The Mill in Cambridge

Great little pub. Delicious food and great choice of ales.

You order a beer to drink outside and you drink it right on the Cam River.

I was there on 21 November. It was nice place. After hard working day I was able to get a good meal in the evening. I tag the the Mill in my instagram. @atieh_student_advisor

The smell in the toilets was awful, put me off eating there.

Perfect pub to go to make a pint of cider or beer.

Sunday lunch Very poor service food serviced lukewarm and and the people I was with didn't get their food at the same time.

Food tastes terrible and took them 1 hour to get the order delivered

There are many things to like about this pub but their Mill Burger is not one of them. I do not exaggerate that it was the most disgusting burger I’ve ever tasted. Instead of cheese it was filled with a bizarre mayonnaise, I suspect in an effort to make the ingredients as cheap as possible. Wow. Yuck.

Fun pub and yummy lunch. We had BLT and the signature burger. Thank you for your hospitality.

A great, charming little pub next to the river with a great selection of beer. The food is delicious and the staff are friendly and helpful.

Had a very nice dinner - the server, Ben, was lovely. Thanks!

Nice place, friendly staff and good location.

Nice old pub and good location by the river. Dreadful meal. We ordered a roast dinner at the bar and by the time i had sat back down two of our meals were being brought over. This rang alarm bells as it felt like the meal had been sitting around waiting. It was also luke warm and the roast beef was tough as old boots, and had big thick fatty edges to it. The vegetables were grey and uninspiring and the gravy was cold. The next meal for our party came out 35 minutes later and the final meal was a further 10 minutes. I do find roast dinners can be a bit hit and miss, with many not being that great compared to a home cooked one, but this was particularly bad. There was two couples sat behind us and i heard them complaining about the food. It’s a shame as it’s a nice pub location and the Wherry ale was good, but they really need to up their game when it comes to the food.

Nice pub but no non-alcoholic beers available which is surprising

Sticky table syndrome. The staff member who served me was sharp and lacked attentiveness, spilling beer after serving without any thoughts to top up, she turned away before she placed the beer on the bar top! Food was okay.

Saturday Beers on a wall by the Cam Towns of Bricks & Mortar the Golden beer on tap Bright the sunlight Rays of Autumns begin Cooler than the long nights of British summer heat Yet no less warmth in the last light of sunset Excitement in the first round or academic year An atmosphere of anticipation for the potential ahead For the night or the season Raise a glass & drink to past, present & future Cheers to the living & those whom long rest Don't think your the first, enjoyed no less Tis England 11m Above sea level, The Mill public house, Laundress Green, River Cam, Cambridge Saturday 7th September 2024

It was a bittersweet experience, the staff was nice, the dishes were delicious but me and my friends waited for the food for more than 25 minutes and one of the dishes we ordered was incorrect, so we had to wait 15 additional minutes.

Traditional British Pub, young staff, reasonable prices

Very nice service, fresh beer and good fries.

I was here with my family to visit Cambridge for the day and thought would be nice to go this pub as located right next boat station. So we order are drinks but my mango Cider was not fizzy at all then went back for replacement or change my drink but l been rudely told that l have to pay for another drink as l made personal preference which l was not made to were that cider was fizz free like ale beer. I am not picky but sometimes things need to be told as l don’t want other people be treated like l was. I hope manager or owner would do something about this not happening to others I future. Thanks

Popped in for a pint, but the food looked delicious

Great place with lots of good beer and a good atmosphere. Lovely location down by the river. Be aware they get very busy!!

Food was poor. I don't recommend eating here.

The food is bland, tasteless, no flavor, the presentation is horrible… I don't recommend the food here. The table next to us ordered hamburgers and the bread was burnt… the place is beautiful and cozy but their food is terrible.

Only came in for a quick drink before our punting but could have stayed a lot longer. Lovey pub and even lovelier Barman 🥰 was great to have a little chat about punting and the weather haha.

Came for a lovely day out in Cambridge - stopped off at this pub for some drinks male bar staff were so rude. This was at 3 o’clock today. Totally ruins the vibe and atmosphere. We were going to have food but thought we would eat elsewhere, where we are more appreciated. Would not return.

