The Chequers in Central Bedfordshire

Lots of friendly people Despite being packed, enjoyed it as a first timer.

Sunday lunch not good, seems to be ping and ding but not well executed. Meat pie was insanely hot, broccoli was raw

Food not good... Pie was nuked Brocolli raw, mash was teaspoon scraped onto plate very disappointed

My 2nd visit in 2 weeks. First visit, a Wednesday evening. Food , staff and atmosphere 👌. Visit 2 on a wed lunchtime. Disappointed, although the food was again ok. The place was dirty. Food on the floor, ladies toilet sink area hadn't been cleaned in day. The floor in th restaurant was tacky !!! It's a shame it has the making of being a good go to for a midweek meal.

Warm welcomr from people who are pleased to see you.

We attended a funeral here, and the staff were very attentive.

Clean, friendly service, great value and a nice atmosphere.

Great venue wonderful staff had a great NYE xx

Met for a working lunch and throughly enjoyed the new decor and upgrades to the premises. The food was fantastic and the waitresses so friendly and helpful

We looked forward to trying out the new chequers. We booked for Thursday evening 7pm, it was quiz night which wasn't a problem or so we thought. On taking our order we were told there were 3 or 4 dishes not available due to waiting for delivery. We ordered lasagna (which had been nuked in the microwave) Hunters chicken ( two small pieces of chicken drizzled with a sauce) and steak and ale pie, which was the best looking dish of all. After we had finished our main course the quiz was in full swing and we seemed to have been forgotten about. When they eventually came to clear our plates we waited for a sweet menu. We waited and waited. By 8.45 we had had enough. We left and paid the bill at the bar. So so dissapointed. 😔

Lovely warm atmosphere. Good to get the old village pub back

Web site says dog friendly but it's only in the garden bit misleading

Had a nice time outside. Kids play area helped. Booked us in last minute and quite late which we appreciated.

Great little pub, landlady was highly accommodating and friendly. Would recommend

Nice pub with a playground , friendly bar staff and good chips, seems popular with the locals which is a good sign

Service was incredibly slow but the team were being slammed for a weekday evening.

Food was beautiful! Staff are lovely, friendly and attentive and atmosphere was great! Really looking forward to coming back. A*******

Terrible food and terrible service. waited 30 min for service. I will never go there any more.

Discrimination! Very rude unorganised staff . The lady came up to me shouting to say to pay before food comes . As it was dad’s day I didn’t want to spoil the mood. I have made my order on the telephone that I was requested to do and we were all waiting patently. As I arrived the lady started shouting at me to pay straight away. I cancelled the order I did paid for the drinks but it took a long time to wait and the didn’t care my kids didn’t have lunch. Never will I ever visit this place .

Had two Sunday lunches now both were Delicious, staff were nice and pleasant pub is very clean , also had their pizzas and ploughman’s Jodie& George are doing a great job considering they have only been there. Few weeks we will definitely be coming back

Great atmosphere, fantastic staff and top service

We went here for dinner last night. Two ribeye steaks, salad and chips for only £40 what a bargain. Food was lovely and staff very attentive and the pub looks great. We sat in the bar area dogs are allowed so check it out for future pit stops when walking ours. Very impressed .. we will def be back!

Slightly run down for my taste. Menu was homely but not tempting. We just had a drink and moved on.

Love this place, good vibes, cool owner. Always have a good time there

Great service, food was amazing and such big portions!

Popped in for lunch nice food at a good price, friendly and quick service

In short, Do not go there. Just read all the positive comments and feel confused with our experience today! We were treated poorly by the only rude miserable woman working there at 12pm. Not busy just one table there before us. This staff is rude, unwelcome and just doesnt give a toss about service. No smile. Nothing. Other customers turned up she flipped to a nice lovely chatty person. The state of food was sad and poorly made. Glad we didnt try to order a proper main dish. Paid this meal in full just so I can put this review in public.

Nice pub, good food and good selection of drinks, pool table sky TV and nice garden with outside bar they also have a pizza oven friendly staff.

