Golden Hind in Cambridge

So, not ashamed to say it: I drink a fair few pints of ale. Seemed like a nice enough pub. Ordered a pint of one of my staple favourites - Old Speckled Hen. Turns out it was off - I could have grimaced my way through it, but at over £5 and given that I’d stopped specially for the luxury of an afternoon pint, I took it back politely. Was told by the landlord that it was fine and that he still had 3 gallons of the stuff to get through and (rudely and irritably) to give me another one but I should taste it as “there’s no point wasting pints”. Well (a) what happens to the customer being right? and (b) I’m sorry you’ve still got 3 gallons, I do know what I’m talking about it was simply not a good or even average pint. And, simply, given I was nothing but polite and courteous, (c) how blooming rude! Second pint of, presumably faster moving given that it’s Christmas “Santa” ale was fine, if (perhaps predictably) somewhat bland. Give it a miss unless you want run of the mill lager or unless you want to be insulted by self-entitled landlords who really need a reality check when it comes to beer quality and customer service. Such a shame really as this pub’s location makes it a prime opportunity for the ever-increasing science park community… who, again I am qualified to say, really struggle for choices in the immediate area… if you’re one of those and you care about beer and friendliness, I’d recommend the Haymakers. It’s very much a spit and sawdust type place, but you will never ever get a bad pint, so you’ll not need to test the establishment… the best way surely? 😊

Been here quite a few times now and always had a pleasant experience — the menu has a good selection and the chefs never disappoint. Recently had our work Christmas lunch here and the turkey was the best i’ve had in a while! The customer service is always on point too, they even looked after the kids and made sure they were happy.

Clean establishment Happy staff Nice food Great service Go there all the time

I am actually shocked by this place. We went for a christmas work meal with 4 people. We got there around 8.15 where if we wanted food we was rushed to order so i ordered 4 drinks, 4 starters, 4 mains and desserts. We was told there would be 45 min wait on food, we got our starters pretty quick which wasnt too bad but we then got our mains around 8.50 roughly, at 8.57 2 security guards come over and asked us for i.d mid eating!! So i was baffled by this!? We was not even mid way through our food and your asking us for i.d?? I then said why? They replied you cant be in here if your not over 18 after 9! So why was we not i.d on the way in? We was all over 18 but at this point i refused as this was not right we was mid eating and your wanting to kick us out half way through if we wasnt over 18?? He went off and as soon as they took our main plates they was back again.... I.D he said.!! I said you must be joking!! We literally just wanted to eat our desserts and leave. We all had coke or lemonade so no alcoholic drinks and this is now twice they have interrupted us. At this point i asked for the manager and he said that they are just doing their job! Their job is to i.d people on the way in if we was having food which you knew about then we would of defo been here after 9 so why was this asked half way through eating!? He said you dont have anything more coming out so basically saying for us to leave. I said we had paid for desserts and he didnt even know... so i told them not to bother i wanted a refund... avoid this place at all costs... never again would i spend my money there!!

Lovely food, fantastic service, just a works do so some of the guests were meh!

This is a big pub, and yet it feels cosy. Good service, Tom was attentive and we had everything we needed. Not a great selection of wines, but this is a pub. Food quality for the price is quite good and service is fast which is convinient if you work near by.

It's ok.. cheap 2 for 1 deals.. Takes ages to get a drink at any time which makes it difficult to relax with friends. Katsu curry sauce is addictive

We had Sunday lunch. Beef was overdone, and the veg was a little cool. Service was very good.

