The Regal in Cambridge

Got told the only option for the steak on the mixed grill was well done. Found that very bizarre. Staff were mostly lovely but the waitress downstairs said they don't serve food outside whilst the upstairs staff had no problem with us sitting outside. Very very strange place.

Love it. Wetherspoons are the best and this one is no exception!

Nice venue - slow service even for drinks waited about 25 mins b4 drinks were brought to our table but was in good company so wasn't too bad. Fish n chips I've had many times b4 in a spoons but this was awful - I would say more a fish finger. Food took about 40 mins to arrive.

Can't really go wrong with Spoons. Drinks here are certainly not a cheap as other witherspoons I've been to around the country. But still a lot cheaper than a pub I reviewed earlier in Cambridge. Staff are pleasant, What I don't understand is you order a pitcher of cocktail, But you have to ask for a glass to drink it , do they think you will drink it straight from the jug 🤔. This has happened in other spoons we have been to. If we are in a town or city we always head for a spoons if its walking distance from were we are.

This is a below average Spoons, we only popped in for a drink (Vodka and Cokes), staff were absolutely fine, but the mixer was poor quality, very weak and no fizz. Didn't eat here so can't comment on food. Biggest issue was the place stunk of smoke, so wherever the smoking area is it needs to be moved or at least make sure doors are closed. Roll on banning smoking in pub gardens.

The food was cold when it was served and tasted like cardboard the pizza was really fin also, the man was picking his nose behind the counter and wasn’t washing his hands for example it wasn’t that busy and the service should be better and more efficient

Good service and food at a great price

More of what you expect out of a wetherspoons did not try food but expect it ill be served good as staff were pleasant and attentative

It's a spoons, what more can be said. Run of the mill food.

Excellent meal for my family. Thank you!

Lovely pub with reasonably priced food and good atmosphere. What's not to like?

Just had one beer w currant juice

Whenever I ran out of ideas or do not know the area I always look out for a Weatherspoon branch. The American burgers should be called British burgers. We were expecting American portion. Instead they were very small for American style burgers.

Cheap food good beer easily accessible in Cambridge Town centre highly recommended

Pleasant, vast pub by weather spoons in an old cinema. Busy, hectic with variety of customers. Wasn't disappointed but have had better meals, staff appeared overstretched but were polite.

It's a spoons but it was a very nice one

Considering how busy they are every evening, especially on weekends, the interior + facilities are surprisingly clean. Quick service from friendly bar staff, and good value food. The only let down is I was accidentally served alcoholic beverages twice, after ordering on the app. I noticed, and returned them to the bar, however could potentially be dangerous for those with allergies/drivers.

Spent £60 on food and drink burger burnt, ice cream small and crappy. Loads of agro from the waitress when a beef rather than chicken burger turned up. Go somewhere else.

Nice family pub, great service and nice food.

The biggest and maybe the best pub in Cambridge!

Food is ok, the atmosphere dull and disappointing

Spoons, it is what it is! It's not bad but it gets very busy. The drinks are the cheapest you will find in a Cambridge pub.

Cosy place to sit . Air Conditioner is working really good :)

The food was ok and the beer to

Food quality went down and portion sizes smaller. Used to be much better couple years ago. The beer is still cheap. Order via the app quick and convenient

The breakfasts costs more than at other spoons, had to ask for the mushroom, food was cold, bacon not cooked.

Old cinema that’s been converted to a Spoons. Nice old building. Good service from the staff. Highlight has to be the toilets being easy to get to. You don’t have to walk for miles to get there 😄

Vast restored picture house with ample seating inside and out. Usual range of cheap beer and food and friendly efficient staff.

Ordered 2 very well done gourmet sirloin steaks over the lunch time on 7th August, unfortunately when they turned up they were nicely cooked on the outside but bleeding inside, not only that but both steaks were as tough as old boots. Service was excellent as was the included beers. Not cheap at £16 each and expected better. This is the second steak we have tried at a Wetherspoon and it will be the last time.

Very impressive,well done wetherspoons. Good all round fully recomend.

Back again. This time, we tried the pizzas on recommendation. Very nice.

