Pubs in Cambridge

Salisbury Club

272 Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 3NF

The foundation stone of the Salisbury Working Men's Conservative Club was laid in 1891. The club consists of a row of three red brick building which includes a function hall that is available for hire. Greene King IPA on handpump.

University Pitt Club

7a Jesus Lane, Cambridge CB5 8BA

Punt Yard

6-8 Quayside, Cambridge CB5 8AB

Opened in November 2016 as the fourth City Pub Company premises in Cambridge. 50s style diner decor. The larger area to the rear is giving over to diners but this still leaves a significant area at the front that is available for either drinkers or diners. There are also a few tables on Quayside and others in the side courtyard. The keg beers are not all of the usual type and includes Pale Ale brewed at sister pub, the Brew House. They have a range of canned beers from smaller British breweries. Since a January 2018 refurb, cask ale is sometimes available direct from casks on the bar. The food consists of kebabs, salads & pizzas. The Punt Yard closed in the autumn and is due to reopen in spring 2020.

Alma

26 Russell Court, Cambridge CB2 1HW

The low-ceilinged interior has remnants of former walls and some columns but is basically open-plan with bare boards and carpeted floors and wood-panelled wainscotting below cream walls. Sport is important here, especially rugby, and major events are shown on the three big screens. Benches out front and a tiny rear patio. Excellent, home cooked pub grub with the pies being a particular attraction. Ruby Tuesday offers a choice of six curries for £5 when bought with a drink. Quiz on Thursday. Open-mic "Songsmith Sessions" on Sunday evenings. Full advantage is taken of Greene King's guest beer scheme both for regular and changing real ales. Weston's Old Rosie cider is also available.

Thrive

5/7 Norfolk Street, Cambridge CB1 2LD

A bistro-cafe-bar that also hosts art exhibitions and, in its downstairs function room, live music and poetry events, dance and even yoga classes. The ground floor has a relaxed cafe feel as does the large mezzanine floor. Outside there are tables on an attractive patio area. Bottled and draught keg beers available. Formerly CB2 which closed in Autumn 2019. During the Covid-19 shutdown it transformed into Thrive a plant based café, bistro and venue reopening on 6 July 2020.

Station Tavern

2 Station Square, Cambridge CB1 2GA

A Young's pub on the ground floor of the Ibis Hotel on Station Square. It first opened its doors in March 2017. Large main room decorated in a modern, industrial style with bare brick walls, exposed ducting and an open view into its kitchens. Plenty of seating around its peninsular bar. Separate function room, The Sidings. Its real ales include some LocAles from Milton and Moonshine as well as Young's beers. Food ranges from brunch and sandwiches through to classic pub meals and beyond. Sunday quiz night.

Petersfield

2 Sturton Street, Cambridge CB1 2QA

The former White Hart became the acclaimed Backstreet Bistro in 2004 but returned to being a pub on 23rd February 2017. The Petersfield becomes the fifth City Pub Company premises in Cambridge. Real ales include those brewed at sister pub the Cambridge Brew House. The entrance leads into a large L-shaped main bar, decorated in a fairly traditional manner with modern touches. There is also a more intimate smaller room behind the bar. There are five handpumps, which will have at least one or two Cambridge Brew House beers with the rest dispensing ever-changing guest beers. The terrace outside has separate non-smoking and smoking areas.

Loch Fyne

37 Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1QY

Seafood and grill restaurant, with a separate bar for non-diners. This used to be the Little Rose pub.

Thirsty

46 Chesterton Road, Cambridge CB4 1EN

Opening in August 2015, Thirsty is an off-license on Mitcham's Corner that's much more than just an off-license. As well as well-stocked shelves they also have tables for drinkers in the main area and also in a back room. "Craft" keg beers (including some which can be real ale in KeyKeg), bottled and canned beers as well as wines are available to drink on site. Following an early 2018 refurb they now have 22 taps, 12 serving beers. Thirsty is cash-free. Card payments only. Gourmet food vans are outside most evenings. Having run Christmas market style events behind Mackay's on East Road and other one-off events, in 2017 they launched the popular Biergarten/Wintergarten which have been held in several locations.

Thirsty Biergarten/Wintergarten

Rear of Mackay's, 85 East Road, Cambridge CB1 1BY

Founded in 2017 on Riverside in the grounds of the Cambridge Museum of Technology at the Old Pumping Station. In 2018, Biergarten relocated to St Giles Churchyard at the foot of Castle hill and Wintergarten to the Gonville Hotel opposite Parker's Piece. For 2019, from 19th April, Biergarten will be behind Mackays (enter from New Street). The pictures are of various locations. Biergarten is an off-shoot of Thirsty on Mitcham's Corner and operates at weekends over the warmer months. "Craft" keg beers, real ciders, wines & spirits served in German Biergarten style surroundings. Wintergarten has giant tipis, fire-pits etc. Thirsty also run an Oktoberfest Biergarten over a late September weekend. Thirsty outlets are cash-free. Card payments only. Gourmet food vans are present at all sessions. Biergarten 2019 didn't reach the expected level of popularity and ceased in mid-June.

Old Ticket Office

Unit 1, Cambridge Railway Station, Cambridge CB1 2JH

When it opened its doors in June 2018 the Old Ticket Office became the seventh City Pub Company outlet within Cambridge. Tables outside on Station Square. Attractive interior decor, painted in GNER green, giving it the feel of a traditional station bar even though it only recently became one. Five hand pumps and 16 keg beer taps. The ales often include those brewed by the Cambridge Brewing Company at sister pub the Cambridge Brewhouse as well as others from regional small breweries. The food ranges from scotch eggs and sausage rolls through to its house pie. Cambridge & District CAMRA New/Most Improved Pub of the Year 2019.

NCI Centre

Holland Street, Cambridge CB4 3DL

The building was donated by the vicar of St Luke's church on Victoria Road in 1885 and was originally intended to be used as a reading room. The club building is run by a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The self funding bar is run by a Community Interest Company and is open to anyone. Usually three of the handpumps are in use. One handpump serves ale supplied by Greene King. The other two generally serve beers from regional brewers, often Lacons. As well as having its own bar, the nearby Bacchanalia beer & wine shop also runs pop-up pub events. The Cambridge NCI Cricket Club runs men's, ladies', midweek, Sunday and junior teams. The club is also the base for the Cambridge Sub-Aqua Club.