Maypole farm in Bedford

Typical Farmhouse Inn fare. Food was well cooked and staff friendly, very busy when we attended due to Christmas parties and takeaways but staff had it all in hand and service wasn't compromised.

We did have cold plates for our breakfast which made the food go cold quick, but apart from that, it was lovely. We had a couple of staff approach us whilst having our breakfast and were so friendly and helpful; service was great ! Thank you

Was there for a works lunch food was good BUT ONE SERVER had a really bad attitude and very bad. Would I go back not sure it was my first time.

Maxine was so lovely and helpful! Such great service from her and great food.

Chris and his team looked after 70 of us for a corporate event/celebration. They were proactive in getting everything ready, attentive to our needs and the evening ran without a hitch. Thank you to the entire team.

Never had an issue here, food is pub grub done well, fast service and friendly staff

The food and drink is great just a bit concerned about the number of toilets out of order at time of visit

I ordered a delivery meal for 5 from Maypole Farm, Kempston, via Just Eat, but the Just Eat driver only delivered 1 of the 3 bags, resulting in 3 meals missing!. I called Maypole Farm Restaurant and explained to the manager, and fair dues, he had one of his staff deliver the missing meals to me within 15 mins, even though they had already given all 5 meals to the Just Eat driver. Didn't get their names, but thank you Maypole Farm, Kempston, for saving our Sunday, and thanks for the free cakes too!. Much appreciated. Martin

Food was cold, overcooked, greasy and not acceptable at all

Slow to order. Shut on staff . But the carvery was lovely. 👍👍

Maypole farm does the best roast dinner ever and always at least 5 vegetables absolutely love it.

The only aspect of our visit I found disappointing is the service at the bar. We ordered wine for the table and given 4 wine glasses with grubby finger prints on the outside and one glass had the remains of lipstick on the rim! I Tried to have them swapped over for clean glasses but the girl behind the bar just rinsed them, dried them with blue roll and handed them back to me Tbh they didn't look any cleaner. I then experienced an 8 minute wait to be served at the bar for a glass of coke for a member of the dinner part I was with, whilst the (same) girl who had seen me... silently walked off, to fill an ice bucket! So by the time I got back to my seat, my meal was partially cold...which was annoying. That aside... carvery was fantastic!

If your thinking about having a roast dinner from here go for it. I can’t believe how much you get I couldn’t eat it all. Arrived hot lots of gravy as I asked for extra, big chunks of beef loads of potatoes and veg and extra tray for the Yorkshires. 10 out of 10 for a roast delivery. Will definitely be using again.

Google doesn't allow to have multiple reviews for the same company/business from the same google account, but they do allow for updates to the last review. So............. Today, 03/12/24, I visited the Maypole with a work colleague for breakfast and was served by Kay and Heather. It would appear that nothing was too much for them to ensure that our breakfast experience was a good one, and that, it certainly was. The food was great, the atmosphere was great, and the customer service was even greater! Well done Kay and Heather, you're a credit to the company, so please keep up the great work. Vincetestarossa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris and Joseph served us and it was evident that their customer service was their main focus. Well done Maypole staff and keep up the great work. Vincetestarossa

Ordered a burger and got the bottom part of the bun, the burger but no sides, no coleslaw and no Camembert

Lovely meal out with my wife after a long day at work

Food was ok, slightly dry as seems to be left under the hot counter for a long period. A little more expensive than your average carvery.

Missing items, cold and the wrong drink. Such a shame because this is normally my go to

Have been there 3 times each time has been enjoyable food is excellent

Very enjoyable! Quick delivery and large portion

Food is great Beer is fine. The music gave me diabetes.

Wish there were more low fat options available. 99% of meals are over 1000 calories. Other than that no complaints. Everyone enjoyed their food

I went maypole yesterday we spent £100 pounds no one liked their food 5 of us went my partner got food poisoning and has been really ill and the chef burnt my sons pizza so it came last! My sisters steak tasted like dog food and my rice was cold overall worst food experience!!!

