The Tally Ho in North Hertfordshire

The Guinness is the blocks just the best i have tasted for years 👌💯and just got better un real

Very friendly pub with great staff

No menu apart from street-food van on Friday evenings.

Very good pub inside a closenet village, very nice veiw of f outside world, looks understurb for along time, the service is very good, family friendly and has television to watch sports, local selection of ales and larger, comfortable blend seating, the staff very friendly

Stopped off for water on my cycle from London to Cambridge and back. Very nice atmosphere and I'm glad I stopped here!

I've not eaten here so can't comment on food but all else fantastic

Lovely little village pub. Nice friendly locals who actually talk to strangers. Felt very welcome there. Didn't rate the food as I didn't have any.

Just stopped off en route with a walk for a drink, no problems. No food available though.

What a great find, on my walk from Cambridge to London and really wanted a cold cider, found this place and the staff/owner as so lovely and sort me out with a pint of cider and some water, this goes straight on my favourite and saved placed to visit again!

Friendly village pub. Nice pint 2

Great village local, with really friendly landlord. Called in for a drink after a countryside walk and enjoyed a nice chat with the landlord and the locals. Wine and beer was good too 😋

Lovely friendly Pub, cold beer hot fire.

Decent pint,friendly staff and locals

Lovely place friendly staff and good selection of ales

Always a pleasure visiting . As the landlord am staff are lovely

A proper pub - a great place for excellent beers and to chat with the friendly landlord and locals.

Very friendly pub ' was made very welcome as a new comer to the village 😊

Great pub. Has sky all the sports channels. Real ales. Friendly landlords.

Lovely little pub. No food cooked on premises but they do arrange 'pop-up' dining. Very inventive!Pizzas, meat etc. They have a FB page with details. Sadly no coffee at present but pleasant and helpful service.

Nice to see a proper pub run by an enthusiastic team.

Nice ales, well kept, and a nice host.

I like it, wish it was open more often. (Hobby pub)

A pleasant couple of drinks whilst watching the six nations. Friendly bar staff, good real ale and selection of crisps. Nice atmosphere. Will visit again.

Great location, lovely staff, couldnt have asked for more!

Great friendly and welcoming drinking pub. Serves an array of food by guest pop up restaurants or guest chefs. Check dates for food nights. Also has successful cookery competition once a month.

Nice pub on the edge of a beautiful picturesque village. No restaurant, didn't serve any bar food when we visited (Sunday lunchtime)

Great pub friendly landlady. Lots of different pop up food nights.

Good Pub but was not doing good on Bank holiday Monday.

Can’t give more than 3 stars as only was there as closing after lunch session and very kind landlady served me as I was on my last legs after a long hilly bike ride in the blazing sun. She was charming and friendly and allowed me to stay outside waiting for my friends to return with the car. If I lived closer I would definitely be back but as this was an away day ride who knows? All I will say is landlady is lovely and it looks a good pub. Oh yes and thanks landlady for saving my life!☺️

Beautiful place and placed perfectly just off the B1368. Great range of beers and ciders! Orchard Pig on draught too! Get yourself down there! Plus it is in the country 😋.

We moved to Barkway a few months ago and we class this pub as our favourite local, we visit after a long walk with our dog at least once a week. The staff are really friendly and helpful. Lots of outdoor seating when the sun is out and well behaved dogs are welcome :) Rather than having a restaurant there they often host pop up restaurants and gourmet food stalls/mobile restaurants. This is such a great idea and provides variety as well as sampling some of the local restaurants. We recently went for the stone oven baked pizzas by Fräulicious on a Friday evening and they were so delicious- the German pizzas were to die for, can't wait for them to visit again. We are looking forward to trying the mobile pie caterers too when they next visit!

Had a lovely meal on a Sunday, roast really was delicius - beef from Doel's in Buntingford is always a winner! The only negative was that there was a trainee on the bar, and the lady training him was speaking to him in such a demeaning manner, it made myself and my husband feel rather awkward. We just don't feel like it's ever appropriate to talk to people in such a way, especially in front of customers. We definitely would have stayed longer for more wine if we didn't feel so uncomfortable. The young lad was doing a stellar job though, and whilst nervous, was polite and efficient. Hopefully this is a one off on a busy service, as we'd love to come back to try the regular main menu soon.

Had an excellent experience. Food quality is excellent and so was the friendly service. Highly recommend this small pub/restaurant.

Quality of food is excellent and the waitress was wonderful, one of the best.

When a good local pub gets an new chef it can be hit or miss. Fortunately for the Tally Ho, James is a big hit. The quality and presentation of the food is way above what you would expect. Service is also excellent with Charli front of house - they are a great team!Fortunately for us its only a short walk to the pub but its well worth travelling to experience. The Tally Ho now has the best food for many miles around.

