The Jolly Coopers Public House in Central Bedfordshire

A beautiful little gem of a pub ! Fantastic food fantastic service the staff really can't do enough for you ! A very thoughtfully put together menu with plenty of choice for everyone ! And ideal place for a cosy meal for 2 or a party of 25 ! Highly recommend you try this wonderful pub !

Had Sunday lunch nothing special & lukewarm,wouldn't return only people eating locals swearing continually loud & a drink driver left the pub whilst we were there with a young child, lady behind the bar pleasant but should mentioned to the locals about the foul language, shame because a nice looking place.

Food always good. Staff very friendly and welcoming. Although it was a quiet lunchtime in January there was a lovely log fire burning. What more could you ask for on a cold winters day.

Great food and atmosphere. Nice, helpful staff. My favourite local!

Had a lovely meal there. Good home cooked hearty fare just was was needed on a cold evening. Especially enjoyed the apple crumble and custard! Reasonably priced and great service.

Best roast beef dinner I've had for a long time.

The pub quiz was fantastic, will definitely be going again 😀

Lovely food nice relaxed atmosphere.

Great food welcoming staff and dog friendly

Good food and reasonably priced

Nice country pub. Only stopped in for a quick drink. One pint and a soft drink cost us £7 so it felt a little on the pricey side (but I think everywhere is these days!). Lovely atmosphere and a spacious, tranquil garden. The barmaid/Landlady was lovely-very friendly and knowledgeable. Would go back if I was in town again.

Great evening had by us in a gem of a village pub

Only had drinks today with friends but the food and service looked very nice and the Ales were faultless. Will be returning soon, also plenty of parking.

Beautiful little pub in the countryside

Stopped in for a pint, excellent.

Great pub, great real ale and the best value food that is truly amazing these days. If The Jolly Cooper can do meals this good for £8, how come most other establishments can't produce 'home cooked' half as good for double the price? The Chicken & Ham pie was full of chunky meat and my wife was equally impressed with the Fish Pie! Nacho starter was good value also👌

We came across the Jolly Coopers by complete accident and we were so glad we did. We received a lovely warm welcome and so did our dog. We had a few drinks and a lunch from the huge menu. Our food choices were great and we both enjoyed our meals. If you're lucky enough to meet the little boy that lives there then your dog will be offered a most welcomed dog treat. We didn't catch his name but his Mum works behind the bar and he definitely gets his politeness and friendly manner from her. A warm welcome, great food and lovely atmosphere.

This is an odd place with all the trappings you expect of country pubs these days with outdoor space used for tables, a marquee for cover and the like... I'll start with the good bit. Service was efficient and the young man who served our group of 9 was charming and efficient. Unfortunately, I also have to get to the not so good bit. An amazingly long menu making selecting food difficult which was added to by a lengthy list of items not available. Food when it arrived was a bit variable as some had to be sent back as it was cold in the middle. My hand cut has was a generous portion but it definitely wasn't hand cut and the chunky chips were rather industrial looking. I'm not being difficult as previous reviewers have reported on the variable quality. Apparently the pub tenants might be moving on which might explain erratic nature of things in the kitchen. It's a pity as there are still the bones of a nice country pub here but its difficult to see.

Good food and very nice sauvignon blanc good waitress.

Very nice welcoming pub. Great beer selection

This is a real pub!! Thank you for your service!

Thought we were too late to get a pub lunch then we found the Jolly Coopers ! lovely roast lunches available every day not just Sunday and not just at lunch time ! Enjoy

Good Sunday lunch and friendly crowd at bar.

Visited on a group meal.....main meal of Roast Beef. Meat was tough as old boots and cold, vegetables were undercooked and luke warm at best. Service was OK

As a local resudent, you want to support your businesses nearby. The Jolly Coopers is lovely for drinks, but the food is an unmitigated disaster. The menu is huge and overwhelming and, every single time we have visited, I place my order only to be told later that something isn't available. The current £8 menu is also very misleading (check the small print!). Tonight's meal was returned - the so-called chicken katsu curry was a tiny portion of clearly packet chicken in a hideous dark brown glutinous sauce. The salad with the squid looked days old. Places like this will not survive with this quality of food.

