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The Regal (Wetherspoon)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Marston's - Ballast Point Brewing Even KeelExcellent1
Wolf - Sirius Dog StarGood1
Highgate - BeezoneGood1
City of Cambridge - Boathouse BitterGood1
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Mary's Ruby MildGood1
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Old GrowlerGood1
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Original Port StoutGood1
Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - Hop BombGood1
City of Cambridge - Parkers PorterAcceptable1
RCH - Steam SleighPoor1
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Red SantaNot Tried0
Oakham - Bishops FarewellNot Tried0
Wood's - Santa's tAleNot Tried0
Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark IslandNot Tried0
Banks's - Tetley's Christmas CrackerNot Tried0
Oakham - InfernoNot Tried0
Moorhouse's - Elves BellsNot Tried0
Quantock - Plastered PheasantNot Tried0
Coach House - Christmas StockingNot Tried0
Woodforde's - WherryNot Tried0
Wolf - Santa PawsNot Tried0
Elgood's - Golden NewtNot Tried0
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Not Tried0
Elgood's - Cambridge BitterNot Tried0
Bradfield - Farmers Pale AleNot Tried0
B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Crooked HookerNot Tried0
Okell's - JiargNot Tried0
Saltaire - Saltaire BlondeNot Tried0
TSA (now called Black Wolf) - Rok IPANot Tried0
Vale - Red Kite (superseded by 4.3% version)Not Tried0
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Pumpkin AleNot Tried0
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - InfusionNot Tried0
White Horse - Cheval BlancNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Innis & Gunn - Toasted Oak IPANot Tried0
Oakham - JHBNot Tried0
Greene King - The Abbot's ConfessionNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - SleighbellNot Tried0
Titanic - Capt. SmithsNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Regal, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

25 Feb 2020 (Stephen Harris)
I enjoyed a good fish and chips lunch here in the mid-afternoon when the pub was fairly quiet.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wolf - Sirius Dog Star4.40GoodA very fruity, dark Bitter.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Elgood's - Golden Newt4.10Not Tried
Elgood's - Cambridge Bitter3.80Not Tried
03 Mar 2015 (HSB)
19:30 Meal stop. Steak night. A pint and a sirloin for £7.95. Bargain
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Original Port Stout4.80GoodVery tasty
Oakham - JHB3.80Not Tried
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Titanic - Capt. Smiths5.20Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Oakham - Bishops Farewell4.60Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island4.60Not Tried
Oakham - Inferno4.00Not Tried
Quantock - Plastered Pheasant4.80Not Tried
21 Mar 2014 (HSB)
10:30 Breakfast stop at the start of a Cambridge crawl. Very busy with fellow diners. Poor beer choice as the bank of five guest ale pumps were all having their lines cleaned.
BeerABVScoreNotes
City of Cambridge - Parkers Porter5.00AcceptableNo condition.
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
20 Feb 2014 (HSB)
09:15 Breakfast stop
BeerABVScoreNotes
City of Cambridge - Boathouse Bitter3.80Good
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Elgood's - Cambridge Bitter3.80Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Crooked Hooker4.70Not Tried
Saltaire - Saltaire Blonde4.00Not Tried
Vale - Red Kite (superseded by 4.3% version)4.00Not Tried
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Infusion3.90Not Tried
30 Dec 2013 (HSB)
10:20 Breakfast visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
RCH - Steam Sleigh3.80PoorNasty. Not a beer I had had before, stale and cardboardy. I suspect first pint out and not pulled through.
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sleighbell4.50Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Red Santa4.20Not Tried
Wood's - Santa's tAle4.00Not Tried
Banks's - Tetley's Christmas Cracker4.30Not Tried
Moorhouse's - Elves Bells4.00Not Tried
Coach House - Christmas Stocking4.30Not Tried
Wolf - Santa Paws4.50Not Tried
30 Oct 2013 (HSB)
10:15 Breakfast stop. Fairly busy, mainly food customers.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Marston's - Ballast Point Brewing Even Keel4.50Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Bradfield - Farmers Pale Ale5.00Not Tried
Okell's - Jiarg4.70Not Tried
TSA (now called Black Wolf) - Rok IPA4.00Not Tried
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Pumpkin Ale3.80Not Tried
White Horse - Cheval Blanc4.70Not Tried
Innis & Gunn - Toasted Oak IPA5.60Not Tried
Greene King - The Abbot's Confession8.50Not Tried
20 Jun 2013 (thebrewingman)
Busy early evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Old Growler5.00Good
Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - Hop Bomb5.00GoodLacking body.
22 May 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Visited in between sessions of Cambridge Beer fest, not too busy and quick food service.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Mary's Ruby Mild4.50GoodRuby strong mild with a sweetish malty character with some fruity hop in the finish. My score 15/20.
18 Mar 2012 (Dosser)
8 festival beers but none over 4.5%
BeerABVScoreNotes
Highgate - Beezone3.80Good

About The Regal

The pub sign. The Regal, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent1
Good7
Acceptable1
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3AR.

This Wetherspoon pub was purpose-built as the Regal cinema, in 1937. It was then the most up-to-date cinema in Cambridge, a veritable palace - as it was dubbed by cinema-goers of the 1930s. Until recently, the pub in St Andrews Street had been in use as the ABC cinema.

We have visited this pub 9 times, seen 42 different beers and tried 10 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CB2 3AR