Excellent little pub in Cambridge, just outside the city center with a great stout selection ... nice bartender that works afternoon named Dusty. Outside patio for uses if it's not raining !!! Lol read more

Castle Inn - The Castle Inn Pub - Pubs Near Me - Cambridge, CAM

The Castle is a good Cambridge pub with an excellent selection of beers, reasonable food and friendly service. The beers on tap are from Adnams, the Southwold brewery. They have tables in the rear garden which makes for a good setting when the weather obliges. For those of us that like beer, drinking a pint of Southwold bitter in the garden on a warm summers day is a perfect pastime. read more

Boasting the rather underwhelming claim of being the highest point in Cambridge, Castle Mound is at first sight little more than a grassy mound, with no real evidence of ever having been a castle. Dating to Anglo-Saxon times, and built on by the Normans, it does however give a rather good view over the city and is worth the brief stroll up from Magdalene Street, even if the setting is somewhat uninspiring (it is basically in the car park of the rather utilitarian County Council building). Recommended if you do not feel like shelling out a couple of quid to go up the tower at Great St Mary's church. read more

Castle Inn - Pubs Near Me - Cambridge, CAM

The Castle is a large pub serving lots of good ales and food. Broadside on tap along with a changing selection of guest beers. Food wise, the Castle Burger is a favorite of mine and it never fails to deliver. Also good is the lasagna and the Indian Burger. In fact, its all very tasty. The inside is well decorated and very traditional. It can also fit in a lot of people and you can reserve out the upstairs. It also has a large outside area that is amazing in the summer - lots of room to hangout with your mates. I would dock this a star for being a little pricey, but I can't because I always have a great time in this pub. It is docked 1 however for having a lack of cohesive bar staff - it appears to be a lot of students and I get the feeling that there isn't a lot of customer service past clearing the bar of people waiting. read more

Wow! This is my favorite afternoon/night spot in all of Cambridge! The owners and staff have created a gorgeous space perfect for relaxing and entertaining. The selection of beers is top notch and the pints are graciously poured at all hours to perfection. The beer garden area is beautiful- especially right now in the summer! I cannot recommend the pints, food, and cozy space enough! Put this place on your MUST see today! read more

On recommendation of a friend who used to study at Cambridge and lived nearby, my husband and I were excited for a different selection of beers on tap (rather than the usual Greene King). We tried some darker Adnam's porter on tap and were very happy for something a bit more rich than the usual pub ale. We were surprised to see a ton of food available on chalkboard menus, all made in house. This was just an afternoon snack for us, so we split a Bacon, Brie and Mushroom Bap, but it was amazing with a seemingly freshly baked wheat bun, fresh crisp lettuce, melty cheese, hearty mushroom and crispy bacon - a large portion and super cheap for under four pounds. The size of the pub is much larger than the other cozy ones we've visited like the Elm Tree and Free Press, with different rooms and multiple stalls for restrooms, but still achieved a feeling of coziness within each room. Would return if we had more time on our trip! read more

Well its primarily an Adnams pub but with guests . You will like the place . Its full of nice places to sit and chat or read the paper . Furniture outs oldy tables , decor painted plaster and stripped varnished wood floors . Very relaxed . I like it . read more

Castle Inn - Pubs Near Me - Cambridge, CAM

The Castle is a brilliant pub. Its situated just north of the centre of town up Castle Hill (its the steepest in the town nb not steep at all - but watching the cyclist struggle up it is enough to make the trip worth it!) Its a great place for a cheeky pub lunch. Not that I'm a big fan of the drink myself, but they offer a variety of real ales which are pretty popular (its an adnams pub). There is a courtyard garden out the back for a summer's afternoon boozing. Inside the seating is a mish-mash of old wooden pews, benches and mismatched chairs. There are lots of interesting pictures on the wall too of random old bits of Cambridge and english gents. Food-wise its standard fare (although the breadth of the offering is pretty staggering catering for all tastes and price ranges) with the exception of the world famous Castle Burger (this includes huge beef burgers, stilton and a bit of pineapple(!). Staff are friendly and service is pretty fast. All in all a great place. read more

