The Panton Arms is a

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that is often frequented by

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s from the Engineering and Chemistry Department of the

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. It became more widely known in February 2010 when a group of

s released the

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— a set of recommendations on how to license and label

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that have been made public — that they had drafted in the Panton Arms starting in June 2009. The pub features a "white gingerbread building festooned with hanging baskets of petunias and nestled among rows of

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terraced houses" with black wrought iron gates. The atmosphere, service and the food at the pub have generated mixed reviews from online reviewers. It serves

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and there is adequate parking nearby. One reviewer described how it seemed "hidden in a residential area". It is the remaining corner and former tap room of a larger site, originally occupied by a brewery.

References

* Pubs in Cambridge {{Cambridgeshire-struct-stub