The British Queen, Meldreth

Stayed in the rooms at the back of the pub it was very clean and modern purpose built building with all things needed, towels, mini soaps, kettle, tea coffee cups. Had our evening meal at pub very nice. Lovely place to stay over and explore the area. Lovey breakfast too which you pre order the night before

Lovely village pub, cosy dining rooms with real fires, friendly attentive staff, good kids menu and situated next to a nice river walk. Food was great with excellent portion sizes, but the reason for the review was the BEST steak pie I have had for a long time. Perfect.

To be avoided until they sort out the timing, chef and management. We were so disappointed with Sunday’s Christmas meal. What happened? Through out the year we have had an amazing selection of fresh vegetables with our meals . Which is why we chose to go there this year for our special occasion. We waited 45 minutes before we even got a plate of sliced bread!!! ( why?!?!! It wasn’t even nice bread or rolls) When our food eventually came.. we were so disappointed. Only 1 bowl of fatty carrots and butternut squash with skin on and not cooked properly . The turkey was nice, but 4 small Brussels sprouts? Really? With overcooked pancetta ( I am guessing, couldn’t tell so hard)? When we were asked how our meal was… I said , as I have written, how disappointed we were. A very pleasant waitress apologised. We then waited 15 minutes for pudding… I asked how long it would be and was told there was a table of 14 to be served before us!!! Magically when I said we wouldn’t have our pudding it appeared. I have always recommended the food here. Sadly I cannot anymore. This is not the way to run a successful business. I felt sorry for waitresses working so hard. What were people in charge doing? no manager came to apologise. Wether it is overbooked or a new chef sadly this is not good enough.

We held our daughter’s 18th birthday family celebration at the British Queen. The staff were welcoming, friendly & helpful. The buffet was plentiful and so good. Pizzas, chips, halloumi, wraps, onion rings, homemade sausage rolls (the best), wraps, sandwiches - all dietary requirements catered for. We held the celebration in the upstairs dining area and were able to use to balcony as it was a gorgeous day. Highly recommended.

Fantastic stay at The British Queen. Lovely staff, accommodating and pleasant. Breakfast was 10/10

Honestly one of the worst pubs in the area - avoid like the plague. The food tastes like it comes from a frozen packet and the workers are even worse! The man behind the bar was miserable and uninviting and my pint was flat. One worker, a young boy, was lovely and somewhat made the experience better. TRUST ME, there are much nicer pubs around the area - The Chequers, The Plough, The Queens Head.

“Special” specials! We visit the British Queen quite often and it honestly never disappoints. The setting is incredible with a huge family friendly garden, loads of places to sit, a new teepee for the when you need shade or wanna dodge a bit of British rain but still enjoy a beer outside. It’s our favourite place to go all year round and has just about everything else you’d want from a cute village pub. Today we enjoyed the most amazing panko chicken burger in the sun with a tasty cold beer. Lunch, dinner or just some drinks, you need this pub in your life!

Our first visit to this pub - a party of 4 for lunch between two birthdays. Booking was very smooth and courteous as was our welcome on the day. Food was delicious - good variety on the menu with just the right amount of choice. Thank you so much for a very special experience - our first of eating out since lockdown. Most impressed - will return soon!

I was quite disappointed with my stay here despite the many excellent reviews. My room was very clean and tidy, decent space, nice bathroom and shower, good Wi-Fi. There was no radiator but the air-con unit went warm and there were two portable heaters in the room, so it was warm enough. My main issues were the amount of light in the room making it very difficult to sleep. I had two large floor-to-ceiling windows, one was the door. The window faced the shop out the back and the door faced the road. There was a curtain which barely covered both large panels of glass, there was so much light coming in from both sides of the room. There was also a bright green light above the door (emergency light, not needed I'm sure) combined with a Wi-Fi access point (router) on the ceiling which also had a bright green light, both of which illuminated the room green when all the lights were turned off, it was very distracting and difficult to sleep. I had to get creative and wedge pillows and towels in the gaps to block out some of the light but the Wi-Fi point was so high up I could not reach. Then in the morning I went to the pub for breakfast but there was no-one there to sit me down and fetch it for me. I stood there for about 10 minutes, one or two staff went by and said hello but didn't ask if I needed again. So I decided to just leave without breakfast. For the money paid I am extremely disappointed and would not stay here again