Kings Arms — Restaurant in East Cambridgeshire

Very disappointed, I had heard a lot about the changes in this place. I've known it for years I worked there when I was 18 and it was my local. Since then 42 years I have seen many changes. Having moved away now I stay in touch with Ely. Having heard the pub was doing an excellent choice of real ales I decided to return. I was met by a very drunk customer who kept singing and dancing in front of me. In fact he was the only customer except for the lady he was with. I took one look at the real ale choice, two and neither appealed. But so as not to cause offence to the drunk I had a pint and stayed. I could just imagine him mouthing off if I walked out. He wasn't an aggressive drunk far from it, but the bar lady should have told him. The bar lady was pleasant and nice, I know her from another pub and she has always been that way, a good recruit for the pub.

Sadly I've written this review but I think the owners need to know. I'm sure it's not like this all the time, but I won't return to find out but that's based on the choice of real ales, the...

A friendly and reliably-tasty option for lunch or dinner in Ely. The King's Arms has a varied menu of pub classics (think fish and chips, pie of the day, burger...) and has very regular live music events (mostly soul, motown and rock). I went with the scampi, and my companion went with the cottage cheese tart (both pictured). The scampi was cooked just right, the tartar sauce was really nice and the chips, while a little big for my personal liking, were also not bad at all. The tart was apparently very nice. The service is very attentive and friendly, and the decor is comfortable (though there seems to be works going on in the back bar area right now). There's also a little car park (pictured) if...

Tried going into this pub after a wonderful dinner last night, only for drink night to be spoiled by the bar staff's awful behavior. Not long after getting into the bar our group was collectively challenged by an absurd excuse of something like "we believe you're banned and we don't know why". I was speechless and our group left with a sour taste from a pint of Disgust. After contemplating this denial and a poor end to what started as a wonderful evening, we left the King's Arms and usurped it's crown as our spot and headed to a much friendly vibe of a pub (The Drayman's Son). Long story short, don't go to the King's Arms, even if YOU don't know why,...