The Cambridge Chop House

This is a brilliant restaurant. My steak was perfect as was my wife’s. The food is superb and the staff wonderful. We will be back!

Came here on a quick stopover for a quick early evening dinner. Lamb chops were cooked to perfection, the fish dish (whiting) was satisfying. Only gripe was the kids minute steak was a bit cold probably because it cooked quicker than the others.

This is a ‘special occasions only’ type of place for me and it’s always a treat to go. The steak is always wonderful, sauces are spot on — there are non steak options but I’m not one to go to a steak restaurant and not have steak…
We’ve also been always been recommended great wines, ports and rum.

We had a wonderful dinner here after a day in Cambridge. This small place, overlooking Kings College, had a nice aged atmosphere. We stared with the soup of the day, which was a carrot and cumin soup that was delicious. Next was a Coley fish on top of fingerling potatoes. I never had Coley before and was delighted with the choice. To top off dinner the desserts were also very nice — a chocolate tart and sticky pudding. It was nice that the staff gave us time to finish our meal and linger with our friend. We were not rushed out

Solid place to satiate your steak cravings.
We went for lunch, and I ordered the two course set menu. I really enjoyed my stated of haggis fritters with beet root and goat cheese salad on the side. My main, the minute steak, was good, though I didn’t think it was a stand out. I wished their steak has a bit more personality.
Service was generally good. Ambience was cozy and good for intimate meals. The low ceiling underground floor was a different experience, and I enjoyed it. Felt a bit like having steak in a cave.
All in all, a solid experience.

Excellent food, wine, service and view. I really can’t fault this place as time and time again they reproduce the same perfect experience. It’s great food at reasonable prices. I won’t get steak anywhere else in the city.
Highly recommended if you love your steak.

The best restaurant I’ve been to so far in Cambridge. I got the seafood soldiers and corn as a side, both were very flavourful and well-​balanced.

This is one of the best, if not the best, restaurants I have been to in Cambridge. I have eaten here twice in the span of three years and I was impressed both times. Their meats are excellent quality, their house brewed beers are great, service is professional and elegant, and the place has a very charming rustic atmosphere (especially in the basement).
During my first visit I believe I ordered the pork tenderloin with a mushroom sauce (they ask for your sauce preference upon ordering) and one of their beers. It was amazing. During my second visit I ordered the venison steak and an ale. Again it was great.
While pricey I find that it is one of the few places in Cambridge that’s worth the price. Definitely would recommend this place to anyone!!!

We visited on Sunday for Father’s Day and the food was incredible. As a group of 5 we all decided to have the special Sunday roasts: pork, beef or chicken. All of the meals looked and tasted incredible and came with a beautiful red wine gravy which complemented the nicely cooked meats. We were seated downstairs and as we arrived early it was quiet at first but soon began to fill up to a nice atmosphere.
The service was fantastic and the price was very reasonable for the amount of good food we had. The desserts were also incredible with the chocolate pot being a personal favourite!
I would thoroughly recommend as it was the best meal I have had in Cambridge and will no doubt be eating here again in future!

The service was incredibly friendly and helpful all the way across the board. Everything we ordered was delicious, as was the wine recommendation. Will definitely return when I am in Cambridge again. We sat upstairs, which is very relaxed, chill, urbane, and comfortable. Apparently the downstairs has a different ambience and is more raucous and energetic. You can choose which you are in the mood for. The restaurant is across the street from and has a spectacular view of King’s College Chapel.

It may have been storming and pouring rain in the middle if summer, but the Sunday roast I had at this place was enough to make me forget all of the problems one has while vacationing in England. The real ale was smooth and delicious, and the service was excellent. Our server offered cracklin’ as a starter (so yummy and with homemade applesauce). My boyfriend had smoked salmon, but he ate his main so quickly I cannot even remember what he had. For my main, I had roast lamb with young vegetables, and potatoes. Everything was cooked perfectly and beautiful. After the main dish, I couldn’t help but order the sticky toffee pudding for dessert. I couldn’t finish it, but it was well worth it! We each had a little espresso and used the restrooms (which played the audio from Black Adder episodes) before heading back into the liquid sunshiny day of Cambridge.

