Queens head in East Hertfordshire

Top quality pub to frequent, decent pricing, amazing food. Owners, and regulars ever so welcoming to stranger northerners such as myself. Howay the Queens heed. 🦓

Absolute belter of a pub. Welcoming owners and regulars! Amazing food and decent pricing. Howay the Queens heed!

Good food, dirty disgusting toilets

Bar staff impressive, when I dropped in for a lunchtime drink and football on TV. Wish West Ham’s display had matched the very high standard of service.

A stunning pub in the heart of Sawbridgeworth. The staff and management are sooo lovely and welcoming. Definitely the best pub grub for many miles. Nothing is too much trouble and a smile and a laugh come naturally here. The new outside patio is fab with umbrellas and covered area. Plus patio heaters. I have been to loads of pubs in my 70 years in the area and can honestly say the Queens Head is by far the best.

Think the food here is great - much better than standard pub grub. Well cooked and a decent variety - wish menu was slightly bigger. Staff are always super friendly and helpful. Lovely outdoor seating area. Evenings are a different affair- becomes a much livelier drinking pub with a young clientele.

The best pub around for miles. A very cosy atmosphere with a beautiful patio at the back with large umbrellas and a super covered area ( ideal for any weather) Staff are super friendly and the food is fab. Fantastic choice and something for everyone.

Cozy pub with a pretty outside area, heated for winter, and big telly screens for sports fans. Staff are always friendly, & the service is good. Variety of foods available, & a good beer selection.

Just had a drink in the garden. Very nicely set out. TV for euros. Nice cold lagers, but no real ale. Friendly staff.

Love this pub. Such a vibe. Lovely outdoors area to sit in booths, which are heated in winter, or the cozy tastefully decorated interior. The staff are always so friendly and helpful. The pub food is constant, with a wide variety to choose from.

One of the few lunchtime eating places in Sawbridgeworth. Always a nice welcome, good service, and nice food.

The Queens Head has been refurbished since our last visit last year. After a long walk along the river, the food was great, squid, scampi,fish and chips washed down with a large glass of wine and served with a good pint of Guinness. Service was excellent and polite 👌.

Great Sunday roast and friendly service. Will be coming back!

We are really trying not to make a habit of it but this is our second wake that we have held at the Queens Head, it just really works for us. They put on a wonderful spread and we had our own cosy area where we stayed for some time before moving out to the garden. We had a lovely time and lots of laughs as a family and it did us all good to have our own space but then move onto some normality by being part of the rest of the pub amongst the regulars. Apologies but I didn't take the guys name behind the bar but he really welcomed us, was attentive and super polite. Special mention for the mini roast dinner yorkshire puddings we were all fighting for those!

Really nice outside area, didn't eat here but drinks were reasonable price

The lady that served us was literally amazing so nice best ever! And the food was unreal the Brie wedges were 11/10 the garlic ciabatta was the best garlic bread I’ve ever eaten like ever! An the steak was cooked to perfection! Best service and meal ever highly recommend! Was our first ever time an defo will become a monthly thing also really good espresso martinis everything was just 11/10 We are both so fussy with food an drinks there’s always something we don’t like but honestly everything was just perfect I’m so shocked! Can’t wait to come back was worth every penny would pay more as was absolute quality!

First ever pub visiting the UK. Food was the best ever! Staff are nice and the whole places atmosphere is amazing

Nice little pub in the middle of Sawbridgeworth. Didn't eat but a few people were and the food coming out looked nice. Younger crowd at night than in the day but good atmosphere

Top meal, fresh with great service and atmosphere! Always high on my list when I visit the UK!

Woman openly vapeing in bar understand this is not illegal but seeing as they are serving food I would have expected her to be advised to take it outside will not be returning 😒

Staff are friendly and helpful also the service is quick and food is very nice

Looking for a breakfast and a business catch up but not wanting the Costa or cafe experience, The Queens Head in Sawbridgeworth was absolutely perfect. Quality breakfast, I nearly went for the full English, but the lure of the healthy avocado struck. My colleague opted for the Portobello Mushroom. Service could not be faulted and the quality of food, outstanding. I’ll be back to try a dinner very soon. There’s a lot happening at this pub by the looks of the marketing posters, live music, an outside area which must be great in the summer, I intend to find out.

Absolutely SUPERB meal , fabulous friendly staff and lively atmosphere. Thank you so very much. We shall be back. Merry Christmas 🎅 xx

We were on a pub crawl tonight & this establishment was absolutely g8 for our feeling for the night!

