The Cordwainer - Kettering

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Friendly, welcoming local pub & restaurant offering home cooked food, regular entertainment, darts, pool & free WiFi, children welcome until 9pm, Air conditioning for those hotter days

The new menu has gone double-sided!All of our new goodies are launching tomorrow (Monday 25th May) with 20% off the enti...
24/05/2026

The new menu has gone double-sided!

All of our new goodies are launching tomorrow (Monday 25th May) with 20% off the entire menu for a one-day-only feedback gathering event. Tell us what you like, tell us what you don't like, and no - I won't be making the portion sizes smaller.. we're not a Wetherspoons.

A lucky few have already tried the new Marmite variants and what started as a simple "I'll add a Marmite toastie" kinda snowballed and I went a bit crazy. It all tastes soo good though!! (if you don't like Marmite, that's ok)

Tomorrow is the 4th Sunday of the month - that means Jam Session time!Tomorrow the kitchen will be open until 8pm but we...
23/05/2026

Tomorrow is the 4th Sunday of the month - that means Jam Session time!

Tomorrow the kitchen will be open until 8pm but we'll have the new Sunday menu available to try. We can't wait!

Next weekend adds an extra Sunday to the month, so we'll have a Jam Session next week, too!

22/05/2026

📣 Spring Bank Holiday Monday (25th May) 📣

We'll be open 2pm to 9pm as a special one-off, with discounted new food menu!

For the last few Bank Holiday Monday's we've remained closed after the BHM's last year were a waste of time, electricity and wages. We kept being asked to be open for BHM's and then we'd take ~£60 the whole day, which doesn't come close to breaking even, so we remained closed to work on the usual Monday projects that we can't do while the pub is open.

This coming BHM we'll be open and launching the new Spring/Summer menu at the same time. All food on the menu will be available at 20% off to help encourage trialling the food and providing feedback. It's also set to be 32C outside so we'll keep the AC running - I'll be in the kitchen on my own so I'm not subjecting the other kitchen dwellers to the heat. Our kitchen runs around 10C hotter in there than it is outside.. so this should be fun! 🥵

If it's a resounding success then we'll continue to open BHM's - if it turns out the same as all the previous times we've opened, we'll continue to remain closed on all Monday's in the future.

~ Mike

Our next Car Boot is on Sunday 14th June!Sellers can message our page to book a space - you can also just turn up betwee...
19/05/2026

Our next Car Boot is on Sunday 14th June!

Sellers can message our page to book a space - you can also just turn up between 9am and 9:30am however spaces aren't guaranteed.

18/05/2026

Time for a slightly delayed Weekly Update!

Firstly: Yes, I've bought more beer on an emergency courier delivery. Another ~12 barrels will arrive tomorrow morning which *should* keep us going until our normal Friday delivery. It's been such a busy weekend and I can't thank you guys enough for continuing to support us, you fabulous rockstars!

The Function Room is coming along nicely - I've started ordering the room's new tech for screens, TVs, separate jukebox equipment, etc. That will be going up as-and-when. I've also ordered another pool table today which should be here at some point next week. The brewery have ordered us an all-singing-all-dancing brand new dart board that should turn up soon, too.

Speaking of the brewery; they're looking into what happened with the quote I posted last week. They've agreed there's some serious miscommunication (I've suggested the miscommunication is an erroneous decimal point in the wrong place) so that's currently being looked into. Updates on the decking when I have more info.

The kitchen times are changing this week - on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays the kitchen will open an hour after the pub opens, and close at 10pm instead of 8pm. Times will be adjusted on delivery platforms to match.

Sticking with the kitchen, the menu changes at the end of this week to the new Spring/Summer menu and will remain until early September. Most of the pub classic dishes will vanish until the Autumn, but a whole host of new things are arriving! On Wednesday this week, the resident kitchen dweller and I will be combing through every ingredient, every tub, drawer and cupboard looking for anything that that didn't make the cut. That means that Thursday and Friday (and maybe Saturday if they haven't already gone) will have an additional Special's menu with vastly reduced prices so we can clear some space.

This means there are no other specials available this week (Pizza Tuesday, Curry Thursday, Saturday Sharers) as there's no sense in me buying fresh ingredients for a 1 day special when we're trying to use up what we've already got.

I think that's all I've got for this week!

~ Mike

Ok so... 😤We've inherited the decking area which everyone wants to sit on in the sun, which can't happen until the floor...
15/05/2026

Ok so... 😤

We've inherited the decking area which everyone wants to sit on in the sun, which can't happen until the floor is replaced as there are holes everywhere. So we put in for some quotes through the brewery's contractors a few weeks ago so we could make a start on getting our summer-bodies ready for "suns out guns out" season.

We got the quote back this morning and quite frankly I'd rather do it ourselves - the contractors didn't quote for what I asked. We can get the decking wood far cheaper than what we've been quoted and the surround doesn't really need changing, so I'm thinking of putting together a little fundraiser so we can get the wood and we'll spend a few days ripping the pallets up and replacing them with proper decking boards. As it was built without permission the brewery isn't required to cover any of it's upkeep.

What do you guys think?

Car Boot is in full swing - we've seen some great bargains this week!
10/05/2026

Car Boot is in full swing - we've seen some great bargains this week!

Weekly update - Function Room Phase 1 complete, the before/after edition.It's been a very long week and we've had some a...
09/05/2026

Weekly update - Function Room Phase 1 complete, the before/after edition.

It's been a very long week and we've had some amazing helpers along the way. I'm very excited with how the Function Room is turning out!

Phase 2 starts in 2 weeks for new tables, chairs, curtains, lighting and electronics, and then Phase 3 is the fixed seating (probably a few months away, in all honesty).

The room is still available for hire, and I have some amazing plans in the works for a bit later in the year for this space. I can't flippin' wait!!

Normal projects resume next week after a good duvet-day on Monday 😴

Don't forget tomorrow is our monthly Car Boot at 10am and we have the Sunday Jam Session in the evening from 5pm - 9pm.

~ Mike

07/05/2026

Just a quick PSA - we're in the home-stretch for completing the refurb in the function room before the Jam on Sunday, but I can't varnish and cook at the same time so the kitchen is closed today. The kitchen WILL be open again tomorrow. Apologies for the inconvenience!!

Car Boot this Sunday! (weather permitting) 🌞🤞
04/05/2026

Car Boot this Sunday! (weather permitting) 🌞🤞

04/05/2026

Hey everyone! Just a quick status update - we'll be closed Tuesday 5th May all day while we finish off outstanding electrical and plumbing works. We will open as normal Wednesday 6th.

Address

The Cordwainer, Bath Road
Kettering
NN169NA

Opening Hours

Tuesday 2pm - 11pm
Wednesday 2pm - 11pm
Thursday 2pm - 11pm
Friday 2pm - 12am
Saturday 12pm - 12am
Sunday 12pm - 10pm

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