Great atmosphere, authentic style. close to starting point of the Punting station to get a drink in Cambridge. Clean, friendly service

Bustling little pub right on the banks of the Cam. Excellent selection of ales, and a small but good menu. Try the loaded chips!

Very long wait for food not that worthy

I ordered a duck breast that was beyond criticism, horrible in taste, presentation and even the smell was horrible. I didn't eat anything.

Great little pub in Cambridge, right next to the river. Very friendly, polite and helpful staff. And a great selection of beers and ales, and great food.

Great find whilst wondering around Cambridge, was welcomed in nicely whilst the food and Gin was tasty

Food was poor 🥴. They did ask how the meal was and I said unedible. And she walked away she told me she'd let the kitchen know. 🤷

Came to The Mill this evening to have a drink and a meal but left as soon as I saw a staff member coughing all over everything and also saw the state of the toilets - loo roll everywhere, sanitary bin overflowing with bloody sanitary products and actually buzzing with flies. Did not trust the hygiene in the kitchen so left. Despite seemingly a million staff, everyone was distracted. Disappointing.

We went to the Mill on our small visit to Cambridge and we all ordered burgers with fries. Good proportions but quite pricey. The “low” rating comes because we ordered and it took more than 30 mins to get our food. Plus they gave us only 2 burgers and the other 2 later so they were cold

It was an utterly dreadful evening for my family and me. The individual serving us exhibited an appalling lack of decorum, audibly directing an offensive remark at another customer who is from different ethinicity . The comment, "Here is the f***ing old man," was clearly aimed at the gentleman who, in fact, appeared to be in his thirties and was with his partner, who was standing on the other side of the bar and listened what was been mentioned. On such a busy night, when there is no queuing system, it is reasonable to expect some attempt at eye contact to facilitate service. Though they sat outside the pub, It was profoundly uncomfortable to witness the distress caused to this couple, who seemed to be a respectable pair. The humiliation they experienced was palpable. It is evident that the YOUNG BAR STAFF require training to curb their inappropriate commentary about customers, especially not within earshot of everyone present. This experience has entirely soured my view of this pub. I shan't be returning to a pub where customers are so undervalued and the staff behave as though they are superior, believing they can say anything they please at full volume.

Nice-looking pub near the river but without any seating outside. Service was pleasant and a great choice of beers, but the food was poor (bland chicken burger and fish finger sandwich, not very good chips) and there was some dreadful music blaring out – like a Simple Minds bootleg with the same four songs in a loop. We had to leave it was so bad! You can get plastic glasses to take drinks outside to the river, which is recommended to avoid the music inside.

BEWARE! went in and ordered a pint of neck oil and a glass of pimms, and was charged £18! It was only after I checked when leaving I saw it! Have tried to contact the pub but they don’t answer the phone or Facebook messages! Check and confront before paying as they make the prices up at the til! Would not Recommend this place

BEWARE! went in and ordered a pint of neck oil and a glass of pimms, and was charged £18! It was only after I checked when leaving I saw it! Have tried to contact the pub but they don’t answer the phone or Facebook messages! Check and confront before paying as they make the prices up at the til! Would not Recommend this place

Good pub grub, pleasant atmosphere, friendly service.

Typical British pub - disgusting food , slow service , no taste . Sometimes I wonder .. what’s the point of running a business ? Close it and move to the Carribean . Useless

Pretty cool pub. Good food. Sadly no outdoors, but they do well by offering plastic cups to takeaway so you can sit in the park across the river. Nachos were all right - the arvo isn't fresh. The pulled pork is definitely needed as an addition. The salon sandwich tasty. Good beer options, 8 cask beers and 8 beers on tap. Worth a pub stop. Cool interiors.

Friendly service even during busy times and a great atmosphere. It would be nice if you could include a few more no alcohol or low alcohol options. Although we didn’t eat, the table beside us mentioned how good their food was, so I guess we’ll be back to try it for ourselves!

good beer but the toilets were so awful we didn't want to eat there.

The Mill looked like a nice place to relax with a few friends & a few drinks 🍻😄 Sadly I was working so I couldn't partake in any of the Pub's beverages or food. Maybe next time.

