The Grand Junction Arms in Dacorum

We stopped for lunch & ordered at 12pm, we were the first to order so food should have been good, Fish n Chips were awful, chips were rock hard, fish well overdone, just batter really, Veg burger sloppy & cold in the middle, fries were horrible, when we asked for mayonnaise the waitress said we had to get ourselves, we didn’t bother, wouldn’t have mad much difference to the food as it was tasteless in every way, when you are paying £15+ for a main meal you expect way better, food was worth £5 at most, beer garden lovely though, AVOID THE FOOD!

Extremely polite professional waiter. Table wear all sparkling and seating comfortable. Lunch food Special was excellent (sea bass, spinach, asparagus, olive breadcrumb stuffing). Cheesecake after was sooo smooth and creamy with proper vanilla pod icecream. 2 courses incl.2 soft drinks for two was £77 First visit and can recommend .

Terrible food. Nice beer garden. £18.50 pie and chips with one lump of grisol in it and two other pieces of meat. Nobody came and asked about the food and the table was not cleared whilst we waited for over 30 minutes.

The Grand Junction Arms is on the road from Dunstable to Tring and is on the outskirts of Tring next to the Grand Union Canal. A short walk up the canal is the junction of the canal where the branch to Wendover heads off. The pub has a very big outdoor area with plenty of seating, toilets and a bar. There is a large covered area as well as other benches to sit on. There is also a children's play area. I had been exploring the area and decided to get some refreshments before I continued my walk along the canal. The lady who served me was friendly and polite and the service was good.

We used to visit this pub many years ago on the way for dinner with some teetotal friends in Tring. We just had a pleasant lunch with our grandddaughter. Well presented food and good service Rather odd choices on the menu.

Recently came here for an evening meal. The service was incredibly slow even though the restaurant wasn’t very busy. The food, when it eventually arrived, was average at best. Disappointing especially as we’ve been here for drinks on several occasions. My partner complained to the staff on the evening and followed up with an email; he didn’t even get a response. Would not eat here again.

A very disappointing experience at the restaurant. Despite an easy booking service our visit was marred by several issues: We had to seat ourselves and find extra chairs. Prompted for drinks, but no menus offered. Burnt artisan bread for starters. Plates left uncleared both courses. Had to request dessert menus. Kids exhausted after over 2 hours at table, last patrons in entire restaurant after waiter left for night. Payment handled poorly, dry apology received. Expectations for your newly designed space which looked great bar the dangerous toilet stairs, with half a fell short.

We had a delicious meal in this charming canal-side pub in Bulbourne, just outside Tring. We had hummus and flatbreads with olives to start, as well as the wings - all very tasty. The mains are all generous - especially the fish and chips! Lovely staff, service was quick, but not pushy. A great evening out!

Once again a really great experience! The manager -Franco was extremely helpful! All went smoothly & and our Waitress Lauren was very nice! Food good and arrived hot and quick! Good menu!

We had a family gathering to celebrate birthdays in our family. The service was excellent, the food was tasty and large portions. Would recommend this place. A special thank you to the lovely waitress who had such a lovely nature. Thank you Would highly recommend and definitely will return

We took friends for lunch here this week - the staff were welcoming - there were only 2 other tables occupied - the food is really quite good - pies and fish and chips being the order of the day - quality and service very good - only two young ladies serving so they would be pushed on a busy day - the configuration in the dining area is narrow due to the old building so could be squashed - the main issue is although a canal side restaurant - you can’t see out and the windows have blinds down - which is a pity however this will be a great place in the spring summer - big garden - some under cover tables and pods - A good experience overall

We hadn’t booked but we got a lovely table.. Had a delicious Sunday roast of turkey wrapped in bacon which was absolutely delicious and finished off with the spiced apple and mincemeat strudel

Called in for Sunday Lunch. A decent sized car park with good access. We hadn't booked but we were quite early and they did fit us in at a window table with a pleasant view. The staff were excellent, friendly and efficient. Opted for the Sunday Roast which was tasty and plentiful .. and we did manage a dessert too. It's situated ideally for a canal walk.

