The Restaurant
The Last Wine Bar opened in 1986 in a converted Victorian boot factory on St Georges Street — a building that had been producing hand-stitched footwear for Norwich and the army since the 1860s. Four decades later, the restaurant remains one of the city's most enduring addresses, now under the ownership of the same team responsible for the nearby Last Brasserie and with a reputation for wine-led hospitality that has survived multiple decades of changing Norwich fashion.
The cooking is modern British bistro: Norfolk beef short-rib, Cromer crab on toast, locally sourced game pie, the full East Anglian produce catalogue handled with the technical discipline of a serious kitchen. The dining room — double-height, exposed beams, an upper mezzanine — seats over a hundred and includes several areas suitable for private dining. The wine list extends past 200 bins with a notable depth in Burgundy and Rhône.
An AA Rosette has been awarded every year for the past fifteen. Prices are accessible — a full bistro dinner with wine runs £60 to £75 per person; the set lunch is one of the best mid-week deals in central Norwich at £22 two courses. The restaurant closes on Sundays and, unusually for Norwich, remains open continuously Monday through Saturday without an afternoon break.
Why This Is Norwich’s Team Dinner Pick
For a team dinner in Norwich, The Last Wine Bar is the default and correct choice. The room is large enough to absorb parties of ten, fifteen, or twenty without stress; the mezzanine and private dining options can separate a team from the rest of the service; and the menu's breadth covers every dietary requirement without making the ordering process painful. The wine list allows for generous entertaining without obscene bills, and the cathedral quarter location is walking distance from both the Norwich railway station and the city's main hotels. For corporate away-days, welcome dinners, and leaving parties, no other Norwich restaurant handles group dining as consistently well.
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