The Carlton Arms in Cambridge

We had our second Sunday roast, and very happy with the meal, good choice of meat and heaps of vegetables, also they do vegetarian options

So in case you didn’t know new owners have taken over the Carlton Arms. We enjoyed many many fantastic Sunday. Roast carvery from the previous owners of this pub so we weren’t sure what the new occupants of this establishment were going to offer for their Sunday serving. I can confidently say the quality and standard is almost identical to what we experienced before - the service from the bar staff and the chef’s was fantastic. Lots of smiles and attention and extremely organised. The food was tasty and hot so I would thoroughly recommend coming back here and give the new owners an opportunity. Please make sure you book - we saw a number of people ask for a table but were turned away due to being fully booked - we so pleased we still have a great location to have a brilliant Sunday carvery - there are not too many good ones left around the Cambridge area. ❤️

Best Sunday roast/Carvery in Cambridge! Nicely cooked meat with buffet style veg. Good value for money. Wonderful staffs and family friendly. Highly recommended!

Really nice people. They are kind and efficient and go the extra mile when needed.

Friendly team of staff. Great Sunday carvery.

Abysmal carvery. Took forever to get around to us. Staff are rude and dismissive. Food is not worth the wait.

Staff look really happy to be there and the dinner is lush 🍲 great scran :) Nice environment and great variety of food, 100% recommended:)

The food was so great here and the staff were so friendly and attentive to details. I’ve been here a couple times for the Sunday carvery, but their Jamaican food is full of flavours and delicious breakfast. Plus their doing loyalty cards with 50% on food and drinks!!!

warm welcoming pub with great community and hard working polite staff, top quality food and entertainment would recommend anyone to visit

Great Jamaican & usual food . Goat curry etc out of this world. New Landlord & Landlady very polite caring. A joy to go there. Will definitely be going again.

Daniel is the legend! Perfect service

Lots of real ales and ciders. Friendly local pub. Great Jamaican food, very tasty .

Not one complaint. The carvery was possibly one of the best my family and i have had in recent times. Meat cooked to perfection and great variety of veg. Big thanks to the staff.

One of the best pub in Cambridge. The food is always amazing and today I got likely the best English Breakfast I ever had! Waiters are very kind and the atmosphere is very friendly. Outdoor they also have a pool table and a kid playground.

Best carvery for miles and miles

We had our christening reception here Sunday and the staff were absolutely amazing and so helpful and welcoming. Happy to help anyway. From dropping stuff off to packing away.

Fantastic breakfast well worth the visit

Carvery was just the best by far. Bit expensive for mothers day though, they increased the price by £5 per person.

Had a lovely carvery on a sunday, very tasty

We ate the carvery on Sunday, excellent, you need to book... cauliflower cheese was tops, nice roasts, veggie nut roasts, and the carnivors looked happy too... get down there.

Absolutely FANTASTIC carvery today - our first and definitely won’t be our last! Loads of choice, brilliant service and great value for money. 100% recommended

Went for breakfast on a Saturday morning. Waited 55 minutes. Waitress then came out to ask what we ordered!!! Stated they had been busy. There were 5 other people in pub.

Good chips and good pies, reasonably priced. Fab cooked breakfasts. Must come back for a Sunday roast...

Last day of work 22nd December. Super busy and took nearly an hour for the breakfast to come. Was totally delicious mind you!!! Will deffo have to come back when it's NOT Xmas and every man and his dog is there!!!

Lovely and clean, good food, excellent friendly service, would recommend

Been coming here over 10 times now for Sunday roast at this pub so we’ll worth a review now Ie - it serves a carvery on a Sunday as well as food during the week - . It is the best carvery in Cambridge not only are there top quality meats served from the joint by the boss at the hot plate there is Every single available vegetable you could think it and the service is top-notch. The roast potatoes are to die for - Everybody provides service with a smile-I took friends there today who would never normally go to this pub for drink or food but they all came away Saying how brilliant everything was, please give it a go, you’ll definitely return.

