Kingston Arms in Cambridge

Best local in Cambridge, excellent choice of ales and tap beers

Nice pub .well worth poping in ..

Really good pub, and great pizza delivery option:)

Lovely real ale and real cider pub - the sheer number of pump clips testimony - plus craft beer and other stuff. Nice beer garden. Friendly staff.

The best pub in town for many year! Food, beers, atmosphere

Fabulous place. Great selection of beers and wines

Great beer 🍺 nice atmosphere, friendly staff 👍

After some business in Cambridge this morning it seemed a good idea to pay The Kingston Arms a visit. Friendly landlord & locals, super (well kept) ale selection & TWO open fires 😎. Do give the pub a try next time you’re in this neck of the woods.

A great range of cask beer in fantastic condition. Pizza from Scotts delivered fast.

Back to being a great pub again! Good beer, Great bar staff, warm and cosy! Two open fires, big selection of Beer and Cider on tap. Can order food from Scott's all day pizza. Only gripe is beer is a little on the pricey side. Love it though.

Another personal favourite within easy walking of the train station (10 mins) and bus stops (15 mins). Usually 6+ ales to choose from, that are always kept perfectly, as well as a good choice of craft beers and lagers. Always a good buzzy atmosphere and the set up of the outside seating is done very well. No food served but deliveries can be organised from many of the eateries along Mill Rd - Scott's Pizza being fairly closely linked to, and advertised by, the pub. Very good pizza though!

Good business model of allowing food to be ordered from various local outlets. This really a pub in the true meaning of the word, with no pretensions to being anything else

Decent full pub with an open fire serving decent beer. If that doesn’t sell it to you nothing will 👌👌

Calling on saturday afternoon quiet but friendly

Great choice if ale, had a great stout on draught.

Best backstreet pub in Cambridge and well worth seeking out if you are a visitor. Well kept ales and absolutely Devine Pork Pies.. I challenge you to eat a large one... I did, and half of my lightweight companions.

Nice place, but I'm not a big fan of the craft beer

Always a great place to meet friends and choose something to sup from a good selection of well kept ales 🍺 😀

As an Historical thing I brought around 60 Carlisle football fans here…. (I live 5 doors away) Beer was good but lack of food was a real issue ….. plus the fact they had some trainee boy who really didn’t have an absolute clue what he was doing….. It was okay but thinking the Carlisle fans may well stop off at the Devonshire Arms from now on…… Oh and NONE of the FOOD in this survey is ACTUALLY AVAILABLE

Really lovely pub, staff are lovely and the beer is too. Nice little beer garden, partially covered, so you can avoid the elements but still sit outside. Great selection of beers and at a reasonable price, on the cheaper side for Cambridge, highly recommend.

My dad had this pub when I was about 8, nearly 30 years ago, then the greyhound (since demolished) he passed away a few years ago, came to Cambridge to visit my brother and wanted to pop in to see the place, it's changed so much as you would expect 🤣 but Its absolutely beautiful! The staff were so friendly, food was on point, it was lovely to see how much its improved over the years, I don't remember it having such a beautiful outdoor space, everyone was so friendly, brilliant atmosphere! Excellent service, and was so nice to tell my brother the memories of my dad in there! Highly recommended! Keep kingston arms going for another 30 years! Will be bringing my children back for food and more memories next time. Thank you for making it such a special experience without knowing my connection to the place!

Stumbled into this lovely pub after a few beers, really friendly environment, fantastic selection of real ales (& larger) Ordered one if their Pork Pies and a scotch egg to share between the group, it was delicious... We will be back and we will order them again!

Really good beer pub. Nice beer garden, great beer selection, reasonable prices.

Great to have The Kingston Arms as a real pub again. Superb choice of ales and lager (not your run of the mill rubbish either) They don't do food but not a problem as you can order from the excellent Scott's all day delivered to the pub for no extra cost. Lovely little sun trap courtyard out the back.

Run by Jethro from The Cambridge Blue & his business buddy, what's not to like.

Great beer selection, lovely pizza from Scott's All Day, nice little beer garden to enjoy it all in

Great to see it back as a proper pub again. Enticing beer range and genial host. I can't comment on food as I don't go to pubs to eat.

Nice place only a short walk from Cambridge station and a nice beer garden outside. Plenty of beers on tap with small brewery options also available on tap and bottled.

