The Mixer in East Hertfordshire

Not a place I'd recommend for a roast. Beef was like cardboard. Condiments served in dirty pots, plates cold, roast potatoes sitting in goose fat. As for the decor, I'm speechless. The whole place felt dirty and strange.

Enjoyed my experience. Food fantastic, dessert delicious. Will highly recommend, not the usual type of restaurant which tend to be all the same in decor etc.

Was a fun night . Singer was great food great staff Friendly and fast

Amazing value food in an interesting setting

The place is very strange, the place is far from shabby chic. Place is dirty and very run down.

Delicious roast pork dinner, roast potatoes to die for. Good value for money. Friendly staff. Fantastic live music. Old/chic decor, not to everyone's taste. Busy and loud...but fun.

Great Sunday roast food was hot lots of extra choices , a hidden gem, I had the lamb which was gorgeous my partner had the beef , huge yorkshires puds , sadly no room for desert although they looked great also. Booking as advised as gets busy.

It’s very rustic looking, but that’s part of its charm. The Sunday lunch is one of the best I’ve ever had, and I’m very fussy. The staff were very friendly too.

Went for a family birthday and to see a local band favourite. Had a great evening. Service was attentive, efficient and friendly. Midweek roast was amazing and we would totally recommend. Great live music venue and just felt so relaxed with a party vibe. Will definitely be back. Thanks for a great evening.

Very good value on the midweek roasts Only thing is try different vegetables sometimes, and put more potatoes out and offer more choice for vegetarians

Slow getting served but nice cocktails

Amazing £5 mid week roast and two for 10 pound cocktails

Lovely staff. Great roast dinner for a fiver! Hot and tasty. Bohemian decor not to our taste, but others might like it..

cant really rate the food because we didn't get that far with my booking Asked to book a table for the whole family for a birthday and wrote to the restaurant to ask if they could make the bday girl feel special. Also asked if we could sit together and if they had any private-ish space for us to sit. I imagined maybe putting us all together in a corner or something. response was that its our job to make her feel special, not theirs, they don't do private dining or party experiences (not what i requested), and they have no idea how we will be sat on the day because it is 2 weeks away and they dont know until the day how we will be sat. I got a much more enthusiastic repsonse with more detail when whoever it was who was replying wanted to argue back. Obviously more concerned with that than accommodating guests - shame really but there are some other places nearby offering the same kind of thing, but service with a smile and reasonable prices. do yourself a favour and book elsewhere

Delicious food and despite being short staffed the staff were good humoured which made our evening. Relaxing environment, for a chilled excellent value evening, go have one of their roasts on a weekday!

Great little spot. Been here numerous times for a roast and comedy evening. Great value for money. Cocktails are lovely and comedy night was great fun. Pleasant and professional staff always. Keep up the great work x

Great live band, lovely staff and owner

Had one of the best roast dinners here. Lots of food and roast potatoes cooked in beef dripping 😋

Been here many times, will always support a place that’s trying their best…great food and service. Quirky decor, friendly and polite staff. Comedy evening was fun too and great value…wish other pubs, bars and cafes would follow suit with helping their customers eat out and have a night out for less without at all scrimping on quality.

What a refreshingly fun bar and and restaurant! Roast dinner for a fiver! Selected drinks for a fiver too! Live entertainment with some superb bands, weird and wonderful events. So nice to see a privately owned local really having a go and trying something different. Well done 👏 ✔️

The staff are so nice and helpful. The food is homecooked nothing frozen in the roast dinners. Exceptional value. The cocktails are out of this world and very good price. 👍🏼

This is a hidden gem! Great place, great staff and the live music is excellent! Highly recommended.

If you’re not bothered about the decor then you will enjoy a very generous and tasty roast meal with friendly service and delightfully reasonable prices. Well done!

The food was pretty good...and plenty of it...However, I can't get pass how filthy dirty the resturant was....is it meant to be like this ie a Themed Filthy Resturant, or have the cleaners forgotten to come in for months?

The food and service certainly justified the trip. It was excellent value but the environment needs some work. Would I return? Yes, the food was very good.

