The Akeman in Dacorum

Lovely place an really nice food with generous portions

Previously I have highly recommended this place as they were great with allergies. Unfortunately something has changed and they can no longer accommodate my allergies and I was told to go elsewhere by the manager and the chef, who also made a patronising comment about me having a plain salad. We eat regularly out and never have we been asked to leave because of allergies, it's certainly a place which I would never recommend again. We are local and regularly in Tring it's just such a shame you cannot take responsibility, yes you have apologised in your comment but may be speak to your staff before commenting further. Hugely disappointed.

If I Don’t want To Cook I Book In On My Way Then I’m Sure of A Table !! Always A Warm Welcome I’ve Been Going Once A Week for A few Months Now Its Lovely!! I Sometimes Take Family or Friends

Lovely pub, great atmosphere, nice food, staff are friendly.

Nice food, but later in the evening it gets very noisy as the bar area gets very crowded.

Really lovely place to eat. Great atmosphere.

I had the lamb kofters large serving but very nice

I just had an amazing meal here! The Chorizo Scotch Egg and Halloumi Chips were absolutely spot on, and I couldn't fault anything. The service was top-notch; the team warmly greeted us and even suggested a second drink. The vibe was perfect, and everything was super clean. Definitely a place I’d recommend to anyone looking for a great night out!

Sadly I won’t be coming here again. For the prices this establishment charges you would expect an excellent level of service, this was not the case. We ordered rosé champagne - which is on the menu - we were then told that they don’t sell this and the gave us a different champagne and then tried to insist it was a rosé. They then didn’t have champagne flutes and gave us cocktail glasses. We then asked for salt on our table and were given a broken and empty salt pot - why? We were then rudely told that one of the main desserts had sold out - it wasn’t even late in the evening? And finally we were then served Irish coffees in only one correct glass and then patronised by a member of staff who pricy to tell us that these glasses are expensive- why is that my problem. For the prices they charged I would have expected a higher level of quality and service, I’m never one to complain but I found myself to be completely disappointed by the whole experience.

I always have a lovely time here with my friends, and the staff really make it special with their warm greetings and farewells. The food, drinks, and overall atmosphere are consistently top-notch, and I appreciate the cleanliness and speedy service. However, I've had a couple of hiccups with table reservations, which can be a bit frustrating. I hope next time we can secure our favourite spot for a relaxing catch-up! Looking forward to returning soon!

I always enjoy visiting the Akeman, it’s got a really lovely atmosphere and vibe. Really friendly staff and fabulous food! Well worth a visit if you’re in Tring!

Had a great lunch here today our waiter was Fin and he was perfect and very professional Thank You.

Lovely bar and restaurant. And they had a great vegan range. Highly recommend

Sunday roast sirloin , hard roar potatoes and the Sirloinh worse I’ve had in a long time , fatty to say the least for £22 a Rio off

Lovely meal. Celeriac soup really tasty and hot, moules plump and juicy, chips hot and crispy just as they should be, and we will order the warm winter grain again. Service was excellent too.

Both times we have been here it has been lovely. Once was lunchtime menu, 2nd time evening meal. Both times food and staff were great. Definitely is a eatery we will be regularly frequenting. Thank you to our waiter Peter, super service and the birthday suprise dessert was a lovely touch.

Friendly staff. Good service. Great family atmosphere . Fine Decor. Sunday lunch food was medium -good rather than outstanding. Chicken was good. Beef was “OK” - slightly tough. Roast potatoes slightly undercooked, Puddings were good. Flat White coffee was excellent. Overall 8/10. Food “Good Pub Grub” but def not “Gourmet”

Food wasn't great, roast dinner certainly not worth £23. Along with this service charge 10% for what? You pay it before you get your food, it's not table service you have to go to the bar to order.

Lovely place for a meet up with friends, great food great atmosphere and great audience. Service was a fraction slow - that did not bother the grown-ups. It was only a bit of an issue as we had young kids. Overall, a lovely visit and we would return

We really like the breakfast at the Arkeman...service improved immensely since our last visit few months ago.

I’ve stopped at this place twice in the last couple of weeks for lunch and for breakfast. Really good experience on both occasions. Great menu and food. Nice service. Dog friendly in bar area.

