Reviews of Midsummer House

The waiting staff have us stellar service. They are very knowledgeable and caring, and make it look like a very relaxed environment. The chefs are quick to serve food and they execute it to perfection. The food presentation is amazing and food taste is so good I cannot find appropriate words to describe it. Separate components of the dish and they altogether sing perfectly in the mouth. The place is lovely and I enjoyed watching birds.

An amazing experience from start to finish. We were gifted a voucher for my partner’s 40th birthday so chose the tasting menu during lunch service. A truly sensational range of dishes and creativity. The standard of service was impeccable and we were made to feel looked after but not too fussed over. Would recommend for foodies who want to treat themselves to an afternoon of luxury!

This was our first ever two Michelin Star restaurant (which we booked for our first wedding anniversary), and despite our fears and anxieties beforehand regarding cost and whether it would be worth it… it definitely was! The step up from one to two stars was noticeable and while it was eye wateringly expensive I think it would feel commensurate with any significant celebration. Can’t wait to come back for our 5th anniversary (or as soon as we can afford it).

Amazing as usual. Cambridge’s local Michelin is well worth dining at at least once in your life. If you haven’t dined here you’re missing out! Well worth the cost. Ambience is perfect — quiet and comfortable. Nice for a date or business meeting. Favorite dish is their constant — the apple shaped beignets are to die for. Also their gift bag carrot cake…

This place is fantastic! The food is an explosion of all the different flavours packed into a small bundle! All the descriptions for both wine and food were spot on! The chef and staff were incredibly kind and were very quick with the services. The view inside the kitchen was amazing. I was able to even see hardcore sanitizing after using a cooking station. They gave me a good bag on the way out. This place by far was the best tasting and kindest that I have ever been to!

midsummer_house is a 2 Michelin star Victoria era river side cottage in the heart of Cambridge. Serving some incredibly beautiful French meals. It was the best culinary experience I have ever had in my life and I would recommend going if you have a special occasion coming up as it’s on the pricier side but it is worth every penny. We later slipped into the lounge area with some spectacular views of the River Cam and was given the absolute honour of looking behind the scenes in the kitchen! Absolutely unforgettable experience! 😍🤩

We had an absolutely stunning evening at Midsummer House enjoying the tasting experience. From arrival through to departure and everything in between, we couldn’t fault it. The food is stunning; beautifully presented with lots of unusual ingredients, unfamiliar flavours and some absolute classics. The sommelier was such good fun, so knowledgeable and made excellent recommendations, and the waiting staff we equally as delightful, quick-witted and attentive. Would highly recommend for anyone looking to experience fine dining for a special occasion. Thank you so much! A top tip; order a coffee or tea at the end of your meal!

I brought my father here for his birthday the other week and it's safe to say that we were very satisfied and impressed, especially with the creativity and uniqueness of the chefs' cuisine. The service was essentially faultless; the dining room was very pleasant and should appeal to everyone. We had some of the most experimental and bravest dishes we had ever come across. Some canapés, including one made to resemble a strawberry, when actually made from duck liver and pepper, featured. This was great, with a perfect sweet and salty flavour, with a little added smokiness from the pepper. A juicy and tender chicken wing was also lovely, though I feel there wasn't a need to wrap it in candy floss. The rabbit gougère was utterly gorgeous. The oyster dish with passionfruit and jalapenos was full of flavour, and the tanginess of the passionfruit and peppers complimented the oyster very well. The Cambridgeshire asparagus was vibrant and fresh, with a good extra flavour provided by the cocoa nibs. Beside it was a fabulous, frothy and warm velouté-like drink made from asparagus and mushrooms, it was a real shame it ended in a few mouthfuls! The salmon with white chocolate and caviar, although sounding mad, was one of the best dishes, both in terms of flavour and texture. The salmon was beautifully cooked. The white chocolate sauce wasn't too sweet and paired nicely with the smokiness and saltiness of the fish and caviar. In my opinion, this was a dish where brave experimenting had paid off. The Yorkshire duck was tender and rich. It was just what you would want from a duck dish. The IPA sorbet with Cathedral cheese was one of the most exciting and original courses of the night. This was absolutely phenomenal. The combination of the mature, strong flavour of the cheese with the sweet and slightly bitter flavour of the IPA was just brilliant. The main dessert titled 'Coriander Dome' was even more spectacular. A simple looking coriander chocolate dome was packed full of various ingredients associated with Thai desserts, such as mango, coconut and lemongrass. Within seconds, my mouth was packed with an assortment of delightful, tropical and herbal flavours. This was very much Thai-inspired. I loved it very much. I would love to try other versions of this dessert! Meeting Daniel Clifford (chef-patron), Mark Abbott (chef de cuisine) and their team at the end brought the meal to a perfect close. This was a nice birthday dinner for my father. Thank you for the great evening!