Nice pub small bar music on in the small bar couldn't move wonder why larger room or marquee wasn't used.only stayed for 1 drink would have made a night of it we needed seats was there early so full quickly,anyway that aside nice atmosphere in the pub and friendly.

Good meals in pleasant environment. Not too busy.

Great atmosphere and staff. Lovely food at fair prices.

Another lovely village pub ruined by foul mouthed alkis sitting at the bar. If you want to drive out decent returning customers this is a master class in how to do it. Seeing how many F words you can get in a single sentence should not be a qualification for customer of the month. If you want to enjoy a meal while listening to entrants for this competition then this is the pub for you.

Slow service, poor food. I realise they are advertising for more staff but others who came in well after us were served first

Very nice pub, good food friendly staff.

Great night lovely atmosphere friendly bar staff will be going back!

Nice quaint pub, extremely pleasant staff. Meal was ok but I thought a little pricey for the main that I had. Overall a nice visit.

Lovely and cool, friendly staff, lunch just right size, and very enjoyable.

Lovely place, really friendly staff. Great veggie options.

Good food, great atmosphere, perfect country pub.

The Jolly Coopers is a pub that is always a pleasure to visit whether you eat in the bar or restaurant. If you haven't been you've missed a treat.

Very good village pub good service

Blooming marvellous - needed a quick pit stop on the way to Northampton. Found it on Google maps - Just fabulous - super friendly smiley staff (thanks) and the food and menu were superb. Home cooked, fairly priced - great choice would highly recommend!

Foods lovely big plates too Def recommended thanks Tracy xxx

Lovely food. Staff very friendly

Lovely Little pub in Flitton the staff were very Welcoming the Home made was Great definitely go there again.Thankyou.😁

Very frendly local pub great food and the bar man/server was very attentive

Pleasant drink in the garden in the afternoon sun.

Great menu look after us on my mother in law birthday thankyou

Lovely local village pub. Excellent food and service. Nothing too much trouble for the staff. Seating outside at rear if weather allows.

Nice food. Not too pricey. Staff attentive.

Had a lovely meal on a Saturday here, the service and the food were great and our dog was happily welcomed in.

Good food, nice atmosphere and great value.

Stopped in here after an afternoon out walking, was very impressed by the food options, it included a good range of options for vegans and vegetarians plus gluten free options. As someone with a food sensitivity it was wonderful to have options and everything tasted great. The staff couldn't be more helpful and friendly, will definitely be returning again next time I'm in the area!

Really enjoyed Bangers, mash, veggies + gravy; followed by Treacle pud + custard today at The Jolly Coopers. No cooking tonight. Yay!

Food was great...service was great....but please sharper knives!

A nice old fashioned pub with a varied and traditional menu.

Nice straight away you walk 🚶‍♀️ in and a welcoming warm atmosphere 😀

Great location for a pub. Can walk across the fields and enjoy a refreshing beer in a quiet and relaxing environment. Nice selection of beers and the food is nice, too. Plenty of outdoor space for anyone concerned by being inside.

Lovely cosy pub with excellent food

Group of 7 of us out for a birthday celebration. We were on time and were shown our table etc. We weren't quite ready to order when the server came over, so asked for a couple of minutes. The response we received was 'yes but as long as it is only a minute or two as I've got to put the order in before other tables arrive'. Basically telling us to hurry up. Never had this before anywhere else! They weren't even busy. This put a bit of a sour note on the evening. Some people had starters, the soup was excessively salty and huge, the spicy chicken wings were overcooked and mushy. The mains were OK apart from the burger, which was an overly large minced beef lump with no seasoning, overcooked (because it was so thick) and generally not worth nearly £16. The only redeeming part of the meal was the dessert. Perhaps we will stick to just Sunday lunches here in future (if we did return) as the Saturday menu appears to be consistent with reheated frozen meals.