A classic Gaston pub with excellent pizza oven pizzas. Bigger than it appears from the outside so always worth asking if they can fit you in. Sometimes service can be a bit slow but usually great. Also lovely side areas for a drink - you don’t need to eat at all.

Just had breakfast it was very nice

Great food but took a star off as we had to wait an hour for our food as they had an error. Could have been prevented if someone came over to check after we got our starters but the issue was resolved in the end and the manager was very apologetic

Good food, good service, friendly. The menu can do with more variety, and better cost .. overall good but would rush to go back anytime soon

Excellent 'all rounder'. Whether you wish yo visit for a couples meal, a birthday, a meeting or just a quiet drink, the Akeman caters for all. Service is decent and the facilities are modern and clean. Food and drink options are a plenty too. Great spot in the heart of Tring.

Went yesterday for lunch. really nice space with leather couches, back area was modern and roomy. Front of house chap was attentive, got drinks ordered. Then a waitress came to ask if we wanted drinks, we said we'd just ordered. Drinks came, then we waited and waited and waited. We tried to get attention of waitress who said she'd be with us in a minute. 10 minutes later we asked front of house chap if we could get some service. he apologised got us some more drinks which he said would be on the house and we ordered our food. There was a bit of a wait for this, but ws really lovely food, Lebanese chips were wonderful and the harissa chicken burger was brilliant. At bill time we found we were in fact charged for the drinks, so clearly some gap in communication there. It wasn't particularly busy, but it felt that a nice venue with great food is being let down with poor service. Will try this place again though and hopefully better next time,

Great restaurant, service and food, Highly recommend the pizzas. The staff were very polite and we had great service (special thanks to Ethan and his colleague), despite a misprint on the menu which staff were quick to rectify.

Lovely sunday lunch, soo much food and amazing service, wines fab and even my tricky dog was relaxed.... thank you I only go there after a walk round Tring Park, great menu and drinks menu xx

Lovely place, a little bit of city in a rural town, in the best possible way.

I attended The Akeman for a birthday brunch with family. The food was excellent - I am Gluten Free, and it was so nice to have such a big range of options that tasted amazing. My sister is also a Vegetarian, and again, plenty of great options for her. The service was excellent, and such a nice relaxing atmosphere.

A delightful place that took great care of us with our nephew

We eat out a lot and like to try new places , never do reviews but today I felt obligated .booked for a roast dinner .we had gambas pil pil and garlic bread with cheese to start, absolutely lovely great flavours. Then the roast… went for the lamb and porchetta the lamb was overcooked and chewy the the carrots still had grit on them and the kale had hard stem chopped up and chucked in with the leafs . The porchetta was really dry and the crackling soft , Yorkshire pudding was nice and the best bit ! The waitress never asked how the meal was even when she took away two hardly touched plates . I paid the bill and then asked can I give some constructive criticism . (Hate to complain but felt necessary today) she said I should of said before I paid the bill but wanted her to know it was a genuine complaint and not because I was after money off.

Good food but expensive for what you provide and the portion sizes are tiny. Staff is minimal so service is slow and no real waiter human interaction but I guess that is to do with management and targets

It seems to be looking a bit tired which is a shame as this was their flagship. Still love the staff though. Could do with employing a few more staff behind the bar, though. The problem that still has not gone away is that it's " not my job to clear the tables" so the dirty tables just get left.

Really loved the food and atmosphere. Service was not rushed which gave you time to enjoy the evening and also gave time between courses! Highlight of our visit was the dessert. They had ran out of strudel but made a new batch especially for us.

Food not bad, but everything was delivered out of sync and waitress had to be reminded about our requests. Parking a bloody nightmare

We popped here as a large family on a Sunday evening. The weather was good and they managed to squeeze us in. The staff were pleasant and very attentive to the table. The food and drinks were promptly delivered after ordering and any additions / amends to our order were happily accommodated.