Staff were friendly. Food is quite expensive. About £20 per head with drinks now for a family of 4. Food was ok not spectacular. Avoid the nachos - not lovely.

Yet again it misses the mark. On about the 5th set of owners since we moved to the village, the pub still doesn’t deliver on the potential. Kids menu had rock solid buns with the cheapest sausages. Given they have a pizza onven, they are yet to workout how to make something good in it. All the while being priced higher than other places.

We hired the bar for a celebration after our Mum's funeral. We are so glad we chose the Chequers. The buffet they put on was amazing. Everyone really enjoyed the food. The service at the bar was brilliant too and prices are reasonable. Nothing was too much trouble for the team both in the organisation before and on the service on the day. Thank you so much to you all.

Seems lovely. Not berm here in years. Done really well. Big garden. Nice

Nice atmosphere. Friendly pub with plenty play space for littluns and great food.

Very welcoming multi screen sports. Dartboard and pool. Landlady and husband fantastic wife has multiple allergies and very considerate and understanding and adaptive highly recommended

Brilliant pub. Lovely staff and top notch food. Been a few times and every meal has been so good. Excellent value great place cant recommend enough

Went there for a meal 2 big screens in restaurant showing football menu limited and food not great staff very good but not my cup of tea to go would not go again

Lovely pub, superb garden, friendly staff, food looked good. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend to anyone

Great atmosphere, great food. Very friendly staff.

Nice Greene King pub in Stotfold. Dog friendly in the right side bar. Simple menu but tasty pub food at reasonable prices. Standard drinks choices. Good service and friendly.

Such a happy and friendly service. Enjoyed the pasta, great taste and good volume.

Changed alot since i was there last

Nice pub and pub garden too. Worth a visit!

Lovely pub, nice beers, friendly staff

Nice pub with a good garden, did wonder why it wasn’t very busy for a Sunday, the food was so poor, partner ordered a pizza which was very undercooked it was all just falling apart and he is not usually fussy about pizza at all! I was served BROWN salad alongside my wrap which again was very average. Such a shame this pub used to serve the tastiest food.

Large clean hall with plenty of light. Downstairs hall.

Great friendly ppl . Food was great

Quite good. Menu a bit limited. But food good.

Great place for all occasions. Good food, outdoor space (with kids playground!), Selection of beers, etc!

Lovely garden. Great food. Quick service.

We come here for lunch today and to say the food was a disappointment was a understatement! All the meals we had ordered didn't come the with usual sides you would expect eg peas with fish and chips, children's meals had no options for side. The meals looked like that had been chucked on the plates and the fish was soggy and the worst one I've ever tasted.

App was slow and tedious to order food but food was good

Unfortunately the beer was stale and the food (except for pizza's) was very uninspiring on our visit.

Nice to be out and difficult situation for pub. But over all can't complain.

Nice friendly helpful staff, family friendly!

Lovely local pub to go and have a pint or a meal.. With a nice garden too 👍💞

Rather cold in there,needed heating on No atmosphere as place was rather empty .

Nice friendly staff, however the food was sub par, very basic and bland.

Great place for a drink after a local walk, Sunday roast in the garden was decent and staff were really friendly

Worst meal , was a frozen pizza ..lazy food ..understand covid 19 but plastic cutlery and plastic containers is disgusting in a restaurant ..could not eat it ..sticky tables never again..support our local pub hmmm dont think so .

Great location, brilliant for the kids....HOWEVER food quality was awful, waste of money. What we had was basically for Iceland. Great for a drink but food, stay away.....such a shame this place can't get it right! Would be a gold mine if they got a decent chef and decent produce.

Awful quality food and small portion sizes for the price. Poor customer service - emailed to complain and was told nothing could be done since we did not complain on the day, however we were not approached by a member of staff to voice any opinion. Given coronavirus, completely understand portions may be smaller since food is served on disposable plates however price should reflect this and gives no excuse for being rude following a complaint. Drinks fine and well priced but definitely avoid for food!

Extremely poor quality food, not as described on the menu. Overpriced for small portion sizes and poor quality meals.

