Horse and Groom in Welwyn Hatfield

I really enjoyed having a nice pint in this pub ..it's well worth the visit the staff are friendly and the bangers and mash were amazing . I would definitely go again just for the friendly bar staff and the atmosphere

You just feel like a nuisance when you go in. No welcome feeling, just takes your money and no service, just a grim face scowling at you as you hand over a good sum of cash for a few drinks. The local cemetery had a better vibe than this. Incredible really.

Popped in here for a pint and some lunch. Nice cosy feel, lovely to find a pub unspoilt by modern "renovation" and still retaining it's original features. Looks like they have lots on with a free bangers and mash night, a Thai night, and a quiz night. The menu wasn't very extensive - cod or chicken goujons of some kind or other and chips, and I think squid rings, but it was fine and did the job! Will definitely be going back as soon as possible.

We came here with friends after visiting Hatfield House. It is a wonderful old, traditional pub with no pretences. The landlady and staff are very welcoming and helpful. They have a good, and apparently ever changing number of draft beers, and a good selection of quality pub food which is reasonably priced. If we lived near here, this would definitely be our "local".

A characteristic and cosy atmosphere, a really nice welcoming, with a very good ratio price-quality food, strengthened by a nice welcoming staff. A nice pub appropriated to Hatfield environment

Another great night with the best Thai food you'll find in Hertfordshire. I went for the beef chilli and it was superb just a shame I have to wait till next Friday for round 2. All washed down with Gin cocktails.

Lovely Pub set in Old Hatfield. Visited day of the Battle of Proms..very welcoming. Beer Garden well presented and Pub Clean. Children and Doggy Friendly which is a bonus when out for a long walk with Mans best friend. Ordered Chips and they were Lush! lovely and hot..."perfect with a pint of Rebel"..Nom..Nom. x Worth checking on net for details of offers. Beautiful Pub well worth a visit. Lovely Bar Staff.

Just dropped in by chance on a Friday night when they had a Thai night. Strange in the way they normally only do lunches but food was great, also did free food (yes free!!) on a couple of other nights when you had drinks over a specified amount.

Whilst having a walk with my dog i stumbled into the pub it's atmosphere was very nice. groups of mostly middle aged drinkers having a relaxing few drinks while. Talking to each other. The bar staff where so friendly and helpful. We enjoyed a couple of hours. There was a good selection of beers. I will definitely return. Thanks for your hospitality.

Most of the pub is carpeted, but a corner around the fireplace has been left as it would have been before the interior was refurbished. There are attractively contoured grey flagstones. There is a lovely old high-backed settle. Just look at the arm nearest the fireplace, polished and worn down over the years by the arms of countless drinkers. Around the wood stove are collected some of the knick-knacks that would have adorned the pub walls in days gone by--huge brass platters, decorative fire tools, etc--and there is an old milk churn too. A wonky brown wooden beam runs across the top of the fireplace, and above that is displayed a skew-whiff modern clock and some framed prints of Hatfield scenes. The pub is welcoming to large country dogs, and I saw one of them given a sausage as a treat. The locals obviously know each other extremely well, and the atmosphere is cheerful and friendly. Publicans of other pubs also visit, which is a good sign. Best pub in Hertfordshire? I seriously doubt that, but I am still researching.

This is by far the best pub in the whole of Hertfordshire, incredible staff, great food and fun events. You can not beat it.

Visited many times over the years and never been disappointed. A good selection of ales which are always good. Friendly staff and great atmosphere.

Popped in with my son after he moved into his flat had a couple of drinks. Sue the owner is very lovely she cooks fresh food as well. Tuesday and Friday from six if you buy a drink you have a dinner free, this can be sausage, mash onions and gravy or a chilli con carne, well worth going to

A traditional pub with good real ales and good food. Husband had sausage and onion baguette and I had a Ham ploughmans both were very nice. Landlady friendly as were her customers. It's the sort of place you feel so comfortable in and would happily move house so it could be your local.

This place harks back to days of old - in a good way. Unpretentious, cosy bolthole nestled in an old row of houses in a beautiful part of Hatfield. Attracts a lot of locals with its free sausage and mash Tuesdays and Chilli con carne Saturdays (so long as you buy a drink). The atmosphere is pretty relaxed and welcoming and especially nice on a cold winters night when they get the fire going.

Lovely place in Hatfield on a drink and meal night. Place is lovely and staff is really nice. We loved typical english food there (sausage mash potatoes) ! Fresh and full of flavors. Thanks

Es un pub genuinamente antiguo con mucha personalidad, que data al menos de 2 o 3 siglos, creo. Antigua distribución con taburetes y bancos (ninguno de sus sofás hundirme aquí! ). Cuatro bombas de mano en la rotación, además de festivales de cerveza y plato trimestral gratuito de chile con su bebida en un sábado! Precioso cosas.

