The Oliver Cromwell in Huntingdonshire

Love this place food was to die for

Please be aware this pub has been closed since late August 2024. The brewery is apparently looking for new tenants. (Great pub when it was open!)

Staff struggling as delivery hasn't appeared. Shame as the sympathetic change from the pub I knew 35 years is excellent.

Excellent pub, idyllic location and a cosy rear garden area with retractable canopy for rainy weather if needed. Newly renovated and great prices amd variety. Recommend highly 👌

Sunday roast dinner was excellent. Big portion lots of flavor! Highly recommended! The Yorkshire pudding was to die for.

No beers on tap We were Disappointed that all the chefs have been sacked A bad attitude apart from a lady called Chloe This pub has been run into the ground By lazy operators Hopefully will reopen soon . With the changes in this town We can hope for a lot better

Quiet little pub in the back streets of lovely St Ives. Good beer, cheerful service, nice place to sit out the back. Recommend.

Great historical pub, lovely old pub sign out the front. 3 ales on, well served and very good price (£4 a pint), mine came in a jug which is always welcome. A must visit pub if you come to St Ives.

Nice chap serving but not good food. Only if you like "re-heateries". Food not freshly made on site (it should be specified on the menu!), everything either from frozen (gratin dauphinois cube!) or ready meals. Industrial, processed tasteless food quality. Salty sauces. We can cook and can tell the difference. Difficult to digest. Expensive for what it is.

Nice enough pub pleasant staff drinks were as expected it’s a dog friendly pub which is good for people but did notice someone’s dog waiting at another persons table while eating and the owner didn’t say anything,sad to mark it 3 but in my opinion it was an average experience

Great meals and a couple of nice refreshing pints. #birthdaylunch

Food was amazing 😃 service was excellent really friendly pub, would definitely go again.

Staff are so friendly , very accommodating. Food is amazing. Cooked to perfection. Well worth the visit if you can

Amazing food and amazing service by Bobby. Would definitely return!! We had lovely starters especially the gyozas and then the pie was so lovely the husband gave it 10/10!

Amazing food (and I mean good restaurant level food), great atmosphere, friendly service. My favourite pub!

Welcoming and cosy local gem that mixes the traditional English pub and the contemporary gastropub effortlessly well. Best Sunday roast I have ever eaten in a pub! Great selection of beers / wine / whisky. Staff really look after the customers, even your dogs! A lovely little watering hole in St Ives that you won't want to leave.

I asked for a small coffee and was told by several members of staff to kill myself. Very unpleasant experience, would not recommend.

Been waiting a few weeks to get it right , absolutely smashed it today . Great service from the front of house , and the quality of food was amazing .. 10/10 . Thanks Ethan and staff

Food was nothing special and quite expensive. The staff was not really nice.

Fabulous Sunday roast ,cooked to perfection enjoyed by all eight diners. Lovely and hot,gravy to die for. Will be back soon

The OC Burger is the best burger I have ever eaten!! And I have eaten many many!! THIS IS THE VERY BEST BURGER IN THE UK even my Vegan friend says it’s true!

Food was amazing, gave us a vegan menu with a good variety and choice. Bar man offered solution for my friend when she said she wasn’t sure on whether she would enjoy the mushrooms in her dish (mushrooms are included in most of the vegan dishes) Service is always brilliant, very friendly and cozy pub. Would 100% recommend checking it out either for a drink or food

Very good food friendly staff and good atmosphere

Ollie Cromwell nice character pub on the end of the quay, refurbished with friendly staff. Had lunchtime small bites, club Sandwich chicken & bacon & sticky Korean beef with Asian salad , all good flavours. Accompanied by Birra Moretti & elderflower gin , thanks. Recent visit, had garlic prawns on sourdough bread very tasty, birra moretti & aspalls good.

Excellent roast dinner, very tasty and well presented. Best pub roast I have had for a long time. Would highly recommend.

Very busy "old fashioned" pub serving all the usual plus some very good ales. The dining area is small with limited tables so I advise booking. The food was excellent, hot and presented well. I would highly recommend but don't forget, it gets busy with limited space so be prepared for noise and people!! In my opinion, this adds to the pub atmosphere 😁

Great vegan burgers and very attentive table service too which was handy as pub was busy. Great atmosphere too.