My second time in Cambridge in two months and my part once again gravitates toward The Eagle. Not that we didn’t stop at more interesting places along the way, but there’s something to be said about having a non-​challenging tourist-​y place in the middle of a foreign land where you can sit down and have a beer while you think of better things to do.
One of those better things is right next door. For as much as the neighborhood is littered with stores selling postcards and other stores selling fudge (side observation: does anyone every voluntarily eat fudge when they’re not on vacation?), the Cambridge Chop House is a decidedly un-​touristy place, featuring modern takes on British food that go a long way to breaking whatever stereotype might still exist about British food, and whichever nearby establishments might continue to perpetuate it.
The menu is littered with odd and interesting words, and I did my best to try as many of them as possible, beginning with the grazing plate to share with the table. The star of the plate is perhaps the haggis fritters, though the name was still a little too much for the more trepidatious of our table to indulge. More for me. The fresh pork cracklings were another pleasure, though really nothing on the plate, from the smoked duck breast, to the beetroot cured salmon, to the local cheddar, went to waste.
Pork collar, like pork jowls, is a part of the animal that sounds like it shouldn’t be very good, but with enough time and care can be made delicious. Served with colcannon and roasted beets, it was a straightforward dish, but one that was hearty, well-​prepared, and true to its heritage.
It was an excellent way to end a day trip to Cambridge peppered with plenty of walking and imbibements. I don’t know if Cambridge Chop House is the best restaurant in the city, but it by far exceeds what I otherwise expect to find in that part of town, and is an excellent place to try some contemporary British cooking while in the area.

Lovely place! Nice view of King’s College.

I followed other reviewers’ advice and simply asked my server what she recommended. While I did not order her first choice (a steak that would have set me back nearly 30 pounds), I did get her second suggestion, the lamb chops.
Amazing. Not only have I never had lamb as perfectly prepared, but the ambiance on a summer night is fantastic. If you go, consider asking to be seated outside. These tables are rarely occupied, and they give you a lovely view of King’s College with students getting ready for that night’s festivities.

When in doubt, I tend to ask the waiter/​waitress for their opinion on what I should get. I was desperately torn between what could surely be good — the Sausage and Mash — and something a little bit more out of my comfort zone — the Braised Ox Cheek. Waitress recommended the Ox-​Cheek. All right… Let’s do this…
It. Was. Amazing. One of the most tender cuts of meat I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing. That, alongside the perfectly flavoured horseradish mash… I might’ve died, it was so good.
If I’m ever up in Cambridge ever again (and at this point, I feel as if I might just go to visit this place again) I know where I’ll be going for lunch.

My bf and I visited UK in August and our hotel concierge recommended Cambridge Chop House. We checked out the menu and decided to give it a try.
We loved the ambiance — very warm and comfy. The service was great too. Our server was very helpful in suggesting some traditional English Dishes. Food was excellent too.

Probably one of the best english restaurant I tried.
Service is friendly and smart as well, presentation of meals is well done.
I took beef cheek which must be one of the speciality of this restaurant. As a french I would have note cooked them as they did, but I must recognize the test was good, I just regret meat was a bit to dry.
Desert (fruit crumble) was absoloutly great, served warm with its custard.
Its a restaurant I would recomend as I recomend to visit this gorgeous city where I would have loved to be a student.

We visited Cambridge to do some shopping and decided a leisurely lunch was in order to start the day off.
We’ve walked down Kings Parade many times and I have never seen this place before. It caught our eye and we stepped in for a table.
Apart from the waiter who greeted us who seemed to want only those who had booked to enter, we were treated to good service. The Chop House was busy but not packed.
The menu is varied and obviously created for meat lovers with dishes such as chops (duh!), roast dinners and suet puddings.
We had three courses and everything we ate was lovely. I had Carrot and Coriander Soup followed by Half a Roast Chicken with traditional Roast (I couldn’t eat any more). My other half had Ham Hock, Lamb Suet Pudding with Horseradish Mash and Sticky Toffee Pudding.
First off I have to say that the food is brilliant — it is so well cooked, wonderfully presented and you can tell only the best ingredients are used as every course is packed with flavour.
Secondly portions are rather large. Probably not a problem for the table of American Academics across from us but we struggled. The portions are generous but not grotesque.
Depending on where you sit you could be at ground level or in the basement in the old kitchens or the cellar. We were seated at the back in the old cellar and it was very cool and intimate — especially on such a particularly hot and busy day in Cambridge.
The service was excellent — nothing was too much trouble for our waitress. She was polite and very helpful throughout — something that earned her a good tip.
If you find yourself hungry in central Cambridge I can highly recommend the Cambridge Chop House… now we need to check out the other restaurants that are part of the «Cambridge Food Company».

I’ve been trying for ages to find a nice restaurant in Cambridge, that’s not just another chain. Having found this place on Unilocal,we gave it a try.
The food was just delicious. I had the slow roasted pork, the portions were huge and the meat was so delicious it just fell apart. My husband had the steak and ox tail stew which just melted in the mouth. The food was all local sourced and tasted really fresh, especially the perfectly cooked vegetables. The beer was locally brewed and tasty (so I’m told, I was driving)
The prices were London prices rather than Cambridge, but it is in the main tourist drag, so that’s to be expected. The food was so worth the money. The service was excellent. When I next visit my home town, I will be going again. But next time I’m not driving and trying the beautiful selection of wines.

Stopped in for dinner. Had the Barnsley Lamb Chop. The lamb was very mild tasting but very tender.
Centrally located and easy to find.