A lovely lunch with friends. Friendly & welcoming staff and a very good 'gastro pub' menu that left us all very full (3 starters and two mains between three of us).
The Barn is very nicely decorated!
Loved it! Early Friday night dinner with our dog Hendrix. Warmly welcomed, fantastic attentive service and brilliant food and atmosphere. A really lovely authentic pub and highly recommend
Good pub food. Lovely staff. A bit expensive but very nice and pleasant.
I dined twice in the Punter recently. The food is very good. It tends to get very noisy in the evening if you sit inside because of the acoustics - also reserve a place as it is popular.
It's not too great with kids as it gets a bit claustrophobic with a lot of interesting objects around the walls that they are not allowed to touch and no alternative entertainment. In an adult-only setup it is very cosy, very nice atmosphere and decoration.
One of our best meals in Cambridge by far! Cute little pub and gluten free options labeled on the menu which I always appreciate.
I had the lamb steak with veg and garlic potatoes and it was so delicious. Hubby had steak tagliata and it was cooked to perfection! Will definitely be back.
Take note that the dinner starts at 5pm. Maybe weekends good is served all day, not sure
Service good
Atmosphere fantastic
But food needed a bit of a kick.
Had fish and chips, pork ribs and aubergine tahini but they were all missing something. Perhaps they are trying healthy meals with less fat, sugar and salt. Pork ribs were better than the other two, fish batter wasn't crispy which was sad but the fish itself was tasty. Aubergine tasted blend, again it was sad because it looked great. Their potatoes were really good though. I think they use good & fresh ingredients.
The owners of the pub are very friendly couple,and fantastic Customer service
all the bar staff are super friendly and will cater for most of everyone’s needs. Courtyard is cosy and good to interact with other members of the pub.
Food is top draw and beats a lot of pubs for taste And presentation
Food and beers are a little pricey, but like everyone knows you pay for what you get
Ideal for dates, Out with friends, or just with the family,Five. Stars all the way.👌
Really great food in a lovey relaxed pub atmosphere.
The service was very nice and attentive, with friendly serving staff.
The food was pretty good. Steak and aubergine were fantastic, chicken was a just ok.
Great for larger groups or a relaxed evening.
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This pub restaurant avoided over-use of salt. So many times, you go for a meal at a pub and they demolish your taste buds with salt. The next morning, you wake up feeling as though someone had vacuumed up your mouth. Delightfully, despite having a salty main, this pub did not fall foul of this.
We were able to reserve a table and it did not become busy until 6pm, at which point it was loud - having low ceilings - but not unbearably so. I had the burger, which was generous and tasty though the bread was a little dry, and chips, which you can see from the photograph were plentiful. I was a little disappointed in the drinks options - which is strange for a pub! There were many amendments and redacted aspects of the drinks menu, which made it rather difficult to understand what was actually available, and despite my careful reading of this menu the item I asked for first wasn't available. Furthermore, there did not seem to be any cocktails. Perhaps there was a separate menu for cocktails, but if so, this menu was not on the table or clearly visible from where I was sat.
For dessert, I had the dark chocolate cheesecake. While pleasant for a few mouthfuls, the dark chocolate is just too dark and the lasting taste is chalky.
Prices were reasonable (in consideration of recent inflation): some £14 for the burger and £5 or so for the cheesecake.
They take card including American Express.
The Punter was a very friendly bar with very nice food and great service. For the food, we ordered the fried squid and the fish and chips, and especially the fish and chips was better than most restaurants in the UK, while the squid had a nice crust and sauce to dip in. We also had the Punter beer, which wasn’t really for my taste, but we still would recommend this place for its good portion sizes and food quality.
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