I had a lovely lunch here served by the lovely Marie. My fish and chips were delicious followed by an extremely yummy jam roly poly with lots of piping hot ambrosia custard

The whole place stinks of piss,and needs a good clean

Went for lunch for my birthday, not impressed, food wasn't great and nor was the service..... Sad times

Very grubby. Toilets disgusting, grimy and falling apart. Atmosphere terrible, with club music too loud in a pub. Staff were excellent. Greene King needs to invest some money in renewal and it would be great

It was a great evening experience in golden hind, especially with dishes like their mixed grill, crispy buffalo fries, and the mouthwatering hot honey chicken burger, complete with perfectly cooked chips and crispy onion rings. Their drinks pitchers are perfect for sharing and feature a great selection to complement any meal. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming. The service is impeccable, with friendly and attentive staff ensuring a delightful and memorable visit every time.

Nice large pub on Milton road quite close to Cambridge North station, a nice friendly pub good service and food and plenty of seating somewhere outdoor as well , good place to visit in area

Went on Saturday 5th October, and the staff were amazing, the food was amazing and the place was a great meeting place. Will come again.

Probably one of the best price / quality ratios you can get for food in Cambridge. It doesn't cost you much more - maybe less - than some fast food chains or food trucks and you get to enjoy a real pub.

No locks on the bathroom stalls but very friendly staff and nice atmosphere

Food and service are both quite average. A place to meet and chat.

Awful experience. Took my son who has additional needs, so we sat outside and ordered AND PAID on the app. After about 20min nothing arrived, I went inside to be told by an indifferent manager ‘oh there won’t be food for a couple of hours, there’s no one to cook food.’ It was 5pm and food was meant to be available. I asked about a refund to be told, that will be done online. Nothing was ever received. The manager (who I don’t think was the regular one as I heard him say this on his mobile) clearly couldn’t care less and it was a horrible experience for me and my son. I wanted to give no stars but it wasn’t an option.

Always a pleasure to drop by the local pub 😜🍻

Arrived at 2.30 Sunday afternoon, previoulsy having booked a table for 10 people. A group of us from Ipswich and Peterborough often met half way and had been recommenede The Golden Hind as a popular venue with good all round service. Ordered food at about 2.40. Food started to arrive on our table at 4.30 - last order which was for a child arrived at 4.45 - having been suddenly told no peas!! Having eventually eaten our main course we then went to order dessert only to be told the kitchen was closed!!! and that there was only Lava cookies or ice cream!! We expalined that we hd only just finished our main course due to the time it had taken to deliver our food - no apologies etc., consequently we left and traveled to Cambrige Services to complete our meal!!! Perhaps we should have gone there to start with!!! We had read the notices around the pub saying they were short staffed and were experiencing problems. The younfg man who served our food was so apologetic at the time it had taken and was obvioulsy embrassed by the delay..

UPDATED 15/9/24: Ten months on and, oh, how things have changed. Today, the place is plastered with signs indicating fewer opening hours, and limited hours for food. Waited over an hour for our food order. Another customer said that they had been told of the delays; if we’d known we would have gone elsewhere. When it finally arrived, the food and the plates were barely warm, let alone hot, and the food looked unappetising. The server apologised for the delay, and said that there was only one chef on duty. Elsewhere, the staff looked harassed and demoralised, and avoided eye contact (probably as an defence mechanism) and it was nothing like our experience on previous visits. If you haven’t been here before, all I can say is AVOID, AVOID, AVOID for the time being, until this place gets its act back together, if it ever does. - - - - - - - - - - PREVIOUSLY: A popular and well-appointed establishment, with a warm and friendly welcome from the team every time I visit. There’s a wide selection of lager and cider, along with a variety of guest beers and gin! A varied menu with dishes cooked to order (so you may have a bit of a wait when things get busy) and a cracking Sunday lunch menu if you’re hungry. My new ‘go-to’ for food and drink.

Reasonably good value food and selection of proper beers. Decent outdoor seating. Can't really blame them for having traffic lights instead of mountains and lakes with wildebeest and predators to watch. But if you can't tolerate loud TV footy you'll want to AVOID like the plague when they're on.

