The Crooked Chimney in Welwyn Hatfield

Overall a nice country pub with warm fires and dog friendly and staff willing to take the time to listen to what I was asking for very enjoyable will be revisiting soon.

Three different servers, all very helpful 😀 The food was quick out of the kitchen and good quality. One suggestion would be a bigger typeface on the menu

Lovely welcoming staff with friendly faces service was quick Food was served hot and tasted amazing and the salad was crisp and fresh .

From looking at other reviews my expectations weren't that high for this restaurant but i was proved wrong. Alisha was a lovely server and was very nice to talk to. The roast dinners were exceptional.

Lovely family lunch, thank you to Ellie for looking after us really well Lovely food and setting . We will be back again soon

Went for a Sunday roast, hands down one of the best we have had!

Went in at lunch time. Food was really good.

Came here as its our local. Last ate here last summer and the food was awful, last night I had the best meal I've ever had here and stayed for an extra 2 cocktails. Love the dog beds dotted around with free doggie treats. Portions were big enough we forgot about ordering dessert. Will definitely be back alot more often

Food and service. Staff were friendly and helpful

Nice atmosphere, decent sized portions and great service- we had Isabelle, she was lovely and made some great recommendations. Will be re-visiting! :)

Lovely cosy pub with modern interior. Friendly staff and tasty food.

The staff were inattentive and the food was underwhelming.

Perfect place for a chilled cosy night, dog friendly too! Loved the food, had lots to choose from, very welcoming and nice atmosphere. Defo recommend

Limited choice after 6pm due to a busy day. I had sea bass which was cooked to perfection for me Thank you once again for great hospitality and friendliness from the owner and staff

Lovely atmosphere and great food. Charming and efficient service by Isabelle . Highly recommend 😆

Great little pub, staff are friendly and love dogs.

Stopped by for a work lunch with colleagues and a good catch up. Excellent food, nice venue but mind your head!

We were looking for a place to stay over in our motorhome and meet up for a meal with family, before travelling out to the EU at the end of July. We contacted several pubs, without success, but the Crooked Chimney came up trumps for us. They went out of their way to accommodate us. Very friendly and attentive staff. We enjoyed a lovely meal with our family and were able to stay overnight in the carpark. Thank you so much for your hospitality!!

Had gluten free fish and chips, yummy.

Pub garden is an atmosphere indeed 😁

Just wanted to thank the extremely staff helpful at the Crooked Chimney who sorted me out with water in my moment of need - car had overheated ! Charming helpful staff - just new to the area so will be back. Thanks

Enjoyable lunch spot during a walk

Service was a little slow 2 hours 45 minutes for main course only.

We had a lovely lunch time special meal here last week which was delicious and great value for money. 6 of us visited again today for a late lunch, again enjoying delicious food and excellent service from our waitress Lauren.

Great good food. Great service. Lauren was our waitress and great also

Historic landmark. Iconic and beautiful.

Go there monthly for BMW meet, lovely pub mind your head as you go in, friendly staff food is ok sometimes really good sometime average, Good venue would recommend overall

Food was lovely. Staff very friendly.

Had an excellent Sunday lunch with 4 friends. All food was delicious. Staff were friendly, helpful and courteous. Lovely pub, with a great relaxed atmosphere, and great garden when the weather is favourable.

Another great cricket lunch, excellent food, beautifully presented, friendly and efficient service. Thank you, see you again soon.

Came for lunch here today and was pleasantly surprised ,overall a very good lunch,the only issue we had was the garlic bread with cheese,although well cooked it needed more garlic and cheese ,had the signiature king prawn cocktail followed by fish and chips and Mac n cheese ...all of which were delicious,hot and good value,desserts were also excellent and a good choice on menu,had our favourite wine and was also reasonably priced,had a great lunch today,would recommend and will be returning.

Popped in for a few drinks yesterday with my dog, great service from Lauren, made us feel very welcome. Very good food and drinks and they even gave my food a few treats. Will be back soon!

Louise especially was very helpful and great

Had lovely meal here. Fish and chips were very nice and good value. Great service by Lauren. Would definately visit again

Food was great and my server Lauren was even better! She got everything right and was so lovely. Would highly recommend.

Came in today for a family meal, fish and chips were lovely. Staff were welcoming, thanks to Lauren for being so attentive

Lovely, warm ,attentive staff. The restaurant and pub has an old cosy charm . We had a very tasty meal today and were looked after by Lauren. Well worth the visit.

