The Carpenter's Arms in Cambridge

Love this place. Great food with really good lunch time deals. Ok selection of on tap beers. Dog friendly is added bonus

Always go every monday and it is lovely vibe in there!

The Carpenter's provided 35 pizzas for our school karaoke night -- they were BRILLIANT. Everything exactly as ordered, ready for the time we requested - on the dot and still steaming hot. The pizzas themselves were delicious and so well received by all the families. We also appreciate how friendly and helpful the staff were in making the ordering process so easy and helping us to carry them all to the car. Highly recommend for parties etc.

Good food and good service. Lovely lively atmosphere.

Fantastic pizzas and outstanding service. We ordered 27 pizzas for an event, and they were all ready on time for us to collect them. The online payment was easy and the whole was very straightforward. Thank you again.

Very nice and sweet place with cool food and alcohol drinks

Great blend of pub/restaurant. The staff were super helpful and friendly. The atmosphere was great. It also has a generous vegan menu.

Very nice pub. I went with some friends who were visiting and will probably return. The pleasant decoration, with a rock touch, the great music and the delicious pizzas. Also the waitress was very friendly.

Busy buzzing pub. Real community feel with lots of people at different ages ranges hanging out together. Pizza was delicious. Service very friendly. Drops a star for the beer which was sadly not great.

Great venue with good food and drinks options. Glad we booked as it was very busy.

One of the best pubs in Cambridge, good food good beers loads of space

They have very nice food for a good price. It is also a nice place, especially during the summer time

Desde el exterior un pub de la ciudad de estilo antiguo promedio. En el interior un bar moderno abierto, peculiar y bien estilo que es inmediatamente cómodo. ¡Agrega personal amable y buena comida y es un ganador! Alguien claramente ha puesto el esfuerzo aquí y funciona 👍

Visité este pub el martes y estaba muy decepcionado con la experiencia. Pub era muy tranquilo, pero el personal era antipático, el servicio era frío y apresurado. Es una pena porque el pub en sí tiene potencial, han visitado antes y tuvieron visitas agradables, pero la mala actitud del personal hoy realmente arruinó toda la experiencia hoy.

Girl working today was very rude. Edit: Came back to speak with someone as requested. Greeted and ignored by same girl behind bar, she was to busy looking at the fridges to even acknowledge us. I have loved coming to this pub over the last few years but unfortunately we won’t be coming back.

Dos de nosotros llegamos al mediodía un viernes para almorzar y éramos las únicas personas allí, aparte de una chica detrás de la barra y otro cliente. Pide en el bar. Tomamos el trato del almuerzo con 'sandos' y tater tots y bebida. Le dije que no podíamos aceptar nuestra orden hasta que pudiéramos proporcionar un número de mesa. Eso está bien, excepto... que el lugar estaba vacío, y señalar nuestra mesa preferida desde donde estábamos parados en la barra no era lo suficientemente bueno; teníamos que caminar a través del pub para elegir una mesa y proporcionar el número exacto antes de poder proceder. No hay problema, un poco raro, pero lo eliminamos. A mi amigo le dijeron que no tomara cubiertos del mostrador cercano en el camino a nuestra mesa. Los cubiertos nos los trajeron 10 minutos después. La comida tardó 30 minutos en llegar. (Otra vez: pub vacío). Los sandos estaban fríos. Pedimos ketchup para los tater tots a recibir con "no hacemos eso aquí" y los únicos condimentos disponibles eran los que figuran en el menú. (No había nada como tal en el menú). Pedimos vinagre en su lugar y nos dijeron que tampoco lo hicieron, pero ella vería si había alguno en la cocina. Una pequeña cantidad de vinagre de malta se nos trae en un tazón. . . ? ? Una experiencia extraña y una vergüenza masiva. He frecuentado este lugar durante años, ya que es uno de mis pubs favoritos para cerveza y pizza y ambiente, pero esta experiencia fue otra cosa.