My Dad and I had an amazing meal here, probably the best we've had together. It is very expensive, even compared to other two stars and some three but in my opinion very much worth it for the food. The service additionally was fantastic I suppose the wine pairing seemed over priced if I am to be critical. The Sommelier was engaging, fun and knowledgeable but some of the wines themselves although delicious, didn't seem so worth the money. This is shadowed by the 5 star experience and we were happy to pay (next time though we may purchase a bottle or two instead).

We enjoyed a culinary symphony at Midsummer House. The service was impeccable, and the atmosphere was relaxed and inviting. The nature-inspired presentations were works of art, and the thoughtful wine selections only elevated the dining experience. We'd love to return every season and get inspired. Thank you for such a delightful experience and the sourdough ;-)

Had an extremely pleasant evening but for the price I expected a bit more. The food was outstanding as you would expect, but the day was let down by the atmosphere and service. We visited Midsummer on Saturday arriving a little early and we took a drink in the seating area upstairs (The Lounge). The drink selection was quite odd here as there was only 2 cocktails and mainly spirits, which before dinner is unusual. We were invited to an aperitif but there was nothing on the menu to that affect. However, the décor in this area was sublime. After finishing our drink we headed downstairs for our meal. We opted for the wine pairing when we booked online and had to state we were still doing this, this should have been seamless. Whilst each serving of wine was generous, it was actually too much and we left quite inebriated. Our courses then arrived thick and fast. The food was a triumph, my only complaint was there was a lot of similar textures (lots of 'jellied' dishes). However these are minor complaints. What I did not enjoy was the fact there was a dress code of smart casual and hardly any of the guests adhered to it. Someone was wearing a full designer tracksuit! This cheapened the experience and was disappointing to say the least. On top of this, the waiting staff clearly didn't know enough about the dishes to respond other than what was on their 'script'.

Been to a few Michelin Star restaurants over the past couple of months and I must say this has been the best. Love how relaxed the whole experience is. The staff are so friendly and very knowledgeable. Then there is the food, what can I say other than Wow. The flavour combinations are wonderful, and the presentation is immaculate. I enjoyed every single course. It was a 8 course tasting menu, with three canopes, pastries and homemade chocolates.

Ordinarily, I’d say we’re great with planning trips, but for some reason, whenever we go to Cambridge, it’s like I have a brain fart and forget to tell friends we’re going, and the plans just seem haphazard. This time, I casually asked if we were going to book anywhere for the Saturday night. Suddenly, we decided we had to try to come to Midsummer House. So about two days before we were heading up, we managed to get a lunch booking due to a fortunate last minute cancellation. So we got ourselves to Cambridge for an afternoon of food and wine.

Dinning at midsummer house was the most wonderful experience. The food was exceptional, from the canapés to the theatrical celariac dish (won't say anymore so as not to ruin the suprise!), to the homemade chocolates it was all so beautifully put together and tasted wonderful. What really made the experience was the staff, they were all so welcoming and friendly. Whilst it is an expensive meal it was worth every penny!

Good little place - but not as unique as some venues in London that are half the price. Good food, good atmosphere and a good time was had by all. But hardily original fodder, most posh venues in London knock out the same stuff and for a fraction of the cost (bizarrely enough) I head this is run by the same caterers who do Gibson hall, (another posh venue in London) but we dined there last year in some really cool outside gig (the "garden hire" in London) and the food was both better and cheaper, go if you want a super dinner out but it’s a long way to go for food that s plentiful in town and cheaper.