A lovely pub selling good beers and a landlord who's a bloody nice bloke

Great choice of beers on tap - several IPAs, pales etc from good breweries. There was also a beer fest going on with additional cask beers. Didn't have any food but that can be ordered by app from a 3rd party.

We visited last week on a steady pub crawl. The atmosphere was good. Packed garden due to the beautiful weather. An excellent selection on drinks. Nice pub.

Visited in June 2023. Having visited after its reopening under new management, it's great to see it as a proper pub again. The manager served me and he was incredibly friendly and efficient and happy to have a discussion about the beer. The garden is a nice, cosy area which on a nice summers' day is perfect for sitting in and enjoying a few pints while munching on crisps. I had the XXXB Bitter and it was clearly well kept. It was quiet while I was in there both times, but this is purely down to the times I was there (and this is ideal for me anyway). I personally enjoyed my visits here and will be looking to make this a regular. Located just off Mill Road and only a ten-or-so minute walk from the Beehive Centre, I'm sure I'll find plenty of excuses to work up a thirst for a visit here.

Great to have the Kingston back, great selection of ales. Beer garden was packed during our visit, but not uncomfortable. Great staff. No food, but, you can bring or order your own takeaway and eat it on the premises. Wonderful idea.

Came here whilst on a pub crawl on Saturday evening and loved it. Great range of real ales and lagers on and a landlord that has you in stitches and makes the effort to talk to all of his punters. Would highly recommend visiting when in Cambridge. Loved it!

ever since the grand reopening of the great Kingston arms, I have been excited to experience delight. it has not disappointed. since my first time coming here, having only previously experienced that weird bar that was here, me & my good friend (with special guest cameos) have frequented weekly and we love it. this is where we come now. the cambridge pub scene is fun, but it needs more places that we can go to, and this is one of them. long live the kingston arms. this is where we go now.

Fantastic little local and so happy to see it open again. Great staff, great beer and great new owners.

Spacious with a nice outdoor seating area. Well worth popping past for a couple.

Great that this pub has re-opened. It has been missed. Great beer, great staff. No idea about the food, but the Bateman's XXXB is wonderful. And for draft cider drinkers it has Adnams Wild Wave :-)

An excellent wet pub but with a great facility to order and have food delivered to the pub for free. We did this and had pizza, which was very good. Large range of very good beer, lager, wine and spirits. Highly recommended.

Good selection of real ales. Use this pub or lose it!

Under new ownership when I visited after refurbishment , so early days, enthusiastic owner.

Great outdoor space for drinking

Great selection of beers, decent prices (by Cambridge standards)

We were regulars a long time back and we're really glad it's a proper pub again! Fantastic beer choice, and a nice outdoor space.

It’s back! Feels a little more open and airier than the previous pub iteration thanks to the short-lived wine-bar, but that works well. Lots of good ciders and beers, and great atmosphere. Need to find another pub-cat and some retro games consoles though!

Comfortable town pub with great atmosphere and attentive staff

Absolutely great side street pub, great set of wickets, spot on beer, will be back for sure.

Superb beers, great atmosphere and and a brilliant eccentric landlord

Just reopened good range of beers, friendly

Reopened as a proper pub thank goodness. Great atmosphere, fantastic choice of ales and great bar staff. Keep it up,. Thoroughly enjoyed my visit,

Really delicious food. The perfect menu for food and drinks with friends! Favourite spot in Cambridge.

We enjoyed the meal, particularly the Jackson 5, but the pub was freezing cold and very dark. We ordered a carafe of red wine and it arrived chilled. A lovely selection on the menu but overall a disappointing experience.

We were a group of 7 of family adults that went to try out the Kingston Arms after recommendation. Our booking was for 6pm. We were met by a friendly team and the place looked inviting however it soon became apparent and really for whole evening the place was disjointed from start to finish. The table was not laid ready, it was unclear about ordering drinks the menu however refreshingly different was wholly incomplete with no list of ingredient. The waiter did a great job in discribing what each dish was and what the ingredients were however it was virtually impossibile to remember everything for him or us. It didnt help that some of us had a menu from the day before and not knowing the ingredients made it tricky with two of our table with intolerances/allergies. A lot of the menu choices included bread however the restaurant did not have any gluten free bread options for these. With substitutes or options one of our party popped up to the top of the road to buy some gluten free bread for the meal. The food was different but average, the mullet was tasty and I had the lamb which was also tasty. However Our Five was

We had brunch at Kingston Arms earlier this summer and we were impressed with the dishes and the fresh produce - particularly the smoked salmon and asparagus. Service was a little slow but we didn't mind as we had a lovely table in the garden and were enjoying a leisurely brunch. That's what Sundays are for. We have returned for dinner several times and have enjoyed their menu - especially the lamb hummus and pitta. They have a fantastic wine list, the best wines I've ever tried have been from their list. There is always a surprise wine on the menu for a little over £4 per glass with a choice of red, white or rose.

