Cross Keys in Central Bedfordshire

A heavenly little pub that is beautiful inside and out. Established in 1433... amazing!!!! Fabulously friendly staff and a wonderful atmosphere. Definitely returning!!

Popped in for a quick sandwich..WOW absolutely yummy!

We love the roast from The Cross Keys. The vegetables was very hard . But this is 1st time we had any problems

Very good food and friendly staff

Lovely friendly pub . Excellent food

It honestly is the worst food I have ever had in a public establishment. I ordered tomato soup and it came as cornflour mixed with a teaspoon of tomato ketchup - totally inedible. The Cottage pie was watery and it tasted disgusting - my husband was nauseous all the way home. Pls don’t eat in this place it is horrendous.

Nice rural pub with good views and classic pub food with large garden area for sitting and kids.staff friendly.

Amazing views outside but sadly it was a little too cold to sit, so we had to go inside. It would be great to have heaters and a more cozy seating outside. The staff were very friendly and we liked the food too, quite affordable.

Fabulous country pub. Very warm welcome from staff. Great beer, looked after well. The food was excellent pub fayre & good value.

Great place to stop for a food or drink. I never see such a clean and nice smell toilets in UK.

We have ordered from The Cross Keys a number of times now and have not been disappointed once. The food is always hot on arrival and excellent quality. Excellent value for money and delivered with a smile. Great service, great food, great experience. 👌

Always friendly and the Landlord went down very well - the beer not the person!

We actually had a Sunday Roast delivery. It arrived before the estimated time and the driver was very pleasant. The lunch was fabulous and tasted fresh and home cooked. Very generous portions, tender meat, 5 types of veg plus roasties, cauliflower cheese, roast parsnip, Yorkshire pud and delicious gravy. The prices are super reasonable too! Thoroughly recommend 😊

very tasty and good quality. I ordered (Cod)Fish and chips and it was lovely. well done to the cook and the owner 👏 👍

Beautiful views on a summers day. Great for children as they have a very large garden. I ordered Nachos which took a while to receive and were served in a basket with paper. The nachos had soaked through the paper and were soaking through the basket. It would have been better served on a plate. Horrible guacamole. I had mine with Chilli which was nice. Overall I was not impressed and found it expensive for what I received. My mum had scampi and chips which looked amazing and was good.

Honestly awful. Ploughmans arrived in a pizza takeaway box, Nachos were drowned in salsa/cheese making it inedible and if that isn't bad enough we were then given wooden disposable cutlery to eat this with. Wont be going back.

Nice country pub - food was mediocre...

Very friendly landlord. We parked at the pub Sat AM and went on a circle walk. Visited with the landlord before leaving and he was very nice. Stopped for lunch and a couple of pints. Lamb shank was excellent as was the cask beer.

Nice pub with massive garden & lovely view

Amazing food, really good quality. Nice delivery driver.

Popped in for a drink after lovely walk over the Tottenhoe knolls..sat outside with the lovely views over towards Ivinghoe and the zoo....very very old pub with super history

Our first time visiting today and we were not disappointed! Good hot food, great service from bar and waiting staff and my new favourite person Kieron ;) and my word what a view…warm enough to eat outside and it’s safe to say we will definitely be returning.

Nice food, hot when it arrived. Thanks!

Amazing Sunday Roast! Very cozy little pub, food tastes amazing, generous portions and lots of vegetables that come with roast dinner options.

Good food but made to feel like second class citizens when you sit outside as they don’t even given you metal cutlery. Took a long time to come but was decent pub food. Dogs not allowed inside

Great to be with kids. Nice bouncy castle and playground.

Wonderful food and service, friendly staff

Superb.Absolutely delicious meal, friendly fast service,reasonable prices.

Personally, I don't understand why people are complaining about the size or the placement of the tables. This is a great local with good food, beer & friendly locals/staff. I particularly recommend the sea bass. It has a large garden area which I imagine is great in the summer. The interior is small so there is no dedicated restaurant area which is important to note if you prefer a restaurant setting.

Lovely classic old fashioned bar. Very quaint, friendly staff

I proper love The Cross Keys!! Long may they be my Friday treat!!! The Jalapeno poppers are to die for!