Father’s Day x 6 of us, lovely pub and decor , very nice friendly welcome from the front of house , we were seated and menus bought over, ordered drinks , small glass of Prosecco £7.90 !!!!!! 1 cheese and bacon burger, I veggie burger , 1 pie and 1 calzone all very nice but small Portions of chips! 1 pork roast , nice but small slice of rolled pork and underwhelming roast potatoes, all veg piled on top with a Yorkshire pudding making potatoes underneath soggy! Will Never get a high rise roast , Yorkshire was lovely but cold , cauliflower cheese very small for £5.50 , 6 small chipolatas £6.50!!! But tasty all the same, 1 lamb roast was kindly taken off the bill as 2 small chewy slices were a big let down! Sticky toffee pudding and brownie were just ok , ice cream lovely , a situation with one of the puddings was handled very well and we found the staff to be attentive and professional, if you visit maybe swerve the roast as they are notoriously hard to get right en mass!!

Very big pub, nice local ales on tap too.

Very nice and modern restaurant. Prices a bit high, but freshly prepared and tasty. ... friendly and fast service ... toilets not so clean and on the upper floor there are nooks and crannies.

Great restaurant & bar. Great food, lovely company.

An amazing eatery! The food was delicious. Servings were very generous! Dogs were made very welcome which was a bonus!

Visited with friends for a meal and a catch up. A great atmosphere. I couldn't fault the food or service. Well worth a visit. Pleased I made that choice. The garlic bread was incredible. I had the Angus rump steak with bearnaise sauce. It was really nice.

Food average. Service could be better. Not much atmosphere mid week.

Attended a friend's birthday get together there last night. Food good, service and atmosphere excellent, would definitely recommend a visit here 😀

Great food, choice of drinks and service

Came to the Akeman for our anniversary brunch and I wish I’d read the trip advisor reviews rather than just going by the stars on Google. The welcome when we arrived was somewhat lackluster- my husband and I stood awkwardly for several minutes looking for a member of staff until someone behind the bar brusquely waived us through to the unmanned reservation desk area. We were seated in the outdoor area which would have been pleasant had we not been right next to the bins (which are in their own area but the gate had been left open. After being seated our waitress promptly disappeared and after seeing other tables who had arrived after us ordering and getting their drinks I got up to see if I could put our order in. Again I was waiting awkwardly by the bar trying to see if anyone was around. A waiter walked over, serving another table and I asked if I could order. He told me to wait a minute and then walked away and spent minutes on a POS machine at the other side of the restaurant. Eventually our waitress appeared and said she would take my order at the table. When the food arrived (sometime before our drinks) the bacon and pancakes were rather unappetising- swimming in maple syrup with a few anemic bits of bacon with burnt streaks unceremoniously dumped on top. My husband’s avocado, bacon and poached eggs was presented better but one piece of bacon was burnt on one side and the other was greasy and the fat was rubbery and not rendered. The avocado was under-ripe and like biting into a rubber. We did not feel that complaining would make a difference especially after the lackluster customer service we had already received. My husband’s mocktail was tasty, mine (virgin mojito) tasted mostly like apple juice. On the whole an underwhelming experience. I expected more after seeing the very professional looking chefs in the kitchen and the lovely restaurant area.

UNPROFESSIONAL! I posted the below 3 weeks ago on google and tripadvisor and have had no response Visited on 21st April approx midday. The two chaps behind the bar were polite enough, although one wasn’t sure about some basic menu questions. My 2 year old child had an incident wetting himself, meaning the floor needed to be mopped / wiped. While I took him to the toilets, my heavily pregnant wife informed a staff member of this. Said staff member (young blonde female wearing grey trousers) simply handed her a napkin , as opposed to offering to help wipe up. I found this rather disappointing and mentioned it to the manager on duty (Latino male) , he was respectful, yet I don’t feel he fully grasped the lack of professionalism from his staff member, offering nothing to remedy the situation, other than that he would pass my feedback on to the team member. Had the matter mentioned been handled better by both team members I would be more likely to return. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

A child’s opinion: I think this is the best restaurant I have ever eaten at,the food is great the pizza is the best I’ve ever had and the staff are great 5 stars

Visited on 21st April approx midday. The two chaps behind the bar were polite enough, although one wasn’t sure about some basic menu questions. My 2 year old child had an incident wetting himself, meaning the floor needed to be mopped / wiped. While I took him to the toilets, my heavily pregnant wife informed a staff member of this. Said staff member (young blonde female wearing grey trousers) simply handed her a napkin , as opposed to offering to help wipe up. I found this rather disappointing and mentioned it to the manager on duty (Latino male) , he was respectful, yet I don’t feel he fully grasped the lack of professionalism from his staff member, offering nothing to remedy the situation, other than that he would pass my feedback on to the team member. Had the matter mentioned been handled better by both team members I would be more likely to return. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Seated quickly and politely by Macheck (spelling? Sorry) Order taken quickly. Pasta cooked by Devon was excellent. Perfectly seasoned meat and a good portion size. I shall be back.