Amazing food and fabulous service. The roast dinner was one of the best I’ve had. The beef was perfectly cooked and really tender. The ladies serving were lovely and so polite. They couldn’t do enough for us.

Love the atmosphere, they have a nice little warmer to keep you cozy.. good place to have a couple of drinks with your mates 😁

Great outdoor space. Really decent food and large portions. Good value for money.

There is no car park, but there are a few spaces in the road outside if you look for them. Getting into the pub is a problem, it has a number of doors at the front, none say "entrance", but push on the right door, if door opens, then that is the way in. The inside is l a bog-standard pub, which is okay, and there is also a garden with lots of tables available, some under cover. The service was good. The meals are on the expensive side (eg one of the cheapest is fish & chips at £14), and the drinks are well overpriced (a pint of beer leaves you with little change out of £6). We had 3 x fish and chips, all the fish were a tad overcooked and two of the fish still had quite a few bones in, but the chips were excellent. I don't know if the tomato ketchup is rationed, but the little dish of it put on our table when asked, did not go very far. It is not a place I would visit regularly for a meal.

Friendly staff, my steak was perfect. A good stop when the weather is sunny.

Delicious food, wonderful atmosphere & welcoming staff Came for lunch with a friend & our 2 little ones. My nachos & bbq bourbon bites were wonderful I could have order a bucket load! Staff were polite & welcoming. Love the Queens !

Nice little pub in the heart of Sawbridgeworth.

Fantastic food, friendly staff,great pub,would highly recommend it

Its a pub. Expensive. Nothing special

Great bar with lots of choice beer wise. Stayed for a football game the was displayed on two screens. Very pleasant staff

The Sunday roast lamb ranked amongst the best we've ever had, with interesting well-cooked sides included. The exterior of this pub promises little, but the food service is good reason to go inside...and return. Our only criticism would be the (very) poor selection of beers, so be prepared to opt for wine, cider or stout instead.

Unfortunately no pics as was far too disappointed with the food I had to hat they called leg of lamb it came up two leg steaks that was the weirdest colour that my husband thought it was pork!! The only whole plate was cold and I found the whole meal inedible this pub is a typical football pub with rowdy men shouting at the tv screen and not really a nice place to enjoy a Sunday roast but you live n learn!so just bear this in mind my husband chicken but also to be the fair the food was substandard and to be honest a carvery serves better!!

Great food, great atmosphere, loved it.

Great menu. Lovely freshly cooked food. Nice atmosphere. What more could you want??? Highly recommended.

I love their vegan burger. cosy chill pub on weekdays. music n cool vibes on the weekend

Good food, great garden and service. Great pub to watch the football.

Great food with a great garden. All staff very welcoming and helpful.

Very nice. Good outside seating, would also be good in cooler weather as there were heaters and lights. Good very enjoyable too. Great atmosphere

Lovely pub, nice staff and great food.

i think this pub needs to decide is it a gastro pub as food prices suggest it is or a football pub attracting larger louts. I don’t think it can be both as I experienced. Went out for what was hoping to be a nice quiet meal and was sat with loads of chanting footballers. Food was really nice so it was a shame. I think the pub should advise when booking if there is going to be a football match on. Not many would want to sit listening to that.

First impression - 5* service and food. After a disastrous start to a special birthday meal at another venue, this pub accommodated us last minute and totally turned our night around. The decor, food and service is superb. I can't wait to return. Thank you guys 👍

Where do I start? The beginning may be a good place! I’m visiting friends from my home in Birmingham for the weekend and we went to the Queens Head for some food and to watch the football. I had promised my friends we would be home for a film night by 7.30pm at the latest. This did not happen!!!! We arrived around 3.30pm and Catherine was behind the bar. She was extremely friendly and helpful regarding the table situation. We ordered food and it was the best CBLT (without the LT) I’ve ever had. We watched the Grand National and lost all our money, and then the football. This is where I noticed there was a cocktail menu. To be honest as someone who doesn’t drink I felt this could only go one way. It was happy hour until 7pm so we made sure we got our moneys worth before then. I then started chatting to Paisley who is only 18 and I informed her she really really needed to watch the film cocktail. I have to say all of the bar staff, Britney, Sophie, Paisley and Carla were by far the best bar staff I’ve ever met. So friendly, chatting and welcoming. Carla even agreed to come to the Maldives with me as long as I paid! Special note for Sophie as it was her first night, being thrown in the deep end. Six rounds of cocktails later, the night really got going and the being home at 7pm watching a film was a distance memory. I then noticed that Stacey Lee was due to perform later in the evening, I got so excited as I was aware of who she is. She was something else and right up my street. Every song she sang was a complete belter and I requested Somebody else’s guy and it was blumming amazing. I have two right feet but have never danced so much in my life. Special mention to Steve for the loan of his flat cap! Also special mention to Natalie the owner, thank you for putting up with us and not barring me. I will definitely be back if you let me in. THE END. Good night and God Bless

