This should be fun – a Saturday afternoon out in Norwich.
I believe we have a local resident, also called Craig, who will no doubt be able to recommend some good places, but I spend quite a bit of time in Norwich myself and have come to like some of the pubs very much. I'd recommend the following:
— My favourite is The Plasterers Arms and I would rate this as an essential stop, also has food:
http://www.theplasterersarms.co.uk— There are three Fat Cats, with the best two being the original Fat Cat and the Fat Cat Brewery Tap.
http://www.fatcatpub.co.uk and
http://fatcattap.co.uk— For the real ale crowd, other good places are the White Lion, King's Head. The White Lion does food.
https://www.individualpubs.co.uk/whitelion and
http://www.kingsheadnorwich.com— The Belgian Monk is legendary – wide range of Belgian beer and hearty food. I would advise that booking a table may be necessary if you wanted to eat, as it can get very busy.
http://www.thebelgianmonk.com/foodmenu.html— Other good places for cheap-ish and quick food are Ruth's Jerusalem Kitchen, Moorish Falafel Bar, Grosvenor Fish Bar (fish & chips). If you like meat... sorry, I can't help.
— For a late drink after the gig, I would recommend the Bicycle Shop (also does good food), although it is not near the Waterfront.
https://www.thebicycleshopcafe.comThe closest pub to the venue (as far as I know) is a large Wetherspoon called the Queen of Iceni.
I'd be glad to lead a tour around some of these pubs in the afternoon and in fact that's what I intend to do myself, so just let me know if you want to join me.
The White Lion, Plasterer's and King's Head all have a bar billiards table (and there are other pubs with bar billiards tables too).