The mixer is definitely the best place for a roast on Sunday or mid week. Best I’ve ever had, can not beat it. All fresh meat tender and plenty of it the potatoes are to die for 💯. Would highly recommend

Best roast! £5pp.unbelievable.. Quirky surroundings but warm.. Welcoming. Good service.. Definitely be returning

Brought my family there yesterday, food was outstanding and service was excellent. Great value for money, I will definitely be back

I CANT RECOMMEND ENOUGH …Amazing Sunday roast and the young guy serving was a absolute star ⭐️ 🙌🏻💫

Been here many times now and, as many have already commented, it's a bit like Marmite; you either love it or hate it. Other than the shabby chic (chit??) decor, you have to focus on the quality and value of the midweek roasts. £4.95 for chicken or beef with roast potatoes that are delicious, broccoli and carrots that are cooked perfectly. Lashings of gravy and plenty of condiments. Lamb slightly more expensive. Ok, so the wine is pretty basic and quite expensive, but hey, when you're only paying £4.95 for a MAIN COURSE, what's the issue - they have to make a margin? Overall, a cracking midweek option in Ware. The grandkids love the food, as do the adults. Long may it continue.

Great value for money. Great food

Really cool place. The cherry 🍒 bakewell cocktails 🍸 👌 are so nice I would recommend 🙂

Great place, have been before and will go again

We've been going to the mixer for a few years, but tonight really wasn't up to scratch. I know it's shabby chic, but it looked tired and run down. There was rubbish in the corner where we were in the bar. The main reason we go is for the food. The veggie option for the roast is usually great, but tonight it was Linda McCartney sausages or macaroni cheese. I went for the sausages and explained to the waiter I was vegetarian so could have the butter carrots and Yorkshires. But I wasn't allowed and had to pay extra, even though I was paying the same as the meat. The food was okay, I think the meat eaters enjoyed theirs. They seemed over booked and understaffed. Whilst some of the staff were lovely, the service was not great.

Just the best roast in ware, shabby interior trendy lovely staff and great value always had exceptional service

Awesome roast in a cosy atmosphere. Lovely staff and the place has a kind ethos. Tonight we heard a production of Julius Caesar in their makeshift theatre which was FANTASTIC. It’s on all weekend if you get chance. Two brilliant young actors and such clever staging. Highly recommended.

Very upscale hotel bar I the Corithia. I was made to feel very welcome by the staff

I have been to The Mixer on many occasions and its been great. I went tonight in a group of 8 and we were given a table for 4 people and expected to squeeze in ;o( I Table s for 2 people, believe it or not we were given 2 tables for 8 people. I am 70 years old because l complained the server said d don't call me sweetheart and 8 people just left that table and they were happy, which l doubt. Young people need to understand and adapt to us elderly gentlemen that respect women. I was very offended by her comments and walk out thru embarrassment, I did not expect to be spoken to like that. Even 3 tables would have been a squeeze but l would have accepted it. I will go back cos the food is good. Hopefully the service will be better.

As someone said The Mixer is like marmite - you either like it or you don’t. The place can be a bit off putting but the food was excellent and really good value. The decor is what it is and I must confess we were concerned at first but the staff were very friendly and keen to make you feel welcome. The food wow! I only gave it four stars because when the rooms are full (and it was when we went) it is a bit noisy. Would I recommend it? Yes I would but as they say don’t judge a book by it’s cover!

Went for a midweek roast and enjoyed it so much we have booked again!

Wonderful food, absolute value. Everyone I’ve spoken to raves about the Sunday lunches.

Nice venue in Ware. It was a very busy Friday night. But the staff were doing their best and doing a good job. We only had drinks. But they were very nice and the cocktails we had were wel made and tasted great. Will go back again

Excellent mid week roasts for an incredible price. The decor could be improved - it would be friendlier with a bit of paint on the walls. However the food is a winner.

We booked with difficulty as never seem to answer the phone. Had to use online form We travelled from Broxbourne to Ware which is about 5 miles away to attend. Had a missed call. Went to the restaurant and it was all locked up. We then rang and rang and rang but no one picked up. This was supposed to be a birthday treat for a member of my family but we had to leave and find somewhere else to eat!