Amazing food, fantastic atmosphere, staff lovely. I would highly recommend a visit

The most delicious food I have ever had. Everything was freshly made. The Tuscan chicken was succulent and the sauce was delicious. My friends had a variety of meals and we tasted each others, they were all excellent. We had pudding although it wasn't needed as the main was enough. I had cheese cake and honestly it was the best I have ever tasted. Highly recommended.

Great pub,proper good food, recommended.

Had a great meal here tonight. Good food and drinks menu. Staff are all very friendly with a cute pub dog. We felt very welcome and would definitely return.

Best pub food around !! The service was brillaint and the staff were amazing

The landlady doesn’t k ow how to speak to people .I really do think there should be minimum standards of customer service Worse still you can hear her talking about her customer through the kitchen window . Certain people are not suited to running a pub

Its a real pity because I've visited this pub numerous times and the food was good. Under new management it appears that today 2 tables have ordered the same dishes.Unfortunately we got given our food before another table . You might think this would be a mistake on the pubs part but you would be wrong .The manager comes out looks at our dishes served to us and says that's not for you its for the other table . and it gets better She says " Have you eaten it yet?" we are staring at our food wondering if it was going to taken from in front of us. She.then says it wasn't for you but you've eaten it now ,so you ll have to wait for the other food you ordered putting the blame for the wrong order being delivered to us on us when its actually got nothing to do with us. then she stalks off no apology. When the rest of out food does come . I suggest to the barman that the exchange she had with us who are also her customers and not just the other table was uncalled for and this should be reflected in the bill and I wouldn't be paying a service charge. She comes out starts saying again we had food reserved for the other table again not our problem and says she wasn't being rude but the food was meant for someone else.. Once you have given a meal to people under health and hygiene regulations you cannot give it to someone else so why she she came out and took up with us at all is beyond me. Then she speaks very loudly to the chef So i can hear and says "They're all complaining but they ate everything.. I go to pay the bill .No adjustment of the awful customer service has been reflected in the bill. I said to her I was not happy with the level or services and she say again you were eating food meant for the other table as if again this was our fault. I pay the bill and stated I wish her to give me the name and address of the area manager so I can formally complain about the service and she give me a card for the pub . I said you have made no effort to make up for the poor service and she said "You re being rude to me now " I said she had been rude to us since we had come in and not apologised ,turning her back she said" I've never had any complaints before." Finally I had left and another member of out party was still eating and she was shouting at the top of her voice "That Bitch was being anal about paying the meal." in his earshot and when he confronted her said "I thought you'd gone ." Tip: Close the kitchen window so customers can't hear you slagging them off."

Perfect pub, amazing food and friendly staff

Great food & great service every time!

I enjoyed their Sunday lunch because it was a good portion size and reasonable prices. Will come back for a visit someday :D

Staff and food (Sunday Roast) excellent :) My only 'gripe' being not having any ales on tap and I'm of that age (crusty) where ales are the 'goto'. Having said that I didn't ask if they had any in bottles :( But that thought has only just occurred to me. Next time I'll ask. Well worth a visit nonetheless

Absolutely great place, first time there and made to feel so welcome, friendly staff, friendly clientele 10 out of 10 all round

Went out for a cocktail tonight! Amazing!!! Would definitely come back every now and then.

Delicious food really surprised me for a pub! Nice staff, nice decor but not sure what the perfect occasion for this place is, good for a drink good for some food but maybe not amazing for any in particular?? But none the less, great place to eat in the area

Great night, good atmosphere and music, live singer was brilliant. People was friendly. X

The roast was amazing, 10/10. Staff was lovely. Really a lovely little gem in sawbridgeworth. Excellent.

Really tasty, excellent food and fast friendly service. Outdoor seating brilliant, even in the rain.

Staff are always so welcoming and accommodating at this pub. The food never disappoints. Everything is reasonably priced and I definitely will be returning.

Great little pub with a nice outdoor area. Tasty food and friendly staff.

