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Nº 228 in 288 in Welwyn Hatfield

Nº 43 of 50 British in Welwyn Hatfield

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A place I’ve always wanted to go to so we popped in for my girlfriend’s Birthday, Service was great and food was spot on. The pub itself has huge potential but could do with a massive deep clean and a little tidy up.

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Stewart Kerr . 2025-05-20

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Great location, food and service!

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Angelee Joshi . 2025-05-18

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Had the 12£ for 3 small plates which is great value, spent the same amount on 2 pints which is pretty standard in today's economy. Cozy and rustic with friendly staff. Pretty up standard pub food. Wish we could've tried the mains but we were just on our way rambling through the fields. Will come back for a main one day

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Danny Darwin . 2025-05-18

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Great place to dine. Duck or grouse. The ceiling beams are below 5'11". Quiet on a Minday lunch time which suited us

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Roy Westcott . 2025-05-15

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Great pub garden and staff were super helpful to preorder for a group!!

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Pallavi Purgaus . 2025-05-13

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I was served by Eddie and he was great, and lovely food cooked by Ash, Will and Lewis!

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Will Bennett . 2025-05-11

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Ordered food via app which was easy. When needed staff they were polite & helpful. Food was nice, it was your average pub food, can’t complain but nothing from the norm. Sat in beer garden which was lovely but did experience lots of kids running up and down the seating areas. Staff were very helpful with this.

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L K . 2025-05-11

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Fantastic evening looking after us as a large group this evening, thanks guys!

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Matt Whelan . 2025-05-06

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Wonderful service from megan and Sian today, very helpful and accommodating with our booking we look forward to visiting again had a great time

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Oliver Sharpe . 2025-05-04

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Great service from Megan and Sian

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Darryl Ronan . 2025-05-03

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Megan and Sian were amazing today. Definitely the place to be

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J M . 2025-05-03

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Came today for lunch, was met with a warm welcome, I had the seabass it was lovely nice and crispy skin Nice atmosphere and beautiful garden in the sun

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Eddie D . 2025-05-03

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Came in for a lovely lunch, had the chicken burger and my partner had a pizza and they were both amazing. Staff were very welcoming and helpful. Fin, Will and Ash cooked great food.

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Finlay Wheeler . 2025-05-02

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Had a lovely Sunday roast was served by Megan and Sean who were brilliant, the food was impeccable and to die for would recommend 69 times over

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Oliver S . 2025-05-02

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Lovely cosy atmosphere. Food is always brilliant. Cannot recommend this pub and its service enough. Complements to Fin and Will in the kitchen!

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Lucy S . 2025-05-01

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The signature burger and tiramisu are both delicious! Service was excellent too. Had some lovely drink selection and beers!

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Beth Pullin . 2025-05-01

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Sian and Ellie served us and they were both incredibly attentive and helpful. Thanks to Will & Rob for the impeccable food.

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Beth Chapman . 2025-04-30

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It was not a good experience which is sad because of the amount of money to me. By

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Simon Jones . 2025-04-28

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We had a really lovely visit, food was great Really recommend the beef lasagna taste d lovely Great drinks selection will defo be back

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Will Cracknell . 2025-04-28

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The food was incredible, big shoutout to the chefs! Bar staff were polite and the drinks were cold :) again, the food is amazing!!

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Sam L . 2025-04-28

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Great service. Very speedy. Highly recommend.

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Joanne Leahy . 2025-04-20

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Very pleasant Easter Sunday lunch. Very pleasant staff.

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Frank Nunziata . 2025-04-20

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Mediocre but not very good food

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Amir Esteki . 2025-04-19

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Family get together for lunch Excellent food from Will and Ash service also excellent from Ellie

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Paul Williams . 2025-04-09

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One of the few real pubs left really recommend it.

