The Cricketers in Bracknell Forest

Gorgeous family meal, brilliant service and relaxing atmosphere. Thank you Shaun for looking after us. Will definitely be back.

Had a beautiful evening and all the staff was very welcoming and kind and ben was very helpful to make us so welcoming and happy to go back ….nice environment thankyou

The Cricketers is our favourite place to go for a family Sunday roast dinner. The service was excellent, Shaun did everything with a smile and we did not have to wait long for our food and drinks

Had a family meal this evening. We are local and have have eaten here many times before and whilst we find the service hit or miss, the food is usually worth the wait so we go with an open mind. However, today my experience was not good. I enquired as to whether the vegan Sunday roast could be served with a Yorkshire pudding as I am vegetarian not vegan but was told it was cooked in duck fat “like the rest of the trimmings…”. I then had to ask what sides the vegan roast would come with if the trimmings were cooked in duck fat as these would not be vegan. After a second discussion with the kitchen, I was told the roast potatoes would also be cooked in duck fat but they could give me some boiled new potatoes instead. When I asked why this was not stated on the menu under the “vegan roast” option, I was told that it’s “not usually an issue - most vegans go for the other vegan option”. I’m curious why bother advertising a vegan roast on a Sunday if it’s not actually vegan? I don’t think it should be left to an individuals questioning and diligence to discover whether an advertised vegan item is actually vegan. I assume that if this was a food allergy it would be taken more seriously. My second issue after this is that other than the vegan roast which Id ruled out as i didn’t have much faith I wouldn’t inadvertently be fed something containing animal products, was that there was only 1 other veggie/ vegan option available at all which was a chickpea salad which didn’t really appeal when all the rest of my family was eating a nice hearty roast dinner. Really sad to not have any vegetarian options, just 2 “vegan” options, one of which wasn’t actually vegan at all so I ended up having 3 side dishes as my dinner. The rest of my family really enjoyed their meals

Good lunch here at the Cricketers again with friends for our regular eats & chat. Service very good and friendly, food as usual good pub fare. Fish & chips, prawn and something cheek curry and my own fish finger ciabatta, which although ok can’t say it’s the best value for money, a few chips on the side and I mean just a few I think would make it right. Desserts were lovely, sticky toffee pudding, nicely presented. Just one little thing, sticky table! Bottle spray is fine for quick turnaround but an occasional thorough detergent wash down would be welcome addition. Having said that we will be back soon.

Excellent! We were visiting from Warrington and were staying in an AirBnB round the corner, so The Cricketers was within walking distance. We dined as a family of four (children aged 13 and 8). We all enjoyed our meals. The steak was cooked beautifully. My daughter said the side of cauliflower was delicious! The chilli chicken skewers were great too. The service was lovely - the gentleman who waited on our table was very pleasant and made us feel welcome. The first evening (a Thursday) was quiet in the pub, but by the Friday, the place was packed with customers and there was live music on. We thoroughly enjoyed two evenings dining in The Cricketers.

Have been visiting The Cricketers for many years. Today was the first time ever I was actually blown away by the food. Don’t get me wrong, we have had many lovely meals here….and it has been generally pretty good, however there is a new menu on offer and the choice and presentation of food was outstanding today. Taste did not dissapoint either. Coupled with efficient and friendly service - what more could we ask for!! Well done Paul and the whole team, keep it up.

A lovely place set in countryside ambience, charming. Food was delicious and our waitress was warm, friendly and helpful throughout our meal, well done !

Great ambiance. Food quality spot on. Shaun was very attentive to our needs and was friendly all through out. Will return! Highly recommended!

