Hit or Miss in Chiltern

So we decided to visit this pub after 5* reviews from several friends & we were certainly not disappointed!! Service, food & ambience were amazing. Staff very attentive, food was fabulous. We will definitely be back. Thank you for an enjoyable Sunday lunch team!!

There was a good choice on the menu.The food was excellent:well cooked and well presented and hot. The service was also impeccable:friendly and efficient. The Hit or Miss has the perfect setting for a country pub:lovely location and the advantage of easy parking.Comfortable inside with good spacing of tables allowing one actually to hear the conversation of dining companions! The pub has a lovely rural setting yet is only a short drive from Amersham. Overall a classic English pub with good food and in a super rural setting. As a regular patron of Pubs in the Chilterns over many years,I would say the Hit or Miss deserves a top billing.

Victoria, Philip and the team served us an excellent afternoon tea for a large group celebrating my mother's 90th birthday

Was craving a roast phoned on the day and got a table for two. Great to see the pub thriving and doing so well. Staff are busy and all kept on ball. We shared a Foccacia Baba Ghanoush starter, this is a great dish guys please keep it on the menu! The bread was fantastic. My Veg Wellington went down a treat, a Yorkshire too that wasn’t all crisp it had some batter to it. Thoroughly enjoyed. All I would say is….. a little bit more cauli cheese and veg wouldn’t “go a miss” other than that… back soon! Keep it up! 💙💙💙

The evening started off well, my wife and I had starters from the snacks menu, very tasty and good portion size. Washed down with a pint of Badger’s Tanglefoot beer. We had the tenderloin pork mains, I had four pieces of meat whilst my wife had two, to be fair it was tasty but not worth the price tag. Food served lukewarm. Whilst eating our starters a server offered other customers options available on the specials and variations on the normal menu. As this establishment is in a village it appears that the other customers were local familiar with how this business works. We cut our losses without having a sweet course. Paying the bill we were not presented with a itemised bill. I at this stage paid and left. We will not be back. A very disappointing experience not to be repeated.

Brilliant food, great beers and Phil, Alyssa, Lara, Elizabeth and Jess are superb. Roaring fire, comfy seats and authentic surrounding. Great place 😀

41 CLUB held their Ladies night for 34 and all complimented the event saying the food was excellent service was efficient and friendly and the room was set up with the festive theme which gave a great atmosphere Our host was informative and every thing was kept to time. Well done we will be back

Went for dinner last Friday and they very kindly put a television on for us to watch the England game in the rugby world cup, which was beyond the call of duty! A few people did watch it but more people would have been a better atmosphere. The pub was generally very quiet for a Friday night, which was odd. However the food was absolutely delicious and I will definitely be going back. The "Duck breast & spring roll" main course was very good and we had an amazing chocolate desert.

We visited this pub with friends and our dogs for Sunday lunch and because the weather was so excellent we sat in the gorgeous garden of the pub. The roast beef and Yorkshire pudding was absolutely superb with the beef melting in your mouth. The desserts were excellent as was the wonderfully charming service from Diana. I could not recommend this pub more particularly after a lovely walk with our dogs in Penn Wood.

My husband and I enjoyed a delicious Sunday roast beef sitting outside in this very pretty picturesque pub garden with all the trimmings - we particularly liked the extra vegetables option on the menu with no extra charge as we do like a lot of veg on the side!! The beef was extremely tender and our overall experience was relaxed and enjoyable, the staff were very welcoming, polite and provided a good service. A huge improvement from last year which was so nice as this is a delightful pub full of character, we will definitely return.

A stunning public house which on arriving gives off the right vibes. Enjoyed a lovely meal which was helped by the wonderful service supplied by Alyssa who not only poured our drinks but served our meals. She could not have been more helpful and friendly which added greatly to our enjoyment. I only wished I lived nearer to this wonderful pub! By the way the beers not bad either!

