Cornish Hearts in North Hertfordshire

Such a lovely owner and an amazing smoothie, she really took the time to make sure it was right and had so much pride in her products, my partner drank the smoothie in about 5 minutes it was so nice 😊

My wife and I stopped by for a snack and had cornish pasties with a cappuccino. We were given a very warm welcome and also treated to a sweet which she had in celebration of a birthday. We definitely intend to return there when we are next in Hitchen. 👍

Bought 2 traditional Cornish pasties and sat outside with our puppy on a lovely, sunny winter's day. The pasties were excellent and followed by a cheeky mince pie. Great food.

Visited with my dad and daughter. My daughter is 1 and due to allergies, has never had a taste of ice cream. On a beautiful sunny day, Cornish Hearts had vegan vanilla ice cream, placed in a teddy bear cone. Perfect for my little girl! She was so happy and enjoyed it. I tasted the ice cream, it was delicious. The staff went above and beyond for us! We will be returning for sure. Highly recommend the vegan ice cream

Very hot day, travelled from Swindon to take out elderly relatives, thought we would stop for ice cream to give our relatives chance to sit down, this was on the 8th September 2023, there was a male serving who didn't seem to know what he was doing, we purchased 3 x ice cream cones containing 2 x double scoops and 1 x single scoop of ice creams, the cones where broken, the cost was £16 ???? and then he took ages to try and get the till working, so ice creams were melting, as we sat eating the very expensive ice cream, noticed how must he was charging everyone, which seemed to change? he charge one couple £9 for two double scoops with the same cones we had? so how can my purchase have come to £16?

Came here with my kids. Witnessed the manager screaming at the young girls working there for very little reason. Feel sorry for them, they deserve good pay as they are the only thing keeping this place open. Ice cream overpriced. Manager too touchy with my kids when giving sprinkles. Saw her cleaning plates with dirty bin tissues then giving them to customers. Will not be returning. The ice cream shop Fabios next door is much cleaner and better price for what your given. Will be going there instead.

The lovely pasties we ate here were even better than those we'd recently had in Cornwall! Also, delicious cakes on offer, and excellent, friendly service. We went back the next day as our son also loved their ice creams so much. The pasties were so good we bought extra to take away and share with friends later.

Having been to Cornish Hearts many times, a routine pasty grab resulted in some excellent customer service after an incident with my daughter and a wasp. In short, the pasties are always brilliant but the owner went above and beyond to calm my daughter down after a sting to her lip. It was lovely to see and the ice cream provided solace to the wee one. Thank you Cornish Hearts, you're pasties reign supreme; the ice cream is amazing (and apparently medicinal); and customer service relating to wasp sting trauma would put any health care practice to shame.

Poor coffee, terrible and rude service from the manageress but nice service from the young girls who work there. My daughter worked there for a month and she was bullied from start to finish.She was often left unsupervised and made to feel totally incompetent. She was left to work, even though she was just learning the ropes, so-to-speak, for up to five hours at a time, made to babysit her daughter, clean her office and was berated the entire time. She left every day in tears. This woman makes a point of employing young girls so she can manipulate and bully them, as she does her husband which she likes to shout and insult him in front of the customers. A horrible place.

Great coffee, great service and great location! The food looks fab too! - loads of yummy looking pasties and cakes! Thoroughly recommend.

This is not the first time we have stopped here. Decided to do a review today 14th July. A small little pasty/coffee shop. Pasties and coffee are lovely and good value for money. The young lady serving is extremely polite and helpful, a huge asset. An all round good place to stop. Gill, Ken, Mark

This is my favourite place to get a hot chocolate from in Hitchin. They make a great froth on top. They have a few nice little tables to sit at outside and they are always friendly.

The children and I had a wonder through Hitchin and wanted to grab a bite to eat. The pasties were amazing along with the service. It was that good we went back for ice cream. Which again lived up to the previous transaction. Couldn’t recommend it enough

Top notch ice cream and delicious pastries! Feels just like being in Cornwall. Great service - even got some free onion rings and wedges! Will be back!

A sweet little place right on the edge of the historic Hitchin square, selling pasties , coffee, ice cream et al. Faced with the stress of lockdown, it was a joy to find somewhere to get a nice coffee to sit in my vintage camper and enjoy from a safe distance. I turned up and they were on the verge of closing & were cleaning up and winding down, despite this they were kind enough to rustle me up my requested super strong cappuccino, for which I was very grateful. Whilst waiting I chatted to the proprietors lovely son and his gorgeous baby sister, we continued an interesting chat whilst drinking my coffee by my van, on the trials and tribulations of COVID 19 and the impact on working life. The venue is small, quaint, clean, friendly and I highly recommend a visit on your next trip to our fabulous Hitchin

Really good service with very kind and friendly staff members, and tasty refreshing drinks on a hot summers day.