I felt compelled to write a review after outstanding service and food today. It’s Mother’s Day so we expected it to be busy, which is was but the service from the team was amazing! We were in the private dining area (group of 15) and we were so well looked after. The food was so yummy and hot, everything correct. Couldn’t ask for any more and highly recommend

Had a really lovely lunch at the Cricketers six days ago, fabulous fish finger sandwich, very good service, value for money overall a good experience. Today unfortunately the exact opposite! On arrival we were directed to choose where we’d like to sit in one half of the restaurant as the other half looked like it was being cleared for decorating to take place, stacked baby chairs and single dining chairs were placed to stop access to the rest of the dining room. With the sun outside shining we opted for the table by the window, this was our first mistake. We ordered drinks and then ordered our food. When the drinks were served I asked if I could have a large bottle of sparkling mineral water as opposed to the small bottle that was being offered. We also requested for a lime and soda water be put in a large wine glass the same as a gin & tonic was presented as opposed to the very heavy pint sized looking glass that it was in. This seemed to cause a problem as the new items were plonked down on the table with the finesse of a hammer. This definitely set the scene for the rest of the service. The second mistake was my ordering the lamb shepherds pie. There was no more than four bite size pieces of lamb and a fifth piece which was fatty sinewy mush, I can think of no other word to describe it other than inedible. The mashed potato was watery and tasteless, this was served in a bowl swimming in gravy with a load of cocktail onions and some spinach leaves. The other dishes, two curries green Thai cauliflower with extra king prawns were fine, the sea bass ok but nothing to really write home about. Ordering dessert, I asked for chocolate mousse and was promptly told “there wasn’t any”! Funny not to be advised of this when we were given the menus to choose our desserts. As an alternative I ordered the chocolate brownie, mistake number three. It was dry on the underside and really nothing more than a thin slice of cake the coffee ice cream was fine but I’m not sure where the ‘salt’ was in the dessert as described in the menu details. The other desserts of sticky toffee pudding and something ginger upside down were fine, the latter being on the small side but the custard compensated for that. After starting to eat our main course, there was an influx of new customers and it quickly became apparent that they were part of a funeral wake. The constant opening of the French doors in the ‘cleared’ restaurant area ensured that a cold draught swept through seated part of the restaurant. Some 30+ mourners constant back and forth between our table chimney breast next to us ensured that our dining experience was anything but peaceful, as did the continually increasing noise just a few feet away from our table. Now don’t get me wrong, unfortunately at times most of us will have to attend such occasions and they do take on a life of their own, but when you are in the business of hosting such an event there is an expected duty of care that should be afforded to all clients of the venue on the day, but in this instance this was not the case. When either making the booking or on our arrival we could have been told what was expected and we would have been more than happy to have sat somewhere as far away from the event as possible, to make it comfortable for both our party and the funeral mourners. I am in no doubt they wanted us in their vicinity no more than we wanted to be, too close for comfort springs to mind. As stated at the beginning, 6 days ago a great experience, that’s why we returned, would we again?

Food was mediocre- cold hard burger, waitress - we had three of them, couldn’t communicate and get the orders correct. Just a shambles.

I really enjoyed my time. All the people were helpful. I liked my drinks and my food. The fire is always on and it is nice a warm in the pub. They have a football goal in the garden. I like the burgers

Absolutely wonderful food and brilliant staff. Came here for Christmas lunch and couldn’t find a fault. Recommend

Hadn’t been to this pub for a while so I was shocked by the state of it. Duck pond stank as all the water troughs were full of stagnant water. Poor ducks! We sat in the back room and the tables were dirty, there was food on the floor, cobwebs. The paintwork on the walls was filthy and the walls full of damp and crumbling plaster. There was a I assume broken tv on the floor and a working one on a make do wooden shelf in the corner which was randomly showing horse racing ? The whole place just needs completely gutting. And then the toilets oh my goodness, smelly, dirty, rotten door frames & please remove the disgusting toilet brushes ! Such a shame about this place as it used to be so nice in there. What’s happened??

Very disappointed tonight. Nice table, service fine. Shame 5 friends who only meet every 4 months could not hold a conversation due to an extremely loud live band playing. I gave up lip reading in the end. This is normal in a pub but in a restaurant........ in 5 years of meeting up at local restaurants, this was our worst dining out experience. The trip to the ladies toilets was equally bad, damp going up the walls, soggy and black woodwork, loose laminate flooring. We won't be back.

Came with my family, some of whom are very fussy eaters. The staff were so lovely and very accommodating of our requests. The food was amazing and very good value for money. Would 100% recommend for great, friendly service.

Awesome bar team. Food was, warming and very welcome, and washed down with a good couple pints of good Ale.

