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The best restaurants in Aspley and Woburn Central Bedfordshire East of England

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5.0

54 Opinions

location-icon16 Market Place, England
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Incredibly cozy, great food and friendly hosts! Its unnassuming from the outside, but after stepping inside we knew we had found a secret gem. Food was great too! We shared the fisherman platter which was incredible.

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4.6

1309 Opinions

location-icon40 George Street, England
Italian
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Edit March 2025: Sorry to echo another recent review, this place has gone downhill massively and stil expensive. Not sure if a change in owners, managers but seems like it. We used to love Fratellis and have been customers for 5 years, we had our first date here, became a favourite of ours and even got engaged here as it held special romantic memories. The food used to be good, the service impeccable. Now, we visited today and it was a world apart from what I remember. The staff clearly fairly new and inexperienced, although nice but we were sat at a table which was tiny for 4 people and right next to the bar which means you can overhear staff conversations awkwardly, plus it's used as a walkway for all people and it's not a nice place to sit. The food quality, taste, ingredients are all worse and the chefs which I'm sure have probably changed a few times over the years are no where near as good as they used to be. The garlic dough balls, were a favourite, today they were completely different to how they used to be. Much much fewer of them, completely different shape, consistency being rock hard and had no garlic to them, served with a butter that just have looked at garlic no taste at all. Just a basic mini bread roll. They used to ooze garlic, soft to the touch and uniformly round with lots more on the plate. The calamari, soggy not crisp or crunchy coating and very rubbery to eat. The carbonara, today was drenched in cream, completely different to how it used to be, far too much. The Pizzas were almost burnt, far too many black spots from the oven, all I could taste was burnt dough. For the ingredients added to the top, it was essentially tasteless except the burnt bits. Still hugely costly, roughly £110+ and they include a 10% service charge, which is so wrong especially on tables of fewer people. Sorry to say, but after 5 years, we won't be returning to what was once a highlight and special place to dine at. Everything felt like costs have been cut at the expense of quality and experience, these high prices can not be justified by such poor food. So sad to see another once great restaurant fall by the wayside. Original 2020: Lovely restaurant, came on a date with my lady friend and we both loved it. The food is wonderful, authentic and delicious. We had the best dough balls and pizza I've had outside of italy here! The staff are attentive and genuinely caring, the prices are very reasonable for the quality of evening you'll enjoy. We even had drinks bought for us by a lovely older gentleman at the table next to us, who happened to be a co-owner or investor in Fratelli, we was kind and enjoyed having people have a great time in the establishment. Very cosy and almost feels like a private dining experience the way the layout is done, the only reason it's not 5* review is that parking is limited as it's in an old village. However there is parking on the street outside, usually best if you're not going on a friday or Saturday night I'd imagine

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4.6

50 Opinions

location-icon22-23 Market Place, England
Indian
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Guys you need to try this place you won’t be disappointed. Everything is amazing. A little different and that makes the difference the mock tails at delicious 😋

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4.6

3289 Opinions

location-iconLondon Road, England
British
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We had the pleasure of lunch at Paris House today and I can honestly say it was one of the best meals of my entire life. Every dish, every mouthful was simply heaven. A truly incredible array of culinary genius on show - magnificent. Can I give more than five stars !!

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4.5

1421 Opinions

location-iconThe Square, England
Indian
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Always a fantastic meal & service! Best Thai around.

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4.5

877 Opinions

location-iconChurch End, England
Other cuisines
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The Green Man didn't quite hit the spot. The food was mediocre, yet pricey.

