NR2, Norwich
Traditionally over the last 50+ years Bedfords has been the place to drink & chat in a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere. Today it’s no different, the owners Glen and Jonathan Carr, along with their dedicated, professional and hard working team of staff have achieved great success over the last 10 years and continue to improve and grow the ever-popular bar.
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380 customer reviews
sarah watts
Toilets not sufficient for venue
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Tony Sutton
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Oliver Hilton
Food was excellent, service is standard for a cocktail bar, ie long waits at the bar expected!
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Laila Hall
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s0l0101
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Jillian Churchill
So atmospheric - what a place!!
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Doug Watson
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Keith Lindsay
Super time had listening 2 my mate Hugh"s bands(!) celebrating his 50th birthday in the Crypt! We're a great bunch of Past & Present people from our big little company!!
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Shay Taylor
Lovely place
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jennie stevens
Sat inside with some bucket list chips and my favourite boys. Hannah was brilliant. Offered to show our boys the crypt room, which was on awesome room to see, the history of Norwich is fantastic.
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Poppy Sands
Great cocktails
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Gareth Stevens
The bar is family friendly through the day with Bucket List outside and the food welcomed to be eaten inside. Will be back for sure.
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P. Viegas
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Ana S
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hortic07
Went in on a Saturday night and they had sold out of draught beer. Instead a small bottle was £5. Also the barmen always seem to serve their mates before anyone else. There really are alot better places to drink in the city. More...
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Tom Hardy
Had a quick drink in here with the family. It's not really a family bar though... Nice 90s music which I liked and nice selection of drinks. More of a young person's bar lol. Nice exposed rafters on the ceiling though. More...
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isis
Great for a dance...drinks pricey though!
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Spencer Hill
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Deirdre Evans
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Nicholas King
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Nicola Lilley
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Richard Beastall
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Jasmine Tobias
We love coming to bedfords! We came here for New Year’s Eve and had a great time seeing the new year in with friends! The bar tenders and owners where very friendly and welcoming! Me and my friends all had a great time and felt very safe in bedfords bar! I would highly recommend! More...
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James Short
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Shane Jeffery
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Nick Ryan
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Tom Raynes
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Trudy Hudson
Great venue, great atmosphere, always a good for a night or afternoon out
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shelley Richardson
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Josh Leswell
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Libby Irons
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Nicky Touray
good music and lovely atmosphere
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Henry Verity
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Mark Schaay
nice friendly atmosphere good way to spend a Sunday afternoon
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David Onslow
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Rob Barrell
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Sam Robinson
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Chris Archer
Great music and atmosphere
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Daniel Brydon
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Linky Links
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Bernadette Holman
Nice little bar tucked away in Norwich.
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Kris McCarthy
Great venue, the atmosphere inside is always amazing
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Mark Nunn
The crypt is a great place for a party. Very cool and atmospheric space, good sound system, drinks selections are good and the staff are excellent. I had a great party here for about 60 people, Jonathan was helpful in arranging everything. Highly recommended! More...
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Kevin Mottershaw
great bar great owner great bar staff & great music.
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Damon Summers
Don't bother! Expensive drinks, hard to find
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Anthony Barber
Good jazz jam - some of the time
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Alejandra Hart
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Debbie Mann
Awesome place. Staff friendly and a really good atmosphere.
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Anthony Barber
Good jazz jam - some of the time
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Debbie Mann
Awesome place. Staff friendly and a really good atmosphere.
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What do you love most about your job?
Meeting new people every single day, local people, people from different parts of the country and often people from different parts of the world! Providing patrons with some of the worlds best drinks in one of the cities most beautiful and characteristic venues never gets old! We host peoples birthday parties, corporate events, live music across all genres and even parties such as engagements and weddings, nothing quite tops hosting someone's special day!
What inspired you to start your own business?
Having been a doorman in and around Norwich for 25 years Glen, one of the owners, decided to step away from being a doorman, but didn't want to lose the nightlife side of his life, an opportunity arose in the form of Bedfords Bar as the previous owner was moving away and it was just too good to say no! The bar needed a lot of work but this is something Glen, and myself (Jonathan), had never shied away from and the challenge was accepted and we never looked back.
Why should our clients choose you?
We are a family run, independent business with customer satisfaction at forefront of our business model. We have many different things going on at Bedfords across the year but there's nothing we enjoy as much as hosting people parties whether it be a special birthday or a special day such as an engagement or even wedding. We will do whatever it takes to guarantee you have the most amazing party.
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