The Chequers in Central Bedfordshire

Nice little pub to stop at if you're walking a sharpenhoe route

I had a Greene King voucher to spend, and this is a Greene King pub. The landlady refused to accept the voucher and couldn't get away quick enough when I asked how I might find a place to spend it. Charmless.

Just stopped by chance for something to eat, we had the nicest roast dinner with all the trimmings, chicken breast wrapped in bacon, roasted carrots and parsnips, crispy roast potatoes, beans and Yorkshire pud! It was the loveliest pub roast I think I have ever had and a good serving too! My partner asked for a plate of chips and was served with a huge bowl of chunky, crispy and fluffy inside chips - absolutely outstanding! Will definitely be going back! Service was wonderful …

We had a lovely lunch here. The welcome was first class and the new decor was a great improvement on the pub under previous management. But it was the food which stood out. My father has a generous and tasty plate of fish and chips, my wife had a Cesars Salad with chicken, and I had homemade steak pie which was delicious. The vegetables were fresh and well cooked. It's a relatively limited menu but that means everything is freshly prepared. The contrast with my last visit which was before the new owners was remarkable. We shall definitely be back!

Stopped in for a pint after a walk in the hills. Got a decent selection of beers £6.50 for a pint of neck oil! supose thats not there fault, government n brewery overheads .looked nice inside, outside less so.

4 of us had a meal ... lasagne was ok bread was toasted and stale. Place needs a good clean ... be great for Halloween 🕸 Nov 2023 it was taken over by new landlords and the place has been updated and sunday lunches are fantastic 👌 100%

Nice pub. Bit expensive but not extortionate. Friendly bar staff.

It was a nice & clean pub. The food was really, really tasty. We shall definitely be back.

New landlady/ chef, I had sunday roast chicken breast with stuffing and vegetables.

Great pub, but this Friday, they did call last orders at 9:30pm and kicked us out at 10pm even though there must have been 12 people still drinking and buying. I'm not sure how being sent home at this time is going to attract more customers because no one likes to be sent home this early, especially on a Friday.

Nice pub, good food and great service...kind of place u can relax away from the busy pubs and restaurants and think

Great pub great staff loads of room new owners looking forward to seeing what the food menu will be soon after kitchen refurbishment 5 🌟

Lovely pub. Great service with polite and welcoming clientele. Dog friendly too. Looking forward to when kitchen opens to dine out there for Sunday roasts

Friendly local pub and friendly staff. Good food and Greene King beer.

Good normal everyday food hot and tasty one odd thing only filter coffee well worth visit well done

Hello, I walked the Greater Ridgeway across England during August / September. I arrived at the Chequers a bit before opening time. But the lovely landlady made me a cup of tea. After a long walk it was very welcoming. Once they opened at midday I was greeted by extremely friendly staff smiling faces and lots of help with my onward journey. I had bangers and mash for lunch and a pint of cider. I couldn't fault this place at all , it's a lovely old genuine British pub with very friendly staff and very nice hearty food.

Abbot Ale and others. .. traditional range of food.

Visited The Chequers in Streatley recently after a great walk around Barton-Le-Clay. What a lovely, welcoming pub. We had a prawn jacket potato & a Turkey sandwich, both of which were delicious & great value for money. Ambiance was great too.

Mixed generations of a family met for lunch. The pub was warm and welcoming with a cosy fire. The food was good, typical pub grub. The service was great and we felt very welcomed (including our dog).

Nice pub and location but the food was overpriced and extremely lacking. We both ordered chicken burgers, tiny piece of chicken slapped between a dry disintegrating bun, tiny amount of nondescript salad and bland chips. Packet of mayonnaise was the highlight. Over £20 for a truly disappointing meal, how can you go wrong with burgers?!!! Only two beers available on tap. Only instant coffee available, 2 coffees and a tea came to £7.70!!! A real shame.

