Little Rose

Delicious mother’s day prix fixe, and an amazing deal for hearty and delicious food. good amount of options as well. would highly recommend. nice atmosphere and friendly service.

Wondering round cambridge we came across the little rose 🌺. we just wanted a small dish before eating later. we chose a plate of charcuterie and bread from an extensive menu plus a bottle of prosecco - on special, all served by a lovely member of staff called deniz who looked after us very well and was charming. we will return for a full meal as the menu is extensive with a selection of delicious sounding fish dishes and specials. i wish they were my local😊

Among the fish and chips, sea bass and herb chicken, the sea bass is the best, full of fish flavor. herbal chicken is also unique, with tender and smooth meat. the restaurant environment is good. the waiters were polite, unfortunately they seemed a bit understaffed.

The interior design is a great improvement from when it was loch fyne and there is much better use of the space. the service is always lovely, the staff are welcoming. the menu has plenty of options however only 2 mains for vegans: roast squash gnocchi, chestnuts, sage, toasted seeds and potato & beetroot curry, candied cashews, coconut rice, kale pakora. the 2 vegan dishes that were on the loch fyne menu were also gnocchi and curry so it feels lazy that they’re so similar. they could definitely add some more interesting and tastier plant-based dishes. they’re not necessarily bad at the moment, but are lacking that oomph i get from the other dishes. although, everything else i’ve tried from the menu has been delightful so far. here’s some starters i recommend: • potted duck & pistachio, orange marmalade, truffle butter, brioche (however the brioche could be served toasted, or change the brand) • burrata, roast beetroot & orange, toasted hazelnuts, salted cracker • crab thermidor tart, crispy kale (beautiful!) • smoked mackerel arancini, parmesan, chipotle aioli if you are to visit as a group, i highly recommend ordering a few starters and maybe 1 or 2 mains to share between you rather than getting 1 starter each and a main each. the mains are good, but the starters are amazing and you wanna try as many starters as possible. it’s also more economic. from the mains, give these a try: • crab bisque linguini, romano peppers, basil, parmesan • maple glazed porchetta, smoked garlic potato, puffed crackling, apple gravy • tandoori mutton pie, saffron crushed potatoes, mint yoghurt overall, i was very impressed with the quality of the food and the service. it may feel expensive, but come in monday-friday between 12 and 6pm and there is a set menu available: 2 courses for £20, or 3 courses for £25. please change the vegan options and add more of them. it wouldn’t hurt to get rid of one or two meat dishes and have 4 vegan dishes. your vegan customers will be very happy about it, i’m sure, and you’ll have more omnivores going for the vegan option too. another complaint i have is the music, it wouldn’t hurt to refresh the playlist every once in a while. play more sophisticated music: smooth jazz, ambient, soul, etc. i’d be happy to make the new playlist for free! great job with the new place, guys. i will definitely be coming again, thank you!

The food was ok, but left much to be desired especially given its price. the restaurant's predecessor, loch fyne (from which it seems to have inherited many google reviews), was way better we had the thai prawn toast (very salty!) and "sourdough" bread (was it actually sourdough?) as starters, and the crab bisque linguine as our mains. the linguine was very dry 3 stars for its food. 1-2 stars if i consider the service and price too