The Dabbling Duck, Great Massingham

The pub is warm and cosy, popular for its inventive food and good beer - rightly so in our experience. We decided to stay overnight and the rooms were very pleasant indeed. What really struck me was the young and hard-working staff, who were friendly and helpful, despite being busy.

6 Jan 2015 16:42

The Plough, Shepreth

The old Plough has been renovated and extended. We visited soon after the pub re-opened, hoping to support a good new local eatery. However, everything was disappointing: serving by the young staff seemed slow and it soon became clear that they weren't experienced. Most disappointing was the food, which was a BBQ: a small portion of meat (less than 6 oz), a handful of unimaginative salad and a hunk of bread - and that's it. I was so disappointed that I contacted the owner who described the food as a "stop-gap". Well, it didn't fill a gap and was poor value to say the least. An alternative was the sausages - just two miserly pieces with the same accompaniments. The beer wasn't anything to right home about, either. The owner asked me to call, which I did - he wasn't there and didn't call back, so I can only assume that he's not really interested. Avoid.

6 Jan 2015 16:39

The Chequers, Fowlmere

Unfriendly new owners who seem not to like children/people/locals (delete as applicable).

2 Aug 2014 21:59