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Parul Patel . 2025-04-07

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Baffled by the 4 star review rating? Although, having said that, the pub has been there for a very long time and has obviously changed hands quite a few times. Drove past for years and always wanted to go there, wish we hadn’t bothered. Food was awful! Cheap quality overcooked/reheated, very disappointing. Absolute waste of money, would not return and would not recommend. If the foods good I don’t mind how much it costs, but when it’s this bad you just feel robbed. The pub has the potential to be a lovely place, but unfortunately is in desperate need of a deep clean and refurb. Looks grubby and neglected. Real shame.

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Danielle Lacey . 2025-04-06

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Lovely dog-friendly pub. Had an excellent fish & chips cooked by Ash & Rob

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Alice Young . 2025-04-05

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Lovely Saturday afternoon sitting in the garden having a drink and some bar snacks! Amazing value- 3 for £12! Wonderful!

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Connor Saunders . 2025-04-05

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Megan and the team are amazing ask for there signature ice tea

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Robin Schoonraad . 2025-04-05

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Seems to have gone down hill since we last went there 4 years ago. Food was very ordinary, worst prawn cocktail I've had, mostly lettuce and shrimps, not king prawns as per the menu. Also came with cold white toast, no butter. Our mains were just very ordinary

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Kevin Pickford . 2025-03-23

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Very friendly atmospheric here. Good food and lots of it!! Friendly and helpful service from Ellie. Good cooked by will, ash and Finn

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Susan Monga . 2025-03-23

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Terrible, very disappointing Spent a lot of money on obviously reheated Sunday dinners that were barely warm. Lots of tables littered with plates and glasses. After eating here fairly regularly will now not be returning, clearly gone downhill.

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julie appleby . 2025-03-23

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Popped in for a bite to eat and a few drinks this evening and had a lovely time. Edward took amazing care of us, and the food was delicious!

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Izzi Wright . 2025-03-20

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Took the piss had me waiting an hour for my starter finally got it then half an hour for main course then over an hour for pudding ended up just getting a refund

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Callum Bray . 2025-03-15

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Disappointing. Ran out of bacon for the burgers and the Eaton mess was just cream swirled on a plate, not even in a sundae glass, with 1 small piece of meringue and chocolate buttons at the bottom. Felt like they had made it up and was not worth the £8

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jo D . 2025-03-10

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Went for a little birthday treat with a friend , I couldn’t recommend more . The service was great with friendly faces and the food was even better . I will definitely will be going back

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Katie Butler . 2025-03-09

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So much better with new management and team,back to good food and service . Just a note the salt/pepper dispensers are really difficult to use. Sooo m7ch salt comes out when you try to shake it to pepper !!!

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Jacquie Shefras . 2025-03-08

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I had so lovely chips my friend had a meat pie but didn't like it

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Beverley Maguire . 2025-03-06

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Absoloutley lovely staff. Great servise. The team were friendly and helpful. Drinks were nice and food came out well presented.

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Lavinia M . 2025-03-06

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Went for lunch. the service was great from Megan and Joe. The food was great, and I mentioned this to Megan and asked for the Chef's name. The food was cooked by Rob and Joe. The pub is warm and welcoming, very quirky with lots of nooks and crannies, and a proper fire. Ample parking. Would encourage you to give it a try.

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UkBeckfamily . 2025-03-02

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Came for a birthday Sunday lunch - we were delighted with food and speed of service. Lovely atmosphere and will be returning!

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Leonie F . 2025-03-02

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Lovely building but could do with a coat of paint - felt very grubby. Food very average

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Kim Tucker . 2025-03-01

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The lovely Sian left her meal to serve behind the bar bless her, her food went cold .We had bar snacks which were delicious. Thanks Sian wonderful customer service give this lovely lady a wage rise or bonus xxx

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Mary Smart . 2025-03-01

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Great super friendly service Triple cooked chips - yummy!