We had the most amazing time from the moment we arrived in the car park in our motorhome, (free to park) we needed water for our heating, frank the manager sorted it out for us and lent us a hose and allowed us to fill up from there garden area, we were meeting friends the following day for Sunday lunch, so we stayed overnight and had drinks, the bar staff were very friendly and accommodating, we had lunch the following day and it was excellent, can not fault this place or the staff, 100% recommend.

Much improved since reopening. Attentive , helpful service. Will definitely be back in the near future! Lovely festive decs. Thank you

Went last night for a meal last night It was minus 1 outside .when we got there they didt have heating on .we were seating close to window was so cold .asked if they could turn heating on .they did for about 20 and then...

Menu not great, but, the fish pie I had was nice, service very slow, took over 2 hours just for 1 course each.

Although part of the usually excellent Oakman group we found the Grand Junction disappointing and not up to the standard we expected. It has the potential to be a great pub and restuarant but overall our experience was very underwhelming. Given that the restuarant was...

Very excited to visit this restaurant as it was part of the Akeman group. From the moment we arrived I should have known it wasn’t going to go well. We weren’t greeted, had to get the staff attention. Then left way too long to take...

Wonderful service by Lauren. Very professional and friendly. We came across this lovely pub by the Grand Union canal by chance and ordered sea bass which was delicious with gorgeous flavours. Particularly liked the fact that it was a whole fish with its head and...

So I have previously written a review back in August. This was my second visit. We reserved a table in the outside area (beautiful sunny day) Once again , I have to say the service and food were outstanding (special mention to Hannah) The pub...

A group of 9 visited for lunch on a beautiful sunny Sunday. The pub was very busy but service was very good and attentive. Nothing was too much trouble. The food was very good. Good menu choice. On the basis of this visit I would...

The venue, garden, location and staff were all OK. However two things spoiled it for us. First there was a dreadful sewerage smell pervading the whole area - not the best thing when you're having lunch. Second at least three of our dishes were poor....

Very disappointing this time. We waited an hour for our main course despite pre booking the service was poor we ate up stairs in the restaurant and the staff were overwhelmed and short staffed. Nobody was manning the bar at all and the manager was...

So very disappointed. Very slow service. So many items on the menu were not available. Will not be going back!!

Couldn't believe how limited the menu was. Two sides of A4 paper and a very limited "specials". Nothing really appealed, so we had 3 X gammon steak, egg and chips. And that's what you got. No side salad garnish, boring potato wedges, the plate looked...

Visited in a group of three with my Dad and daughter and had booked an outside table. However, my Dad wanted a pod as he felt the seating was more comfortable and the gentleman who greeted us was happy to oblige. It was a lovely...

We had a nice bit of lunch in the garden on a sunny summer day . Steak baguette , Chicken & Bacon baguette and a Prawn Cocktail. All nice and tasty. Service good - quick and helpful. Lovely spot on the canal . Recommended .

We were a party of 6 and had a 1230 booking. I called ahead the day before to book a table (staff member I spoke to was great) On entering the main building we were greeted and seated. There are three menus (main menu, specials,...

6 meals ordered in a rather dirty pod. 4 meals ok - although Goan prawn curry super spicy! One meal luke warm but edible. One meal, gammon, sent back as it was massively over cooked. On arrival told there are no burgers or chunky chips....

Good find on a hot days walk. Sat in the garden. Good staff, good beers but the star is the imaginative menu. Well worth visiting for this.

Great pa w to chill out on a sunny afternoon. Plenty of tables under cover if needed. Wheelchair friendly. 0utside bar and toilets

We visited early evening on a Friday, the garden bar was open and the bar in the pub closed due to staff shortages which to be fair should have rung alarm bells . Regardless we ordered our meal and forty five minutes later our staggeringly...

Visited on Sunday lunchtime with family and baby. We had booked inside, as it was a boiling hot day, we asked if we could sit outside in the covered area. From the reserved signs on the tables it was obvious that they were very busy....

Easy to find, with large car park. We are from Essex, our friends from Oxfod - so this is half way. Plenty of space - indoors, 2 rooms, outside undershelter, or in large garden; also dining pods. Right by the canal - scenic; but easy...

