Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire, UK, offers scenic countryside, historic landmarks, and diverse dining with traditional British fare like fish and chips, roast dinners, and afternoon tea.

Moggerhanger Park

Moggerhanger Park

Park Road, Central Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, MK44 3RW

Soup • Fish • Coffee • British


"My initial impression almost had me turning around and going elsewhere, a very bare basic space with no ambience whatsoever. I asked the lady at the counter where the restaurant was and was surprised when she replied This is it . It was a chilly and overcast day with a few rain drops and I did not want to walk back to our car. I had a look at the menu which initially didn 't impress until I saw hand battered fish and chips , all three of us plumped for this. My two ladies shared a large bottle of an exotic coloured cider and I had a Peroni. The tables were very basic, plank like, I sat down and found the chairs very hard, typical basic kitchen chairs but no cushions. To our surprise our meals were served very quickly and were absolutely delicious, nothing was too much trouble, vinegar, tartare sauce, mayo all being brought to the table. As we were finishing our meal the manager Harry Hay came along and asked for our comments. I told him just about the same as I have written, he seemed genuinely interested and said he would take on board our comments. On our way out I noticed that there is plenty of outside seating and tables in a court yard with comfy cushions in a nearby building. There is a disabled toilet, very clean. On a nice warm summers day I am sure this could be an excellent place to visit, probably best for coffee and cake, however we couldn 't fault the fish and chips, nor the service."

Sports Cafe

Sports Cafe

Center Parcs Woburn Forest, Woburn Forest, Millbrook, Bedford MK45 2HZ, Central Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Cafe • Fish • Coffee • Drinks


"We went to the Sports Cafe on Friday morning after we had checked out of our lodge. The idea being we had packed all our luggage into the car. Would grab a quick breakfast and a coffee before heading off on the drive back to...London. We got to the Sports Cafe at approximately and ordered our breakfasts and hot drinks. After minute wait I went inside to see what the delay was only to see staff running around completely overrun and orders very delayed. It seems that lots of people had the same idea as us to go to the Sports Cafe before heading off. Surely the management could have foreseen this and planned appropriately with staffing? In the end we didn't get our food until hour after we ordered. This was despite receiving an estimated time when we ordered of minutes. The worst thing was when the food finally came there were errors e.g. one member of the family said no sausage with the breakfast but had sausage, two family members requested brown bread not white bread for toast and got white bread. On top of this the hot drinks arrived about ten minutes later than the food. Surely making a coffee should not take minutes. Complete shambles and very disorganised. Even when the waiting staff brought items late there was no apology or offer to recompense for the delay by offering another item or just acknowledging that service had been poor. We did visit the Sports Cafe the day before and had a lunch and to be fair the food had been ok and wait time not as bad but after the experience on Friday I have to leave a poor review in hope that the management will seriously look at this and ensure that they plan efficiently for days when people are checking out and likely to drop by for a quick last hot drink/snack before hitting the motorway. Bad experience."