Diners' Choice: Best Ambience restaurants in Cambridge

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Updated 05 March 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best ambience in Cambridge? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you book, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Midsummer House Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (400)

£41 and over

British

Cambridge

About the restaurant

As Midsummer House forges ahead into its third decade, Daniel Clifford’s elegant, sophisticated modern British cooking continues to evolve. For over twenty years, passion and creativity have skilfully shaped the menu at Midsummer House, showcasing the finest seasonal produce and offering a contemporary British dining experience of the highest quality.

Important: Foods in this restaurant are processed in a kitchen that produces dishes with milk, wheat, soybean, fish, nuts, eggs, and egg products.

Top review

Morgan

Dined 3 days ago

The food was amazing, all the staff were informative and friendly, overall a very special experience and looking forward to visit again.

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£95 Weekday Lunch Menu (Available until 31.03.25)

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£160 Lunch Tasting Menu (Available until 31.03.25)

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£160 Early Dinner (Limited availability)

The Dumpling Tree

4.8

4.8 (27)

£26 to £40

Chinese

Cambridge

About the restaurant

At The Dumpling Tree, we take pride in serving handmade dumplings, fresh rice noodles, and authentic Yunnan dishes. From traditional Chinese favorites to modern Yunnan delicacies, every dish is prepared with care and bursting with flavour. Whether you're joining our immersive dumpling-making classes or savoring our attentive service, we ensure a delightful experience filled with lasting memories.

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Joe

Dined on 14 Feb 2025

Great stuff, delicious food and reasonable prices. Will be going again

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Experience

Make your own dumplings! (Dumplings Masterclass)

The Grantchester Green Man

4.6

4.6 (144)

£26 to £40

Contemporary British

Cambridge

About the restaurant

The Grantchester Green Man encompasses the warmth and charm of a quintessential British Pub, paired with a menu that covers all tastes. Conveniently situated on the outskirts of Cambridge and Grantchester Meadows, it is the perfect destination venue for all kind of get togethers and celebrations.

Along with our restaurant and bar, The Grantchester Green Man also boasts an amazing terrace and garden area for guests to enjoy a more casual dining experience in stunning surroundings with external bar and grill.

Dogs are very welcome in our bar, terrace and garden areas.

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Tim

Dined on 25 Feb 2025

Excellent value and tasty meal. Service was absolutely excellent.

Sticks'n'Sushi - Cambridge

4.7

4.7 (135)

£26 to £40

Sushi

Cambridge

About the restaurant

Just a short walk from the prestigious Cambridge University and across from the Corn Exchange, we offer a vibrant dining experience in a historic setting. Enjoy our quality sushi and grilled sticks amidst student chatter, shoppers and locals alike. A sushi restaurant - even for those that don't like fish.

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NicholasVIP

Dined 5 days ago

A really fantastic restaurant - I highly recommend.

The Ivy Cambridge Brasserie

4.4

4.4 (10492)

£26 to £40

Contemporary British

Cambridge

About the restaurant

The Ivy Cambridge Brasserie serves all-encompassing, contemporary British menu.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined 4 days ago

Amazing fodder, as always. I had the duck curry which was so delicious.

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Experience

Breakfast Set Menu

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The Ivy Cambridge Afternoon Tea

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Sunday Steak Supper

The Wine Rooms Cambridge

4.8

4.8 (182)

£26 to £40

Wine Bar

Cambridge

About the restaurant

A truly inspirational wine destination venue that has a relaxed vibe but with quality at its heart. We believe that just as wine evolves in the bottle, so should our offering, and that is reflected in our ever-changing wine list. We are a place that will evolve and bring new flavours and experiences to the heart of Cambridge.

We don’t aim to have the largest wine list, but rather focus on interesting and niche wines, fine and rare bottles, and for those hard to find gems and with our flat rate corkage, the value for money is exceptional.

Similarly our small menu hopes to bring quality at a reasonable price, so a night of food and wine matching can be a regular treat.

Our seasoned sommeliers are there to guide your journey at each turn so whether it is an intimate evening for two, or a private event for 20+ in our cellar, it should be an experience to remember. Please note that our kitchen closes at 9pm and that we are primarily a Wine Bar.