Just when I thought the level of food couldn’t get any higher, it did. Fantastic meal… I invited some friends who also loved the experience and are both true foodies. 10/10 and will be back very soon

We have just come home from an evening meal at the Hit or Miss in Penn Street. Excellent food. The pub’s food wasn’t so good a while ago but is tasty, fresh and beautifully cooked now. We have been going there for many years and think of it as our local and favourite pub. Very friendly place. Staff always so helpful (esp Philip who wasn’t there tonight). Thank you Hit Or Miss.

Lovely pub with superb food. Eloise is warm, welcoming and attentive. Very charming and looked after us throughout the meal. A lovely team along with Megan and Jess. New menu that includes delicious pizzas was excellent.

We live locally and have been here many times and enjoyed it but it has really improved of late in so many areas. The menu is the right size to make you confident it’s that it’s freshly prepared and local but has options for everyone and the food we had on our last visit was quick to arrive and really good. Nicely kept real ales, good wine choices and a genuine, friendly team made it a very pleasurable afternoon. The pub is in a lovely location with a pretty garden and patio area opposite cricket fields in the village so perfect for a relaxing drink or meal in the sun over summer, but they have also redecorated the restaurant area inside. Whilst not disastrous before this looks 100% better now and great for more of a sit down 3 course meal or celebration. We’ll definitely be back, hopefully soon 😊

Great atmosphere. Really friendly staff. Only had drinks but can’t wait to go back for food as the menu looks great. Definitely worth a visit

This is my most favourite pub/restaurant. Why? All the staff are so welcoming and I have to say that Diana, Phillip and Eloise are just the best. The food is superb and so is the ambience. Great location deep in the beautiful Bucks countryside. Definitely worth a visit..

Really impressed Excellent friendly staff. Excellent roast. We had a fantastic time there for Father’s Day. Good value.

Really good food and nice traditional pub. Between us we tried the roast beef and sea bass and both were excellent. Service was slow but it was worth the wait and the staff were doing their best it was just a busy Sunday (Father’s Day!)

Great place to stop and have lunch on a sunny Bank Holiday Monday. The beef, rocket and horseradish sandwich was sublime! Thick granary bread, delicious beef and horseradish to blow your socks off! Thoroughly recommend it.

food took more than an hour to be served. We asked and they said they would check, waited, nothing, asked again and instead apologising, we were told they had a big table to serve before ours. Not good. we will no go there again. Food...

Decided to give the Hit& Miss a visit as we had not been there since Covid, when the food was excellent. We went on Saturday evening (15th) on the spur of the moment and although busy, they managed to fit us in. I have quite...

Such a shame. Been coming here on and off for years. Have ignored a couple of mediocre experiences recently but can’t keep letting it go. This time we went for a weekend lunch. Was not busy - maybe 4 tables at most. We ordered really...

Went there on Easter Sunday after a long walk with family . I’m a Chef ( sorry to be boring) and it always annoys me when I come across what I call ‘ food fodder pubs’ they are in essence overpriced with badly prepared food...

Fantastic mother day meal. Food was amazing, I had the chicken supreme the presentation and flavour was amazing. The pudding was great! They were able to adapt to other guests requests. The service was quick considering they were very busy and the atmosphere was lovely....

We booked for Mothers Day and left feeling really disappointed. No menus on the table so I had to call a waitress over. Menu information provided by the waiter was incorrect - was told the turkey would come with stuffing - it didn’t. Four plates...

Good location and venue for a funeral wake; and nice people. Good bar service. However, the food was at best average. Very shocked when I reviewed the bill the next day to see a 10% service charge had been added. Nobody mentioned this charge when...

Visited on a Monday evening with friends and the food was amazing!!!! Staff were very friendly also. Will definitely be back :)

This was our first visit since lockdown. There was the same warm ambience and leisurely service, but the menu seemed more simple and less interesting. When I ordered ham, egg and chunky chips I expected chunky chips. What were served were skin on chips, which...

Absolutely loved the food.great customer service really lovely. went there for a family meal to celebrate a birthday

We rolled in already quite merry after a Griffiths Brothers distillery tour next door. We received a warm welcome and were shown straight to our table. The restaurant wasn’t full on a Saturday night which is a shame as the food is excellent, but then...