Traditional pub but you need to add words like "eclectic" or "quirky", meant in a positive way. What are described as sandwiches on the menu may look a bit on the expensive side but they are in fact open sandwiches and are a decent light meal, and delicious. Great value. Very welcoming staff, also towards dogs. Lot of positive reviews - well deserved, can't fault the place.

It's one of the oldest and best pubs in St Ives, cozy and always has great beer.

Best all day breakfast in St Ives, fabulous quality of ingredients. Good service, nice quiet atmosphere and dog friendly too.

Always good food and good service, glad to see roast dinner back on the Sunday menu.

We have been using this pub for 40 years and were concerned when it was taken over by a brewery. We needn't have worried. The food is tasty and well cooked and the staff excellent.

Good staff and looked after us well

Dropped in for lunch to this friendly pub whilst on a day visit to st Ives. Beer was excellent (though Timothy Taylor for us both) Even let me check if it was ok as was first pint of the day! Excellent. Too often not done and the beer is stale. Hubby had Asian prawn dish on a sourdough. Was very nice. I had bang bang chicken - small plate. (6 chunky chicken wings covered in a crispy batter). Very nice but very filling. We also shared portion of Parmesan and truffle oil chips. Wow. Fantastic but far too much for us old folk to finish. Will definitely go there again on our next visit!

Good real ales a good crowd especially on a Sunday afternoon when they have bands

Great Food. We had the spring chicken and a chicken burger with fries. Was definitely worth visiting. We will be back again. The service was great the alcohol was good.

The service and ambiance are great! Chocolate syrup on the tiramisu ruined the whole dessert for me. I couldn’t eat it.

I dropped by for a spot of lunch and wasn't disappointed.The welcome I got from the staff on duty was warm and frienfly and nothing was too much trouble.I ordered the Spring Chicken dish which was delicious and good value for money...my only criticism was that it could have done with a little more seasonal greens to balance the dish. The atmosphere in this cosy pub was ambient and the decor is attractively quirky.A great place for both a drink stop or a bite to eat from the eclectic menu with something for all tastes.I would definitely recommend.

Eleven of our family had Sunday lunch at the Oliver Cromwell yesterday to celebrate my daughter’s 50th birthday. We would like to thank the staff for making this such a great occasion- the food was superb as was the service and very reasonably priced too. The Oliver Cromwell is a gem of a pub, tucked away in St Ives in a lovely spot near the river. We will be back very soon😊

Had lunch on a Saturday. We had the CBLT, scotch egg and dirty fries. The food was delicious. A bit more expensive than average but totally worth it. Would definitely recommend and will be going back again. Staff all friendly and out order was taken quickly. The pub was really well layed out and bigger than it looks on the outside. The well with a glass top was a great touch.

This is a nice place to go for a pub lunch. There is a good selection of food and drink on the menu. The place is well looked after. I wouldn’t mind coming back here again.

Great food at a reasonable price small but well thought out tasty menu and a good choice of beers and wine

Prices advertised on signs in the town are not what your charged, apparently the staff hadn’t realised but they had been told months ago.

Really enjoyed our visit. The food was excellent 👌 a great selection of drinks too.

Called in as was close by. Firstly met by polite, friendly staff who welcomed us with our little dog. We were shown the choices of menu and options. My wife had the 3 course £20 lunch option. For starters it was tempura coated vegetables with a katsu dip that was superb. It said it was a small plate but it certainly wasn't! Fresh, hot, beautiful tempura batter covered broccoli stems, aubergine, peppers, courgettes etc. Her main course was corn fed chicken supreme with fresh veg and dauphinoise potatoes. Again, a good sized portion of hot, fresh food. Her choice of dessert was cheesecake but she was so full she brought it home. Again, rather than just a lump of cheesecake, it came with fresh fruit. Lovely! My choice was a Vietnamese chicken curry which again was piping hot and tasty. The young men behind the bar and who served were polite and friendly. Not a massive menu choice but reasonably priced. Well worth a visit!