Battle site, cheap food but nothing else. It's full of noisy teenagers. If you are looking for "Gandia Shore" type people, this is your place.

buttermilk fried chicken burnt and hard :( ruined my whole day

Not too busy, two floors and in the City Centre. Good food and staff. Meal and Drink for £12.

Service is prompt, but serving cold food as a standard is disgusting. I understand you go to wetherspoons for a cheap meal but you at least expect it to be warmer than the Arctic. Wouldn't recommend unless you're desperate.

Good value for money, would say it needs up dating decorative and may less tables just not a pleasurable sit to have a proper conversation as too many people of which is a good thing too.

Visiting a mate at the Cambridge Uni, never been to Cambridge before but there's ALWAYS a 'Spoons. Proceeded to use the app to order my usual (pint and a burger meal deal) I placed the order but needed to use the loo, I informed one of the servers behind the bar that I'd placed an order for my table and if the pint and or food arrived and I wasn't there, I was in the loo. (At this time it wasn't busy and it never got any more busier than when I first entered.) Got back from the loo and the table had been filled (4 top), went to the bar to let them know someone had sat on my table and if I could change my table and have my food sent there from the kitchen. The barman that served me (who also happened to be the same one I informed I'd placed an order but was about to use the loo) was quite churlish and moody, he seemed to be OK serving guests he served before and after me, though. He had to be reminded that he needed to pour me a pint to go with my meal, almost gave me a pint that had been started and sat by the taps for a good 5 minutes and then the pint he DID bring had been sat on the bar since I'd placed the order, (10+ minutes?) surely it should have been a fresh pint? He was also quite indignant in asking to see a receipt for the order placed though I think this more from a personal than professional place. I placed my order via the app at 13:24 as of writing this review I'd waited almost an hour for my meal and no sign of it. I'm from Leeds, originally and I've been frequenting Wetherspoon pubs almost as long as I've been a chef, just about 30 years. This is without a doubt the WORST service I've ever had in a Wetherspoon's pub. And so to compound and finish off the UKs best review of a Spoons Iwent to the bar to request a refund for the burger I didn't receive after waiting for an hour to be told (by someone that's was obviously a supervisor and not management), that I couldn't/wouldn't receive a refund because the burger had been sent out and returned while I was waiting in a queue to tell the server behind that bar that I was no longer at my table. He begrudgingly agreed to send out a fresh burger, rather than my receiving the burger originally ordered over an hour ago, and then to add insult to injury the burger STILL went to the wrong table when it eventually came out. If I'd been a mystery/secret shopper, this would have been low marks across the board, and that's before we even get into the state of some of the cubicles in the toilets so early on the day on a Sunday. I should make it VERY clear, I have no qualms about 'Spoons or the food, it is what it is, 2 stars is a standard. But it truly is some of the worst service I've ever received in a pub and I've spent a good 12 of my 30 years as a chef working in Gastropubs in London.

Visiting a mate at the Cambridge Uni, never been to Cambridge before but there's ALWAYS a 'Spoons. Proceeded to use the app to order my usual (pint and a burger meal deal) I placed the order but needed to use the loo, I informed one of the servers behind the bar that I'd placed an order for my table and if the pint and or food arrived and I wasn't there, I was in the loo. (At this time it wasn't busy and it never got any more busier than when I first entered.) Got back from the loo and the table had been filled (4 top), went to the bar to let them know someone had sat on my table and if I could change my table and have my food sent there from the kitchen. The barman that served me (who also happened to be the same one I informed I'd placed an order but was about to use the loo) was quite churlish and moody, he seemed to be OK serving guests he served before and after me, though. He had to be reminded that he needed to pour me a pint to go with my meal, almost gave me a pint that had been started and sat by the taps for a good 5 minutes and then the pint he DID bring had been sat on the bar since I'd placed the order, (10+ minutes?) surely it should have been a fresh pint? He was also quite indignant in asking to see a receipt for the order placed though I think this was more from a personal than professional place. I placed my order via the app at 13:24 and I'd waited almost an hour for my meal and no sign of it. I'm from Leeds, originally and I've been frequenting Wetherspoon pubs almost as long as I've been a chef, just about 30 years. This is without a doubt the WORST service I've ever had in a Wetherspoon's pub. And so to compound and finish off the UKs best review of a Spoons I went to the bar to request a refund for the burger I didn't receive after waiting for an hour to be told (by someone that was obviously a supervisor and not management), that I couldn't/wouldn't receive a refund because the burger had been sent out and returned while I was waiting in a queue to tell the server behind that bar that I was no longer at my table. He begrudgingly agreed to send out a fresh burger, rather than my receiving the burger originally ordered over an hour ago, and then to add insult to injury the burger STILL went to the wrong table when it eventually came out. If I'd been a mystery/secret shopper, this would have been low marks across the board, and that's before we even get into the state of some of the cubicles in the toilets so early in the day on a Sunday. I should make it VERY clear, I have no qualms about 'Spoons or the food, it is what it is, 2 stars is a standard. But it truly is some of the worst service I've ever received in a pub and I've spent a good 12 of my 30 years as a chef working in Gastropubs in London.

