The Cambridge Foodies

Category: Cambridge Foodies

  • Why Muscle Food’s swipe at Ely’s foodie scene doesn’t make sense.

    Why Muscle Food’s swipe at Ely’s foodie scene doesn’t make sense.

    You may have recently read a piece on Cambridge Live about Muscle Food’s research into the cities across the UK ranked on their foodie scene. This study ranked Ely as the third from bottom out of 69 cities across the…

    Simon Tompkins

    Why Muscle Food’s swipe at Ely’s foodie scene doesn’t make sense.

  • Inferno BBQ – Ely

    Inferno BBQ – Ely

    Located 5 minutes walk from the Ely train station, next to a free car park, and just across the road from the beautiful riverside jubilee park, Inferno BBQ is perfectly located for locals, visitors and tourists alike. It’s also easy…

    Simon Tompkins

    Inferno BBQ – Ely

  • Street Cafe – Ely

    Street Cafe – Ely

    When was the last time you saw a greasy spoon? They feel like a distant relic from 80’s TV but there are still a few knocking about Cambridgeshire. Street Cafe in Ely is one which I have been going to…

    Simon Tompkins

    Street Cafe – Ely

  • The Brew Project – Coffee, Ely

    The Brew Project – Coffee, Ely

    I had the pleasure of sampling some locally roasted coffee beans from http://brewpoject.co.uk in Ely. Wow these beans made some lovely coffee ☕️😋Expressed at home on my sage barista. This is some of the smoothest coffee I’ve ever tasted, which…

    The Brew Project – Coffee, Ely

  • Dutchie & Grill Jamaican Restaurant – Ely

    Dutchie & Grill Jamaican Restaurant – Ely

    I’m Sean Figura, a founding Cambridge Foodie, former fishmonger and butcher with a real passion for cooking, curing, smoking and pickling. I can often be found inventing new recipes, curing my own bacon, or exploring new restaurants. Like the other…

    Sean Figura

    Dutchie & Grill Jamaican Restaurant – Ely

  • Our Cambridge Foodies visit the Green Room – Sawston.

    Our Cambridge Foodies visit the Green Room – Sawston.

    One of our very own Cambridge Foodies, Polly, visits the Green Room in Sawston. “I thought the food was really tasty, very well cooked and the atmosphere relaxed and welcoming. Staff were attentive and friendly. The prices, however, were very…

    Simon Tompkins

    Our Cambridge Foodies visit the Green Room – Sawston.

  • Peacocks Tearoom – Ely

    Peacocks Tearoom – Ely

    It was mothers day, so my mum and I decided to pop out for a spot of lunch.  Being the owner of the Cream Tea Tasters Facebook group, it was no surprise that she wanted to go out for afternoon…

    Simon Tompkins

    Peacocks Tearoom – Ely

  • Little Petra – Mill Road

    Little Petra – Mill Road

    I met up with my good friend Samuel from Be Social Cambridge to catch up and grab a late lunch. Samuel knows the Cambridge food scene well and recommended a small family run Jordanian restaurant called Little Petra. I’m still…

    Simon Tompkins

    Little Petra – Mill Road

  • PR Massala – St Ives

    PR Massala – St Ives

    My cousin was back from the Unite States and it was our first meeting since before the pandemic. It has been hard for her stuck in America as the Indian restaurants just don’t quite make the cut over there, so…

    Simon Tompkins

    PR Massala – St Ives

  • 7 Curry Houses I really miss in Cambridge.

    7 Curry Houses I really miss in Cambridge.

    I’ve been eating a lot of curry in Cambridgeshire over the past 20 years. Here are some of my favourite Indians which are no longer with us but I really really miss! Curry Garden – Regent Street It’s been 12…

    Simon Tompkins

    7 Curry Houses I really miss in Cambridge.