We came here for lunch and the food was amazing. My wife and I split the sausage roll and steak skewer appetizers, the steak rigatoni, and some kind of pudding. The steak skewer was probably the best thing we ate while visiting England. The two young ladies that served us gave us probably the best service on our visit, but I did not tip them. We were really confused about the tipping situation as some places add it automatically, while others just declined the tip before I had a chance to add one, and some are supposed to be done in cash. These young ladies earned a nice tip and I did not give them one and I apologize for that. We will definitely come back on our next visit.

Lovely hidden gem! Amongst hidden interior is a lovely, atmospheric place serving incredible food. We each had different meal and all of them, ALL(!) Were delicious and beautifully presented. Great selection of beers, ales, lagers, IPAs etc, plus cocktails. Will visit again

Very good. The staff were pleasant and welcoming, the selection of beers was good and the place was comfortable and lively.

Friendly service and top food . Try the ribs you won’t regret it

Sausage rolls and Scotch eggs were the BEST!

Really nice lease, good food and nice staff. Lovely wine selection too!

Excellent food, service and ambiance

Lovely pub and beer selection just a shame a member of the bar staff was rude. After ordering a selection of around 7 lagers and a Gin and tonic, I ran the drinks out to the garden to my friends. On my return needed to add a Guinness to the order in which the bar staff reacted with an eye role and big sigh. When asked what the problem was the staff member reacted with a sarcastic and blunt… “just for future reference, bar staff prefer Guinness to be ordered at the start of a round” Yes I agree, a Guinness should be ordered at the start of a round to settle but I don’t feel the snide comment and reaction was necessary when ordering. It didn’t effect the staff member and I was happy to wait for it settle.

Very accommodating, especially as a group of 7 turning up without a booking. 2 young children as part of the group, although no kids menu advertised they can offer any of the main menu options as children’s size and to their taste. The food was cooked well and came out quite quickly, really useful as the kids were restless. All other clientele were very patient with our youngest going and saying hi to them all.

I was very disappointed with the food here. Two in our group had the fish chips and mushy peas dinner. For a start the fish was awful, the mushy peas were crushed garden peas, and the chips had skin on which I hate. They also didn't look appealing at all. The other person that had the fish meal was ill all that night after eating it. If they going to serve crushed peas and skin on chips they should say it on their menu. I hardly ate any of my dinner a waste of £15 pounds. The others in the group ordered a pasta dish cause it was recommended. The potion size was so small and the beef strips was like eating old boots. Will never go again.

what a great find very dog friendly really nice helpful friendly staff immacualtely clean as for the food good quality ingredients well cooked definately returning soon well done

Went for Sunday lunch last week with my wife and some good friends. The meal was excellent and so was the service and staff. Thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend 🙂

Love the decor and the friendliness of this pub. Good selection of beers and spirits, food always smells and looks great.

We had intended on visiting back in February, but was unable to, so we decided to make a special trip when we were back in St Ives. We were horrendously disappointed. We ordered the fish and chips, which was advertised as being beer and sesame battered, served with mushy peas and hand cooked chips - They arrived with crushed peas (completely different) and skin on chips which had the consistency of chalk and tasted like dirt. The fish had no flavour at all and was greasy. We also ordered steak rigatoni, which was a special for that day. The meat was so tough that it was unchewable, which left me with approximately ten pieces of pasta... For £15. We left disappointed and very hungry. The only upside were the generous alcohol servings in the cocktails (Despite the absolute extortionate price of £9) and the staff who were lovely, friendly and helpful. If they lowered prices, labelled their food correctly ('Skin on chips' instead of 'hand cooked' and 'crushed peas' instead of 'mushy' which were both incorrect) and improved cooking standards then it would be spot on. Alas, it's overpriced and absolutely not worth it. A shame, as the refurbishment is super beautiful.

A lovely ambience. The staff were friendly , well informed abd went out of their way to make our experience special The food was fabulous, varied with generous portions and reasonably priced I will definitely return when back in town.

Very nice ,proper pub with good "local vibe" Sunday roasts are one of the best I've ever had. Good beer selection and dog friendly. Just wish I lived nearer !