Stayed here on our way to East Anglia. This is not a 5 star hotel, but nothing wrong with that and the price was very reasonable. Room was larger than average with a double bed and a single. Perfecty clean and functional. No problem accommodating our dog. Jane even took money off as we were having breakfast elsewhere with a friend. Supper was good pub grub served promptly.

We went there yesterday as 1st time customers, I had a 'beef burger' - what I got was a patty slapped between a bun with no relish, no Lettice, no tomato - NOTHING except bread and a poorly cooked thin patty! Perhaps my expectations were higher than what they have on offer, but a single thin patty with a bun is NOT a great burger! I will never eat there again and really recommend that any other patrons do not order a 'beef burger' to avoid expectations! Rather visit McDonalds

Always a great atmosphere, staff are helpful and friendly. Food is good pub grub and the weekend live bands are definitely worth a visit. Spacious pub garden with plenty of seating and afternoon sun.

Overwhelmed by welcoming hosts - NOT!! Visited for a catch up with my bestie, we arrived just after 7.30pm and were made to feel an inconvenience rather than a valued customer. Server was surly & unfriendly. Bar shut at 9.30pm, which is understandable in current times, but we only heard this when bar person was talking to locals, at no point where we informed, involved.

Visited with my toddler son, best friend and dog. We were made to feel so welcome. Had a lovely few hours sat by the fire following a cold walk.

Food was shockingly poor, over priced and awful customer service, totally rude, arrogant and sarcastic, never experienced service like it. Never go here again

Exclellent disabled parking and access. server Kevin was so polite and made sure everything was perfect heads up to the chef for the food great value and delicious defently coming here again great atmosphere and loved it defently coming here again when I visit

Just down the road so we have lunch a lot. Scampi and chips and then cider . Varied menu. Right on road so keep kids in back garden

My partner, her mum & myself went there on a Sunday leading up to Christmas. This is a Greene king country pub. The choice of ales was good, especially the Abbott Reserve. The food we ordered was poor compared to other country pubs we have eaten in recently.The salmon fillet looked anemic & was bland to taste, plus it was not very hot. I had the steak & ale pie which was piping hot with a puffed pastry lid. It was a little generic though. Plenty of filling & rich gravy but the steak filling was more akin to canned stewing steak or similar to the fray bentos tinned pies. The veg we all agreed was poor, it was watery & soft , this suggested to us that it was not fresh but frozen. The roast potatoes I had were very similar to 'aunt Bessie's' in style, suggesting they came pre prepared & frozen. The final meal was a gammon steak with pineapple. I was told that it tasted ok but it was thin in thickness. We did not stay for desserts because we thought these would be generic too. A footnote would be that the table next to us were also disappointed with their veg & agreed it was probably frozen & microwaved.

Nice country inn with helpful staff and good food. Wheelchair access is limited to a service door with a wooden ramp into the staff only area. Outside tables available but weather dependant. Food is good and sensibly priced. Don't know what disabled toilets are there as not needed this visit. Disabled parking space in the car park.

I was on a very, very long bike ride completing a Strava challenge of riding 100 kilometres (63 miles) continuously in one day and decided to stop off at The Chequers for some lunch as I was in desperate need of a rest. I decided to sit outside in the beer garden near the car park as the staff said it was ok to bring food outside. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The pub food was great.

Had the roast was ok . Fresh veg ..!didn’t taste microwaved. Meat was good ..presentation could have been a bit better (gravy in a small jug maybe)and maybe slightly larger portion . Been here previously and it appears to have had a slight decline sadly. :( .. don’t think we would return now as it appears to be a sort of locals only now and didn’t appear as friendly as before.. sorry folks :(

A warm and friendly welcome is guaranteed at the Chequers. With a varied menu and a range of specials on offer there is something to suit everyone. The food was beautifully cooked and nicely presented. The desserts were fabulous too, as were the drinks. Lots of safe parking. Highly recommended.

Visited with family for lunch during Easter weekend. Smiling and welcoming staff. Great service and wonderful food. The place has had a facelift which is modern without losing the classic pub feeling and atmosphere. Highly recommend a visit.

