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The Golden Pheasant

RestaurantsPeterborough, ENG

4.5 out of 5 stars4.5(431 reviews)

Quick info

+441733252387
1 Main Rd, Etton, Peterborough PE6 7DA, United Kingdom
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About The Golden Pheasant

On Main Rd in Etton, near Peterborough, The Golden Pheasant serves traditional pub food alongside a restaurant menu, with pies, fish and chips, and roast dinners featuring beef, chicken, or roast belly pork on weekends. An afternoon tea is also offered, with scones and preserves, sandwiches, sausage rolls, scotch eggs, and cakes. The pub operates on a walk-in basis, and seating is spread across the pub and restaurant areas. A private function marquee with its own bar area accommodates weddings, anniversaries, and organised gatherings, separate from the main dining space. It opens Wednesday to Sunday and closes Mondays and Tuesdays. Waits between ordering and food arriving can run long, sometimes over an hour. A beer garden extends the outdoor space, and a car park serves those driving in.

Reviews

4.5/5
431 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention afternoon tea, sunday roast, long waits for food and undercooked or overcooked food.

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Customer Review Summary

Sunday roast dinners draw the most praise, with reviewers describing clean plates of beef, chicken and roast belly pork and one couple returning for a full roast after loving their anniversary afternoon tea, which itself featured fresh sausage rolls, scotch eggs and freshly baked scones. Afternoon tea comes up repeatedly, with the Biscoff cheesecake singled out as delicious. Close behind, diners praise a festive pre-order menu and a Thursday supper of pigeon breast starter and sea bass on truffle risotto paired with a well priced Picpoul. Set against this, service and kitchen reliability recur as serious complaints: one family waited over an hour past ordering, received lukewarm food, a raw cheeseburger and an overcooked chicken steak before the kitchen closed when the chef walked out; another reported mains arriving burnt after a ninety minute wait; and one reviewer described preheated food and a microwaved cauliflower cheese. Several mention managers reducing bills or being understanding after complaints.

Featured reviews

  • Abby Harnden
    “This place is lovely if you do not order food. When we arrived for our meal the atmosphere outdoors was great, the play area for the children great daughter loved it. The live music was great too, daughter was dancing around even given a maraca to shake to the music. However, when it came to sitting for our meal we were sat in a back room with a radiator on (in 30degree heat), we sat at 6.30 our starters came out at 7pm, the mains didn’t come until 8pm. Most of the mains were burnt, some were inedible. I feel bad writing this as the staff were clearly working hard but it wasn’t acceptable. The manager was very understanding when we complained and left without waiting for desserts.”
  • Brendon
    “As a family we like to got out most Sundays for a roast, should of seen the red flag when we walked in as there were only two other people in the dining area waiting for there meal at peak time on a Sunday afternoon. All I can say it was absolute garbage all preheated food the cauliflower cheese was out of a packet microwaved mush! The two chefs that cooked the meal came in the bar after serving, wearing no chef whites sweating like dogs and look like they could of done with a good bath! Stay clear people £80 down the drain .”
  • paul neavo
    “Yesterday we had the plesure of putting on an event for the east of england ambulance service at the golden pheasant. The day went really well and that was partly down to the team. Everyone put in so much effort for it to run smoothly and I would ask other people to use the venue for future events.thanks again”
  • I M
    “Just had an excellent Afternoon Tea! There was such a great variety of food - sweet and savoury and we were so full that we took some of the cakes home. The Biscoff Cheesecake was delicious. A big "Thank You" to the staff.”
  • Richard Goodman
    “We decided to book here for our 1 year wedding anniversary and was really impressed with the afternoon tea, fresh sausage rolls and scotch eggs were a very welcome addition. Sandwiches nice and full, scones freshly baked plenty of preserves served and the cakes were lovely, soft and full of flavour. Choice of tea and coffee, plenty of milk and sugar/ sweetener available on the table. Well worth the price! Whilst we were there we booked for a roast dinner with our children as was really impressed with the food, location and amenities available”

Hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Good to know

“The Golden Pheasant Etton. Traditional pub grub! Fantastic pies! Amazing Roast dinners with proper gravy! Addictive Fish and chips Country house pub & restaurant. Large car park, Play area & extensive beer garden, Dog friendly. Also to hire is our Private function Marquee with separate bar area. Whatever the occasion we cater for your every need from Weddings to parties & special occasions or memorable gatherings, For bookings & contact please visit our website. Relax-Unwind & indulge in our hospitality.”

  • Reservations
    Walk-in only

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