Parker's Tavern
52-42 Regent St, Cambridge, England. parkerstavern.com
We arrived… From two floors up. My mum and I were staying at the University Arms Hotel - a historic Cambridge hotel that reopened in August 2018 after an £80 million four-year rebuild and renovation - and so we only had to tear ourselves away from our beautiful suite and head down in the lift. My Cambridge-based friend Amy joined us.
We chose here because… Not only was it the easiest option for us as we were hotel guests, but the restaurant had also come highly recommended by Amy. It's become a popular place for Cambridge locals, too - a true destination dining spot for those in the know.
Our first impression was… There was a gentle bustle in the room, with tables of international and local diners. One large group were celebrating a birthday before heading out on the town. The restaurant has been designed to resemble a dining hall from one of Cambridge University's colleges. The walls were laden with artworks, and there were large windows looking out to Parker's Piece - 25 acres of green space in the middle of Cambridge, which is widely regarded as the place the rules of soccer were created.