Engine and Tender in Central Bedfordshire

Only place in Bedfordshire worth going to watch live sport. I live in Bedford and travel over every weekend to watch the football in the engine - that's how good it is.

Just called in for drinks on a Sunday afternoon, what a lovely pub. Well worth a visit.

Really old local get-together pub disappointed it's not a green king pub

Yeh it was good in here. I was drinking lager (ashamedly) with the unenlightened but they catered for all tastes. Good vibe. Good screens for footie. Staff friendly and helpful. Would visit again. 5/5 😊

Top place. Fantastic staff would recommend

Friendly, traditional pub with pleasant staff.

Only stayed for one, but a nice pub

Great pub for watching sport or social gatherings. Lovely staff. Quick service very welcoming landlord Great place to celebrate 🎉

Where do I start? !! So it was the kings coronation and from the moment we arrived we were given complimentary sausage rolls, wraps, muffins and donuts, not what I expected from a local hostelry but I went along with it because that’s what you do on a day like today. Anyway, the landlord was friendly, so much so that he bunged me £0.50, I can only assume as sweetener, knowing he would soon get it back and some, I had a pint or two, the lager was too cold if I’m honest and the sausage rolls could have benefited from a few seconds in a microwave if you don’t mind me saying. The regulars were all soaked, I can only attribute that to the inclement conditions on their journey but it made me feel uncomfortable and I don’t mind telling you. I’m not sure I have ever eaten a pink donut with a beer before but it oddly seemed to work, perhaps a few too many hundreds and thousands (sorry for the pun, I didn’t actually count them to know if that was accurate or not) but here we’re definitely a few. Anyway , I do like this pub, the landlord clearly makes an effort and I do know that he keeps an orange container full of doggie treats which renders him a top bloke in my book, so for me it’s a cracking local, with cold sausage rolls and donuts, what more could you want?! Oh, and the beer seems to be rather delicious, that matters does it not?

Best place in Ampthill for a pint.

Exceptional staff. Exceptional landlord. How a pub should be run.

Great local pub. Nice friendly staff, good atmosphere. Will be back 🤘

Really enjoyed watching footie in a friendly local pub

Great pub and good beer selection

Good pub with good prices and a down to earth feel. One of the only places I could watch football. Hospitality on point and Ken knows how to look after people.

Small friendly local pub, good beer and nice atmosphere. Would recommend.

Had a lovely afternoon listening to the jazz band, very friendly pub, lovely landlord, will definitely go back. X

A lovely local pub feel. Great staff and friendly regular customers.

Very friendly and nice pub. Great choice for sports lovers! Music is played all day long, no food is served.

Great staff friendly atmosphere

Lovely beer and staff. Thanks for welcoming an outsider

Nice pub good beer and good service

If I could love a pub more I would. Kenneth and the staff are warm and friendly, brilliant rugby pub and I believe people visit it to watch millionaires kick a round ball around on the grass and then fall down, I don't see it catching on as a sport in all fairness 😂. Great selection of ales and ciders on tap. They have put so much into the pub with the outside areas and televisions, a better sports pub, meet your friends pub, make new friends because the referee is blind pub you would have to go along way to find. Ladies toilets are spotless which is always a good litmus test for any pub.

Nice friendly service. Good Covid measures in place and following them very strictly. Nice to sit outside and watch the world go by

Lovely staff, very welcoming and very organised. Great beer x

Great pint, friendly staff, full sky sports at most of the tables outside and wide selection of drinks

It was a quick visit, but appears to be a nice place with friendly staff & costumers. And is possible to take your pet with you.

Great to be able to go back. Great staff.

Brilliantly run, super organised and Excellent staff

Very hospitable even with all the covid friendly social etiquette

We didn't book so ended up drinking under an umbrella outside in the rain! Table service was good and the Tribute tasted as it should. Staff were friendly and welcoming and prices were sensible. Next time we'll book and get to experience the inside. Everything covid secure too.

Excellent service and following of covid guidelines

Nice pint,lovely ,polite young lady behind the bar. Very efficient.

A lovely pub, superb landlord, landlady and staff. It's also extremely well organised with the new CV19 rules.

Great for watching sport. Good old-fashioned drinkers pub.

Nice pub with a local vib. Small, but good friendly atmosphere and a good selection of real ales, beers and ciders. Visited on a Saturday afternoon for a couple of pints and the pub was showing the football and rugby as well. Nice and warm, as I think they had a real fire going on. Can't really remember as afterwards went to a few more pubs in Ampthill. So all good!

