The sign on the end of the building says the Kingston is a railway tavern, and although a reasonable distance from the current location of the railway station it provides a warm welcome to visitors and locals. It has established a good and widespread reputation for its food but as a Free House its beer offering is extensive and of high quality.
Amnesiac from the Tydd Steam brewery is a 4.9% Ale, ‘Hopped with unique Nelson Sauvin hops giving a soft white wine background and crushed gooseberry aroma’. Very nice too. As is Oscar Wilde(3.7%), a prizewinning darker beer from the Mighty Oak Brewing company. The face on the beer tap label resembles Bryan Ferry from his late 70s suave solo sojourns which is surely a good reason to give it a try.
The bar staff always seem friendly and a beer price discount to CAMRA members is always a plus, (they were the first pub in Cambridge that offered this. And free internet. And free WiFi….)
It is a cosy pub, interestingly filled with un-matching furniture, pictures and signs. The bike parking problems have been resolved with some racks directly outside the attractively decorated frontage of the pub. The tables in the front window are always in demand and despite the coolish evening when I visited recently the back beer garden with covered area was very full too.
An essential stopping off point on the way to the further beer delights of Mill Road, this unassuming back street pub is another well-hidden gem.
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