Thank you to the chef, server and Major the beautiful working cocker spaniel for a memorable celebration catch up. Fish & chips delicious and I’m from Norfolk so consider myself qualified to comment! It happened to be quite quiet on a Friday night which suited...

Such a good night celebrating my daughters 18th Birthday last night at the Hit or Miss!! Kim especially was so accommodating and made sure we had everything as we wanted it! All the bar staff were brill!!! Great venue for a party! We had the...

Avoid at all costs. We last visited the pub a number of years ago and has fond memories however to say it’s gone south is an understatement. Food was barely edible, coke and sprite on tap was flat. We felt very sorry for the bar...

We have visited many times since moving to the area, usually for the lunch menu, mid walk. Every time I push the front door open I am welcomed by an open fire, a friendly team and Kim, who always goes way above and beyond. Every...

Don't order the aubergine with spiced lentil ragu... not a lentil in sight, and the ragu sauce was vegetables in sweet chilli dipping sauce! Cost £17! I wonder if the chef had ever tried it. Also, don't order the apple & blackberry crumble... it's apple...

We have used the Hit or Miss on several occasions recently for groups of two up to twenty five. The food has always been great as has the service. Lovely location for this friendly and traditional pub. We will most certainly continue to visit and...

Let me just start by saying the staff couldn’t have been more pleasant or apologised more but my main was the grilled spatchcock chicken with asparagus @£19 and that price sets expectations. I grew up with a Mum who cheerfully assassinated any food so I’m...

Popped in to try the venison I'd heard about and the meal was Amazing!!! Best food I've had in a long while. Meat was cooked perfectly and the the red wine jus was perfect too. Pub felt cosy and warm with just the right amount...

Give this place a miss! It used to be my regular but not anymore it has gone very much downhill. They used to serve tender squid (which isn't the easiest thing to do) now they can't cook beef! I went with a friend for Sunday...

Visited this pub for lunch. The atmosphere is good, staff are friendly and very attentive. My main complaint is the bread for the sandwiches was so thick you couldn’t even get your mouth open enough to take a bite. I don’t think anyone wants bread...

Pretty on the outside but thats it! We went for a roast with family and we all had issues. The service was great but the food was awful. Biscuit like yorkshire puddings; hard and flat. Cauliflower cheese; I had to ask where the cheese was....

We greatly suggest you visit the Hit or Miss public house/restaurant. As the drinks and food are fantastic, together with excelent service from Kim and the team. We suggest this is the only pub/resaurant to visit in the area.

Visited on Saturday lunchtime and had a wonderful meal. Alyssa was an amazing host and gave us sweet, attentive and friendly service; she was excellent. Food was meticulously presented and delicious. Wide ranging menu. Nice ambience. Thank you for a great visit!

Ordered Sunday roast, the roast potatoes were undercooked. Yorkshire burnt with no substance to it ! Cauliflower cheese tasted of bread sauce and no cheese ! Meat was the only enjoyable food on the plate. Drove over 2 hours to take family member out for...

Had a most wonderful experience in the most adorable country pub!!the manager Phill mad us feel comfortable and gave us fantastic recommendations the pub is charming and full of history!! The food was great, fresh and we'll presented. We definitely coming back

Yesterday I attended a funeral wake at a pub near Chalfont St Giles. The weather was sunny and warm, the food was well presented, (assorted sandwiches, quiche, sausage rolls) and there was plenty available. The desserts were large helpings of cheesecake, carrot cake and scones...

We enjoyed a lovely Father’s Day lunch here today. We had Sunday roasts, risotto and two kids meals, over fantastic. Far better than your average pub grub. The staff were quite charming considering it was a busy Fathering Sunday at 1:15pm. Being picky, I would...

The sun shone the venue looked quaint then went inside for the buffet. Tiny tea plates, wooden fork the size of a tooth pick and what could only be described as an Iceland trolley dash! No salad or real meat. Processed meatloaf cut so thin...

I’m not really one to leave reviews but this was worth reaching for the keyboard. I felt sorry for the people that held a wake here on Monday 30 May 2022, the food that was left was pounced on by some local vultures and one...

