The Earl of Derby - Inn in Cambridge

My friends and I went for dinner and apart from one of us, we were all able to finish our meal. The reason being is that the Marco Polo pasta was a bit sweet for my friend's taste. It was like dessert instead of a main course. However their dessert is decent. Having them in a shot glass is perfect amount I would want to eat after my meal.
They do have a good wine selection.

Food was very middle of the road. Didn't start well with a bland and warm vanilla shake. One pizza was very thin, but limp rather than crispy. My ribs were about 50% fat, and sweetcorn was soft. Other half said her ravioli was nice. We saw one waiter slip and drop a meal. I suspect it might have been due to the large amount of food waste on the floor. It was a Saturday night, but there was enough to suggest it hadn't all been dropped this evening.

Planned a surprise birthday party here, which was great. I talked to the manager before hand, and he allowed us to bring our own cake, which was amazing! They even offered to store it for us to keep it cool. I got in line to buy another round for our group, waited in line for an hour, paid, and when I got back to our lanes, they had kicked us off one of our lanes, and placed someone else on them. Apparently what happened was, while I was paying for more rounds, the four that were on that particular lane had taken their two kids to the bathroom, then they came by while I was paying for those lanes and asked if those people where still here. The person they asked was not in our group so they shrugged and said I don't know. I came back from paying and someone else was bowling and the kids were said that they couldn't bowl with us. I went back in line to sort it out and stood there for yet another 45 minutes, and it took talking to them and showing them my receipts to finally get it sorted, they wanted to split up our group at first, but by the time the manager came around, those other people were finishing up their last frames anyways. In the mean time while we waited to get everything sorted, the birthday guy was happy just drinking his beers and hanging out with his friends and family. Because of all of the chaos and confusion, the manager, who was very nice offered us some free games for another visit after correcting the problem. I know the employees are just young kids, but perhaps they could take an extra day or so to train them better on the computer system, and hire a few more for those busy times, as it is such a big place. Over all the party was good, and everyone had fun, I was just very disappointed in the wait times and the confusion. I did like how we could order our food online while we booked our party, however I did not like that when I tried to call to ask questions, they would not give a phone number or connect us to that location's manager. Instead I had to email him, and I booked all of this just before the holidays so I did not hear back for sometime, and almost ended up booking elsewhere because of that. I think maybe the company should look into managing that a bit better, or at least having someone that can answer questions when you call to book the party. But again, the manager was really great, and because of him, I gave a higher rating than I probably would have otherwise.

A decent place for bowling as long as it's not overcrowded. We were a huge group and the servicing staff seemed to struggle quite a lot. Nonetheless we had some fun.

The food is good for a chain, and nearby the theater and parking garage. Not sure how much of it is authentic, as an actual American from New York, I've never seen some of the dishes back home. But kids like it and it's as good as any other chain back home like Applebee's or Chili's.

Food is okay... Is that what "American food" is? I'm an American... I can see some similarities, but in my opinion, that's not the Italian-American I grew up with on the East Coast! I would still eat there again after a couple of drinks or so. Good french-fries!