The Carrington Arms in Milton Keynes

This year we chose to have our work Christmas meal at The Carrington Arms and was met with no disappointments whatsoever. The place looked absolutely beautiful upon arrival, decorated throughout with festive decorations. We were seated at a long table with plenty of room to move in and out as we pleased. I had previously given over our menu choices, yet I didn't have to revert to my list as the servers came out asking for the diner by name. Each course was divine, for all, and there was plenty of time between each course for a breather and a chat amongst the team. The waiters were very attentive throughout the time we were there, taking our drink requests and generally making sure if anything was required. We were never rushed and all this made the experience a pleasure - and personally I was particularly happy that I made this choice :)

Went here for my wifes birthday on 3/9/24. Very disappointing was sat in conservatory area which was chilly,had to use a mch to get staff to attend table, so impersonal,, staff member didnt seem interested really, food was cold and mediocre my steak was more fat and gristle, and sides were small and cold we was never offered water or asked if we wanted any more drinks, asked for the bill and was not even asked how was our meal 🤬🤬 so for £110 for 2 id give it 1 star..🙈🙈🙈

As always, truly superb food and service. Our go to place to eat. The food is consistently superb, the staff very friendly and efficient and given the quality of the whole experience it is very good value.

I feel it is overrated and over priced. The staff were lovely and we had no reason to complain. But the food was good, not great and therefore felt expensive. It's hard to explain, but I feel the interior doesn't reflect the gastro pub prices. Six days later I visited a village pub in the Cotswolds that is in the Michelin Guide. The food was great, the bill was less and it was a timely benchmark.

A superb meal and excellent service for my husband’s birthday. The most difficult thing was choosing what to have from the menu from the wonderfully diverse menu. Service was attentive and friendly. Empty plates all around.

What a fabulous find! Very comfortable accommodation. Great staff. And the food…..OMG , absolutely fabulous! Try the whitebait …. Dreamy And the chicken Caesar salad…..I have eaten in lots of places around the world and this is one of the best. So worth a visit.

Went there for anniversary meal, wanted something special and was not disappointed. From the moment we got there, until leaving, the staff were fantastic. Hannah looked after us at our table and she was excellent, great personality and a credit to the excellent staff. We both selected a Meat Counter steak from the menu and Hannah made sure she explained the process of choosing all of our meal items. Highly recommend both venue and all staff.

Hannah gave us a fantastic experience. She was polite, professional and knowledgeable. And Jack chef supremo a wonderful meal.

This venue continues to provide an excellent dining experience. Been coming here for upwards of 30 years now, and whilst the fundamental offering is relatively unchanged, the menu and environment have been gently improved and kept in tune with modern tastes. A shout out to Chloe, who provided excellent table service on this occasion.

Again not disappointed, friendly staff, lovely atmosphere and wonderful food. Steve, was our server, and was brilliant.

Excellent food. I had steak and a speciality is that the chef shows you the different cuts and explains the options. My wife had the chicken dish. Both were delicious as were the starter and desert. All staff were extremely friendly and helpful, including our server, Will, who did a great job.

Great food and great service by Chloe at the Carrington Arms. We go at least a few times a year and always have a great time and good meal.

Very nice surroundings, great atmosphere. Food was extremely good and service by becca was excellent. The setting and sitting area is a good lay out and the complete building is great with a lovely garden room

I used the Carrington arms new luxury airport transfer service. Couldn’t have been happier with the experience. Great communication, lovely car and help with the bags. Also included drop off at premium Luton drop off. Will def use again.

Once again I had a lovely steak dinner at the Carrington Arms. The reception is always welcoming, and the ability to pick out your steak from the fridge is my favourite way to choose my meal. The food was cooked to perfection, melted in the mouth and the desert way too tempting to miss. Becca did a great job keeping us happy, and we will return soon.

We came to The Carrington Arms tonight for my birthday dinner. The food was lovely and the service was good. Will served us and was charming. It is more expensive than other restaurants but the quality of the steak is phenomenal

Caitlin was very attentive and food delicious particularly the scotch egg and the prawns. Will come here again for dinner.

