A great pub with a great view across the green and pond. Lovely on a spring/summer evening after a…read moreshort stroll around the village and admiring the windmill. good food and very friendly service.

Located in a story book like setting, a lovely, quaint, pub, situated in the charming little…read morevillage of Finchingfield, Essex. That said, we had to wait for over an hour, to get our food orders. If you've read any of my other reviews, you will know that I rarely complain about this issue. The owner, did come outside, stating that everyone came at once, and it was beyond his control. To be truthful, I was enjoying myself, but not all in my party appreciated the long wait, so be forewarned. If you're on a "time budget," this may not be your place for food. Enjoy a pint and be on your way. It's definitely a beautiful little spot. I had a BLT, it was good, had worse, had better, it was better than okay . . .Okay? Would definitely return, and might get the same, but would probably try something else. I do believe that everyone was happy with their meals once they received them. Staff was helpful, friendly, so no complaints there, and we also had chance to chat up some others traveling through the area, so I personally didn't find the wait all that unbearable. If I'm anywhere in the area, will definitely stop in again. Parking, was a bit of a problem for our driver, and you may need to look around if you are here at the wrong time of day. And may need to walk a block of two. Our driver just kept circling a couple times and finally got a spot right on the street, about 25 yds, from the front.

We went to the Rupert Brook last night to celebrate two big birthdays in our group of eight, and I…read morehave to say, it was a delightful experience.I haven't been to the venue for a long time, mainly because my previous visit was not good. This has all changed, the couple now in charge are clearly experienced in catering, customer service, front of house and know how to run a very successful and enjoyable venue. The choice of starters was great and they were all delicious. We all had the flat iron steaks and they were cooked to perfection and beautifully presented. The wine list was good and the desert options were all extremely tempting - so we did - and they too were tasty and well constructed. I wasn't expecting much when I walked in, but I have to say, the welcome was wonderful. Grantchester is very lucky to have these two champions running one of the main dining establishments in the village, we'll be back for sure, it was a truly lovely experience.

Apparently closed down with very little notice. Extremely sad to see an iconic pub go.read more

This is one of several great pubs scattered over the small streets either side of Mill Road. While…read morethe selection of ales here is good, it's not quite as good as either the Cambridge Blue or Live and Let Live, so it's the food that'd bring you here. This is rooted in the style of pub food - not overly fancy dishes served in hearty portions to eat with a few beers. But there's a wider range of dishes here and a care of preparation that takes it closer to gastropub territory than your average local. A permanent fixture of the menu are a range of different types of sausages sourced from the nearby butcher. These are proper sausages, with high quality meat blended with just the right amount of herb, giving them a much more distinctive flavour than the vaguely papery-ness of most supermarket bought sausages. They're served with a proper homemade gravy on top of a big helping of soft mash with nice deeply flavoured red cabbage beneath it. [Sadly the last time I went my whole dish suffered from being slightly luke-warm, but I'm willing to forgive that for now as a one off lapse] The grilled seabass wasn't trying to be anything extravagant or smothered in one of those sauces that can so often go wrong. Instead it was just a nice plump fresh fish, cooked to perfection so the skin was charred and the flesh soft and springy. In contrast the chicken demonstrated a little more the chef's talents, livening up the chicken's soft and often considered bland taste with the stronger flavours of oyster mushrooms and herbs. It's dishes like this one that really add to The Kingston Arm's menu and probably are what helped it win an Observer food award a few years back. I've also had really great venison pie here in the past and have hear that the pan-fried ostrich steak is interesting. With such diverse options on offer, it seems a bit boring to get a standard roast dinner here, but they do also offer these most Sundays and they are fairly close to home cooking. The prices are around the same as other 'gastropubs' I've visited, with mains around £10. Not the cheapest in town, but not terrible either. Plus, they now have a cheaper 'recession menu' to try to soften the blow a little - with dishes for as little as a fiver. There's a nice little beer garden out the back for when it's sunny, newspapers available for you to read, a couple of computers to surf the internet and free wi-fi. This is definitely a pub where it would be easy to spend the whole afternoon.

1st night ever in the UK and I am lucky to find this gorgeous pub. Great atmosphere, good beer,…read morenice hosts, good food...perfect!

So, since my last review, the pub has had a makeover, with a new, much larger and much brighter…read morerestaurant area added, the former restaurant turned into a bar with pool table, and a general freshening up of the decor. The menu has also had something of an upgrade, though it is a still one of the Greene King pub group standard menus. We visited with friends shortly after it opened, and thigs had clearly not settled down as the meal took ages to arrive, and my veggie sausages had been so overcooked they had disintegrated. So we decided to give it another go more recently, on a quieter night. I had the BBQ halloumi burger, served with onion rings and chips (£12.49) and my partner had the Hunter Chicken (with cheese and bacon), served with chips and a side salad (£12.99). With a couple of soft drinks and an alcohol free lager, the bill came to £37 before service. The food was a lot better, though still essentially pub grub. Service was friendly and informal but again a little slow, and our waitress disappeared at one point, reappearing later behind the bar. So service is 3/5, food 4/5, ambience 4/5. But it is good value for a meal out - portion sizes are generous. The car park has four electric car charging spaces, and there is a small beer garden with outdoor drinking area. Beware on special nights it can get quite a bit noisy, even in the restaurant area.

