The Cambridge Blue
One of Cambridge’s enduring institutions; generations of happy customers.
Multi-CAMRA-Award-Winning Freehouse
Cambridge’s Real Ale Paradise: with up to 14 real ales, 12 keg beer and 7 real ciders on at any one time. You’ll find it difficult to find something you don’t like here!
Along with an array of gins and other spirits (and one of the largest whisky collections in the city). Along with our three fridges filled with hundreds of Belgian beers of all styles.
NEWS NEWS NEWS
SUNDAY ROASTS ARE BACK!!!! The amazing Wonky Kitchens have brought back Sunday Roasts to The Blue after a long time hiatus!!! AND we’re also taking bookings for them, please send us an email on bluebookings5@gmail.com to grab a space now!!
In other news: It is that time of year where we have a few events coming up.
9-11th October – We have our Oktoberfest happening in the outside bar with an Oompah Band playing on the Saturday.
26th October – our annual children’s Halloween Party will be back. Dancing, games, food and Jethro dressed up!
5th November – Bonfire night marks the beginning of Mulled wine season!
6th December – Mill Road Winter Fair makes a comeback! Hot drinks, Santa and his REAL reindeer (a gift for every child)!
13th December – Upbeat Big Bang makes a comeback, come down for a swinging good ol’ time!
20th December – Cottenham Brass Band will be bringing all the Christmas cheer!! Come down for a cracking singalong with audience 12 Days of Christmas!!!
We are are so so so so happy and glad to announce we are now the site of Wonky Kitchens! A new food company run by Cambridge locals! They are now with us every single day serving up fantastic pub food!!
Opening Times:
Mon-Thu: Noon – 8:45pm
Fri-Sat: Noon – 9:45pm
Sun: Noon – 7:45pm
Ordering is via the QR codes on each of the tables in the pub. Please let staff know about any allergens when placing your food. We cannot guarantee food has not come into contact with allergens but do our utmost to avoid this.
A vast selection of fine beverages
Needless to say, our focus is Real Ale, having up to 14 on at one time is no small feat! However we also stock a good range of Real Cider and Perry, having won Cider/Perry Pub of the Year for Cambridge 2012 and 2016. We tend to stock 6 or 7 ever-changing ciders but always have a good balance of sweet, medium, dry and occasionally a flavoured cider.
‘Craft Beer’? Whatever your definition of it is, we have loads of it! Most people mean beer from keg taps rather than hand-pump or served by gravity (straight out of the barrel), a method of dispense normally associated with lager. Whatever your personal opinions on non-cask-conditioned beer, we aim to provide a good balance of European lagers and new beer from the UK market.
Wine drinkers are not forgotten here, our range includes wines from Italy, Chile, New Zealand and the US, comes hand-picked by our managers and the lovely folks at Cambridge Wine Merchants, a multi award winning company.
Aperatif? Our shelves are stocked with over 70 single malt Scotch whiskies (and a few whiskeys for good measure) to dazzle you while you are standing at the bar. Fancy a gin, we have over 20 different choices and a lot of flavours, but we’ll let our sister pub The Blue Moon be our gin palace. A small selection of Rums and Bourbons add a little sweetness to our selection.
It’s fair to say that we’ll probably be able to find something you like!
Real Ales
Regular beers from XT Brewery, Adnams and Nene Valley. Rotating new beers from many local breweries including Three Blind Mice, Turpins and more, and many many more from far and wide!
Bottled Beers
Our beer fridges house one of Cambridge’s biggest selection of Belgian Trappist beers along with other choices too.
Wine
A small but fine selection from our friends at Cambridge Wine Merchants, encompassing French, New Zealand, Chilean and Italian varieties.
Spirits
We have a wide selection of different spirits available.
Malt Whiskies
A wide selection including some rarer and older expressions from all over Scotland. Occasional guest appearances from Irish and if you’re really lucky, Japanese distilleries.
Contact Us
Normal Opening Hours:
Bar
Mon-Sat: 12-11pm
Sun: 12: 10:30pm