The Yard in Peterborough

Dog friendly, good place to relax and enjoy good company

Visited Saturday afternoon for a cold drink and scone. Wanted to sit outside as it was such a nice afternoon. The only free table was literally stacked with dirty plates,glasses,cups,cans. I went inside and although the entire place was empty EVERY table was also stacked with dirty crockery!! Half eaten meals,flies everywhere. One of the tables outside became vacant so I ordered my coke and scone and asked that the table be cleared.. A very reluctant lad came out and cleared the debris,didn’t bother to wipe the spilt salt,ketchup and general mess up. Another customer was loading dirty plates from her table onto another but still nobody bothered to clear up. My scone came out like molten rock,it had clearly been zapped too long in the microwave. When it had cooled down enough to hold I tried to cut the scone,it was rock hard. By this time the staff were out enjoying the chaos that was happening in the grounds of the cathedral and clearly weren’t interested in customers. Definitely won’t be returning,the whole place was dirty.

A large selection, that's for sure. We bought sausage rolls with caramelised onion, which were excellent, and we also bought a large pork pie, but although the crust was thick and tasty, the meat was bland. Could have done with some pepper or something.

The ambience and food were ok, although the prices are very high for what is on offer. What bothered me were the unappetizing glasses and the service employee wasn't in good shape either: my son ordered iced tea, whereupon the user brought black tea with ice cubes. When we explicitly asked her again if she didn't have "real iced tea", she realized her mistake. Then she asked us if we wanted peach or mango flavor. We wanted mango, but she ended up bringing peach - she corrected her mistake after we pointed it out to her again. This isn't all that bad of course, but if I pay 72GBP for 3 people, then you'd expect better service than in a fast food restaurant. It also has to be said that there was a dirty diaper visible in the parking lot, which didn't really add to the ambience or appetite.

Nuestro grupo de 4 llegó justo antes de las 6 pm y el restaurante estaba casi desierto, aunque algunos comensales estaban fuera. Nuestra experiencia comenzó bien con pedido de bebidas tomadas y debidamente suministradas. Nos dijeron que uno de los principales artículos de comida no estaba disponible, pero eso no fue gran cosa. Pedimos nuestras comidas principales y luego esperamos unos 30 minutos para que nos dijeran que 2 de nuestras comidas principales no estaban disponibles debido a una confusión en la cocina. Luego nos pidieron que volviéramos a pedir pero decidimos terminar nuestras bebidas, pagarlas y luego irnos. ¿No entiendo cómo tardó 30 minutos en descubrir que nuestro pedido de comida no se pudo cumplir? No entiendo por qué la camarera no nos ofreció cancelar nuestra factura de bebidas. Puedo entender por qué el restaurante estaba vacío. Dale a este lugar una amplia litera si apuestas por una gran experiencia. Hemos comido de la carvery allí hace un par de meses y fue genial, pero todo eso es un recuerdo lejano ahora.