Carvery was better than I expected as they managed to give me gluten free food.

Had the carvery, was served by Chris.. The food was lovely and hot and fresh. Great atmosphere, had a nice time. Value for money definitely, will be coming back. Feels like it's got even better than I last visited.

An amazing Carvery at very reasonable prices. Kay was very attentive.

They say a picture tells a story…..a takeaway carvery that was delivered cold, was inedible & went in the bin. 13.10.24 Messages were also ignored by the maypole team, such a shame it’s really going down hill.

2 very good plates of food, 1 not good but would return

Very good restaurant, good food, friendly manager. Would have given 5 stars, but had to deduct 1, as this place is let down by Heather. She is so welcoming, joyful and very friendly. Happy Heather is what every restaurant needs. All the staff seem thrilled to be working under her too! If only my wife was this happy.

I have had roast dinner from other places but Maypole is the best ever at least 5 vegetables lovely roast potatoes mash boiled excellent quality fresh very enjoyable.

the meat was like eating rubber never ordering from there again disappointed 😞

Average at best. The quality of the food and the pub has gone down over the last couple of years.

Great food nice service good value.

We were a party of 4 and ordered the all day breakfast and 3 carverys. Food was tasty and cooked well. Nice clean place with a nice ambience. Service was fine, staff were nice. A couple quirky habits they seem to have in there that I've never seen anywhere else are you queue for drinks at the bar in a straight line like you do in Tesco etc. What is the point of that when the bar is a traditional shape where you expect to wait along the length of it? Likewise the bar staff see you waiting for service at one end of the bar and instead of coming over to you like a regular bar, they call you over to the furtherest away till on the other side of the bar! What if you are disabled? Again, it's like you'd get in a supermarket, why? It's so annoying and unnecessary in a bar environment . Drink prices have jumped since I last visited. £14.00 odd for 2 pints of lager and 2 regular diet Cokes! We all enjoyed the day though and we will be back in the future.

We had a meal here tonight and we had 2 fish and chips, 2 kids meals, 1 carvery and 1 pasta with a free scoop of chocolate ice cream. Everything was faultless and our waiter Sam checked everything was OK. The service was fantastic and so quick and we all enjoyed our meals. The value for money was brilliant and we would definitely recommend to others. We will definitely be returning

A very popular carvery. Staff member Maxine went over and above to ensure we had a lovely birthday celebration meal.

Myself and others came to have some lunch. We had to pay for everything separately and MOLLY was FANTASTIC. Very patient and met all the needs. She deserves a holiday with how hard she is working. Mabey I'm biased because my names Mollie too.

Forgot the gravy, tasted lovely tho

Lovely friendly staff Lovely food My daughter is autistic and can't be in to much noise they we're happy to put us in a quiet corner away from noise they understood the need of my daughter and we're very helpful

Do you know What .Never even Knew it was there.Faboulous food.Great Chef.Lovely Young man Running the bar on.His Tod.And a Beautiful.Young Lady Clearing.Up.

Cakes are large, but the quality has dropped. Calvery is good, onion gravy, but they charge more for extra Yorkshire

Decent carvery. It's a busy place but never takes long to be eating. Good range on the carvery with a good dining menu too. The cakes are awesome, massive portions though!! Definitely recommend the Maypole

Excellent food, and friendly staff. We didn't have a booking, we went on the off chance, there wasn't any tables left, but we had a takeaway carvery. I would strongly recommend the Maypole, lovely food.

Great place for a carvery and the cakes are to die for

Amazing place, nice environment and atmosphere. Food is always great, this is my 4th visit and the food has not dissapointed. Kay served me this time and provided a great service. Will definitely be returning

Had a lovely meal in lovely surroundings in a great atmosphere. Will definitely be going again

Great place to eat. The carvery is great value, but even better during the week. Most of the food I've eaten there has been good and the drinks are good as well.

Had the tomato and pepper soup which was lovely. My only complaint is that the carvery meat is sliced so thinly you don't really get much and for the cost on a Sunday it isn't very good.

