The Open Guide to Cambridge

The Devonshire Arms re-opened in January 2010 with a new landlord after a change of ownership and extensive refurbishment. It is now owned by Milton Brewery and is stocked with eight real ales (five Milton and three guest ales). There is no music.

Visited December 2010. The food had been disappointing on two previous visits, veering to the narrative and pedestrianley disappointing when it appeared. On this visit, however, the food was good (if needing more salt) and a large woodburning fire had been installed in the back.

We visited at a Sunday lunchtime and I had the roast pork while my companion had the vegetable pie. Milton beers on sale and Crazy Daze as the guest ale. The clientele tended to be dressed in black, with pony tails, and the pub was strangely empty. The lack of a crowd perhaps added to my enjoyment, but this is a good pub with well kept beer (I particularly enjoyed the Pegasus) and it is puzzling that it was so sparsely populated while the slightly over-rated and far more expensive Old Spring was reservation only on the same day. Now that they seem to have their food more sorted, the Devonshire has the potential to become one of Cambridge's 'must visit' pubs; it could certainly be added to The Blue and The Kingston for a quality beer and food pub crawl in the Mill Road area.

It should also be noted that The Devonshire also stocks an extensive selection of whiskies (see photo).

See also:

• Itchy Cambridge review
• Beer in the Evening comments
• Cambridge Evening News review