Amazing atmosphere and very friendly and welcoming services. Good choice of coffee and pastries. Recommend

Sweetest service and beautiful ice cream. Can not recommend higher. Support all local businesses xxx

Always friendly and fantastic service, Especially during lockdown. They sell the most delicious GLUTEN FREE cakes too!! Large portion sizes. Had a triple chocolate cake, it was so yummy!!! My fella has had a few pasties from here, the lamb & mint a keen favourite, he said they have been so tasty!!! (sadly the pasties are not gluten free) Ice cream is delish and creamy, and everything you want, can be served either with a cone or a tub of you're on a gluten free diet. Coffee is so good and always served with a smile. X

This lovely lady made me a wonderful soya hot chocolate . She saw my NHS badge and gave me my drink for free. A wonderful independent place in the centre of Hitchin , just perfect.

We decided to take a walk into town on Saturday and was delighted to find that Cornish Hearts was open! My kids had a lovely ice cream from there and the pasties smelt great. Excellent customer service and very clean and safe!

Two lovely takeaways in e centre of Hitchin. We had two good capachinos with a pasty. Cheerful service and good hygiene policy.

Really lovely family business. The lady owner is very friendly and has great customer service skills. The veg and vegan pasties are really tasty. It's good to support a independent in a town surrounded by faceless corporates.

Tried the new vegan pastry, it was really nice also have two others which I will try next time! Also the lady owner was lovely, would definitely recommend.

Visited with my sister and toddler. We had salted caramel, strawberry and mint choc chip ice creams, they were all delicious. The staff were lovely and were actually just about to close but served us anyway. Thank you.

It was a sunny autumn day and I fancied a bite to eat whilst sitting int he sunshine in the old Market Square. I had noticed this Pie shop and rather fancied a Cornish Pasty so I bought one and took it to eat whilst sitting on a bench in the square. It is a delightful old square and I remember it from many years ago when the market used to be actually held there. The pie was pleasant but too much meat and not enough vegetables for my liking, but enjoyable.

Delicious food and friendly service, the owners are always very welcoming. Location is perfect, in the main square.

Just a small stop for an ice cream and cold drink in the sun, and perfect to sit and watch the world go by! Great to be able to support the small businesses rather than go to Starbucks next door... The owners here are lovely and friendly!

The pasties are excellent, and good for a snack when time is short. There is a wide variety to suit all tastes. Expect a welcoming smile, there is not much room inside, but you can sit outside if it is sunny. My choice when working in town.

Friendly, personal service, excellent coffee, pasties, cakes, ice cream etc. - support a local business!

Good food, good drinks and friendly staff. What more could you ask for? The milkshakes are lush. The pastries are lusher. And the woman behind the counter is the lushest of all.

Friendly and good service, I pop in here to have a tea when I cycle to Hitchin. The prices are good, far more reasonable than nasty Starbucks next door.

Nice relaxed. Good good and coffee! Nice and friendly service. Very central and a good spot to see the town.

Fantástica cafetería/pasty lugar en hitchin, muy amable y servicial y tartas propietarios precioso! ! Aún mejor es el hecho de que hacen sin gluten tartas gratis que recomiendo encarecidamente, mucho mejor que las tiendas de café de la calle alta anónimos. Darle una visita, no te decepcionará

Lovely little local business. Coffee in the sunshine. Very friendly. Have a relaxing 30 mins. Ding dong.

Called in for a Cornish pasty. We went off and sat on a bench and tried to divide in half. The owner rushed out and offered to cut it half. This he did while insisting we sat at the tables outside the cafe.

Personal amable, buen café y comida, todo a precios razonables. Un lugar muy agradable para tomar una copa y sentarse y observar a la gente en un día soleado. Mucho mejor que el impuesto café aquí al lado. dodgers . .

He visitado los corazones Cornish hace unas tres semanas y fue uno de mis momentos más dulces en Hitchin. El té, el pasty, el ambiente, el servicio. . . Se sentía y sabía fantástico! Si vuelvo de Hitchin, este es el lugar donde me abrirá mi mañana. Lo recomiendo de verdad!

Mis hijos me encanta la mayoría de los fines de semana y me pasty conseguir uno de esta pequeña cafetería. Es un pequeño lugar con una buena selección de empanadas y rollitos de salchicha. El personal es muy amable!

I have had hot pastas from this shop many times, they are without dought the best tasting pasties outside of Cornwall. These are true Cornish pasties. Recently I have been buying them frozen to put in the freezer so we can have them for a quick and tasty dinner at home. The lady who runs the place is lovely, despite me asking to buy the pasties frozen 6 at a time. If you are in Hitchin worth dropping in, you will not be disappointed.

The Best place to eat in Hitchin ! - i have been coming to Cornish Hearts for five weeks now and I love it there !! - The staff are always Friendly, Polite and Curteous, and the food is Great ! - I'm also now making some lovely friends too !

We visited this cafe for a quick lunch one Sunday. One of us had a Cornish pasty it was so tasty and filling. We also had a Chicken and leek pasty which was absolutely delicious. All home made, the nicest pasties I've had outside cornwall!Coffee and hot chocolates were good too. The staff were really friendly and welcoming.

