Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Cambridge

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Updated 05 October 2024

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Cambridge? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Midsummer House Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (344)

£41 and over

British

Cambridge

About the restaurant

As Midsummer House forges ahead into its third decade, Daniel Clifford’s elegant, sophisticated modern British cooking continues to evolve. For over twenty years, passion and creativity have skilfully shaped the menu at Midsummer House, showcasing the finest seasonal produce and offering a contemporary British dining experience of the highest quality.

Important: Foods in this restaurant are processed in a kitchen that produces dishes with milk, wheat, soybean, fish, nuts, eggs, and egg products.

Top review

Hannah

Dined on 4 Oct 2024

Fantastic and imaginative dishes, exciting flavours.

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Private Dining: 6-Course Tasting Menu

Sticks'n'Sushi - Cambridge

4.7

4.7 (42)

£26 to £40

Sushi

Cambridge

About the restaurant

Just a short walk from the prestigious Cambridge University and across from the Corn Exchange, we offer a vibrant dining experience in a historic setting. Enjoy our quality sushi and grilled sticks amidst student chatter, shoppers and locals alike. A sushi restaurant - even for those that don't like fish.

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Dawn

Dined 1 day ago

Fab food, service, drinks, bit different, not cheap but worth it

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Experience

Wine, Cocktails Or Sake On Us - New Menu Exclusive

Namaste Village Cambridge

4.5

4.5 (253)

£25 and under

Indian

Cambridge

About the restaurant

**Walk-ins welcome at all times. Table reservation is only recommended for groups of 5 or more** Looking for a real Indian dining experience ? Bored of greasy & heavy Indian food ? Do you know what real Indian food actually tastes like?
Join us at our authentic Indian, family-run restaurant & sample some of the finest Indian food. Namaste Village is a traditional yet progressive Indian restaurant, serving vegetarian & vegan food from different regions of India, which is healthy & delicious. We follow our own special recipes & grind our spices. This makes our food taste unique. Come, see for yourself & experience the spirit & spice of India.
We are the one Indian Restaurant in Norfolk (ref. Tripadvisor), featured in The Times as Britain's 8th best curry house & much more. Our recent survey showed that more than 70% of our regular customers are not vegetarian & do not miss meat when dining with us. So, us being vegetarian should not dissuade you from trying us but rather excite you!

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Staceyvip

Dined on 2 Oct 2024

Outstanding food - very tasty. Great service. Comfortable atmosphere.

Parker's Tavern

4.2

4.2 (2319)

£26 to £40

British

Cambridge

About the restaurant

A restaurant and bar located within the new University Arms hotel on Parker’s Piece, Cambridge.
Parker’s Tavern serves modern British comfort food sourced from field, fen and England’s seas.
The menu changes with the seasons, every dish representing a return to good, unpretentious British cooking, conjured by a spectacular chef.

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Roy

Dined 4 days ago

Turned up a bit early as attending a nearby concert and was fitted in easily. Friendly and welcoming staff. Good selection of food. Our table went for the mussels followed by pork chop with some sides - absolutely delicious accompanied by a Pinot Grigio. Relaxing and comfortable ambience. Will certainly consider again when next in Cambridge.

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The Ivy Cambridge Brasserie

4.4

4.4 (10394)

£26 to £40

Contemporary British

Cambridge

About the restaurant

The Ivy Cambridge Brasserie serves all-encompassing, contemporary British menu.

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Rob

Dined 2 days ago

A lovely date night as always at the Ivy. Perfect service, lovely food and great wine. Hard to beat without a Michelin star.

