Against the national trend of closures, another pub re-opens its doors in Cambridge; judging by the amount of people in there on Saturday evening it is already proving popular.
Although it is described on their website as ‘Mill Road’s Beer and Gin House’ there are no Hogarthian ‘Gin Lane’ excesses on show here, more a very civilised large-ish single bar and small paved and fenced outside area. This is unfortunately lacking tables at the moment and we ended up standing in it on a mild November evening as all space was taken inside.
As well as some appetising food (most customers seemed to be dining) there is a big range of gins and Belgian beers and fortunately some delicious Bradford Brewery Hockney Pale, an amber 3.6% session beer, nestling next to the ever reliable Adnams 4.5% Ghost Ship.
It is an imposing traditional building with an impressive frontage and from the side road the restoration makes it look as though the new adjoining flats have direct passage into the pub (I don’t think they do but it could be a good arrangement).
It is another attractive addition to the further reaches of Mill Road, perhaps as a starting point for evening music at Relevant Records and last orders at The Empress..
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