We went to this restaurant for lunch but didn’t stay. A friend of ours is allergic to rape seed, and we checked if they were unable to guarantee rape seed oil in their food. The woman at the desk told us that if our friend had brought some food with her and the rest of us were ordering food, we could sit in the bar area and eat there and it would be okay. She was very nice and understanding. However, once we had found a table in the bar, and chosen our meals, the manager came over. He was extremely rude and blunt. He told us that our friend could not eat her food while we ate the food we were ordering. He said that the restaurant would be responsible for any food she brought into it , and therefore we would have to leave. We pointed out that the people at the next table were feeding their children with food that they had brought in from outside the restaurant. He ignored us, and again said we couldn’t eat there. He was rude and unsupportive , and was very keen for us to leave. We went to another restaurant who were far more supportive, and we spent over £70 on food while our friend was able to eat her food there. Our experience was upsetting and unnecessary, and has put us off eating at Oakman Inn restaurants again.

Excellent Saturday morning brunch. Much needed after a long morning walk in nearby Ashridge Estate. The Akeman totally delivered. Fantastic. First time but will definitely go back. Highly recommended.

Popped in here for a drink with friends on a Saturday night. Great atmosphere and the bar staff seem very friendly. Drinks are a little bit pricey but Definitely worth a visit.

This is one of the best restaurants we've been to. The food was excellent as well as staff and atmosphere.

Lovely venue, really welcoming, staff very friendly. Breakfast and brunch is confusing. If you arrive before 11am you are only allowed to order from breakfast menu - no exceptions. If you arrive after 11 you are only allowed to order from brunch menu - no exceptions. There is no full English or bacon baps on the brunch menu, however, there are bacon baps on the kids breakfast menu (served all day).

Visited one quiet lunch time mid week with my mum and baby. We were lucky enough to be able to sit in their lovely courtyard. Staff were lovely and our pasta dish came out quickly and was very fresh. Big portion too! Our dogs also got lots of attention and were very welcome.

Can't recommend this place highly enough! Fantastic menu and excellent service. 10/10 would thoroughly recommend

Friendly service and great food. Came with four friends and three dogs and was made to feel very welcome. The food was excellent, enjoying porchetta, large salads, sausage and mash, and superb scotch eggs. Desserts were home made and wonderful rustic, and everything tasted great with good portions. Dogs loved their time in the bar area and we’ll be back as it’s fabulously located next to Tring Park.

Friendly staff, coffee was very good. Lots of little seating areas great for meetings. Or just pop in for a drink

so many amazing vegan options. absolutely spoilt for choice and taste delicious! 2 desserts too which is such a rarity. definitely didn’t feel forgotten about- what a restaurant, will definitely be back.

Lovely place to get a bit of lunch.

Four of us dined. Two of us had an appointment nearby, so time was of an essence. We were served quickly and able to have two courses in quick time. The other two of us stayed on to chat and wait for our friends to come back from their appointment. We are all later joined by our friends. We felt no pressure to move on. The food was good, decent veggie options and meat options. Unfortunately the pizza was off because of proposed oven maintenance the next day. The Akeman has a large seated area inside, with additional seating outside.