Can not fault this place. Thank you Sue, for her helpful advice. Recommend any one to this pub. The Christmas menu looks fab too.

The best Sunday roast in Cambridge! All home cooked and brilliant service.

The sunday cavery is great! My friends and I regularly go on a Sunday when we want a rast dinner. There is lots of choice and it all tastes like good, home cooked food. It's also great value for money, especially in Cambridge. The staff are friendly and welcoming. Booking in advance is a good idea as it can get very busy. I've also been here for dinner during the week and the homemade pie was amazing, it took a while as the chef made the pastry from scratch but it was worth waiting for!

we just had a real beaut Sunday Carvery! booked for the 2 of us, 1pm, first timers so dod not know the protocol, but stood at the bar, ordered our choice and paid, then sat with a number, very soon a young man came and got us with the number to get our order, the choice was either Pork, Beef, Gammon, Turkey, or a combo of 2, we had medium plates, which had 2 generous serves of meat of choice! then came the veges, broccili, peas, carrots, parsnips, spud ( roasted and mashed) mashed swede too, all fresh, all cooked to perfection as far as my personal taste, the cauliflour was in a gorgeous Cheesy sauce, gravy was a nice finish over the home made yorkshire puds, and when they ran out there was the norm...a couple of balls of stuffing, this was the only item not to my taste, an induvidual taste too, the service was quick, and the food was well cooked and hot, very tasty.

Fantastic Sunday carvery - food is fresh, good quality and plentiful. Definitely much better than your average carvery. The pub is clean and good sized - the food was excellent with a great choice of veg and potatoes all cooked perfectly. They cook jn smaller batches so it’s much fresher than other carvery’s as it’s not left ti sit under hot lamps and dry out. The meats were excellent, all clearly high quality and again cooked to perfection not overdone or dry. As for the staff well what a lovely welcoming bunch they are . We turned up right at the end of service on the off chance and they couldn’t have done more for us or been more accommodating - They cooked up extra veg and Yorkshires. Probably one of if not the best carvery I’ve had and will definitely be going back

What a cracking carvery !!! Hot plentiful and cooked to perfection , no complaints we will be back . It’s going to be my go to on a Sunday . Can’t believe after living in the area for 30 years I’d never tried it . No stopping us now

Always a friendly welcome, great staff, great food, best pint of Guinness ive had in a long time.. .

We had our mother's wake at the Carlton arms, and we were certainly not let down. The food was lovely and plentiful. Tea and coffee were provided for those who didn't want anything from the bar. We were able to play a PowerPoint of photos on the TV screen. The staff were very kind to us. We are grateful that everything went well on such a difficult day.

we booked a table for 1pm and the reason for this is that in the past when we have been to this pub for Carvery on Sunday the waiting time is terrible .We were assured at the time of booking this matter had been resolved now .So we thought ok maybe it is worth trying it again .We arrived to be told that although we did book they were running 30 minutes behind.... So 1hour and 20 minutes later we at last were able to get our food !!!!!!!!!by then the buffet was picked over and awful .Whilst waiting on the Table next to us a lady took her 1 year old to the toilet and sat back at her table then notice something in his mouth ...A USED CRACK NEEDLE HE HAD PICKED UP IN THE TOILET!!!!!!!!! She told the staff Who said oh sorry about that SHOCKING !!!!!!!the reaction was Disgusting by Staff !!!!!!And of course had to take her child straight to the Hospital since he had this needle in his mouth .She went back to complain on her way out that the needle was in the toilet and her child got hold of it and was told it wasn't anyone's fault !!!!!!!!Accident happens they must have missed it when they checked the toilets. IWILL NEVER RETURN TO THIS DISGUSTING PUB AGAIN THAT CHILD MAY HAVE CAUGHT ANYTHING NOW FOR ALL THEY KNOW . AND THE CARVERY CUSTOMERS SERVICE WAS AWFUL .

One of the best carvery’s I’ve had in a long time! Was really tasty, well organised, nice staff and just all round very well done roast ! Will deffo be back soon and the roast potatoes were next level 🔥😍

Friendly staff a good pub menu.

