The Yard in Peterborough

Good selection of meat. A little smile from staff would made a big difference

We had booked a table and four of us enjoyed sitting outside at the rear of the property for lunch. The pub has a incoherent system of routing you out to the side of the building to the patio attge rear, rather than straight through the building, where you see a no entry sign on the chair. Made no sense at all, just irritating. We ordered from a good choice of mains, small plates or starters. I really enjoyed a vegetarian aubergine dish, with breadcrums and garlic bread. Othere had burgers and peri peri chicken. Staff were mainly friendly. They hold your credit card as a means of ensuring people pay.

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.

The Bluebell is an excellent place to stay (as I did for two nights) and eat. On the Sunday, I met two friends for lunch and both the food and the service were excellent. Friendly, helpful and attentive service complemented the delicious food at lunch. I have to mention also the lady who served breakfast on both mornings of my stay. She was delightful in every respect, so friendly and helpful. The cooked breakfast was, like the lunch, delicious. Thank you to all the staff at The Bluebell for making my stay perfect.

Excellent food and service. Portions are very generous but not complaining about that. If you're hungry for fish and chips or even pie and chips, you're bound to finish it all.