This is the first time we’ve visited since it’s changed hands, we had a lovely family meal, food was good and Lily -May our waitress was excellent, will be back soon.. thank you

Lily-May gave me water during my 6km run ... Fantastic service The food is great too The atmosphere is great very family friendly

Always a pleasure to enjoy the good food and great service in such a pleasant setting. The food is so fresh and the fish especially well handled. Thank you to Harriet who took care of us!

Call me picky, but I only go to Oakman Inns canal-side Grand Junction Arms when I can be sure that Monika is on duty as Manager. Her ever present ‘can do’ attitude and super friendly service makes this a place worth driving by 3 pubs...

I write this with mixed feelings because I really wanted to rave about this place due to being an amazing setting. Unfortunately, I cannot. There were some good points, though the bad points outweigh the good. The good points: - For the birthday, the restaurant...

Delicious food, served hot and by a delightful server - Lily. We each chose different mains and all 3 of us loved our food. Relaxed ambience and all the staff make it a pleasure to be out for the evening. Would recommend to anyone.

Plenty of parking and easy access. Toilets up steep stairs but a disabled toilet down stairs. Plenty of out side seating and little shed pods. Selected from the mid week lunch menu for our party of six/3 couples. Started with the special calamari which was...

The pub is in a lovely location and the interior decor is great. However, the service was very slow-we had to get the attention of waiting staff to order food and then there was a long wait on food (over an hour) with us having...

Possibly the worst pub in the county? Avoid at all costs… Unfortunately this pub is one of the poorest rated pubs in the county - and it is clear to see why. We sat down for food at 12.15pm and ordered our drinks & food...

Nice spot, but food over priced. Dessert still frozen when served. Very noisy. Not very good access to upstairs toilets

Beautiful setting and the garden looked like it would be awesome for summer time which caught my eye and I went to get some lunch. Friendly staff although some didn’t seem to know what was on their own menu. We ordered food and got charged...

A huge mix of good and not so good. The location is fabulous and the front of house staff very friendly. The beer was well kept. The beer garden is by the bank of the canal and huge. The interior is stylish and comfy. So...

What are you playing at? I’ve been to the grand junction arms quite a few times over the last couple of years, it’s one of my local pubs but yesterday was a truly awful experience and had put me off from going back. If you...

Special fish night week end with music Needs proper heating in terrace and posh fish pie needs fish in it you can tast specially at £26 poor

Been here before for drinks, but first time for food. Always liked the venue, but unfortunately the food doesn’t live up to it. For a Saturday night, there were many items unavailable which was a disappointment. Our group ordered 3 steaks (2 rumps and a...

Been here before. Very nice. Food always good value for money. But now.... Wow. Go when chef Adam is there... It's 22.02.23 and I had to ask "who did this?" It was the ham hock and chicken pie, with mash, and side of added veg;...

At first, we were very impressed with how well the venue had been refurbished and were saying what a massive difference it had made and how we’d love to come and eat by the canal in summer. However, we arrived at 5:15 with a 3...

Visited for a family dinner and was impressed with the nice decor and cosy seating. Service great with lots of waiting staff with a friendly atmosphere. However food very overpriced for a pub and portion sizes are small expecially the starters. It has potential be...

Dined tonight and very disappointed Specials board with special prices £35 for monkfish CURRY £30 for lamb curry So avoided specials Ham and chicken pot pie ordered and waited 50 minutes £17.50 The chose mash rather than fries and the portion was miniscule. Photos attached...

The Fish Pie is amazing!!! Must try, crab pate was also amazing. Served by the lovely Morgana and Ash who were very attentive 👍🏻

Great food! Great service! I had a burger and pork highly recommend! Dominik had the best pours 10/10!!!

Staff were polite, efficient, and welcoming. Food arrived quickly, and lived up to the high expectations I had after hearing about this place. Would highly recommend, whether it’s for a reliable dining experience, or simply a few pints.