This is a great place for families. Lots of space, big climbing frame & garden. Good service & food .

Good service, fantastic live music

Great choice of beers and ales foods top notch too

Good friendly local, well worth a visit for a good pint

Enjoyed a fabulous roast. Halloumi chip starter was delicious. Roast lamb was fab.. amazing sized portion and good selection of veg. Had no room for pud, though the selection looked great.

Went on Friday31st to see the soul guy, da Costa. We lasted 5 minutes that included getting a drink. Before we went into the public bar. The sound quality was excruciating. Very poor choice of no alcohol beers. Lack of soft furnishings (public bar) make it un-inviting

Great food and excellent service and a very friendly atmosphere

I would highly recommend the chequers , friendly helpful staff , food was lovely for my stepmum s funeral today , brilliant service .Many thanks x

Tried this place a few times and on both occasions the food has been very sub-par. The pub itself is nice and has a huge outdoor garden, so fine if you're popping in for drinks but I honestly wouldn't bother with the food.

Looked forward to a boxing day roast but no roast potatoes and the parsnips were so thin when roasted were hard. I ordered baked pears with ice cream but they were so hard like pieces of leather. No atmosphere waste of money.

Went for Sunday roast but noticed they had Christmas dinner on. So we had to try it and was not disappointed at all, Turkey was cooked to perfection. It is a big dinner but did managed to eat it all. If you are going for Christmas dinner do try there pear in cinnamon and ice cream, it was just the right balance after a big dinner. Just like to add Jane and mark are fantastic hosts, they are very accommodating and always make you feel welcome. I would really recommend The Chequers especially for families or if you want just a table for two.

We visited at 4pm yesterday, I ordered from the specials board “mac & cheese with bbq beef” extremely dry & a distinct lack of cheese so sent it back. If your going to have a “specials board “ please make sure it’s special. Fortunately I’d had a starter so didn’t leave hungry 👍

Good food, good drinks, large garden with a kids play area

Food terrible. Over priced and waited to long for the most diabolical burgers and pasta dish that stank rotten. Starter was mushrooms on toast and described as bruchetta. Had to argue the bill. Shocking customer service and disgusting food. Total disappointment!

Has a garden and great place for meeting friends

Welcoming staff, good size portions and tasty food served promptly. The pub has been refurbished and looks lovely with pretty hanging baskets and tonight decor. The dining room is light and is a lovely room to eat lunch and watch the world go by.

Pizza was tasteless. No herbs and scant toppings. Food inside may be nice but lots of work to be done on pizzas .

Disorganised. Chewy fatty sirloin sandwich. Ordered cappuccino not sure what it was that I drunk but it wasn't a frothy cappuccino! Daughter had a greasy lasagne. Apple pie tasted like shop bought Apple pie. The venue is great but lacking in many many ways. Disappointed to say the least. Won't be returning.

Great pub venue with average food and below average service.

Staff could,not help us enough food was nice new landlords but improving every visit

Booked a table for 6pm we ordered drinks and browsed the menu ,the menu had been updated to go with the new decor also their was no information regarding any allergy info warnings we finally ordered and was told they were busy and it would be 45 mins in fact 1 hour 306 mins later food arrived not on plates but 6 x 4 inch wood slabs not big enough to hold your food so it went on the sticky plastic table cloth other dishes like Lasagne was served in a baking tin so not great and the final bill £ 99 will not be coming back we should have gone to the fish and chip shop

Enjoyed a late arvo lunch at The Chequers in Stotfold . Service and food excellent. We had Roast meat sandwiches with Yorkshire Pudding and Roast Potatoes on the side in a small bucket. The portions were large, meat and roast very hot and the bread very fresh. However our only gripe is that it's all served on a wooden board!! So with the meal comes a lovely gravy which you can't really tip onto a board. We all enjoyed the meal and the concept but a nice plate would have definitely made all the difference.Service and cleanliness overall was fabulous. This place is DEFINITELY NOT CLOSED. It has a nice garden out the back.