The staff needs to focus on what we order and what we provide you. As a place for a short rest and consumption after a walk around Cambridge it is good.

We just went for drinks a little while back. The pub is nice and cosy but I must mention the unprofessionalism of one of the staff. A female bar tender may have been on her break but was at the bar, another customer was waiting to be served. She might have just been serving and decided that she would stay at the front, on her phone- she continued to ignore the customer, she even glanced at him, not a word or to call someone else over. Poor customer service and if you don't want to be bothered on your break, stay away from the bar. Training of these young people is much to be desired.

Lovely little pub in a beautiful location.....go take a look, and enjoy a wee drinkie.

Food took 45mins to arrive and orders were either incomplete or entirely wrong. Tried to pass off a salad as a veggie kebab. Leaves were rotten. Drink was good, no Sunday lunch as advertised.

I picked this place for dinner because the reviews were decent, but was very disappointed - by both the food and the service. My wife ordered the chicken, which was quite good - although very spicy. I ordered the burger. My wife’s chicken arrived, so she began to eat. I could here the kitchen ring the bell many times, signifying that my burger was ready. But there was a football game on the tv so no one wanted to go get my food. The bell rang over and over - louder and louder - multiple times. Still no one left the tv. Eventually, about 20 minutes after my wife was done eating, and the game was at half time, one of the 4/5 waiters/bartenders went to the kitchen. As expected, my food was cold. But worse than cold, the burger itself was bad - and having it be hot would not have saved it. The “meat” was basically hot dog - like, formed in the round shape of a hamburger - but was extremely low quality. I had a few cold fries to take the bad taste off the “mystery meat” from my mouth, and we left and I got some take away elsewhere. Overall, a horrific experience.

It's a nice place to sit down relax and watch the world go by

Super nice atmosphere, with a wonderful view! The employees are super friendly! I had to ask for a new dose because it was too spicy and they were super affordable.

Sitting outdoors is great- indoors less so, but it was insanely expensive. We got a pimms and a spiced rum and Diet Coke - it was more than £18 for just those two drinks. Still, it’s nice that they sell drinks you can have out on on the grass!

Burger ok but chips were cold. Staff were uninterested and miserable 😞.

Having been ignored a while by the bar staff, the person in front of me tried to order a mojito and was told the only available cocktail was the Aperol Spritz. I then approached the bar to ask if the kitchen was still serving to be told no… at 8pm on a sunny Saturday evening. Ridiculous. Will not be returning.

Good, but expensive (probably not for Cambridge)

Indifferent service. Overpriced food. Esp the calamari starter. 7£ for like 6 tiny strips of frozen calamari. Ugh. Fish and chips for I think 14£ was OK. Wouldn't return.

It's perfect for grabbing a beer at take away and having it in the park across the street when it's nice. The bathrooms are good but the water in the sink is boiling, I put soap on my hands and then I couldn't take it off because the tap water was boiling

Very nice pub with hearty and delicious dishes

They ran out of roast dinner on a Sunday 🤨

Convenient place to get a drink & watch people punt on the river

Perfect if you're looking for a relaxed and friendly pub for a pint and an easy bite to eat.

Came in for a pint after the boats. Good atmosphere and warm. The staff was friendly. The place was clean. The food smelled great. Dogs are allowed.

I cannot comment on food as I have never received it. They have just lost my order....

I'd you are looking for calm evening to spent in a not so crowded place ...this is a place to look out for with some great snacks and drinks 🍸 😋

Appalling service- they cancelled our booking for 8 people (Work Trip) an hour before via email which we didn’t see. When we arrived they said due to staff illness they had a limited menu but if we found a table to sit at we could still order. We did just that- and then when we went to order we got told we couldn’t have any food and only drinks. They were not sympathetic at all and tbh looked like they didn’t want to serve our large group- won’t be recommending them to anyone in the future

Great selection of beers on tap. They were perfectly kept and very enjoyable. A really pleasant pub for afternoon drinks next to the Mill Pond.

A great location but some of the worst pub food I have ever eaten. Bland, tasteless and bordering on the repulsive- (Chicken tenders and salt & pepper squid). The pub was also empty yet dirty plates sat on the adjacent table for 20 mins. Very disappointing.