Really nice pub, quite small but lovely inside. Food was good and service was too! Great location with Fabulous views

A really excellent, traditional, proper pub. A warm, friendly welcome as we arrived. Good choices of food - all delicious and well-priced. My Guinness was perfectly poured (not always the case). A great first-time experience, and we'll certainly be going again.

Food was great, still hot and crispy (where it’s meant to be!). We had Popcorn chicken, pulled pork burger, wings and kebab - all fab. We’ll be coming back for more!

Excellent food. Excellent service. What a fantastic pub. Will certainly be back. Thank you

Holy cow. The food was unreal. The biggest and tastiest roast I’ve ever had. Unfortunately, I’m not well enough to leave the house at the moment but when I can, I will be in the restaurant for another! Delivery driver was lovely as per usual. Thank you The Cross Keys!!

Great food! Turned up piping hot!

Food is just so scrummy! The cottage pie is just my favourite and I had the apple crumble tonight for the first time and WOW, it was so tasty and a huge portion! Shout out for the delivery driver too, he’s always friendly when he delivers. Until next time, thank you!

Great pub, will go back regularly

Was given a gift due to delayed delivery however it was our of date , but would still recommend

Missing items. Awaiting refund

Will be ordering again! Really good!

We went to this pub for an evening meal, only to find ourselves seated in the fireplace, yes that right in the fireplace. We had to duck to get in and out of our seats. The food was ok, just typical bar food. The waitress was lovely, would we go back , absolutely not.

Really great food - hot and good portion sizes too. I’d definitely order from them again.

My family had an excellent evening at the keys - quite full for a Thursday and the patrons were in a Christmas mood - all looked after by the excellent Bar Manager Angie, who helped create a welcoming and warm atmosphere. Really recommended if you want somewhere cosy, great company, conversation and people. Excellent service, real ales, wine and especially food - many thanks Dann Pubs!

I have ran out of good things to say, the food and service is always top quality !

Wonderful roast and delicious trimmings.The Brownie was soft and delicious.Definitely ordering it again in future.

Wonderful Sunday roast the best for miles

Best Sunday dinner around Driver always on time

Family meal. Food was lovely. Service was good. Would recommend to others for a meal out.

Amazing roast dinner big portions homemade gravy is so tasty deffo recommended

Another great meal at this old pub. Staff and service were impeccable as always. Small and cosy, I'd highly recommend.

The quality and flavour of the food was remarkable, worthy of the most expensive restaurants.

Excellent food and large portions

Beautiful Sunday roast will be ordering again

quite expensive for the small portions.

First time here and we had a lovely Roast dinner with the family. Great friendly service. 5 stars. Reasonable price. Lovely setting. Got in carpark but nearly full. Garden is beautiful and huge. Great area. Grandchild loved playing out there in children area. Will definitely go again 👍

You know what, this pub is really growing on me. Every time I go I think it's one of the best pubs in the area. The staff are so friendly and the kids love the large garden.

Ordered large kebabs but got small ones. One of the drinks deliveted was wrong. Appears to be hit and miss with the orders as they supply what they have in stock and not what is ordered. Have had better from the Cross Keys.

Bloody lovely!! Very accommodating while busy, food was quick and delicious, bags of room outside to sit and for kids to play in the MASSIVE garden. Tiny inside but in a great way. Fab atmosphere. Loved it. Will be back for sure.

Very nice meal we all enjoyed it will be ordering again soon.

very nice Sunday roast thank you 😊

Splendid roast dinner! Will definitely order again. :-)

Roast potatoes were more like greasy boiled , parsnip and carrots rock hard ,no yourkshire pudding ,all stone cold

The Skin on Fries were missing, but the meal was as usual incredibly good, so the last thing I want is for a simple mistake to reflect on the quality of the food or the service.

I didn't know that the cross keys did food delivery, I placed an order and was impressed, and they're closer to my home as well. So will use again. And due to the number of choices, get most things from one place.

Food was super hot and very tasty. Will definitely order again.

amazing food at amazing prices, great service aswell!