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4.5

564 Opinions

location-icon21, MARKET PLACE, England
Other cuisines
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Amazing place off the cobbled centre of Woburn. We booked Valentines weekend using a Christmas pressie voucher. Wonderful greeting on arrival & seated in their fabulous Orangery with a glass of Prosecco. The waitresses were beautifully turned out, friendly & attentive. The 5 tiered tea arrived with a full explanation. The food was brilliant (noting I have to avoid cream) the mix of savoury flavours complimented each other. A warning if you want a traditional afternoon tea this is not for you (not a curly sandwich in sight) but if you want an inspired take on afternoon tea then Woburn CH will not disappoint elevating the experience to another level. The toffee apple scones were totally delicious. Moving onto the sweet layer we had to admit defeat & take our cheesecake home. The staff, surroundings & atmosphere made it a throughly enjoyable and relaxed Saturday afternoon. We will definitely return. And if you have never been here but considering booking you just have to do it, you won’t regret it!

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4.5

453 Opinions

location-icon2-3 Leighton Street, Woburn, England
Italian
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There used to be lots of great restaurants in south/ central Beds but over the last 10 years or so they've dwingled down to a number of pretty average ones serving food no better than a microwaved take away on a plate. Well we'd heard good things about the Thai at Woburn and the ambience seemed good so booked a table for Thursday before Valentines day. I'd asked for a quiet table as we often find restaurants so noisy these days and we weren't disappointed when we were shown to a pleasant table in the RHS room which was empty . So full marks for the welcome and heeding our request. We opted for the more expensive set meal for 2 (£26 each). It came pretty quickly, a little too quickly really as we wanted a leisurely meal and time to talk. First course we opted for the pancakes and crispy duck. Six pancakes and barely enough duck which certainly wasn't crispy but otherwise OK. The main course arrived hot on it's heals, boiled rice, veg in thai sauce, chicken red curry, beef strips in black bean sauce, sweet and sour prawns with pineapple in sweet sauce. The plates were cold and as it was a chilly evening and the room wasn't too warm so the food was not very hot to start with and in fact fairly cold by the time we finished. The sweet prawns were quite nice but there were only two each, and the chicken curry didn't scale any great culinary heights. We'd had a similar Thai kit curry from Sainsburys the week previously costing a fraction of the cost and not much inferior to what the Woburn Thai managed. So to summarise. Venue and friendly waitress service very good, Prices average but would have preferred to have had better quality food, preparation and quanty and paid more. Quality of food -poor, felt like the ingredients had come out of the fridge and only made acquaintance with the spices very briefly in the microwave before being served. I've had far better take aways. Service much too fast for what we wanted, no condiments on the table or offered at all. Plates cold and no hot plates to keep food warm.

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4.5

388 Opinions

location-icon0XE, 1 Mill Rd, Husborne Crawley, Bedford MK43 0XF, United Kingdom, England
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I visited today after being on hike with 10 friends. We were received by the bar staff in a really welcoming way. We stayed for a good while, and the staff were genuinely so nice. I was even offered a lift for the station as I needed to collect my car. Then I'd like to discuss the food, if only we could have stayed longer. The smell and tastes of the brai were bloody great. This is truly a great pub. If only I had one like this or even this on in my local area. Thanks to the team behind the bar and in the kitchen. Your business deserves the drive and prosper.

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4.5

189 Opinions

location-iconRoyal Oak, 18 Church Rd, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes MK17 8TA, United Kingdom, England
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Good local pub. Inside can get crowded easily but there is some nice outside space with glam pods. Definitely worth a visit post MTB ride in nearby trails.

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4.4

604 Opinions

location-iconMilton Bryan, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9HS, United Kingdom, England
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Unfortunately had issues with the food and service here. Manager was understanding and did take some money of the bill. But it was still fairly pricey and rather disappointing.

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4.3

56 Opinions

location-iconThe Square, England
Indian
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I had food here, the quality of beef was poor. There is not a lot of competition here. I won’t b coming back. you would really not want drive to eat here.

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4.3

1275 Opinions

location-icon10 The Square, England
British
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Really good place for a quiet dinner and/or drink. Simple food, but well cooked and tasty.

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4.2

2610 Opinions

location-iconThe Square, England
Italian
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Nice Gavi, lovely garden and great staff!

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4.2

691 Opinions

location-icon47 Station Rd, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes MK17 8RX, United Kingdom, England
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Haddock was fresh and very crispy