I think they need to put more BBQ sauce on the Hunters Chicken and maybe a few more chips. I think they had run out of BBQ sauce as when we asked they only had tomato sauce. Lauren the waitress was excellent. Very few people were eating.

We have been to your pub many times and it was good but sadly this will be our last visit. We waited a long time for our food. Asked if it was on its way and it then appeared. The Food had clearly been sitting in the kitchen waiting to be taken out so was cold and congealed. We were given no cutlery had to go to the bar to get some. On payment I told the young man that it hasn’t a great experience. All I got was “oh sorry. “

Popped in for lunch today, Megan was very welcoming and made us feel at home! Food was tasty and we will definately be back soon!

We had an amazing family meal here. Food was superb and service by Ellie and the team was wonderful. We will certainly come back!

Great meal lovely stafff highly remonend thankyou Megan (manager) 🙂

We have not been to The Crooked Chimney for over 40 years. We went today. We had a lovely time. The pub was lovely, old worldy, the atmosphere was relax laid back. Very friendly staff, very attentive. The Manageress came and checked everything was ok and genuinely interested in the customers. The bartender/ waiter Ollie was very good at his job and well trained in all he did.Bought back some lovely memories. Thank you for making today special. Lovely peaceful pub in the country.

Good value, I chose the lunch menu starter & main which was excellent value. The lasagne was delicious.

Excellent great food great service a must visit

Very nice meal, service and atmosphere.

Went in for a few drinks just as somewhere different. Have always loved this place as it's away from everything else so the garden out back is a nice chilled place to relax with a few drinks and friends in an evening.

Building is over 200 years old and has some very nice interior characteristics. Very cosy and warm atmosphere. Service is extremely slow but atmosphere and food somewhat compensates for it. Highly recommend the king prawn cocktail and pan roasted lamb. Recommend to visit for a relaxing lunch or dinner and you are not in a hurry/or and extremely hungry or else you maybe waiting awhile.

What a wonderful country pub / diner, Eddie was very helpful and accommodating, only just found this hidden little gem. highly recommended

We visited the Crooked Chimney today with our puppy…. Not only did they stoke up the amazing fire but welcomed us with open arms. The food is absolutely amazing and seriously great value for what you have. If honest for us so far the best roast around!!!

Great service as always! The food was tasty and perfect. Big shout out to Eddie who was great - thanks for making our experience so lovely.

Food was good and service was great. Eddie was great both times we've visited so double points for him. Roast dinner was brilliant.

We live locally and visit at least once a month. The staff are amazing, atmosphere is comfortable and the food is brilliant. Ollie was particularly helpful during our visit last night and our 6 year old loved explaining to him our family dessert of “brownie jenga”. Highly recommended for all. We look forward to our next visit!

Very good, friendly and polite service from Ollie on a busy sunday lunchtime.

We had a lovely meal, lots to choose from the menu, and an excellent recommendation from our server, Megan. Thank you 😊

More waiting / bar staff needed. We came on a quiet Sunday afternoon and it took 30 minutes for our drinks to come. Great food

I would recommend The Crooked Chimney to all ages and size of parties, they were great!

Lovely food & excellent service by Eddie

Great salad and terrific service from Eddie

Fantastic evening. We were celebrating a wedding anniversary and the food, service and venue were excellent. Thank you Ollie for everything

This place used to be amazing value for money and had a lovely atmosphere. Food portions are ridiculous for the price charged. The pub itself now looks tired and in need of some tlc

Very nice pub and excellent food. Nat our waiter was lovely.

Pleasant afternoon for Father’s Day. Staff seem like they’d rather be somewhere else but food was fine.

Mediocre service, hot plates, pleasant atmosphere. Large car park.

Fantastic service from Ollie. Food was great, lovely atmosphere. Only slight negative was it was very hot inside (on a not particularly hot day.)

Great experience, food was amazing and service by Nat was friendly and speedy. Definatly come again.

My experience The Crooked Chimney was brilliant. A refreshing range items on the menu as well pub classics. The staff were polite and attentive, with the food being served to my table promptly, hot and really well presented. With just the two of us having a light lunch I can strongly recommend thd baked Camembert.

Lovely food (especially the Hunters Chicken Schnitzel), great service and really nice atmosphere. Would definitely recommend and well be back!

We hadn’t been for ages as it got a bit hit and miss but sadly, it was another miss. Service was slow, seating area was dirty and tired, there were 4 of us and we all had starters and mains, all the starters were dry and overcooked bar a prawn cocktail. The main was OK but we were all underwhelmed with our pale pies and the best bit about it was the veg. My husband really enjoyed his steak and chips though. The staff were really friendly but the food really let it down. Such a shame as really used to love it here.

