This pub was everything you'd want in a nice local pub. Friendly folks, good beers, and a nice…read morelittle outdoor area in the back. It's not a big place, but we had no trouble finding a place to sit. The night I was there, they had a local Indian restaurant serving Indian food. It was quite reasonable in terms of price and outstanding in terms of flavour. I enjoyed the vegetarian thali more than I've enjoyed almost any Indian food anywhere. So there are lots of things to like, and really nothing to dislike. A good pub worth stopping by again.

Might be my favorite spot in Cambridge so far. A community pub at its finest. Traditional pub…read morevibes, well priced ales and drinks, solid pub food. A must for anyone who visits Cambridge.

The meat eaters in ou group loved the Sunday roast at Clarendon. They had either smoked brisket or…read morepork belly on offer. The brisket was tender and flavorful and the sides were amazing. The veggie option was a Wellington but it was mostly potatoes wrapped in a pastry crust, carb-o-rama. Unfortunately they are now closed as they transition to new management (not our fault). Hopefully they will be open and making great Sunday roasts again soon.

Small British Pub with wonderful food. Off the beaten path. Definitely a favorite with the…read morelocals. There is also a back outside seating area. Love the bartenders behind the bar, especially Amber.

Okay, if I'm finally getting to review in the UK after 2 years of waiting where do I start? How…read moreabout the pub at the end of my street? YESSS Because my local is amazing. Truly. It's got strange live music, a pool table, a beer garden, free newspapers, a small but decent selection of beers, seating on the street, bar billiards (sometimes) and... thousands of pigs. That's right - this dark but warm little pub is brimful of random pig toys, pig posters and pig sculptures. It adds a unique atmosphere to an already well-known atmospheric pub. Being only about 20 houses away, you can trust me that this is a true local gem. After 5 on most nights you'll find this place packed with drinkers who can't be bothered to go home just yet or catch the train home to the villages. Even if it's near-freezing out you'll still see us taking our beers out and sitting on the grass by the BBC next door so that the smokers can smoke away. And on a hot summer night - it's just perfect. No need to go home until I get thrown out.

It's nice enough. A bit on the pretentious side a small English style pub with an intimate manner…read more Good beer but missing the pub classics. Musicians followed poets and etc on the tiny area for performing. None rated above a 'meh' but better than a sports crowd glued to the glowing grinning eye of the government.

I love the Geldart and I visited several times on my last trip to Cambridge. If you are searching…read morefor the perfect spot to try exotic meat on a hot rock, search no more, the Geldart delivers. They generally have kangaroo and crocodile in stock, but the also have a revolving selection of other meats that includes springbok, blesbok, wildebeast, etc. They also have a great selection of ales on tap and a huge wine list. They also have outdoor seating for when the weather is nice. This is one of the best pubs that I visited for food and I will be returning on my next trip to the UK.

This is the best pub this side of the Kingston Arms and the Cambridge Blue…read more The monthly hog roast is a delightful affair. The guest ales are always good. The live music varies from okay to super. The wi-fi is free, and they sell cookies from a jar. Winner. The "hot rocks" are great fun, and have facilitated my posting onto Facebook such updates as "mat is now eating reindeer, poor rudolph", "mat had not heard of blesbok before, but is now apparently eating it", "mat is eating springbok, previously thought this was a type of running shoe", "mat cannot believe he is eating zebra, is this even legal?" etc. The fish and chips? Could this possibly be the very best melt-in-the-mouth battered fish in the whole of Cambridge? (Okay, probably not - but it's definitely up there with the best, and comes highly recommended!) The ambience and decor in the bar area is lovely: a toasty fire in winter, gorgeous sunlight in summer. It looks like something out of the 1920s. The music policy is gentle and centres around latin, big band, and vocal jazz. Service is consistently brilliant. The main dining area can get unpleasantly noisy in the evenings, and seems to attract the loudest groups of people ever. That's the problem with great places: they are so good they attract big groups of people. I am very lucky to have this wonderful pub in spitting distance from my partner's diggs in Cambridge and I'm always excited to go there for a quick wee dram at the end of an evening or a summer's lunch or a dinner out. Elvis, the manager, is hospitable, and one gets the impression he hasn't slept nor taken any time off work for the last 5 years. He's there constantly and it shows from the fact the service and food standards are consistently high. A true gem.