Friendly, helpful staff and lovely food.

Really nice staff and clean but the cleaners for get windows seal Chris is such a lovely guy

Absolutely amazing food and portion size was great aswell. Got seated and served before our table time! Friendly staff who were helpful with any queries! Love coming to the Maypole!

It was our first time at Maypole Farm. It was our son's birthday and he wanted to go somewhere we haven't been to before. The Maypole was recommended to us. We was very impressed. Very friendly welcome and service by Chris. Thank you Chris. The carvery was lovely. We will definitely be back.

Great meal at a great price, and Chris will make you smile 😜

Feeling like I needed a light meal this evening I chose the salad with carvery meat. The menu detailed what salad was included and I envisaged the leaves from a bag as we often see .. but I was really disappointed that the mass of mixed leaves included the core of one plant and the thick browning, thick bases of a number of leaves.. When the very polite waitress came to clear our plates, she asked if everything was okay; one clean plate and one with a pile of discarded chunky stalks, I told her I was disappointed and would she kindly pass the information on… Sadly she didn’t return with a response, but as we left, the Manager Chris was heading to the kitchen. My partner caught his attention and asked if he had heard of our disappointment… he hadn’t. We shared the details and went above and beyond by way of compensation.

Decent pub. Good atmosphere. Good carvery! However, the menu food is abysmal. Well the two courses me and my partner had were. Frozen muck! Greasy and malevolent.

Have been here before and the food was good but this time I chose a beanburger. I couldn't cut through the burger. It was rock hard. I had to break it open with force. The waiter exchanged my meal immediately, but I was informed that they are instructed to cook the burger that way?????? Shame, as my family go there often. The staff are friendly, but I can't get my head around their excuse for a rock hard burger.

Lovely food excellent service especially from Chris

Ordered 9:50. To be delivered 10:40. Actual time delivered 11:10. Most likely due to wanting me to have the left over scraps. Which indeed is what got delivered. Cold/stale everything.

Carvery was amazing, chicken combo platter was a little cover cooked and thus dry. Cakes are massive and amazing. The ice cream was also a big hit. Most of the staff were friendly but the manager was very disinterested when one of my kids tried to hand them lost property, luckily the owners were on the table next to the interaction and able to claim it. Would return however as everyone enjoyed their time

After complaining previously regarding a rubbish breakfast, I was given a £50 voucher from Greene King for the poor service and breakfast I received was supposed to be getting a refund for the breakfast but that never happened..... Even after speaking with Heather in the pub and steve I think a manager or area manager. I decided to give it another go and get a carvery on a Saturday Afternoon, my partner and I were both disappointed with the quality of the food and how greasy and everything was cold... Just glad I didn't waste more off my own money and used the gift card, the place has gone downhill and I will tell everyone not to waste their money try Toby carvery instead.....

Chris excellent service went above and beyond made sure we had a pleasant experience you need a chris in all of your establishments! Top geezer!

Brilliant and friendly staff top marks

Staff very helpful when I take a group of over 30

Awesome service from the team, super friendly and polite and very professional! Lovely atmosphere, cozy and warm while being spacious, and the food was fab! X

Very good, staff very friendly, food was great, carvery plenty overall very good experience. Chris was awesome, made sure our time was comfortable and supplied the drinks at a good pace, definitely didn't go thirsty

Portion size was shocking paid for 3 meats was bearly 2 , food 30mins late and cold. Would not recommend getting a delivery off just eat. Shocking

Why was the salad and coleslaw put in with the hot food. Need to be put in a separate container within box.

pig's in blankets were 2 sausages with no bacon. the meat was 2tiny slithers even though I paid for two meats. worst cavalry I have ever had

Great food, service, staff polite great atmosphere.

Good food and service Kay ( staff) was a lovely polite person who looked after us

Had small carvery on a weekday. Good value & very enjoyable. One of the party used an accessible toilet which was conveniently located & easy to use.

the roast was very nice apart from they forgot my Yorkshire pudding

Very good value , the beef on the carvery was so tender brilliant

Helpful friendly staff, good food at a reasonable price. Free onsite parking. The pub was busy but the carvery was excellent and puts to shame the larger "home of the roast" chain.

