Mercure Hatfield Oak Hotel in Welwyn Hatfield

Very nice food. Cheap and cheerful

Booked afternoon tea at the Cowshed with family and friends for a special anniversary. The staff were brilliant but the afternoon tea was extremely disappointing and not good value for money. The teas were so weak that they were like dishwater. We asked for some more tea to be added to the pot full of water. The photographs on websites are deceptive. They give the impression that the cakes are a reasonable size but it was like a selection of petit fours. The savoury was described as salt baked beetroot tartlet with bloody Mary sauce. They were like tiny crostini that were dry with a few tiny bits of beetroot on. Certainly nothing like the size of other savouries in photographs. As other reviews have mentioned, the sandwiches were 3 small fingers. The scones were alright. We have had afternoon in other places and this doesn't compare. All in all a big disappointment and not good value for money.

The food was cold and it took 1hour 20 the chill sauce was in the bag open up the bags were wet not happy what a wasted of money not ordering from there anging

Loved my toasted Panini snack after my walk in Sherrards Wood, made extra enjoyable by the best coleslaw I’ve ever tasted, why no coleslaw now?

Friendly staff, good environment with good taste