Brook, Cambridgeback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
This pub is great! The food is lovely and the staff are all very helpful and do their best behind a small bar which can get busy. Check out the Sunday roast its amazing. They also show all the big football matches.
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I called the Brook my home pub for about 6 months when I lived in the area. I can say that most positive comments above are right on the mark. I as a yank stuck with the pub because of the landlord and landlady who run a tight ship. Made pub life more comfortable.
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Beer average, landlord friendly enough, service INCREDIBLY slow.
I'm an infrequent visitor to this pub, and ordering one or two drinks at the bar can take forever.... after the faces they recognise have been served.
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and no food mondays
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Forgot to mention - no kids allowed.
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Having ocne had a reputation for being a bit of a rough hole in the past, a refurbishment in recent years has turned this into a good local pub with some useful features.
Firstly, in regards the last poster (who needed a pee), I don't really blame them for turning away a bloke who'd been on a pub crawl but hadn't had the decency to include their pub on it, and then expect to use their loo. They're not a charity! Buy something, like everyone else does when they want to use the facilities. It's general pub rules everywhere.
The best things about this pub are location (there are very few pubs at this end of Mill Rd, let alone good ones), and also the food. The menu is quite cheap, especially steak nights on tuesday, and surprisingly good. The fish and chips is great for pub fare, and the portions are all freshly cooked and good-sized. The beer is usually IPA or similar, and nothing to write home about - I usually stick to Guinness rather than risk Greene King. The waiting staff are polite, and the landlady is also a charm. The landlord is ex-services (with his navy memorabilia on the walls) and can be a bit brusque, but runs a tight ship (pun!) and takes no hassle from some of the less desirables at this end of Mill Rd - something a pub in this area requires.
There are 2 rooms, one with modern decor and leather sofas and another with big screen sports. these are sufficiently separated so that one doesn't bother the other. There is also a large pleasant outside area. Clientele is mostly regulars and Cambridge locals but also a mixed crowd for eating. There is a big car park, which is also useful, and it has a bus stop to town right outside.
All in all, a pleasant locals pub that does a great line in food and good for a summer afternoon/evening. It's also good for sports fans (especially football - note the Cambridge Utd flags outside). Worth going out of your way for the great value food.
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I went on a small pub crawl on Mill Rd. On my way home I needed to pee (as you do after a few).. I called in the Brook which looked nice enough and politely asked if I could use their toilet.
I was refused. 'Paying customers only' was their reason.
Thats fine. I will NEVER be a paying customer of theirs as long as I have a breath in my body. That refusal was inhuman and I felt stripped of my dignity in front of other people who were in there at the time.
They can shove their pub where the sun doesnt shine.
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