Cambridge Brew House

J’adore ce resto/​bar.
Au rez-​de-​chaussé, il est possible de réserver une table. Ou de s’assoir sur les tables plus basses dans le côté bar, dans un bon canap’ où il est possible de commander à manger, on est juste pas servi à table. Au menu, je n’ai testé que le burger végétarien jusque là mais c’est top. Avec des petites frites de patates douces.
Au 1er étage, deux grandes salles avec des écrans géants (il y en a aussi au rez-​de-​chaussé mais pas géantes) et de grandes tables en bois à partager. C’est l’endroit parfait pour venir regarder un match et être sûr d’y trouver une bonne ambiance.
Je recommande pour toutes occasions. Attention cependant, ça peut être un peu bondé !

The beer and service were extraordinary! The brisket, however, deserves a proper eulogy. Please join me for a moment of silence…
Come for the beer, not the overcooked brisket bathed in Chef Sauce.

I really liked this place, lots of different ales and they brew it all here. It’s a nice place to go for a drink with friends, would prefer this over my local.

It really smells in here. I’m told it’s because of the brewing. I get that, although I’ve been to working breweries that don’t smell as bad as it did here. Upstairs the smell didn’t bother me as much, but proceed with caution if you think this might bother you.
We walked in and a member of staff told us he’d come grab us when a table was ready. He did, we parked ourselves, and then he came to ask if we were eating. We weren’t so he then told us we had to move. Not great customer service to be honest — he should have ran us through the eating or just drinking spiel to begin with. But anyway.
We got our drinks and off we went upstairs where there is communal seating and lots of it. Beer was good, atmosphere was good, décor is cool. I really liked it here.
One (pretty gross) thing: the ladies toilets were grim. I won’t go into details but they were really unpleasant. I get that shit happens (pun intended!) but really, sort it out.

I had cycled by this a ton of times before finally going in. I really liked it! The space is large — especially since they have a upstairs. The menu has some typical pub fare, but then goes beyond that — especially with their platters.
I came here with a large group of about 12 people and they were able to accommodate us with no problems (we did have a reservation, though). I split some of the platters with other people as a dinner — great sausage and other meats! Would definitely recommend as a meal.
I got some of their house beer, and it was super delicious! It made me wish I didn’t have to go home to my dissertation because I would have loved to sit there and drink more (and more) of it.
The Brew House definitely isn’t a pub atmosphere, so don’t go in expecting that. It can also get pretty crowded at night, with people spilling out into the streets.

Overall, it felt very much like microbreweries in America, which normally would be my and my husband’s scene.
However, we’d been visiting so many pubs in the area with history, that have cask-​conditioned ales that we can’t get in the States as well as more cozy atmosphere, so it felt a bit less exciting in that we could experience something like this back home in Michigan, Chicago and Charlottesville, VA. (We have lived in each of these places and my husband is a homebrewer.)
So I’m wavering between a three– and four-​star review.
The beer:
It was a busy, packed house on a Thursday night but we fortunately were able to snag four spots (my husband, my friend’s sister and her boyfriend) at a communal table right next to where they brew on premises.
As usual, my husband and I were happy to see that could do a flight of the beers they could make and others they have on draft! There aren’t many, as they haven’t been around a while, but it was good to see a porter as that kind of craft brew isn’t as available on tap in the area.
The food:
I got the veggie board AKA «The Duchess» and my husband got the meat board AKA «The Smokehouse.» I absolutely LOVED the squash and sweet potato falafel that felt like fritters — so crispy and surprisingly light yet creamy inside. The hummus with celery felt extremely normal though. I tried bits and pieces of my husband’s platter, and I’d say the smoked/​dried meats were much more flavorful than the bland chicken.

The only minus here, service is a little slow. Otherwise the food and everything else is a cut above the usual pub food. Beer is a double plus. I would definitely be back but for the drive.

Came here for a friend’s going away party a few weekends ago. I was pleasantly surprised by how good their in-​house brews were. They had a honey ale and a wheat beer, both house brews, that were really nice and reasonably priced. Perfect place to get drunk in the afternoon, and very pleasant and helpful bartenders.
Only tried a few of the appetizers, but the chicken was really tasty. If I lived in Cambridge I’d probably be a regular here!

Service is optional here and Fletcher’s tastes like weasel piss. Should have gone to The Pickerel.

Well its not often I give a modern pub a 5 but this place is great. They brew the beer in front of you and theres guest ales too. Its like an alternative Brew Dog and thats available too :). Its the home of the Cambridge Brewing Company. Its a weird mix of styles and odd furniture such as school dining chairs. Jazz music playing. I really like this place.

Pie and ginger cider (from one of the long pumps) are excellent. Warning for us americans — the ginger cider is not ice cold and is flat. This is one of the best pie i’ve ever had. I had thr beef stew pie. I did not enjoy the other beer offerings that much, particularly the house brews.

After cycling past this place probably about a thousand times, my girlfriend and I finally decided to check it out one night. Hailing from Christ’s, we love to go to D’Arry’s across the way but had never gotten around to this. We both ordered the very popular sticky beef and we’re not disappointed! The sauce could’ve have come straight out of the US it was so authentic. The only reason I feel inclined to give it four stars is because the home-​made beers were a little bit of a let down. I tried a sampler with three of the more common ones and did not find myself wanting any more of any of them. But overall a good experience, and I would definitely recommend giving it a try.

This is a really nice place and a different experience to your regular English pub! The selection of beers will ensure that you will never have to get the same one twice. The atmosphere is relaxed and it takes a lot to make the big room seem full. The food is great and if you can easily load up on a week’s worth of meat if you are so inclined. I had their most meaty dish the Sir Gubby and can only recommend it, absolutely excellent!

Great place. Their own beer is really tasty, but they also have an amazing selection on tap/​in bottles – if you are a beer person this is one of the best in Cambridge.
Also worth pointing out that their customer service is pretty stellar, and that it’s much more vegetarian/​vegan-​friendly than their menu initially suggests. I went here a couple of months ago with friends and, since I’m a dreaded vegan, called ahead to ask about food; the woman I spoke to talked to the chef and called me back with a list of their dishes that they could veganise for me. I was also here this week for a work celebration in their upstairs room, and the buffet turned out to be entirely meat and things that were fried in the same oil as meat, leaving me and another vegetarian out in the cold. Even though we said we were fine (both of us were happy to have a meal of great beer and crisps – hey, it happens), the staff fixed us each a salad with a really tasty cooked beetroot/​pepper/​tomato topping. Their willingness to go the extra mile for customers is very appreciated!

After wandering the streets of Cambridge in search of food in the late afternoon on a Sunday, and finding 4 other pubs that were A– Closed, B– Didn’t serve food until later, or C– Ran out of every single menu item we were even remotely interested in, we kept walking until we stumbled upon CBH.
And I wound up being SO happy that all those other places were closed!
We had the rabbit as an appetizer, which is a new and exotic meat for me. It came in a little ramekin with a savory gravy. Loved it!
Then we moved on to the roast. We went with the beef and it was also excellent.
Large beer AND great wine selection! Seriously, after going a little overboard with beer for the first part of my visit, the wine choices here were extremely helpful.
Cute and helpful bartenders.
I’d go back in a heartbeat.

Went here for brunch, the eggs Benedict were average, Service was friendly yet slow even though the place was almost empty. The décor was nice and I haven’t tried any of the beers.