Five of us visited for a celebratory 18th birthday meal and were not disappointed. The food was delicious, staff attentive and atmosphore perfect. All in all it was a great night - most importantly, the birthday boy got his steak! Would thoroughly recommend.

Wasn’t planning on having a steak when I looked at the menu as one of the specials had looked delicious but very glad I changed my mind as, after a chat with the chef, I decided on having rump steak cooked very rare (blue!) which was amazing. Service was excellent all night, special thanks to Sophie who suggested my friend have the S’mores dessert which she thoroughly enjoyed. Will definitely return as we all thoroughly enjoyed our meals.

Second time we have visited for food and it was equally as good as the first. Lovely menu choice and the service from Kirsty was second to none. The food was the best we have experienced in a while. Will definitely be back.

Took my partner there to celebrate her birthday. Excellent service given by Sophie coupled with one of the best steaks I have ever eaten made for a special meal. Highly recommended and we have already booked to come again.

We have been to the Carrington Arms on numerous occasions over the years and it’s been fantastic. Last night sadly it wasn’t. It was really really busy, which I always like to see in a restaurant especially in these current times when some restaurants have been struggling. My husbands burger was soggy on the bottom of the bread and he couldn’t pick it up. I ordered king prawns for the main and ordered 6 when they were brought out it was on two separate plates as they said I had ordered two starters which I hadn’t, I asked them to be put on one plate, which they duly did but then came out on one small plate, so could get my sides on the plate, no separate napkins or wipes to clean my fingers, as obviously I would be peeling them. My sons steak was over cooked, however all the 3 fish main courses were cooked really well and enjoyed by our party, also the dauphinois potatoes were fantastic. It was incredibly smokie in the restaurant from the grill which wasn’t great and I know that there is nothing that can be done about that but still not pleasant when you come out smelling of smoke. Overall some food good and some not quite so good. We were also charged for three bottles of wine instead of two. We did have to wait a while for our main courses yet there was plenty of staff on but at no time did the staff clear our tables of numerous glasses, we had to ask. I am not sure I would return again for a while and felt the price of the meals had gone up quite a but since our last visit.

Midweek meal, steak was perfect, didn’t need a sauce. Everything seasoned perfectly, these know how to cook. Good selection of wine and port!!! Deserts spot on, and cheese board plenty!! Served by Kate; made us well-come and looked after us all night , can’t fault it. This was Wed in Nov 2023, and it was busy, so book!

The best burger I've ever eaten bar none...100% bang on flavour, the skin on truffle chips were amazing and the bourbon crispy fillets were heavenly...I can't recommend them highly enough.

A lovely evening overall for a quiet night out. Great food, lovely ambience and great service from Will (thanks Will!)

Very nice steaks, I had the bourbon wings, sirloin steak and banoffee for desert and they were all excellent. Very good service from Will :)

10/10 I was recommended by a friend and he was not wrong. The steak was absolutely delicious!! I dealt with Danny on the steak counter who was friendly and it’s a nice touch speaking to the chef. Highly recommend, you will not be disappointed. 10/10

Disappointing changes to this place. Pitiful welcome, cold, empty dining area. Scruffy young woman leaning on bar, just inside the door vaping and chatting to the staff/her mates. I had to watch this all through lunch. Sweet but clueless waitress, no sauces offered to accompany meal. Lots of staff gathered chatting behind bar constantly. Food good but small portions. Glad we ordered an ‘extra’. Not recommended. Wouldn’t return.

Amazing food as always, highly recommend the Raspberry Ripple dessert. Impeccable service from Will, fabulous waiter. Very attentive and chatty.

Excellent service by Will the food was amazing Husband is extremely fussy but is definitely our go to restaurant from now on. The desserts were fantastic I had the raspberry ripple and hubby had the s’mores which were brilliant. There were 5 of us plus a baby so we had plenty of room for the pram and us. Will made the lunch extra nice as he is very good at his job. We will be back again soon.