Really enjoyable meal today at the Chequers. The pub has a lovely traditional feel. My steak pie was delicious with a good range of veg and my mother really enjoyed her beer battered cod.My pint of IPA was really well kept.Friendly staff too.Very happy

2 of us called in for a quick pub lunch, great service and friendly staff, disappointed with the bacon and cheese sandwich...just a cut loaf bread, grated cheese and bacon ... sort of thing I would throw together in 5 mins at home

Visited on a Sunday lunch time and ordered a roast and lasagna. The roast was served with aunt bessie yorkshies and the roast potatoes tasted like they were frozen and not homemade. The lasagna was not much better. Moving onto pudding do not order the sticky toffee £5 for a microwave one and did not even taste of sticky toffee!

Chose this pub as it was close to a friend we were meeting up with plus they allow dogs. They only had festive menus available, given it was lunchtime a sandwich menu would have been good rather than having to select a main meal. We had Scampi and chips (typical fried frozen food, basically presented and a little expensive at £10.50), Steak and ale pie (nice meaty filling, undercooked pastry) and the other had two starters instead of a main (fried frozen breaded mushrooms plainly presented and a plate of chips. The food overall was nothing to shout about and could do with more imagination and quality overall.

Went for dinner with family and friends. Food was fantastic and plentiful, i had steak it was the best I've had no fat cooked the way I ordered. Music was great the Little Chinos band(wow) fantastic night.

Stopped in here briefly following a walk round Sharpenhoe. Plenty of parking. No problem ordering a sandwich even at 3pm. We opted to share one as we really only wanted something small. Had we had one each it would have been very filling! Good chips and coleslaw. Pleasant and welcoming lady serving behind the bar. Will revisit if we get the chance.

Been to this pub a few times always a warm friendly welcome locals are very nice as well, have eaten here a few times and food has always been good and it is very good value for money

It's rare that we go anywhere as a family (3 children) that all of us enjoy but here not only did we get that, but there was a small park, friendly staff and locals, and amazing prices. It's been a while since I've seen main meals for £8.95 each and we managed 5 drinks plus plenty of bar sides, for £20.

I frequent the Chequers as I am really fussy about quality of my beers. They have a very good selection and they always have 5 ales on tap at anytime.

I met with girlfriends today and (because of the heat) none of us fancied much, so each chose a sandwich. One word: Awful! The bread seemed the cheapest one could buy, a smear of butter/spread and dry ingredients, the tuna was particularly brown in colour.

Un pub britannique typique, avec sa clientèle hétéroclite.

A very good pub for meals chat catch up very friendly staff all round We Will definitely be returning soon

Gone down hill from the last time I visited . The staff are not very friendly and the beer is a little expensive for a pub .

Always a good place to stop for a pint or two and a bite to eat when out for a weekend walk. Always freindly folk here (both sides of the bar), and good food at reasonable prices, and well kept beers, ciders etc.

Really good pub food Excellent service really friendly would highly recommend for a good afternoon or evening

A great dog friendly pub with lovely staff - a great place to stop off during a long dog walk for a refreshing pint

Mi pareja y yo nos alojamos aquí mientras estábamos visitando la familia de Luton. Gran experiencia! El personal era muy amable y disponible si necesitábamos algo. Nuestra familia se unió a nosotros para la cena y todos disfrutamos realmente. Tuve el chuletón (perfectamente cocinado) mientras mi compañero tenía la sobresaliente. Buena relación calidad-precio para una buena comida de pub. Sin duda recomiendo alojarse aquí y sin duda volveremos en el futuro!

Este Greene King propiedad cervecería moderamente grande en Streatley tiene bien cuidado y buen tonel alimentos sólidos pub inglés. Esperar encontrar senderistas, las caminatas y los habitantes tomando sol en las mesas de afuera y disfrutar de un tarro de los cerdos de la cabeza a lavar una de sus tartas o asados que hacen todos los días. Como miembro de la Cerveza CAMRA ME precio aquí y disfrutar del tradicional pub país wassail como pastel de carne con cerveza. Siempre aquí para refrescos pop en cuando a poca Bunyan's Trail Sharpenhoe Carracas.