Had bad bar service to young to understand

We're always on the look out for good places for a full English breakfast. This one was one of the best we've had! We went for the regular (smaller size) rather than large, and asked for a few things to be left off (the regular includes mushrooms, black pudding, tomato, fried bread, etc...). They seemed very happy to replace items with other things if we wanted. Everything was perfect- really good quality meat and everything cooked as you'd want it. Coffee was served in a cafetiere and was very nice. For a regular size, it was very big! Excellent value for money and really warm, friendly atmosphere. It's obviously a pub (a perfectly nice, but not posh one), so if you want a more refined coffee house or brasserie feel, this is not the one. However, if you like a proper English breakfast, and like a traditional greasy spoon this is definitely worth a visit!

Sometimes kitchen aint open when expected. Good food and welcoming local pub.

What I would call a spit and sawdust kind of place, good cheap pub grub mostly frequented by locals.

One of the best roast dinners out there and the price and staff make it even better. Only place I like going to for a Sunday roast

Sunday roast here is second to none. Absolutely the best lunch ever. Brilliant home cooked, quality food. Choose from Beef, Turkey, Pork (the best Crackling) and Ham. The most enormous variety of excellently cooked vegetables, perfect roast potatoes, yorkshires and gravy. Have not found a better roast anywhere. You will not go home hungry. Lovely friendly staff, who all want to please their customers. Can't rate the Carlton Arms any higher.

Fantastic, honest pub. Staff are lovely, food is delicious, particularly the carvery. Overall spotlessly clean facilities. Great old school pub.

Beautiful dinner, great selection in the carvery. Friendly staff, good value for money would recommend a visit

Amazing food great service and staff very helpful Sunday carvery it’s the best children friendly lots of choices value very happy

What a little gem, went to the sunday carvary today, best one we have had in a good while,could not fault it,hot plates, 4 choices of meat,home made Yorkshire pudding & plenty of fresh beautifully cooked veg & yummy gravy every thing was so tasty..thank you.

Best Sunday carvery in years and in Cambridge

Excellent Carvery impressed my coach party of 17 from an American school. Tasty food & wonderfully hosted by the pub team. Nothing was too much trouble and they were so well organised - I had only rung 3 hours before! All the food was freshly cooked and plenty of it! Thank-you

Popped in to meet friends. Didn’t eat but the food looked and smelled great.

Gave a funny vibe, but not terrible Drinks: 5/10 Prices: 7/10 Atmosphere: 5/10

First time I have been here but will return. Food great. Staff helpful and friendly. Value for money

Only one real ale, more of a sports pub.

We had booked a table for our family of four. Arrived and drinks were purchased within a reasonable time frame. Shown to our seats and when we tried to approach the carvery, we were abruptly told that there were take away meals which had to be priority. So we sat back down again and waited 20 minutes until we thought we had been beckoned to come for food, however, another table had just been seated next to us and at the carvery table we were told they were first. When we raised this as a problem, they finally allowed our family to get their food. Whilst sat waiting and during the entirety of our meal, we noticed the various staff keep pulling bits of meat off the carvery to eat. Dreadful and disgusting as no one wore gloves. Eventually there seemed to be a big plate of meat piled at the back for the staff to continually pick at. The chap putting together the various take away meals in cartons was dressed inappropriately, kept removing sweat from his non-gloved hands from his face, and then continuing to serve the food into the cartons, some by hand e.g. Yorkshire puddings. Would never order take away from this place! The food itself was a bit overpriced though not too bad. Some was overcooked, the roast potatoes were hard and some items were not available due to them being all given to the take away cartons. Overall we would never return due to the poor standard of hygiene and service.

Spacious parking and good interior layout. If reggae is your thing around Cambridge then the Carlton Arms is the spot for a Saturday reggae vibe.

Lovely carvery here. 3 size plates to choose from. One of the best I've had. Delicious

Hands down the best full English breakfast in town! Massive if you get the large. The fried bread is a great touch.