Awesome service, food was amazing and good value. Manager was personable and super helpful. Great for families, just a really positive environment!

Good food, really poor service though - having a bad day perhaps. Not ONE smile, yet expect a 20% service charge tip...! I liked the food here, but we were made to feel like a burden for having a small child - not once did any of the 3 staff gives us a small smile - the lady who showed us to our table was nice but the others looked like they didn't want to be there. I'd recommend for the food, but don't have many drinks and don't expect top notch service.

The hospitality and the service was second to none. The food was outstanding, fresh hot and well presented. I would recommend this establishment in a heartbeat. Outstanding thank you for a wonderful lunch.

Brilliant dinner at the Cricketers last week, great friendly fun, safe environment for the kids. Food and service (as always) was excellent, I highly recommend....

My wife had previously been with some friends and was very impressed on all fronts. As a consequence we met friends at The Cricketers for lunch. We sat in the window in the Library as requested when we booked. So a splendid location, great views over the green, very attentive but certainly not intrusive staff and a seriously good lunch. We choose Cumberland Sausage and mash (x2), fish and chips and a cheese & ham toasted sandwich with all the trimmings. The sausage and mash was my wife’s recommendation from her previous visit and most definitely lived up to expectations - the onion gravy, of which there was plenty, made the dish. In all it was served with a selection of well-cooked seasonal vegetables - six different ones! The fish and chips was equally well received and our friend who, not being overly hungry, opted for the toasted sandwich described it as the ‘best’ she had had! Desserts did not disappoint either. The caramelised sugar topping to the creme brûlée was fantastic, the sticky toffee pudding was very tasty and light with plenty of sauce (I would have preferred an extra scoop of ice cream but that was down to me for not asking!!!) The banoffee pie was very well received. Our less hungry friend opted for a floater coffee rather than a dessert and was exceptionally pleased to find it came topped with real cream rather than the ‘squirts’ kind. All in all a very special experience and one which we will very soon repeat.

We had an excellent evening the food was good and served very hot.The only problem was a very noisy table nearby which we could not blame the Cricketers for.Overall we thougherly enjoyable evening

The food was delicious, and good value for money. The service was very good and I will definitely be going back.

Good service quality food, nice meal.Portion sizes slightly on the large size but very good

Friendly staff and the food was good, expensive but as expected for the area. Very noisy inside, sat right by the staffs little huddle spot and had a hand full of forks thrown into a tray every so often which made a horrendous noise. Chairs also uncomfortable but not terrible.

Service was shocking. One starter did not arrive. When enquired where it was told that it had been cancelled. Main meals arrived and the food was good and as per what was ordered. When the food was placed on table ordered another drink. We had all finished our food and requested bill before the drink arrived. When our table was cleared we was not offered a dessert menu. The manager was going round the tables trying to get customers to buy more drinks. Shame we did not get ours. I believe a wait of over 20 minutes for a drink is unreasonable. When the bill arrived the starter that we did not receive/cancelled was on the bill.

Fantastic food, best fish and chips I've ever heard!! Excellent host and lovely stuff

The Cricketers Inn is a lovely venue, both to eat inside or outside. The standard of food is superb and portion sizes very good. The service from David and the team is spot on and every one was pleasant and attentive. Highly recommend.

Gorgeous meal, we all loved what we had. Will be back very soon

Friendly staff ready to help and advise. Service was leisurely and food well presented. Good choice of menu.

Friendly service. The food was great - the chicken goujons were really good - best I have ever eaten. Highly recommend the Cricketers!

Great food. Staff made us very welcome, especially my 90 year old Mum. Will be back.

The food was good but prices seem to have increased quite significantly. It was a quiet session which we appreciated however rather than the normal excellent level of service it was rather slow and therefore quite some time before we got to eat. A little disappointing when it has always been so good previously and our normal go to for lunch.

Lunch for 4. We all enjoyed excellent food, well-cooked and presented. Friendly staff provided good attentive service. Interesting items on the wall to read and provoke conversation. Everything was clean: glasses, cutlery, tables and floors. We all felt the whole experience was good value for the reasonable price and will return.