Por desgracia mi suegro murió y decidió invitar a todo el mundo después de la funeral de el chequers - hacen un excelente despliegue que todos disfrutamos y todo el personal era tan amable y simpático.

Called in on Saturday lunchtime. Lots there and tables reserved. Worth the warned for wait for food. Delicious. Quaint building.

Limpio y ordenado, con simple comida decente pub. Servicio amable con precios justos. Buena variedad de cervezas, si eso es lo que te gusta

Tres de nosotros cayó en el Chequers para comer después de un largo paseo alrededor de Sharpenhoe Carracas. Esto resultó ser una decisión muy buena porque nos dieron una cordial bienvenida y quedamos gratamente sorprendidos por la amplia variedad de alimentos. Este resultó ser muy...

Por su ubicación más probado aquí, y no demostrar bien como un comienzo para un paseo y luego parar para comer. Es cierto que la comida era básica, pero aún así que no quiero decir que no era muy sabroso. Fue lo que cabe esperar de un simple pub, pero la bienvenida era realmente precioso y el servicio era eficiente. Nuestro perro era realmente bienvenido también y aunque nos sentamos en una parte del pub que obviamente era recién alfombradas no sentimos que George era inoportuna. El loos estaban muy limpias. No lo recomendaría para una noche especial, pero para un almuerzo abundante después de un buen paseo, es ideal.

Came up this evening for a roast beef Dinner. It was lovely as always and the dog enjoyed it lovely staff and great company x

Popped in here for some dinner one night. Considering It wasn't busy, food took a while to come out. Finally when it did, we wished it hadn't. It was very standard and quite tasteless. The Vegetables were hard - carrots had actually been served brown and way past their best. The steak was rubbery and hard.Sure it's a nice local for a drink but wouldn't recommend for food or a dinner outing.

From a chef review, I was very disappointed. Simple mistakes that I will not dream of doing. Or will. Roast dinner, it's a simple dish. you would expect to have it hot? (Stone Cold) you can poison someone! Fact. The beef was dry and very hard around the edges, The broccoli, cauliflower was mush, over cooked, - veg should not be mush, the roast potatoes, was burnt and soft. It was not lightly crispy for texture The carrots was brown, soft. The gravy was not special. This standard clearly states it was microwaved. Also don't pure the gravy over the potatoes. To hide that you have microwaved the food. All this was dished up like the chef didn't care. It shows. Sack the chef. From other reviews. It's an on going problem. The costumer service was poor. Some advice. Fix your problem and the quality of the food. You might be out of bussines. If you carry on.

Food and drinks were average, nothing wrong, northing great. Service was friendly however, and the beer garden was pleasant enough to sit in when it's sunny.

As per the last review I haven't been here a long while . The food has gone down hill both me and my parner had a Sunday lunch and a coffee each £20 it was like a frozen Iceland ready meal. Although credit where it's due the lady behind the bar was nice and smiley.

This pub has gone downhill since our last visit, we were out to enjoy a belated birthday lunch with our dear friends, my husband had Gammon, egg, chips, his meal was okay, the rest of us (3) had a Roast Pork Dinner, my friend could not eat her meat, it was too tough to cut, even after asking for a steak knife, the Roast Potatoes were soft and soggy, I had trouble even cutting my Yorkshire Pudding, my piece of Cauliflower had a funny taste, couldn't eat it and it was all swimming in Gravy. When asked if everything was okay, I complained to the Waitress, she said she would speak to the Chef, consequently we were given one Adult meal for the price of a Kiddies meal. Then 3 of us had Pudding, Spotted Dick and custard, my friend had cream, had trouble cutting sponge, very chewy, the best bit was the custard and the cream. WE DEFINITELY WILL NOT BE GONG BACK THERE.

