The Eagle is a drinking and thinking hub where Watson and Crick announced they had discovered 'the secret of life'. Originally opened in 1667 as the Eagle and Child, The Eagle is owned by Corpus Christi College and is managed by Greene King brewery. Apart from the main bar, it sports a beer garden and the so-called RAF bar, at the rear, with graffiti of World War II airmen covering the ceiling and walls. When the university's Cavendish Laboratory was still at its old site at Free School Lane, the pub was a popular lunch destination for staff working there. Thus, it became the place where Francis Crick interrupted patrons' lunch on 28 February 1953 to announce that he and James Watson had discovered the structure of DNA. Equally importantly, the pub serves freshly prepared, irresistible food including grilled mackerel fillets and potted ham hock.
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City centre public. Good range of beers. Good value good. 4* for its historic link - a must see for the visitor.
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Lawrence Hardy -
05-12-2016
