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The pub itself is both spacious and comfortable, except on Friday and Saturday nights, when bouncers hover round the doors to throw out any under-age drinkers. There is usually no trouble in the pub itself - the only problem I have seen is drinkers getting a little rowdy after some of England's ... Read review
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Advantages: Cheap - good for those on a student budget! Disadvantages: No music, and no atmosphere
...only a hundred metres down the road from my Cambridge college, the Regal (a JD Wetherspoons pub) would seem to be the ideal place to go to grab a drink or a bite to eat of an evening. But, as with all pubs, this place has its advantages and disadvantages. Read on......
As mentioned in the title, the Regal is one of, if not the biggest pub in Europe, with a capacity of around 1,300 people. Formerly part of the Arts Cinema, the decor ... ...personality, of sorts. Most of the decor is, however, aimed at the vast quantity of tourists who pass through Cambridge, offering memorabilia of the events of Cambridge throughout its history.
The pub itself is both spacious and comfortable, except on Friday and Saturday nights, when bouncers hover round the doors to throw out any under-age drinkers. There is usually no trouble in the pub itself - the only problem I have seen is drinkers ... more
At only a hundred metres down the road from my Cambridge college, the Regal (a JD Wetherspoons pub) would seem to be the ideal place to go to grab a drink or a bite to eat of an evening. But, as with all pubs, this place has its advantages and disadvantages. Read on......
As mentioned in the title, the Regal is one of, if not the biggest pub in Europe, with a capacity of around 1,300 people. Formerly part of the Arts Cinema, the decor is in line with this theme, and gives the pub a personality, of sorts. Most of the decor is, however, aimed at the vast quantity of tourists who pass through Cambridge, offering memorabilia of the events of Cambridge throughout its history.
The pub itself is both spacious and comfortable, except on Friday and Saturday nights, when bouncers hover round the doors to throw out any under-age drinkers. There is usually no trouble in the pub itself - the only problem I have seen is drinkers getting a little rowdy after some of England's World Cup football matches, but these people were easily dealt with.
The pub serves a wide range of beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. There are around 8 varieties of beer and lager regularly on tap, along with three or four guest beers, from a variety of breweries. The thing I like about these guest beers is that the staff at the Regal allow you to taste them before you buy them - something which I have not seen in many pubs.
The drinks are also very cheaply priced, with alcopops starting at around £1.10, and pints of lager at about £2. There are promotions on spirits, where if you buy one shot, you can make it a double for just 50p extra.
The main reason, however, that I usually go to this pub is for the food. The menu is the same as all other Wetherspoons menus - offering sandwiches and jacket potatoes as well as light snacks, for example, nachos, potato skins, etc, and main meals and desserts. You can buy two main meals for £6 from a special selection, which is useful if going in a large group, as long as people want to eat something from this list! The portions are large and usually fairly well-presented, and taste great! One of my favourites has to be the gammon steak, which is served with either pineapple or egg, along with chips, peas and onion rings, for around £5, and is always cooked to perfection.
The only problem with food is due to the size of the pub - if eating at a busy time, food can often take up to an hour to arrive at your table, so it is not ideal if you want a quick meal.
The pub also houses a range of fruit machines and video games, including a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire quiz machine, on which we often waste a lot of money!
Toilet facilities are also good, the women's toilets containing a large number of cubicles, washbasins and hand-dryers, as well as several decently sized mirrors for reapplying make-up!
Overall, I would rate this pub as fairly good. If the Regal had a music license, if it didn't get so overcrowded, and if food delivery times were shorter, it would rate higher, but I am still happy to frequent the pub - after all, the food is good, the drink is good, and it is a great place to socialise!
Advantages: Cheap Beer.... can't think of any more! Disadvantages: Poor Atmosphere, No music, Very Stupid Bouncers, No Class, Near the Centre of Cambridge (I wish it wasn't), the list goes on!
Why did JD Whetherspoon Feel the need to Buy The old Cambridge ABC Cinema and turn it into the Regal! That place had so much potential, Maybe Cambridge could of Had its first good Night-club or maybe it could of been a Theatre or a Gallery.
However it has been made a mock of!
The Regal seems to attract Underage Teenagers, (dispite Bouncers asking Everyone for ID - I once saw an old man with a walking stick get asked for ID - yes the bouncers are ... ...have a No Music Policy? The place is more depressing for this fact. If you go (don't go) on a Friday or Saturday night your going to have to queue for most of the night just to get served at the bar just so you can save 40p on a pint (not worth it). The place is always dirty even when its just been cleaned it has a grimy look to it all the time, and those carpets - whats that about?!?!
Hoping this place gets what it deseves and gets closed down. ...
XTHINKERAL 18.03.2002
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Advantages: Daytime there is plenty of seating, cheap beer. Disadvantages: No music, bad service, terrible food, dirty tables.
The Regal is a large pub, but I find it difficult to believe that this is the largest pub in Britain. We British must be very easily impressed by size, since as a cinema The Regal can't have been very big. I can imagine a pub far bigger than this. The service isn't great either. The redeeming feature has to be the cheap booze, but since it is purchased only days before it's sell-by date (I am told), they have to ensure it's cheap so they can shift ... ...chance of finding them amongst the ignorant teenagers and students. I wouldn't call it cosy or friendly. The tables are usually dirty and there is no music. Even on a Friday or Saturday night it has no atmosphere. It's a pre-"home to bed" pub, not a pre-club pub. Weeknights when you just want a few cheap drinks it's good. Or on an afternoon when you want to sit down somewhere for a drink, thankfully it has plenty of seating at those non-busy times. ...
marvellousdahling 07.02.2001
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Advantages: U have a good night Disadvantages: The food!
...career i have NEVER thought The regal was any good, but my opinions have changed recently. I have recently been going there some Fridays & Saturday nights and it is actually good now. The music played there is good (better than some of the clubs in the area), the drinks are very cheap so its easy on your wallet! i come home with money now lol. The food is abit hit and miss, i have been there serveral time for food and there have been a couple of ...
sparklingdiva 15.11.2008
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Advantages: Reasonably priced, especially for Cambridge. Disadvantages: No music to plug those awkward gaps in conversation.
...everyone is doing it, but the Regal is still the biggest and the best. The place is huge, a converted cinema no less, the food isn't wonderful but when you see the prices you can forgive that. Food and drink is cheap and readily availiable, the only problem that I have with Tim Martin's supergiant superpub is the no music policy. It is un-natural to be in a building of this size, with so many people with no background to fill those awkward silent ...
ch0adb 27.11.2000 (29.11.2000)
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Advantages: very cheap Disadvantages: not enough tables to cater for EVERYONE
...going to change it completely..........
The Regal, known for its younger punters, although this may be the case bring some for of identification - Passport, driving license or prove it card, any forms of fake ID will be confiscated, if your looking for a quiet drink, this isnt the place to go, although during the daytime the place is quite pleasant, weekends and evenings tend to get very busy and queuing times are outrageous! although its worth ... ...club (surprisingly held on a monday) well on mondays the drinks get even cheaper double vodka redbull £1.99 im not sure what night the curry night is, although its pretty good value and they make a nice curry! the food is well priced and tastes good to go with it. ...
Nath_cambs 13.09.2003
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