The Granta in Cambridge

Cute place in very cute location. It gets very busy in the summer months. The food is way better now than it used to be (not sure what happened). The views from the outdoor terrace are very pretty. It’s located on a very picturesque stretch of the river and Coe Fen.

Excellent food, service and lovely views over Mill Pond. Very pleasant atmosphere. Lovely late evening ambience too

A good place to meet friends and have a meal.

We booked this restaurant for Sunday roast with our son and his housemates and it didn’t disappoint. We were running late and staff were very obliging. Food was excellent value for money and suitable for two veggies in the party. Staff friendly and welcoming and in a great location on the river. We will be back for sure

Came with a group of six for Sunday lunch. The place was quite busy but there is zero service or attention when you arrive - we found our reserved table ourselves and then figured out it was a question of ordering at the bar or via an app. It took well over an hour from submitting our order on the app to getting our main courses (two of the party had starters which came around the 30 min mark). The food was mostly OK but the Sunday roast beef was really disappointing - more like school dinners than gastropub. Sure it is a nice pub for a drink by the river, but wish we'd gone somewhere else for Sunday lunch!

Food was very expensive, so much so that we ended up going elsewhere for dinner, but drinks were decent with a nice array of indoor and outdoor seating options

Food arrived far to quick,this was reflected in the quality, the battered fish was good,but musy peas totally inedible,clearly been reheated throughout the day!!!!,steak ciabatta,ok but hardly any filling

The most over priced soda and black ever, from an uninterested barman. The food was better value and pleasant.

Beautifully located on the Cam, it is THE place to share some beers with friends in Cambridge. Of course the fish and chips is spot on, as are other dishes.

Eton mess consisted of a firm lump of clotted cream without any meringue nor berries, and was inedible. Contacted Granta for refund but no response at all. Waiters were friendly but that didn't change the waiting time of 45min for this failed desert. Very disappointing as the location was enjoyable.

Best onion ring I ever had. My daughter had them, I was never a fan, but I have to say...these onion rings were delicious. Food, absolutely delicious and they take blue light card. Lovely staff and atmosphere. Will definitely go back.

Sick spot with views of the river and fen beyond. Had a great time for my 35th birthday celebration, served by some lovely staff, provided with great food and drinks too! Highly recommend!

Great Pub always have so much fun, great view from the garden would 100% recommend to anyone

Very good food, lovely atmosphere, fantastic view

Huge shoutout to the team at the Granta! We were completely soaked after the Chariots of Fire Race and finished earlier than anticipated. The Granta was still closed, but I called to ask if they could let us in a bit earlier. The initial reply was no, but I got a call back 5 minutes later saying we could come in, and warm up before they started taking orders at 12pm. What a kind gesture! The food was lovely, piping hot, the service was great, the atmosphere was grand. We had such a lovely lunch there - thanks again!

Great view and a good food selection - highly recommend the steak and ale pie.

Sadly the food was poor. Our friend is gluten free and there was little for her to choose from. She did go for the steak, but couldn’t have the onion rings. Her plate was very bland with steak, chips and tomatoes. With a little imagination the chef could have added mushrooms, salad leaves, coleslaw etc. i had chicken kiev but it was over cooked and the salad that came with it was lettuce and a bit of cheese? The one gluten free dessert there was, Eton Mess, wasn’t available as they’d run out of cream. My friend therefore had ice cream, only vanilla available but it was promised with chocolate sauce. One small scoop of vanilla ice cream was served with no sauce for £5.95! We did ask for sauce and the waiter did go back and get some. Such a shame because it’s a lovely location with river and mill pond views. The front of house staff were very pleasant and efficient but for the money the food was sub standard.

I was there for a couple of drinks with friends. The place is amazing, front river. When it's sunny you would just spend hours there. Staff is very nice, never tried the food but my friend did and she said it's amazing!

Good location, big so quite spacious. Can get very busy but overall quiet and friendly. Staff were great.

Amazing view across river and park. Service, good and ambience wonderful, will definitely return.

Came in for a quick drink today and Joe was extremely welcoming and helpful behind the bar. The pub itself is lovely. 100% recommend!

Lovely location, friendly staff and food ok. Went with a big group. Chicken burger was great but some ordered Triple Cooked Chips that were more like half cooked chips. Overall though ok.

We had a lovely time - tasty vegan food, lovely views and outstanding staff team. They went above and beyond. Very helpful.

Great pub on the water. Team are very friendly, great selection of drinks and good food!

Great selection of beers and wonderful views. Staff are always very friendly and welcoming. Would recommend a visit if you are in the city.

