The bar at Pen and Cob

Pen and Cob

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  • MK40 1RW

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Pen and Cob has a rating of
3.8 ★★★★ (332)

Description

Pen and Cob

At Pen and Cob, we cook good, honest, flavourful food that is British at its heart. There may occasionally be influences from other modern European cooking styles but we will seek to source British produce and prepare the dish in a British style where possible. We love taking advantage of rarer cuts of meat & cooking them low and slow in just the right way to enrich the meats with flavour.

We pride ourselves in offering seasonal dishes that are locally sourced where possible and work closely with Stickleback fish suppliers in Welham Green to ensure we have the pick of the market as soon as the boats come in.

With amazing views over the River in the heart of Bedford, our courtyard is the perfect place for a summer drink

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★★★★★
more than a week ago
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more than a week ago
Drinks are awful, service is awful. If I could negative reviews I would
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★★
more than a week ago
Service was sooooo slow. Took 20 mins to come over and take a drinks order then another 10 mins to tell us they didn’t have the Prosecco we ordered. They then left it sitting on the side so we had to get up and ask for it to be brought over. Food then took absolutely ages to arrive. When it did the portions were small and nothing special. It wasn’t even that busy.
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★★★★★
more than a week ago
Lovely place to dine nice food cocktails and friendly staff beautiful decor
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★★
more than a month ago
Recently had a meal with my daughter here. Her cod loin was overcooked but accompanying arancini had hard uncooked rice in 2 out of the 3. My chicken in garlic and herbs was also over cooked and dry not a hint of any garlic or herbs. It was meant to come with parmesan crusted smashed potatoes but came instead with some roasted potatoes no parmesan and the smallest amount of gravy. I didn't eat half of it it was so dry. No one came to ask if the meals were OK and when we complained when paying we got a cursory sorry about that. No reduction of the bill. At £8.75my daughters supposed medium wine was warm so she had to take it back and ice was added! My still water was presented as a bottle and glass not even opened. No longer service at tables it was all order at the bar and we didn't see anyone come outside to even clean up dirty tables the whole time we were there. At £60 it was a very expensive and unsatisfactory meal.
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★★★
more than a month ago
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★★
more than a month ago
Overall a poor dining experience. Booked here for mother's day brunch and about 5 minutes after the waitress took our order she came back and informed that they had completely run out of pancakes. We reordered and when the food eventually came out 50 minutes after arriving there were items missing from the breakfast and these did not arrive until we had almost finished eating. The portion for a full English was disappointingly small and the food quality was average. It was impossible to spread the rock hard butter on the the lightly toasted bread. It is a lovely restaurant to look at but poorly run.
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★★★★★
more than a month ago
Stayed In the Swan hotel and popped down for dinner. Usually walk out to Miller and Carter but thought I'd try here for a steak and I was so pleased I did. Far superior. Second night I had the squid starter and Beef pie...wow. really worth a visit
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★★★★★
more than a month ago
Lovely Friday evening. Food was delicious! Holly was very attentive service with a smile made our evening pleasant. Thank you Holly ❤️
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★★★
more than a month ago
Visited 22/02/2025 for a late lunch. Great place with a great view and lovely staff. Ordered the 8oz sirloin and a third of it was unrendered fat and also a 25 minute wait and was under seasoned. The peppercorn sauce was almost solid and not strong enough. BUT for £33.80 including 2 drinks is a great price considering the area. Just wish they took more time on the steak to get it right and make sure the sauce has better consistency. Food 2.5/5 Staff 5/5 Atmosphere 5/5

Open now

7:00 AM - 10:00 PM

  • Monday

    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Tuesday

    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Wednesday

    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Thursday

    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Friday

    10:00 AM - 12:00 AM
  • Saturday

    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Sunday

    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Local time

    05/21/2025 7:53 AM

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Ameneties

  • Accepts Credit Cards
  • Accessible
  • Child Friendly
  • Parking
  • Room Hire Available
  • Vegan Options

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