Markg

Quality fish based food restaurant with wine bar. Pleasant surroundings and staff. An enjoyable experience for four of us. We ate in the main restaurant bit after pre drinks in the wine bar area. We all had different starters and mains followed by desserts and a bottle of wine. All the fish and seafood were really well cooked and presented. Will happily return. We spent about £50 per head including drinks and tip.

So you walk up through Lowestoft old town, getting more depressed at the gorgeous buildings being ignored. You turn around and start to walk back down the Old High St and at 12 noon, the bells strike, the Old Blue Anchor stores boards catch your eye. We happened in with a beer to quench the thirst, followed by a perusal of the menu. So cockle popcorn as a shared starter, oh yes, a great choice, fresh - tasting of the sea and properly battered to be "popcorny" . Then skate wing with shrimp butter and for my partner a whole plaice with lemon butter and samphire. Both fish are cooked perfectly, just enough to leave the bones cleanly, yet still rich and creamy in texture. The wine list is old and new world, with constant changes. We switched from Sancerre to an excellent Albarino. The Spanish style cheesecake with rhubarb was dessert, complete with a PX sherry and white desert wine, followed by coffee. If you want a reason to visit Lowestoft, it's here. Locally sourced great produce, cooked perfectly and served with gusto. Return visit 6 weeks later with the John Dorey fillet cooked to perfection. Our 3rd visit and we are now old friends. My smoked haddock mustard mash was magnificent, with the skate wi gs with seasonal produce. This chef is a master of fish, so enjoy whats in season. Sorry, no pictures of food, this is to be enjoyed, not photographed. James is both avuncular and authoritative- the perfect host.

Great service with really lovely staff, amazing food, and generous portions. Was let down by another restaurant down the road, so just walked in MarkG, and I'm so glad we came here in the end. Despite the fact I can't really eat shellfish, there was lots I could still have, and I will be coming here again to try them. I'll be recommending it to all my friends. My friend and I got the beer battered fish and chips, and I dont remember the last time I had such tasty fish! We kept saying how glad we came here instead. My friend and I are going round different restaurants in town that's new to at least one of us, and this has got to be THE BEST one in the year that we've been doing this. I had a great meal in a cozy, atmospheric place at a reasonable price. 10/10 service, 10/10 food, 10/10 experience

The main was superb, but honestly, I can’t remember EVER having a better starter. My companion and I shared a bowl of popcorn cockles and deep fried whiting. We could have just had another bowl of those for the main. In the event, we moved on to a luscious haddock chowder and heavenly skate wing. Fabulous place.

We visiting MarkG during a trip to the Norfolk coast last year. This guy cooks up some of the best fish and shell fish dishes we have ever had. I would highly recommend booking a table if you are in the area, and yes, you should book We came mid week and the place was packed. I would also advise booking a taxi in advance if. It driving, it can be difficult to get one

Booked a table by sending an email. I had a quick response confirming my reservation. Free parking on the road outside, we were lucky and got a spot quite close. Nice spacious eating area and comfortable seating. The service was good, the food was nicely presented and tasty. Maybe a little expensive but that was OK. I forgot to take a photo of the starters and desserts.

We visited Mark G last night and we had a lovely evening. The menu and specials were varied, as we are seafood lovers this was an absolute dream and it was very difficult to pick a dish! The portions were good and very well presented. Unfortunately they did not have a kids menu but they were able to accommodate by preparing a small portion of fish and chips which my daughter loved. They had extensive drinks menu, but wish soft drinks were included as I don't drink alcohol. I'm not sure if it was my impression but the server almost seemed annoyed when I asked for what soft drinks they have. We will definitely come back when we are next back in Lowestoft as it was an incredible dining experience! Edit: one comment in hindsight, really didn't enjoy paprika on top of whitebait. Note to chef: it tasted bitter and made me want to cough, normally a spice like that should be cooked out.