Old Cross Tavern in East Hertfordshire

Visited today, midweek (early afternoon - Google says opens at 2pm - which is when we arrived). Excellent selection of real ales, lovely environment & friendly barman. Well worth a visit.

Great little pub in the middle of Hertford. Great selection of drinks and the staff are amazing

A calm place for an afternoon drink

I wish this pub was my local! Superb selection of well kept ales with friendly and helpful staff. This was my second visit to the pub and I would most definitely return again if I was in the area.

A popular pub with the local ale drinkers.

One of my favourite pubs in Hertford. Traditional without being unfriendly to strangers, great beer selection and lovely staff.

Nice!!!! Beer excellent & staff knowledgeable about products

Went to Hertford Castle Christmas market and had a mulled wine sat on a park bench, then on way back decided to pop in here for a lovely pint of landlord, sitting on the park bench was warmer than in here despite a barely going open fire, we both sat in here with our coats on and saw someone else put there’s back on, not quite how pubs used to be 🥶

One of the best real ale pubs in Hertford. Reasonable prices, great atmosphere, no food. Thoroughly recommended.

Probably the best beers in Hertford? In this small cosy pub they serve an ever changing range of great beers from across the country. Also a good range of Belgian beers. Oh, and there is a little courtyard.

Just the cutest, loveliest pub. Great service and beers

A nice little real ale pub. Nice atmosphere and comfy seating. A nice range of ales served "southern" style, i.e., no sparkler, which, unfortunately, made the beer flat instantly. The young fella pulling the pints had zero communication skills other than the odd grunt, but pulled a flat pint perfectly. I would recommend this pub unless you fancy a bit of "head". (On your pint, of course).

Lovely traditional pub with great draft beers. Over 500 bottled beers - what more could you ask for.

Good beer and friendly helpful staff.

Favourite place to drink in Hertford. Impeccable pint of Landlord

An excellent selection of real beers, a cosy atmosphere and helpful staff. My favourite pub in Hertford!

Simple pub which does excellent beer and very friendly staff.

For a real ale drinker this pub is a must, if you like to sit down and enjoy a good pint and stimulating conversation without fruit machines and music then this pub is the place for you, a nice pork pie or scotch egg to go with your beer, fantastic.

One of the beautiful old pubs of Hertford. Quiet, friendly and cosy.

Real "old" pub selling great beers.

Favourite place in all of Hertfordshire, always got a great selection of beers and the staff are all really friendly and welcoming

Definitely my favourite pub in Hertford. No TVs, music or slot machines. Real ales and coal fires. Great place just to have a pint and a chat.

This is my favourite pub in town 👍

Cozy PUB in the heart of Hertford, UK!

As always, great beer & atmosphere

Friendly staff and good selection of craft beer

If you like good beer then drink here, the best selection of keg, fresh cask and bottled beer in Hertford.

Lovely ales and local atmosphere

Best Real Ale pub in Hertford. As pubs use to be

The atmosphere here is amazing! Highly recommend this pub

Went for a one quite drink with my 5 month old daughter. Got told we would have to drink outside as no kids allowed, it was 16:00 in the afternoon. Got told this by the owner who was very rude in the way it was said .Ended up going to the white heart who were more the accommodating and said this wasn't the first time they had heard of this happing. Would not recommend this to my worse enemy

Good service and selection of ales from local brewery

If you like great beer in a friendly atmosphere, then this is the place. Always a good selection of brews from the handpump plus bottled beers and a nice selection of bar snacks. Favourites on this visit Redemption dark mild and Mighty oak Bitter from Essex

As they say it's a proper pub and theres not many of them left!

Great choice of real ales quite setting splendid drinking pub

Love this place an excellent selection of beers and ales. By far the best pub in Herefordshire

Best Hertford pub for a well kept selection of cask ales.

Great beer, great atmosphere, great day.

Superb pub. Brilliant range of beers including Belgian, Craft and Ales. Cosy, old style pub atmosphere inside with covered outdoor seating. Highly recommended!

Great find, nice selection of 🍻🍺 / Larger

Excellent range of cask ales in good condition. Friendly locals. Good place for a chat.

This is an excellent pub. A range of interesting real ales and a friendly welcome. No music, no fruit machines and no sport on big screens. A proper old school local.

Good Belgian beer and nice chill vibes

Perfect pub for me on fathers day great range of warm beers with bits in, stunning!!! Xxxxxxxxxx

"We have things like that for the women"

Excellent beer 🍺 and conviviality.

First visit was a nice experience. Very cosy, friendly landlady and some great Belgian and craft ales available. A great discovery. We'll be back!

Came here a while back after a river lea walk from broxbourne. Great beer selection. Plus discovered they had a beer festival on that evening! Really nice surprise.