On Friday we went to the grand junction arms and was absolutely gob smacked by how beautiful this pub is! Both me and my partner loved the set up, especially the garden! When we got seated at our table, are waitress for the night was...

Had a Sunday roast here just after it reopened and it wasn’t good. Thought I’d try again today to see if it had improved. It hadn’t, if anything it was worse. Fatty tough beef, small portions and variety of vegetables in total covering roughly half...

Nice sunny day in feb we popped in to this restaurant which looked very nice Ordered a glass of wine and a coke We decided to have the artisan bread at £6 now to me artisan bread is a selection of artisan beautiful breads not...

Great seafood and all served by a fantastic waiter called Ash. He was very attentive and made us feel very welcome. He couldn't do enough

We should have walked out at the start. Booked the 32oz T Bone to share with my wife as an early Valentine treat. 24 hours advance notice required. Booked via the website on Wednesday for Friday evening. I received an email confirming my booking -...

Had a very pleasant meal with excellent service and high quality food. Thank you to our waitress Monika who was excellent and carried out her task with a friendly smile throughout.

Had a really nice lunch here. Food was really good, although somethings on the menu were a bit pricey. The staff are really attentive and service was good. The manager is really nice and I can see she runs the place well, getting stuck in...

Have been to the Grand Junction Arms a number of times since it reopened and have always loved it, but last night was truly special. After having been celebrating my 15th wedding anniversary with my husband all day at a spa, my wedding rings were...

After a few months absence we visited for a 75th birthday lunch as party of 5 and had good service and very good food - we had a mixture of specials from the board (mainly fish based) and off the menu and all were much...

Stopped here part way through a walk, to get a drink, before return journey. Outside seating area only had 4 tables that were occupied. Rest of the area complete mess. Tables full of crockery and glasses and no one seemed interested in clearing them. Ordered...

Please do not eat at this place. It's seriously over priced for extremely mediocre food & also served rotten salad to us, it was disgusting. Despite charging more than the average restaurant for an equivalent meal, the staff cannot be bothered to serve you. We...

Poor. The staff were unfriendly with delusions of grandeur. A typical pub that has been 'done up' like thousands of others across the UK. I was served a dirty glass with lip marks all around it and the food was below average. If you are...

The place never has any staff! Don’t ever just pop in for anything, it’s a long stay place even if you want a drink on the way home. I had to leave after waiting too long. If you’re the most expensive place in the area...

Had high expectations as have visited previously but was disappinted. We had no greeting on arrival although lots of staff milling around. Food was ok but had mix up on dishes. The staff were lovely but need to be trained properly. Very expensive eveing for...

We where surprised how busy it was for a lunchtime, expecting a fair wait for service and food, the 2 lady staff where attentive and got things right, with a minimal wait for our food & drinks.

We are a returning customer, having eaten at the Grand Junction a few times. Every time it’s been lovely. Such a beautiful restaurant in an amazing setting by the canal, perfect after a walk. The service is consistently good, staff are young but all very...

A nice venue but that’s about it! The menu is is quite diverse and there is something for everyone. However it’s overpriced pub food with a sprinkle of some more sophisticated dishes. The quality is mediocre and the staff are lovely local kids, but not...

Amazing experience! Came for lunch for the seafood and champagne fest and we were so happy with the incredible food, music and lovely service from Hannah Can highly recommend the oysters, mussels and seafood platter ❤👍🏼 along with cheeseboard and coffees! 🦀🦞🧀☕ absolutely wonderful.

The Grand Junction is much improved compared to its previous incarnation. However it feels like the management has changed since it’s relaunch/re-opening. We ate early at 6pm and the barman seemed to be the only staff who wanted to “serve”. The restaurant staff were too...

It’s a great joint, very relaxed and welcoming etc. the food was excellent, fish pie, lobsters and something else…. I forget what. All great, loved it. But two of us were really hoping for a steak, of the three on the menu not one was...

We were rudely ignored despite having waited long enough for our drinks and other people being served before us. Will not tolerate this second class service. We may as well have been invisible! Nice food and drink if you can get it! Customer service is...