Burnt onion and fish 😂 I wouldn’t recommend it, to be honest. The meat wasn’t great quality or tasty either. Definitely not worth the money 👎🏻

Bon pub avec une agréable terrasse devant la rivière. Plats de pub habituel bien servis à des prix corrects. Service sympathique,

We had just arrived in Cambridge & looked for somewhere nice for lunch. The Granta is a beautiful looking pub situated on the river. The menu suited all of us, with fantastic choices for all our ages. However, the icing on the cake was the lovely waitress who served us. We asked her name which was Namrata. All the other staff who served us were lovely too. Thank you for a delicious lunch, fantastic atmosphere, friendly, welcoming staff & an all round great experience. Highly recommend!

They had to give me my money back... I was recommended this restaurant for the setting and the quality of the service as well as the food. We all ordered food and drinks, except that my order (food only, I didn't want to drink) was refused because, I quote, "your order arrived 1 minute after the kitchen closed." The only solution the manager offered me was to "get my money back or have a drink but there was nothing more he could do." which I refused because I wanted to eat with my friends but I couldn't. You ruined my evening and I think you are one of the worst places to receive customers, because I clearly heard your indifference when I expressed my feelings about this situation.

Fabulous location, good food but could do better. Sticky toffee pudding is not homemade

Piss poor food as expected from green king and as usual paying the Cambridge premium. Good views though

Great place to view the river, very popular place buzzing with friendly people

Emily was very helpful and spot on.

The Granta does ale....and does it well. My second visit this year...and I'm still shocked that this notoriously bad ale house is now one of the best. Ignoring the standard Greene King offerings, they have local beers, done well. I came for one and stayed for three. Whatever you're doing, keep it up.

Beautiful place with nice view of the pond, although we had to wait almost an hour to be served, as probably they were not ready to face an almost fully booked pub on a warm sunny Saturday? 🤔

Lovely spot for a drink and a view

Great pub at a great location next to the river. Parking near by a challenge so walk or drop off.

We loved it very much. A boat trip at Cambridge University. We took a private boat for the family, and if we liked one of the family to row or someone with the boat, it would be.. And of course the reservation was made from the first time we got off from the train station. There were two people in front of the station who were making programs for tourists. We chose with them to take a private car and take us to the boats. The service means a car with a driver instead of a bus and a boat trip with the amount of a package that we paid as soon as we left the station.. because we were more than 4 people. There were two cars, one a BMW and the other a Mercedes. The service was very elegant and the driver was courteous and helpful.. and the person who was with us in The rowing was very wonderful, and throughout the trip he was explaining about the area, and all those rowing in the boats were actually students from Cambridge University... and they gave us umbrellas and cushions, and we enjoyed ourselves, and we had simple snacks, and there were also boats in the lake that were sold to tourist boats.. We had a nice time...and we were able to go to the university, but when we did, we went to a park that was quite a distance away from it, but it was a beautiful place and the atmosphere was nicer. After that, we had lunch in a wonderful Thai restaurant.

Always a great experience and a great team.

This pub has really been on the up the last six months. Great new management and a real buzz when you walk in. Friendly, great food and atmosphere. Has become one of our regular haunts.

I'm surprised by the special dish of the day. It was with smashed potatoes and sausages but not the normal ingredients you can find at supermarket. The duck dish is flavourful.

We were four adult lunchtime diners and spent not an inconsiderable amount of money on food and drinks. The food was OK. I wanted ONE slice of plain bread to have with my crab as the 2 accompanying quarter bits of toasted bread was totally insufficient. Couldn't believe it when I was asked for £1.95. Admittedly I was given 2 slices and some butter. All businesses need to make a profit but as a business owner myself there is something called goodwill. The location was lovely by the river and the service was good.

Quite a frequent patron at the Granta and have been for a long time. The views are beautiful and the atmosphere is good, though the drinks are, even for Cambridge, on the pricey side. Went today for food with my Mum who was visiting. The food is good, albeit - again - expensive (£15 for small burger and small chips?!). However, the food took 45 minutes to arrive. After around half an hour I asked about the food, and was told it was a 30-40 minute wait. But is this standard? It was said as though it was a pre announced policy, but it was not. And that seems rather a long time to me. In the end, it took 45 minutes anyways. Rather a long time, and no explanation offered. No disrespect to the servers, as I know it is a tough job and not their fault.

Atmospheric place by the river. Has an inside and outside part. I like this place very much. Especially, during warm summer evenings.

Nice pub in great location but food was very poor and expensive for such poor quality. Such a shame.