Two of us came in at midday on a Friday for lunch and were the only people there, aside from one girl behind the bar and one other customer. You order at the bar. We took the lunch deal with 'sandos' and tater tots and drink. Told our order couldn't be taken until we could provide a table number. That's fine, except... the place was empty but even pointing to our preferred table from where we were standing at the bar wasn't good enough; we had to walk across the pub to pick a table and provide the exact number before we could proceed. No problem, a tad odd but we brush it off. My friend was then told not to take cutlery set from the nearby counter on the way to our table. The cutlery was brought to us 10 minutes later. ? The food took 30 minutes to arrive. (Again: empty pub). The sandos were cold. We asked for ketchup for the tater tots to be met with "we don't do that here" and that the only condiments available were those listed on the menu. (There was nothing as such listed on the menu). We requested vinegar instead and were told they didn't do that either, but she would see if there was any in the kitchen. A small amount of malt vinegar is then brought out to us in a bowl...?? A bizarre experience and a massive shame. I've frequented this place for years as it's one of my favourite pubs for beer and pizza and atmosphere but this experience was something else.

Great pizzas and well kept beers. Good vibe.

Great evening, good prices, good pizza and staff, josh was particularly helpful and accomodating

Love going here and is our local pub. Great selection of beers to choose from. Also our furry friend is allowed to join. Food is easy and tasty also. They offer great deals depending on the day.

Quick and friendly service, cosy atmosphere and delicious food 👍

Great pizza's, cool staff, good service

Came here for a work Christmas meal, great food, great atmosphere, really chill aesthetic and a great game of Scrabble!

Escogimos los brazos del carpintero para una comida familiar entre Navidad y Año Nuevo. Hemos estado muchas veces a lo largo de los años y las pizzas siempre han sido increíbles. Esta vez fue realmente encantador - gran comida, ambiente encantador y personal muy atento. Muchas gracias Josh y su equipo - estás haciendo un trabajo maravilloso y sin duda volveremos!

We had travelled down from Scotland to spend the xmas holiday with family. We had the best xmas dinner ever. The food was amazing and hot! The staff were very friendly and saw to all our requirements.we hope to visit again. The Mckellars.

Lovely evening at the Carpenters Arms this evening. We were a big group and the team at the bar were so nice and helpful. I’ve dropped a star only because we had to wait a long time for some of our food orders but that’s because it was a busy night and they were down to only one chef. Pizzas are always great and tasty and the atmosphere is fab and really fun. We will definitely be back!

My first visit and I was surprised at the cosy interior and decor. Friendly service and plenty of choice of products.

Booked for a Christmas gathering with friends. Staff were very accommodating and the venue was nice and cosy on a cold day.

Disgracefully slow for takeaways, blatantly moving takaway orders behind table orders. Taking 1hr to get pizza takeaway and seeing all the new tables getting served.

A lovely place for our Christmas gathering with friends, and really family friendly, great if you are bringing children.

I can’t say enough great things about this gem of a pub. A lovely venue for our annual friends’ Christmas meet-up. Great beers on tap and great pizza. Now we all have young children it gets increasingly difficult to find somewhere that caters for everyone. The festive food offering was really fun and service was really prompt but we were given plenty of time to enjoy our time together and four hours later no one had kicked us out which was something of a miracle. Thank you to the lovely manager and staff for giving us such a great afternoon and I hope we didn’t leave too much mess! We’ll certainly be back (if you’ll have us!) 😆

Pasamos por este pub ayer y parecía tan cálido y acogedor que pensamos que entraríamos. Muy contentos que lo hicimos, las pizzas (un jamón y piña y un champiñón vegano de ajo y espinacas) eran impresionantes, la cerveza era buena y el chico detrás de la barra era amable y servicial. El lugar estaba muy limpio y lleno de cosas iterantes para mirar. Si viviéramos en Cambridge, este sería definitivamente nuestro local : )

Gotta love 2-4-1 Monday Night Pizza! 🍕🍕 ♥️♥️

Great pub with good selection of beers and spirits. Food is very good, pizzas and hot pots are all great!