Food was amazing....even had a doggy bag x

Only a small local pub but beer and. Carvery roast very high quality Spruce up the interior would make it 5*

Old style pub foods good smiling staff.

Best Sunday lunch from a pub I’ve ever had x the quality and quantity was unbelievable. Thank you Will certainty use your home delivery again.

IMO Pretty much the friendliest pub in Cambridge. No pomp, no stupid aprons, good beer.

Brilliant, throughly enjoyed the carvery, Inch’s cider on tap as well! Miles better than the Toby carvery last month!

Lovely Local pub x Fantastic Food x And something fun going on most weekends x The landlady is an absolute credit and has done wonders with the place x Keep up the good work Team x See you soon x

Staff under lots of stress, fair enough they weren't hugely polite but can't really blame them.

Went for a Sunday Cavalry, had to wait one hour before we could eat, luckily food was still warm, staff seemed miserable and stressed, making their unhappiness visible and vocal. Two ladies besides us complained and the feedback from the staff was unpleasant, no communication for why we had to wait for so long.

Nice homely pub . Bonus of a practice session from a guitarist and a supporting singer. Great rendition of copperhead Road. Staff on the ball and friendly.

Visited with friends, it was good to see the venue was reasonably busy and staff were friendly. The whole venue is looking a bit tired.

I have been coming to the pub consistently on a Sunday for the past two months. The carvery they provide is good quality and the food is delicious. However, the pub management prioritise bookings to the point that people who simply walk in without a reservation are turned away. You would think the pub would want to prioritise the business that comes through their door rather than a half promise then a no show, especially in the current climate. It’s also the case that they seem to prioritise their friends. Often , people have to wait a long time to be served however if the management know the group, they seem to somehow find themselves at the front of the queue. This is quite frustrating to see! If the management sorted out these things, they would honestly do the best Sunday Lunch in Cambridge.

Great food and friendly staff 👌

Went for a Sunday carvery, only place I’ve ever been were I’ve had to wait a hour after paying to eat. Kept being told that we couldn’t eat as people were booked so they had to eat before us. Ok we hadn’t booked but this wasn’t a problem when they took our money and if there wasn’t enough food the 2 of us they should of turned us away. Multiple times we asked when we would be able to eat and just kept being told after the people booked in had. It was shocking service and poorly run. When we eventually got to get the food it was nice and the lady serving the food was friendly and helpful, shame the same can’t be said about the others in the pub. Won’t be returning even if I was to book!!

Last minute drop in lunch. Pub was super quiet, but that’s not indicative of the food or venue. The lady Behind the bar (Kelly I think?) was very polite and I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to thank her for such a lovely yummy lunch. We had the chicken and pasta and the battered scampi which was super fresh and yummy. Thank you

I’m surprised no one commented on here that it has a great Sunday roast carvery! Super meats and very good value meal. Will definitely return.

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Enjoyed two relatively good pints of Guinness at The Carlton Arms. Friendly service from the bar staff. Importantly, respected the Guinness and allowed the appropriate ‘settling period’. Some areas of the pub are slightly tired and a little dated. At least two television screens with...

Food was lovely .. can’t complain. But online £7.95 for a carvery. Turned up and it was £12.99. Children’s plate was £8.99!! 3 small cokes £3.60 each !! Extaushonate prices. Wouldn’t go again.

Great service and meal-carvery plenty of vegetables all hot and plenty. Wonderful atmosphere service good and not rushed food all cooked to perfection choice of four meats value for money. Served 16 of us with no bother great

Amazing food, incredible portions at a great price. Food 6.95 to 8.95. Very reasonable, incredible portions all home cooked. It doesn’t get better than this....see the pics!

Went there for Sunday carvery for the first time today. From the outside we thought it looked a bit rough and ready but we're greeted with a smile and very helpful. The carvery had a good choice of meat and veg plus stuffing and Yorkshire...

