The Plough & Stars

Intimate music venue with a bar. The bartenders are friendly and normal. We didn't eat - I don't know what the food is like. Great live music, friendly, very small. Like a living room with a nice bar.

Decent local watering hole for live music and brews. Food and drink beyond that wasn't particularly exciting, but will have to try it for brunch/lunch sometime.

Lovely neighborhood bar that I finally got to check out. Look at the decor on the ceiling! Don't look at the menu they have on the cabinets, it's incorrect. There is a laminated menu that the bartender will provide that is correct. I got to enjoy live music on the night I went! The singer was enchanting and added such a sense of life to the bar. My partner got beer for $5 and I got a glass of wine for $8.

Not sure why I haven't reviewed this place before, it is a staple in my bar diet. Cool vibe, nice service and live music every single night. That last part is kind of insane to me because the place is pretty small and they manage to have full bands jamming in there. It's so tight you have to squeeze past the bassist to get to the bathroom. It's also got that interesting diversity of generations that you see at Cantab, people old and new Cambridge.The beer selection leaves a little to be desired, last time I was there the options were Stella, Guiness or IPAs, so basically nothing drinkable. The food is a bit overpriced for what it is, but it's not bad.I've also just had kind of fun times here in the past. I remember once we stayed a little late and rather than tell us we had to go, they just closed the curtains and let us hang out for longer. I know, after hours in Cambridge, heaven forbid!Generally just a good place to have a burger, a beer and a conversation and if the conversation is good enough, you get some live music in the bargain. A nice Cambridge institution, I feel.

This spot is only a five minute walk from my residence which makes it an easy choice if my partner and I don't feel like taking a hike to find a hot meal.The food has always been good, but not always great. However, if you've read any of my other reviews you'll know that an excellent eggs benedict goes a long way with me and says a lot about the kitchen it came from. Namely because hollandaise sauce is no easy thing to make. I have had there traditional Benny before and was a little disappointed in the hollandaise sauce from this particular visit. It was beginning to separate when it reached our table. But for this past Sunday my partner and I wanted a quick brunch fix and I am happy to report the hollandaise was on point this time.Instead of the traditional eggs benny I went for their poached eggs. This dish was absolutely delicious! Hopefully my photo of this incredible dish will do it justice because it's certainly worth a try. The poached eggs are served with a toasted English muffin over a bed of pork confit. The pork confit reminded me of pork chow mein and it went so well with the perfectly poached eggs and hollandaise sauce.As I understand it this place has some history. The Plough and Stars is one of the older bars in Cambridge. Modern and bright are NOT words I'd use to describe this atmosphere. With it's low warm lighting and decades of serving the community it's earned a worn in, homey feel to it, but keep in mind it's no dive bar either. It's always clean and inviting. A good spot for old friends to come together and catch up over a pint The staff do a great job of making you and your party feel right at home here.#eggsbenedict #poachedeggs #hollandaise #cambridgecusine

Love the vibes of this overlooked Cambridge bar. While it is located on Mass ave, the central street of Cambridge, this place is neglected because it is not close to any of the major squares. However, that just makes it a hidden gem. The atmosphere inside is dark and serious, with lots of dark wood and cool decor. However the staff is really outgoing, offering to make all sorts of special drinks that aren't even on their (already special and long) menu. There is also food and outdoor seating available. However the highlight is definitely the drinks, which are excellent, and the bar experience, which is so greatly enhanced by conversation with the wonderful bartenders.

Dive bar feel with an elevated menu for food. I got the vegetarian kale lentils over rice and it was so good!!! It had hints of coconut milk, but wasn't too sweet. $20 for a meal is average for Cambridge food, but not necessarily for food at a bar. But this wasn't your usual "bar food", so I had no problem paying that. Good service too. My friend and I stayed after our meal to play a table game and we weren't pressured to leave or anything despite the amount of people coming in. I also got an espresso martini which was really good.

Don't let them take your credit card. They kept my CC for a tab and gave it to another customer.

What's not to love? Big fish sandwich at lunch and authentic atmosphere with the blues tunes, awesome service, and varied drink list - music nightly! Drop in and hang awhile.

RACIST BARTENDERI went there last night and there was a small skinny white short hair bartender, who acted inappropriate. this guy seem to be racist and was quite rude to me yelling for no reason while i was paying for my drinks, then he took my card and said that he already had returned it back to me, and while i was looking for a few minutes on my pockets and wallet, he started to yell at me saying i should look for it because he already had returned it to me. then finally he founded on his end and throw it at the bar counter, when i asked him what`s was wrong with him for yelling at me, he answered to get out of there because he had a bad day. well, no one should be treated this way, we are consumers and go there for a good time and not to be treated like this. i hope the owners or managers see this post and take care of this individual to avoid this kind of racial situations, I am going to make a youtube video about it and going to the tv stations to make a case of racism on this place. so many reviews about the same issues out there, so i am going to contact all the people whom felted discriminated and make it one whole voice and open legal action against this bar