Harden's survey result
Summary
This “lovely” ivy-clad riverside hotel on the outskirts of town is “well worth a visit”, having changed hands from former owners, John (Master of Wine) Hoskins & wife Julia to the East Anglian Chestnut group without event a couple of years back. The à la carte and afternoon teas usually garner respectable reports, but “the real highlight is the wine shop in the hotel”, packed with bottles and benefitting from an Enomatic machine for samples, with “excellent, knowledgeable staff who will help you find something you like”.
Summary
“Wine’s the thing but the food is very reliable” at this ivy-clad 18th-century riverside venue with a “lovely atmosphere”. Long-term admirers are relieved to report “very little change under the new owners” since East Anglia’s Chestnut Group took over from Master of Wine John Hoskins and his wife Julia in summer 2023.
Summary
This ivy-clad Georgian coaching inn is the “a top destination for wine in Cambridgeshire” – and “also a good all-rounder” – thanks to its long ownership by Master of Wine, John Hoskins. “Sadly” for their many admirers, John and his wife Julia sold up after 29 years in summer 2023, although the new owners, East Anglia’s Chestnut Group, have promised a ‘seamless transition’ with minimal changes.
Summary
“This institution has been a feature of Cambridgeshire life for 50 years” – an ivy-clad Georgian hotel in a “lovely location” overlooking the Great Ouse, owned for almost 30 years by Master of Wine John Hoskins, whose expertise is reflected in the “exceptional wine list” and on-site shop. Some diners feel the food is “pretty average” by comparison, but others feel it is “imaginative” enough and with “top-quality local ingredients”. For wine buffs, though, the cellar is sufficient attraction, as “the hotel has an excellent wine shop with two Enomatic wine dispensers, allowing for a great wine tasting experience as well as underpinning an exceptionally large by-the-glass selection”.
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1 High St, Huntingdon, PE29 3TQ
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £26.00 | £32.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
|---|---|---|---|
| £11.90 | £29.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £36.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
1 High St, Huntingdon, PE29 3TQ
Opening hours
| Monday | 9:30 am‑9 pm |
| Tuesday | 9:30 am‑9 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:30 am‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 9:30 am‑9 pm |
| Friday | 9:30 am‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 9:30 am‑9 pm |
| Sunday | 9:30 am‑9 pm |
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