The Eagle, Cambridge - pub details
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Address: 8 Benet St, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3QN [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 1940)
Cambridge (1.1 miles), Shelford (4.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served (large restaurant)
- Outside seating
NB: Information may be incomplete or out of date as this pub is not currently registered.
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> Current user rating: 6.5/10 (rated by 59 users)
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> Local guides: Cambridge pub guide, Cambridgeshire pub guide
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other pubs nearby:
Bath House, Cambridge (0.0 miles), Eraina Taverna, Cambridge (0.0 miles), Cow, Cambridge (0.1 miles), Anchor, Cambridge (0.1 miles), Slug and Lettuce, Cambridge (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Eagle, Cambridge
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| JohnBonser's review from August 2009 is very fair. Yes, at the wrong time you'll feel hemmed in and of course it doesn't have the personality that a pub with a landlord/landlady might have, and it IS pricey. But the building is attractive and interesting, the beers very well kept and the food not at all bad. As tourist pubs go, not a bad one. Arctium_lappa - 7 Feb 2010 20:08 |
| This is a tourist pub, that is an average pub, that is probably not worth the trouble unless you like faceless places without atmosphere (literatly, it gets very hot crowded and sweaty inside). Although it does have a nice courtyard to sit in. The_Ace - 12 Nov 2009 21:56 |
| Describing itself as the most famous pub in Cambridge, the Eagle is a largish bustling pub with a warren of interconnecting different seating areas, including a shady courtyard. It's a reasonably characterful City Centre pub, very popular with tourists seemingly, enjoying a standard pub lunch menu in the main ( eg - Steak and Ale Pie - £ 7.45p, Fish and Chips - £ 6.95p ) The pub dates back to 1525 and is owned by Corpus Christi College, leased to Greene King. Of particular note internally is the RAF bar with much wartime memorabilia, in particular the ceiling which is covered with the names and squadron numbers of World War 2 airmen, written using cigarette lighters and lipstick apparently. It's a Greene King pub and this pub had the biggest range of GK beers seen for some time. I had a pint of Cambridge University Ale 1209, the official octocentennial ale brewed to celebrate 800 years of the University.There was a guest on - Piddle Express from the Wyre Piddle Brewery. Perhaps surprisingly, this pub is one of 8 Cambridge pubs selected by Greene King to participate in their Cambridge Gallon Challenge. Visit all 8 in a period of a fortnight and get a free T shirt - wow ! The previous BITE reviews here are rather mixed, but if you're a first time visitor to Cambridge and you like a bit of history with your pint, I'd suggest it's worth calling in on. JohnBonser - 10 Aug 2009 17:31 |
| An iconic Cambridge pub in a prime location, always packed. Which means the folks who run it can rest on their laurels. I'd like to have had the option of something besides Green King IPA on a busy evening last Tuesday. Ok pub. Could be great. SillyPoint - 14 May 2009 14:37 |
| A 'must' to take visitors to Cambridge to, with its RAF bar, double helix connections and picturesque coaching inn gallery. A lot of locals do seem to use it at lunchtime, in spite of rather high prices and slow service. For plain good-value beer and food at lunchtime I prefer the place next door in Bene't Street. wuzatar - 14 Feb 2009 17:33 |
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