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4.2

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Nº 244 in 551 in Bedford

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Good vibes friendly staff and security team.

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Martha Watson . 2024-11-24

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Lively Friday night, with Karaoke band.

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Rob Hall . 2024-10-20

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Omg the food is so tasty like home cooking, the music I loved which I’m surprised it’s not busy busy, the place does need a revamp but new owners means new beginnings.

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Annette Catling . 2024-08-24

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Always such a great atmosphere at the standard with great themed nights and a beautiful comfy upstairs smoking area. The only thing bad I could say about the place is that I wish it was open more often.

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jordan Spring . 2024-07-05

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I was working all day today and I went to get some Jerk chicken rice and peas in my break. The flavour of the Jerk chicken was amazing and better than any restaurant I have tried, it was authentically made and was very succulent and flavoursome. The place continues to improve under new management with excellent staff, service, cocktails and music! Love it!

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Fran Pegg . 2024-06-09

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The standard is a quality venue on a Saturday night. What's not quality is the fact that we couldn't get served. Tonight a bald gent was behind the bar... Drinking while serving, a guy next to me and my mate asked for a jagerbomb instead of actually pouring redbull in to the shot to make the bomb the guy downed the jagger and then poured himself a double rum and continued to serve everyone else. Shame as the venue is normally a great night out but baldy had to ruin it. I'd be very surprised if other people don't complain via a review or complaint verbally to the bar staff.

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scotify96 . 2024-06-02

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Good crowd but terrible bar staff. Take ages to serve you

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Ben Stock . 2024-06-02

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Awesome place! Band is really good. Thursday nights were lively with bandeoke on. Go there and sing your heart out!!

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wayne jones . 2024-03-05

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Great live music, great atmosphere, great people.

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Nick Bright . 2024-03-03

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Cheap booze, good music no frills.

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Steve TheChef . 2023-09-14

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Went into the Standard after a meal at The Nazar Lounge & before going to see Jimmy Carr . The Standard …. Ordered myself a double gin & lemonade ..came with melting ice & in a grubby plastic glass . I stared at it in disbelief & was asked by the bar staff “ everything ok ? “ in a abrupt tone . Also got a half a lager shandy , again in plastic . I watched it poured & bar lady kept topping up after removing froth a few times . My partner returned it & asked for another which was as bad . Drainage issues as it smelt in there & witnessed bar lady trying discreetly walk through the pub spraying cheap air freshener Shall not be returning.

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Andy Presswell . 2023-06-30

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Grand spot for a pint pity there wasn't live music night I was there overall good.

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Barry Donnelly . 2023-06-08

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I found this pub completely unsuitable for anyone with a mobility issue or other disability as the only seating was high bar stools or chairs that were also too high for me to sit on and so the only place I could sit was on a sofa which was situated at the back of the bar in an alcove with no view at all of the stage. The toilets were also only accessible by stairs. The music as well was far too loud and I will never go back there or Recommend it to anyone.

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Theresa Rhodes . 2023-02-14

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Met great people and an amazing time. Thursday night Bandaoke is very fun!

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Anne Duportail . 2022-12-01

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great variety of drinks always a good vibe.

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Paul Lowell . 2022-09-10

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Love this pub. Stumbled across it by accident but loved the live music. Two great guitarists and two great singers. Fantastic young lady running the venue. Will return.

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PE C . 2022-06-01

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Music was ok except towards the end they were playing stuff i listened to when I was 16

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Sarah Lankshear . 2022-05-29

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Great bandeoke evening, major atmosphere.

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Barry Richardson . 2022-05-20

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Great atmosphere great management 💪🏽👌🏼

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Jonpaul Pasqualone . 2022-01-13

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Popular and lively venue. Good atmosphere

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Richard Procter . 2021-12-31

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Great atmosphere up on the roof terrace

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Michelle Withers . 2021-10-09

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Was empty when we arrived its a large pup with roof terrace has a great atmosphere got busy music eas good.

