The Maypole in Cambridge

BEST PUB IN CAMBRIDGE! Vinnie, Annie and team are absolutely wonderful and run the best place in Cambridge. Perfect for friends, families and couples. The cocktails are delicious and expertly made and the Italian food is amazing. Would highly recommend to anyone and can’t wait to go back!

Great ale choice, food is good but I thought was a little pricy for what it was.

Lovely pub, terribly poured Guinness

The second pub I went to near Cambridge. This time I was a little hungry so I ordered some food. In conclusion, I was reasonably satisfied with both the food and the beer. I ordered calamari, and as expected, it was a dish that was difficult not to taste. Of course, the portion was very small, but since I was full, it was a good snack. If you sprinkle lemon on it, even the greasy feeling disappears. Cask ale is always fun, after all. The pouring is fun and the taste just makes you laugh. This doesn't mean it's delicious, so if it's your first time trying it, I recommend drinking it in a small glass!

Great pub - good food and good wine.

Nice looking pub with outside area and great range of drinks. Unfortunately our experience was utterly ruined by the toxic smell, apparently from the building site next door.

Amazing Pizzas and family run pub with a great choice of real ales and craft beers.

Honest little pub that has invested in a glorious outdoor seating area. Staff are as friendly as the many (many) years ago that I came here as a student. We had some delicious cocktails and enjoyed relaxing away from the crazy crowds of Cambridge. A proper hidden gem.

Marina who’s Italian says this pub has the best pizza in Cambridge. Beer good too.

A good selection of beers and food if a little pricey

Great range of craft beers and right by Jesus Green, lots of nicely kept outside areas to make up for a fairly small interior.

Greatest pub in Cambridge. Real local character, great food, family run for decades.

Great bar to drink in, indoor &outdoor seating areas. Food is available.

Great craft beer and small batch gin selection. Update: gin selection has been pared down, but craft beer and ale selection is still top notch, and the food is great.

Great choice of Real Ale and other beer. Also has a Gin menue.

I got the worst tasting guniess I have ever had... so unfortunately need to reflect that in my rating. The wine that was had and the beer after were decent enough. Queue was long as only 1 person behind the bar at a busy(ish) time.

My fav pub in Cambridge Return every year Amazing selection of beers, great crowd, very nicefood and the perfect location.

Didn't have food so I can't comment. But a lovely Little place in the heart of Cambridge

Benito was a great recommender of whiskeys.

Everything is very good! How much money you spend depends on you)

Beer is excellent but the pub is a bit crowded. It's often open late.

Always a great selection of beers from local breweries and abroad, nice outdoor space and super friendly staff 🌞🍻😃🐕

Really disappointed with very salty pasta dish and bland pizza. It definitely has declined since we last went. The service and beer choice is still great but won’t recommend it for dinner anymore.

Love this pub - always a great selection of beers on tap, great seating options indoors and outdoors, great atmosphere and nice staff. I've never tried the food but it looks delicious!

Lovely little pub with a really cheerful barmaid

Four of us were visiting The Maypole. We ate burgers and the Ragu, both of which were really good. We also tried all the desserts. The brownie was very chocolatey and the sticky toffee pudding was a very generous portion. They have a great selection of beers and spirits. The staff are friendly and welcoming. Will be going there again

Fun place with a comfy creative atmosphere. Loved the food, pizza was excellent, and the beer selection was exceptional.

The atmosphere's brilliant! A huge selection of pints too!

Cracking pub. Had a fantastic variety of beers to choose from, including some rarities on guest cask such as two ales from Tring. Food was a bit mixed (the build your own style pizza was very good, while the gnocchi had a great tomato and basil sauce but could have included a bit more meat as it was supposed to be a prominent ingredient but wasn't much of it). But would definitely recommend.

The best. Mario, Vince, Benito - Salud!

Home Italian menu in a little pub. I’ve been here before I didn’t know that hidden gem. The gnocchi is gigantic and so lovely, perfectly chewy and filled with soft sausage. Wow didn’t expect that. The deep red tomato sauce has a hint of sourness and lightens the flavors. Rigatoni is also amazing. Again You are larger than normal shape— wonderful for me who loves large thick pasta. Al dente and bouncy. The Ragu comes in generous portion and melts in mouth. Classic but by no means boring. My friend said the sauces are on the salty side. For me they haven’t exceed normal restaurant level and still within the pleasant range, though I would concur it’s healthier to lower sodium input and maybe leave the option of table salt. Hope there are some veggie/salad for sides it’s alright. Thanks for the satisfying meal. We’ll come back for some more unique pasta ^^ The staff are friendly. The Latin American music gives a very different tropical vibe.

House pun for Jesuans and other Cambridge Connoisseurs. Great roofed outdoors seating area and friendly staff.