This place has gone downhill over the past year sadly. The main problem with this place is that they have a lot of young, inexperienced and work shy members of staff who prefer to stand around behind the bar chatting with each other, rather than...

A busy sunny afternoon but hardly any sun umbrellas available. No staff clearing tables so we ended up sitting at a table with somebody else’s dirty plates which were buzzing with flies. There seems to be a lack of attention to detail and certainly a...

Lunch with friends. Never written a review before but needed to. Hit or miss has always been a favourite but this visit did not resemble previous times. A very limited menu. The sea bass was ok but potato and veg was not nice, very peculiar....

I'm sad to say we were very disappointed with our meal experience here yesterday. There were 4 of us including a child, 2 meals of fish and chips arrived about 20 minutes before the rest of our parties meals, a risotto which was then cold...

This pub is in a picturesque village, with beautiful surroundings, and the food is pretty good. The service was, however, the slowest we’ve ever had. We were a large group so had ordered all of our food two days in advance, and turned up bang...

This is a lovely country pub with a lot of history and just a lovely comfortable interior. It is so nice to still have these lovely old historical pubs. Plenty of staff and on a fine day you can sit outside on the lawn with...

My husband and I with my parents visited the pub yesterday for a meal for our wedding anniversary. The service was excellent the girl's were polite and well managed. The bar manager nathan was very polite and funny always asking us if we was OK....

We had the pleasure of being in the pub when some of the staff were creating a batch of cocktails for a forthcoming cocktail event. I was invited to sample an Expresso Martini...which was absolutely delicious! We are looking forward to the cocktail event in...

This is my go to place. The food is superb and excellent value for money. The inn has a very pleasant ambience including log fires in the winter. The menu is interesting and varied the jacket potato with prawns particularly recommended as it is the...

Awful buffet for birthday party. Extremely dry chicken , tasteless quiche, not enough vegetarian options, some tasteless meatloaf thing and the food was left out for hours! The amount of money charged for this is a joke! The quality, quantity and cost was unrealistic. Would...

This was our favourite restaurant but has changed hands since my wife celebrated her 60 th birthday here. We dined as a party of 6 on a Saturday lunchtime . Restaurant was fairly empty . We were given 3 seperate menus which was confusing ....

Had lunch here for our birthdays. Not a massive menu BUT I would rather this I think it works better. Had a delicious Sea bass on spicy ratatouille, very tasty, perfectly cooked. And the puddings ( which I usually shy away from) were lovely, homemade,...

Went as a family for mothers day. Service good but I'm afraid that's it. Food cold, burnt roast potatoes, need I say more.

I have eaten twice at the Hit or Miss in the last couple of months. Sadly, on both occasions, the food has been a MISS. Overfilled plates of vastly overpriced inedible cold overcooked chicken and undercooked vegetables. It is a great shame, because the bar...

I have been a regular customer for many years but now I seriously recomend that you look elsewhere.if you are intending to eat. This used to be the Best pub in a 15 to 20 mile radius for Food but now the Food choice is...

Went for Sunday Roast for 4 adults and a child after a walk to build our appetites. Starters were fine. But not the roasts. We had 2 dry chicken roasts. Most of the chicken had to be left. 1 beef roast that was chewy. 1...

We had our dads wake at the pub today. The staff were nice, and coffees and drinks all good. The buffet, for funeral parties, was (as we all agreed) very sub-par. The chicken was dry as a bone and chewy, and the rest pretty uninspiring....

Went for birthday meal with a friend. she ordered the curry, I the fish and chips. the food was appalling. To be fair the staff were kind and as I told them, my criticism is not directed at you but at 'the chef.' He didn't...

LOVELY ROARING FIRE We regularly come here and always love sitting by the lovely open fire which is always roaring. So nice and cosey, thank you to the staff for making such a great effort to constantly maintain it and keep it going for the...

Visited on a Sunday with family for a roast dinner. One of the worst I’ve ever eaten, definitely not worth £17 a head. Only 2 roast potatoes, undercooked veg, gristly meat. Pub was also freezing cold, radiators turned off. Service was reasonably quick as pub...