Best carvery in Cambridge and lovely friendly staff children welcome ,tried a lot of carvery in and around Cambridge ,this is the best

After visiting the Carlton Arms on four occasions for food, we have been turned away every time because there was ‘no chef available’. This includes on Saturday lunchtime and evening when food is advertised on their website as being available. This evening (Wednesday) we phoned...

Pub normale inglese, frequentato da gente locale. Fanno diverse serate a tema, ,ma io sono stata con il mio compagno...

The carvery is amazing, one of the best I’ve had. The pub is traditional and the staff are friendly. We will definitely be back.

I wasn’t sure what to expect looking from the outside especially as I had just googled where to get a roast in Cambridge! It was a good well cooked homely roast dinner. There was plenty of variety - I had some pork, beef and turkey...

They offer different sized plates for the carvery depending on whether your eyes are too big for your belly or not... which I later found even though I had the "small" plate. The food was good, atmosphere was good and was nice and cosy and...

I have visited The Carlton Arms numerous times now simply because the Sunday carvery is the best in Cambridge. It tastes amazing and there's always so much choice with the types of meat and veggies served. Staff are always really helpful and friendly even at...

We went in yesterday to sample the carvery. Friendly helpful staff directed us straight to a table. Put our coats down and ordered. From start to finish (getting food) the process took less than 2 minutes. Brilliant. There was a choice of 4 meats and...

Fuimos a almorzar aquí, pero fue ignorado por al menos 3 miembros del personal mientras espera por una mesa. Un simple 'estar con usted en un minuto 'no volvería. Incluso las más concurridas de los restaurantes debe reconocer clientes permanente espera. A pesar de que nos dijeron en el teléfono no reservar. . El restaurante estaba lleno, completo viaje perdido y no regresaré. Considerar la capacitación para el personal de servicio al cliente foh.

Rang to book, la mujer fue franca en el teléfono diciéndome que solo camine y estará bien. Resultó, parecía 1 mesa libre, esto podría haber sido un viaje perdido. No estábamos seguros de si simplemente sentarse en esta 1 mesa vacía o esperar a ser visto. Al menos 3 miembros del personal nos miraron y nos vieron esperando, pero ninguno se acercó para ayudar o incluso reconoció nuestra existencia. Terminé yendo como nos habría sido incómodo comer aquí.

Estuve en la zona y no quieres ir al centro de la ciudad. El lugar estaba cerca, así que decidimos probarlo. Hay zonas sin PCR permiti�confirmar twodifferenciayed, un pub con billar, dardos. . . Y un restaurante. Primero estuvimos en el pub y luego nos trasladamos al restaurante para cenar. La comida estaba muy rica y los precios eran bajos. También el ambiente en ambos lugares era buena. Se lo recomendaría a nadie. Por supuesto, estaba lleno de gente amable.

Este es nuestro pub local. Aunque no tienen una gran selección de cervezas o comida, tengo que decir que el ambiente es muy agradable y bastante relajado, mientras que el servicio es muy bueno. He tenido la oportunidad de probar la comida española el Viernes (que sirven paella) y es bastante buena, teniendo en cuenta que es un pub, y abundante. No tengo la oportunidad de probar el asado, así que no puedo expresar mi opinión sobre eso. Una gran ventaja es la gran zona de juegos, incluido un castillo rebotando y muchos juguetes. En general, una agradable pub local con un programa semanal muy diverso (que utilizan para hacer el tango el miércoles, mientras que el viernes hay una reunión de un grupo local de músico amateur) y un buen ambiente.

I have eaten at this hostelry many times in the past, and we had Sunday lunch there yesterday too. If you want an excellent & generous Sunday lunch, then this is the place to go for a good feed in my opinion! During the week the landlady invites other cooks to present cooking from their own countries, for example: Weds evenings is Caribbean Food (very tasty); Friday night is Spanish Food (as yet I haven't eaten that), however, I have been in the pub when it is being served, & going by the fact that it attracts many lively young Spanish people to eat there, I can assume it is the real McCoy. The pub is unglamorous in appearance, but it serves up some good ales & a wide range of unusual ciders too.