It’s amazing this place is still open, it’s a grim experience from the first moment of entering, it’s not shabby chic, it’s downright dilapidated. The owner clearly trying to ensure that as little spent on the place as possible; toilets disgusting, each room looking like a crack den with exposed wires and ancient fixtures that would look out of date last century. The owner is nothing short of a disgrace, rude, arrogant and visibly high whilst supposedly managing an event. He has some strange delusion that this is Ibiza and this is 1998 and he’s “where it’s at”, unfortunately he’s not realised it’s 2023 and people expect some sort of standards and that certainly cannot be met here. Ware council really need to look at this place as it’s not fit to host events especially with this individual at the helm. Health and safety and dare I say it, the police would have a field day here. Avoid at all costs and go to one of ware’s many other decent establishments

Not at all professional. They’ve owed my entertainer friend money for over FOUR MONTHS. Corrupt, frankly. Corrupt.

Joab archer had extremely bad body odour and provided a terrible service for our visit. The food was uncooked and the staff seemed visibly disgusted by Joab archer, horrible experience

Sadly a dishonest venue that refuses to pay musicians who have performed there. Avoid.

They don’t pay the musicians on time and the service was terrible cold food, cold tea, the behavior of the staff is bad not friendly

Doesn’t pay their artists - avoid

The mid week roast was actually very good and plenty of it. Drinks are a little expensive tho. The sevice was a little slow but they were very busy but staff were friendly.

Visited for a mid-week roast. The roast itself was one of the best I’ve had, but add to that the fact that it’s great value for money I will definitely be back! Good friendly and polite service too. The young girl was always smiling 😊

Although the food was good the service was painfully slow ,20 min before we had a drinks order taken and then 1hr before the food was served, staff are polite but totally out of their depth

Shabby, just shabby. No customer service, not enough staff. Table wasn't ready on arrival, fair enough it was fathers day, took drinks to outside court yard. Not very pleasant, broken furniture, dirty glasses, cups and saucers. Told our table was ready after 10 mins. Order, apparently, taken. 1 hr 20 mins, still no food, asked when food might arrive, told more Yorkshires needed to be cooked. Strange, as the table next to us, who arrived 20 minutes after us, were being served their meals. Asked if there was bread or crisps or nuts, anything, we could give the children while waiting, told no! 6 year old grandaughter needed to visit the ladies and remarked how dirty it was. Went to bar as no staff to ask for drinks, nobody at the bar, waited, a young girl goes behind bar, but said unable to serve drinks as only 16! Decided to leave when another table asked where their peas were and were told another 5 mins (That table said rest of their dinner would have been eaten by time peas arrived!) Told a staff member to cancel our order (we don't think our order had actually been processed until we chased 1st time) no apologies, nothing. Left, went to another restaurant, who kindly fitted us in, and served our food within about 40 minutes of arriving, even though also busy, if not busier than The Mixer, served by lovely, friendly, helpful staff. Very disappointed with The Mixer, needs a good clean (I get the shabby chic, but not the lack of care and cleanliness) not enough staff, no customer service whatsoever. The Mixer management need to get their act together.

Visited with family. Staff brilliant and very likeable. The food was excellent, well cooked and enjoyed by us all and a very good price. We shall be visiting again. Thanks to all. Highly recommended.

The 80s bottomless brunch with prosecco and cocktails Food, drink & music was great.

Placed 2 orders with this restaurant now via GoGetters for a roast dinner to be delivered to my elderly dad. On 7th May they didn't inform GoGetters they were closed and today, 4th June, an hour after they were meant to open I have been told the chef hadn't arrived. Tried phoning several times and no answer. Don't rely on this restaurant. Time wasters.

Tried ordering twice for delivery via GoGetters. Both from 12pm on a Sunday. First time we ordered they hadn't told GoGetters they were closed for the day. Today the chef apparently hadn't turned up. These were dinners for my elderly dad so I had to cancel and order alternative food on both occasions. Won't be ordering again.