Haven’t visited for a while but have always held this restaurant in high regard. Our waitress Eve was great. The food was mostly great, few issues/ or misunderstandings with side orders and salad dressings but cooking and quality was to memory and still good. I’ve...

We hired the garden room for a funeral wake this week. Peter was extremely helpful in the lead up to the day in terms of organisation and everything ran smoothly on the day. The food was excellent and plentiful. Would highly recommend and thank you...

The Carrington Arms is a special place for us and we come for anniversaries and birthdays as a treat. We always choose to have steak from the counter which as usual was perfectly cooked - I don't think the peppercorn sauce was as good as...

Lovely food - still the best steaks in the area. Raspberry Ripple dessert is such a wonderfully tasty and varied dessert …and excellent service from Will. Thank you!

We had a really fabulous meal at the Carrington Arms last night. The menu offered plenty of options and all the food was delicious. Great wine choices and all really reasonably priced. Great service from our waiter Will too. Will definitely be going back, especially...

Absolutely fantastic. The service was excellent, our waiter Tom was outstanding. The food was amazing it was and the plates were very hot which is always a plus for me. The starters came out quickly and our steaks were perfect. We will definitely be going...

Great food. Freshly cooked and delicious. Great service from Sophie. Friendly staff. A lovely evening.

Nous y sommes allés 2 soirs de suite : personnel hyper sympathique, surtout Aimee. L’attente est un peu longue mais...

Facile à trouver, grand parking éclairé, les bâtiments sont pleins de charme. Le pub restaurant est joliment décoré et le...

We had a delicious dinner in a lovely venue. The steaks were excellent and well cooked, and we also enjoyed a great veggie risotto. Our waiter Tom was fab - very friendly, helpful and good-humoured

What an absoloute gem. Great cask ale selection, meat counter to select steak, excellently cooked with wonderful service to boot. Fantastic all round and couldn't speak more highly of it. We were looked after by Nick at the table and Danny P walked me through...

Wow. Stayed here for 2 nights and ate in the restaurant on both evenings. First night Rachel looked after us and she was wonderful. Exceptional service and very friendly. The food was incredible. Could not fault at all. Steak was perfect. Desserts were to die...

The food was amazing and the service was great. Olivia was very friendly. Easily one of the best steaks I've had. If you like Gin they do one called hustle that's made locally and tastes great.

Came for an impromptu breakfast with my darling partner. To be served by the lovely Rachael who was just brilliant, she was attentive and welcoming. The food was fantastic as always and sat in a beautiful setting which made for an even more beautiful start...

The food here is AMAZING as always . We shared some bread and dipping oil for starters 😋 Then for mains we both had the fish , chips and peas with a lovely homemade tartare sauce ! This meal was delicious . We stayed inside...

Fantastic food and service. Desserts are amazing. Will our waiter was also great. Very friendly whilst being professional. Thanks Will for a great evening.

First time here, great selection of drinks, atmosphere is vibrant. Great spot to meet up with friends.

What an overrated experience If you we were from my manor in London You wouldn’t be all that Can’t understand how others have thought this place is good Food is actually bang average Another MK disappointment

Food was very good..but the noise coming from the kitchen was terrible. I know it’s an ‘open’ kitchen and I like the idea…but the noise was just too much. Couldn’t hear our own conversation. Had to go outside for our coffee’s.

What an absolute gem of a place! Clean, comfortable, friendly and most of all welcoming! Upon arrival I was greeted and checked in by a young lad called Leon, he was so polite and showed a genuine interest of my journey and how was the...

Had an incredible leisurely lunch for our anniversary. Steve and Rach were perfectly attentive and made us feel very special. The food was absolutely incredible from start to finish. I cannot recommend this place enough either for a relaxed lunch or a more forma dinner,...

We completely loved our Dinner, Drinks, Dessert and great service from Will, who was taking care of us for the evening. The place is very well run and we had no issues at all. Highly recommend this place for food- we had fabulous steaks, but...