First time ordering tonight, fancied something a bit different. Was pleasantly surprised, the food was hot and tasty and the portion sizes were just right. Will definitely order from here again.

Lovely food, lovely staff, ordered twice now and hasn’t disappointed. Also lovely pub and children friendly.

Very impressed with the quality and portion sizes of the Sunday lunches, super tasty! Lovely fresh meat, vegetables and home made gravy. Would definitely recommend and will be using again 😊👍

Very helpful when part of my order was missing they went out of their way and delivered the item

One of the best fish and chips we all loved it

Lovely roast pork Sunday lunch was very filling

Brilliant food lived in the area for 3 years and never been in but the food was fresh and the whole family enjoyed it we will be visiting very soon.

Very nice / hot / give this place 10 stars

First roast Dinner I have ordered it was wonderful will be ordering again ,Thank you

arrived hot and was delish !!!

Best fish and delicious chips - perfect portion size

Ordered mixed kebab and only came with chicken and chips no lamb dinner included and was cold, Pizza was also cold and not nice at all, threw it away. Second time I’ve had bad food from there now, tried them 4 times as want to support local but won’t be going there anymore

Very nice food, delivered on time and lovely and hot. We will definitely order again

Everything was hot, tasty and on time. Would highly recommend.

I'm not gonna ramble on. It was all delicious. Full marks, would highly recommend! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Quite possibly the nicest food I've ever had from Just Eat.. delicious

Piping hot and huge portion ! Really nice fresh repast dinner so much meat cooked perfect !! Thank you

Lovely hot fish & chips and pizza, both delicious, will definitely be ordering again, highly recommend.

Ordered a pizza, everything you want, fresh, hot and plenty of toppings for a really good price. Will be ordering again

Really lovely old pub with fairy lights.. and candles and roses on the table today. Steaks and chunky chips with a creamy peppercorn sauce were beautifully cooked, price was reasonable too. Our dog loved it there and the staff team were really friendly.. Lots of different gins.. a few guest ales.. and lovely views outside with red kites flying overhead. Would definitely return and recommend 👍

Looking for Sunday lunch to break the journey and came across this pub. Very welcoming - limited menu but terrific food- home cooked with proper vegetables. Wine choice limited but what we had was excellent so no problem. Wonderful lamb shank and all at a reasonable price . Will go again if in the area

We had a very pleasant lunch at this pub today. I had the special deal…three courses for £9.95 which was great value and my husband had The pie of the day which was beef and ale with mash and seasonal vegetables. The pie was tasty and full of meat and much enjoyed. Service was good and the waitress very friendly and chatty. We were given a table by the radiator and window which had a good outlook and was warm!

After great game of 3 card brag (using Swan Vesta matches as 'betting money' we moved from Grandma Thompson's sitting room to the compact and bijou front bar which John manned for the evening, single-handed. If I'd been hungry, I know the food would have been as marvellous as the company !

Great pub with friendly, helpful staff. We had Sunday lunch, which was excellent. Good beers and great location with lovely terrace and beer garden.

Pleasantly surprised by the food we were served. One beef burger and one chicken burger. Very tasty and presented well. Nice friendly staff and dog friendly. Would recommend.

Lovely cozy spot for a catch up and meet up...would be great outdoor spot in summer also and local walks nearby

Lovely atmosphere, very friendly.

Old pub on the outskirts of the village. There are rumours on social media that it was home to the first licensed landlady but I'm not sure if this is true or not. It is though a lovely pub with a great historical significance. Beers not cheap but the views of The Chilterns from the garden are stunning. Definitely worth a stop in good weather.

Great lunch today Chelsea was so accommodating and really friendly . Food was lovely and an added bonus they allow dogs in. Thank you

Very good service, drink choice and food very good quality and value. 10/10 for the sirloin.

Popped by for a mid-bike ride drink... a small, friendly pub with lovely staff and a good range of drinks.

Popped in for a quick drink on 12 Jan 22. This place is an absolute gem! Not the biggest pub I’ve ever been in but it was oozing charm. The manager and owner were very friendly as were the other customers, if I lived a bit closer I’d happily make this my local.👍👍