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Joanne Simmons . 2021-08-16

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Great night out in my favourite pub in Bedford since restrictions have eased during the Covid 19 pandemic.

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Michael De Martino . 2021-06-06

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Ozzy the owner does a fab job and very welcoming

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Becky Mattingley . 2020-08-22

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Great place for music and atmosphere was great..

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James Connolly . 2020-03-11

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Barmaid are lovely but the sercuity are horrible,kicked is out for been in work clothes yet we was in work clothes for comedy night,stereotyping if you ask me

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Josh Hardy . 2020-03-05

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I remember having a meal here with my family and friends about 1 or 2 years ago. The food that I ordered were really nice although I was really picky so I didn't get much but if I went there again now, then I would probably really like their food more than I had before.

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Gabbie lolol . 2020-02-16

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The women that work there are hot

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Anthony Kellett . 2020-01-21

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Gotta love the standard. Always a good night out

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Chaim Eaton . 2020-01-21

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It is a good pub, with a good area. But what I noticed was that the bar staff is there to serve their friends and the rest of the clients are served wen the staff want, not for order of arrival.

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Marcoliny M . 2019-12-24

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Great place. Great new owners. Great atmosphere. Watched the Anthony Joshua fight which was brilliant. Great night

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PS4 Gamer Camby100 camby100 . 2019-12-09

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Very friendly staff, cheap drinks spacious beer garden and comfy seats in the middle of town.

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donal o' keeffe . 2019-11-28

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Had live music was good staff friendly

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Elizabeth Page . 2019-10-12

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Old style pub, nice and fast service

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Adam Jaworski . 2019-08-26

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Good high street pub with a reasonable choice of drinks. Great smoking area and occasional live music

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denny noble . 2019-08-17

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Pleasant pub that did a gluten free beer

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Yvonne Wale . 2019-06-16

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A good place to enjoy a evening with your friends. Music, drinks and nice people

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Gheorghe Busuioc . 2019-06-08

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Lovely place to pop in with a bunch of friends!

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Rasa Rios Leon . 2019-06-04

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First time in here and met the owner. Such a lovely man. Showed me the roof terrace which is beautiful. Will definitely be going again X

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Carly . 2019-05-26

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Love so much the "new standard"

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patrizia daidone . 2019-04-15

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I had a fantastic night out in the Standard with work colleagues. There was 12 of us in total and we all enjoyed it. The manager Gary was really lovely and made sure we were all ok. Gary really looks after his customers. I would certainly recommend a visit here,the music was good and there was no trouble. The doormen were all friendly. It was a great atmosphere and I will be back. Thank you to the doorman Michael and the Manager Gary, hope that was his name but I was a little worse for wear. Thank you Lisa

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Lisa Sharp . 2019-04-09

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We had a great Friday night,, cheap drink, good music, friendly door man and bar staff

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Dennis Keith . 2019-04-03

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After the quiz on thursday the place to be for a bandeoke

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Carlo Guarneri . 2019-03-26

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Murky atmosphere with some quite drunk, stumbling people. It was about 10pm on a Friday. Bar service was slow.

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C Ward . 2019-03-22

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Quirky and Gothic, nice pub. Some of the locals look a bit rough, but that's Bedford for you. Good entertainment, great DJ. Good service, and the drinks are good value. I shall return.

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Rob Holman . 2019-03-07

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Thanks to Gary and Jeremy for a great promo night at the standard, can’t wait to come back again soon☺️

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Chloe Mo . 2019-03-02

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Very professional door staff, always polite on entering and leaving and open the door for you. Needs redecoration. Smacks of a dark student bar vibe. A better dance floor area and DJ stand needs to be near the dance floor, DJ was good, but unfortunately not made a feature of as he should be. Needs better pub/club combo lighting in general. Move tables from around the bar as people block the area so getting to and away from the bar is almost to the point of giving up. The potential for spilling drinks and causing a drunken incident is high. The conveniences are inconveniently up a load of stairs not good for staggering drunken clientele to negotiate without falling and causing serious injury, especially for those in high heels. The top floor smoking open area could benefit from a bit of effort and made more of generally. All areas could be lots better. Has potential to be a great high street main venue.