Super wine list (albeit at about 3x shop price), good food and atmosphere. Service overall a bit slow and inattentive, as a result of big variation among stuff: some are wonderful (e.g. the somelier and front of house waiter), some never look towards the client to see what they need. Food also a bit variable in quality (do NOT take the oysters - they came in some leaking ice, nothing compared to how Fin Boys offer them to you, for example), but overall interesting menu, a great addition to Cambridge. All in all we will be back and wish them well!

I had read several recent reviews suggesting this pub hadn’t quite found their sea legs yet, so I rounded up a few friends and made a Friday night of it. Indeed there is a focus on wine rather than beer, but I was able to find several on tap that I really enjoyed. We sat out back on the patio, and it was a beautiful setting. I particularly like the touch where they have the day’s fresh vegetables sitting out in the open. It serves as a reminder that this establishment is, above all, about the food. And the food is outstanding. A Mediterranean focus with shareable plates. I’m not a foodie, and I won’t get into the details, but I will say I enjoyed everything I tried particularly the hummus w/ lamb. Anyhow, this place got beat up a little bit in recent reviews and I think those were quite harsh. For my money Kingston Arms is one of the best gastropubs in Cambridge.

Had a table booked but when we turned up we were told that the booking didn't exist. The staff seemed to suggest that we were trying it on to get a table when it was busy but they'd do us a favour and seat us anyway. Bad start. Food was OK but seriously lacked flavour... Lots of really interesting dishes but far too bland. for my liking. Also, a £70 steak on the menu? I know this bit of Cambridge is very gentrified now but that's just a joke. Would go back for a drink - the wine and beer was very good - but nothing else. Also, not a great selection for a bad as they didn't have lemonade or slimline tonic. What bar/restaurant doesn't do those? Just a bit weird.

This place has an identity crisis. The staff mate ineffective and the menu is confusing. It explains nothing about what the food is. (For example, what is “The Jackson Five”? Hey, Kingston Arms, stop being so pretentious. Also.. £7.50 for hummus without bread is a rip off!

What used to be a wonderful, busy, friendly pub is now an overpriced, confused venue that prices itself as if an elite venue, yet the service, decor and furnishings leave everything to be desired. The staff couldn’t care less. The menu is ridiculously cryptic. From the glowing revues here it seems that these attributes are sought after within the “foodie scene”. Personally I’d rather the joyous atmosphere of the old Kingston than whatever it now is any day.

What a ridiculous place! If you can decipher the menu for a start you are doing well. God knows what half the menu items are because seemingly they want you to guess at it. I apparently have very different expectations for pickles. Literally never been anywhere that doesn’t serve hummus with bread! When we asked asked why the bread was extra we were told some people just eat it with a spoon! Give me a break! Did not partake in the wine list but seeing £200+ bottles makes me wonder who they think they are catering for In a backstreet pub. I would be surprised if this place lasts as it is thoroughly confused and the staff, while seemingly like there are plenty, seem completely obvious and have no vision for checking around the garden. Shame, used to be a good pub.

This pub has been destroyed since it has been taken over. Before covid we ate their every week and have some wonderful memories. Went there tonight, the menu doesnt describe the food options. Waiter told us we were getting a kebab and an £18 sausage turned up instead swimming in oil. That was taken away as non edible. Ordered a £7.50 plate of cheese. Received a piece of cheese and two crackers with no garnish. What has happened to this lovely pub????? A one rating is generous.

Delicious food, loads for vegetarians, yummy bread! Have a cocktail or ‘surprise wine’. Extremely convivial evening with friends! Will definitely be back soon.

