The Old Fire Engine House Restaurant

15/10/2026

08/10/2026

The last Julia Ball exhibition
Private View Friday 16th October 6-8.

Exhibition runs from Saturday 17th October to Sunday 15th November (usual opening hours – closed on Mondays)

Julia Ball sadly died last year, and this is a final chance to purchase small treasures from her estate revealing again her sensitive and original use of colour and light. Also, on sale, the fascinating new book about Julia, featuring one of the Fire Engine founders Ann Jarman and many others – The Colours Between – the life and work of Julia Ball 1930-2025. All sales help maintain the Julia Ball archive for posterity.

06/10/2026

So excited for this menu 🌶️!!A bit of zest for gloomy old October. ☎️ 01353 771633 to book , or email [email protected]

06/10/2026

The Old Fire Engine House
Restaurant & Gallery since 1968
01353 662582
[email protected]

Christmas Menu 2026

Homemade Winter Soup (GF)
Homemade Tomato and Onion Soup (GF/V)
(both Served with Grain Culture Sourdough Bread)
Melon, Grapefruit and Orange Salad with Red Vermouth (GF/V/DF)
Stuffed Mushroom with Stilton, Leeks and Pine Nuts (GF)
Game Terrine with Homemade Crab Apple Jelly (GF/DF)
Smoked Salmon, Fennel and Clementine Salad (GF)

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Free Range Norfolk Bronze Turkey with Chestnut Stuffing,
Chipolatas wrapped in Bacon and Bread Sauce (GF/DF without stuffing)

Casserole of Whole Partridge with Bacon, W**e and Shallots (GF)
Fresh Fish of The Day with a Prawn, Crayfish and Dill Sauce (GF)
Beef with Wild Mushrooms in Stout and Port (GF)
Roasted Vegetable Roulade with Spiced Mixed Beans (GF)
A Vegan Dish Available on Request (V/GF)

All main dishes served with potatoes and a selection of seasonal vegetables

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Home-made Christmas Pudding with Brandy Butter
Old Fashioned Sherry Trifle
Cranberry, Orange and Ginger Meringue (GF)
Dark Chocolate Pot with Kirsch Soaked Cherries (GF)
Seasonal Spiced Fruit Cambridge Burnt Cream (GF)
Home-made Rum and Raisin Ice Cream (GF)
Vegan Ice Cream or Sorbet available on Request (GF)
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Clementines and Mixed Nuts

Neal’s Yard Cheeses with Fen Celery and Biscuits
£5.00 Supplement as Dessert or £15.00 as an additional course
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3 Courses £46.00

Coffee or Tea served with Homemade Peppermint Creams £3.90

GF = Gluten Free V = Vegan DF = Dairy Free
A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill
Prices include VAT

17/09/2026

11/08/2026

This is going to be a fab evening and is proving very popular. Call 01353 771633 or email to book. £10 per person deposit required on booking. Corney and Barrow Newmarket Corney & Barrow Rennet & Rind Kracher W**ery

20/01/2026

The Old Fire Engine House Restaurant in Ely requires a cook (approx 35 hours) or two cooks (approx 20 hours) including some weekends and evenings. We are a family restaurant which opened in 1968. Our cooking is mainly traditional English, and our food is seasonal and ingredients mostly bought locally. We are looking for someone who will have had some experience in a professional restaurant and what is essential is a passion of good food and the knowledge of how to cook it.

If you are interested and would like to know more, please do phone Ann Jarman on 01353 720466 or 07443605772. A CV would also be a help, this can be emailed to [email protected].

For those who do not know The Old Fire Engine House we are situated in Ely very near the Cathedral. Our restaurant is now in its 57th year. Our menu is mainly English using ingredients which as much as possible are grown or reared locally. Everything is home made.