The Dining Room at Poets House

The Dining Room at Poets House reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Jacqueline

   Cambridge4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Booked for Easter Sunday Lunch and the experience was lovely from beginning to end. Relaxing glass of wine in the Lounge then escorted to the dining table to enjoy a beautiful roast Lamb dinner. Eton mess seemed to be a popular dessert choice so had to experience for myself and was not disappointed. Even though the dining room was very busy the level of noise was just general chatting amongst diners and is never noisy. Lovely ambience for any kind of sophisticated dining.
   

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   Keith

   San Francisco2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 9, 2025

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

   A lovely meal. Beautifully served. Very comfortable table and friendly staff. The food was well cooked and nicely presented. Thank you.
   

   The Dining Room at Poets HouseResponded on April 14, 2025

   We're so glad you enjoyed your meal and felt comfortable and well looked after. It’s wonderful to hear the food and service made a great impression. I hope we can welcome you back soon! Kind Regards, Ella
   

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   David

   Cambridge1 review

   4.0

   Dined on March 27, 2025

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

   A very nice lunch for our anniversary from a good menu in good surroundings and extremely well looked after by very pleasant staff.
   

   The Dining Room at Poets HouseResponded on April 14, 2025

   Thank you for choosing to celebrate your anniversary with us! We are so lucky to have such a beautiful restaurant and I know the team will be delighted to read your kind words. Kindest Regards, Ella
   

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   Richard

   Devon1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 23, 2025

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

   Best roast beef I've eaten. Service, staff food, meal, value for money 10/10
   

   The Dining Room at Poets HouseResponded on April 14, 2025

   Wow—what a compliment! We're absolutely thrilled to hear you enjoyed the roast beef and that everything from the service to the value was perfect. I'll be sure to pass your kind words along to the kitchen and front-of-house teams—they’ll be delighted. Kind Regards, Ella
   

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   Diane

   London6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

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

   Excellent food with great service. Fabulous location and very private dining experience
   

   The Dining Room at Poets HouseResponded on February 25, 2025

   Diane, thank you for taking time to leave feedback on your dining experience. It was truly a pleasure to welcome you and I am glad to hear your experience was a positive one. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! Kindest Regards, Ella
   

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   Jo

   Cambridge5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

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

   The staff were very friendly and the service was superb. We had one of the specials as recommended by our server, and it was delicious (Japanese Chicken Chuka Tare). It was lovely and relaxed - and would highly recommend.
   

   The Dining Room at Poets HouseResponded on February 25, 2025

   Jo, it was a pleasure to welcome you to Poets House for dinner! We're thrilled you enjoyed the Japanese Chicken Chuka Tare special, it certainly was an impressive dish! Thank you for your recommendation it means a lot to us, and we look forward to welcoming you back soon. Kindest Regards, Ella
   

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   Jason

   London6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 18, 2025

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

   We have lived in Ely for four years and never once been to Poets house or heard about it. We've been missing out! We went for lunch and had the set lunch menu, we both had the Prawn Saganaki to start, the prawns were so fresh and the dish was really tasty. For mains i had the burger which was homemade and delicious, the only thing i would say is the bun was slightly stale. My wife had the herb coated fish and chips which again was delicious, i then had the signature sticky toffee pudding for desert which was amazing. Three courses for £29, cant go wrong. Our server was very polite, presentable and chatty. The restaurant is beautiful.We did not go into the bar area but we will definitely be going back, cannot recommend this place enough.
   

   The Dining Room at Poets HouseResponded on February 25, 2025

   Thank you Jason for sharing your dining experience with us! It is great to hear that you finally visited Poets after living here for quite some time! Our set menu offers great value during the week, and it's fantastic to hear that our server provided excellent service. We hope to welcome you back soon. Kind Regards, Ella
   

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   Alex

   Norfolk/Suffolk1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   We have eaten at Poets House twice now. It is always a treat to come to eat here. A special occasion venue. We both had rare steak and they were cooked to perfection. It was a Sunday evening and we were one of three tables occupied. It was so lovely to have a belated valentines date in a quiet intimate setting. Working in hospitality it was lovely to be in a quieter atmosphere than I am accustomed to working in. And so lovely to be looked after instead of being the one looking after customers. Thank you also for the complementary 2 glasses of Dessert wine to go with the sticky toffee pudding. Thank you for such a wonderful evening and for arranging the taxi for us back to Littleport. 9/10 - only downside was the crumble was gone but not an issue. Thank you all.
   

   The Dining Room at Poets HouseResponded on February 25, 2025

   Thank you Alex for your lovely review on your belated Valentine's Date! It is so great to hear that our wonderful team provided an unforgettable experience and I hope we can welcome you back soon for another special meal. Kindest Regards, Ella
   

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   Christine VIP

   Norfolk/Suffolk6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   Wonderful - food is always constant and lovely Service very good
   

   The Dining Room at Poets HouseResponded on February 25, 2025

   Christine, thank you for leaving a review, your feedback is so valuable to all the team at Poets House and I know they will enjoy reading it. We look forward to welcoming you back for another enjoyable dining experience soon! Kind Regards, Ella
   

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    Daniela

    Hertfordshire4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 31, 2025

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

    Very nice dinner in a comfortable, beautifully decorated setting, with friendly and attentive staff.
    

    The Dining Room at Poets HouseResponded on February 25, 2025

    Daniela, thank you for choosing to dine with us at Poets House. We are so lucky here to have such a beautiful restaurant which creates the most perfect atmosphere. The team look forward to welcoming you back for another wonderful dining experience. Kindest Regards, Ella
    

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