Great pub lunch, friendly staff and dog friendly. Ideal place to stop for a break on that long walk.

Easy parking, nice country style pub.Staff are welcoming and helpful.The menu looked great but we didn't have time to sample any dishes.Great rapid service, lovely choice of beers. Sat outside sipping my white wine taking in the country feel.Great place

A lovely small country pub with friendly staff and lovely food. There is also a good range of beers. There is a good parking area. We will definitely go back.

Very traditional country pub which is nice to see and my rib eye steak was very good. I've paid almost double for a steak in fancy restaurants and been served inferior pieces of meat so I was very happy. Came with a decent portion of chips and a decent sized salad.

We visit here every so often when I visit my dad, its one of his favorites.The menu is as you'd expect from a pub grub establishment, so no surprises there. It was pretty quite when we arrived so we were served pretty fast, I have no reason to suspect this would be any different if it were busier.The food is good quality but slightly to big on portion for my taste. Hopefully I will remember this and not order a starter next time!

Came here for a meal to celebrate mine and my partners Birthdays and a double bonus was that they had a live band performing....What a great night! Food was fresh and served with a smile! - The place has a lovely warm atmosphere- staff were extremely helpful...I have been a couple of times so knew it would be a good cert and it delivered.The live band 'The Last Resort' were outstanding and if i got married again hypothetically id love them to play at my wedding!!

To be honest, this is the only decent pub in the area, in my opinion. Always a great atmosphere, staff are friendly and very helpful and food it good pub grub. I have eaten here in the day and also experienced their Saturday night entertainment which is usually a live band. Great way to let your hair down at the end of the week.

Great atmosphere, very friendly staff, tasty food, plenty of outside seating space for those lovely summer evenings and not forgetting the fantastic bands that play there on Saturday nights.

We use to go here for meals but it went downhill when it changed management a year or so ago. We went back again the other day and it's marginally better but lacks attention to detail, ie, salad dressing comes as standard - not everyone likes that, the coffee machine was out of action and the coffee they served was horrible, very weak, couldn't drink it. When the waitress took our plates away we weren't asked if we wanted desert or coffee or even refreshed drinks. We got the coffee at the bar and passed on the dessert as it was all the stodgy type, nothing light. The bread on the sandwiches was stodgy and the baked potato was tasteless. On the plus side very pretty with lovely flowers etc, cheap prices and the landlady was very nice and very good with making sure everyone (staff and customers) stopped to pay respect with the minutes silence for the Tunisia victims which impressed me because not everyone would have done that. We will go back intermittently just to see if it's improved and got back to it's old self but in the meantime somewhere else will have our custom.

I have had many good meals in The Chequers at Streatley, Bedfordshire. But it's changed hands and last time I was there I had the worst fish pie ever! I put that down to being new management. Today I was there with a friend and we both ordered Steak, mushroom & Ale pie. Neither of us could eat any of the meat at all! It was so hard you could hardly get a fork into it, and if you did then it was mainly just chewable gristle. Even that wouldn't have stopped our regular visits there, but when the barmaid asked us if everything was OK, we politely pointed out that it was inedible and she took both meals back. We had a couple of coffees each and when we asked for the bill, we were charged the full amount without so much as an apology for being served with such a disaster! If I was the chef I'd have been out straight away, apologised and offered something else - maybe with a discount. But to ignore us completely was just rude. I hope they at least tried one of their own pies. So our regular monthly pub-grub outing will now have to find another venue! Chequers at Streatley, pull yourselves together - ever heard of good service?

Friendly local pub, recently under new management, so it might be worth ignoring older comments and giving the new folks a chance

Always a warm welcome. Best to book for evenings or a Sunday. Had a nice sunday roast sunday evening unfortunately as pub had been very busy potatoes not great and yorkshire both had been warmed up. Plenty of meat. Other food on menu was all freshly cooked steak pie excellent.