Visiting son and daughter-in-law in Barkway, so took them there for a meal. Excellent value. Portions, not huge, but excellent quality. I had sea trout and my wife had fish and chips with mushy peas which were very unusually flavoured - would like the recipe! The slight downside was that the chips were frozen, but very nicely cooked.This is excellent value food. People with large appetites might still feel hungry, but larger portions would push up the price, so happy with it as it is.

Good food and everyone is friendly. Dog biscuits on the bar for our four legged pals who can go everywhere except the restaurant area. Beers and ales are always local and always in good condition.

Excellent staff - very attentive and friendly. Portions are about right although those with enormous appetites might feel that they could manage to eat more. However, for the price it is good value. I had sea trout which was good but with a tiny portion of vegetables. My wife had fish and chips which she said was excellent, but the chips were cooked from frozen which was a bit of a disappointment, although this did not detract from their quality. However, given the reasonable price and quality for us and our son and wife, it deserves top rating.

We have written a review before for food in the Tally, but they now have a new chef and front of house hostess, and they have together reinvented the whole Tally experience. You don't expect this level of fine dining in a friendly country pub, it really is very special. The menu changes on a regular basis to reflect the ambition and talent of the chef, and each time we want to try everything on there. It's possible to eat three courses (most pubs in our experience confuse quantity with quality), and we thoroughly enjoyed every one of them. The service matched the quality of the food and despite being busy, seemed to be effortless. If you think you know the Tally, think again, they have really raised the culinary bar in Hertfordshire (and yes, Pun totally intended...)

Great new menu! Fish & Chips (chunky tartare sauce and mushy peas) and Lemon meringue- lovely. Thanks

Food was delicious and beautifully presented. Can't wait until my next visit. Melt in your mouth pork finished with chocolate pudding to die for

We thoroughly enjoyed our Monday lunchtime visit to Tally Ho. The food was excellent. There's the old pub favourites like burgers but also some more interesting dishes to choose from. My wife loves the polenta dish. The new chef is obviously very good and I hope to enjoy many more of his dishes in the future. Great service and welcoming staff and regulars too.

After work my colleague and I decided to get a pub lunch, after about 4 different pubs that was closed or didn't serve food we was pointed in the tally HO by another pub in the next village, we was greeted by the traditional village pub folk around the bar and the bar staff with a smile! She took our order and we sat down waiting for our food to arrive, the bar waitress came over to double check my drink order (that I'm happy with as I have had several who assume a totally different drink) our drinks arrived followed by our food shortly after, we both had the fish and chips that came with chunky tartar and real mushy peas! The peas had a unusual taste so we asked a member of staff about this and was told it had truffle oil infused, the fish was flakey and batter crisp and not full of oil, The meal itself was delightful and will come back again when in the area next!

The new chef has certainly brought a culinary delight to Hertfordshre. We tried the restaurant last night and were delighted. The food innovative and delicious. Our party of 6 all tried something different ,and all gave it full marks.

Rubbish food at extortionate prices. Drive on to the woodman just up the road

Great selection of sandwiches with chips and salad for a good price. I chose the sausage sandwich that was very tasty. Pleasant atmosphere and very friendly staff

Our walking group ate here, great service and good food. The beer was in very good condition.

Great place, good food and reasonable prices

I like the one option menu of goa curry if the curry is really good. This was I felt authentic Trinidad curry and would go again.

Good food and a friendly village pub.

We called into The Tally Ho at Barkway on the off chance, we have been passed it several times and it always looked interesting but this was the first time we had stopped.Inside the pub is very welcoming with lovely staff who are friendly and helpful. There is a good menu with foods to suit most tastes and it is quickly served up by a really good chef.There are gardens outside for the nicer days and they regularly hold events typical of English village life.We will be back again to visit the Tally Ho - it's a really nice pub!If you think this review has been helpful, please give us a helpful tick - thank you.

Out for a few beers and something to eat later...no need, great beer at The Tally Ho followed by superb Tapas........good local pub and great value, *****recommend *****

Stopped here for a pint on our cycle to Cambridge. Lovely landlady and great beer - it was a perfect break.

We were there for our lunch, and it was amazing, lovely food, I had mushroom risotto and it was perfect, and broccoli cream soup which was lovely. And I have to say that chicken lives pate is gorgeous !!!!!

We popped in to The Tally Ho on our way back from Cambridge for a coffee and were so pleased that we did - what a charming country pub, they were busy with their lunch service but found us a lovely spot by the window. The staff were extremely welcoming and the menu looked delicious, we will certainly be back soon.

