The best restaurants in Bedford East of England

It's a place I keep returning to for quality food and atmosphere. Like a few places now they whack on a 10% service charge automatically but they're upfront about it and it can be removed. I usually do ask for that but this time I was happy to keep it as the staff were particularly superb on this occasion. The main restaurant was dominated by a loud hen party so soon after being seated we asked if we could sit in the garden room/conservatory instead. The lady serving us (I think named Fern) was happy to help and even when others were eventually seated in there too I think they were purposefully at the other end to give us a chilled and peaceful meal together. It was very much appreciated! The rest of our time there we were served by another helpful staff member named Justin. Together they made the night a great one and delicious food on top. My only request is I would love the Tuscan Salmon to come back on the menu sometime as I adored it.

Loved it. Sometimes I think we order a lot so an extra poppadoms would be nice but honestly, the food and service is amazing. Highly recommend!

We usually visit the maypole when I have been to see my mum who is in a care home and we have the carvery. In this occasion Maxine the waitress was very helpful.. kind and making sure we were ok at all times . She is a very good waitress to your company and to the Maypole. Star points should be given

Wish the car park wasn't used for school pick up as makes it hard to get in to the car park even when the pub is empty.

slow service! dough ball very tiny! only 5 wings in the dish, should be 6 in one dish! hot chocolate just like water. chicken taste like plastic. WORST experience ever!!!

Esther's waitress service transformed what was already a thoroughly enjoyable Sunday carvery, into a dining experience head and shoulders above my expectations. Her care and consideration in catering for my gluten intolerant diet was second to none. She really went the extra mile to make sure I was catered for in the best possible way. When I expressed my disappointment in not being able to have the cauliflower owing to it being prepared in a sauce with gluten ingredients, she produced a side plate from the kitchen with cooked cauliflower without the sauce. Marvellous! On arrival she immediately connected with us in a friendly affable way making us feel the focus of her attention whilst not being too full on and achieving the balance perfectly. The food itself was very enjoyable with a wide variety of vegetables all cooked to the perfect consistency, five different types of roast meat, one of our party had a tasty vegetarian option; all the sauces that go with the various meats were present and recharged so as not to go empty and the refill on carbonated drinks, of which the variety of flavours was extensive too, was a nice and welcome touch too. Ten out of ten, with Esther's attentive friendly service lifting it to twelve out of ten! Bravo Toby! Bravo Esther! 👏

As far as I'm concerned, I'm always up for a Pizza Hut pizza. However, the prices now are way beyond a joke, and the prices jump depending on which day you go to eat. The buffet was an extra £5 on a Sunday than compared to a Monday, adding an extra £20 to the bill for apparently no reason at all. It was dead om the Sunday and I'm gunna assume it will be dead on the Monday as well. As far as the food goes, pizza is always good.

Ella and Halle went so far above and beyond and really made our night. My boys are fussy eaters and wanted pizza and they arranged to get them and bought them from another restaurant. Not only that they were so nice and made our meal and whole evening with their kindness. Highly reccomend. Thank you Ella and Halle!

food excellent as always and I won't go anywhere else as this is always consistent

This is a wee treasure in the centre of Bedford. We stayed here 2 nights and the rooms were just wonderful. They were just lovely - and so well designed. Bed was super comfy, the view from our room out over the river was really lovely and it was really quiet upstairs. Nice to be able to pop downstairs for a nice bite and drink. We love it here and would highly recommend this spot if you're after a nice special treat in Bedform.

What a disappointment. No wonder there was no queue. Service so slow and there were hardly any customers there. After 20 minutes of waiting for my hot drink to be made I asked for a refund.

Been before and was very good, unfortunately this time it was not the best. We ordered drinks and then told that the menu was changing next week so lots of the menu was unavailable. We found a table to accommodate us but it wasn't clean. We ordered our food at the bar, the food was OK. We ordered a pudding at the bar. All the food was OK. But I was surprised that I had to pay 10% service charge. Such a shame to have had a disappointing meal at such a lovely little pub!

It was very good service was very good 😀I come in the weekend to see my friends, an have go at the meat raffle, on a Sunday very good 😀

Richard the landlord could not have been more helpful. Staff were great as was the food accommodation and hospitality. Great place to stay if you’re planning to enjoy Palmer Sport. Look forward to staying there again

Went with family. The food was okay, some stuff was nice other bits not so much. The tika wasn’t the best in my opinion, bright red style! The service from the owner was a little uptight, we tried to make some conversation to lighten the mood but he’s a serious chap and wasn’t interested in a chat. Regardless it was okay, a little on the expensive side. When I visit family in the area i think I would rather try my luck in olney if it’s curry night.