BITE user comments - mikewmiller
Comments by mikewmiller
Neither the terrible place it's reputation suggests, or particularly good either. At least the faux-American theming of 'Fat Jacks' failed miserably to return to a proper British pub.
11 Mar 2005 12:36
Listed completely in the wrong place :( It's actually on Newmarket Road.
Used to be an excellent place when run by Trevor Critchlow. Since it was taken over by the people from the Town and Gown it's become the campest place in existence [in my opinion, a 'gay pub' is perfectly fine, but a 'very camp gay pub' is just plain annoying], with almost constant teeny-bopper discos. A terrible waste of what was a good pub.
11 Mar 2005 12:32
Good beer, reasonable food, mostly dodgy people. Make sure you sit outside overlooking the river. You can watch boaties do their stuff if that's your kind of thing.
10 Dec 2004 17:37
It may have been the Brewery; but before that it was the Rattle + Hum (why??) and before that it was indeed, the Cambridge Arms! This place veers between reasonable and dodgy.
10 Dec 2004 17:35
An excellent non-smoking children-friendly pub. Very good homemade food, and good ales. Yes, there can be too many children, but I get into trouble whenever I say that :/ Garden is lovely. And no mobiles, a policy all pubs should have.
10 Dec 2004 17:32
Been refurbished recently to have 12 B+B rooms apparently. An average place in approximately the middle of nowhere.
10 Dec 2004 17:25
A few years ago this was very run-down and ragged. The outside looks the same; the inside may well have improved.
10 Dec 2004 17:24
A Ridleys pub, unique for the area. Went through an excellent phase about 4 years ago (including a telephone box of pihranas!) but not so good now.
10 Dec 2004 17:23
I quite like this place; it's small, on two levels, and is friendly, though there never seem to be many people in it.
10 Dec 2004 17:22
An amazing pub, friendly, excellent beer, and the garden is the most beautiful I've been in.
10 Dec 2004 17:17
I like this place. One of the barstaff tried to rip me off once but I caught him. I accept this as a one-off though, so still recommend it.
2 Nov 2004 18:06
Nice pub, good food, friendly. If it wasn't out of my way I'd go much more often.
2 Nov 2004 18:03
The nicest pub in this area of town, though that's not much of a compliment. I've always liked this place quite a lot, though I'm not sure why. Atmosphere?
PS. The Lord Byron at the station has turned into a M&S. Bah.
2 Nov 2004 18:02
Oh, why go here at all? I've been in some very dodgy pubs in my time, but this place is the only time I've been told to f off at about 6 in the evening. No real ale, no atmosphere, bouncers. Ugh.
2 Nov 2004 18:00
They tried with this place, but it's too big and serves beer too cheap (though the time it takes to get served compensates in the getting drunk factor!). Not suited to Cambridge at all, though as with Wetherspoons in general they try to promote real ale and so forth.
2 Nov 2004 17:58
Went through an unfriendly period, for lack of a better phrase, but has recently expanded and it decent now. Good garden.
2 Nov 2004 17:56
It's a pub again, called the Druids (as opposed to the Ancient ones). Haven't visited, but the clientele look the same as when it was Ancient.
2 Nov 2004 17:52
Decent place; Everards pubs are a good thing. Not half as good as when smaller with the upstairs section; now too many mirrors. Food is good however.
2 Nov 2004 17:51
A must-visit in Cambridge. More unique features than most of the rest of the pubs put together.
2 Nov 2004 17:50
The pub bit is reasonable; in fact that sums up most things about this place. Not brilliant, not bad at all. Friendly staff.
2 Nov 2004 17:49
Decent Greene King place, but better of a day than the evening. At least there's no fishing nets on the ceiling anymore! Outside patio.
2 Nov 2004 17:46
Quite a bland, sports-oriented Greene King pub. Let's see what Trevor does with it when he takes it over!
2 Nov 2004 17:45
Good Beer Guide, low ceilings, probably the oldest pub in Cambridge (well, that or the Green Dragon). Too many Magdalene college students, but otherwise very nice.
2 Nov 2004 17:44
Very nice, friendly place. Only downside is the drinks are a bit expensive.
2 Nov 2004 17:41
The Champion of the Thames, Cambridge
This is an excellent place for a quiet drink, well-kept beer, friendly locals, and a fantastic interior.
2 Nov 2004 17:40
The Burleigh Arms, Cambridge
Suprisingly cheap, cheerful, and actually rather good food.
11 Mar 2005 12:39