Booked the function room for a 40 people birthday party with a finger buffet. This was advertised as £14 per head with a choice of 4 items plus either chips or new potatoes. Paid a £10 per head deposit to book and a week before had to pre-order the food. The first issue was a surprising lack of gluten free options, given the venue is a restaurant chain we felt there would be more available, when I enquired if the pizzas could be made gluten free I was told no. So I pre-ordered the food and warned the 2 GF guests attending unfortunately there would not be much available they could eat. On the night I had requested the food to be put out at 7.30pm and was told this would be no problem. At 7.45pm still no food so I enquired at the bar and was told the kitchen is very busy as it's Saturday. Eventually the food was bought out and the amount was very disappointing, it disappeared very quickly. I then realised the fries that I had ordered had not materialised so again I asked at the bar. The waitress told me they would be bought out shortly, three times I had to ask and about an hour after the food had been eaten the waitress proudly bought out one platter of fries. I queried as to why only one platter for 40 people, it seemed enough for 8-10 at most. She scurried off and came back to tell me the kitchen would do 2 more as if that was a favour to me. I felt completely embarrassed by the food offered, especially considering due to various absence on the night there were actually 5 guests less than catered for (plus 2 who could only eat one item anyway). Staff seemed disinterested and unhelpful, I would not recommend this venue for anyone looking to book any sort of function. Very poor value for money and disappointing service.

What an amazing place!! I loved the decor, the vibe, the food, and the friendliness of the staff. OMG the Lebanese Lamb was amazing! The seating is spacious and comfortable, and I think it could be romantic too. My partner had the steak and chips and it looked amazing! I wish I had time to test the dessert menu - it looked great. When I left, bouncers appeared, but the vibe was relaxed and happy,

Popped in for lunch as we were passing, food was cooked fresh and very tasty, would definitely go back

Service is slow, but the food was very nice.

Went here as a set of 3 couples. Didn't get any welcome when we arrived, was standing around for a good while whilst staff Swanned around. When food did arrive my pizza was burnt and that is all I got in my first bite. Sent it back, second one wasn't burnt but other than the spicy sausage there was no other taste to it. We ordered dessert but there was a huge wait for that. Long wait for the bill as well. We sat down at 7 and left at 11. That was just too long to get an evening meal out. This place need to read, respond and improve on reviews but given that I am repeating things from reviews posted 4 yrs ago clearly nothing has changed nor is there desire to change it

We visit the restaurant often as we enjoy the surroundings and food however unfortunately the service lets this place down. The welcome on reception and behind the bar is not great. Sometimes you can feel that you are an inconvenience and I think happier and more welcoming customer service would really make a difference.

Best Sunday roast EVER. We were late to the same booking 3 times due to house move complications. We were so tired and hungry but we arrived to smiles, lovely atmosphere and the most DELICIOUS food. Highly highly recommended.

Visiting Tring on a wet day we were in need of a lunchtime venue. Having looked at menus displayed outside local restaurants we opted for the Akeman. We enjoyed a substantial tasty meal and were very well looked after by the staff. The restaurant was pleasantly busy with a mix of diners. We would definitely eat there again.

Excellent surroundings. Courteous service and varied value for money menu choice. Will definitely be coming here again.

Great food and service. Surprisingly busy for a Monday evening.

Delicious calzone! They swapped out the meat for mushrooms to make it veggie for me it was really lovely. The interior is really beautiful and had a lively atmosphere.

Had the best night staff very accommodating, food was amazing and the atmosphere was perfect. Thank you.

Great atmosphere in here high class will go back for food as we only had drinks!

Really enjoy coming back to this lovely place. The food is excellent, The staff are professional and friendly and the service is very good indeed. Prices make it a treat rather than a frequent venue to eat but the food is worth every penny.

Pre booked for late afternoon meal. Arrived, table not ready. When seated had a longer than expected wait for service. 35 minutes approx. Ordered drinks and food together. Waited longer than expected for drinks to arrive. Then advised our choices were not available. Reordered. Again along wait to nearly an hour. Had to chase up our order. When drinks arrived minus table tap water. A further delay on the food,had to request staff to chase up the food order. Time well over an hour. Told a further delay due to cooking problem. When food arrived it was well cooked for me but was very poor for my partner who was very disappointed with what should have been a straightforward pasta dish. It was obviously left while waiting for my meal to be recooked. Pasta was uninspiring and only warm . Staff were informed at the time but only offerder to warm it up but by his time we had lost interest and just declined and just left it.Warmed up pasta is not inspiring . Table water arrived partway through the meal and just plonked down with no comment or apology for delays. Overall we did not eat all the meal. We were left very disappointed. We had been before and gave a good review but this visit fell well below the standard we had and would have expected from this restaurant. I don't think I shall return in any great hurry unless there is a big shakeup of service and attention to detail. Seems that what was working awhile ago ' have taken their eye off the ball'. This review is for the restaurant area and does not include the pub/ bar end. Big Disappointment.