The Castle Inn is a lovely pub close to the historic town centre of Cambridge. It's an Adnams pub, as the other reviews have mentioned, but while they do stock a big range of Adnams ales (including most of the seasonal options) they usually have a couple of guest beers on too. With only one smallish bar for quite a large pub, there is sometimes a bit of a wait for service, but this has never been a big issue when I've visited. Sometimes they also do a special beer tasting offer, where you can get three thirds of a pint of three different ales to try for a special price, which is good fun. The atmosphere is lively but cosy and quite rustic, with plenty of comfortable nooks and crannies to settle into. Old-fashioned wooden furniture, a beamed ceiling upstairs, and black and white photographs on the walls give the place a classic old country pub feel - it really is such a pleasure to spend whole evenings here eating, drinking, and chatting with mates in a corner. The food is an extensive range of classic pub fare done well, with a roast on Sundays and a good range of vegetarian options including veggie burgers, soups, sandwiches and baked potatoes - the spinach and lentil burger is particularly good. There is also usually a curry and plenty of hearty meaty dishes. The Castle really is the best place in the centre of Cambridge to go for a pub lunch and a crisp pint in the summer (in the sunny courtyard garden) or a proper porter enjoyed slowly on a long winter's night. read more

I like this pub! It's got a really good atmosphere - a good mix of 'Town and Gown'. The accommodation is varied - from pews to comfy seats to outdoor seating. Lots of little nooks too, so that it feels cosy. The staff are friendly and serve quickly so there's not long to wait, even when the pub's busy. It always has a good choice of real ales, including Timothy Taylor's Landlord. And the food is really good pub grub, and not expensive. The Chilli con Carne is particularly good. read more

The Castle Inn is an Adnams house, and sells their full range, together with some additional ales including Woodforde's Wherry and Timothy Taylor's Landlord. All their ale is kept in excellent condition. They do a wide range of food, from sandwiches to full meals, and their choice of mains changes regularly - I still regret failing to try the mutton-and-stout pie when it was available the other week. They do a particularly wide range of seafood. Not being a big fan of seafood my only foray into this area has been to try the battered cod and chips, which was extremely good. The fish was fresh and full of flavour, the batter was beautifully crisp, and the chips were pretty much perfect. I can also vouch for the rump steak, and the BBQ sauce with the rack of ribs definitely doesn't come out of a jar - it's tomato-based, nicely seasoned and rich in flavour without being overwhelming. The pub can seem a little pricey compared with some places, with the ales being (at the time of writing) around the £2.80 mark up to £3.30 for the Broadside, and the main courses tending towards the £10 mark; but the quality easily justifies the price, at least in my eyes. In terms of decor, the downstairs has plain wood floorboards and a mish-mash of chairs (some quite rickety), stools and pews. Upstairs there is more space, with a lighter more lounge-like feel. There is also a large beer garden in the back, and it isn't only the smokers sitting out there, which is always a good sign. Service is friendly and efficient, even when (as seems to happen quite frequently) a group of about thirty people all turn up in the space of two minutes; I assume these are members of student societies and clubs heading there after some other activity. It can seem extremely hectic when such a large group suddenly appears, yet within a few minutes they will all have dispersed to one of the large upstairs rooms and the bar will have regained its quiet and cosy atmosphere as small groups and couples chat quietly at the candlelit tables. Overall, a great pub, whether you're arriving mob-handed or looking for somewhere to have a quiet drink on your own. read more

The Castle Inn seems to have lost a bit of it's polish and is now more impersonal. The landlord was disinterested and hardly took the trouble to interact with customers. The beer range is good, as was the food. read more

Good real ale specialist pub, but only ever seem to stock blonde and brown beers, never any mild, stout or porter.

This is a pretty good pub with tasty food. There is a nice selection of beer and grub plus plenty of seating. There is a good, friendly atmosphere. The service is fast and efficient and there is plenty of bar space. read more