Took amazing punt on the river with the offer of 15% off food bill, my friend ordered and paid for food/drinks for a table of 8. I took drinks to table, on my return I realised my friend had not produced the 15% discount. (I had the email with original booking for Punting). Granta refused to honour, saying too late the bill had been settled. Nothing they could do ! But in return they would offer a round of drinks to same value, So, after food we tried to order the round of drinks and the same bar staff denied what he had said earlier and wouldn’t honour this. Shocking service. Food was average, fishcakes well overcooked, had a long wait. One diner received meal when most had finished Only plus about this place is the view.

I give this place 5 stars for Sushrut and Sushrut alone - best server ever ! Thank you!!!

Great place. Back again this week

One of the two best restaurants in Cambridge. Had Fish & Chips an was excellent! View is art worthy.

Lovely spot right by the river - elevated pub food with friendly staff. Great for dogs. Highly recommend!

Well you can’t beat the atmosphere so I knew it was going to be a mixed bag. But even with that knowledge it was sub par. I ordered the house “seasoned” chips and they were simply not as advertised. No seasoning. They even managed to under salt them. At least they weren’t cold. The bloody merry was the worst I’ve ever had. I questioned if it even had vodka. Bland, watery tomato juice from the stock room. However, the others were happy with the impossible burger, fish & chips and mac & cheese, just don’t order what I did.

What a lovely riverside pub … loved the vibe … Very friendly bar tenders who gave fantastic recommendations… Definitely would suggest if you are visiting Cambridge … we enjoyed our time here after punting … with Grant tours … so got 15% discount.

Location Is very nice: It Is possible to see the river, etc. Food Is in general under the average and the service is too slow: we waited for 45 minutes to get our burgers.

Although the place is beautiful, be prepared to wait for over an hour for your food. There is something really wrong with the kitchen, we ordered through the app and afterwards we were told it was taking about 40 minutes but ended up taking almost 1.5 hours. This need to be looked into!!

So i went here with my family and for us it wasn’t that great. To begin, we ordered starters, drinks and mains and we got the drinks and the mains and the starters were late. They came after the mains of course after I asked. We ordered something called salt and pepper squid which didn’t have salt or pepper. They were very sweet and tasteless. I asked for salt which they never brought. I had to asked them personally to wipe the table. The rest of the food was delicious at the moment but after we left, me and my daughter started to have tummy pain and we vomited a lot. So I’m not sure what it was because me and my daughter only shared the house fries. So overall our experience was a bad one this time.

Kiev was not a kiev. Nacho sharing platter was a bit small. Great drink selection, friendly staff.

Great experience and many thanks to Katie for hosting us

Good food. Great views of the Cam and backs

Arguably the best views in town whilst having a drink

Off the beaten track in Cambridge , and a very pleasant place to go for a quite drink.

Amazing setting with views over the river and park. We held a special event here , Kevin and his team could not have been more accommodating of our needs, even with our strict dietary requirements. We were made to feel very welcome , could not recommend enough.

Ordered the duck and hash was so good. Person who brought our food (blond chap slightly long hair) was very friendly and accommodating. The view is beautiful- never disappointed coming here when in Cambridge. Only criticism is it’s not access friendly- I had to carry my buggy up and down two sets of steps but it’s the location and how the pub is set out but other than that it’s five stars from me all round

Great pub by the mill pond with a lovely beer garden with picturesque views. Service was amazing from Jamie. I would highly recommend visiting here.

Such a super pub/resturant ! This was our 2nd visit and how lovely that the staff remembered us ! We had a spectacular roast on a Sunday a few months ago and today the Atlantic cod, wow.. chunky and cooked to perfection! We sat outside today as it was so beautiful, lovely courtyard garden area with fabulous views over the river Cam. The menu is small but perfectly varied for anyone’s tastes. Toilets were immaculate!! Thank you guys for another super lunch and a special thanks to Lauren, what a delightful young lady and works so hard !

I just felt discriminated against when I was told to use the out side table exposing me to extreme coldness of 10:Pm in the night yet inside the bar it was well heated.

The food is great and also the people working there. Nice outdoor area...

Great location next to the park and punting

Very pleasant lunch sitting outside and enjoying wonderful weather

Great location with friendly staff

Cozy restaurant with views.Loved it .

Would recommend this bar lovely food Kevin made sure all my needs was met I will be sure to be coming back as soon as possible

Lovely place to visit, also there is a river side walk

The food was awful. It was as if the chef had no idea what the dishes were supposed to taste or look like. Avoid eating here.

Delicious lunch, great settings,good value for money.

Nice pub on the river. Didn't eat but staff are friendly and its a lovely pub in a great quiet location.