Chris the chef absolutely brilliant I asked him a few questions was polite and answered even though it was very busy our server Ellie-Mae was a delight from start to finish nothing was too much trouble, it was very busy but Ellie made sure our visit was memorable and kept our youngest smiling 😃 couldn't ask for anymore more we had 3x carvery and a steak couldn't moan about anything great experience can't wait to go again

The carvery was amazing best carvery I have ever had . Chloe the waitress was amazing and polite . From arriving to leaving the service was 100%.

I'm coming here again. Had the carvery and the food was hot and very tasty. Loved the super sized drinks. Service very quick too. My new go-to place for meetings

Staff very pleasant, not pushy and chole was very helpful Best carvery that I have evey had and I've a lot in my time, and the deserts are to die for Thankyou.

Enjoyable carvery, nice welcome and well served by Kyle. Only downside was screaming kids running around

Host was very welcoming, greeted upon arrival. Drink and food ordered through the app and arrived in a timely manner. Food was good quality and reasonable priced. Host checked we were having a good dinning experience.

Food has improved here in the last year I stopped going for awhile due to the food not being that great But I've visited several times in the last year and always enjoyed the food Like that my grandson can be entertained in the play area ( grt idea with the soft blocks as it's ideal for all ages ) he loves the horse Staff have always been very friendly and helpful

Good service.. great play area for kids..

Great value for money, a large carvery is massive! A good range of veg, the carvery meat isn't dry, only had starters from the main menu were also decent. The staff were friendly and helpful. Place clean and tidy even though always busy. Would recommend this place over the brewers fayre across the carpark, maypole is 150 meters walk from the premier inn.

Chris was engaging from the moment we arrived. It was no problem asking to being out a cake for my sisters birthday. We ordered drinks through the app which arrived after only a few minutes. We ordered the main course through the app again, which arrived in a timely manner. The quality of food was very good, clean plates all round. We will happily return on a future date and can recommend to all.

Nice big carvery! Not enough places do these midweek! Will definitely be added to my rotation of eating out more often. Staff were very friendly too

First time visiting and we will definitely be back. Staff were really friendly and helpful, Maxine was great. Lovely carvery 😊

Lovely visit today , last time was about 5yrs ago ? Lovely food and extremely pleasant staff .. 3 adults , 3 different meals all arrived at same time nice and hot, service was 100 % , can recommend only on my personal experience today ...

Lovely carvery. Tender meat, fresh veg and piping hot.

Staff were all friendly, drinks were served swiftly at the bar, food arrived hot and together. Food well presented and tasted great

Great atmosphere Chris behind the bar was very helpful and and a top bloke

Chris, who served me was absolutely wonderful and the food was great. I will come back again most definitely.

Really impressed with the service and quality of the food. We had a lovely time. Kid’s menu and dairy free options were awesome. Steve (assistant manager) was cheery and made us feel really welcome

Great food, excellent polite service

Had a mixed grill with my son, and my partner had the carvery. Can't complain about the food it was great. Only let down for me was when I was served my food the staff member asked if I wasted any sauce which I ordered mustard and horseradish, however they didn't arrive so hence why I scored slightly lower for the service. But food was so good I didn't let it spoil my meal.

Food was OK, but we've had better from here. Puddings were nice.

Me and My family went thier for breakfast. The staff were very rude and the food was cold and the scrambled eggs tasted lumpy for some reason. The kids buffet plates were tiny. I would not recommend this restaurant for breakfast or lunch or dinner. There were rude and unkind waiters.

Great family lunch, Chris and the team were friendly and helpful. Food was great value, lots of choice, fresh and tasty.

Excellent service from the staff and Chris

Great food, especially the cake selection. Fast service and fair price. Will return.

Great selection of food and drinks. Kids loved the small play area. The carvery was very nice! Let down was the sticky toffee pudding. It was very dry and barely had any toffee sauce!