The Geldart — Restaurant in Cambridge

I found this pub from CAMRA's Good Beer guide - not always a guarantee that it is a great pub, just that they will serve real ale and it will be kept well.

The beer selection was large, all the beers we had were great (good choices but also in perfect condition).

The food was great - we had a lamb roast, a steak hot stone, etc. and all were really good.

The service was generally great - they were responsive to emails to book, were attentive throughout the meal, etc. Paying was a bit slow (we went up to the bar in the end) but I wonder if that was a shift changeover/break time - minor quibble. The pub generally seems kid friendly - we had two pre-teen monsters and other tables had similar and younger and no problems were had.

The decor is very eclectic! Huge amounts of musicana decorate everything, and our table was right by a selection of slightly saucy artwork (that caused amusement from the young nephews!).

We will definitely return!

Parking: there might be some street parking in the evenings or at weekends but you'll be driving around to find a space as is to be...

I'm so sad to be disappointed by this place. The last time we went was 4 months ago and the service was so amazing we haven't stopped talking about it. Tonight as we were in town we decided to drop by and were immediately let down. We only ordered hummus which took about 15-20 minutes to come. It finally arrived and I imediately found a hair in my food. When I alerted my server, she got really uncomfortable and stated "if it was from us, it's only been in the food for the time it took me to walk from the kitchen". When we didn't say anything she responded "do you want a different set of bread?"

We got no follow up checks after the bred was delivered, except to drop off drinks we ordered and realise they had also messed up that order. The server never came by again, she had other staff deal with us and no one checked in or offered any apologies. Super...

I have been a regular at this pub for the last few years so I am possibly a little biased but for me personally, this is best traditional local pub in Cambridge. Over the last few years the current landlord has transformed what used to be a late night drinking den into an up-scale local's pub but which attracts people from further afield. Regular and guest beers are always in top condition, food is excellent and the staff are friendly and attentive. Despite being part of a chain, the boss has been able to offer a regular change in guest beers alongside a few of the local's favourites. Likewise, the food menu always includes something new and interesting. Give it a try, I am sure you...