Originally, we didn't plan on coming here this afternoon but we did in the end. Perhaps, I should start at the beginning! My sister booked our family in at Beefeater Traveller's Rest in Girton for my birthday dinner today. She did that several weeks ago and she gave them her contact details as well. After weeks of looking forward to getting together for an afternoon, we made our way to the restaurant only to be met by a notice on the door stating that they were shut for maintenance! Their website did not state any of this, in fact, it said they were open! Not once did Beefeater get in touch with my sister to tell her about this so we would be able to make other arrangements. So after a lot of ringing around to find somewhere that had a table of 7 available, and after explaining what had happened, I was able to get a table at Arbuckles. The lovely lady on the phone had a table free for 3 o'clock and said, even though we might be a bit late ( we still had to make the trip back into Ely!), she would hold the table and not turn us away. Fantastic service from that moment until we left. I can't remember the young lady who served us throughout our meal but she was so brilliant and accommodating. The food was delicious, my steak was cooked perfectly and everyone was happy with their food as well. I thought the small touch of having a birthday candle in my dessert was lovely! A lovely ending to what could have been a disaster. So much so, that one the way out we booked again, for a month's time for my niece's 8th birthday!