After reading reviews on Trip Advisor I decided to take my best friend here for her birthday lunch. It was a very good decision. I no longer live in the area but Streatley is a nice little village. There is a good choice on the menu. I had Piri Piri Salmon with Jacket Potatoes served with salad. My friend had the Ham, Egg and Chips with Salad but requested only a few chips and extra salad, which they were very happy to do. My friend had white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake with cream for desert but I couldn't manage any myself. The service was quick, friendly and efficient. This was a Tuesday lunchtime and although I booked a table there was no need at it was quiet with most people opting to sit out in the sunshine. The food is very reasonably priced and I would recommend The Chequers to anyone who wants something quiet, relaxing and friendly.

Today myself and two colleagues decided to eat a business lunch and stopped into the this location. We all ordered simple sandwiches and I ordered mine without butter. When my meal arrived - the sandwich had butter. I do not like the taste of butter and took my sandwich back to ask for one very politely without butter. About three minutes later THE OWNER came back with my same plate of food and said that she had asked the chef who said he had not put butter in my sandwich. I opened my sandwich and showed her the butter - to which she again repeated the chef had not put butter in my sandwich. I sat there staggered and said if she was not going to replace it then I would just leave it! She grabbed my plate and walked away saying that she would change it and tell the chef that I am calling him a liar! I cannot believe that I would even be challenged as a customer and then be called a liar in a roundabout way without so much as an apology! The whole experience has left a very bitter taste in my mouth and as a very small pub in a quiet location should be wanting repeat business - my colleagues were appalled and I am still fuming at how an Owner can have such disrespect to a paying customer

After recommendation by a pair of elderly ladies, I have just visited a local pub for late afternoon lunch and had a good meal. In spite of arriving late afternoon we were greeted with a warm welcome and chose to sit outside.Food was well presented, choice of chips and salad or fresh vegetables. My teenagers enjoyed a burger and chips, the slimmers had a grilled salmon dish, and I had a lovely steak and ale pie with piles of fresh veg. I believe you get what you pay for, so whilst not cheap, the quality of our meal made it good value for money. I will definitely eat there again. There is even live music on offer .

If you go for a meal at the Chequers then you must try the steak pie ... its awesome!!Great selection of beers and has quite a few music nights with a variety of music styles.Give it a go!!

We have been here many times before but went along to an evening where a band was playing and they put on a curry night. What a great evening. Food was marvellous, atmosphere created by the band was great and the bar staff were their usual welcoming friendly selves. Highly recommended.

good food. lovely log fire, lovely bar ,friendly staff,what more do you want, cannot wait for the summer evenings because of the lovely garden

A great little pub just off the A6 halfway between Luton and Clophill(Shefford way) set in the village of Streatley.This place is situated next to the village church so we popped in here for some grub before my mates wedding.They serve your typical pub grub and sandwiches at lunchtime too all of which are very nice and you get plenty too.For me the setting of this pub wins the vote for me.

We came upon the Chequers by chance after walking the dog nearby. The lunchtime menu was, for a small village pub, quite exptensive, with several specials on offer. My wife and I both chose the cottage pie, and for £4.99 we had no complaints. Good size portion, tasted great, and left us very satisfied. Coffee could have been better - the machine was a little generic.

Fabulous food right on the doorstep. Ended up eating there every night. Plenty to choose from with a specials board. Good portions nice quiet atmosphere.

Really friendly service, fantastic food - great value for money - generous prortions (even I can't manage three courses!).Warm and friendly pub, perfect for a get together meal with friends, or just a few drinks with the hubby! Attention to detail and proactive happy staff!

Very busy Sunday, staff did well to manage the numbers. Felt a bit inpersonal. Huge choice of dishes (almost too much choice!) Also huge portions - great for some people but felt a bit overwhelmed!

We actually enjoyed the entertainment very much. It was a local band covering rock and roll hits. The food and service was decent. Nothing outstanding, but nothing worthy of too much criticism. The sticky toffee pudding was spectacular.

Plain English cooking. Overcooked but large portions and fair prices.