What a lovely place for Sunday lunch. We had a large 4 generation family gathering here yesterday and we were really well looked after. Good food, fabulous portions, lovely ambience helpful staff. There was a really nice conservatory and a brilliant play area for the children. Many thanks for looking after us. We had a wonderful time.

Great food, good size portions for the money. Great value.

Heard about this pub from a friend, told me it was a great place. Well she was not wrong. As soon as I got their I was warmly greeted by the staff. Took us to a table and made to fell at home. We had a fair few drinks and have some amazing food. I would recommend this place to everyone. Will be going back very soon.

I went to The Chequers with friends about couple of months ago or so, for a change of scenery, and I stumbled across this pub.I instantly walked into a warm welcome from the staff at this pub as they showed me and my friends to a table as we were going for food. As we sat down they asked if we wanted anything to drink and within minutes they were taking our order.Excellent service with lovely , kind and helpful staff.Was lucky to find this pub, will be going again soon.

We visited the pub today . It's a simple thing provide decent food and service that equates to the price you charge ! Unfortunately this establishment seems to have a different agenda . We ordered a pizza and a garlic bread nearly twenty pounds . The pizza was burnt but worst of all contained the remnants of a chilli stalk that had turned hard through being cooked. My partner nearly choked when eating this .... I raised this with the manager who responded with " it's a garnish you are not supposed to eat it " pretty much says it all if that represents the attitude towards paying customers. She offered the opportunity to speak to the "chef" who appeared with a swaggering gait and a half hearted attempt to intimidate. Pure customer service at it's best. Perhaps if they concentrated more on the basics rather than seemingly encouraging

Have regularly visited this pub and found it a pleasant experience. But sadly the last couple of times we've been to eat there either the kitchen is closed or they have run out of food. We went yesterday for dinner about 5pm and arrived to a sign saying they were only serving pizzas but only had 3 left, we decided to have pizzas and they arrived quickly and looked very nice, sadly mine was under cooked and doughy, i mentioned this to the waiter who was very pleasant, but didn't offer a solution. Disappointed as feel like the new owners are struggling to get the demand for food correct. We have always tried to support local business but sadly we'll be finding somewhere else to eat :-(

We arrived today to be greeted with a warm welcome. We sat outside in the garden near the play area to entertain our grandchildren whilst we ordered kiddies meals and lovely bespoke pizzas. This was so straight forward as the staff were so warm and friendly. Food arrived quite swiftly and was superb. The young waiter even came back to do a courtesy check. Definitely would go back as it was good value for money and we all had a good time.

Went to The Chequers this evening for the first time. Was surprised to find that on a Saturday evening at 7.20pm the restaurant was closed, and no food was available. Had one drink and left to go elsewhere to eat.

Not sure what happened today, food was soo slow even though there was only 2 other tables eating, had to send a meal back, not sure why it even came out as was so burnt, 2nd plate looked completely different, shame as our other meals were great but not sure what's happened as we've always had a really good meal in here and service times have been great?

Went to have a meal in the garden on a hot evening this week but left after seeing the boring menu. Not a lot on offer so left after one drink and ate elsewhere

Always friendly, service is second to none. Food is always exceptional especially the freshly made pizzas! Will continue to go back- highly recommend

Greasy cheap undercooked fries have replaced the one thing on the menu worth having! Also no good beers available any more. Only positive is the playground

After a morning out with my elderly mum, me and my husband thought we would pop into the chequers to try their food since it's been taken over. Before we arrived we checked their web site to make sure that they served food at lunch time, which they did. When we arrived there was a board outside advertising SENIOR CITIZENS deal Monday to Friday food served between 12 till 8. We ordered some drinks and asked if food was being served, only to be told the kitchen was closed on a monday. Wondered why the pub was so quiet! Talk about false advertising. The chequers has certainly changed, not what it used to be. Will have to find another local pub. Was so looking forward to trying the new menu but sadly dissapointed.

Could not fault the food, the atmosphere is very nice and the staff are very accommodating. We have been a few times and it’s walking distance from where we live. Would recommend the food and the garden is lovely on a summers day.

Great food and reduced prices for seniors!!

Lovely meal very nice atmosphere