Pretty bad service. The staff are outright rude. I had gone up to the counter to collect a doggy bag for my leftover food, they kept ignoring me and this went on until 5 minutes later when someone said okay and that they'll get me one. I went back to my table to find that the food and drink had been taken away and the table cleared, despite my handbah, phone and glasses being there on the table. I mentioned this to the staff who rudely said they can't do anything about it. Really bad service, not worth going.

Food was not what we ordered, they refused to let us change our meal, the food was cold and there was a pube in my coke. NEVER going back there. Eddie with long hair who looks like a skate boarder is who refused to give us what we ordered. Cheers Eddie.

A nice place to have lunch. The outdoor balcony is very nice. Shrinkflation has taken it's toll on the size of burgers but a beer and a burger for about £5 is an excellent deal.

Tea was cold and not a fan of their food

Very quick service and good prices.

Great order! Great service! I paid for the order and waited 20 minutes, it turns out they simply forgot about me. There weren't many people there; everyone around quickly got breakfast. I'm the only one who's lucky. By the way, the sausages taste disgusting 23.07.2024 "Eat, dear guests". I have no words. Your service gets worse every time (this is with an empty establishment at 9:30 am)

Possibly the largest wetherspoons I've been to. Nicely decorated and plenty of space so it didn't feel overcrowded. The staff were really fast and efficient so getting served was painless. Food as always was to the usual wetherspoons standard, if you are visiting Cambridge, this is a great and reasonably priced pub, so well worth a visit

One of my favourite wetherspoons..especially the atmosphere outside and drinks so reasonable..Great in the summer

Am having to revise my earlier ratings. The curry came with an unintelligently microwaved naan and the cask ales have been increased to be more expensive than central London. That's a disappointment. They are also stingy with napkins so tables are dirtier when patrons leave makes no sense!!!!

The members of the staff were really rude with no reason and the food wasn’t even that good. I don’t recommend it. Go to five guys

the place is comfortable and the food apcettable acceptable but the personal is rude and aggressive five guys is 10 times better dont recommend to my worst enemy

very very bad service and very rude. Food has no quality the place is not bad but there are lots of ludopatic

Good variety of food at a price which beats most other places for value. The lighting is quite dim and there is a persistent smell of alcohol, as expected from a night venue. Portion size is dependent upon what you get. My daughter ordered a pasta dish which was inadequately small.

Staff knowledge of food and drinks so poor, If its not on the till they don't know. At one point asked for a whisky and coke, got a vodka and coke, staff need to be more attentive.

Very good service. Staff courteous and polite.

All good until encounter with unnecessarily and aggressively rude member of staff-the assistant manager I think, due to their failure to bring our drinks to our table. We ordered on the app and we’re told to order at the bar. Shame, because everyone other than her were friendly and efficient.

Typical example of a Wetherspoon outlet with good range of beers and food at good prices.

The Regal is dependable; it’s there when you need it. The Google review doesn’t ask about that, so I figure I include it here so that you consider it when you want to find a place to: 1. Have decent warm food for a reasonable price; 2. Need a place to do work (thanks for the free wifi!); 3. Need to recover from jet lag after an international flight. It’s a place for families, so sometimes you’ll sit next to a crying baby… but that’s part of the spice of life. My experiences with the staff have always been top notch.

