The Empress, Cambridge - pub details
Address: 72, Thoday St, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3AX [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 19460)
Cambridge (0.7 miles), Shelford (3.9 miles), Waterbeach (5.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Jukebox
- Pool table, Dartboard
- Real ale
- Outside seating
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> Current user rating: 7.6/10 (rated by 10 users)
> Local guides: Cambridge pub guide, Cambridgeshire pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Jubilee, Cambridge (0.1 miles), Royal Standard, Cambridge (0.2 miles), Duke of Argyle, Cambridge (0.3 miles), Kingston Arms, Cambridge (0.3 miles), White Swan, Cambridge (0.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Empress, Cambridge
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| New landlord is doing a sterling job in filling Dave's mighty boots. This is still a brilliant locals pub with a great mix of clientele (old men with red noses to freshers), a good juke box (not too intrusive), good well-kept beer (usually 4-5 real ales, including local breweries), and nice staff. It's also quite big, ramling through 3 rooms which all have a different feel, so you cna always get a table yet it's still cosy. Also a large beer garden. mafting - 11 Sep 2008 20:22 |
| NO PEDIGREEE !! No Pedigree @ the Empress = end of an era. However, still Cambridge's most convincing local; good quality Landlord in a standard real ale range, and a very cosy pub. mtaylor40 - 12 Feb 2008 20:54 |
| The most annoying pool table in Cambridge! You can win by leaving the white in "the right place" every shot where it's a bugger to get to because of a pillar. Between that and Dave the grumpy ("Come earlier and bring more money!") landlord I have a real affection for this place. The beer is very good, and they notably have some strong cider (Old Rosie), some Adnam's beers, and of course the popular Timmy Taylor's Landlord. Also of (pub) cultural significance, Des has a face to behold (he usually sits underneath the (award winning) photograph of him). The beer garden is unashamedly "somewhere to drink outside", and frequently gets packed in the summer (as in fact does the whole pub). The crowd in here is a mixed bag, ranging from old sods to students, but because of the floorplan they can all largely stay separate. Jukebox is an interesting mix of eighties and earlier with the occasional Radiohead and Blur to keep us in the 21st century, and the dartboard is very well used (note that you can hire darts from behind the bar for a nominal donation to charity). You should give this place a try if in the area. And look out for the rickety bench. A couple of quick corrections - they don't sell chocolate any more- they took the cabinet down and it didn't come back; And I dunno about the food - it's never done any hot or cold food for as long as I've been going in, only crisps / snacks. anonymous - 14 Dec 2006 11:04 |
| good pub games (darts/pool). range of beers (tho' landlord not too great when i was there). a good over-the-bridge pub colinqueen - 24 May 2006 01:13 |
| A top notch back street local, serving good beer and attracting a really wide mix of people from all walks of life. Garden, pool table, three different bars with different flavours, lots of varied good beer, what more do you want? dodgy - 17 Apr 2006 21:20 |
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