Came to golden hind as food is really good we waited an hour for our food because they only had one chef and not enough staff on I wish they had told people when they were ordering about the wait had two small children who were so hungry probably won't come here anymore

Cozy place, nice food, drinks and atmosphere Lots of TV screens and different sports events on the pub 🍻

A bit long, but quite a good pub, lots of space.

Best meal I’ve had in Cambridge. I came for Sunday roast, and it was probably the best Turkey I’ve had in my life. My daughter and I loved it.

We came for a birthday celebration lunch with adults with learning disabilities and the welcome, service and quality of good were all brilliant thanks do much 👍

Lovely food and beer. Plenty of space outside for the kids and parking on site.

Very helpful and friendly staff (and cat 🐈). Good value food and hospitality. Thank you Marie and team. We'll be back.

Jade was great, very friendly, and helpful.

Lovely meal and waitress jane -marie thankyou

Lovley livley pub. Hold a good selection of hand pump ales.

Great food, great vibe and lovely beer garden. The experience was made that much better by the company of the at Daisy and the service by Jane-Marie!

I visited this pub to watch the football final game so obviously the pub was very busy. I was joining friends who are regular there. I thought the was had many seating areas: indoors and outdoors. Really friendly staff as well despite a busy evening! I just had drinks so cannot comment on the food.

Greene King, so you already know its going to be good, but the food really os top notch and they have Thatchers Blood Orange on tap!!

When it was the first ENGLAND game,we went to 2 pubs on Chesterton Road over Victoria bridge and they were LOUSY with MINUSICLE TVs?, went to GOLDEN HIND,it was the best pub featuring all the England games on a 60 inch TV. although it was packed on every ENGLAND game, the service was EXCELLENT ! 10 *

Came here today for lunch, Very friendly staff and service, Got to know the staff, Overall very impressed, Will be definitely coming back again

Went on a Sunday when it was pretty empty. Ordered drinks and a bowl of chips to share as a quick snack between the family. We ordered using the app. The order apparently didn't get sent to the pub. I went to the bar after waiting twenty minutes, whereupon I was told that "well, I haven't had a print out and the chips will come from the kitchen". I then had to re-order my drinks, no apology was offered. We then waited a further thirty minutes at the table for the chips to arrive, before giving up and leaving. I regret tipping with the order, and frankly giving the Golden Hind my business. My children were upset and confused by the wait and I can't imagine that we'll risk a repeat of this, so are unlikely to return. The pub was not especially busy, so I really think something, whether it be people or systems is not working correctly.

Went for some drinks. Really nice shaded beer garden (no grass). Booths and comfortable seating. Although not independent, staff are really nice and the pub itself is unusual, quirky and quite big. Includes parking. Wide selection of both food and drink. Hard to fault. Has atmosphere and doesn’t feel staged. Good lunchtime go to.

I came in today and was served by Mia, she was very lovely and was quick with making my drinks :)

Drinks good Served by Mia, quick and efficient service

Mia was great serving my Guineas

Amazing food and very polite staff 10/10

Really nice place to go. The General Manager Leah is really nice

Morgan is amazing so welcoming and amazing customer service

Environment is very good. But I don't know whether the number of staff is not enough, it takes long time to have our order items in happy hour.

Burgers are dreadfully dry and be warned that if you use the app to order drinks the owner may complain at you (after you've paid)

My local pub. Best atmosphere. Richard the owner is brilliant

Lovely serivce , quick friendly and great with Vege diet .understood. SService prompt and looked after family. Jade and Marie really made effort. Thank you . Will come back again .

Love this pub, always has a great atmosphere, food and drinks are well priced too. Richard especially is very welcoming and a great host. Would definitely recommend

Yeah pretty good pub to be fair with a good atmosphere and darts and pool to play but don’t order fries unless you’ve got 45 mins to wait for them. Decent pint tho.

Nice place for dinner near some office parks in North Cambridge. I had a lovely beyond meat burger with chips, along with a little attention from one of their cute pub cats.