Really lovely food, lovely atmosphere and perfect service. Had a meal with a friend, which meant we wanted to chat. This is the pub for that as there’s no annoying background music, but there was a large group so did get a bit loud. The food was amazing, and the staff were friendly and provided good service. What more could you want?

We've visited the cricketers many times, and this has quickly become a firm favourite and we often recommend to our friends and family - looking forward to visiting again soon,

Lovely meal and good service, would definitely recommend.

We went as a group of 12 for Dinner. Such a wonderful evening. Staff were super helpful, food was fantastic. Great value for money. We will definitely be returning and would highly recommend a visit.

Excellent service. Staff very friendly,helpful Food quality very good. Starters were huge, whitebait and chilli con carne nachos more like a main. Mains were large too. Banoffee pie really delicious. Coffee not so good.

Lovely food but small ok for me but wouldn’t feed hubby x and the chairs make an awful noise when scraped on the e stone floor so they need pads on them other than that I can highly recommend the Cricketers x

Excellent food .Good value for money. Traditional venue with very warm atmosphere. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Really lovely food, service was brilliant and had a great time celebrating my mother's birthday. Thank you :)

We enjoyed our meal. However, on arrival we were seated next to a large party of adults, children and two dogs. We discussed asking to be moved as we thought it might get quite noisy. It did and with hindsight, we should have requested another table. We would respectfully suggest to the management that a party of four should not be seated next to such a large gathering if other tables are available.

Really lovely food and good selection of drinks. Good vibe and friendly staff.

Once again a great dinner which we couldn’t fault, with a few drinks afterwards. Good service from the staff.

No children’s menu, starter was very very overpriced. We ordered chicken goujens - the portion size was a joke for £9.95 (5 tiny bites). We complained and the chef agreed that it was a terrible sized portion so sent out more, meals were very average and paid over the odds for it. Cricketeers used to be our favourite family pub in Kent, unfortunately we won’t be coming back.

Really good food and excellent staff. Really enjoyable evening

Had a great time celebrating my husband’s birthday. Everything was perfect, the food was delicious and beautifully presented. We’ll definitely be visiting The Cricketers again. Thank you 😊

This was our second visit and we Highly recommend the lamb Service was great as always Definitely will be returning with the family Later in the year

The fish and chips were disappointing. The chips were not cooked. The first time I have had a poor meal at the Cricketers

Warm welcome, fantastic staff, great ambience, food was good quality , well presented and tasty.

Food quality very good service was great waitress very friendly As far as price goes everyone would obviously like to dine more cheaply but with things how they are at the moment it was fine Only the second time we’ve eaten here but both times have been really good

Vegan burger was delicious. My friend had a beef burger which she enjoyed. Nice friendly staff and good value for money.

Great service, food excellent. Quiet evening but a noisy group in the corner!!

Great food, good value and friendly service as always.

It's a loverly place well run staff are very friendly and helpful.

Nice location, very nice food, generous portion sizes, very friendly and attentive staff

What a great night. In Kent for one night only and desperate to find a good pub that does decent good. And what a find. The cricketers is a lovely country pub with great atmosphere and excellent food. We all enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. Service was excellent and we were made to feel really welcome - like it was our local. Thank you to all the staff. We will be back one day!

Good food pleasant atmosphere a nice place for a family meal.

We had a lovely evening staff were friendly and helpful, good food great choice and the atmosphere was warm and relaxing. We are looking forward to going back.

We had a lovely meal for Mother's Day. It was our first time coming in for food and we really enjoyed it, portion sizes were big , service was excellent and it was a lovely atmosphere.. would definitely recommend

Had my Mother’s Day breakfast here, really nice food, good service and reasonably priced. Excellent place to go out and enjoy a meal or time work family and friends

We have not ben here for several years despite it being a local pub. The food was exceptionally good and the portions were very generous. Prices are average with the total bill coming to just over £200 for five adults including drinks. Service was a bit slow for the main course but it was Mothers Day and the venue was exceptionally busy (completely full), the owner did come to see us at the end of the visit despite us saying nothing and offered us free coffee's etc. as an apology. In all honestly the portions were so good we almost needed the pause between courses to help it go down! We will happily go back for another meal both with family and friends.

