The Gordon Arms - Peterborough

This was the first time visiting this pub in Peterborough. Good parking and the food was delicious, and so reasonably priced. Lovely friendly staff too, the place was busy, as it is very popular and I can understand why. Lots of seating for all size of parties, but would advise to pre-book if there are a lot of you. We will be visiting again soon.

Popped in because the Botolph was closed and had a pleasant surprise. We don't trust places that offer two meals for £8.99 usually but we initially just went for a drink. Plus, it was Mother's Day so we assumed there would be no tables available. Immediately, the lady behind the bar was warm friendly, recommending a particular Gin for my wife and my Abbott's was perfect. After smelling the lovely roasts coming out of the kitchen, we decided to ask the restaurant lady if there was a table and she said she'd try to organise something. Only 5 minutes later we were shown to a table. Kylie was great as our waitress, she had a bubbly, confident air and left us to choose. When we ordered, my wife had been tempted by the lovely aroma of the roast and I chose to treat myself to a fillet steak. I was wary because it wasn't likely that many fillets were sold so I asked for rare as I expected it to be overcooked and love a juicy steak. We were again very pleasantly surprised by the speed with which we were served and the colossal size of the plateful of delicious roast dinner...my wife even left some and that NEVER happens! My whole plateful looked lovely as I'd decided on ALL the extras, calamari was tasty and not chewy, prawn scampi were piping hot and succulent the steak was cooked to perfection...ALAS the cut was more like a braising than fillet steak and was interminably chewy. Such a sad thing to happen because it just shows the penny pinching meat buyers ruined it for the chef and the customer. Can't praise the staff more, especially young Kylie, but their management let them down BIG STYLE and, even though we will definitely go again I will never eat the steaks... HOWEVER, the shredded beef ends are TO DIE FOR!

The restaurant was easy to locate with convenient parking available. Upon arrival, we were promptly greeted and asked to sign in for contact tracing and sanitize our hands before being escorted to our table. Our service was quick, and we placed our food order shortly after. The food arrived in no time; most of us opted for the roast. For dessert, we had lemon sorbet and banana butterscotch ice cream, though the portion was surprisingly small, especially given that it was 310°C outside. Oops!

I would have given this restaurant 5 stars if our first choices from the menu had been available, but I understand it was a bit late in the evening. The staff was helpful, friendly, and accommodating. The food was excellently prepared—our rare steak was cooked to perfection and the prices were quite reasonable. Our little dog was allowed to stay with us in the bar and, at the end of our meal, she was treated to a small dish with whipped cream. While it might not be the healthiest option for her, it was a delightful, dog-friendly gesture, and she loved the experience, just as we did.

First visit here and was not disappointed. our server that looked after was great. very efficient and fast service also held a big talk that was nice as I and my wife did not go much. eating was impressive and very tasty especially for the price we paid! will come back here, was very impressed.