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Mrs Miles . 2025-02-28

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Great super friendly service Good choice of single malt whisky alongside a side of triple cook chips - yummy! Thanks for a great night

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Lindy loo . 2025-02-28

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Great food and fab service from Eddie - many thanks

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Alison Hockett . 2025-02-28

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Did not receive our starters. Drinks did not arrive until after we had started our mains. The items in the plate were not as described in the menu. For example, honey glazed carrots, they were not. The roast potatoes were barely warm. Yorkshire pudding was so overcooked or stale it was very difficult to cut through the crust, I had to saw it! Pie of the day looked anaemic and undercooked. They did offer us complimentary desserts (without us asking) as a good will gesture for forgetting our starters which we appreciated but otherwise it was not a good experience and we won’t be returning.

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Karen Harris . 2025-02-26

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Waited an hour for table and food in total ..food awful tasteless and supermarket standard .. drinks expensive for what they were ..

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Ginny D'Odorico . 2025-02-23

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Really nice food here and friendly staff. Excellent service. Highly recommended

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Peter Harris . 2025-02-17

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Food was good quality and fairly priced. Staff made our visit special and did a great job

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Julia Roberts . 2025-02-17

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Friendly pub food was good. Not much choosebof sandwiches

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Alice Stratford . 2025-02-16

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Unfortunately this place has gone downhill!! Chicken curry served with cheap warmed up packet chicken, absolute joke. Temperature of the place was really cold, kept my jacket on. Waitress placed a noisy group next to us even though there was a whole floor of tables. A real shame, won’t be going back.

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Lloyd Broughton . 2025-02-15

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Great pub warm atmosphere and the food was also very good.

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Andrew Brooks . 2025-02-05

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Visited today (Sunday) with family for lunch. The restaurant was clearly very busy and I feel a little short staffed. However the food was lovely and the service was good. We raised a small issue with a lovely young man who we believe was called Callum, who explained it was his first day here but dealt with the matter swiftly. Well done

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Michael Walrond . 2025-02-02

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Very friendly, food amazing even the manager came to say hello Will definitely be returning

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Nina Green . 2025-02-01

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Excellent service and good food.

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Sarah Staines . 2025-01-31

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Food, service and ambiance were excellent.

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Mervyn Lack . 2025-01-22

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Food was brilliant and staff are very friendly & welcoming!

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Tania Ferreira . 2025-01-21

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Really good service and food. Eddie was our host and he was super polite and nice

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James Hastings . 2025-01-17

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The bartender who served us was very polite and welcoming, not sure on her name but we were in around 5.45 - 7.15 and she was very friendly. The food itself was amazing also and the pub was very warming and a lovely place to sit and refuel before our journey back to Yorkshire. We also got a 50% off all main meals as they have a deal on during January where you get 50% if you get the app!! Amazing

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Darcie Stevens . 2025-01-13

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Massive thanks to Sian and Kitchen team for prompt and speedy service today. Was due to dine out but poorly so got a takeaway roast instead which was fantastic. Sian even brought the takeaway out to my car. Fantastic customer service 🤩 Thank you

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Jon Wheaton . 2025-01-12

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Food was colder than expected when it did arrive. We had arrived ahead of the supposed lunchtime rush and by the time we had ordered and received our food the kitchen must have been busy. The meals were tasty but not as good as we had expected. We didn't raise this with staff as they seemed both short handed and busy.

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William Riley . 2025-01-12

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Nice place, cozy atmosphere, Great Food

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Jack Dancey . 2025-01-10

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Great food and service. Was a bit early for dinner so can’t comment on atmosphere as it was empty.

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Paul Chen . 2025-01-10

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Had fish cakes and sea bass loved the sauces👍

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Shirley Gray . 2025-01-08

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Staff are helpful, polite and chatty. We all had different dishes and they were lovely. It's a super cosy little place to eat on a Sunday. They even lit a fire. I Brought my cousin from Australia for lunch. He remembered it from last year when he visited it was so good!