Came here for Mother's day Sunday lunch at 4pm after a hectic day of serving lunches the staff were still very warm and welcoming, the Sunday lunch was probably the best l have had we all loved just needed some sharp knives . So well done a well run pub , keep it up we will definitely be back. !!!!! 👍

Great pub. Good choice of ales and friendly staff. Good food as well.

Great food, great service. Couldn't ask for more

Food was excellent and well seasoned, Pie especially. Ethan was very welcoming and calm at the bar, recommend to all.

Dog friendly with delicious food and warm hospitality. A little gem of a place tucked away in St Ives. Worth a visit!

Best pub in town! Loved wings Wednesday.

Easily the best pub in St Ives even when it looks spooky on freezing Sunday!

Lovely pub, lovely food but why oh why so cold?! Would have ordered desserts but not prepared to stay any longer eating with a coat on 🥶

I’ve found my new place to eat and drink with family and friends. The food is very good, the staff are amazing! I’m glad they redid this pub as I believe it’s the best place in St Ives now.

Just had baby rack of ribs they were excellent, very tasty and fell off the bone, like they should. Bar staff are very friendly and obliging.

Lovely place and staff and my dog was welcome.

Good choice of beers from Well's Brewery

A friend arranged for us to eat here for a large family gathering just before Christmas and what an absolute surprise. Some pubs just don't get it quite right but I have to say The Olly Cromwell in St Ives, Cambridge is spot on. We...

Great evening we had there service was good and friendly atmosphere was very welcoming had a great time

Excellent food and great friendly service

Went there expecting a quiet night and it was full of kids and it was so expensive. A round of tequila for 4 people cost me £17 that’s a joke and taking advantage of the current trend. We won’t be returning any time soon

Nice quiet little pub, comfortable seats and a nice warm feel.

Best pub in St. Ives. By a loooooong way!

Best roast in Cambridgeshire, hands down. Lovely staff - super friendly. Great atmosphere too. Just all round brilliant.

Not for me, menu not too my taste, quite expensive for what you get

This is a lovely cosy pub tucked away close to the river. It was very dog friendly and the beer and food on offer were excellent. Highly recommend if you are in the area. Would definitely return.

A Great Historical pub, nice beers and often has live music.

Very nice good food lovely staff nice atmosphere

Absolutely loved it, for in for lunch and had the Moroccan Stew and the Camerburger which were lovely. Staff very accommodating

Really great pub with excellent food. There's a old well with a glass cover over it you walk over

Popped in for random bite to eat, had a lovely open steak sandwich

Great pub atmosphere. Lovely food served at Oliver Cromwell.

Gr8 little village didn't know we had 2 St Ives

Thankyou for making a weekday lunch pleasant with elderly people. The bar staff and chef were delightful and even advised us that child sized portions were available. The aubergine dish with sour dough bread was delicious as was the chicken curry, fish and chips and...

Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Always worth stopping for a quick drink here 👍

We used to live next to this when it was an old man pub with average food. I can’t tell you how much better it is now. The food is just brilliant and the menu is something you just don’t get anywhere else in st...

Nice pub,friendly service,delicious food. It has outside & inside seating

Visited last week for the first time. Nice place with a fantastic atmosphere.

Lovely wee place and great live music.

Pub is good menu a bit weird not enough choice's

Friendly staff nice clean surroundings made to feel welcome

Great place to go with really good food - Would thoroughly recommend anybody local or out of town comes for Burger Monday, Taco Tuesday or Wing Wednesday! The staff are always friendly and up for a laugh too, it’s become our local pub & it’s always a fantastic place to visit! I’ll call ahead for the strawberry mille- feuille though! 5/5!

Lovely pub. Beer was great, really nice atmosphere and lovely courtyard too. Staff were friendly and welcoming, dogs welcomed too.

We had such a great meal here for lunch. Portion sizes were perfect and well presented. Waiting staff superb and couldn’t do more to accommodate us. Only thing I’d have criticism about is that there was no baby changing facility at all, and I had to therefore change my son in the pub garden on one of the bench seats… please can you get one installed in both the ladies and gents toilets…only needs to be a pull down one. Thank you!