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Summary
Jamie Oliver’s parents Trevor & Sally retired from this sixteenth-century village gastropub after 44 years in November 2020, so it has recently changed hands: it’s now a part of the 12-strong Chestnut group of pubs. The Olivers always ran the Cricketers well, but regulars say “(even in the tepee) the food is possibly up a notch”.
Summary
Trevor & Sally Oliver have run this village pub for 43 years – they moved in when their nowadays-world-famous son Jamie was a baby, and he helped out in the kitchen as a teenager. Its pub-grub avoids fancy fireworks, but is consistently well-rated. Like his son, Trevor grew up in an Essex pub, training as a chef and becoming a licensee at the tender age of 19, and was a pioneer of the notion that pubs could serve really good food.
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Have you eaten at The Cricketers?
Wicken Rd, Clavering, CB11 4QT
Restaurant details
The Cricketers Restaurant Diner Reviews
"sadly a pale shadow of its former self. having been bought out from original owners, the quality of the food has plummeted and service speed is appalling (even when not busy). we have been a few times over last couple of years hoping that it might improve but nothing changes. it used to be a bit of a local institution but no longer"
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £20.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
Wicken Rd, Clavering, CB11 4QT
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑8 pm |
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