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Experience

Breakfast Set Menu

Experience

The Ivy Cambridge Afternoon Tea

Experience

£19.17 All-Day Set Menu

Kibou Cambridge

4.6

4.6 (24)

£26 to £40

Japanese

Cambridge

About the restaurant

KIBOU Japanese restaurant and bar in Cambridge is a chic new addition to the city, and the perfect spot to enjoy a leisurely lunch or dinner.
Located at 7a Jesus Lane, home to the Pitt Club, and formerly Pizza Express, the venue features eye-catching murals and digital animations, alongside stunning Japanese floral and foliage installations.
Light and airy, The Mirror Room centres around a large Japanese cherry blossom tree, whilst the seductive Oak Room focuses on a large wisteria tree set against a backdrop of plush fabrics and artwork.
There’s also a relaxed cocktail lounge and dining area, featuring an open sushi and hot kitchen, and a standalone spirits and cocktail bar.
The menu has all your favourite dishes from Japan, including steaming bowls of ramen, a selection of bao buns, crisp tempura and handmade spiced pork gyoza, plus work of art sushi and sashimi sharing platters, seasonal specials and A5 Grade Japanese wagyu.
Their Japanese-inspired afternoon tea is a must try too!

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Rory

Dined 4 days ago

Great food and decor . Service was warm and friendly . A real pleasure dealing with the staff here.

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Experience

Teishoku (定食) Set Lunch - £16.90

Experience

Japanese Afternoon Tea

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Vegetarian Japanese Afternoon Tea

The Folio Bar & Kitchen

4.2

4.2 (176)

£25 and under

Contemporary British

Cambridge

About the restaurant

The Folio Bar & Kitchen rewrites the food and drink script for the storied city of Cambridge. Follow as our creative chefs compose home-cooked classics full of clever twists and inspiring turns, including mouth-watering Dish. Featuring plant-based experiments, vegan and vegetarian dishes, and favourite drinks are all given a wonderfully-crafted modern rethink. Be captivated in our relaxed dining and drinking spaces where we blend the historic with the contemporary to ensure your time with us is filled with indulgence and inspiration.

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Rebecca

Dined 1 day ago

We had a lovely meal for my partners birthday. The food and cocktails were excellent, the staff were all very friendly and the restaurant was nice and quiet. We even got a free birthday dessert, a book mark and the staff all signed a card for my partner which was a lovely touch.

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Experience

Afternoon Tea at The Folio Bar & Kitchen

Experience

Weekday Lunch with Complimentary Parking

Pho Cambridge

4.5

4.5 (529)

£25 and under

Vietnamese

Cambridge

About the restaurant

LOUD, VIBRANT, DELICIOUS...Situated on Wheeler Street in the centre of Cambridge, Pho is a healthy Vietnamese restaurant that specialise in pho noodle soup, the national dish of Vietnam. Aside from pho, you can also expect to find amazing starters, healthy salads, hearty rice bowls and decadent curries. They have a range of freshly made juices and also Vietnamese beers and a large wine and cocktail list. Pho’s menu is 40% vegan and nearly entirely gluten-free too. They also have an accessible kids’ menu where children can get a meal and a drink for £6.95.

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Ellie

Dined 1 day ago

Friendly knowledgeable staff with extra attention paid to allergens. As a celiac vegetarian I'm mot used to having so much choice! Portions are generous and the vibe is very warm.

Turkuaz Social Cambridge

4.2

4.2 (25)

£25 and under

Turkish

Cambridge

About the restaurant

Turkuaz brings the authentic flavours of the Mediterranean to Cambridge.

Every dish we prepare is a testament to the rich heritage and culinary traditions of the region. We take pride in using the freshest ingredients and traditional cooking methods to ensure every bite is packed with authentic flavours.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined 7 days ago

Great evening, food was delicious. Great atmosphere. Good music. Good service. The only criticism I would have is the table was a little cramped. Felt a little restricted sitting at a booth. Would definitely not let it put me off going back though.

Côte Brasserie - Cambridge

4.2

4.2 (82)

£25 and under

French

Cambridge

About the restaurant

Cote is inspired by the brasseries of Paris, serving authentic French dishes all day in our classically designed restaurants. We are committed to producing authentic French classics, freshly cooked to order, from the highest quality sourced ingredients.

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Jane

Dined on 18 Sept 2024

Food and Services was very good, there was a really good atmosphere in the restaurant, dined with business colleagues, one of the table said their Fish Parmentier was very good, though another colleague felt the Tuna Nicoise, the tuna didn't have a lot of flavour. The Chocolate Salted Caramel tart was a hit

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Experience

New Year's Eve Set Menu

Experience

Festive three-course Set Menu

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