Top class resturant - average location. Very good restaurant, over-priced for what it is but then isn’t that what all posh restaurants are these days. What it lacks is that sense of occasion. Its really just a big bright and rather chilly room in Cambridge. We went to the Tower bridge restaurant 2 weeks ago and that was way more interesting, not really a fair comparison as the tower bridge events has the stunning view over the Thames so its straight away a luxury event before you even sit down, midsummer might be a riverside venue but has a semi naff view of the cam. . . . saying that it is quality catering.

We visited Cambridge on a bitterly cold day a couple of weeks ago and had a few hours to wander around the numerous Colleges and attractive buildings. The main reason for the long journey from the North West was for the first leg of Mrs Nom’s birthday weekend, beginning with a visit to the critically acclaimed Midsummer House, a 2 Michelin starred restaurant run by Chef Daniel Clifford, a regular on TV food shows such as Great British Menu. Midsummer House is located in a standalone building next to the River Cam on Midsummer Common. My mood was nearly ruined as I discovered a parking ticket had been issued when I returned to the car to top up before the meal. However the residents parking only sign was obscured by bushes and a subsequent appeal was successful, which was a first for me. As a word of warning for anyone visiting and parking on Aylestone Road in the future, beware as the same stretch of road has pay and display on one side but residents permit only on the other and it’s not very clear for visitors! A choice of 5, 7 and 10 course menus are offered during lunch service and as if reading our minds when we ordered the 10 course the charming maitre’d asked Mrs Nom if she was sure. We had been pondering but out of the earshot of staff whether we could choose different menus but most places tend to be pretty adamant that the same menu is to be served to all guests at the same table. Without hesitation the full 10 course was offered for me and 7 for Mrs Nom and the maitre’d said it was not a problem and would even tell Chef we were two tables of one otherwise! All of the courses from the 7 were on the 10 course menu and Mrs Nom welcomed the break in between as I had the additional courses. The meal began with a medley of amuse bouches and canapés, beginning with a bloody mary and celery sorbet followed by chicken liver parfait and red apple roll, mackerel wafers, sour cream with chives & lime gel and a decadent truffle cheese éclair. <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/>http://www.nomface.co.uk/2014/12/midsummer-house-cambridge.html<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> Attached Photos<br/> Remove all<br/> Upload more  <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> Add photos to this post<br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Upload Photo<br/> Add from Instagram<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/>IMG_6702.JPG<br/> <br/> Almost there …<br/> <br/><br/> Unfortunately we don't support that file type yet. Try image files less than 5MB.<br/> Something went really wrong and we can't process that image.<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> Before you can upload pictures, you need to<br/> connect with instagram<br/> cancel<br/> Go back<br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> Selected photos<br/> Edit selection<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> «<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> No images found<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> »<br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> All photos<br/> Only photos tagged #zomato<br/> <br/><br/> Confirm<br/> cancel

Midsummer House, set on the picturesque Midsummer Green on the edge of the River Cam in Cambridge, is the 2 star restaurant of the incredibly talented Daniel Clifford. We had to park on the other side of the river and cross a footbridge and ended up parking just near the house my mother was brought up in. The main room is the conservatory of Midsummer House, with a walled garden surrounding it, a light and airy environment. There is a choice of lunch, a 7 course Taste of Market menu and an 8 course Taste of Summer House menu, we went for the vegetarian and standard version of the Taste of Summer menu. Canapes were brought out whilst deciding on the menu's, a puree of tomato and vodka, essentially a slightly thicker bloody mary, fresh and flavourful, some fabulous cheese gougeres and an incredible pomme souffle filled with sour cream. I immediately knew we were in for a good meal, these were canapes of the highest order. The amuse bouche was a light mousse of peas, with tomato undernea