We did a nice circular walk & rewarded ourselves with a roast lunch in this unpretentious pub. After a slow start the staff got going & we had a nice lunch. It’s big, with lots of rooms. We were initially ushered into a noisy family...

Traditional turkey lunch very good. Could not fault the service. Well done Hit or Miss for making Christmas Day so enjoyable.

Good tasty good and very helpful smiley staff. Really enjoyed it, well done. Good welcome, clean loos, car park across the road from the front door.

Disappointing curry. It was ok, could have been so much better but really hated the crispy rice cake that tbh we had no idea what it was as it was so bland and a weird texture and not crispy. It resembled polenta. Disappointing. Others enjoyed...

We had an enjoyable evening starting with a three course a La Carte menu. Tasty dishes. Followed by Live Music from Mark Crofts and associate. Great mix of genres for a Saturday evening.

I went to the hit or miss with family for a Christmas meal and was not disappointed! I had the roast turkey and it was to die for. The young lady who looked after us was very attentive and ensured we had a fabulous evening....

11 of us arrived for our usual Xmas meal. I can't express enough how disappointed we all were with the quality of our Xmas meal. It was the worst meal I have ever had here. We visit quite often and are normally very satisfied. Turkey...

Where to start Myself & 14 friends arrived for a pre ordered lunch today. Even though I had received confirmation of our meal choices we arrived & the bar staff were unaware of the booking. They quickly made up tables & our starters arrived fine....

I ate here at the end of July and had a lovely meal with really great service, so it was disappointing to find such a different experience this time. I started with the Chicken liver, which was OK but rather sloppy in texture, followed by...

Had my dads wake here on Monday and we paid for the more expensive menu which I could not recommend highly enough, the food was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Everyone commented on how good it was. The service was just simply impeccable and they made it such...

We have been coming to this pub for 20 years ever since Michael and Mary were owners. We have never had a poor meal, always great service, large portions and great value. The menu has changed, fair enough. What is not great is the quality...

What a disappointment, the starters was sort of ok. My fiancé steak should have been cooked “blue” but it came out so tough she could not eat it. I’ve heard of chunky chips but they was more like door stops, way too big. To top...

Food was not good at all. 2 items missing from the menu(that we know of as we ordered and then told didn’t have them) which only has 6 main options anyway and we were the only ones in the restaurant and lunchtime menu is different...

We have visited this local pub for many years but not for a while for obvious reasons Went for lunch today & ordered some squid & some tempura prawns. The squid was fine with a good spicy sauce but the prawns……well they were not tempura...

Wonderful catch up with an old friend. Had the seabass which came with a pea risotto. Delicious. Service attentive and cosy environment. Outdoor has been upgraded and flowers are beautiful. Will be back

Came for dinner with another couple, and then we met friends for drinks afterwards. Loved the food. It is so good to see a menu which wasn't just the same old 'pub grub', but wasn't pretentious either. Even our vegetarian was happy! Personally went with...

Visited on a recommendation from a family friend, and so pleased we did! Food was lovely, and we were served by friendly staff, who actually knew about their own menu, and could offer recommendations - which is refreshing! staff were attentive without hovering around us,...

Beautiful setting. Owners/managers obviously care a lot about this place, as it really was lush. Flowers were really special and decor has been carefully thought out Food was delicious and it was beautifully presented. Much above the usual par of 'pub grub', without 'fine dining'...

Been here on a few occasions lately incl once with my mother who is in a wheelchair. Kareem, Archie and the other staff couldn't have done enough for us - helpful, polite and wonderful service. Also had the privilege to meet the very charming owners,...

We come here for a meal after being recommended by a family friend and what a find this was! A beautiful old English country pub in a little village. The flowers make the place stand out and look very welcoming and the staff as soon...

Some slightly more unexpected menu options, but we thoroughly enjoyed everything. Lovely atmosphere, very friendly staff

Even after reading recent reviews we decided to give it a chance as previous reviews were very good and decided to give them a chance - big mistake!! We arrived and were greeted by a young girl who showed us to our table, there were...