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Alexis Loizou . 2025-01-08

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The food was very nice and it is a lovely cosy pub. The service was friendly but very slow, and it was not busy at the time we visited.

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Jennifer Richards . 2025-01-07

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Really lovely food and staff! We were served by Ollie who was lovely and made us feel really at home! Will definitely be coming again!

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Brody Thornton . 2025-01-05

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Had a lovely lunch here today! Beef was lovely and pink and my partner said she loved the soft Turkey! Staff were all so friendly! Will be back!

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Connor S . 2025-01-05

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What an amazing little find this pub was. My partner and I were in the area stopped here for really nice lunch. The building itself is gorgeous. Would recommend the pizza - to die for! Will definitely be visiting again when we are back in the area. Thanks

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Anna Stokes . 2025-01-01

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What an amazing little find this pub was. My partner and I were in the area stopped here for really nice lunch. The building itself is gorgeous. Would recommend the pizza - to die for! Will definitely be visiting again when we are back in the area. Thanks

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Sunseeker . 2025-01-01

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The worst choice I could have made to go out for Christmas Day dinner, charging over £70 per person. Chaotic and clueless staff, I have seen more organisation delivered by a set of clowns at a circus. Wrong food delivered despite pre-ordering (work that one out !!) vegetables delivered after we had finished our food. Absolute disgrace of a place

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Stephen H . 2024-12-30

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Saturday 28/12/24 - Food was nice, but not venue very warm - there were two log fires in the bar area but nothing in restaurant

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Anne Gallichan . 2024-12-29

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The crooked chimney holds a warm and welcoming atmosphere and all the staff are friendly and helpful. However.. we were very disappointed with the food. We all ordered a roast and every meal was cold. The gravy, veg, meat and pretty much everything was stone cold. This was a disappointing experience as well as the price that comes with it. Food needs to always be hot.

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Soph_S . 2024-12-29

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Had Christmas dinner at Crooked Chimney, cost £80 per person , food was very poor with extremely slow service. Christmas diner supposed to come with veg, but was forgotten. Complained to staff but took ages for them to bring veg, we had eaten our dinner by time it arrived. I had beef wellington which was dry and served with no gravy. Won’t be going back there anytime soon.

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Global62838599057 . 2024-12-28

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Christmas lunch: menu, food, drinks, staff and service were all excellent

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A L (AJ) . 2024-12-26

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Amazing and very quick service. The waitress Ellie was amazing and made sure everything was good. Had a great time.

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Erica Poppy Jones . 2024-12-26

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Boxing Day Dinner, yummy food and great service as always

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Nikki Sims . 2024-12-26

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Turkey moist AF. 10/10 would swallow again

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Sam Giles . 2024-12-26

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Came for Xmas day. Food was good. Our server Ellie was excellent .

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Ruth (Ruthifer) . 2024-12-25

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We just had a Christmas lunch at the Crooked Chimney . The service was good and friendly , however , a tiny bowl with 4 small scallops covered in cheese sauce , a main course of a small (but well cooked) piece of Haibut and a 'rare' venison that was leathery and overcooked , a small bowl of soggy cabbage , carrot and broccoli , finishing with an unremarkable chocolate dessert , at £158 for two and drinks of 3 glasses of red wine and a cider costing over £56 , our Crooked Chimney experience was expensive and disappointing . It was nothing more than a standard , 30 quid a head pub grub . We won't eat there again , nor will we recommend the Crooked Chimney for food .

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Phillip Edwards . 2024-12-25

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Came for dinner with my wife for my Birthday started with the calamari, and it was tasteless and uneatable, so chewie then went on to the fish and chips. How could i go wrong but how wrong was it was honestly the worst fiish i have ever had at a restaurant i really struggled to eat it left more than half service was slow second drinks never arrived we paid £57 and it was just a big waste. Really really needs to be better.