The Mill sits alongside the River Cam and is a classic drop off point for punting or for walking along the river if near to the Trumpington or Silver Street areas. It’s a compact pub so was not a regular inside drinking haunt in my undergraduate days but it is a very distinctive pub. Its neighbour the Anchor is rather larger so is probably busier but during the summer the Mill is thronged outside on to the Green which connects Mill Lane with the Granta side of the common. I hadn’t been to the pub in probably a decade so when I went in last week was a trip down memory lane. First impressions were positive - bar area is clean and there was a wide range of beer available - well kept and served so a good start to the experience. My friend (another Cambridge alumnus) and I lunched here. He had a burger and I had sausage and mash. Both classics but well cooked and served competently with delay kept to a minimum. Even though arguably it’s ’out of season’ that’s by no means a guarantee of good service in these post COVID times. Only thing that precludes five stars is it is pricey, especially for beer but that’s arguably a function of questionable Government policy re: alcohol and the expense of the area. A very positive experience and would definitely recommend

Well. It has been almost a year. And with expectations set high I brought 3 family members to sample the Sunday roast. And The Mill did not disappoint. Coping well with our requests. The Mill is a customer orientated pub. The roast beef with the veg and sides was superlative. And what is it about The Mill gravy? It is something special. We were very happy with the service and the food. This is a real Cambridge Town pub. There is nothing like it. As to the menu: There is something for every age and persuasion. Glad we came back. Keep doing what you are doing. See you soon.

Polite service, lovely ambience great meal and cold beer, what more do you want. Good pub grub, small choice on menu, but adequate.

Very accommodating chef, they prepared a salad for me that wasn’t in the menu. Thank you! Kind and friendly staff. I was able to bring my dog pet in. Good prices.

Great service from the bar staff very polite and friendly 👍

45 mins for food to arrive. Food was hot but dry at the top so very likely microwaved or sat at the pass for most of the 45 mins.

Nice location by the river, plenty of character, not loads of room but if you can find a table then it's a win.

Good atmosphere Could do with refurb

Nice food and beer in a great location in Cambridge close to the river. The staff were friendly and the atmosphere is great.

Went with my family today, ordered 4 drinks at the bar was told to find a table for food. We did, I went to tell the bar staff the number, lady said we don’t do table service. Only half our drinks were done so went back to choose food, returned with food order, asked for a tray for drinks, that seemed too much but a member of staff did help bring two to the table. Waited 30 Mins for food, for 3 of the 4 mains to eventually show up. We were told daughters fish and chips would be a min or 2. After 5 mins of waiting I asked and they said it would be a bit longer, after 15 mins I asked again and it turned out it hadn’t been cooked they had completely forgotten it. When it did turn up the fish was very definitely on the turn so not good to eat. My chicken was so over cooked in places I couldn’t even cut it. No one asked if anything was ok. Staff totally disinterested and borderline rude. We had already paid - that was all they were interested in. We walked out leaving half eaten food behind as it was so ropey. Never again! I should have worked out what we were in for when the bar staff completely ignored us and continued to poke an I pad when we first walked in.

Very snug in the Snug for a work Christmas meal. Excellent roast!

Cracking pub with a great atmosphere and excellent ales but..... the service is diabolical. Forgot the coffee my wife ordered and it took them half an hour to produce a bowl of fries. It wasn't even busy.

Such a lovely old pub with character. Very busy but lots of staff. Food cooked to order and tasty meals , but unfortunately not everything available on menu which is a shame for a Saturday. Quite squashed as small area but very lovely location and charming

I’ll recommend skipping food, though the pub itself is cozy and dog friendly. One of the stars goes to a customer’s puppy. Very very slow service. We waited for an hour for chips and sausages and a pie. The kitchen is busy with a big group they say… I could have come next time if they told me honestly when we were ordering food. But no warning at all. With the time I might be able to bring the ingredients home and cook and bring them back 🙃 The man taking order is confused with the menu and order. The lady said she’ll check with the kitchen but never came back. I was told the steak pie was not available after putting down order — what a disappointment. Chicken and ham hock and leek pie is mediocre at most. The crust is too hard. I felt it’s going wrong when I poke my knife into it. The knife failed to break through top, twice. The filling is alright, creamy but not too heavy, though I’d prefer more substantial leek. The mash is nice and not too oily. The potato skin is quite burnt and sad. The gorgozonla unexpectedly came in a liquid form. The sweet potato wrongly ordered, but they are not bad.