I went for lunch here on 23rd September with two friends. We had booked a table for 12-30 and arrived on time. Shown to our table by a friendly waiter, ordered drinks, browsed through the menu and placed our order - three fish platters, described...

The food is delicious and well presented. The service is excellent and attentive. The restaurant and facilities and space between tables is good. We had an evening meal this time but have visited for lunch and booked and held a party and a wake at...

I have been visiting the Hit or Miss since I moved to Hazlemere in 1990. It has always been a delight to visit this pub. A warm welcome upon arrival, courteous and happy staff and creative cuisine of a very high standard. Since the previous owner Michael left things have gone downhill. Not at first but gradually over time. The staff now lack motivation, the food has hit rock bottom and to be honest it is not a place anymore which I will visit.Let me be more specific and to add credence to my views, let me say for many years I was a hotel and restaurant inspector of London hotels on behalf of a Swiss Travel company and an Italian one too. This restaurant come pub is now in need of some refurbishment and not just a lick of varnish over the tables. Perhaps a new carpet or a more hygienic floor covering would be good. The food has seriously gone downhill. Not sure where the last Polish chef has gone but they should try to get him back. Dishes were once served beautifully presented and very tasty. I don't think 2 thin fillets of sea bass served on a mound of rubbery French beans is very inviting. I know French fries are not the dish you should judge a restaurant by but once they were freshly fried but now they are pre bought chips with their skins on. They look tired before they reach the table. Last night I had the liver and bacon. It was totally crucified, overcooked and thus dry and difficult to eat. I mentioned this to the waiter who looked at me as though I shouldn't complain! A complimentary coffee would have been a nice gesture. On leaving nobody said goodnight like days gone by. I had just spent about £80 on a fairly miserable meal for two. The upshot is that I am very sad to say I will not be returning to the Hit or Miss until it becomes a more inviting place to eat.

We went to a wake at this attractive old pub, which is in a pleasant village setting, with a car park on the other side of the road. It is quite roomy with a side area for private functions. There were several good real ales on hand pumps. The buffet spread (chosen by the family) was substantial and varied (some people took uneaten food home). The service was very good. We did not see a menu so we cannot comment on what is available in the restaurant. We would probably return if in the area again.

This is a re-write of my original review following comments from the establishment, my updated and full review which also accounts for the comments from the pub are below the original. I will say for the befit of the readers after I posted my original review, the pub management retorted that they were sorry we waited for drinks on a busy day, which if you read my original review we had drinks, it was the food we never had, so alongside the service being well below any measure of being acceptable a half-hearted reply that really ignored the issues I was pointing out. Here is the original:I usually wait until the next day before writing a review of somewhere I visit…however, I felt this review was not going to change with time.

It’s 14:30 at the time of writing and we have been told that the kitchen is still not taking orders for food as “they are on a break”. This is a lunch booking we made for 13:30.

Thankfully we have as least had one round of drinks, even if when the Diet Coke ordered turned up as regular coke and we were made to feel it was somehow our fault as it was regular coke on the ticket.

I may update this after our food order is eventually taken and food arrives, however, I doubt it’s going to have any major effect on my decision not to recommend coming here.

The worst part is, we booked this meal as a birthday celebration and yet feel it may be someone else’s birthday before we get to eat!

