Address: Midsummer Common, Cambridge, CB4 1HA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441223369299
Rating: 4.7
based on 137 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Brilliant cooking. Had the lunch menu and was very surprised and pleased, one of the best Michelin starred restaurants I've visited."
"Some dishes were stunning such as the suckling pig with carrot and ginger which was a masterful work of flavour and textures and delivered a perfect balance on the plate."
"Every dish on the menu was a delight, as were all the pre and post dinner treats."
"The food at Midsummer House is delicious and interesting."
"Exciting food, very high quality presentation and outstanding service."
"The food presentation is amazing and food taste is so good I cannot find appropriate words to describe it."
"The food is out of this world - an explosion in the mouth, the presentation is outstanding and looks almost too good to eat."
Cons:
"The pigeon dish was extremely disappointing and lacked seasoning."
"Very tired menu."
"We weren’t so keen on the monkfish and quinoa but you can’t love everything."
"The food was fine, but overpriced."
"I ordered a vegetarian dinner that could not compare to my own cooking."
"Canapés looked better than they tasted."
"The tasting menu in our opinion lacked a fish dish which we found quite disappointing."
Service
Pros:
"Service was brilliant, staff were very friendly and attentive."
"Every member of the front of house team going above and beyond to make the evening memorable."
"Special mention to a superb sommelier for the most beautiful wines as well as Harry who explained every course and made us feel special all day."
"The service additionally was fantastic."
"Service was attentive."
"The staff are all very kind and welcoming, and clearly proud of their work."
"The waiting staff have us stellar service."
Cons:
"The head server treated us with disdain. He was indifferent, patronising, and stiff."
"I have made numerous attempts to contact the restaurant via email, phone and facebook and every message has been ignored. Disgrace!"
"The service was really kind but made little mistakes."
"The service so incredibly disjointed to say the least."
"Not too attentive service."
"The service should have been on point and it really wasn’t."
"The waiting staff clearly didn't know enough about the dishes to respond other than what was on their 'script'."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"It's a unique restaurant in its category, definitely worth a detour!"
"The décor in this area was sublime."
"The dining room is very warm, comfortable and stylishly finished."
"The atmosphere is relaxed and understated, no excessive noise, and easy."
"A magical venue with charm, full of delight, superlative food, service, hospitality and on a mid-summers day it’s simply unbeatable."
"The setting is quite calming - you feel like you have enough space to relax and enjoy the lunch without ever being rushed."
"The surroundings couldn't be better with the River Cam behind and Midsummer Common in front."
Cons:
"There is a softly spoken type of atmosphere amongst the diners, and no music is played to break the sometimes very hushed environment."
"I have no problem paying out a lot of money for a mind blowing experience but this really fell short in my opinion."
"There was often a gap of 25 minutes or more between courses, making the dinner last over 4 hours."
"The only way this place falters is in its soundproofing, given a larger party across from you, expect those more intoxicated persons may interject their conversation over your own."
"It’s clear this place takes too many bookings and we found the tables were too close together to be private."
"On a wet and windy November night it felt like we were dining in a 1990's style house extension."
"It’s just way overpriced."
Value
Pros:
"The price you pay monetarily is high, but it will be worth the night that you will never forget."
"100% recommendation....you won’t be disappointed. But as you can expect....it’s a high end restaurant, so it’s going to have a premium price point. In fairness....I didn’t begrudge a penny...."
"It is very expensive, even compared to other two stars and some three but in my opinion very much worth it for the food."
"You get a very long experience, very high quality, fresh and tasty sequence of interesting dishes."
"The food was outstanding and I would definitely recommend the flight of wines to go with each course."
"Overall, 115pp for lunch including a glass of Krug, water and coffee/tea is a good value and excellent experience."
"It was well worth the cost if you are willing to pay it."
Cons:
"However BEWARE, one member of our party had to cancel last minute due to COVID, and we were charged the full price for even though we informed at arrival."
"We booked almost 4 weeks in advance and 3 days later had to cancel... after cancellation only £80 refunded."
"The only negative is the lofty price that goes with it."
"It isn't cheap; our bill was just over £700 but what an experience!"
"The expression “if you have to ask the price, then you cannot afford it…” is very apt."
"Wines and spirits are of course, outrageously marked up."
"The tasting menu for 4 people... with 2 wine flights, 1bottle of the house champagne and a (voluntary) 10% tip came in at a hefty £1550."