I hesitated to post my review, as I don't know that I want lots of people to visit in case they run out !Service 10/10Food 10/10 We decided to try the Cornish cream tea after the wonderful traditional pasties, they'd run out of cream, after checking that we were all right for time they went and got cream for us - that is what is known as going the extra mile excellent customer service - will be back again and again - give it a try you won't be disappointed!

The best coffee in town ,with a great view of the market place , friendly service and delicious pasties.What more could you want!

Fantastic pasties and lovely people. My favourite is the Chicken Balti. Great coffee and tasty cakes. Freshly made Crepes are delicious. Perfect place to sit in the sun and watch the world go by

Very nice traditional pasties with a nice view of the town squareThey also so coffee tea cakes and ice creams as well as other nice things to drink and eat

Great Friendly Service! Great Food! The best place for a pasty. Would recommend the traditional and Lamb mint pasty.

Great tasting food!!! Excellent ice cream and the best quality customer service you can receive. Highly recommend visiting this idyllic cafe in the centre of a great historic market town

The shop is on the market square right in the centre of Hitchin, where a small fete was going on today so we stopped off for a pasty lunch to drink in the summery atmosphere. It was lovely. I had pork and apple pasty and my Husband has beef & stilton. both were delicious. They are served with paper napkins, in a paper bag to take away but mine had just come out of the oven so the lady brought it to our table with the option of a plate as it was piping hot. That was a very thoughtful, friendly touch and what I consider good service to be all about. After we had eaten out pasties, we treated ourselves to an ice cream too. Really delicious. Again a great example of customer service...a little boy was very upset that he had dropped his ice cream and they replaced it free of charge. This place is next to a branch of Starbucks so I would urge anyone who is after refreshment in Hitchin not to overlook the great little independent "Cornish Hearts". We all need to support these places or they will disappear and all we'll be left with is faceless chain stores with no heart.

Ordered one Traditional Pasty which we thought needed more seasoning (salt & pepper). They other was a Spanish type with Chorizo - yuk. Sounded really tasty but the spices didn't seemed to have been cooked, we just tasted the dry spice within the pasty. Really friendly staff.

Cornish hearts is a little independent place that is run by lovely people. It attracts a lot ofLocal people which creates a friendly relaxed atmosphere .A great little sun trap in the heart of the town, fantastic for people watching while you tuck into a traditional authentic Cornish pasty. Lots of different flavours to try, and wonderful coffee grown and imported directly from farmers in Tanzania. It's also great knowing that gluten and dairy free cakes and ice cream are available for those with sensitive tummies. A real treat and nice to support local business rather than the corporate money machine.

Against some tough competition with local independent coffee shops, Cornish Hearts' coffee is up there with the best - always delicious. Not only does it taste as good - and often better - than other specialist coffee shops, it's served at a good temperature and you get more of it for your money than elsewhere.It's a great suntrap in the summer, perfect for people-watching across the town square, and the owner is unfailingly polite and charming.I don't often eat during the day, but on the occasions my partner has tucked into a pasty and persuaded me to eat too, they've always been extremely tasty.

Great service, very quick and polite. Pasties were great at a very reasonable price. must recommend the traditional steak.

Lovely sitting spots and great food with high quality coffee pasties and service. Would definitely go again and recommend.

The steak was very tender, juicy and plentiful with just the right ratio of vegetable. The pastry had just the right texture of crispiness without being dry. The 5 stars represent the quality of the pasty but I admit they are quite expensive.

Stopped off in Hitchin for a coffee went to this place as I wanted to support the independent rather than a chain. A black coffee, 2 capachinos,a hot chocolate (cold) , 2 pieces of flap jack, 1 piece if shortbread (soggy) and a banana (over ripe) £35! FFS! Over priced, poor quality

Right on the market square. Serves various pasties and a nice selection of cakes also had a Latte which I must say was really nice and a bit stronger than usual. Nice to sit outside in good weather.

This place is great for catching a very quick snack. I really like the owners too. They are super friendly. Nice to sit outside and watch the world go by.

I would like to thank the Owner of Cornish Hearts Sengul Samdanli Morris for spending the time on two successive occasions to take time out of her busy working day to discuss my election campaign in May 2016 when I will be standing in the local government elections as an Independent Candidate in the Hitchin Priory Ward. I would also like to thank Sengul and her staff for allowing me to take a photo for my website that is currently being built which will go live in early August 2015. Thank You. Jacqueline McDonald.

When buying Ice-cream for my children, I was initially ignored only to be pushed in front of by another customer. I pointed this out to the staff who looked up, ignored me and continued to serve the other customer. Needless to say I left and found an alternative vendor, incurring the tears of my 3 year old. Unacceptable as I pointed it out twice before leaving.

Great pasties but the service isn't as friendly as it used to be.This little cafe has a good position on the market square a great place to sit and watch the world go by.

Really friendly service. There wasn't a huge selection available at 1.30pm midweek and the classic pasty could have benefitted from a bit more seasoning. The pastry was perfect. At £4.50 I'm not sure it was great value.

Good value. Authentic pasties. Come here quite often on a Saturday if it's sunny and I want a snack to eat outside. I have tried a couple of pasties here but always prefer the traditional steak.