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Paul Robinson . 2019-02-24

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Good looking barmaid or is that sexist plus BT sport

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Kevin Mansell . 2019-01-20

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Good food drinks, terrace is great, generally a good crowd ... Better sports channels would be good for watching footy.

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TJ Sabherwal . 2019-01-04

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Great entertainment, with a good selection of music played

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Paul Wakefield . 2018-12-09

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Surprisingly fun place. Check out bandarokee on a Thursday night....awesome awesome friendly popular venue pleasant people and atmosphere

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Monique Marie Marie . 2018-11-30

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Very pleasant atmosphere, listening to good quality jazz played by local people. Good customer service at bar. No complaints!

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Bernard Atkins . 2018-11-28

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The George Street rag time jazz band. Perfect foot tapping hip swinging end to the weekend.

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Ruth Garner . 2018-11-26

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Love this place Jason, Matel and the rest of bar staff are great and manager Gary they will go out of there way to ensure a great time while there.

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rebecca roberts . 2018-11-19

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Not too bad, drinks fairly cheap.

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Tim Cook . 2018-11-09

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Only lived in Bedford for 3 months and this is one of the first pubs i went to. Fantastic place with friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Thou went there yesterday (Tuesday 6th Nov.) And it was shut. Shame as i wanted to watch the football as have not been there to see what the atmosphere is like...however take nothing away from a great great pub.

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Gary bloggs . 2018-11-07

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Really nice place. I was there few times and everything is all right. When I was there last time it was karaoke and there was really good fun. My friends and I was really happy that we can take part of this entertainment. Also they have a nice terrace upstairs. Staff is polite and talkative and they encourage to be a part of performance.

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Aleksandra Rzeznik . 2018-11-06

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Laurel & Hardy to greet you outside & a fab roof bar Oh & decent prices makes this my fave High St bar

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viv smith . 2018-10-22

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Absolutely gorgeous decor was tad loud music what's the point in all the tables if u can't sit and talk from hearing yourself ?

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Lisa Jenkins . 2018-09-19

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Potentially a fabulous place love the decor but understaffed no food available as chef was not there.

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Tracy Cooper . 2018-09-16

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Lovely pub with very comfortable sofas.

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Sylwia Gorczynska . 2018-09-13

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No great for dancing. But great for drinking

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Massimiliano Antonangeli . 2018-09-08

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What a great atmosphere .Great entertainment. Wonderful staff. The manager could not have been more accomadating. Dodgy shirt though.

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frank Toner . 2018-08-12

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Large entertainment venues for a pub

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Roger Stokes . 2018-07-27

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Nice place. Doom Bar on tap. I'm happy

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Lakhvinder Ubhi . 2018-06-24

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Decent place to go for a drink - a more mature clientele.

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Phil Marland . 2018-06-17

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Great friendly place to go and cheap and great tables

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Shauny Parker . 2018-06-11

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Great place, good value for money, great atmosphere and friendly staff. It's STANDARD for a night out ;)

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Student S . 2018-06-11

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Great drinks, great food, and great atmosphere. Very stylish but inkeeping with a pub feel.

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Char Sutton . 2018-06-09

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Fairly inexpensive and attracts a friendly crowd.

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Billy mnd . 2018-06-01

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Live music every Saturday night.

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Malcolm Bowen . 2018-05-14

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A quite spacious pub/bar rights on High street, Bedford town centre. You won't miss it, just look for the real human size statues of Laurel and Hardy. Beautifully decorated inside & outdoor upstairs. There's movie night every Monday night, and live music Wednesday or Friday with fantastic talented singers & musicians. The food, pizza is delicious, while the price is quite cheap. Fried chicken is delicious too!

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Travel Addict - Foodie Lover . 2018-05-14

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Went on Open Mic night, great fun, well priced drinks with good service!

