The Little Downham Anchor

Sylhet

➤ 35-37 Market Street, Ely I-CB7 4LZ, United Kingdom

Carte • Sushi • Asian • Balti • Indian

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"been used the sylhet for a series of years and never disappointed. the personal is courteous, eating is excellent and authentic, because zaheeds attention to detail. I think this is the best round curry experience in ely."

Old Fire Engine House

➤ Ely, 25 St Mary's St, CB7 4ER, United Kingdom

Carte • Kebab • Seafood • Asiatic • European

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"We were recommended this restaurant and it has taken us some time to finally get here. The building is historic and well maintained, bare floor boards add to the character but do little to dampen the background noise from a full restaurant. The food is traditionally English, in season and well cooked and presented. You have a choice between a 2/3 fixed price menu (3 choices for each course) and an A la Carte I had tomato and onion soup, a great dish, along with Sea Bass, with prawns, hasselback potatoes, whilst my partner had haddock with a dill and cream sauce, followed by rice pudding with maple apples (brilliant). So why 4 rather than 5 stars, the service, was friendly but the one server was rushed, covering the whole restaurant (it appeared which had a number of different rooms). A couple of time things were promised , water, which never appeared, a wine list arriving 15 or so minutes later long pauses between courses, with empty plates. We felt sorry for the waitress. Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: £30–40 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Tomato and Onion Soup"

11a Kitchen Lounge

➤ 11A Forehill, CB7 4AA, East Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Carte • British • European • Breakfast • Vegetarian

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"We went out as a family for lunch. It was not overly busy in there and we had pre booked. We had to wait over 15 minutes for our drink order to be taken. We then asked for them to take our food order to try and speed things up. There only seemed to be 2 front of house staff working and service was very slow. The menu was quite limited, and 2 of the main dishes were not available. We ordered two steaks, and chicken and chips. We asked what one of the dishes were (bravas fries) and the waiter didn’t know so he asked the other man, and the description given was “it’s just the fries with tomato in a tapas dish” what came was potatoes with a spicy tomato sauce covering the potatoes. We waited over an hour and 10 minutes for our food to arrive. I appreciate that the food is cooked fresh, but service was very slow. The people on the table next to us also commented twice to staff about how long things were taking. When we finally got our food, it came out in dibs and drabs, one dish had been forgotten about and we had to remind the waiter for this. We were not given steak knives so we had to ask for them. We were also not asked if we wanted any condiments like salt and pepper. The food was served to us at our table with the waiter passing the plates to us. Yet when we finished the other man asked us to stack all of our plates up for him! We eat out quite often, I know that there are restrictions in place due to Covid but as yet I have never been asked to help clear the table. Overall an experience I do not wish to repeat."

Le Spice Indian And Takeaway

➤ 26 Fore Hill, Ely, United Kingdom

Carte • Sushi • Pizza • Asiatic • Mexican

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"I was very disappointed with my experience at this restaurant. The service was slow, and it was puzzling that some diners received poppadoms right away while we weren't offered any. The vegetable platter starter was bland and had a floury texture. The lamb balti needed more sauce, but it was acceptable overall. However, my chicken tikka biryani had no flavor whatsoever, and neither did the vegetable curry. Throughout our meal, no one checked in on us to see how we were enjoying our food. Additionally, the tables for two were positioned too closely together; we could have easily joined in on our neighbors' conversation."

The Almonry Tea Rooms

➤ 36 High St, Ely, United Kingdom

Carte • Pizza • Sushi • Seafood • Asiatic

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"Lack of staff and a dirty cup, but a really nice, relaxing atmosphere and quiet (it was a rainy day). A wide variety of tea and cake options. Lots of seating further inside down a few steps, and the area with large windows seems suitable for wheelchair access. For such a central location it's a shame there's not enough staff for someone to wash up well and greet us at the door, but the staff seemed attentive and there were no delays. Service: Dine in"