Dunstable Arms

We were returning from Wells-next-the-Sea and looked up good food pubs. The Dunstable Arms came up with great reviews of the food and service. We stopped off for dinner and we weren't disappointed but totally taken away with the the food, and the welcome from the staff. I recommend this pub to anybody in that area.

We went here because we had enjoyed it so much earlier in the week. On that visit, the food was really top class and the service by the 2 ladies was very friendly and welcoming. This time though, we were a little disappointed.. the 2 lads serving were friendly and service was good but they did seem a bit stretched. The food was not what we had hoped...maybe we had high expectations..it was cooked to perfection but everything was ripped with balsamic glaze. The sauces were already a little too sweet and the glaze, being very sweet too just took it over the edge. On the chicken, a dose of salt brought down the sweetness to ensure it was enjoyable. The mushrooms, with the glaze, sweet brioche and sweet sauce (same base as the chicken) was like eating a desert (which I did eventually enjoy it as). The fish pie was well cooked but lacked something...not sure what..and the glaze on top didn't help. But I will say that the kids food was great and they loved it. And earlier in the week, the lamb was exquisite ant the fish cooked to perfection. Not all bad and does deserve a visit for sure..I would love to know whether the chef was different on Friday to the one on (I think) Monday.

Lovely Sunday carvery proper meaty gravy great Yorkshire puddings plenty of choice allways being topped up. Very friendly staff could not do enough for you. It was our first vist in over 10 years as we live over 50 miles away. Will be back in the spring thanks guys for a friendly welcome keep up the good work.

On holiday in Cromer, fancied a carvery, had a look locally but couldn't really find anything! Had a quick search on Google, and this lovely place popped up! Called up and asked about it, the gent on the end of the phone was lovely and kind, booked us in and when we walked in, said hello and recognised my voice! Tooks drinks order instantly, they were brought back in moments and then gave us our carvery ticket. This carvery was amazing. The gravy was in it's own league! Beef was so tender I was able to mush it with my tongue, gammon the same. Oh my goodness, the veg was cooked to perfection. They hide it under foil to keep it moist and nothing was too much trouble. Will definitely come back again if we're in the area!