A very nice, cosy pub, off the beaten track, but a short hop from two other pubs - the Free Press…read more(also recommended) and the Cricketer (sports TV). This is definitely not touristy Cambridge, which in one way is a pity, because it's much a nicer pub than many that tourists visit in the centre. The interior is very traditional - lots of dark wood - with a single long room. On a freezing winter's night, it was cosily warm, and the staff were very welcoming and helpful. Clientele seemed a very mixed bunch of locals and students and some (very polite and chatty) heavy-metal fans. A nice touch was the lack of piped music. The main draw is the choice of up to 10 real ales, with some really interesting choices, include a locally-produced ale if you want to keep your food miles down. Food is more limited, with the usual snacks, plus a platter (£5) of either mixed gourmet Swiss and Dutch cheeses, or cheese and sausages, both served with horseradish and pickles, but (oddly) not bread. Overall, a nice pub with a great beer choice.

When I worked for a company of text message experts that answered whatever question you had, we…read moreoften had our own questions for ourselves. Q: "Which pub in Cambridge has outdoor seats that get the sun for the longest on a summer evening?" And what a wonderful question it was - taking in maps, local knowledge, astronomy and architectural planning to find the answer. No doubt you've already worked out that the winner is The Elm Tree, but for us it was a stunning surprise as it's the awesome town pub right opposite our text nerd headquarters. We were sitting on a pot of gold defined by the west-facing alleyway. But is 5 stars justified just for beer garden sunshine at 9pm? Not quite... but the Elm Tree is amazing on so many other fronts. A wide selection of Belgian beers with their glasses, superb local real ales, barrels of cider, pork scratchings made by the local butcher, jazz music and a library of books. Plus secret genius bar staff and a great sense of humour. Like the sign says... Great beers No Food Angry Barmen (i think they're joking)

I'd have to give my favorite pub 5 stars, or they would not be my favorite pub. The Bakers is…read morecentrally located in the heart of Cambridge, a perfect pit stop while you are taking a break from shopping. I always enjoy a good pint or two of their Czechoslovakian beer on tap, Staropramen. I love how they make their mojitos, standard with two shots of white rum. They also stock a wide variety of flavors of absinthe. I have tried several out and they are really nice. Got the nice euphoric feeling from their absinthe shots. The food is always delicious. I love their sweet potato fries. They are perfect. I always order their 8oz rump steak, it never seems to disappoint along with a side order of sweet potato fries. On a lighter day I enjoy their selections of under 700 calories. I really like their chicken and bacon salad. The chicken is always fresh and tastes great. Their maple chicken salad is also to die for, the chicken is sweet, it tastes like maple and there is always a generous portion of chicken. Salad is always fresh. I frequent this pub once a week. It is a nice break from the usual hustle and bustle in Cambridge. Service is always spot on, friendly and served with a smile. The bar staff is great.

I think the Landlord has changed recently because this pub is a real tardis. The interior is brand…read morenew and tasteful, it's clean and tidy and the service is very helpful and friendly. They have a good selection of ales and bitters at the bar and the food is excellent! We spent a very nice evening there and got more bang for the bucks than in many other pubs.

My friends and I hit this pub every Tuesday evening. The prices are very reasonable for a sit down…read moredinner (ie 8.95 for the gammon steak and eggs with chips (fries to the Americans), 7.95 for fish and chips, no tip expected). On the other hand, once in awhile they will run out of things, like certain types of pastas, and will ask you to substitute on the fly. The burgers must be cooked well done, because they are stored frozen at the pub. Sometimes, the kitchen can be slow, owing perhaps to a more than expected number of guests. On the plus side, they put up a huge projector to play champions league games and it is never too busy to enjoy the games there. Beer selection and prices are good. The sticky toffee pudding with a generous scoop of ice cream is a key must order.