Metimos en una copa después del trabajo y la cerveza siempre es buena, con una gran selección que incluye algunos locales en ocasiones. Para mi sorpresa hay un menú tailandés añadida recientemente e incluso servir para llevar. Tuve el curry con arroz pegajoso, que era muy agradable, la próxima vez voy a probar la carne. El menú no es grande, el cual mantiene las cosas simples, las recomendaciones de la gente era estupenda, así que os recomiendo probar esto. Buena suerte en su nueva aventura Ben.

No hay música, pero tiene un ambiente. . . Gente hablando, riendo con diversión. . . . . está ocupado pero cómoda. . . . Una buena selección de cervezas, además de algunas adicionales, ya que estaban teniendo un festival de la cerveza de invierno el día que fuimos.

19/11/16 Sadly I've just received a planning application for the conversion of the Horse n Groom into 4 flats. So phone before you arrive. Strangely it refers to a restaurant not a public house. I live 50 yds from this my favourite pub. Wah.

En gammel fredet pub, flott atmosfære, kunne trenge til en oppussing, men allikevel verdt et besøk. Flott sted å spise lunsj

Lovely pub, had a brilliant lunch and very friendly staff. Good price for lunch as well. Close to Hatfield house, always good to venture out for lunch!

Precioso pub en nuevo en olde hatfield. Me encantó su encanto, mi tipo de pub! Selección de sidra no es la mejor pero es más cervezas y cervezas. La comida es perfectamente platos estilo pub grub. Me encantó que no ofertas durante la semana para la comida y la bebida. Por cierto que perros es una ventaja. Me apuesto algo a que en el invierno este lugar es precioso, con su chimenea

If you want an old fashioned pub with none of the posh frills then this pub is good. It is always full with locals showing that it is a friendly pub and popular. The food is good home cooked grub too.

Estábamos a la Lea Valley y en una noche fría y con viento , alcanzado Hatfield y tuvimos tiempo de sobra antes de llegar el tren . El pub más cercano se encuentra el Great Northern, que es un pub estándar grande con una ale. Una mejor apuesta es ir hacia un lado y llegar al viaducto, a la derecha está este pequeño y acogedor lugar con una variedad de excelentes cervezas, buena comida y un ambiente acogedor. Es un pub local adecuado, y bien vale la pena unas cervezas mientras estás esperando (o falta!) su tren

Reasonably priced and any food requests readily accommodated. What you want when you want it, a hidden gem in sleepy old Hatfield

We went to this place off the cuff, it seemed nice and cosy. The food was more than acceptable, especially as we went at lunch-time. There wasn't much atmosphere, but I think that in the evening it would be great. All the staff were lovely and a couple of locals just sitting at the bar.

We visited with friends on a weekday lunchtime and ordered two chilli with rice, a ham egg and chips, and a ploughmans. The chilli's were minuscule and served with a few nachos in dessert bowls, really no more than children's portions. The ham egg and chips was served on just one thin slice of supermarket packet ham, and the ploughmans was also disappointing. We should really have sent them all back and we willl not be returning.

Great food, great ale, great peopleLocated in a lovely little village with free parking outside.Had a lovely lunch menu, I went for the scampi and chips.Ate lunch and did a spot of emails using their complimentary wifi.

Went to this pub on a Wednesday lunchtime when the pub tables were half full but the pub was generally empty. Ordered two hot filled baguettes but had to wait 45 minutes for the food to finally arrive. At no point were we told it would be such a long wait or did we receive any apologies for the wait. When food arrived there was a good sized portion of reasonable quality.

Had to walk across Hatfield "new town" to find this pub, curtesy of Camra's recommendation. No food on Saturday evening, but buy a well kept pint for £3+ & get a free chilli. What more can you ask. Find this pub.

My favorite pub in UK. Authentic British pub with rotating casks. Full bar. Food on certain evenings: Free bangers and mash on Tuesday evening with a pint. Free Chili and rice on Saturday evening with a pint. Bar menu on Fridays. Friendly pub atmosphere without TVs everywhere. Love this place.

This is a great Pub very friendly with good choice of ales, it is not a restaurant but does the normal quick bar snacks,However on a Tuesday evening they offer free sausage and mash when a drink is purchased over £3.00 I think, the sausage and mash is wonderful with a good choice of side orders as extras, Saturday is similar but with Chilli con Carni. A Delightful Pub.

Was recommended this pub for the food by a local, but when we got there they only serve food during the day.That said it was a nice looking pub with a real fire and plenty of tables, if a little cramped.Did not stay, as we wanted to eat, so went to the Jaipur a couple of doors down (See separate review)Probably a good place for a pint of real ale, but if you want food, do NOT go in the evening.