Pizza is perfect also Max I like his recommend for the drinks and pizza

Josh was an amazing host! A great evening, thank you

I frequent this pub often and there must be a distinct change in management or personnel recently as it appears that if you are now known to these particular employees you are able to “discreetly” vape in the pub whilst also being in the close vicinity to children.

Just wanted to say how much I appreciate this local. Lost my coat here last week (must have fallen off my bag when leaving) and I have been looking everywhere for it, wondering just on the off chance if I’d lost it at the pub. Popped in tonight and couldn’t believe it. Hanging up on the coat stand by the door was my coat! Still with my gloves and a very important item inside. Thank you so much Josh and Elise for running such a decent pub, and one with a range of great beers and amazing fresh pizza too!!

Waitress really went out of her way to get us a table despite not reserving. Good food and beer!

The staff are wonderful and the atmosphere is great. If there’s anything that can be improved, it’s probably the food, but it’s definitely worth going to. I’ll be back and bring friends.

First visit, the food was quick to arrive and good quality. The atmosphere was lively and the staff were friendly and helpful.

Appreciate the alternative vibe, but vegan pizza menu needs a bit of work. Bases are good but topping are gunky and lacking real vegetables - would recommend copying what Franco Manco or Pizza Express do as they are delicious. Also it’s often a little bit uncomfortably hot in the pub owing, I think, to the open pizza oven.

We have started to come regularly to the Carpenters with our 2 little girls. We always feel very welcomed, even with small kids. The staff is wonderful and very caring. The pizzas are delicious (the dough is simply perfect and the menu has a large choice of pizza and other dishes, as well as a great kids menu). The atmosphere is relaxed and there is a good selection of board games, and even a few colouring books for kids!

Long live our good old Carpenter's Arms! 2-4-1 Pizza night Monday never fails to please the crowd with its hand-stretched yummy pizzas.

Somewhat improved from my last visit here 14 years ago 😀. Good to see vegan pizza options though i wasn't able to eat this visit will seek to next time.

I recently visited the Carpenters Arms and had a very disappointing experience. The staff were incredibly rude and unwelcoming, which made the whole visit uncomfortable from the start. In fact I would go as far as saying this was one of the worst pub experiences I have had.The food was mediocre at best—nothing special and not worth the price. On top of that, the atmosphere was terrible. I definitely won’t be coming back and wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone looking for an enjoyable, fun evening out.

Very nice pizza, served quickly to a large group of us at lunchtime. I expect we'll be back!

Been here many many times and always loved it but my last visit completely ruined my opinion of this establishment. They used to have a great lunchtime deal which meant you could get a small pizza and a pint for £8 - the pizza was delicious & affordable so that’s what kept bringing us back. The service was never great to be honest, I found one member of staff in particular has always had a bad attitude and I felt she’s spoken to me on numerous occasions with a condescending tone. I overlooked this because I enjoyed the pizza, venue and games available to play. What has completely shifted my view is the new menu with “pizza sandos”… they are horrendous. It took so much longer for the food to come out, the order was completely wrong, it was more expensive and simply not nice. Both mine and my friend had ordered the same thing and both of ours ended up having bacon on it when it wasn’t meant to - which for my friend who doesn’t eat pork it was very upsetting as she realised after taking a bite. I had also asked for ketchup and one waitress said they had none but I had overheard another customer ask & another waitress said she would bring some for them… I questioned it and surprise surprise I got ketchup (I mean what pub doesn’t have ketchup?). I am truly disappointed by the changes, I will miss what it used to be.

Was not allowed to sit at any table at 6pm as they were all reserved for quiz night people at 8pm. Sat outside in the shack as was raining. All tables still empty when we left. Surely they would say the are reserved but you can sit until they arrive as you are only having one drink. Very rude about it too.