Just had an extremely pleasant lunch at the Jolly Coopers. The steak was cooked to perfection and the Wells ale was distinguished. Thanks guys.

Had our Sunday lunch there and had the turkey roast. There was plenty on the plate and was a good price.

We visited The Jolly Coopers on a Sunday afternoon after bringing the dogs for a big walk up at Wrest Park. I informed them beforehand that I am gluten intolerant and I was able to have a full roast dinner with all the trimmings. The staff came out to let us know our food would be slightly longer as the chef was cleaning down everything thoroughly before preparing my dinner to avoid any cross contamination. To someone who has this condition it was like hitting the Sunday Roast jackpot as sometimes is can be a game of roulette. They brought water over for the dogs and gave us a lovely spot in the corner. We will be back.

A couple of friends took me for a pub lunch, and I expected to the food to be of a standard, but wow it's at a level or two above my expectations, an undiscovered gem of a place... I had the chicken madras, it was nicely presented, super tasty, spicy hot without overpowering the dish, and I struggled to finish eating all that was on the plate - I'm going back for certain.

Very nice meal, extremely pleasant staff.. Will certainly call again..

The Sunday meal was excellent, even though we have not been up there since Covid the staff were very helpful understanding. Looking forward to going there again very soon.

We made a booking on the same day, we brought our very well behaved dogs to Wrest Park for a good walk then 2 adults and 2 teenager were very well fed at The Jolly. I had made them aware previously that I am gluten intolerant. Proper allergy not a faddy diet. The replied and said fine. I then found out the landlady is coeliac so all the staff fully under stand the allergy. It was the best GF Sunday Lunch I've had in any restaurant. It had GF Yorkshire puddings and proper gravy. These are normally not available on any GF Sunday Lunch. I would thoroughly recommend. It was very good value for money, the staff were friendly and attentive and well trained in allergy information. This was our first visit but we will be back.

Excellent Sunday dinner today. Will definitely be returning soon 🙂

As always great hospitality at the jolly coopers

Warm welcome friendly staff ... great beer

First pint in a pub garden for well over a year. Much needed and well received. Great service thanks

Friendly pub with great atmosphere!

Good welcome, facilities excellent and strict adherence to covid regs. Beer limited due to supply problems from brewers but not a problem as the one beer available on tap was good. Didn't have food this time so will return very soon.

First time we have been here , food was lovely, staff very friendly, all kitted out with plastic screens round the tables ,and screen at the bar .reasonably priced food .would definitely recommend.

Had a wonderful roast dinner and afters for £10. A huge helping and tasted lovely. Would recommend the Jolly Cooper for a good meal out.

Nice place with a good welcome. Excellent food. Very safe environment.

Good food, enjoy the beer and first class live music. Great evening.

Lovely meal and table service, also very impressed with there covid set up in the pub. The Stilton sauce was fantastic to accompany the steaks that were served at our table. I even managed to take home the leftovers with regards to the sauce. Will definitely recommend to visit this place 👍

A lovely experience today. Great service. Good size portions & a safe atmosphere.

Very covid safe, quick service and lovely food of good portions. Friendly staff, reasonable prices.

