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Its modern importance lies in that recovery and in an independent drinks offer built around Belgian draught and bottled beer, regional cask ale and cider. It is a neighbourhood pub with food rather than a historic shell converted into a national dining operation.\n\n02 / The essentials\n\n### The Royal Standard: visit essentials\n\n1. 01\n\n The pub building predates much of the surrounding Victorian Romsey development.\n2. 02\n\n Its angle to Mill Road reflects the earlier site geometry.\n3. 03\n\n The building spent almost a decade as a restaurant and charity shop.\n4. 04\n\n It reopened as a smaller pub on 22 October 2015.\n5. 05\n\n The operator describes it as a free house.\n6. 06\n\n CAMRA named it Cambridge city Community Pub of the Year in 2025.\n\n03 / The place\n\n### The building in context.\n\nA story written in stone since **2015**.\n\nBuilt\n\nPredates the surrounding Victorian Romsey development; reopened in 2015\n\nStyle\n\nHistoric suburban public house\n\n04 / Before you go\n\n### Plan your visit\n\n#### Prices & admission\n\nNo admission charge; drinks and food are individually priced.\n\n#### Opening hours\n\nCurrently open from noon daily, generally until 23:00 Monday–Saturday and 22:30 Sunday. Check the resident kitchen separately for food times.\n\n#### Plan your experience\n\nWalk-ins are welcome; use the official contact details for groups and dining.\n\n[Visit the official site]()\n\n#### Accessibility\n\nContact the pub for the current step-free entrance, accessible seating and toilet arrangements.\n\n#### Participation requirements\n\nLevel walk along Mill Road.\n\nNot normally required for drinks.\n\nContinue exploring / Cambridge\n\n### More things to do\n*in Cambridge*\n\nExplore Cambridge activities, sights and places to eat. 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Check current kitchen times separately.\n\nBefore you visit\n\n### Check hours, tickets and access.\n\nCheck opening hours, admission prices and access with the venue before setting off.\n\nUpdated\n\nDate unavailable\n\nBy\n\n[Above Guide Editorial Team]()\n\nUseful links\n\n- [Official site cambridge.pub ↗]()\n- [Supporting source camra.org.uk ↗]()\n- [Supporting source democracy.cambridge.gov.uk ↗]()\n\n[Report a correction]()\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### Make Cambridge\nyour own.\n\n[Visit the official site]()[← All things to do]()\n\nOpening hours, prices and access change. Confirm details on the official site before visiting.\n\nFiled under historic pub / independent / free house / Belgian beer / Mill Road" }