Great beer selection, atmosphere and food (pizza)

I booked the saloon bar at The Maypole for a birthday event and could not be happier with how it went. The space is really lovely and feels very private - there was a big rugby match on at the time and we didn’t even really notice - and it is great to have a private bar in there too. The food was amazing and there were lots of options for friends with dietary requirements which were really high quality too. But the biggest thing was how helpful and lovely all the staff were throughout. They were so accommodating from the moment I enquired all the way to the end of the evening, and so friendly and helpful on the night. I would 100% use The Maypole again for an event and recommend it to anyone.

I was shocked by the awful hospitality my friend and I received here last night. We'd had some food (which was pretty good) and drinks and we were chatting after we had finished eating. The barman then repeatedly pressured us to leave our seats in the main bar area to make space for other people. The first time he asked if we were leaving as it was busy and I told him we were still drinking/talking. A few minutes later he came back and said "you have had a nice time but now you should make space for other people". At that point we felt so unwelcome/uncomfortable they we did leave - I found the treatment from the barman to be hostile and unpleasant. I've been coming to the Maypole for more than five years and have never been treated like that. In fact, I've never been treated like that in any pub I've been in!

This pub has everything I might like about pubs - great atmosphere for socializing, good beer, cool people... And does not struggle with usual pub issues - noise, ordinary atmosphere, etc.

Lovely food and service, definitely a new go to pub from now on

Came here on a visit to family. Service was great - a fab brother and sister duo who served us. They took fab care in regards to mother in law being ceoliac and understood cross contamination risks. Food was delicious with lovely pint of cold cider all had in the outdoor area. Beautiful surroundings and well worth a visit!

Really nice selection of craft beers & ales. Casual and welcoming atmosphere

I went with my colleagues from work. Great calamari, fantastic selection of beer, agreeable atmosphere, great service. Thanks!

Vagabundos sem educação xenofóbicos preconceituosos. Removed us from the pub because we didn’t order anything (we were with our friends who ordered drinks and food)

I’ve developed an allergy to nightshades which are not part of the 14 listed allergens in the UK and emailed them ahead of time to make sure there would be something I could eat. They were very kind and told me all the things on the menu that would work for me. When I got there, they were careful to write down what I can’t have and checked all the components of the dish I ordered, and made substitutions so I could have a nice meal. Would definitely recommend to anyone with food allergies and their inclusive and considerate service meant a lot to me! Looking forward to visiting again.

Lovely in all ways. Food very good indeed

Delicious food, beer, and overall friendliness at this great pub, who were also accommodating of a specific access request. Quite a find!

Got the steak pie with chips & gravy. Super tasty and very generous chunks of steak with a nice puff pastry. We shared a side of Korean wings which were awesome too. Not a bad pint either!

Still a nice pub but the pizza wasn't great. The anchovies had been bandied around in a somewhat liberal fashion. A more strategic use would have been appropriate so as not to overpower the pizza itself. For £15, a bit disappointing. Or maybe I should have just ordered something different.

Consistently has the best beer selection of any pub in Cambridge. Food is excellent too and the staff are very friendly

Food is top draw especially being only a pub grub food I always see a lot of students in there, but they’re always very friendly. Most of the staff are from a lovely family That run the pub the owner is old school, so he knows exactly what you want all the time which always welcome you with a friendly smile. Lovely garden with heating outside and I think there’s even a settee outside. Strange but quite quirky Not far from all the pubs in Cambridge, good to start your night off in

Beer is always tip top. One of the best pubs in cambs

Excellent selection of real ales. Friendly staff

Really nice place to grab some food, the burgers are excellent and the staff really friendly. The only thing that let it down was a glass has lipstick still on it and we had to as for clean glass.

Very busy but served so quickly.

Your hidden gem, yet a very busy pub at the corner of Jesus Green in Cambridge. Family run, kind and hospitable.

Been there for their craft beer selection. Nice & cool variety of IPAs, hoppy, stouts etc. even they have good range of gins. Very cool and friendly atmosphere. Big area for seating inside and outside.service was friendly and professional by knowledgeable staff. Sure try it again

Great pub a staple of cambridge x

Good food, great place for a pre dinner theatre show.

Amazing hospitality from all the family! Always returning, always welcome with a smile. We love it!

Great selection of drinks, friendly staff and amazing Italian food. Worth a visit!

Always great food, so many beers, to choose and twenty plus gins..... Wicked! Arrive before 19-00hrs and more chance of a seat.... outside 😁

The cheese focaccia was delicious but the side salad was too plain and unflavoured (I would prefer to not have it on the plate than to be added like that). The place is cool the people are amazing and the atmosphere is quite nice.

Independent pub with an Italian twist. Gourmet pizzas pasta and salad. Local beers. Large beer garden area. Located in the heart of the city. What's not to like?

Very nice pub with lots of outdoor covered seating. In "Tupperware" England, outdoor seating is rare and indoor pubs are usually badly ventilated and thus stuffy and bad for your health. So this bar is a haven. Close to the center. Later in the evening you can park easily not too far away, but come by foot or bike anyway if you can.