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Andy Mc . 2018-05-04

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Bar staff are very slow! All good otherwise

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Shelley Hobbs . 2018-05-03

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Overpriced, barman looked a bit hacked off we bothered him by asking for a drink.

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Rob Clark . 2018-05-01

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Enjoy having a drink here. Has outdoor space upstairs for smoking and drinking. Pours a decent pint only downside is the upstairs bar doesn't pour draft pints so it's up and down every pint

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codswop . 2018-04-19

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Bedfords finest establishment. Great staff. Sports and live music heaven.

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Matt Ward . 2018-04-17

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Quirky pub with good beer and live bands

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Sam Hirst . 2018-04-17

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Nice pub, plenty of seating, drinks weren't too expensive. Standard range of drinks available. Enjoyed our drinks before our show.

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Miss Cook . 2018-03-11

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This place is not my sort of place, but if you are someone into live music, being loud and having a good time then this is your place to go, the drinks arnt badly priced, its a nice bar to go to, but as i said if your not into live music its probably best to give this one a miss..

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11BOOWHO . 2018-03-04

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Warm pint of ale and slightly chemical taste - not cleaned out after a line cleaning me thinks

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Kieran . 2018-02-06

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A very nice place, with delicious homemade pizzas. On Sundays there are mini acoustic concerts.

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eva oya . 2018-01-21

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Great atmosphere! Has an outside bar in the smoking area! The pub it self has so much character. But in the week it’s also good for a chilled night too.

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Sophie Chanelle . 2017-12-29

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Nice place, good for a night out.

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Kyle.316 . 2017-12-22

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Great roof terrace, table football,friendly staff and awesome pizzas.

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Steven Glendinning . 2017-12-22

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Great place to watch the world go by Lovely staff Can't wait to play live there.

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Mike Burkin . 2017-11-21

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My favourite pub/bar that I frequent on a weekly basis!

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Simon Lowes . 2017-09-01

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The Standard is a long established public house in Bedfords High street. The staff are friendly and helpful and the clientele are of all ages. The decor is cosy, with antique style furniture and furnishings. Upstairs is another seating area that leads out to a roof patio area, that is covered. During the summer the front windows are completely open and a nice cool comforting breeze gently blows in to cool you down. Of course there are various alcoholic beverages to keep you cool. Or if you fancy a tea like me, you will get a very nice cuppa to, on a silver tray. All in all, a nice British Pub indeed.

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Pete Romanowski . 2017-06-10

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What a fantasic find. Beautiful decor, staff were great. Looking forward to go again.

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Joanne Mcintosh . 2017-05-08

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Bit grimy, bit expensive. Probably one of the best places around Bedford (but that's not saying a lot)

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Benjamin Smith . 2017-05-01

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Great place to eat great bar staff

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Linken Linken . 2017-04-05

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Great place for getting drunk. Nice rooftop bar.

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Steve . 2017-02-08

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Ruby Groove had a fantastic evening performing at the Standard. Would highly recommend the friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere of this venue.

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Julia Coots . 2017-01-28

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Lovely staff and friendly service. Great live music and good food. Couldn't really ask for more.

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Stacy Povey . 2016-12-30

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In terms of choice of pubs in Beford The Standard is a favourite simply because live music is often on, the range of drinks is better than most on the high street, the atmosphere is good, but most importantly the upstairs terrace is a great place to have a few drinks, whether you smoke or not. Have been loads and will go again soon.

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Geoff Ryan . 2016-11-22

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Great atmosphere and pleasant staff.

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Sandra Wing . 2016-11-12

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Amazing Bandioke, super talented singing bar staff, great atmosphere

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Michael Lea . 2016-10-30

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One of Bedfords finest establishments, great beer, good food and friendly staff. Highly recommended

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Dan Haworth . 2016-09-26

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They have beer it's cold. The decoration is eclectic to say the least!

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David Fisher . 2016-08-24

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Decent beer, good prices, nice staff.

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Andy Gumbley . 2016-08-08

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