The Kingston has always been a proper pub - good beer and food and great staff. But what the hell has happened - beer is rubbish - no cider - wine is ridiculously expensive and no atmosphere. Please if you are trying to repurpose this place to a house just get in with it but stop wasting our timr

We were recommended to eat at the Kingston Arms by some friends who live nearby. Having researched the menu on line we thought it looked really different and booked. The service was faultless from beginning to end despite being a really busy Saturday evening. The...

We loved this restaurant. Although the pub was great, the change to restaurant had been done very well and created a wonderful addition to the Cambridge food scene. Incredibly helpful staff explained the menu and the ever changing array of dishes. The menu isn't detailed,...

Really great menu and wine list. I loved everything... the delicious food, excellent wine, friendly service and relaxed ambience. They have the best hummus and pitta! Finally something different in Cambridge (too many chains and pubs with the same boring menu). This place is very...

This fantastic independent pub’s focus is now Kitchen, Hummus and Wine and they delivered on all counts. Featuring a menu of fresh, seasonal ingredients it was a pleasure to taste what chef Maoz Alonim and his team created in the kitchen. The menu was simple...

We called in to this place and were shocked by how much their drinks cost! We paid £33 for 2 glasses of sparkling wine, one pint and one spirit. We wouldn't call in here again unless we'd re-mortgaged! City centre prices in a small residential...

Change is a fact of life. On one hand we become comfortable with the familiar, the slippers and the lazy soap. So when something radically new comes along, we either embrace it or retreat into our conservatism. I know both of those feelings. As someone...

Perhaps I’m mistaken, but the whole point of a menu is to describe the dishes on offer and enable the diner to make an informed choice. Here an example, ‘The Jackson Five’. Rather than a short description below, or even a website menu giving you...

Water beer, awful food. mostly vegan and a few meat dishes so badly cooked, as a punishment for not being vegan. Place packed with braying hipsters. Shame. Use to be a decent pub.

Was very keen to try the new place, as we were regulars at the previous pub for 20 years. Used to have a great selection of good beer (at very good prices), nice food, great atmosphere. You used to be able to get a pint...

This place has some seriously delicious food, a huge choice of drinks and really really friendly service!

Recasting itself as a gastro wine bar. Beer at least £5.50 a pint. That is not cheap. Much better when it was a pub. The sight of customers spitting wine into a bucket and pontificating on wine was a bit much. Staff very nice though....

What an amazing time we have had having lunch here. The food is delicious, different, extremely tasteful and full of colour. My daughter (4) loved the humus and ayares ( kind of kebab), I was amazed by the use made to vegetables and my husband...

All our group loved the food, really excellent, though we did struggle to know how many plates we should order for us to share. The garden was so lovely to sit out in, it was very relaxing and the current restrictions did not spoil the...

This newly opened restaurant (run by Maoz, a superb chef with an impressive reputation internationally based on his original restaurant, Basta) still retains many original pub features but has been brightened up to make for beautiful and relaxing dining experience. The food is simply superb:...

Puedo relacionarme totalmente con los comentarios sobre la mala educación del personal. Visité para almorzar con amigos y experimenté una gerente de bar poco profesional y poco acogedora muy grosera. Su interacción y tono con los clientes estaba más en línea con uno que podría tomarse con un amigo cercano o socio con el que estaba teniendo una pelea, no con los clientes que paga en su lugar de trabajo. Evidentemente, no es lo suficientemente maduro para ser gerente de bar.

I have never been so uncomfortable in a pub that I had to leave - until tonight. The manager was so rude and inappropriate to one of the tables that we left. He was using extremely rude and racist language and was bullying and threatening...

Visité por una pinta tranquila y patatas fritas. Lamentablemente, el "gerente" me dijo que no le gustaba mi aspecto y me dijo que estaba invadiendo y me echó. Ni siquiera me dejaste terminar mi cerveza. Fácilmente las peores experiencias que he tenido en un pub. Esto nunca ha sucedido antes. Ir a Cambridge Blue o cualquier otro pub local antes de este. Lugar vergonzoso.

Estaba tomando una buena cerveza tranquila en Kingston, pero la experiencia se echó a perder cuando un hombre que luego descubrí que era el "gerente", se acercó agresivamente a uno de los clientes en el bar y le ordenó básicamente que se fuera. El cliente estaba sentado tomando una copa tranquila y charlando amistosamente con amigos y personal. De lo contrario, una experiencia agradable alterada por un desalojo sin causa aparente.

