “results are outstanding”.

Summary

£48
   ££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

In its four years since opening, this “delicious fusion-style small-plates” venue in the “sophisticated village of Burnham Market” has earned itself a reputation as one of the better culinary bets near the north Norfolk coast – and in September 2022 it was crowned the AA’s ‘Restaurant of the Year’. Self-taught chef-patron Dan Lawrence and his partner Natalie Stuhler “manage a food service that is innovative, tasty and full of surprises”, in a “fresh, modern purpose-built setting that feels as though it should be a fifteenth-century barn”.

Summary

£48
   ££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Self-taught chef Dan Lawrence’s “stylish and tasty” small plates are “delivered with the minimum of fuss” by a “smart, well-informed team, well-marshalled” by his partner and co-owner Natalie Stuhler – it is the couple’s first venture, opened in airy, purpose-designed premises three years ago. “Staff are very knowledgeable about the food and its provenance – they champion local producers, not just in the food but also in the extensive selection of locally sourced beers and ales”.

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11 Foundry Place, Burnham Market, PE31 8LG

Restaurant details

Highchair,Menu
Yes
No dress code

Socius Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Socius Restaurant in PE31, Burnham Market by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Socius restaurant.
Andrew M
Very good, innovative small and sharing pla...
Reviewed 6 months, 28 days ago

"Very good, innovative small and sharing plates "

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Cath A
Lovely small plates of locally sourced ingr...
Reviewed 10 months, 25 days ago

"Lovely small plates of locally sourced ingredients to share, fabulous food, great service, and virtually everything on the menu can be served gluten free....so I don't feel I'm being short changed."

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£6.80 £20.30 £7.50
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £25.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Service 12.50%
11 Foundry Place, Burnham Market, PE31 8LG
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Thursday12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Friday12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Sunday12 pm‑2:30 pm

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