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Kieran Johnson . 2024-12-25

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Came for Christmas Dinner, food was good, service very friendly. Lovely pub with great atmosphere. Thanks to our server Ollie & team.

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Gemma . 2024-12-25

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Meat portions on the roast very small. The meat it self was very poor and uneatable

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Daniel Wallis . 2024-12-24

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Excellent food, large portions, and a wonderful relaxed atmosphere would definitely come again

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Ian Carter . 2024-12-23

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Great food and service from Eddie

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Kirstie McDonald . 2024-12-22

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Great grub and service, very pleased to have been asked to pre order too as saved us all a job on the day! Family of 12, done.

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Paul Goddard . 2024-12-21

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I recently had the pleasure of hosting a Christmas wreath-making workshop at this wonderful pub, and I cannot speak highly enough of the experience. From start to finish, the staff went above and beyond to help make the event a success, especially Meghan and Louise. Their support in organizing everything was truly invaluable, and it made the entire process so much smoother and more enjoyable. The atmosphere was absolutely perfect. The roaring fire and festive Christmas music created the most magical, cosy setting! It was ideal for a creative and social gathering. The pub itself exudes charm, with its traditional English character and welcoming vibe. It was clear that this pub is more than just a place for a drink. It’s a hub for the community, where everyone feels welcome. I’m so grateful for their hospitality and hard work in helping bring this event to life. I’d highly recommend it to anyone, whether you’re looking for a cosy spot to relax or a venue for a special event, it’s truly a gem. Thank you The Crooked Chimney for everything!

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Weronika Siuda . 2024-12-20

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Disappointing. We waited 1 hour for starters. 2 hours for our main courses. Table of 4 and it wasn't particularly busy. Nobody cleared our plates so after 45 mins or so I put them on the bar as I didn't want to look at them any more. Starters of prawns and scallops had 3 prawns and couldn't find scallops in a poor and very floury sauce. Smoked Fish cakes didn't seem to contain any fish though tasted smokey. Bar girl was pleasant but oblivious to any problems. And no-one came to ask us if all was OK. Very amateurish.

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Jan Elms-Lester . 2024-12-17

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Every time I visit this pub the atmosphere is lovely and friendly, staff are very helpful. We had tasty food and enjoyed every bite.

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Hilary Guymer . 2024-12-16

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this country pub is a very friendly pub we enjoyed the food with great service also it was nice to see in the bar area that people can bring there dogs as well I wouldn't hesitate going back to a very friendly atmosphere the stuff are very good at what they do

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Kevin Guymer . 2024-12-16

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lovely pub, good food, nice atmosphere, dogs welcome.

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Amanda Filsell . 2024-12-15

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Came here for the Christmas market. Kids had there face painted. Nice range of stalls.

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Mark Curtis . 2024-12-14

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Xmas Lunch for 8, great food, excellent service and lovely venue.

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Wanda Spooner . 2024-12-14

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Lovely food, fantastic service & great value. Highly recommended 👌

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Treena Massey . 2024-12-13

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Works Christmas do, excellent, can highly recommend.

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Mark Cross . 2024-12-13

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Held my mum’s wake here yesterday, and the pub did an amazing job. The food was delicious everyone commented on how good it was, and the staff were so friendly and helpful.

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Amanda Duffield . 2024-12-13

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Great Christmas lunch excellent service by all especially new member of staff

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Emma Perry . 2024-12-13

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Great building with great food and service.

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richard kersley . 2024-12-12

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I had had the absolute pleasure of attending the wreath making workshop at The Crooked Chimney recently and want to say a huge thanks to the whole team for such a lovely start to Christmas! The festive nibbles were delicious, Veronica-the lady that ran the workshop-was friendly, helpful and bought with her an extensive variety of personally foraged foliage for us to use and all washed down with a lovely glass of rosé…thanks Crooked Team, and a very Merry Christmas 🎅🏼

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Emma Mitchell . 2024-12-12

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