The pizza is amazing, but there isn't much option for desert and the cookies and cream are really terrible, extremely sweet and synthetic taste, and very at odds with the quality of pizza on offer. A real shame.

I’ve spent a lot of time in the carpenters over the years and it’s time I show some love to this lovely pub! It’s a testament to how much i love it that i keep coming back despite their cider (stowford press) being my least favourite of the standard pub ciders (carpenters if you’re reading this… i would love aspalls or similar). I love carpenters pizza, not traditional italian but always hot and fresh with a crust that’s delicious with their garlic oil. Fast service and high quality always. 2 for 1 deal on Mondays is a particularly great night - but be warned you need to book! But mainly i love the pub quiz - i’ve come with both my teenage friends and parents and all love this quiz! The woman who runs it is so funny and the pace is perfect, a nice long evening with breaks to chat but doesn’t go on excessively. Fun format, good questions, prizes for top 3 and the person second to last !! Love you carpenters

Warm and welcoming atmosphere with polite catering staff. I ordered the bbq wings with mac and cheese meal that came out within 5-10 mins, hot and ready to eat.😋 definitely recommend you try as well.

Very good food at a good price. Pizzas are lovely and the staff friendly. Good beer garden and clean toilets. Recommended.

A great spot in Cambridge with some of the best pizzas in the city, friendly and helpful staff and a great atmosphere. A solid selection on tap and some really tasty and different cocktails. Well worth a visit and can easily see it becoming a regular haunt

I love this place - we go a lot. It's wonderfully quirky, the pizzas are fantastic and there's always great music. This time, I fluffed up and booked the wrong date. The staff were brilliant and added an extra table for us even though it was busy. Thanks so much.

Incredibly hot inside. Staff confirmed there is no AC. Couldn't open any windows... sweat box

Have had some great evenings here recently, was looking for a local to call home and finally found it.... made especially warm and welcoming by the bar staff, one member in particular Elise is a credit to your company, look after her at all costs 😀

Great atmosphere, great beer and food

Excellent service especially from ollie and maria will definitely be coming back

Pleasant place for food a drink, friendly staff and reasonable waiting times all round. Chris served us and was very easy to deal with

Peter and Piero were great! Best pizza in town

Max was a ⭐ and sorted out my forgotten salad with a smile. Thanks to the chef too. 😊

It was the first pub we saw coming in to Cambridge for our sons Masters graduation, he was dying for fish n chips but soon as he saw the name that was it, the food was fantastic the wings were exquisite and even though I'm a Carnivore that aubergine dish was so tasty, oh thank you for letting me take your carpenters arms cutlery tin I'll send pics when we get some nice weather here Hull, thank you again for hospitality and when we return again to Cambridge we'll be back

Cheap drinks and good food. Check offers for pizza and BBQ wings

Team friendly as usual, great pizza made by Peiro. GM very careing and does as much as possible to keep it great. Atmosphere was energetic. A few reviews, seem to be picky, and useless, especially those re atmosphere. Saw italy match and was fun even if they lost.to the team keep it up guys and heads up, dont worry about ignorant people , you are doing great. I think for a local pub, great pizzas, warm, friendly. And for Cambridge good value for FRESHLY made pizzas.well done Peiro

Chris was a great host and checked up on the meal a few to see if we needed anything.

Best pub in Cambridge! Amazing pizzas and a great range of other food. The staff are welcoming and service is excellent!

Thank you, Matt and Tee! Fantastic service and delicious food for the whole fam!

Definitely the best pizza in Cambridge! I get the pesky pizza every time! Also has some of the best staff of a pub in Cambridge and a great atmosphere! Chris made us feel so welcome and we will definitely be back, he’s an asset to the team.

Great atmosphere, great staff. Always friendly!

Popped in on the way home, ended up staying for the entertainment (the brilliant Simon Day) and having a great pizza to go with a very well kept pint.