Very nice pub down by the river with a good selection of beers.

Perfect pub to spend time when it's sunny and drink some beer or spritz sitting in the park

Reading the reviews this is definitely a Jekyll and Hyde pub. We had the surly, couldn't be bothered staff, seemed they'd all had a big row and hated the place and each other. And the food was the worst I've ever been served, ever! Very badly microwaved solid pakoras, undercooked chewy lentils and rice, I couldn't eat it, nothing to recommend it, even the beer was sour! No one in the bar at all when we left so we couldn't even tell them how disappointed we were. Only redeeming feature, the girl brought the dog a bowl of water!

We arrived promptly at 7pm, our booking time, told the staff who we were and waited while she checked. She returned to tell us that there had been a problem with the booking and would we mind waiting 5 minutes, we said that was fine and had a drink. We then watched while the waitress went to a table where there was clearly people eating and told them to eat up and leave. They eventually done this, but didn’t appear to be happy about it, the table was cleared, cleaned and offered to us so we sat down and looked at the menu. The menu was different to the one we saw on the website, which was why we booked it in the first place, so we decided what to have for dinner and went to the bar to order, only to be told that they had none of our choices left. We left hungry. I gave it 2 stars because the staff were polite and friendly and we were given free drinks for our troubles.

Off hand, rude staff. As if serving/ being polite is a chore. And this was the general demeanour of all staff not just one. Plenty of better pubs to visit in this lovely city.

No drinks card, so you don't know the drinks price. I hasn't been asked if I wanted small or large glass of wine - the lady decided for me without information. Food - that was the worst Sunday roast I ever had. Meat cold, old potatoes, tasteless, blah. And overpriced. My friend's chicken was charcoaled. So many nice places in Cambridge I could go instead. :/

Fantástico tipico pub para comer, cenar o beber!!

I’d rather give zero if it’s available. Extremely disappointed by the level of service. It’s been more than 40 mins we are waiting and still haven’t received any food. Not even the Fries came up to the table. This is one of the worst restaurant experiences I’ve ever faced. Don’t recommend this place at all to anyone that’s walking by.

Great atmospheric pub by the Cam, looking across to Darwin. Good beer selection. I didn't try the food but the menu looks good.

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First thing that was not good is you cannot pay cash ridiculous , then we had sandwiches which the bread was dry, which spoiled the whole experience ,overpriced aswell £9 for a sandwich ,a tourist trap . The gents toilets were disgusting, and the ladies wasn't much better with the sanitary towel holder overflowing , should be checked every hour , will definitely not be returning

Haddock and chips were actually quite nice. Food is in general more expensive than other local pubs.

It shuts at nine on a Sunday. Nine..... What the actual f@k... It's barely even dark and you are shut? We went in at ten to nine, couldn't even get a drink to take outside apparently. So it doesn't shut at nine, just sort of shuts at some time about half past eight cos the staff are busy.. Poor...

The food especially the Dirty Chips were fantastic and the beer was 1st class Well done to ALL the staff

I really like this place. Been here a couple of times and it is excellent for brunch. Extra points for the buttons we use to call the waiters. And there’s a mill inside which is a nice touch.

Tout est genial. Top cuisine, excellente ambiance, amateur de musique 🎵 venez vous régaler des magnifiques vieux vinyls autour d une bonne bière 🍺 une adresse à ne surtout pas manquer si vous venez à Cambridge.

Excellent établissement, convivial, de la bonne musique, de bons plats, des jeux à disposition et de la bonne bière…bref un cocktail pour la bonne humeur ! Bravo !

Very nice, cozy place by the river. Food and service are good. It's usually crowded because it's close to the punting start spot. The atmosphere is good. Only cards accepted.