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Parker's Tavern, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Parker's Tavern

4.2
4.2
2392 Reviews
£26 to £40
British

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2 people
19:00
Booked 8 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Great for fine wines
A restaurant and bar located within the new University Arms hotel on Parker’s Piece, Cambridge.
Parker’s Tavern serves modern British comfort food sourced from field, fen and England’s seas.
The menu changes with the seasons, every dish representing a return to good, unpretentious British cooking, conjured by a spectacular chef.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    British
  • Hours of Operation
    Afternoon Tea Daily 12:00–17:00 Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00–14:45 Sat 12:30–14:45 Sun 12:30–15:45 Dinner Mon–Fri 17:30–21:30 Sat 17:00–22:00 Sun 17:00–21:00
  • Phone number
    01223 606266
  • Website
    http://www.parkerstavern.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Private party facilities
    A private event at Parker’s Tavern combines the gravitas of an historic Cambridge institution re-designed by the Queen’s architect, John Simpson, with a modern lightness of touch by Swedish-born interior designer, Martin Brudnizki.
  • Location
    Regent Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1AD
  • Area
    Cambridge
  • Parking details
    None
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, High Tea, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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Experiences

  • Mother's Day Sunday Lunch Set Menu / Deposit Req.

    £30.00 per person

    Prepaid

    30 Mar 2025 only
    Celebrate the Mothers, Grandmothers, Mother figures or whoever takes on the role of mum in your life and say 'thank you' for all that they have done and continue to do with a special Sunday lunch at Parker's Tavern. Special 3-course set menu. £60 per adult, £30 per child up to 16 year's old (under 6's dine for free). A complimentary glass of sparkling wine for every mum. A 50% deposit per person is required at the time of booking to secure your reservation. THE MENU: PARKER’S CHEESE STRAWS with pickled walnut dip & olives - ROASTED ASPARAGUS, POACHED HEN’S EGG with toasted seeds WILD GARLIC, PEA & SPINACH SOUP with Norfolk Marder cheese croutons CRAB & LEEK TART with rarebit crust & bitter leaves SALMON GRAVLAX & BUCKWHEAT PANCAKE with mustard cream, radish & capers - ROAST 36-DAY DRY AGED BEEF SIRLOIN with horseradish hollandaise ROASTED SUFFOLK PORK BELLY with fermented black garlic & Bramley apple sauce ROASTED NORFOLK CHICKEN roasted Roscoff onion and sage stuffing & bread sauce maitake (all roasts served with seasonal vegetables, roasted potatoes & Yorkshire pudding) GRILLED PLAICE with clam butter, jersey potatoes & Brancaster samphire BBQ SALSIFY TART with toasted pinenuts & sheep curd - SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE TART with milk ice-cream STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING caramelised banana & honeycomb CROISSANT BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING with custard SELECTION OF THREE BRITISH CHEESES with grape chutney, sea salt & fennel crackers CLASSIC SHERRY TRIFLE

Menu

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What 2,392 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.1Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 3.8Value

Noise • Energetic

Loved For

  • Cambridge/Cambridgeshire

    Good for business meals

  • Cambridge/Cambridgeshire

    Great for creative cocktails

  • Cambridge/Cambridgeshire

    Great for fine wines

  • Cambridge

    Good for business meals

  • Cambridge

    Great for creative cocktails

  • Cambridge

    Great for fine wines

  • Cambridge

    Good for special occasions

  • Cambridge

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Parker's Tavern offers an exceptional dining experience with "exquisite dinner" and "exceptional music," creating an unforgettable ambiance. The restaurant is praised for its "wonderful varied menu" and "excellent service," providing a "lovely setting" and "great atmosphere." It's perfect for special occasions, offering "superb quality" food and a welcoming environment.

2,392 Reviews

  1. Chris

    Cambridge

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a very nice evening at Parkers Tavern everything was pretty spot on. After a minor moan at my chewy main dish, it was dealt with very professionally & another dish offered to my satisfaction. I would highly recommend Parkers we had an enjoyable fun night out.

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  2. Neil

    London

    7 reviews

    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The library is a quiet place to have a drink. The main bar has music, buzz and is noisy. The dining room has only the sound of energetic conversation. You therefore have good choices. The food is generally good but the portion control is a little on the mean side. For example the pork chop was delicious but you had to look hard to find the celeriac and apple mash. I never found the crispy sage. The cheesecake is nothing like the heavy cheesecake with a biscuit base that you often find the shops, so don't be put off by the name. It is lighter and a hundred times more delicious. I think its inspiration comes from Spain. I recommend it.

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  3. Mark

    London

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great atmosphere for Valentines evening, set menu was excellent and good wine list

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  4. Peter

    VIP

    Indiana

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    This was a very disappointing experience. It was a Valentine's Day special menu. From sitting down at the table to the arrival of the starter took exactly 59 minutes, broken only by a tiny serving of an onion consomme (no more than 2 tablespoonfuls). Clearly the kitchen was overwhelmed but no-one thought to apologize for the long, long delay. The rest of the meal was slightly faster, a mere 30 minutes between starter and main course. When I spoke to one of the managers and asked him how long the starter should take to arrive, he said 'Ten minutes'. When I said how long it had taken, he said 'Oh' and wandered away. The only bright spot of service was as I was paying: the senior manager who took the payment asked how it had been and , when I told him, he reduced the bill substantially, without my even having suggested anything like that. Food quality fairly good but we won't be back.

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  5. Alastair

    South Wales

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Had simple fish and chips which was nicely cooked. Wine and cocktails were good. Staff excellent.

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  6. Hazel

    Cambridge

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 9 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Our food was lovely but the service was rather disappointing. Our server could have been more attentive and actually listened to what the customer was saying.

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  7. Felix

    Cambridge

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 8 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Lovely friendly spot, we shared a variety of yummy starters and had a baked Alaska for pudding. Yummy! Really efficient attentive staff. We felt relaxed, stimulated and nicely filled. Many thanks.

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  8. Vaughan

    London

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on 28 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Good value set lunch in this all day brasserie located in a central Cambridge hotel. This was our first visit but will definitely go again.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 January 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Service was really poor, drinks forgotten, sauces for chips took ages ( until chips gone) drinks at bar before meal took 14 minutes to come, erasing our oportunity to actually drink the drinks at the bar. Food was ok - starters delicious, mains were nothing special. Surprise pudding for birthday boy - which was nice touch. Overall a bit of a disappointment for what should have been a lovely celebration.

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  10. Dianne

    Cambridge

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a lovely evening, the food was delicious. Great atmosphere and the staff attentive. It was our anniversary and they had put rose petals on our table and after our meal they brought us a glass of bubbly each and a chocolate with a candle . This was a lovely gesture and really made our night.

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FAQs

Parker's Tavern is rated 4.2 stars by 2392 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 8 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Parker's Tavern

Regent Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1AD

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Cambridge
  • Hours of Operation
    Afternoon Tea Daily 12:00–17:00 Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00–14:45 Sat 12:30–14:45 Sun 12:30–15:45 Dinner Mon–Fri 17:30–21:30 Sat 17:00–22:00 Sun 17:00–21:00
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    British
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, High Tea, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.parkerstavern.com/
  • Phone number
    01223 606266
  • Private party facilities
    A private event at Parker’s Tavern combines the gravitas of an historic Cambridge institution re-designed by the Queen’s architect, John Simpson, with a modern lightness of touch by Swedish-born interior designer, Martin Brudnizki.
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