Parker's Tavern

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   Chris

   Cambridge

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a very nice evening at Parkers Tavern everything was pretty spot on. After a minor moan at my chewy main dish, it was dealt with very professionally & another dish offered to my satisfaction. I would highly recommend Parkers we had an enjoyable fun night out.
   

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   Neil

   London

   7 reviews

   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The library is a quiet place to have a drink. The main bar has music, buzz and is noisy. The dining room has only the sound of energetic conversation. You therefore have good choices. The food is generally good but the portion control is a little on the mean side. For example the pork chop was delicious but you had to look hard to find the celeriac and apple mash. I never found the crispy sage. The cheesecake is nothing like the heavy cheesecake with a biscuit base that you often find the shops, so don't be put off by the name. It is lighter and a hundred times more delicious. I think its inspiration comes from Spain. I recommend it.
   

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   Mark

   London

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great atmosphere for Valentines evening, set menu was excellent and good wine list
   

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   Peter

   VIP

   Indiana

   4 reviews

   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   This was a very disappointing experience. It was a Valentine's Day special menu. From sitting down at the table to the arrival of the starter took exactly 59 minutes, broken only by a tiny serving of an onion consomme (no more than 2 tablespoonfuls). Clearly the kitchen was overwhelmed but no-one thought to apologize for the long, long delay. The rest of the meal was slightly faster, a mere 30 minutes between starter and main course. When I spoke to one of the managers and asked him how long the starter should take to arrive, he said 'Ten minutes'. When I said how long it had taken, he said 'Oh' and wandered away. The only bright spot of service was as I was paying: the senior manager who took the payment asked how it had been and , when I told him, he reduced the bill substantially, without my even having suggested anything like that. Food quality fairly good but we won't be back.
   

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   Alastair

   South Wales

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had simple fish and chips which was nicely cooked. Wine and cocktails were good. Staff excellent.
   

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   Hazel

   Cambridge

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 9, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Our food was lovely but the service was rather disappointing. Our server could have been more attentive and actually listened to what the customer was saying.
   

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   Felix

   Cambridge

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Lovely friendly spot, we shared a variety of yummy starters and had a baked Alaska for pudding. Yummy! Really efficient attentive staff. We felt relaxed, stimulated and nicely filled. Many thanks.
   

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   Vaughan

   London

   14 reviews

   4.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on January 28, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Good value set lunch in this all day brasserie located in a central Cambridge hotel. This was our first visit but will definitely go again.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   London

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 11, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Service was really poor, drinks forgotten, sauces for chips took ages ( until chips gone) drinks at bar before meal took 14 minutes to come, erasing our oportunity to actually drink the drinks at the bar. Food was ok - starters delicious, mains were nothing special. Surprise pudding for birthday boy - which was nice touch. Overall a bit of a disappointment for what should have been a lovely celebration.
   

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    Dianne

    Cambridge

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 11, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We had a lovely evening, the food was delicious. Great atmosphere and the staff attentive. It was our anniversary and they had put rose petals on our table and after our meal they brought us a glass of bubbly each and a chocolate with a candle . This was a lovely gesture and really made our night.
    

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