Few pubs in the centre to have an outside area, and it is truly beautiful atmosphere with the added bulbs on top! If you would like to catch up with friends over drink, highly recommend this pub

Really nice atmosphere and the lager and beer was very clean. Cambridge prices abound.

Great beer, great Italian food, friendly service, our go to lunchtime venue in Cambridge

Food was good but pricey , staff hovered constantly, don’t go if you plan to have just one drink and god forbid you take anything in with you , felt quite uncomfortable.

Didn't have food,but atmosphere was great, felt like Liverpool woth the independent bar feel (is agood thing)

Great atmosphere here with a large beer garden with plenty of seating. On hot days there is a bar open outside to order from with a vast number if drinks to choose from. The reason this isn't 5 star is the drinks are a little pricey but this is to be expected in central cambridge.

Lovely atmosphere, plenty of space to sit under cover outside.

Occasionally go there to meet up with a friend who lives close by. I don't drink so can't comment on the range of beers. Decent pizzas

Great pub, lovely garden. Benito was a fabulous host and the Italian food was cooked beautifully. There is a huge selection of beers on offer (very little mainstream though). All in all, a great local.

Popped in for a quick drink and ended up staying until closing. Great range of cask ales, great service, and lovely patio area.

Great selection of beers, all strengths, varieties including Belgium styles. Plenty of outdoor covered seating and bustling vibe when we were there Saturday night. Food, I had rigatoni with slow cooked skin off beef, plenty of flavour and shredded beef.

Free house with large beers and ales selection. Nice and tasty food. Open till late

For the price the food was good - better than average certainly. I've had worse at much higher prices and I've had better for less. Service was good and prices were fair. The only complaint was the toilets, they were really grotty.

Insanely great Italian food, nothing too salty. And a perfect selection of real ales!

Lovely pub with a great atmosphere. The food was a little pricey- £15.95 for a burger. However the food was delicious! There was a good selection of craft beers and ciders. Overall a nice pub!

This is a great pub ! Good beer selection and decent food. Outdoory bit is lovely in the summer.

I liked the variety of beers but the Maypole Burger was disappointing.

Great beers in a classic Cambridge location of the tourist track. Was a favourite of a few celebs like David Mitchell. Nice service, atmosphere and a classic hang out of Cambridge entrepreneurs and Founders.

Nice relaxed pub away from the tourist trail.

Beers were brilliant and the food excellent. A really nice atmosphere with friendly staff and quick service.

Called here for an early lunch time drink friendly staff good beer which was a little bit on the expensive side.Being a northerner I'm not used to paying £4 a pint let alone £5

Great atmosphere with a great pint

Nice vibrant covered outdoor bar with huge selection of beer on an ever changing menu.

A shame about the experience here as the beer was lovely and the male member of staff was very friendly and polite but I was here with 24 others who had come from Bedford especially to enjoy the Maypole however they were shutting at 2.30pm on a bank holiday which baffles me they got rid of a full pub however we all respect that they were closing. A lady named Anastasia reminded us all 3 times to drink up when we were all nearly done anyway ready to move on and already started gathering our things. She informed us rudely that it was her bank holiday too and generally had a bad attitude, I suspect she's in the wrong job as she was snapping at a lot of the customers so clearly very bad at customer service and I manage a pub in Bedford myself so know how to treat people fairly in the business.

A Nice pub in Cambridge. The beer is good and the burgers too.

Outstanding, as always. Family run, the whole place is just the best a pub can be.

God mat, hyggelig atmosfære og betjening.

Great beer and food with friendly atmosphere.

There is nothing that stands between this pub and pub perfection. Well, can be busy at times but I've always found the service pretty quick. Vast range of drinks including real ales and, more unusually, non alcoholic cocktails. I've never eaten here but the food looks good.

Heard lots of positives but it just didn't live up to it Drinks: 6/10 Prices: 5/10 Atmosphere: 5/10

Very welcoming pub, great choice of wickets

Great Vibe. Great selection of beer on tap. Great outdoor seating area.

Always an excellent pub that goes out its way to have a great range of draught, keg and bottled beers and ciders. Nice Italian food. It's been excellent since I started going in '88 and bar billiards was the entertainment and the landlady thrashed me in a game. It's a genuine Cambridge traditional pub.

The Maypole, excellent pub, the landlord / bar manager is brilliant, the beers are brilliant, the food exceptional, service great, very popular on a Sunday evening.

Lovely pub we found by accident after a punt tour. Cracking selection of local craft beer and a small but well formed menu. I had a meat ball sandwich, loved it. Well worth a visit.

Warm welcoming pub serving a good range of real ales.

We Spent celebrating chris 79 birthday.. great atmosphere and the food and drink where In full flow

Some of the best "pub" food I've ever had. Frankly this would put most Italian restaurants to shame, and the owners were incredibly gracious dealing with my group of 18. If you haven't been here, you should make the Maypole a consistent part of your Cambridge pub experience.