Cambridgeshire Restaurant Guide

Needhams

Another gastronomic oasis in the Fen, set in an old brick farmhouse not far from Ely, that attractive Cathedral city rapidly becoming one of the places to be. The menu is modern innovative and co-owner Luke Pearson presides in the kitchen.

• Address: 186 Main Street, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HT (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £24.00, Dinner: £34.00

Old Fire Engine House, The

A year ago I had to write with less than enthusiasm about the Old Engine House, thereby incurring a wigging from the lady wife, who had been there on another occasion and took a different view to mine.

• Address: 25 St Mary's Street, Ely, CB7 4ER (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £39.00

Orchards Brasserie Restaurant

• Address: The Haycock Hotel, London Road, Wansford, nr Peterborough, PE8 6JA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, European, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

Peking Restaurant

Close to the Grafton Centre with its cinema and interesting range of shops the Peking enjoys a good reputation in Cambridge and has been described as the best Chinese in the city. Whether or not this has anything to do with their prices is debatable, and some would argue that for the quality and extent of the food the prices are fair.

• Address: 21 Burleigh Street, Cambridge, CB1 1DG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £33.00

Pheasant Inn

Forget the frills, be comfortable and enjoy good, wholesome food in this ancient thatched and beamed inn. Here is good honest food, beautifully prepared and served with grace. Starters could be pan-fried ox tongue with polenta and ceps, or a single ravioli filled with shredded casseroled beef, served with truffled spring cabbage.

• Address: Village Loop Road, Keyston, Huntingdon, PE28 0RE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, European, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £24.00, Dinner: £43.00

Phoenix, The

It says much for the influence of Chinese cuisine that there should be at least two Chinese restaurants of such quality as Phoenix in Cambridgeshire villages. This pub conversion in Histon, marked by two protective lions at the door, otherwise virtually indistinguishable from its previous purpose, specialises in Peking and Szechuan cuisine.

• Address: 20 The Green, Histon, Cambridge, CB4 9JA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

Pink Geranium

The Pink Geranium started life as two cottages sometime in the 16th Century. In 1942 Marjorie Barnes started a tearoom, initially serving servicemen and women during and after the Second World War.

• Address: 25 Station Road, Melbourn, SG8 6DX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Modern British, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £45.00

Pizza Express - Cambridge, Jesus Lane

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 7a Jesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Pizza Express - Huntingdon

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 105 High Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3LB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00

Pizza Express - Regent Street

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 26-28 Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1DB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00