This was the second of our two dinners in Cambridge and one i`d been looking forward to for quite some time.  ” A Taste of Midsummer ” . A 10 course menu at Daniel Cliffords  2 Michelin Starred restaurant Midsummer house on Midsummer common. The Good food guide 2013 also ranks Midsummer highly and gives it a score of 7/10 so promising times were laying in wait for us. Chef Daniel Clifford, a seasoned T.V. regular often graces our screens on Saturday Kitchen and he also made it as a finalist on the BBC Great British Menu  TV programme. Daniel previously worked at Marco Pierre White`s Box tree in Ilkley , Rascasse in Leeds and also several restaurants in France before moving into Midsummer house in 1998. Michelin awarded Midsummer a first star shortly after opening followed by a 2nd star in 2005. Daniel has retained the 2 star status since then…..will we see a third ? One of the dishes i was most looking forward to at Midsummer was Daniels 2012 winning main course on `Great British Menu`

It has been a good year for Daniel Clifford and his team at Midsummer House. Daniel made the banquet on GBM while Midsummer House continues to be recognised as one of the best restaurants in the country, climbing five places in the Sunday Times 100 Best awards to rank seventh. Midsummer was also rated as the best restaurant in the East of England, and the fifth best wine list nationally, a good sweep of awards then. Our visit there is long overdue. Located on Midsummer Common, the house is so distinctly a house (not a restaurant) that you wonder if you're in the wrong place, but no. A clever use of space, with the dining room in the now extended conservatory and the ground floor of the house an extended kitchen, means that once inside, it offers a light and airy dining room, and levels of comfort you'd expect from one of the UK's top ten restaurants. Midsummer House. Definitely a house. On our midweek visit, there's a choice of Classic Menu (3, 4, 5 courses £40, £50, £60 respectively),

The dishes in the Taste of Midsummer menu show technical assurance, complexity, originality and a perfect blend of modern and classic techniques. Speaking of modern technique: I don't think I have ever seen a kitchen with more Pacojets, Big Green Eggs, water baths and other state-of-the-art equipment. This is not a molecularian's paradise however. Clifford's

Midsummer House in Cambridge is the star attraction of Cambridge's growing food scene. Owned by Chef Patron Daniel Clifford, the restaurant has held two Michelin stars since 2005, and has recently undergone renovation. I've wanted to eat Daniel's food for some time now, and the Craven meeting at the Newmarket race course nearby provided the perfect opportunity to visit the restaurant.  Midsummer House is set in a Victorian villa, perched neatly between a river and an open park.  As a result you have to approach it on foot - but this gives you time to take in the restaurant's lovely setting... Tables are predominantly set in the rear conservatory, and overlook the charming garden, the trees hung with fairy lights.  There's even a Misdummer House Pashley propped up in the garden, adding to the slightly old-world romantic feel of the restaurant. We began with a tomato and celery sorbet, olives, and che ese gougère made with parmesan, and filled with smooth warm gruyere, by far the best g

Best in 2011 by a distance. We visited twice in 2011. Once a table of 5 (step-son birthday, wishing to sample Michelin food) and in December Tasting lunch for 2. It is our restaurant of the year - and we have been to maybe 50 last year.<br/>Reasons for accolade:<br/>Perfect setting<br/>Head chef Daniel Clifford is also the kindest we have met in our travels - taking the time to demonstrate to my mum, in the kitchen, how the hens egg in potato basket was made so perfectly. <br/>This the wittiest dish of the year.<br/>Beautiful wine shed<br/>Probably the best Maitre D in UK - Herve du Bois<br/>Delightfully informal and formal service simultaneously<br/>Richard Burton - the only sommelier who has ever made sense of wine to pleb me<br/>Excellent coffee<br/>the pastry chef lady even bothered to send SuperWife the recipe for the amazing apple crumble - yes, apple crumble, for me the STAR of the menu<br/>It is like a visit to family<br/>Amussee bouches to die for<br/>OH<br/>and the best food in England.<br/>Think the "Midsummer Taste" is around seventy five notes for 7 or 8 courses - and so of course is the best value food in Southern England too.<br/>But what do I know?<br/>I only pay for my own food and wine.<br/>Proper dining is my and Hazel's hobby<br/>We are just regular folk - who also enjoy Pizza Express and the Raj Tandoori Knebworth.<br/>Please go<br/>And tell them the DogFather sent you. Enjoy. You will