Like sticking to the carpet, ideal for you

You're rather spoilt for choice when it comes to having a beer in Ampthill, a very nice pub with a friendly crowd of regulars

Watched the England rugby then the Tottenham match and Ken served chicken kebabs nice touch thanks Ken.

Very good nice pint good setvice

Very busy TV's with football or rugby on people playing darts plus prize raffles for charity

Tip top ken's got it running perfect

Gets 4 stars as it now serves Birra Moretti draught and simply put is the best place to watch sport in Ampthill.

Great friendly place to meet and have a few drinks

Great atmosphere since Ken and Carole have taken over. Excellent service and very friendly customers as well. Two great guest beers.

Pleasant pub in Ampthill Bedfordshire

Not tried the food but I've sampled the beer. They've currently got Timothy Taylor's Landlord on tap as a guest ale (my all time favourite). However, unlike some pubs, I like just about every beer they are serving so I'm never going to go thirsty.

Friendly pub with good choice of real ales. Pub food available. Nice garden area.

It's an okay pub. I think it is under new management and the folks seem nice... but it always feels a little soulless to me in there.

Great Pub watch the football landlord was very friendly enjoyed the night. Good choice of ales and beer. Plenty of tvs to watch sport

Marvellous landlord, very friendly atmosphere. 😁

Friendly staff excellent food menu

Fab food lunch times and Evenings. Great beers wines and spirits. Not to mention the wonderful bar staff! Can you tell I'm a fan? Well, seriously a pub in a million. Oh yes... Sports bar with all the latest games 👍

One of the best meals I’ve ever had - great value and it’s made me feel incredible. Burger and chips was like something from a three star Michelin restaurant!

Dropped in after work, and sampled a couple of pints and a couple of pies! The pies (we had steak and ale) were simply delicious. An excellent pie experience. The mash was lovely too, soft and creamy. Extra gravy was offered on demand - some like loads, some like a little. Great bar staff, friendly and welcoming. We would recommend this pub to you, and we will be returning very shortly. Fred and Jules :-)

One of the worst meals iv ever had - over priced and i honestly feel sick. Burger and chips was like something from a really bad burger van

Great boozer,great beers n friendly staff

The new landlord has great customer service standards and excellent real ales, he is a credit to the licensing trade, long may it run , oh and the bar staff are good 2......I've been told to say. 😇

Now has a new landlord and landlady. Food still great pub grub and regular changes in guest real ales. Patio area looking great for the summer. All areas are dog friendly Great place for sports lovers.

I love the new Management's​ setup and the whole family is so nice

Very nice and friendly great for sports

Lovely bunch of lads and we love playing them at drts 😊

Met some friends for a drink before going on to dinner. Found the atmosphere very friendly. Some guys were watching a football game. They were having great fun but without disturbing other. Will certainly visit this pub again.

Had a quick lunch here on the way home from holiday. Really enjoyed it I had ham salad my husband had Scampl and chips. Small place friendly bar staff our food did not take long to arrive and was lovely would call in again if in the area

Have been here many times when visiting friends in Ampthill. Lou the landlady is fab, the pub is always clean and the bar well stocked, they show all the sporting occasions on two teles in the pub. Pub has a good local following which is always a good sign, well worth a pint if you're passing

Found this gem of a boozer on The Camra web site. Fantastic range of beers and ciders. Best bit was there was entertainment, not your usual pub singer, we were entertained by John Verity (ex Argent lead guitar) 2 and a half hours of the finest blues playing.

I am so lucky to have the Engine as my local Friendly staff,friendly people,good beer and food, two televisions showing major sports events,sit at one of the tables out the front in the sun and watch the world go by or peace and quiet in the garden at the back Perfect !

just a smelly local, 1 member of staff was good, the other staff were treating it as if it were there home.

We often pop into the engine and tender for lunch at work and I can particularly recommend the cheesy chips if you want to eat for under £3. The prawn salad and the bacon and brie baguette is lovely too. All of the food is nicely made and the staff are helpful and friendly although sometimes it takes rather a long time (I suspect them of cooking jacket potatoes from scratch). There are usually some good draft beers too. Great no nonsense pub food.

Good beer and company, all the sports channels on large screen TVs what more could you want..there is even an outside "sunny " patio

First time visit to this pub on the road to Flitwick out of Ampthill. Very nice and clean inside and out, reasonable choice of bar snacks at reasonable prices , it tasted very nice too. Real ales on tap as well. a nice quiet place to visit in a nice town.

Another top pub in ampthill. If you are a Swindon fan and there is a game on then you will have two other enlightened chaps to break bread with