As part of my midweek lunch campaign to visit as many interesting pubs within a short drive of home as possible, this week's pick was the Coopers - Tripadvisor rates it as number two out of two in Flitton but don't let that put you off, it's not really in the village and is pipped to the top spot for now by the long-established White Hart.The pub has a promising corner location close to cycling and walking routes, and it's been done out in modern pastels with recent additions of screens and plastic sheets, together with a big marquee at the back, which show that the team is taking post-lockdown restrictions very seriously and fair play to them.Our lunchtime menu had plenty to choose from and the portions were very generous - there's a good range of choice for veggies and vegans too.The sauce in my macaroni and fish dish could have done with a bit more cling but there was plenty of mussels, prawns and squid. Elsewhere a whopping portion of lamb kofta and a tasty little cheesy tart ticked the boxes, with my meal washed down by a decent pint of Eagle - it's a Charles Wells house which is never my first choice, but it was a very well-kept offering.The team is friendly and chatty and there were lots of regulars popping in during our midweek visit.The pub's website lays out a lot more food options including a Sunday roast but best to check in advance what the kitchen can handle during these strange times rather than taking that as read, and don't miss the chance to browse the shelves full of free books in the porch - it's a bring one, take one system but if you're unlikely to be a regular there are charity tins behind the bar ready for a contribution.

Brilliant pub and friendly staff. We can't wait to go back.

Friendly and attentive staff. Portions were big, but I felt the flavours were a little bland and the ingredients lacking- the aubergine stew had no aubergine. Many meals come with a big side salad which I find quite bland. But you get a lot of food on your plate for your money so it's good if you like that

Good place, with tasty food. Tried the homemade beef cheese burger.

My first time here, I know it was a limited menu for the EOHO scheme, but the food was just OK. Nothing special.People have raved about this place but I don't see why....ok for a quick pint on the way home but not for a meal out

What can I say the food was lovely, the service was fantastic, Sarah really looked after us. I felt they had worked hard on the Covid measures - the throw away menu and track and trace form were in large print - so I managed to leave my reading glasses off ! Another plus !!! A great experience. I would go back.

Staff were very friendly! Made us feel extremely welcome. Food was delicious and portion was huge. Was amazing will definitely be back.

Great staff, good beer, good outdoor setup

Friendly and pleasant. Very good food.

My friend and I visited at short notice for supper. We were made very welcome and felt assured by the layout and management for ‘Covid dining’. Personal Service and plentiful supper, it was a treat to feel somewhat normal. A return visit will be on the cards

Tucked away nice area grest on a sunny day

Visited the pub for the first time after our local decided to open some days and not others and food was poor and often with a restricted menu. ( This was before coronavirus problems.) The pub was lively and inviting with locals taking the trouble to enter into conversation. The landlord was welcoming and took time to make us feel comfortable. We ordered strog which was fantastic and very tasty. Planned to stay for lunch but ended up being there for 3 hours. That said the food arrived within 10 mins. Good range of drinks at reasonable prices. Enjoyed it so much we booked for an evening quiz.

Small cosy traditional pub set in a rural location. Excellent food, warm welcoming bar staff

Absolutely Fantastic four of us visited on a Sunday on our way to Wrest Park and had Sunday Lunch ,the staff where very helpful nothing too much trouble and the food was amazing very Full of Flavour and a good sized portion, we will be back soon I hope.

Lovely pub and the food is lovely

Many thanks for a wonderful Sunday lunch, great food and service in your wonderful pub. Definitely will be back.

Fabulous country pub with plenty of charm and lovely food.

Lovely cosy village pub with a warm fire and a warm welcome.

Great atmosphere... Good choice of Gin ... Lovely food

Great atmosphere and wonderful performance.

We visited with friends this time who were staying with us for Christmas, we had steaks, pies and burgers, all were fantastic. The staff are always friendly and attentive and always make us feel welcome. Our friends left envious that they’re not closer to visit more regularly, the fully stacked burger really was a hit! Thanks for another great meal Jolly Coopers A+.

One thing Positive and unchanged, the staff are lovely and really as helpful as ever.The Sunday roast dinners however are no longer good value for money. Tiny portions have now replaced the generous ones offered just a short time ago.If fact the large portion +£3 & 2 meats, was actually a smaller offering than a standard one as 2 of us disappointingly acknowledged!A new chef under direction re portion size and owners taking on & running more than one venue have seemingly taken their toll.We complained but it seems this is the new standard for this place.Must remember to eat a hearty breakfast before lunching here again!

Very friendly staff, a very good atmosphere.