Carpenter's Arms - South Cambridgeshire

Nice place, like the décor.... friendly staff. Was pleased to see they had on the menu the symbols for gluten and dairy free options which can always be a challenge. However they are pretty expensive for what it is.

22 of us came for a baby shower afternoon tea, We waited ages to be asked what drink we wanted, then ages fit it to arrive one by one, No one asked if there were any allergies. The girl didn’t know what she was serving. There wasn’t room on the table for everything, the sandwiches looked like they had been chucked on a wooden platter. The cake stands were cute but the cakes looked shop bought. At no point was tea or coffee bought round despite cups on the table, when we asked for a coffee we were told we’d have to pay for them, we didn’t . She never came back to check everything was ok, we had to ask for clean plates and get knives ourselves. Then when the we went to pay the bill we were told we couldn’t use the deposit already paid, we had to pay the full price and the deposit would be refunded back which ch could take 5 days. Illegal I think, Such a shame as it’s a lovely venue and the food was good. Won’t be back

What can I say but 'FANTASTIC!!! ' The place is well kept and smartly presented, the dining area is light and airy with the huge patio set up. All the staff were friendly and helpful Now the best bit.....The food....My god, it was so nice to go somewhere that everything was cooked perfectly and tasted superb The staff don 't fuss or rush you but if you need anything like drinks etc then they are there when needed. Just a shame it 's a little far for us to be a local but we will be back!!!

Oh dear… Pot-holed water filled car park (as last visit months ago) and the garden looking like a continental cemetery with pots of sun bleached plastic flowers. A v pleasant waitress but uninspiring menu. Tagliatelle dish was a bowl of rather musty tasting pasta with large bits of sundried tomato and little else at £17. No chance we’ll be meeting there again until we hear better things about it; what a wasted opportunity, could/should be tons better.

We had a great experience, visiting for Sunday lunch over the weekend. The restaurant is nicely decorated, with huge glass doors overlooking the outside greenery. Our starters were delicious and I particularly enjoyed my mackerel, which paired beautifully with the beetroot. The roast beef was nicely cooked and served with roast vegetables and a good Yorkshire pudding with tasty gravy. This was all washed down with a silky Pinot Noir. Dessert was delicious and my choc ice was served perfectly. A really pleasant lunch and I'd happily return.