Thank you The Mixer for excellent food for 29 of us from U3A Food Appreciation

Food good but as a disabled person could not use the toilet as up steep stairs no way could I get up them

Food delicious even if it took three attempts to get the order right! Quirky decor, friendly staff. Please buy some mugs for the coffee x

This was our first visit and I can guarantee will be our last. The food - a midweek roast - was actually ok. However, the cost and range of drinks and the surroundings really lets it down. Upon arrival, we were shown to our table which was literally held together with nails. As I lifted my chair out to sit, the back came off in my hand. It was like they've raided a skip for their dining furniture and had a go at putting it back together with no previous experience. Health and Safety would have a field day. Choice of beers are restricted to a bottle of Estrella (around £5:40) OR a pint of Fosters. Honestly, that is it. Your choice of wine (at around £8:40 a glass!) is 'red', 'white' or 'rose'... no further details, no style or country of origin is known nor provided. The food was adequate (two slices of meat) although some of the roast potatoes seemed raw still. In terms of the decor, I'm really not sure what look they're going for. Let me paint you a picture... you're in Nazi occupied France towards the end of the war and have stumbled into a deserted cafe. There are signs of heavy artillery and the place has clearly borne the brunt of some action. Paint is literally peeling from the walls and most of the furniture is broken and no longer fit for use. Exposed cables are present, what lighting remains is in a poor state of repair, and all of the stair carpet has been crudely ripped up. The accommodation is vast over several levels but because of the conflict, the establishment has seen no signs of use (or a cleaner) for some considerable time. On the upper floors, there are little signs of any footfall, with dirt and broken furniture strewn, the toilet door has been kicked in (presumably after the owner had been found hiding away from invading troops) and the taps are broken. If its not the wartime effect they're looking for, they've nailed the crack den appearance. 👏🏻 Just a few syringes missing. Either way, its a place where you need to wipe your feet on the way out. I honestly couldn't eat and leave quickly enough. There are plenty of other places to eat in Ware and surrounding towns. I strongly recommend you head somewhere else.

It's one of my favourite places to come.... At the moment they are doing a midweek roast for £4.95 and it really is good... Freshly made, yourkshire pudding and amazing crispy roasts.... Can't fault it! We have also been here and enjoyed their live music nights it has such a great atmosphere... We'll worth a visit

Private party scammers. They state clearly that you will receive your deposit back after the party but when it comes to it, you never get the money back! Every time I call they make up some lame excuse why I should ‘call back next week’. This venue is a joke, don’t waste your money!

Had a private event here and paid a "refundable" deposit, do not trust them to get the money back. "Jono" always has an excuse not to call you back or why he can't process the refund of the deposit. Don't offer a refundable deposit if you are not willing to send it back to the customer. I've been chasing them for nearly a month to get the money back and have no faith they will ever send it.

Had a private event here in April 2023 and paid a "refundable" deposit, do not trust them to get the money back. "Jono" always has an excuse not to call you back or why he can't process the refund of the deposit. Don't offer a refundable deposit if you are not willing to send it back to the customer. I've been chasing them for nearly a month to get the money back and have no faith they will ever send it.

Great food, great customer service, always really helpful.

Sadly this place is not fit for purpose managers does not seem to have a handle on run a decent bar

Been twice now , all staff are friendly , the food is exceptional and the owner is friendly with customers too which o find to be a nice personable touch. Will definitely be going back for food.

Great midweek roast, food excellent and amazing value - we will be back. Service a little slow but v good.

Booked via phone and online. Turned up with 4 people: no reservation. What a joke. Poor girl left to face us. Manager is not available to talk to you! Yeah right. Luckily Ware has lots of places to eat so our money has gone somewhere else that is operating in the 21st century.

Food is always amazing, especially their midweek roasts. Great portions, amazing quality and great service from staff.

We visited the place on a Saturday evening. Such a nice place to have fun; live music, fresh beers:d, nice people

Great service, friendly venue. Cannot fault the quality or staff.

Mid week roast - rarely find a roast with nothing that could be improved on. But this was great. Meat perfectly cooked, roasts were best Ive had & veg in family serve style bowls helped too. Drinks knock the bill back up to nearer a usual price but the deal got us in the door and found a new favourite. And its to be expected when somewhere has such low prices on an offer. Great place, definitely going back

Amazing food, amazing service and the mid week roast deal is the best value in town. Very generous portions of delicious food. Some of the best roast potatoes and Yorkshire puds ever!

I didn’t really like it, the food wasn’t bad. The place felt cold and I just thought it looked very old, run down and tacky, although I know it’s like that for a reason… but staff was friendly and £5 for roast mid week isn’t bad!