Very nice experience! Pizzas are great, beers are cold and bubbly, super friendly staff members - we were served by Chris, he was really great! All EUROS matches shown! Finally found a pub were I can watch ITALY games!

Good vibes, great non-alcoholic options. I really enjoyed the Beckenbauer pizza! Nice garden as well

Great vegetarian options (with some vegan pizzas as well)! Great place to watch the EURO games. Friendly staff and amazing food

Zee was great! Pizza is solid and good outdoor vibes! Two for one pizzas on Mondays are a great deal!

Had a great time at 2 for 1 pizza - would definitely recommend! Tee was very friendly - great service!

Nice little boozer just out of town

Max and his colleague were efficient, engaged, and attentive. Hats off to them for their excellent service and hospitality.

Had an amazing time at the pub , lovely food and drinks , served by Vacha. She’s very polite and sweet. Will be back soon ❤️

A lovely local pub with a great pizzas and a range of other menu items if that doesn't take your fancy. The staff are wonderful and very attentive. Often put on lots of theme events, so worth checking their Instagram to see if anything is going on. Swing by on a Wednesday for a very competitive quiz 😌.

Favorite family pub. Great pizzas!

Really great pub with fantastic, friendly staff and excellent pizza. Very entertaining pub quiz on Wednesdays too!

None of us live in the area any more, but we still come back every week because we love it here ❤️ (and the quiz is brilliant)

Very friendly and accommodating, lovely food (good veggie options), lovely atmosphere!

Amazing food!! The staff is really friendly I was served by vacha nice and kind. Will visit again.

Great Food Great Bar Great Service

Fantastic wood-fired pizzas, available all day every day (and 2 for the price of 1 on Mondays). Lovely ambience, friendly staff (say hi to Shaw!) and always great beer. Dog friendly, too - and there's a beer garden at the back. A perfect combination of food, drink and a great location.

Carpenters is always a safe bet, our food is always really tasty and made fresh. We had pizzas and you get lots for your money. Service is great too, Max served us recently and was really friendly and helpful in suggesting beers and wines

Great pizza, great menu, lovely outdoor area. Lots of board games to pass the time! Definitely recommend!

Great pizza, great people, great cocktail selection all around superb

A very comfortable, relaxed vibe with great pizzas - with 2-for-1 on Mondays!

first time visiting, very friendly staff, we were served by Elise and she was very friendly and made us feel most welcome. overall great place

Pizza was great beer was great Elise the waitress was fantastic

Came here for drink with my husband and ended up staying for food. Absolutely wonderful evening! Our waitress Elise was very helpful and gave us great suggestions on what to eat! Lovely food, great drinks and even better service. Will definitely be returning.

Favourite pub in Cambridge BUT: put a spring on the garden door, make WiFi access easier, no enforced tip on the card machine.

We are regulars at The Carpenters Arms, both for the pizza and 'pots'. We were there yesterday and although understaffed, as many places are these days because of covid, the chef made a special effort when I requested something vegan and made me a delicious mushroom shawarma which wasn't on the official menu for that day. There are always lots of games available to play at your table while waiting for your food, for kids and adults alike. I'd definitely recommend a visit!This is the BEST restaurant that is near my house!!!!!!!!!!!!

Food wasn’t great. Staff weren’t attentive. Pub is nicely done up & dog friendly just a shame about the food, burnt, tasteless and boring.

Fantastic place! Delicious pizza and the gluten free base is amazing!

Had a very nice evening. I had the brisket lasagna and it was great. Drinks came right up, server was attentive and music was perfect for such a nice night.

I just moved to Cambridge and decided to go to a pub on my first Saturday here. I came with my German shepherd and tried my luck to see if they accept dogs. What a lovely experience, the staff was so friendly and sweet, my doggy was in heaven getting a lot of attention and the singer had such amazing voice, I found my place for Saturday nights. Oh and since I have celiac disease they also offer 3 types of GF beer, that to me is amazing !