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Mandy

Dined on 19 Feb 2025

Lovely place with excellent service We ate small plates of food which were delicious.

Kibou Cambridge

4.5

4.5 (37)

£26 to £40

Japanese

Cambridge

About the restaurant

KIBOU Japanese restaurant and bar in Cambridge is a chic new addition to the city, and the perfect spot to enjoy a leisurely lunch or dinner.
Located at 7a Jesus Lane, home to the Pitt Club, and formerly Pizza Express, the venue features eye-catching murals and digital animations, alongside stunning Japanese floral and foliage installations.
Light and airy, The Mirror Room centres around a large Japanese cherry blossom tree, whilst the seductive Oak Room focuses on a large wisteria tree set against a backdrop of plush fabrics and artwork.
There’s also a relaxed cocktail lounge and dining area, featuring an open sushi and hot kitchen, and a standalone spirits and cocktail bar.
The menu has all your favourite dishes from Japan, including steaming bowls of ramen, a selection of bao buns, crisp tempura and handmade spiced pork gyoza, plus work of art sushi and sashimi sharing platters, seasonal specials and A5 Grade Japanese wagyu.
Their Japanese-inspired afternoon tea is a must try too!

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JulianVIP

Dined on 2 Mar 2025

Lovely setting, very nice waiting staff and beautifully prepared food.

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Experience

Teishoku (定食) Set Lunch - £16.90

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Japanese Afternoon Tea

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Vegetarian Japanese Afternoon Tea

Pho Cambridge

4.5

4.5 (594)

£25 and under

Vietnamese

Cambridge

About the restaurant

LOUD, VIBRANT, DELICIOUS...Situated on Wheeler Street in the centre of Cambridge, Pho is a healthy Vietnamese restaurant that specialise in pho noodle soup, the national dish of Vietnam. Aside from pho, you can also expect to find amazing starters, healthy salads, hearty rice bowls and decadent curries. They have a range of freshly made juices and also Vietnamese beers and a large wine and cocktail list. Pho’s menu is 40% vegan and nearly entirely gluten-free too. They also have an accessible kids’ menu where children can get a meal and a drink for £6.95.

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Lesley

Dined on 28 Feb 2025

We very much enjoyed our evening meal at Pho in Cambridge. The food was lovely and the service was great

Côte Brasserie - Cambridge

4.3

4.3 (105)

£25 and under

French

Cambridge

About the restaurant

Cote is inspired by the brasseries of Paris, serving authentic French dishes all day in our classically designed restaurants. We are committed to producing authentic French classics, freshly cooked to order, from the highest quality sourced ingredients.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined on 28 Feb 2025

2nd time only in a decade being here. Ambience and decor nice. Service was good and menu choices were fantastic but when the food arrived portions were poor and the charcuterie board was a real disappointment . Meat quality was fine but that was it, just meat and a few slices of bread butter and a couple of tiny morsels of pickled veg. I have had many a charcuterie board in many restaurants but none have been as limited as this one. Crème caramel was decent however and as I say service and ambience and decor were all good. Probably worth a second visit but food would need to be better to warrant any further visits

The Folio Bar & Kitchen

4.4

4.4 (203)

£25 and under

Contemporary British

Cambridge

About the restaurant

The Folio Bar & Kitchen rewrites the food and drink script for the storied city of Cambridge. Follow as our creative chefs compose home-cooked classics full of clever twists and inspiring turns, including mouth-watering Dish. Featuring plant-based experiments, vegan and vegetarian dishes, and favourite drinks are all given a wonderfully-crafted modern rethink. Be captivated in our relaxed dining and drinking spaces where we blend the historic with the contemporary to ensure your time with us is filled with indulgence and inspiration.

Top review

Annabel

Dined on 23 Feb 2025

Excellent service, delicious food and a wonderful afternoon tea

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Experience

Afternoon Tea at The Folio Bar & Kitchen

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Weekday Lunch with Complimentary Parking

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Mother's Day Carvery Lunch

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