This local pub creates a delicious sunday carvery at a very reasonable price, there is a wide selection of meat & sides and the staff are super friendly, its turned into one of my definite favourites

Tuvimos una cena maravillosa aquí. El personal era amable y servicial y la comida estaba bien aunque mi exigente hija de siete años dijo que el puré era demasiado "ilky'! Altamente recomendado.

fantastic place.great group of locals ,landlady trudy very pleseant ,lovely cooked fresh food .sunday carvery fantastic.comfortuable bar area and lounge.pool table,darts ,fruit machine.music playing ,car parking,beer garden with plenty of seating.bouncy castle and various toys including playhouse for young kids.friday and sataday nites music nite,satadays often reggae,soul or live singers.variety of beers ,ales and ciders on offer.plenty of car parking.

This pub does the best Sunday Roast's in Cambridge by far. Everytime I've been there the food is great not just on Sundays either! It has great home cooked food and various themed food night's! It has great options for drinks too and best of all has a really good atmosphere too with friendly staff and locals! It has everything a pub should have! Pool, darts and sports too with 2 bars and very nice place for me and my friends to go

I've lived round the corner from this pub for 25 years and seen it go through various guises, from the 'I wouldn't want to go there' variety to a very family-friendly place that was full of toddlers early evening on any summer Friday, doubling as a real-ale bolthole for unconventional techies mid-week; later having a devastating fire that closed it for months, to the present version, which serves several real ciders and, on Wednesdays, Caribbean food. Having spent some time in the Jamaican hinterland (forget the coastal resorts, the remote rural farm communities are so much more interesting!) I arrived sceptical, and left after dinner determined to go back to this venue soon. Their jerk chicken and curry goat is what you'd expect to taste at a cook shop on a bumpy cross-country road in Jamaica or in the local market town (well, minus some of the excess bones). Proper allspice/pimento seeds and all. Turns out the guest chef is from the Jamaican interior - the real McCoy! All they need to add is some shredded carrots and cabbage as a garnish, and some Red Stripe in the cooler... we didn't ask for any overproof rum, so I can't advise on its availability. The Citi 1 bus stops right outside and runs till late (the pub is just off Gilbert Road, in Arbury - don't be fooled by the review that says it's in King's Hedges). The atmosphere is variable; today there were not many people and rather a lot of smoke in the garden, which is why I've marked it down a notch, but the smokers aren't the chef's fault. See you one of these Wednesdays?

We had booked for Sunday lunch on 26th April, but we decided to see what the place, the food and the atmosphere were like in advance. We called in for dinner without any notice on the Friday, 24th April and, although a little taken aback by the lack of "poshness", we were warmly greeted by the barman who took our food orders very efficiently.After eating and paying the extremely reasonable bill, we told them that we would see them on Sunday and, this time, the owner checked on the booking and discussed the carvery options with us; we asked whether she would consider adding a fourth meat choice and she was very willing to meet this request.On our subsequent Sunday lunch visit we were even more impressed; they had been extremely busy but more vegetables had just been freshly cooked and the owner had made sure that there was plenty of our special request meat choice. The food was delicious and plentiful and we were very well looked after. We booked again for the following Sunday, 3rd May, and it was equally good. We expect to be going quite regularly!

The Carlton Arms is a purpose built pub/ restaurant in the King' s Hedges area of the city and for many years has been recognised for it's well kept hand pulled ales and ciders. Frankly it is not a particularly attractive building , both inside and out but they do their best with a large beer ' patio ' ( no grass ! ) out front and car parking at one side. They have two bars, public and lounge with a dining area off however since a major refurbishment due to a fire the rather worn but comfy armchairs have given way to new uncomfortable chairs so losing some of it's off kilter curiosity I feel. The lighting whilst very bright is brash and harsh on the eyes ; shame some wall lights could have been installed or perhaps try some standard lamps , old school but do create mood lighting. The Arms is very much a locals pub which is just as well being situated outside the city pub circuit. I have not eaten there but prices seem very fair so give the Carlton Arms a try .