Looked great inside. We had a very long wait for our food. Food was ok, except for Panna Cotta which was tasteless. The waitress did not put this on our bill which was fantastic. The waitress did her best and was charming, but was only person on duty and had to do the bar as well! Sort out your organization and I'm sure things will improve.

Good standard of menu food,service,made welcome,reasonable popular venue,with the sun shining made the experience even better.

Booked in for a Mothers day treat, family of 6 sat down and had a great meal. Were looked after from the second we arrived, and attention was great all the way through the meal. We had starters and mains, and a few drinks along the way. Portions were more than ample, and the kids roast chicken was massive. Not sure any of them finished theres.Would recommend this place highly, and will be making another trip again soon. Thanks Guys.

Lovely pub , great lunch, effective friendly service.It Worth for the money and travelling timeWe will visit again soon.

Stopped off for a pub "tea" and I had a group soup of the day, broccoli and Stilton and my husband the prawn cocktail, both really good, the soup excellent! Then my husband had the leek risotto, excellent and I had house chips, best chips ever!!!!!! Will be back for more :-)

Invited friends for Sunday Lunch. We all had a fantastic time, food was excellent as always and service is exceptionally good and friendly. Liam was attentive and made our friends son feel very comfortable.

lovely food and the place has been renovated well

Fancying some grub out of town, wifey and I ventured out to the country where we stumbled across this lovely Pub and restaurant.Having a particular food eating regime (Paleo), we couldn't find anything on the menu which was suitable.(The menu was packed with awesome choices though!)This wasn't an issue at all. The lovely waitress asked the cheif and he produced this fantastic dish.Highly recommended the Restaurant with great food, fantastic service and awesome country views.

Wonderful Sunday lunch for 7 adults and two babies. Service and food were excellent. Great restaurant will definitely be revisiting again soon.

Good service and food, nice pub however currently doesn't have a beer garden

This is a great country pub. The food is excellent, highly recommend. Staff very helpful and friendly and there are a good selection of drinks.

Good food at reasonable prices, regular cycling stop.

Meal for four at this pleasant hostelry on a Saturday evening. We enjoyed good, friendly and efficient service and splendid food. The butternut squash soup was excellent and served with tasty bread. Steak frites was tasty. A cheeseboard comprised decent individual servings of cheese plus fruit and celery. We drank from the wine list but there's also real ale on draught. They were happy for us to leave our car in the car park overnight to collect next morning. Would recommend.

Visited with a colleague to discuss a few matters, we participated in a few pints and a quick lunch , my friend had the fish finger sandwich on white bloomer loaf and I had whitebait both were served with chips and tartar sauce Both were Good value and we received good service

Lovely food. Great atmosphere. Be back soon. Thanks.

Nice place, good food, friendly service.

On babysitting duty tonight, so took the two grandsons for dinner here, with my husband. Love this pub. Since our last visit, the menu has changed slightly. I had the most delicious ribs and my husband fish and chips. The children had half portions of mains and they seemed to enjoyed theirs too. The three boys had puddings and they disappeared very quickly. The young lady who served us was lovely and we appreciated the attention she paid to the children.One little point. There was a rowdy group in the bar to start with and my young grandson commented he heard some bad language when he visited the toilets, which was not too impressive. I had already heard it too. Nevertheless it's a really nice village pub.

There were 7 of us and the service was brilliant. Even though some of us wanted starters and some wanted starters as a main course, nothing was too much trouble for the staff and the food was delicious.

Birthday meal for 8 people. Excellent food and great service. Not our first time though as its so good. You will love the food, ambience and very welcoming staff.

Booked this for a couples evening out as we have been several times before and enjoyed it. Unfortunately, my friends wife was being 'difficult' about the menu, saying she didn't like this, she didn't like that and she wouldn't have come if she'd seen what was on offer etc. Our waitress took it all in her stride and made a number of helpful suggestions, eventually offering a combination of foods, some on offer, and some not actually on the menu. The result rescued the meal and harmony restored.All very good, and the extra star because of her efforts, but if I was eating here only with my wife, I would have been disappointed in that in our last 3 visits over a period of several months, the menu has not changed (apart from specials) and thus only 3 stars would have been awarded. Come on Tally Ho, your cooking is good but vary it up a bit!

Seventeen walkers stopped here for lunch and were pleasantly surprised by the quick service for our group which was organised by Jo.Everyone enjoyed their meals and those that tried the selection of real ales were also pleased.

Very nice friendly country pub with a good menu selection and some good beers.

