The Portland Arms in Cambridge

I have never been to a better pub. The staff were beyond amazing. They know about everything they serve and it's a fir range. The pizza was incredible and a great range. And also they always have something interesting going on

Great music, fantastic selection of beers. Nice friendly staff. Good food not amazing but okay. Looking forward to going back in there

I was at The Portland for the Mary Spender gig last Thursday 3rd October 2024 and had a great time. The staff were so helpful sorting out a couple of chairs for us to sit on during the gig. We arrived early and had pizza in the bar, it was excellent. Best pizza I have had in a long time. Washed down with a couple of pints.

Great live music venue and solid beer selection (including alcohol free beer)

Barmaid very friendly and helpful.

A pub with a gig room offering standing space for 200. Would definitely go & see bands there again. The bar had Green King beers, which are not my favourite, but were well kept.

Fantastic acoustics and a great vibe.

Portland Arms has hosted quite important artists like shonen knife, lemondaze and many more where I have almost lost my emotional sanity due to the best musical experience. Good acoustics, nearby bar, what else do you need to let go off of normal you?

Excellent choice of real ales and a great intimate music venue

Awesome little venue for live music!

Great gig. Great gig venue. Good atmosphere pub with great pizzas on the menu. What's not to like

Nice little pub for a pint or 2

Great pub and venue. Selection of food and beers are excellent and the prices are very very good.

I came here recently with friends and was very happy with the beer selection. The event we went to was called Portland Kombat. Sam put a lot of effort into putting together an arcade paradise with 3 TVs and a projector. They have a lot of events and I will return soon. Also the pizzas are whopper and there are a lot of vegan options.

Awesome live venue. First time but will certainly be return.

My favourite pub in Cambridge, would recommend it to everyone. Great staff, atmosphere and an amazing music venue.

Your standard pub, shows the Euro's. Moretti and Estrella on tap. Can't complain, staff were friendly. Toilets not so much.

Event space is lovely and the pizza is incredible!

Nice little pub, great bar staff. Food limited to mainly pizza and some sides but are tasty and generous. Reasonably priced.

Nice pub, we watched comedy. Only had a drink and had the small pot of tiramisu which was perfect to munch on.

Very nice concert, polite staff, good choice of drinks and food

We hired the private room for our Christmas party! The food and service were excellent.

Really pleasant pub. Clearly a pre-gig pub but even if not going to an event at the pub, its very nice; good beer, nice garden and great service

Excellent! Two bar areas, main and a "quiet" one. Great selection of beer, delicious flatbread, friendly service. Would absolutely go back.

Great venue really enjoyed green haze

Great place for local bands and singers. Excellent price for tickets to these gigs. Went to see @jamieblack such a talented singer.

Me and my husband saw the devout play there.They are a Depeche Mode tribute and and were absolutely fantastic.

An essential piece of music community and Culture in Cambridge, keep her alive!

Had a nice beer. Went to a gig in the back. Pizzas smelt nice but didn’t have one. Really nice independent music bar.

Went to see a gig for acts competing to get to the strawberry festival. It was okay!

What a night!! My band "Lounge Lizards" performed in the Cambridge Band Competition, and the Portland Arms music venue was fantastic! The stage was awesome, and the sound quality was unmatched. Tom was a great sound engineer and ensured we sounded great all night. Really looking forward to coming back for another gig!! 😎🦎🦎

An old pub with a great venue, the pizzas are a little pricey, and the the barraters are just a mozzarella ball

Great venue and worth the trip over from Norwich to see one of our favourite bands, Chappaqua Wrestling.

For a younger audience, playing lots of live music 💥

Already a great pub made a lot better by the edition of Oscar’s Pizza. Best pizza in Cambridge.

Portland arms is favourite venue for live music in Cambridge. Always great. Bug club always make us happy!

Always a thoroughly superb experience to be had in the Portland Arms. The service and quality of food are both excellent. Highly recommended.

Great live music venue. Sound was good, and friendly crowd. Decent beer choices.

Best venue to see a band in Cambridge.

I havent time to express my distcust at my first visit to this dive All i will sayt it was...HORRENDOUS! NEVER EVER BEEN TO SUCH A UNFRIENDLY DIRTY DIVE EVER !

An excellent range of beer and a great independent live music venue.

Great pub. Amazing Burgers, and good beer selection. Friendly Staff.

A great place for you and your friends to get together

This was my first visit for a gig at Portland Arms. I'm not sure how that's happened but I'll be back. Fabulous venue. On a warm August evening, with an energetic band, it was very hot and sweaty. I'll be back..... parking is a nightmare though! I've now been back a few more times and, after dark, on a weekday, parking is not too bad at all... and this is Cambridge! Can't wait for the next time.

Characteristic pub a few minutes from Jesus Green. Beautiful 1930s interior with a gig room at the back. Friendly staff and always a few guest ales. Always some good rock music on the stereo system. Some interesting music memorabilia, and a few vintage arcade games to play. One of Cambridge's friendlier pubs.

Brilliant pub, went here for New Year's eve, the live band was awesome, the cheese table was a perfect fit for the evening, it was delicious. The atmosphere was awesome. Would definitely recommend.

Helpful staff, great crowded atmosphere for Beat the Drum, the Runrig tribute band a couple of weeks ago

Very cosy venue with care for the sound. Nice beer garden whilst we waited

Best venue in Cambridge. Nice atmosphere, good sound.