My closing thoughts, never has an establishment name “Hit or Miss” been more appropriate. In case you are unsure, it’s definitely a miss on this occasion.I was asked by TripAdvisor to remove my quote of the management reply, I have a screen shot should this cause any questions, but in brief the response ignores the main issues, suggests my problems were only delayed drinks (not the fact of being unable to order food for at the time over writing over an hour after seating a prebooked table as the kitchen staff were "on a break" to quote the waiting staff and a half-hearted apology at best. It then went on to say it was unfair for me to condemn the pub based on that alone....I think if they had read my review and not just jumped to instant defence, they would have understood why my opinion was formed at this point.The worst part is, the reply has only given cause, as they wanted the review to be about their food, to rewrite the review and it's worse as you will see below. A simple, honest apology should have made amends, after all I can accept we are all human etc...So I have removed the quotes of their reply at request of TA and I am making this clear for fairness to both sides.My additional comments to this:Firstly, the response from the pub almost highlights part of the issue with the pub in my opinion. It is glaring from this response they have not understood the original review or ignored the facts presented. Waiting over an hour for the food order to even be taken and a rude member of staff were both illustrated above, but the response is to apologise for a wait for drinks and feel it was an unfair review as it did not review the food (again ignoring the fact our food order had not even been taken over an hour after sitting for a pre-booked table).But I fairness as they wanted a review of the food as clearly felt my review was not rounded enough here we go.The drinks ordered actually turned up in minutes of us being seated, so there was in fact no delay with the drinks. Ordering of food took considerable time, we asked the waiting staff several times about this and each time were told “the kitchen is too busy” or “the kitchen is taking a break” (yes this was actually said to us, regardless of the management claiming they don’t take a break…so regardless there is an issue with communication) and finally “we are not taking orders until the tickets go down”All around us most of the other seated tables were eating their food….much to our envy, especially as our orders were not even taken. At one point a member of our group joked about getting a “justeat” delivery.So after taking a table for 1:30 pm, our orders were taken and our starters were eventually delivered to the table just after 3:30 pm, some two hours after our table was booked for.Sadly the starters, while nice on the whole, were not complete after also confirming numbers during us placing our order, was a starter short.Another round of drinks was ordered and two glasses of lemonade returned as they tasted just of fizzy water. We asked the waitress to taste them to confirm and she promptly returned with two fresh glasses. Sadly she could not have tasted it first as they had the same issue and she then tasted and accepted the issue. We were advised it would take a few minutes to resolve, which is fine and then two fresh glasses of lemonade were delivered and enjoyed. We decided not to mention the very watery coke at this point and just accepted it.Main courses delivered at 3:48, approaching two and a half hours after the time for our booked table (I am really stressing this point to be clear to the management and future visitors as it was seemingly brushed away in the last response from the management).Multiple people ordered fish and chips and several of them felt the fish was dry and tasteless while having a strong odour. The chips were lovely in reflection. Being a non-fish eater I can’t comment on this personally, but became quite striking while eating my roast chicken dish. The roast potatoes had a rather strange, and arguably unpleasant fishy taste to them. I am unsure if they had been sat a contained that also had fish, or fried in the same oil as the fish had been, but there was a distinct notion of cross flavouring between dishes.Deserts ordered and consumed. To be fair only minor issues really. The person who ordered the dark chocolate brownie said it had a strange texture and left a “film in the mouth” which was odd. The treacle tarts were just very tough (the pastry) but otherwise ok and the sorbet was nice and refreshing.All in all, it is a nice looking pub, but I have to stand by my original review as on this occasion the service took a ridiculous amount of time and that alone justifies a 1-star review. The issue with a rude member of staff (who also dropped an entire tray of glasses outside as we left) clearly needs addressing. The quality of the food, especially after waiting over two hours for it, needs addressing and sadly, and I will put this down to skim reading, the management comment on my review missed the mark completely and frankly has lead to a more complete review to justify me condemning the pub with no attempt to resolve or offer anything more than a quick apology.Personally, nothing has been done to change my mind, which was only made worse after the time of the original review. No attempts to change our minds have been made by the pub either….so at this time I fully stand behind my original review and comments, which is a real shame.

The duck could not be cut and there for could not be eaten. This applied to two of us. A complaint was answered by bringing two steak knives with no apology or the offer of a substitute.On a very hot day we asked for water . It was eventually supplied after about twenty minutes.We ordered desserts for three of us. They were served after about a half an hour delay.

Food was good. The four of us had a different mains and a sweet course each. Service was timely and personal. The pub was quiet which probably contributed.

The H&M is a lovely local, next to a cricket pitch, on the edge of Penn Woods.perfect for a meal and a walk.Lovely old timbered dining rooms, good beers, interesting menu.also outdoor seating on terrace/garden.would go again.