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The Lamb, Ely
Ely
CB7 4EJ
Reviews of The Lamb (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blackthorn _ left this review about The Lamb
A good sized pub in a prime position at the top of the High Street, it looks as though it was probably an old coaching inn and still appears to offer accomodation.
Internally it’s presumably been opened out at some point, and now has a rather bland, corporate feel to it with little in the way of any distinguishing features. Paintwork is the usual Farrow & Ball shades of grey and green, whilst the flooring was a mixture of some sort of wood strip and striped grey carpet. Seating was mostly wooden tables and chairs, with some being quite high, as well as some padded bench seating in places around the periphery. A few pictures were dotted around, including several old black and white ones of the locale. A clock made from gin bottles was perhaps a vaguely interesting feature, but overall there was really little of any note. A small TV was mounted up on the wall above a fireplace, but this was not in use on our visit.
The only beer on tap was Deuchar’s IPA, although a further pump had the clip reversed and a third appeared unused, so there may on occasions be more choice. Ciders fared no better, with Aspall’s being the only option.
On 20th May 2024
- rating: 5
[User has posted 1960 recommendations about 1873 pubs]
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Lamb
Substantial Old English Inn (a Greene King brand), with a semi-traditional interior with various seating areas. I found IPA, Old Speckled Hen and Abbot from the three handpumps. Two handpumps, offering Old Speckled Hen and IPA (£2.90). Eight years after my previous visit, little has changed and still a little bit soul-less.
On 2nd August 2020
- rating: 6
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Steve C left this review about The Lamb Hotel
The Lamb is a Greene King establishment that has been given a modern refurbishment, but still sits in the GK Old English Inns portfolio. The interior is broken up by a central stairwell that leads up to ‘37 well-appointed bedrooms’. Around the stairwell are various seating areas and the décor is more gastro pub than hotel bar. To the left is a dining area and the bar is found on the rear wall. I noted the presence of standard and premium draught products and I counted three hand pumps. One of these was unused leaving Greene King’s IPA and Old Speckled Hen as the ale options.
This pub is food led, which is given away by their website which lists several menus that cater for nippers through to the aged. Mains are priced around £9 and I thought that the burger I order was tasty, but it could have been a little bigger. My visit being on a Sunday evening, I was a little gutted that I didn’t notice that the roasts were buy one get one free after 17:00… DOH!!! I recorded that the Lamb opens for breakfast at 7am during the week and at 8am at the weekend.
Live sport is not shown here, but I did spot a plasma screen that was showing muted rolling BBC News. There was some low background music playing and live music is advertised for every Friday evening.
I found the service to be polite, but because of the lack of character and decent ale I would visit elsewhere if in the area just looking for a beer.
On 24th November 2014
- rating: 6
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- Official site of the Lamb Hotel, includes menus and wine list - www.thelamb-ely.com
- Facebook - Lamb Hotel, Ely
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Lamb - whatpub.com
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Beer Garden : No last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Car Park : No last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Darts : No last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Karaoke : No last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Live Music : Yes last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Pinball : No last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Pool Table : No last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- Real Ale : No last updated 25 April 2011 by Moby Duck
- Real Cider : No last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 24 November 2014 by Steve C
