The best restaurants serving British food in Whittlesford South Cambridgeshire East of England

We’ve visited Provenance a few times in the summer and it is normally a treat. We popped in for lunch this week and it was really disappointing though. Firstly the restaurant was cold. I didn’t take off my coat and gloves the whole time we were there. For starter I had a pork croquette. It was a lump. The size and shape of a Gregg’s sausage roll and a really peculiar texture. I only ate half of it. For main course my husband had a lamb burger. It was left on the side for ages and almost cold. The amount of cumin in the mayo made it very peculiar. Our fries were also almost cold. My main course, pork loin, was underdone in places and over in others. It came with a gravy that wasn’t mentioned on the menu. I wouldn’t have ordered it had I known. Overall, we won’t be rushing back. Staff apologised and took the cost of the fries off our meal (£4). The experience still cost us £67. Very unimpressed.

Updated: this is one of our regular pubs and we enjoy visiting and will visit again. It's dog-friendly, has very welcoming staff and a good beer selection. Perhaps the food isn't what it once was, and it's now more hit-or-miss, and I felt there was a tendency to overdo the mayonnaise, tomato or BBQ sauces, even on salad. The "normal menu is often very good, though we had a cassoulet previously that wasn't a success. Being a quiet Saturday, we had a mix from the street food menu, and regular tapas, including parsley risotto (very good), cauliflower florettes (not our favourite), BBQ corn ribs (again, I felt this wasn't to my taste) and beef brisket (okay). There's a pleasant area outside for a drink on the lawn, and comfortable chairs out back for when the weather is good. Automatic addition of 10% service to food bill (we had no problem with that, as the service was excellent and the staff clearly flagged this up). Looking forward to our next visit, as is our dog as there's a welcoming bowl of treats on the bar.

Great traditional pub with limited opening times