Amazing gig venue for intimate gigs, just astounding sound - every gig has been a delight, and John Bramwell's last week was just out of this world. Thank you for one of the best experiences.

Superb little music venue, we arrived early with a pre-booked table to grab a bite to eat and c couple of drinks before the gig. Lovely cosy atmosphere on a freezing cold nigh, just what we needed. Wonderful friendly staff who could not have been more helpful. Not a huge menu but more than enough for us. Had a great evening, cannot fault it and cannot wait to go back. top marks.

Love this venue, seen a load of great bands here over the years. It's small, the stage is about a foot high and there's no barrier, so get there early for the best view - either at the front or failing that on the step about half way back.

Good pub for drinks and live music events are great

One of my favorite venues to go to

Food is what is advertised. Beer good. Live music

Nice pub in Cambridge Good choice of food.

Good music venue, nice well-lit garden. The bar staff were quick.

Popped in when visiting the area made to feel very welcome

Absolutely brilliant place to go , would definitely recommend

A tipical english pub where you can drink and spend a good evening with friends

Great pub and garden. Friendly staff. LOVED the burlesque show in The Venue. Amazing little gig space.

Great venue space, wonderful show great night out. Will be back

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Excellent pub and live music venue but get there early as parking nearby can be tricky

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The place is absolutely great. Right place with a venue for listening to live music.

Sitting the sunshine listening to Rachel Hill in the courtyard and watching the Chef preparing delicious looking food on the BBQ. This what enterprising British pubs are about, well done, keep it up so we can support you. Excellent all round. 13/8/23

Great venue 👍total stone roses were brilliant 👍🍺

Nice pub with good beers, cocktails and pizza

Lovely pub with live music and excellent beer selection

Interesting meals, and nice outdoor seating. Very clean too!

Went to watch a gig here on Sunday night : great selection of beers, good food and the sound engineer was top notch : all the bands sounded the best I've ever heard them!

Nice little pub, great selection of beers, cant go wrong. Live band where on when we where there which seemed good, and its all clean and tidy. Good for having a few drinks of an evening

B.C.Camplight solo Excellent Green Mind gig

Great venue for a gig. Have been to plenty here and the sound is always good. You get close to the band. 100% recommended.

Burger was good! Drink was good too

I was having a conversation with my friend about certain views and staff kicked me out.

Great gig venue. Lots of nice beers and spirits. Not just the green King ones. Friendly landlords, and great food. Recommended.

This is awesome pub🙂 very friendly staff, good food and drink selection.

Good pub with a separate music venue at the back

Great place, foods good too. Music venue excellent - just a nightmare to find a place to park

I came here on a Saturday to attend some comedy as part of the sound and vision festival. I didn’t order anything but the pub looked lovely. The toilets were clean although a little small! Their venue space is great and pretty spacious.

Cool venue but guy behind the bar (think it was the manager) was very rude

Visited with family members as I have been to the portlands a number of times and as always a fantastic night , staff are more than friendly and helpful , food is delicious , good choice of drinks , a great venue , beer garden - perfect ! If it was closer to the train station that would be a bonus but that’s no fault of the portlands ! Thanks for a great night !

A regular lunch spot for me, often quite cold but has good food and service. Live music is fantastic Drinks: 6/10 Atmosphere: 8/10 Prices: 7/10

Oh, everything is great, but the prices are little bit expensive, I'd like to be in your pub, good staff and atmosphere. Thank you.

Great music venue but expensive soft drinks. £4 for a pint of soda squirted lemonade, (i.e. not even the good stuff out of a bottle). Completely disinterested bar lad with filthy hair and clothes. Not a very good experience.

Fantastic pub. Friendly staff, good food and a great selection of drinks. Also the venue out the back is by far one of the best in Cambridge

Good little venue, great sound system, well managed, not too loud but loud enough.

Nice warm place to have some beers

Great beer, lots of wooden panels adding charm to the place. Loved it

Visited for a gig. Well organised. Great service. Very friendly.

Excellent venue to see a band. Tried the Plectrum beer. Wasn’t that impressed with it until I had the nacho cheese tortillas with chilli. Then it took on a taste of its own. I’d have had a couple more had I not been driving. The only downside is if you’re coming to see a band, from afar,you need to find somewhere else to park. But that’s not a problem really as there is plenty of on street parking. The Boathouse pub is a recommendation for parking, but don’t. You’ll not find a place. The staff were excellent and friendly. I’m not a burger fan, but they did look really nice. Ordering food from the table was an excellent idea. Simple to do once you’d loaded the menu. All in all, a very good evening out and will be looking forward to seeing some more live music there again in the future.

Went for a gig, impressed with the beer range, the food looked delicious, staff were great. Disappointed no actual women’s’ toilets - just mens’ and ‘gender neutral’ (which essentially means unisex). ie there’s 2 places where men can choose to pee but one one for women, and they might be sharing with men, which isn’t always ok, given incidences of asssult, spiking and harassment. Why would pubs/clubs promote the “ask for Annie” scheme and at the same time think it’s ok to have unisex toilets? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Great selection of beers, and an intimate little venue

Was a nice place good live music !!!

Nice pub and great little music venue. Will be back.

A super venue for gigs - intimate, friendly, and always fun.

Excellent live venue with great acoustics. A venue I'll definitely be coming to again and again.

Great gig venue.really friendly staff and drink prices surprisingly low.looking forward to going again.