Great staff, very attentive and accommodating. Good food and drinks

Jade was amazing!!! She deserves a pay rise. Honestly she’s the best waitress ever! If I was a pub shes be chief barmaid <3

Went to there first bottomless brunch and wasn't disappointed!!! The food was delicious, the friendly staff were so busy but always managed to keep the drinks flowing, fantastic atmosphere around! Looking forward to the next one!!!

Lovely place. Dog friendly and good food

Had a great night. Jade the waitress/bar lady was so great and friendly she made our night so funny and was so nice and friendly to us all

The staff at the Queens Head were absolutely lovely tonight and really added to our fun. The food was fab and the atmosphere and decor was great. An all round perfect night out. Thank you!!

Lovely pub, friendly welcoming staff and the burgers are perfect!

We had not booked so sat at a very comfy padded booth inside instead of the garden. Pornstar martini to start and then a land and sea platter. Really enjoyable and the pub, staff and food were excellent.

Went here over the weekend for a beer with my son. Booked in advance and sat at sofa for 2. Good Covid rules in place. Great staff and service. Well done!

Superb as ever thank you Natalie and team xx

Always welcoming. Service is always second to none. Nothing is too much for Natalie and her team. Absolutely superb as always!!👍

Super awesome.A wonderful place everyone needs to discover.

Very friendly greeting on arrival. The two barmen were great so polite and very helpful The food was excellent as were the wines. A great find! Highly recommend.

Really accomodating to squeeze us in, much appreciated. What a great Sunday lunch, compliments to kitchen! Service and reception attentative, friendly and very welcoming. Thanks all, stay safe. Will be back. Dom

Had a lovely lunch 😋 Highly recommend.

Food was excellent as was the service but lost marks because the staff weren't wearing facemasks, so spoiling the experience.

Great food and service, loved it

The owner of this pub does not know how to treat people when it comes to customer service. Very rude and abrupt and the complete opposite of how you should treat a paying customer. However the staff and very friendly I only hope she doesn't treat them the way she treats her customers. Won't be going again.

Great food, not the warmest welcome from the bar staff and not sure how, having 12-15 blokes from a football team in the pub is adhering to covid social distancing!

My server was brilliant, food was nice, bit tight to eat with 4 of us but in the current climate, it is what it is, all in all had a lovely meal and drink

Wonderful food with our friends here yesterday. The menu is fantastic and the staff were brilliant. Top rate and I cannot recommend them highly enough. I will definitely be eating here again.

Friendly staff and food was really good

Great lunch huge portions enough for my friend and i to share, great deal on the wine and a lovely lady who served us.

Been to visit twice post lockdown, it was my first time visiting with my brother for lunch on a Monday and we sat outside for lunch. We booked prior to going and the service was very quick. They have a lovely seating area outside which has a Spanish feel to it and catches the sun all through-out the day. They also have seating indoors and under shelter in the booths should you not want to be right in the sun and the booths are a lovely touch. They are well looked after and decorated nice and cosy. On our second trip back we had great service again, one lady and very busy tables but she was still very much in control of the tables meaning that we wasnt waiting long at all. Food is delicious and very flavoursome pub grub. They offer slightly more high-end dishes too to suit everyone and all round a really nice atmosphere, will be back again soon!

Nice staff, can socially distance, sanitisers available & good food.

Just had our second meal from this pub in the lock down ( take away obviously) what can I say. Absolutely fantastic first was a delicious Sunday roast, just make sure your hungry. The second was grilled chicken for the wife and a huge beef burger stack for me, and the desert’s wow, just try it for your selves, you won’t be disappointed. Oh and the staff are so,so nice and can’t help you enough. Well done all at the Queens head.👍🏻

Food is amazing , cater for various dietary needs. Staff after friendly and helpful.

Nice locals pub. Friendly staff and great Nachos.

Good outside seating, friendly staff

Nice little pub, good menu and good food.

Great little village pub with good beer and food.

Best Roast ever, cooked to perfection. Service excellent too !

We've been coming to the Queen's Head for about 8 years - mostly in the Summer as the area out back is a fantastic suntrap. Anyway, our last trip was exceptional: new menus and chairs, decor updates and the food quality was fantastic - looking forward to the next 8 years!

Enjoyed a lovely Sunday luch here, food served hot with a good selection of vegetables. Also deserts were to die for. Quite a small pub, but food very good.

Friendly staff and locals. Lovely garden with plenty of seating including a cosy corner. Yet to try the food but the menu looks great. Seafood a speciality.