We really enjoyed our visit. We came for lunch on Sunday. The staff was very friendly and pleasant. We came on bikes, so we opted to sit in the garden (there was a place for bikes). It wasn't very busy, and it was peaceful. The garden is very nicely decorated and quite big with plenty of seating. There was plenty of parking too. The interior of the pub looked very lovely, the toilets were clean. The food was really delicious and we didn't have to wait long for it. Portions are quite big and reasonably priced. We are definitely going to come back in the future.

We had our wake at your pub yesterday it's been a while since I was in I've given you 5stars but no stars for your drink prices all the money you rake in a lick of paint won't go amiss

Had some great food from the hind. Have been for a few years, great service from Charlene and Richard recommend

A bit tired looking but neither-the-less a nice pub. The staff are kind and helpful and the food prices are brilliant.

I came to the Golden Hind with some friends for food and drinks. We were served by Charlene, she was bubbly, friendly, and made us laugh lot. She was very helpful with explaining drinks, the service was speedy, and very accommodating.

Amazing service from Charlene came and had some food and drinks with some friends and the place was great!

Great service amazing staff Charlene and yeah we're on point!

It says all day dining out on their door, but they closed their kitchen from 2:45 - 4:15 on Sunday

Service. Atmosphere. Amenities. Doesn’t get any better than The Golden Hind. Special mention for Charlene, who made us feel very welcome and was very diligent

Outstanding service! Food arrived promptly and was delicious, Charlene was tending our table and she was amazing, we all had a lovely night, great atmosphere, will definitely be returning

I regularly come to this establishment and have been in many other Grenne King pubs but they don't quite have the same kind of vibes as here. This has to be the best Grenne King Pub around. I have always been made to feel welcome by customers and staff which is unlike many other Grenne King pubs I am Special needs and they take the time to make me feel like one of them. I come here to watch football and have food. Breakfast which is something new and is absolutely lovely and also for the main menu. Simon the chef is one of the best around. The service by the bar Staff Lou, JM, Charlene and Marie (Sorry if I forgot anyone) is always at a top standard. The landlord is great too Thanks Richard for creating such a great pub. From a loyal customer

Been coming here years, always a great atmosphere and the staff are excellent. Highly recommend 😁

Service is exceptional charlene was amazing

Great establishment to eat and enjoy some good company. Charlene and Leah are always great staff to have on and always manage to have a joke with us. They food came out quick even with a pub full

Charlene and JM are brilliant!! Very attentive and smiley! Need more people like this in hospitality! Driving such an amazing venue pub was packed but girls still delivered great service

Charlene has started this bank holiday weekend and she is such a breath of fresh air. She had been so attentive to my friends and I and the food service was speedy and tasty. I shall be coming here again :)

I want to support cask ale, and I love that there's wide choice here. Thanks! Though I have been bitten more than anywhere else in Cambridge by beer just slightly on the turn - which I tend to be sensitive to. Most recently a slightly sour note to the London Glory if that helps track down whether it's just age or a storage issue. Sorry I didn't mention at the time. (thanks for your reply, Google wouldn't let me reply back)

Recently went for a visit and had there lunch menu with some friends. It was quiet as we where first when opened, it soon picked up which made such a great atmosphere! The Manager and lady who served Leah? was brilliant and polite. He checked on us a few times as was hidden from the bar and engaged with humour and witt. Every interaction we had with the staff was amazing! And felt so welcome! The fold we received was quality of the price we paid, which is a great deal! Would recommend as the venue itself is just incredible, especially the outside with huts and a beautiful pergola 10/10

Not the fanciest pub in Cambridge, but good affordable food and drink and good vibes.

I accidentally ordered food to this pub when I was actually in a different pub. The chef made the food and then drove it to me down the road. Great service

Always a friendly welcome and great service nothing is too much for the staff. A good selection of ales. I come in with my partner and it’s always a good atmosphere the landlord always has a smile and a welcome. The staff are a credit to the pub. The food is always of a great standard. A great all round experience.