Food was just ok and service was generally bad. It wasn’t even crowded yet the service staff couldn’t do their job.

Really enjoy visiting here. Excellent food and atmosphere always buzzing.

Excellent fresh food. A tasty lunch time menu that caters well for all the family. Service was excellent!

We were staying at a nearby hotel and found this pub based on a review. It was so good, we returned twice. Each time, the food was perfect - as was the atmosphere. We were not rushed and they catered perfectly for my youngest child who has a huge range of food allergies. He even got a dessert, as the menu was so well planned out for those with allergies. Thank you so much. We will definitely return if nearby again.

Good food but very expensive for what it is. quality of ervice is very dependent on the staff, ranging from exceptional to mediocre. last visit was not great, and wished I had taken off the 10 percent default charge for service.

Very good, but expensive for what it serves.

Like this place. But Sunday roast isn't great. Roast potatoes where not nice. Turkey dry. The Yorkshire puds where great tho. Shame as service is on point

Fab food, roast chicken dinner would have fed 3. Lovely, friendly staff

Enjoyed a lovely meal after a long walk in the vicinity, warm welcome and excellent service accompanied by wonderful food including brilliant pizza and mouth watering desserts.

Our son and daughter in law arranged our visit along with our two grandsons (1 & 3) after the natural history museum for my wife's birthday. The service was superb, the meal choice and quality excellent and we never felt rushed in any way. We thoroughly recommend The Akeman in every respect. The only missing piece was that we had notified them that it was my wife's birthday but there was never any acknowledgement of that while we were there. That may have been partly because we were all so full up after starters and main courses that none of us went for a desert.

Unsure if they have a new chef but Sunday lunch was delicious. One of the best veggie roasts I have eaten.My sister had the beef which she loved ,definitely will come back.

Welcoming environment beautfiully decorated for the festive season. Full menu was initially given, we browsed and selecting then was given a Sunday only menu so had to readjust choices. Childrens menu/activity was given which was greatly received. Starters came out promptly and were delicious! Howeve my main came out with different vegetables to what was advertised, which if I'd known would have chosen somethign else. It would have been nice to be advised that they'd been changed for the day. Waitress was apologetic. We waited a long time for our someone to come and take our dessert order so we changed our mind and jsut got the bill. Has the potential to be as good as the others in this chain but just lacked a little on this day.

Average menu, bored staff, not worth the money.

A nice range of food on offer. Wife had the Caesar salad with the addition of halloumi (extra cost, by itself it is meat / main free) which was lovely according to her. I had the picante half boneless chicken which was tasty, albeit not a huge amount of chicken and the salad it came with was a bit sparse. Very tasty though. Staff were friendly but obviously tired from Christmas rush (we went between Christmas and New year).

Quite pricey. Not much chicken but lots of chilli and njuda which made it very hot. Nice decor Staff a little overbearing, asking us numerous times if we wanted more drinks.

Great attentive but not over bearing service, great well prepared food! Loved the Sunday slow cooked beef roast.

Really good quality platters and pizza. Great atmosphere too. Service was super friendly and prompt. Thank you. Great place to visit after the Natural History Museum down the road.

Decent food, great atmosphere, lovely setting Does the key things consistently well. Also can be all things to all people i.e. quick coffee or big celebration meal. Tends to hit the spot. I like it. A great model that is well executed. Highly recommended.

Service awful, staff walking round complaining and treating the place like their own social club. The Highwayman in Berkhamsted is a better option for similar money.

We had a lovely lunch here! The food was excellent, the service was fast but friendly, and we will be happy another time to try some more of the very interesting selection of dishes on the menu.

This was our first visit to The Akeman and it was an enjoyable experience. The food was good and served quickly. Georgie who looked after us was very friendly and helpful. The restuarant has a nice ambience although the backround music was a bit loud.