Went here for lunch beautiful view lovely food quick polite service

Waited over an hour and a half for food which extremely average and too expensive

This review is a shout out for going one step further in customer service. I was there for lunch on a wet day and left my favourite umbrella by the front door. It's not worth much to anyone, but I've had this brollie for over 10yrs and use it all the time and I've somehow not managed to lose it. So when I got back to London and realised I'd left it, I was gutted. I called Granta to see if they still had it and willing to send it to me. (I paid them for the shipping and added a tip.) I half expected them to say they don't have the time or it wasn't their policy to send and I'd need to go up and get it -- but they agreed and within 2 days, I was reunited!!! Thanks so much. This sort of customer service says something about the pub and its philosophy. I will certainly go back again! (Especially when it's sunny and I can sit outside to enjoy the amazing view -- and not bring my umbrella!)

Didn't know what punting was so had to definitely try out this tour. It was 50 minutes long and touched on all the major landmarks. Learned a lot more than I expected to. I recommend.

Firstly, the service was subpar as the table remained uncleaned despite multiple waiters passing by. Furthermore, I was left waiting for over half an hour just to receive a starter, which is simply unacceptable. Moreover, the atmosphere of the restaurant was severely lacking. The only positive aspect was the presence of sunlight, as everything else failed to contribute to a pleasant dining experience. Lastly, the quality of the food was extremely disappointing. The halloumi, in particular, was tasteless and left me feeling unsatisfied. It felt like a complete waste of space in my stomach. Overall, I regret to say that this dining experience fell far below my expectations. The lackluster service, uninspiring atmosphere, and underwhelming food quality make it difficult for me to recommend this establishment to others.

Is your food microwaved? Firstly, the steak and ale pie was, as my partner put it, "all ale and pie, no steak". I asked him if it was what a Fray Bentos tasted like. The gravy that came with it was too generous with the ale taste as well, and the triple-cooked chips made us think it's called so because they're: cooked once in the factory; twice yesterday; and third just before we ordered. The pulled mushroom chili wasn't that great either-- nothing was "pulled" about the chopped mushroom bits; sauce felt like it came packaged; the guacamole tasted store bought. When we're approached by someone at the beginning of our meal, asking us how the food is, we didn't realise yet just how much we were lying when we said "it's alright". What a waste of money. We told ourselves that we were paying for the privilege of sitting out of the breeze but in the sun, and for a view of the greens across.

Very slow service and utterly disappointing fish & chips. Both the batter and the fish itself lacked any semblance of taste.

Venue great - food awful quality and very expensive 👎

Brilliant food and excellent service!

Came along for a few quit drinks with Friends, very pleased with the location and the staff were amazing

What a great fish and chips so tasty😋 lovely pub over looking the pond. Nice and chilled on a quiet daytime to relax in the sun 🌞

A really nice place on the water. We went for lunch. I had their grilled cheese and chips, didn’t take a photo of it because I was too busy enjoying it. Great gin & tonic, it was perfect.

Very average. We went on a Saturday for lunch, and while it was busy, I don't think it was busy enough to warrant a 1 hour wait for food. The staff were great and very friendly though. Once our food arrived it wasnt anything great. Not bad that I would send it back but just not worth the wait, it was average. We got steak ciabatta and chips. Just meh overall, the steak wasn't very warm, and rather bland. There are plenty of other places I would recommend going over here. 2 drinks, 2 sandwiches and 1 portion of chips was £38 and I don't think it was worth the money. The only time I would come back would be for a drink in the sun by the river, the outside terrace on a sunny day is it's saving grace.

Great service, fabulous food and lovely atmosphere. What's not to love!

Love the Granta. Great drinks, food and service. 10/10

Lovely. Changed my life. #trivialpurrcute

Extremely disappointing. Worst Roast I have ever eaten. Hard crunchy potatoes no fluff. Skinniest carrots I have ever seen. Half the plate a cabbage. Tiny portion. Terrible taste. Would not recommend.

It is a lovely place with great views

This pub is brilliant, great quiz on a Monday night.

Always love our visits here - welcoming staff every time and the food is delicious.

We went for the late lunch. The food was very bad. I had the beef pie. There was no beef inside but just the thick hard crust which I couldn’t eat. The roasted cabbage on the side was dried up. Really regretted that we chose to eat there. Maybe okay to have drinks to enjoy the view but def not for food.

Come to the Granta every week. Never disappointed. Service is great, the staff are always welcoming and friendly. Good choice of drinks and good food too!

Cracking food. Friendly staff. Quick service. Handled our big table with ease 10/10

Nice food shane about the beer. I had two pints. Different types. Abbot Ale and Greene King IPA. Both were cloudy and tasted sour.

Wonderful Christmas Day lunch. Jamie and the rest of the staff went out of their way to make our day special.