Just had a relaxed lunch there with the family. Had the most exquisitely cooked chips, Yorkshire pudding and red cabbage as sides. We don't eat out often but have always enjoyed eating there. I didn't enjoy desserts that much, so will stick to mains from now on.

I am generally good at reviewing restaurants when we’re on holiday - but forget to review restaurants closer to home. But, today, credit to the Kingston Arms for a good, reasonably priced Sunday lunch. We’ll be back!

Pop in here a lot but recently lack of staff means we’ve come in waited a while + left or been in + left before buying more due to big Queue- not great to have one single bar person who is doing the best they can under the circumstances. Need more staff= happy punters!!!

The Kingston is a nice pub with friendly staff but the cod and chips have to win an award for one of the worst meals we have ever eaten. The fish was soggy slimy tasteless watery and simply vile. The chips were lousy too. We had intended to give our feedback directly to the pub but when our plates were collected the server was clearly avoiding eye contact and said nothing. So since you did not ask for feedback at the time here it is. The food was awful. Really horrible

Acabo de tener una de las comidas de "5 mejores presupuestos" a muy buen precio. Todo estaba bien, pero el queso en las patatas fritas sabía nada. Muy decepcionante después de pagar 1 para agregar queso a las patatas fritas. Gran pub de lo contrario y las patatas fritas caseras eran geniales! ¡Por favor, consigue mejor queso!

Siempre nuestro ir al pub para una buena comida. No he visitado por un tiempo, pero la comida es ahora la mejor en promedio. Se acabaron las especialidades de pescado fresco, el queso bien cuidado y la mayor decepción: las papas fritas. Solían valer la pena el paseo. Ahora a granel estándar comprado chips de horno. ¡Uno para quitar nuestra lista!

We visited on a Sunday afternoon and ate of the specials board. Quantity was fine but I think it had been under the lights for a while but was OK as it was past mid day

Éramos un grupo de 5 y todos pedimos algo diferente del menú. Todo estuvo bien y comimos mucho. Pub grub con sus favoritos habituales, incluyendo masivo pescado y patatas fritas y hamburguesas. Pruebe el Kingston Fried Chicken KFC! Es un ganador. Buena selección de cerveza y agradable jardín de cerveza compacta. Pequeña selección de cerveza sin alcohol. Buen pub tradicional.

El Kingston ha tenido sus altibajos; Solía ser muy bueno para la comida. Lamentablemente, sobre la base de esta visita, actualmente es sombrío y vale la pena evitarlo.

The Kingston serves 6 plus very well kept real ales. The pub also serves food but we didn't sample it. Usually busy. Friendly staff.

The owner is on his own planet. Our waitress was awesome - as was the bartender; but the manager or whatever he calls himself was quite clearly uneducated and put up with a lot of racist, discriminatory garbage. I would never recommend this bar.

We went for a few beers, and were having a lovely time, until the locals started talking about exploiting prostitutes, in front of a young female bar woman (who had provided us with excellent service). We then raised the issue with the manager, and he apologised for the BARWOMAN, saying she had just started and that she had no experience. We were uncomfortable with the way the manager accepted the way the regulars would talk about women, yet the manager had no issue with this, saying it was a 'private conversation'. My female friend then raised the issue with the discussing this, and the manager and the men laughed in her face. We were then forced to leave, with the manager accusing us of causing trouble. The Kingston arms is a disgrace.

We were too late for the roast, our fault. But the sausages and fish and chip we had were top draw. Friendly service. We had a great time. Thank you.

Dreadful service, food seriously no better.

I have to say I really like this pub, good beer, reasonable prices nice atmosphere. Myself and my husband also would frequently eat here for the same reasons, but unfortunately the food prices have increased and quality decreased. Great shame, will remain a drinking visitor, but now go elsewhere to eat.

Friendly staff but not the place to go if you want to sit comfortably and chat to friends. Food was really not good.

Siempre vamos a la Kingston cuando visite Cambridge. El lugar es genial con un montón de cervezas para elegir, un jardín precioso y la gente es genial.

Really nice pints of ale, food is cheapish pub grub but homemade at least. Beer garden is also cool. Good spot for a pint

A lovely pub slightly tucked away not far from the station. Always a good selection of well priced beers and I’ve never been disappointed with the menu. It’s also busy most nights which can only be a testament to its quality!