Bloody blimey this wetherspoon is the best you can get

The food overall after eating there on several occasions is hit and miss. Personally on the miss most times.. definitely the most consistent poor Guinness that I've ever been unfortunate to purchase from all the wetherspoons on my travels. I actually drink San Miguel instead if I call in with friends.. I must say also that it's one of the most expensive off the company but definitely doesn't stand up to the price...very poor!

So convenient for the Arts by theatre. Great breakfast.

My favourite go-to spoons and usually faultless. However, I tried to go yesterday with my 15 yo daughter for a bite to eat (like we usually do) after shopping and was told by the security that there was no children allowed due to the football ! We were there just before 4pm and only wanted a meal and would have been out before it started anyway. Not very happy with this policy as they only have tiny tv's and I can't imagine it would have been any busier than usual.

Had breakfast here. Was good value for money.

Very professional team who dealt with a drug related medical emergency with humanity and skill.

Bouncer was rude wouldn't let me in at 4pm for drinks because I had a curry in a box in my bag very bad service won't come here again and I hope no one else reading this reveiw does too!!

Fairly standard Wetherspoons. An old building take over that they've kept in the style of. It's been decorated beautifully and has been maintained. There's covered and uncovered outdoor seating as well as the usual Spoons layout inside. You all know what Spoons is, and the standard that comes with it.

I was in Cambridge for two days and in this place three times :) I love art deco and both the facade and the interior are very well preserved. The food is traditional, tasty and inexpensive, as are the drinks. I really like the option of ordering via the app, directly to the table. Guinness cheaper than in Poland.

A big wetherspoons. 6 real ales on offer, which tasted great. We had a nice lunch here, too. Great atmosphere

If you like a weatherspoons, this one is for you. Big and full of atmosphere I had a great day in here

Huge variety of Beer n value of money

Food will take far too long to come out, the quality will often be bad, either in taste or temperature. If you order drinks you're the last priority and the security will take any chance they can to kick you out early. The environment is often way too loud and the place is not clean. The only redeeming thing is the cheap drinks that seem to somehow go up in price every few months.

On my doorstep really. Good beer, food and staff.

Very, very busy! Food was good, atmosphere was loud, but ok

Perfect place for a good breakfast, coffee or pint. We liked the variety of refillable coffees.

It was quite when we popped in we had a couple of drinks 🍸 and we had a small snack

Amazing food for barely any money.

If you're starting your day in Cambridge Don't be a snob, start at the Regal , Then hit the the roof terrace bars and posh nosh later when you've got a fryup in ya . (And a few cheap drinks)

Huge spoons with great service and younger crowd than on average - would come back!

Typical wetherspoons pub set in and old cinema. Good choice of real ales and very busy. Well worth a visit.

Good spoons... one of the better ones visited. Over a three day period we had a breakfast and also an evening meal and drinks. Couldnt fault any of it. Nice clean pub. Good friendly staff, the food was all good and served hot. 👍

Had a lovely lunch it was the noodle broth, delicious! great service,staff very pleasant and efficient

I felt comfortable here and everything was amazing.

Breakfast was great. I think one can do day drinking here. Bottomless brunches 😂😂😂

As usual, Wetherspoons, you know what your getting for what you pay, can’t get better than that really

Another Cinema in Wetherspoons long portfolio of ex entertainment venues turned into pubs. The Regal is a big old venue retaining many of the original features and offering a comfortable space to enjoy your food and drinks. The beauty of Wetherspoons being that no matter what the venue, large or small, the same offerings can be found behind the bar. We were starting off our day in Cambridge and decided on breakfast at The Regal. Two traditional breakfasts were ordered, and the friendly young server took the order with a smile. Whether we’d be smiling when the food arrived was another question… The art of cooking a fried egg is a tricky one. I’m not sure many people request a fried egg that is charred to the point of solidity with a yolk harder than diamond. The Regal managed it though, with consummate ease. The rest of the food on offer was hot enough and nicely cooked. The bacon was a touch on the cold side but that was more than made up for by the hash browns that were hotter than a blast furnace. The baked beans had the usual blanket of skin on them, the residue of a damn good microwave mullering. The refillable coffee went down a storm and we were generally happy with the breakfast that we’d eaten. All in all, it was a nice enough start to the day. The food was good for the price, as ever, and it was time to move on to pastures new. Fed and watered/coffee’d.