With the promise of another pleasant stay the Carrington Arms was booked for our group of 16 people …. The accommodation is pleasant and well located the main building is delightful… The food is very good quality if a little too expensive by comparison to...

Saturday lunch with my wife Jenny. Food was excellent as ever and our young waiter Will was very attentive, well done Will. Looking forward to our next visit. One of our very favourite places to eat locally.

My partner and I had croquettes and a tomahawk for dinner. It was delicious. Also, Aimee was our waitress and she attended us really well. So I want to thank the chef and Aimee!

Excellent food and great idea to choose from a range of side dishes with your fish or meat choice. Special thank you to our server Aimee who made us feel so welcome and helpful.

Fabulous food as always, our go to place for a decent steak. Great waitressing by Aimee, she was very attentive. Would highly recommend the Carrington Arms.

Great atmosphere great foid drinks choice delicious local sourced food great staff expecially OLIVIA will go again 😋

A fab night had by all and great fresh food cooked as fast as they can, rather than fast food... well worth a visit, great dining experience. Our waiter "Will" looked after us, he was very good.

As usual, great food at the Carrington Arms, Moulsoe, and excellent efficient and friendly service by Caitlin. Can't think of anywhere better near here to eat a special breakfast or any other meal. This was to celebrate our Wedding Anniversary.

Fantastic place to meet for a meeting. The restaurant is very calm and quiet on a Monday lunchtime. The service was impeccable, considerate of the meeting, polite, couldn’t do more for their guests. We had steak and sea bass from the grill. Both amazing. Would...

Good food, good atmosphere, good service from Will, good way to relax on a wet summer afternoon! Had the pie and the chicken.

Will is very friendly and attentive, delicious food and nice environment of the restaurant. Highly recommended!

we have just had an amazing dinner in this beautiful restaurant. we had whitebait for starters i had sea bass and my partner had chicken with choritzo. the food was cooked to perfection. table service from sophie was very friendly polite and efficient. highly recommend....

Superb succulent steaks, pleasant ambience, great service from Eve. A little noisy in restaurant for easy conversation, but definitely planning to return.

Our first visit to this restaurant, certainly not our lost. Amazing selection of gin to start our evening, followed by selecting a steak and talking to the chef about how we would like it cooked. Desserts were to die for, rounded off by excellent liquer...

We had problems charging our car as we arrived Staff response… belongs to another company.. no other help like we will call them etc Then my son, a fish n chip addict, stopped half way through a £15 portion with it not tasting good. My...

I booked an overnight stay in a twin room while visiting family who live in Milton Keynes. The room was exceptionally clean, light and airy with comfortable beds and a good size en-suite. I was delighted to find from relatives how good a reputation the...

This is the perfect place for a special occasion meal. The service was excellent and very professional, made to feel very welcome by Kirsty.All three courses cooked beautifully and presented well .

Love this restaurant - it's my second visit Great food and excellent service We will be back again

Unfortunately the meat I ordered today had a bad oder and was inedible. I had to send back my starter and main without even taking a bite, I was still charged for these at the end of my meal which I challenged, I was then...

We visited on Saturday afternoon at 4pm for a late lunch, the restaurant wasn't very busy and we had the lovely Olivia serving us. Lovely selection of drinks and starters, two of us had steaks from the grill and two meals from the menu. The...

Fantastic lunch, great service! Caitlin was so good and really friendly. My husband had the pie and the truffle chips which were amazing! I had a cheese sandwich, only criticism would be that there was too much cheese and I love the stuff! It was...

Enjoyed my choice. 1 course, Scotch pie with chips, veg and gravy. Washed down with two pints of local real ale I could not ask for any more after a long drive Service was friendly and efficient, just what you want when staying in such...

Visited for lunch after recommendation from a friend. Rang ahead and was told the restaurant was fairly empty so no need to book. I wish I could say more but the truth is, not a lot was happening… staff appeared to be away with the...

Not sure what has happened, has there been a change of ownership. We have been going to the Carrington Arms for a number of years, I would say this was our last. The food average nothing like it used to be, nothing special on par...