We had such a bad experience in the pubs previous incarnation we have put off returning but when we walked in earlier it was such a pleasant surprise and really served us the wow factor...............sadly this dissolved after about a minute as we approached the...

Super food, worth every penny! But… Sat in the outside dining area and was pretty much ignored by the waiting staff for the whole night - I have nooooo idea what they were doing but the restaurant was no where near full. Will be back...

A lovely day for a long walk and a visit to the newly refurbished Gran Junction. Weather good for sitting in the large garden which has lots of tables and a play area for children. Sitting outside means you need to find your own menu...

I’m going to start off and most probably continue this review with a negative note as i have to say i expected much better from this establishment. Arriving at a nice pub on a summery day next to a canal sounds quite idyllic if you...

Gorgeous food and vibe. We had the rosso prawns and skate wings for dinner and both were delicious. Great service from Courtney. Will definitely be back. Beautiful refit. Feels very old school but original.

Visited Saturday evening and what a wonderful evening it was. The food was incredible, first time I had eaten there and it was delicious, the venue was really pretty and well set out - lovely place to chill, have a few drinks with family and...

Only one mains vegetarian option and it had barely any flavour, neither did the prawn curry, it was really bland and there were six prawns, the rest bulked out with a load of chickpeas, the beans were inedible and the ‘coconut rice’ had no trace...

Today was the first time we’ve visited the Grand Junction Arms since the refurbishment. We had lunch in the garden, which is alongside the canal, and both spacious and well laid out offering both casual and more formal seating. It was excellent - the food...

We came on Saturday lunch.. it was very busy due to a private party.. but it didn’t deter us… stairs are quite steep but food can be ordered downstairs at the lovely garden bar .. just note your table number. The garden bar is lovely...

We visited on a lovely summer evening, with every table booked. The restaurant was understaffed but our server, Lauren, made us welcome and looked after us with a smile and endless energy. Everyone was working hard although some entitled diners were being very demanding. Food...

Staff friendly Portions good and food really well cooked veg cooked perfectly Especially good crab pate

We first visited on 4th April and had a terrible meal which was also overpriced, accompanied by poor service. I emailed them with feedback on 5th April rather than making my complaints public on social media like other diners and no one ever had the...

Unfriendly staff just going through the paces not interested in guests at all. Felt as everything was an effort for them. Food quality poor - chicken, ham hock and leek pie - one piece of chicken thigh meat and rest consisted of stringy pieces of...

I really like the refurb. The restaurant interior is attractive and well laid out. The exterior decked and lawn areas also attractive, with an outside bar which has to be a bonus. We visited at lunchtime during the week. Despite arriving at 1pm, several of...

Went for a friends birthday with 10 of us. Food was preordered so we expected no issues. Unfortunately the curry came with no naan bread and when asked simply got told there is none left no offer of an alternative or discount. While the food...

Went with my son's family, for a drink/food in the garden. We ordered food,from garden menu, kids menu was fine and was brought to our table, after a long wait we went to bar to find out where my meal was, told that we had...

Exorbitant and greedy drinks pricing policy. Such a shame that our local newly refurbished pub is overcharging it's customers for drinks. It will soon become a "yeh I went there once but the drinks were so expensive I won't be returning" kind of place....

As it was a lovely summer evening we wanted to go to a pub by a river or canal and this fitted the bill! I’d heard it had recently opened so was disappointed to read a few negative reviews but I needn’t have worried at...

Unbelievable as a designated driver a pint of orange juice a soda cost me £4.50. Its almost the same price as a pint a complete rip off and the service is shocking

If you want a pub with a great location and don’t mind overpriced and overcooked food which has been fussed with to the nth degree, then go here. Otherwise, don’t bother. Such a shame that the food lets the pub down so badly. Really bad...

Went here Saturday night with the family for a birthday celebration, booked a pod well in advance, the setting is fabulous next to the waters edge, seated in the pod and given a dirty menu and I mean dirty waitress was very friendly and quickly...

Went for lunch to check the place out with a view to booking for a big family gathering. At first put off by the old picnic tables with faded and torn sunshades on the grass. Then saw the overcrowded covered terrace with plastic seaweed hanging...