The best restaurants in Castle Cambridge East of England

We got an array of dishes from different sections of the menu and they were all amazing and plated beautifully!! Service was excellent and we'll definitely be back again soon <3

FINALLY an authentic Italian restaurant. Many years living in Cambridge and we just discovered this place and had a lovely experience. The service was superb, the food was incredible and we even got a bread basket. We will definitely be back again! Vegan options: many! I had the risotto e piseli (risotto with peas) - a generous plate of creamy risotto. Super recommended. I'll be back to try more dishes :)

If there was more stars I'd give them! Service was excellent and the food was incredible! Definitely a hidden gem of Cambridge and worth every penny.

Fantastic food, but the hospitality was even better! Highly recommend !

Great selection of food and drink options at reasonable prices especially for current students. Usually open most times of day so very reliable. They have pizza, sandwiches, and sushi available daily. Coffee and cakes are good and can receive rewards card to have your tenth one free. Also nice selection of alcoholic drinks.

Came here on the recommendation of reviews and reddit...and unfortunately I can say...IT WAS COMPLETELY WORTH IT! Some of the best if not the best Indian food I've had in my life (and I've been to India!). Great atmosphere, lovely staff and amazing cocktails as well. Would 100% recommend.

Lovely place for pre-dinner drinks. Warm welcome and great service. Something for everyone and huge selection of wines to buy.

2nd time here and just as you'd expect from a premier inn

No fue una gran noche. El personal del bar es bastante grosero y algunos de ellos borrachos tienden a servir a sus clientes habituales primero que nadie. Calentadores que no funcionan en el jardín trasero, que estaba lleno de bandejas de ceniza sucias y, en general, simplemente sucio y sin cuidado. No recomendaría, lo siento. Yo seguiría caminando en la ciudad cerca del río, que tiene una selección mucho mejor de lugares decentes para beber.

A lovely little spot to have dinner in, small, cosy and secluded from the din of the street despite being quite central (in a little nook just off of Magdalene Bridge). The dishes are all Vietnamese specialities, all prepared fresh, with care, and quite perfectly sized (despite what some of the other reviews have stated, my colleagues and I actually found them to be more than large enough to feed a range of adults, although of course nowhere near as enormous as the sorts of plates one might expect to find in one of the innumerable local pubs). The drinks are limited to non-alcoholic options, as the restaurant doesn't hold a liquor licence, but the restaurant does offer per-person corkage for those who'd like to bring their own (which is especially convenient given that The Cambridge Wine Merchants is just off to the other side of the bridge, and open as long as Thanh Binh itself); the only way it could possibly be any more convenient is if the restaurant also offered ice buckets to store wine in (although, in our case, the staff were incredibly kind and simply offered to keep it stored in their fridge before our plates came out instead). The prices are fair for Cambridge (about £20 for a main, £10 for a starter or a dessert, £4 for a drink, and £3 for corkage), especially given the freshness, range, and sorts of ingredients used (of which I would especially recommend the fresh juices, particularly the passion fruit, which I thought was one of the absolute best I've ever had; as well as the quail with garlic on a bed of lettuce, prawn curry, and duck curry).

Delicious food, reasonably priced, lovely waiter. Get the lamb biryani!

No notes on the food, was really good brasserie type stuff. Gents Bathroom lock needs fixing though 😅

The food is great but what we love is the service….a particular thanks to Dorian who has served us several times…always brilliant! My daughter’s birthday and we had Prosecco and pudding on Cote…lovely touches, much appreciated!

Many moons back, my Indian wife and I were havering about buying a house on the Cambridge hill, waked down for a meal at what was then Cocum, subsequently Nivedyam and now Pakka - and the quality of the meal led us to set up home nearby! I should explain that I am a Professor of English Literature and Religious Studies, and my wife, one of my first research students in Cambridge, comes from a centuries-old Brahmin family of Hindu saints and scholarly pundits. Hence, when we have visitors from our Indian family or academic guests from the world over to entertain, it is vital to take them to a restaurant that represents the best of Indian (and, in particular,of Kerala cuisine. So we keep a close eye and a sensitive tongue on any change to our much-prized Cocum and I am delighted to report that two visits now to the smart re-vamped restaurant, now PAKKA, have convinced us that the upgrade is stylish (though the image of Shiva is without his flute!), the food as good as ever (I am told the kitchen staff are the same) - and the student waitresses who are from Kerala, quite as charming as the food and decor. (Professor David Frost, St John's College, Cambridge)