I can thoroughly recommend The Garden Room for a private function. Communication with Peter was excellent from months before, then up to and including the day of the event. The buffet was extremely tasty and such a wide variety to choose from, including gluten free...

Went for a birthday breakfast at one of our favourite restaurants and it didn’t disappoint great service. Fantastic food, thank you Rachel, our server for fantastic beginning of the morning

Will not be returning. In a time when companies want your business, you would expect the service to be a little more. There was plenty of staff for the number of covers, however the lack of attentiveness was ridiculous, the staff weren’t unpleasant but certainly...

Awesome food in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Great service from Leon. Uses local produce. Great new Garden Room

Food was very average soup tasteless. Returned it but guy not happy to so. Given an Accessible room which we had not booked. Albeit not wheelchair friendly! Husbands burger was like a processed soggy meatless burger which went back. After the meal presented with thd...

Mother’s Day meal was so excited when my daughters said we was going here , first meal came out was stone cold , chicken leek pie was tasteless , chicken looked liked it had been shredded then mixed in with a tasteless sauce , sausages...

Good concept bad execution. The moment we walk up to the entrance it didn’t feel like a location rather someone’s back entrance their house not enough light or signage that I could see. Fake plants in massive pots. We walk in waiting to be seated...

Been here a couple of times in the past month…weekday and a Saturday… on both occasions really enjoyable….lovely and relaxed……fun people….plenty of good & tasty food choices…

We had a lovely Afternoon Tea at The Carrington Arms yesterday, The food was delicious but as my partner does not drink tea, which was available, unlimited for our 2 hour allotted slot, he ordered a coffee, which to my complete surprise, we were charged...

Food was amazing. Had a 3 course meal and felt comfortable. Staff are very welcoming and polite. Would definitely recommend and go again.

Despite there being an initial problem with no booking on their system which I

Our first time dining here and we will definitely be going back. Warm welcome when we arrived , excellent service and our meals were delicious.

We stayed one night after visiting Bletchley. The room was beautifully warm on a cold day on our arrival. It was most welcome. The food in the evening was excellent. There was a really good atmosphere too. Breakfast in the morning was of really good...

I wanted to leave feedback to a particular employee following my stay in January. When entering the hotel Tom greeted me in a very professional manner and guided me through my stay and pending meal in the restaurant very confidently. Tom also continued to provide...

Last week we popped to one of our favourite restaurants and again had a fabulous experience. Great menu and the team can not do enough to help. Big thanks to Rachel, Steve and Anton and keep the Chicken and Haggis pie on the menu, its...

Tucked away in the small village of Moulsoe, this place is worth travelling to. We were a party of 6 quite picky and demanding people. Every one of us was completely happy with the food and in particular with the warm and friendly staff. One...

Just picked this place because it was half way between us and our friends. I picked it randomly online. Are we ever glad we did? Food and service excellent and at a really reasonable price. We'd go again tomorrow.Well done everyone.

We went for breakfast. Even though we had two adult breakfasts we were not allowed to add a children's portion of pancakes as a side. This was because we were not children. Which is rather stupid as it was an additional course and we already...

A routine family lunch turned into a great experience. The chef is very skilled and the menu has something for everyone and the staff are wonderful !!

Service was very slow at breakfast, even though it didn't seem there was that many customers in. Food was very good and well presented.

Group of 9 on Saturday, Great food, great service, all round great Experience, only comments would be truffle chips were the best I’ve ever had but still good. And the lay out could be a bit more spread but I know they are working on that looking forward to comming back once that is complete.

Excellent service as soon as arrived and amazing food. Highly recommend.

We could easily ignore the rather dull red brick exterior, and the building extensions going on outside at this pub/hotel and, (almost), the £30 p.p. cancellation charge quoted for booking online and not turning up for a meal, especially as it was half empty when...

Visited a few times and each time the food is of the best quality, taste's amazing and the staff are always very friendly and welcoming. Steak (as always) was perfectly cooked and seasoned!