The Cricketers, Clavering - pub details
Address: Clavering, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4QT [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 4440) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Newport - Essex (2.6 miles), Audley End (3.3 miles), Elsenham (5 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Accommodation available
Pub suggested by Anon on 22 Sep 2003
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> Current user rating: 4.5/10 (rated by 17 users)
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Fox and Hounds, Clavering (0.7 miles), Coach and Horses, Wicken Bonhunt (1.0 miles), Axe and Compasses, Arkesden (1.0 miles)
user reviews of the Cricketers, Clavering
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| I'm Clavering born and bred. If you do decide to visit I challenge you to find someone from the Village in there. I don't think I need to say any more than that. mrmustang - 22 Apr 2011 20:50 |
| Some people here have had bad experiences it seems, but we loved the place. To celebrate my 64th birthday we booked a room for the night. Immaculate! The real ale in the afternoon was as it should be and the staff, all of them, would exceptional. The meal in the evening was terrific - sauteed lambs kidneys with bacon and black pudding - and the cheese board and red wine beyond fault. I would recommend this gastro pub to anyone. Paul_Rochdale - 5 Nov 2010 20:27 |
| Over all not bad, but I was expecting better, imaginative starters, not a lot of choice in respect of main courses, very strange mix of English and Italian food, not executed properly, wine list on the other hand is extensive some very good offerings. Everything is very expensive in this pub, but most of all nice smile from staff and polite goodby and thanks, that money can not buy you here. Boring dessert menu, we have been in this pub on couple of occasions desserts menu has not changed. Positive sides are: nice decor, clean, opening hours longer then the most in the area, overall OK maybe worth a visit if you buy in all of that Jamie frenzy or you just need a place to eat late. Could do lot better and stand on its own feet if they can only hire more pleasant staff, who are willing to say thank you for coming. Belma - 27 Apr 2010 18:41 |
| Dreadful experience!. I ordered slow roasted duck which was dry, stringy and impossible to cut with the cutlery on the table (we had swapped ours with another table as it was caked with dried food). My plate was still full when the waitress cleared and she asked if it was ok. I explained why I hadn't eaten it and her reply was "No-one's ever complained before!" She came back to say that the chef had checked and it was supposed to be like that. I said "What? It's supposed to be inedible?" she turned and walked away. We have eaten at many of the best restaurants around the world and have never EVER come across such poor service. Over priced and pretentious. It didn't help to see the Chef sneeze on a plate of food either!! nonnymouse - 5 Apr 2010 19:37 |
| One to avoid at all costs! Rude staff, poor and slow service, and over rated food. Jamie's father is clearly making as much money as he can from his son's fame regardless. I telephoned to book a table for a meal for me, my aunt (who suffers from Parkinsons), and my elderly Nana, in the bar side of the pub (rather than the over commercialised 'school dinner type hall' on the other side). I knew that the meal would be expensive but I had saved for sometime as this was my special treat to my Aunt and my Nana; it was a six hour round trip drive to the Cricketers as my Aunt and Nana do not live locally - this didn't concern me as I expected it to be a special day for them both. How wrong I was - the problems started as soon as we arrived; we were given a table right at the edge of a walkway, with steps up to get to the seats, when I queried the table the sour faced bar maid told me that that was the table I had booked, when I said that was incorrect and I had actually asked for a table in the bar area she said "well you booked that table, and we thought it was odd reserving a table for six for just three people", not wishing to make a scene we sat at the table. Staff then proceeded to completely ignore us and walked past our table on many ocassions without acknowledging our waiting to be served; I had to stop a waiter and ask for the menus. We were then served (clearly reluctantly) by a rude and miserable waiter, our food eventually being almost thrown on the table; it was obvious that their misunderstanding over the table booking was for some reason making them reluctant to offer us any service at all! The whole experience was ruined, my Aunt and my Nana are very special to me and the entire day was a complete let down. Not one to make a scene I later wrote to Mr Oliver to express my disappointment. His reply was extremely rude and filled with arrogance, not accepting that I did not ask for that particular table which caused extreme difficulty for my Aunt (who finds it difficult to walk let alone climb steps to a table), and my elderly Nana, to be comfortable at. His comments continued to respond with rude comments; it seems at this establishment as the customer you are never right! One definitely to avoid is my advice! Shambolic - 13 Dec 2009 23:11 |
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