I love this pub, I've been with my kids on other occasions I've been with friends, or family and I've visited on my own.Always a friendly welcome, locals are easy to talk to. Lots of different guest real ales, and a true historic building, walking up to it you feel like you could be in old London, Devon or Cornwall!I've never eaten here but I've heard the food is great.If you're visiting Hatfield this place has to be on your list!Don't change a thing about this classic English boozer!

16th Century pub in Old Hatfied with; overhead beams, front door you have to duck under to get in from the outside street, inglenook fireplace and a range of "real ales" that seems to change weekly. If you come back from a hectic day in London, just emerge from Hatfield Station, across the road down the side of the Hatfield House Lodge and you have found sanctuary. Not tarted up like so many Hatfield pubs, but unchanged over centuries with real atmosphere. Very good basic English cooking, friendly atmosphere, locals that transverse the spectrum of mankind, from gamekeepers with dogs to the guy who does the readings in the local church.The beer is excellent, but the Guinness expensive.

You want picture postcard classic British pub? You are a yank or a Canadian? Then this gem- that's right, GEM- is right up your street. It simply put it is the best pub in Hatfield bar none. Making a pub great is a simple game made difficult by un-simple people- give us good ales, quality service and banter, and home-from-home comforts and we'll spend our hard earned cash till the cows come home. Can't fault this place. Biggest regret is moving away from St Ethelredas Drive to Chester? Missing this pub. There. I've said it. Time to divorce 'erm indoors and come back home.

Landlady and staff are very friendly, great food and expansive selection of Real Ales! I recommend everyone to try this pub at least once. You won't regret it.

On first entering the premises I was greeted with an open and friendly Atmosphere, originally I intended to just pop in for a refreshing beverage and wait for my train which was delayed ( when are they not ).My first impressions were that it was a clean traditional British pub, with a wide array of Real Ales and a good selection of lagers. The pub was bustling with a ecleptic range of people, from executives to local labourers. I was served by a barmaid who was both friendly and easy to talk to, that by chance introduced me to a mixed group of gentleman amongst them was a local Councillor, Nurse, London executive and a Marine who wants to become a midwife?? These all seemed to be from different walks of life but share a love in this Public House.Theses gentleman informed me that the sausage and mash on a Tuesday is worth travelling for and apparently so is the barmaid who works on Saturdays. Unfortunately I had to leave early due to my train, but I would recommend this pub and believe this is what a true British pub is known for:Good Ale, Good people and reportedly good Sausage and Mash!

Friendly bar staff/landlady, good real ales that are changed often. Not a fine dining location, but never tried the food, a good traditional pub. Would go back

The pub we had planned to go to was closed for some reason, so walked down the road and found the Horse and Groom. What a fantastic little pub! Good food and drink plus excellent service. Even gave us a round of free drinks because our food took a long time. Definitely recommend.

Pros:Good fireSausage and onion baguette "best I've had"Chicken and mushroom pie "ok"Fish and chips "not bad"70's music on TV is top much too loud.Otherwise a good lunch and beer.

Visited the H&G for the Super Saturday of 6 Nations. I new from previous experiance that the place would be welcoming with a good selection of well kept beers and good quality food. I have known this place for many years but only visit now when I'm in the area visiting relatives. Its quite small and not the place to meet a lot of friends but the regulars are friendly and they have the rugby on the TV.

This is a traditional and very welcoming pub. Try Saturday night, 6:30 to 8:30, free homemade and very good Chilli con carne and rice when you spend 3 quid on a drink- easy!

Good food, good beer, great atmosphere. What more do you want? That is all I wanted to say, but for some bizarre reason,Trip advisor insiston100 characters.

Whatever the season, the Horse and Groom is always a welcome place to go to. In winter, there is a roaring fire and it's the best place to warm up after a walk around Hatfield Park. In summer, you can sit outside. They have regular beer festivals where my boyfriend gets to try, on average, 12 different beers. And the odd cider too! We particularly love the Horse and Groom on Tuesdays and Saturdays but I'm not going to share why! It's a loved traditional pub offering a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for all ages and dogs!

This 400 ear old inn is the best pub in Hatfield. Very near Hatfield House, it is popular with tourists and locals alike. It is a traditional pub without jukebox, fruit machines etc.It does have a TV but is only used for big sporting events. In winter it boasts a nice roaring open fire. Food is served lunchtimes between 12-2pm, although basic snacks are available outside these hours. Be warned the portions are large! All home cooked. The pub stocks the usual beers + about 4 guest ales. Evening meals are not available, but for those looking for a bargain go on Tuesday night for free sausage and mash with each drink bought, and the same deal on a Saturday evening gives you free chilli and rice. The pub does not have a car park, but you can park on the road outside for 2 hours free. There is also a free municipal car park behind the pub. A great pub, I use it regularly!