Had a lovely meal on a Friday evening. Great quirky pub with lots of seating area spread out in small private areas. (Just mind your head if you’re tall). Even though it was ‘summer’ and cold, the pub was cosy and warm with the fires on making it feel traditionally welcoming. Easy to book. Good friendly and polite service. Food was excellent.

We were served by Sean who was brilliant throughout the evening. We had a big table and he was really helpful and patient. Food was excellent too!

Very warm welcome and nothing was too much trouble. The food was generally good although the pizzas came without chillies (spicy pepperoni) and my salad came without dressing and although it was chicken, bacon and avocado I only had one small piece of avocado. The manager was really friendly and very nice to my son’s dog!!

Eddie was a superb waiter, very attentive and we throughly enjoyed our meal.

Delicious food and fantastic service from the team at the Crooked chimney. Looked after by Megan and Ed, and delicious food from Will and Rob! Thank you!

Very welcoming. Smiling and helpful staff. Service efficient. Food choice excellent

I was expecting a pub atmosphere. It's more of a dining room - will suit some people.

Had the pie of the day which was lovely was served the waitress Ellie and the assistant manager Louise both very welcoming and helped with all my needs would highly recommend

Love Crooked Chimney, lovely building and atmosphere. Friendly staff and quick service. Menu was recently changed. It’s still lovely, but I do miss the honey pot.

Arrived late afternoon on a Sunday post the lunchtime peak. Ellie our waitress was first class. The food was really lovely and clearly the staff are operating as a strong team; a great meal to being to a close our 'round Britain tour'. Thank you.

Very slow service. Chairs very uncomfortable. Food ok. We were visiting the area. Def will not be back.

Service was efficient and the food was lovely! Thank you

Fantastic food, excellent service by our very friendly and informative waitress Ellie, will certainly be back again due to the service we received, many thanks

Lovely meal with very friendly service.

Ollie was a fabulous member of staff. Very friendly, polite and professional. Looking forward to coming back soon with my friends

Our waitress was so friendly and accommodating, and the food was absolutely declicious!

Came for food after work, cosy place for a drink. Ellie was attentive and friendly. Great place for an evening meal

Great food and very good service

Great service by our waitress. And food was fab!

Nice relaxed atmosphere Comfortable Good food too

Bought the girlfriend for her birthday meal and again the food and service is amazing. Ollie was a great waiter as was his colleague who's name I didn't get

Great service and food. Lovely friendly staff

Lovely new management and really friendly staff - not over attentive but really efficient and the most delicious fish cakes

Had a quick dinner at the crooked chimney, Lovely welcoming atmosphere when we came in, Bar and waiting staff made us feel at home, even sorted our four legged puppy with a birthday bite to eat, couldn’t recommend more ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Had a great experience, good food, and a great waiter called Edward who looked after us well.

Lovely country Pub Friendly staff

We came for an anniversary dinner because the menu looked good. Everything was simply disappointing. The service was slow even though the restaurant was practically empty and we were rarely checkwd in on. We ordered a glass of Freixenet prosecco and were told we couldn't have it because they only had one stopper which was in use so couldn't open the bottle or it would go to waste. We were then bought a cheaper prosecco from the open bottle that was almost flat. When we reported this, we were told it had been opened earlier that day and had the stopper in. Staff refused to open any other bottle. Our main meals were both dry and overcooked and this was clearly visible when they served the seabass with scorched skin. We could smell that it was burnt before it was placed down on the table. The interior looked dated and tired. Staff were flat and showed no personality and little care. Overall a very disappointing visit, we will not be returning.

Food was delicious - it was well cooked and generous portions! Service was not great, it was slow, almost an hour to get our food but we were given two free drinks even though it was a table of three? I would go again, as it may have been a bad evening.

It was really busy, so we had to wait a while, bu we loved the atmosphere in the pub. Warm and cosy, and best of all, dog friendly!

We had a really lovely meal here today, the staff were lovely and friendly even though our table was awkward. The food was hot and tasty and there was a nice variety on the menu. There were a few slightly longer than usual gaps between courses and table clearance was a bit slow but honestly it didn’t really matter, the staff gave us the space needed to catch up and have a lovely evening. The building itself is older and very pretty although a little worn in some areas. Not enough to put us off though we had a lovely time and will be back.

Had a lovely lunch here the other day! The fish and chips were amazing