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About Maypole Farm - Dining & Carvery
Maypole Farm - Dining & Carvery is a pub on Fletcher Rd in Bedford, open daily with a carvery served seven days a week. The carvery display stands at the entrance, with ham, turkey and beef on offer and a large choice of vegetables, gravy and sauces. A salad carvery and vegetarian dishes such as a cauliflower salad give meat-free diners their own options. Mornings bring a breakfast buffet where items are kept hot and topped up, Yorkshire pudding included. Afternoon tea is on the menu, and cakes are a regular feature of the dessert side. Families can split up between the spaces, with an indoor play area for children and a beer garden for adults. An ice cream parlour on site serves sundaes.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention carvery roast dinner, cakes, breakfast buffet and cauliflower salad.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention carvery roast dinner, cakes, breakfast buffet and cauliflower salad.
Customer Review Summary
The carvery is what reviewers return to, served with a choice of ham, turkey and beef, a wide spread of vegetables and plenty of gravy. Several call it excellent, and one praises the good helping sizes and even the salad carvery. Close behind are the cakes, which one diner took away in slices and a group of 35 called a highlight. The breakfast also draws praise, with one reviewer noting a Yorkshire pudding among items kept hot and topped up. A vegetarian describes a lovely cauliflower salad. Reviewers describe friendly, welcoming staff, and one group said it never felt rushed. Complaints are fewer but specific. One reviewer found the meat portions very small, and another objected to the cost of bottled water, saying four 330ml bottles added up to almost a full meal's worth of drinks. One reviewer reports finding mould inside their glasses. Others mention the pub's historical ambience and free parking by entering a registration number in a machine on arrival. One reviewer notes a discount for Blue Light card holders.
Customer Review Summary
The carvery is what reviewers return to, served with a choice of ham, turkey and beef, a wide spread of vegetables and plenty of gravy. Several call it excellent, and one praises the good helping sizes and even the salad carvery. Close behind are the cakes, which one diner took away in slices and a group of 35 called a highlight. The breakfast also draws praise, with one reviewer noting a Yorkshire pudding among items kept hot and topped up. A vegetarian describes a lovely cauliflower salad. Reviewers describe friendly, welcoming staff, and one group said it never felt rushed. Complaints are fewer but specific. One reviewer found the meat portions very small, and another objected to the cost of bottled water, saying four 330ml bottles added up to almost a full meal's worth of drinks. One reviewer reports finding mould inside their glasses. Others mention the pub's historical ambience and free parking by entering a registration number in a machine on arrival. One reviewer notes a discount for Blue Light card holders.
Featured reviews
- Robin Beith
“Found this pub accidentally one Saturday afternoon and had a roast dinner( the carvery is excellent )the carvery is served 7days a week. and it is a really lovely pub overall and the staff are excellent 😀. And the parking is free you just have to put your reg number in the machine on arrival.”
- Mafioso uk
“Carvery was good can't complain apart from very small meat portions but what really put me off this place is £3.45 for a 330ml bottle of water, cost me almost £14 for 4 bottles of water. Water is human right and humans need it to survive, charging this kind of prices for water is totally unacceptable unless it's in the airport or in the sky on a plane and this place charges more than both the airport and the sky. We don't need luxury bottle of water, trying to maximise your profit on something we as humans need to survive is total disgraceful. Use cheaper water bottles doesn't have to be luxury, you're not a hotel you're a pub, you can not justify water costing more than a soft drink or almost same price as a pint of beer”
- Melodic Bobcat
“Come here if you fancy a side of mould caked inside your glasses. Simple food, thought it was reliable without the health hazard as an extra.”
- Emily Edith
“I definitely have a soft spot for pub grub ambiences. This place in particular had good food and a historical ambience”
- Zoe Waters
“I cannot praise Tamzin & Lewis enough for their help, local knowledge and hospitality. It was so refreshing to have them help my husband and I as we stayed at the local Premier Inn and they made the whole experience very relaxing, enjoyable. They are so warm, welcoming, friendly and I would recommend the food too! Fresh, tasty and lots of empty plates!”
Hours
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- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“Maypole Farm is a family-friendly pub restaurant in Kempston. Our Farmhouse Inn is one of the best carvery pubs in the Bedford area, dishing up our signature pub Sunday roast each and every day inside our pub restaurant or for a carvery takeaway. We do a hearty pub breakfast in the morning, lots of pub classics throughout the day, and some of the tastiest desserts you'll find anywhere. Don't miss our giant slices of cake, sundaes, and ice cream parlour. Let the kids have hours of fun in our indoor play area and adults can relax in our beer garden. We have disabled facilities free Wi-Fi and coach parking if you need it. With a range of pub deals, you can score a great bargain. You may be so excited that you want to dance around a maypole!”
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
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- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Location
Bars near Maypole Farm - Dining & Carvery
- Three Fyshes4.67106.4 mi away£20–30ReservationsWheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
afternoon tea, pub garden by the river, rack of ribs
- The White Horse4.29238.2 mi away£15–30
wedding reception venue, sunday roast, honey halloumi
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maypole Farm - Dining & Carvery | 4.03,944 | — | — | carvery roast dinner, cakes, breakfast buffet |
| Three FyshesReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.6710 | 6.4 mi away | £20–30 | afternoon tea, pub garden by the river, rack of ribs |
| The White Horse | 4.2923 | 8.2 mi away | £15–30 | wedding reception venue, sunday roast, honey halloumi |
The 2 nearest bars by distance. Ratings, hours and review terms come from public business profiles.
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