Decent food, massive pub, no problem to get a seat.

A good Wetherspoons with a great atmosphere

The 3 x 8" pizzas ordered on the app arrived in a few minutes, plus the drinks, and sides. A very spacious venu which still manages some more intimate areas. The gents WC was somewhat wet.

Just love how some of the parts of the old cinema feature in this building... Food was a little cold on arrival, was quickly replaced without any hassle..

Gorgeous lunch here today - a busy Wednesday - crispy chips and scampi and peas that weren't wizened skinned and hard from being under servery lamps. Friendly service - would've been 5* but it was only 12.30 and the place needed a good "hoover through!".

Only had tea - free refills all day at a low price but the do it yourself 'hot' water source provided only lukewarm water.

If you're coming here for drinks with friends it's a great place, however the two times i ordered food here both were disappointing the chicken breast burger didn't taste like chicken and was just bland while the chips were cold and over done on arrival and the Pepperoni pizza with mushrooms was watery making the pizza basically inedible.

Go for drinks with friends...it was such a great day

Great food , Lovely place to go

The Beef Madras was OK but the Naan was microwaved quite pathetically. No one expects fresh gourmet fare at these prices but but but..... the presentation could be elegant, right? That's not rocket science! And lastly being stingy with the napkins means dirtier tables and reduced profits! Why? Why?

Very nice place to meet friends for a meal and catch up on things happening around the area.

Classic wetherspoons. Very crowded when I went, but it was a sat lunchtime. Big inside and we found a good table. Not too noisy, prompt service. Nice chips.

Friendly staff & nice chicken burger meal. Very tasty & good value for money

Cool place. Great selection of craft beers and ales. Great steak, delicious. The fries are perfectly fried in oil, but not overcooked. Excellent burgers, I also really like fish and chips, a large portion of delicious cod or some other, but very tasty fish, with a thin layer of very tasty batter that you can actually eat and not remove from the fish, as happens in some other places. The fried king prawns deserve special praise, although it is not clear why, they were excluded from the menu, but you have to ask the bartenders, they periodically appear in the pub. Many thanks to the cooks, they are great fellows! And also to all the waiters, cleaners and the manager in the hall. He is a wonderful guy, this manager, he manages to everywhere - to plant clients, to help the waiters, and even to help the cleaners if they do not have time to clean quickly. At the same time, the pub is almost always full of people, so the guys and girls work very hard, but their work is real pleasure. We often go there to eat and drink good beer, and until now I have not tried even half of the offered beers. I do not write about strong alcoholic drinks, I did not order them. I ordered a glass of red wine once, but I didn't like it, the quality of the wine is too simple. It was in the spring, they just opened after the lockdown, hopefully the wine selection has improved now. The prices for food and drinks are very affordable, without burdening any wallet at all. I am very happy with this pub and would recommend it to everyone.

FOOD WAS HORRIBLE. Don’t take the risk, service extremely slow and food was inedible (I’m not picky with food) spoke to staff and in the end I just left as the manager never came out to address the situation. Such a horrible place.

Lovely staff and good service. Food is good for a quick bite. We went in between hen party activities. Sadly some of the patrons were harassing which but a downer on the atmosphere.

The Regal is a Wetherspoons, the McDonalds of English pubs. It does its thing really well. It's well run and the staff are friendly. And there's no canned music, no fruit machine noise, and although there are several TVs (it's a big place) the sound is turned off and they show the news with subtitles. Which is just great! I really like it. I wouldn't bring a first date here, but if you want coffee and a good cheap brunch and excellent wifi you really can't go wrong. There's even a little terrace out the back so you can sit in the sun on nice days. I've had business meetings here. It's probably the best place to sit and talk and think in town.