Used to be there for lunch . All good, food is tasty. Nothing better to find in this area.

Every time I visit Golden Hind Pub I enjoy a good meal and drink. This time we lunch Fish and Chips and Beef & Ale pie. We were served by Jane Marie

Love this place.. the food is great the survive is amazing the girls behind the bar are always helpful as we always come in for dinner every Saturday!

Bar staff were amazing especially maria was welcoming and very helpfull

Came in for a meal on valentines day with my partner. Had a fantastic time and the food was amazing. Staff were helpful and efficient. Will be back again

Came in with friends to watch the football. We ordered pork and chicken tacos, the ipa chicken strips were amazing and the service was great

Great service From all of the staff especially Maria , served with a great from Lou, Maria and Leah , great friendly atmosphere!! Perfect for any occasion

brilliant food and staff are very friendly and helpful

Quick friendly service from Jane-Marie. All in all it was very fair for price, value and quality

Never a bad day in here. Staff are very accommodating and well mannered. Food is always good.

Friendly staff and decent food. Pint abit expensive

I love this pub. The atmosphere is always great, food is quick and hot. The manager is the centre of this community. He always has a kind word and an ear to listen. Great place.

Always enjoy what ever I have there .

Nice pub Nice food But when is the quiz coming back richard It will bring in more customers

I come in to this pub with my partner when we visit. Its always been great!! I've always loved the food! The atmosphere is fantastic! Reminds me of the good old days. The land lord is like what you used to see years ago! He engages with everyone. He is present most days and is always up for a giggle and getting to know new people. It's rare I find a good old fashion pub! The mix of people in there is also great, everyone is friendly, people get to know eachother playing pool or darts. Genuinely one of my favourite pubs to go to when I visit from time to time. The staff have always been fun friendly and energetic too.

Great pub, great staff. Lovely landlord. Always enjoyable.

The Golden Hind reminded me of the great drinking emporia that we used to enjoy in the east end of London in the seventies. It was massive, and heaving with revellers of all kinds. I ate there with my wife and two friends before visiting the most excellent Cambridge Folk Club which was upstairs. The food was absolutely as good as it could be for little more than a tenner each. My picture shows what I thought of my fish and chips! Also, the young woman that served us was brilliant - helpful and very cheerful. Lovely.

Visited for a few drinks and dinner. The overall atmosphere was pleasant, and the service was prompt, possibly due to it being self-service. While we ordered two dinners, one took a bit longer to arrive, and unfortunately, no explanation was provided. We had to go to the bar to check on our dinner.

Lovely staff but the service was very slow to say the pub was quiet.

Haven’t been in a while, came in today. The new chef is amazing, best food we’ve had here in ages, 5 stars for simon.

Magical staff, clearly well kept delicious beer. Great atmosphere. Lovely way to enjoy a pint of lager served in a frozen glass. First class….

Been here regularly with my son. Extremely busy, no doubt Christmas celebrations, but we were told food orders were taking 45 minutes. After an hour and 10 minutes were told somebody would chase it up. Sometime later we ask again. Food appeared within 10 minutes and to put it nicely was awful. Clearly had been thrown together in the kitchen because they were too busy, serving other people who arrived after we did. Overcooked, virtually inedible, but we were hungry! Get one star because of the staff who are unfailingly helpful and try very hard. Sorry, but if you want that many people, you need more chefs. I doubt we will be back. Pity. We’ve had good times there.

Daughter and I had a simple lunch here on Sunday, decent enough for the price, served hot. Staff were friendly. There was Free WiFi (the Cloud) and free parking. It'd probably be wise to book a table if you have more than two in your group.

Nice drinks at a decent price. Girls are very nice and always make us feel welcomed

Friendly staff and great service

Nice pub, good selection of beers, nice service from Maria