Not bad. One for the locals and big on sports. Saying that it is a good size, the beer is fine and…read morethe staff are efficient and polite. On a Friday and Saturday night it is probably more suited to a younger crowd but they do OAP specials during the week and it seems very popular with diners.

This pub was everything you'd want in a nice local pub. Friendly folks, good beers, and a nice…read morelittle outdoor area in the back. It's not a big place, but we had no trouble finding a place to sit. The night I was there, they had a local Indian restaurant serving Indian food. It was quite reasonable in terms of price and outstanding in terms of flavour. I enjoyed the vegetarian thali more than I've enjoyed almost any Indian food anywhere. So there are lots of things to like, and really nothing to dislike. A good pub worth stopping by again.

By far one of the best pubs in all of Cambridge. Votes the Cambridge News 2015 Pub of the Year…read more Serving a great mix of local and regular ales, beers, wines, whiskeys & spirits. Both lunch & dinner served by the Free Press Kitchen - with amazing burgers, mains, ploughman's platter and many gluten-free options as well. Also steak & ale pies and award-winning Scotch eggs. A great local, cozy & warm, with many eclectic regulars. A must-stop pub if you are in Cambridge!

I love the Geldart and I visited several times on my last trip to Cambridge. If you are searching…read morefor the perfect spot to try exotic meat on a hot rock, search no more, the Geldart delivers. They generally have kangaroo and crocodile in stock, but the also have a revolving selection of other meats that includes springbok, blesbok, wildebeast, etc. They also have a great selection of ales on tap and a huge wine list. They also have outdoor seating for when the weather is nice. This is one of the best pubs that I visited for food and I will be returning on my next trip to the UK.

This is the best pub this side of the Kingston Arms and the Cambridge Blue…read more The monthly hog roast is a delightful affair. The guest ales are always good. The live music varies from okay to super. The wi-fi is free, and they sell cookies from a jar. Winner. The "hot rocks" are great fun, and have facilitated my posting onto Facebook such updates as "mat is now eating reindeer, poor rudolph", "mat had not heard of blesbok before, but is now apparently eating it", "mat is eating springbok, previously thought this was a type of running shoe", "mat cannot believe he is eating zebra, is this even legal?" etc. The fish and chips? Could this possibly be the very best melt-in-the-mouth battered fish in the whole of Cambridge? (Okay, probably not - but it's definitely up there with the best, and comes highly recommended!) The ambience and decor in the bar area is lovely: a toasty fire in winter, gorgeous sunlight in summer. It looks like something out of the 1920s. The music policy is gentle and centres around latin, big band, and vocal jazz. Service is consistently brilliant. The main dining area can get unpleasantly noisy in the evenings, and seems to attract the loudest groups of people ever. That's the problem with great places: they are so good they attract big groups of people. I am very lucky to have this wonderful pub in spitting distance from my partner's diggs in Cambridge and I'm always excited to go there for a quick wee dram at the end of an evening or a summer's lunch or a dinner out. Elvis, the manager, is hospitable, and one gets the impression he hasn't slept nor taken any time off work for the last 5 years. He's there constantly and it shows from the fact the service and food standards are consistently high. A true gem.

Very solid pub between Central Cambridge and the train station. If you have 30 minutes to kill…read morewhile waiting for your train, this is an excellent place to grab a pint

This is a fabulous little back street pub, 10 minutes' walk from the railway station, which would…read morefeel perfectly at home in a country village. The interior has lowish ceilings, wooden furniture and various agricultural clutter as ornamentation, together with a small snug. Staff were friendly and efficient. The beer selection is excellent - Everard's Tiger Bitter and Nethergate Umbel are the regular beers (both are really lovely pints - Umbel has a coriander flavour), with 5-6 guest ales. It serves basic pub grub, and you can get a ploughmans, deep-filled sandwich or baked potato for under a fiver. Recommended.

A great pub for food at a reasonable price. Part of the Vintage Inn chain with the standard menu…read more Plenty of choice and the ales are exceptional. In winter the pub can be a little cold so wrap up. being an old building there is not much that can be done to keep out the cold. A hint..go onto their webpage and join their friends option. They send out, on a regular basis, vouchers for 25% off table bills. Well worth it.

Very nice pub with a long history. The atmosphere is quaint and the desserts are delish. Service…read morewas good. Friendly staff.