Food was hot - quick to come out staff was attentive absolutely delighted ! well done for my Mother’s Day treat ..

Very enjoyable will be returning..................

Two people on my table had cod with parmentier potatoes. I was very disappointed with this dish as I had four pieces of potato the size of four peas. The rest of the fish dish was good but it lacked the potato that I was looking forward to eating. Consequently it wasn’t filling enough, ok if you are on a diet.

Lovely food, delightful setting and good service - highly recommend

Family friendly, Dog friendly. Very accommodating staff. Great for groups and intimate dates. Cozy all year round. Food is great.

Food, staff brilliant as usual. Always enjoy meals at any of the W &H pubs.

Good food but service was poor, table not clean, had to wait 15 minutes for table to be ready although lots of empty tables, had to ask for table to be cleaned and had to walk to the bar to ask to pay the bill.

Excellent food and excellent service from host, atmosphere was great and cannot fault, will be back

Such a lovely afternoon spent here, the staff are friendly, the food is top notch and the ambiance is lovely and homely.

Food was good. Took a while for the starters to arrive but after that the mains arrived in good time. Never had to wait for drinks.

Just what I expected. Village green pub/ restaurant. Cosy log fires friendly staff and fabulous food even for the veggie! And a free glass of wine with the fish on fishy Friday. What more can you ask. Thanks everyone at the Cricketers. See you again soon.

Met with friends really friendly service and lovely fish & chips especially the chips they were like chip shop chips really nice.

Didn’t think it was value for money. The food wasn’t that good.

Food, staff were great. Will go back again for sure.

good service excellent food lovely pub may seem to be a touch expensive but u get plenty to eat and its excellent quality.

Food looked amazing but didn't taste it. The roast dinner was bland and no flavour. Way to much garlic in the soup and to much seafood sauce in the prawn cocktail.

First walked in no beer on tap just bottles of beer asked for a coke and got some tiny bottle of glass coke which obviously that’s all they had , The Sunday roast beef was fatty and hardly anything to eat of it, vegetables came in a tiny tray and was nowhere near worth the price they asked for disappointing not overly much to say about the place unless ur a regular your not important

Food was really lovely and fresh. The service was slow. The waiting staff were very young and inexperienced. I have no issue with this if they take the time to listen to what you order!!! Several mistakes on the drinks ordering which took a while to rectify

A fantastic valentines meal, perfect service and great food

Great food, excellent service. Well priced for the offering.

Great food as always. Service was a little slow with drinks and the bill. Had to ask 2/3 times. Staff all very friendly and engaging.

Very welcoming. Staff look after you very well and the food is gorgeous!

Lovely meal, and really lovely and attentive landlord and staff. Highly recommend.

Great food with friendly service. We had the dog with us and she was made welcome too. Love this place

Dog was with family on the next table...a little uncomfortable!

First time coming to the restaurant and we loved the food!

Lovely pub, warm welcome, lovely open fire going, amazing food at very reasonable prices.

Lovely to see a busy pub, that is clearly very popular. The food was very good, the service prompt and helpful.

We've been to the Cricketers a few times. This time we seemed rushed, even though it wasn't that busy. But when we ordered extra drinks, we had to keep asking where are they? When they did arrive, wine was warm, as they had been sitting on the bar. 3 of us had roasts. I had beef. Ok. But my daughter and her husband had pork and chicken. And they were both extremely ill !! When they got home !! For 24 hours ! ?? Not sure if it was the roast , which wasn't fresh or a bug ??? Anyway standard not as good as usual.

Good service food excellent atmosphere good all told a good afternoon

Very friendly and busy gastro pub, we were made to feel very welcome and the food was great, would recommend.

A lovely cosy atmosphere on a cold winters day 🔥food enjoyable.

Excellent roast and great service. This is a wonderful pub to eat at, I have been many times and will continue to be a customer. The roast is plentiful, hearty and delicious. I have never had a bad meal there and the service is always brilliant.

Lovely dinner, as always. Service good too. Very friendly.

Had a Sunday roast at the Cricketers. Excellent lunch and helpful staff.