I visited last night with a friend as I considered they were quite good at enforcing safety measures to protect their customers from this deadly Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, they allowed an unmasked customer to breath all over us while looking at the price list. The customer became threatening and aggressive when I politely challenged him and asked me to 'take it up outside'. The staff member totally dismissed our concerns and defended the customer saying that they can't stop customers from not wearing a mask. This stance simply added fuel to the flames and put our safety at further risk. What I do know is that the pub has a legal Duty of Care for my Health & Safety and I am making enquiries with the relevant bodies today to establish if a breach of the law has taken place, and also to challenge their fitness to hold a Licence to trade and accommodate the public. The least they could have done was challenge the customer at point of entry just as many other pubs across Hertford and the rest of the UK do. It seems they put business revenue before the welfare of other vulnerable customers such as myself who has underlying conditions. I will not be visiting the Old Cross Tavern again as it is NOT Covid-19 secure and I value my own and the Health & Safety of others around me.

Hands down the best pub in Hertford for a nice relaxing no fuss great choice of beer

Exceptional real ale utopia. Quality ales on constant rotation. Very impressed.

I would like to give it 5 stars (and it did deserve it) as everything was great. Two beers well over 8 pounds and yes they were excellent. Just a bit pricey for my taste.

Great local pub selling fine ales and bar snacks.

Good spot for an after hours beer

Simply the best pub in Hertfordshire by a country mile.

Fantastic Friendly Socialable Pub

A friendly comfortable pub with good choice drinks.

Great pub , great beer and the best pork pies in Hertford.

Great pub, good selection on proper beers. All round great atmosphere when there.

Excellent beer drinkers pub. Great selection of real Ales including Timothy Taylors’s Landlord. Very friendly - but don’t ask for a Lager!

Brilliant place brilliant ales and brilliant bar staff

a good selection of real ales and bottled Belgian beer, a proper pub gets busy early evening but good vibe

Lovely pub great beer and great service . Staff very friendly with a lovely atmosphere. Really love this place when the fires are lit and as they let dogs in that's just perfect.

Fantastic real ale pub. A must visit place

Fantastic old school pub with great selection of real cask ales and wide range of bottled beers from all over

Great welcome and great real ales

Well run drinking pub. Well kept beer, worth a visit.

Love the atmosphere. Real fire on a freezing cold night with a pint of Bitburger 👌

A great place for social drink with friends.

Our absolute favourite pub in Hertford - such a traditional, friendly, inviting place to be - cosy, welcoming with a lovely choice of beers and lagers. If i was to suggest one improvement I would say a little background music (live if possible) would make this place golden!

Great little friendly pub. Regularly changing real ales on handpump. Small selection of bottled Belgian beers. Food range not up to much though as only cold things like pork pies available.

Great real ale pub with bags of character.

Lovely little pub might have to sit outside in covered area as very small

The Old Cross Tavern in Hertford is a lovely pub me and my mate always start off here first once a month and have a great tasting ale 🍻😃

Lovely traditional pub, great selection of beers and lagers, cosy relaxing environment, dog friendly. Will definitely be back.

Traditional pub with a huge variety of beers on tap. Friday night 7:30pm here was full up with mainly middle aged and older folk, the odd dog, but not over the top packed. Very civilized, fast friendly service.

Been a while since I was last in the Old Cross, glad to see all is as it should be. Great service by friendly knowledgeable staff and top beers all in the perfect environment. Must come back again soon!

Decent selection of beer and cider and a good chinwag.

Lovely atmosphere friendly people .

A real pub, no air's or graces, just a good selection of beers and nice people.

Great pub with excellent real ales.

Great place to relax with great selection of beers.

My favourite pub - love the staff, the beer and the vibe. Really part of the local community, and moving with the times to keep beer fresh, seasonal and adventurous, without alienating traditionalists.

Great pub with real ales (and a couple of ciders). Cash only. Covered courtyard but no smoking.

A great free house with friendly staff and a good range of beer.

Friendly staff, good craft beers

Superb, unpretentious real ale pub. No music, juke boxes or TV - conversation is the order of the day here. Also carries a decent selection of wine and bottled beers.

Great real beer. Friendly service. Different beers to try every week. We always enjoy going there.

Fantastic selection of beers, porters and stouts.

Just discovered this gem today. Small, but incredibly authentic. Great place

Quaint little pub with great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Classic British pub. Great beer and a lovely pork pie

Great old school pub with a great selection of beers. Friendly staff what more do you need.

Favourite pub anywhere... fantastic beer, beautiful bar, wonderful people.

Nice selection of Ales, few lagers too, no TV or other distractions, kind and friendly staff, simply really great pub to stop by and have couple pints and old-school chat with friends.

He brews his own cask and has some other great beers as well as the most amazing selection of classic belgian beers

Good old fashioned pub, great selection of beers

Great beer, no TV's or sports, just a great "local"

Feels like a Locals pub but really friendly. Very lively early on Friday evening. Fantastic selection of beers. Sipped on strawberry 🍓 lager...... 😍

Great local pub. Fantastic beer and good atmosphere.