This is one of several great pubs scattered over the small streets either side of Mill Road. While…read morethe selection of ales here is good, it's not quite as good as either the Cambridge Blue or Live and Let Live, so it's the food that'd bring you here. This is rooted in the style of pub food - not overly fancy dishes served in hearty portions to eat with a few beers. But there's a wider range of dishes here and a care of preparation that takes it closer to gastropub territory than your average local. A permanent fixture of the menu are a range of different types of sausages sourced from the nearby butcher. These are proper sausages, with high quality meat blended with just the right amount of herb, giving them a much more distinctive flavour than the vaguely papery-ness of most supermarket bought sausages. They're served with a proper homemade gravy on top of a big helping of soft mash with nice deeply flavoured red cabbage beneath it. [Sadly the last time I went my whole dish suffered from being slightly luke-warm, but I'm willing to forgive that for now as a one off lapse] The grilled seabass wasn't trying to be anything extravagant or smothered in one of those sauces that can so often go wrong. Instead it was just a nice plump fresh fish, cooked to perfection so the skin was charred and the flesh soft and springy. In contrast the chicken demonstrated a little more the chef's talents, livening up the chicken's soft and often considered bland taste with the stronger flavours of oyster mushrooms and herbs. It's dishes like this one that really add to The Kingston Arm's menu and probably are what helped it win an Observer food award a few years back. I've also had really great venison pie here in the past and have hear that the pan-fried ostrich steak is interesting. With such diverse options on offer, it seems a bit boring to get a standard roast dinner here, but they do also offer these most Sundays and they are fairly close to home cooking. The prices are around the same as other 'gastropubs' I've visited, with mains around £10. Not the cheapest in town, but not terrible either. Plus, they now have a cheaper 'recession menu' to try to soften the blow a little - with dishes for as little as a fiver. There's a nice little beer garden out the back for when it's sunny, newspapers available for you to read, a couple of computers to surf the internet and free wi-fi. This is definitely a pub where it would be easy to spend the whole afternoon.

1st night ever in the UK and I am lucky to find this gorgeous pub. Great atmosphere, good beer,…read morenice hosts, good food...perfect!

This pub has a relaxed, laid back vibe and a great selection of beers and ciders. The Scotch eggs…read moreare a must order, and the meat dishes are juicy and tender. The fish were okay but not as stand out as the rest.

Fun stop and quiet outside hangout. (AIE)…read more This place was packed, inside. My friends and I enjoyed 4 rounds of whisky, beer, cider and house specialty drinks in the alley / designated smoking area. Inside on a Friday night, there wasn't a seat available. We braved the cold and drizzle for 2 hours. When the place started clearing out, we sat in a hall with stools and a counter. Seating area around the bar is all low top tables. Loud but worth the atmosphere. Great energy. 3 different bartenders helped us. All professional, patient and kind. Noticed the 2nd floor was for dinning. And if you need to work off food or drink, the restrooms are on the third floor. Clean, well stocked and charming decor. Memorable visit for a one night stay in Cambridge. (American in England)

Very solid pub between Central Cambridge and the train station. If you have 30 minutes to kill…read morewhile waiting for your train, this is an excellent place to grab a pint

This is a fabulous little back street pub, 10 minutes' walk from the railway station, which would…read morefeel perfectly at home in a country village. The interior has lowish ceilings, wooden furniture and various agricultural clutter as ornamentation, together with a small snug. Staff were friendly and efficient. The beer selection is excellent - Everard's Tiger Bitter and Nethergate Umbel are the regular beers (both are really lovely pints - Umbel has a coriander flavour), with 5-6 guest ales. It serves basic pub grub, and you can get a ploughmans, deep-filled sandwich or baked potato for under a fiver. Recommended.