I love this place. Its a bit marmite - you get it or you don’t. The sunday lunch is utterly fantastic. Just had ours with friends. Fabulous food, lovely staff and am so happy we have this only a step away! Mixer we love you!

Love the Mixer! Sunday lunch today with friends and it was sublime. The China and cultery don’t match but who cares when the food is this good. Lovely staff too! Lucky, lucky us having this on our doorstep!

Fabulous Sunday lunch at the Mixer in Ware. Cannot fault it. Sublime food. Not fancy. No matching cutlery or china, but who cares when the food is this good. Lovely friendly staff. We love you.

Service is good amd I had a nice time but it definitely lives up to the shabby part of shabby chic

Sat in a freezing cold room next to very drafty window with no heating on when it's -2 degrees outside with snow on the ground. Whole building looked gloomy, distressed and grubby on the inside and to be honest, so did the staff, especially what I think was the owner, he was wearing a dirty sweatshirt jeans. The deserts were tiny for the price paid and were still frozen in the middle. The only good point was the roast dinners we had were very nice and the roast potatoes out of this world (well done chef!).

Great value, fantastic roast, generous portions, Good music and atmosphere, friendly staff.

Really good roast. Food was really well done. Meat was great and unbelievable price for a mid week roast at less than £5

After reading mixed reviews, so glad we finally came to try this place out for ourselves. Food - roast on point. Crispy potatoes, moist and fluffy yorkshires and well cooked beef. Lots of veg! Drinks - cocktail and red wine - lush. Nice glasses too. Service - genuine, attentive and accommodating. Couldn’t fault. Decor - many comments about the stripped back decor and shabby not chic. However it is supposed to be like that, and adds to the relaxed feel. It isn’t to everyone’s taste but the lighting and atmosphere in here was pretty good. We will definitely be coming back and overall it was like a niche find in London with a ‘local’ service, and just round the corner .. for some.

I didn't want to give 1 star to be honest! Booked for Birthday. 14 of us. Got overcharged with an extortionate service charge as well! The service was dreadful! Table booked for 4pm, didn't get our Prosecco till 4.20 and no glasses! 3 bottles between...

Had the roast deal followed by desert. Great food, great service. Lovely warm Resturant. Def worth trying. Will go again soon

Booked today for roast the service and food was amazing only things that let it down was it looked like it was still needing the decorating completed and they only had turkey as an option left for roast but the food was absolutely stunning. Compliments to the chef! Who I believe was also the owner what a positive personal touch.

Booked for a themed brunch. After being told a few days before everything was OK, only to be told an hour before we were due that it wasn't on. We went and it was basically just us. Very disappointed in the lack of contact. The place also smelled like cigarettes. Food was OK. The only plus were the drinks were good

Enjoyable bottomless brunch with good entertainment. Excellent value.

Had Sunday roast it was absolutely amazing definitely 💯 going back

I had my 30th birthday party here on the 1st Oct 2022.got there at lunchtime to decorate with pics etc.the upstairs rooms we had were all filthy with broken furniture everywhere and dangerous wires on the floor.the toilets were even worse ,the mens sink was...

We have been going here dog Sunday lunch for a long time. Friends joined us this Sunday and we had another fantastic meal. 3 roast beefs, and one salmon. All shared desserts as we were full from the main course. Getting very busy now because...

Great pub and does the best Sunday roast

Different, reminded me of my house when I bought it very unloved ,ie no wall paper ,bare floorboards, but great night was there for a friends 40th, staff ,service was firs class 🍺👍

I have attended 3 functions here now .I honestly do not think it's a safe environment windows don't open doors are shut at 10 it's so hot you can't breath. Staff were unhelpfull and rude .lots if other really nice places to eat and drink

Big portions, nice flavour. Good service!

Puts the shabby in shabby chic but serves an excellent Sunday roast.

Nice local with a mix of entertainment

I can not complain about the food. However, we visited on Mother's Day, and the service was awful. We sat at our table for 20 minutes before we gave up waiting and got our own menus. Eventually, we got to order, and our food came over an hour later. We had to ask for everything, cutlery, then cutlery for the kids, serving spoons, drinks, the bill (twice). The staff were miserable. Unfortunately, we put a deposit down; otherwise, we would have definitely had left.