Lovely village pub with a good selection of well kept beer. Good varied selection on the menu including a couple of specials. Prices are on the high side but the dishes are of a good size served fresh and piping hot.The service is excellent without being over the top and we will definitely be back again.

We sat at the table at 1.30 another couple came in, sat behind us. They had their order taken, food served and eaten before we had ours, not good.DON'T have the Chicken Caesar salad, unless you love loads of lettuce , tiny bits of chicken, very hard croutons and loads of Parmesan and don't mind paying £7.95 for the privilege. Disappointing.Don't think I shall be returning any time soon!

Fell on this place by accident.How lucky we were. Good welcome, Good Food andservice.Reasonable prices.Very good.

We enjoyed a lovely relaxing lunch. Nothing was too much trouble for the friendly and very knowledgeable staff. Thank you! The Tally Ho is a gem in the Hertfordshire countryside.

Was served by an older dark haired lady who wasn't really interested if we were there or not. Seemed that we were more of an inconvenience to her. The food was good, the restaurant really nice, the only issue was the person serving us. We just wanted a nice relaxing evening and it was spoiled by just one person.

Was lucky to get a few hours off whilst my children were away, so visited the Tally Ho August 2015 with my parents and I was heavily pregnant!Food was lovely from what I remember, a little steeply priced. But it was a night off, a treat. Would recommend a visit! :)

Visited this pub for a Sunday Roast based on recommendations. As soon as you walk in you are met with friendly staff in an open restaurant setting with all the sunday papers laid out for you to browse at your own perusal. 2 of us ordered a roast; 1 beef and 1 spatchcock chicken, the 3rd ordered the Tally Burger. We didn't have to wait to long and what was presented to us was both beautifully plated and presented as well as tasting as good as it looked. The portions are generous and worth the money. We ordered the onion rings as a side (always goes well with a roast!) and the size of them blew us all away! Again they were just as tasty as they looked. You can tell the staff take pride in this place and that the chef truly enjoys his job. Each dish had attention and passion put into it and we could not recommend enough. Despite being full from the dinner we all ordered dessert. Eton Mess, Chocolate Brownie and selection of ice creams were our choice and again we could not complain about any of them. We will definitely be returning midweek to sample their main menu and would highly recommed for a real country inspired roast dinner.

We stumbled across this pub/restaurant and although it seems quite basic in terms of table layout the food was very good with a reasonable selection and good size portions. It was quite 'rustic' in layout with very friendly staff. It was a 25 mile journey for us, but we will be going back.

A walking group - what we want is good and pleasant service - nailed it, good value food with a reasonable selection - pretty good but could be more choice, good, hand pumped beer - choice of 4 excellent beers all at a decent price.The staff couldn't have been friendlier or more efficient - a pleasure to be there.An excellent country pub. We will be back.

We were delighted to have the Tally Ho host our wedding reception, the pub was transformed & everyone worked so hard to make it the perfect evening, the buffet food was amazing and went down so well, our guests all commented on our wonderful party, we could not have hoped for better. Thank you Saleesha & Kevin.

Enjoyed an excellent dinner with friends last Friday night. A relaxed and friendly feel to the pub as soon as you enter. Wonderful service - nothing too much trouble! Worth the 40 minute journey and will be visiting again soon. Perfect place to stop off for dinner returning from the races at Newmarket AND they open at 6p.m on race days!!

Popped in here for a Sunday lunch. We were told there was a new chef and that he had written a book, though I don't know who he was. The food was good, it could have been better with a couple of tweaks (toasted brioche bun for burgers, home made chips instead of bog standard pre made ones). The pub itself is light and airy, great for lunch with family and friends, and is dog friendly too. The staff were really helpful and friendly, and the beer and wine was good quality. I'd recommend this pub if you fancy a nice lunch out on the weekend without too many airs and graces but a nice relaxed atmosphere. We'll definitely be coming back.

Saleesha Hall is a convivial host serving good quality food and drinks in a friendly environment

We visited the Tally Ho on a Sunday lunchtime as my daughter & partner have recently moved to Barkway. The day we visited they were holding a beer festival & were busy with live music & a BBQ. Despite this we were served attentively with our meals, which were delicious. We had the roasts (the beef was rare & tasty with two large thick slices). Overall it was a good experience and one of many yet to come each time we visit.

After hearing lots of good things about The Tally Ho, we visited for lunch one Friday. The staff were especially friendly and helpful throughout, but we did find the menu quite limited. We discovered there was a sandwich menu only because another table had them. There was no pie option at all. Having said that, all the food we had was great, chips very nice, and the sticky toffee pudding was probably the nicest I've ever had. Having mentioned to a friend I had been, they had also visited recently and commented on the limited menu, however they had picked off the starters list and had them made into lunch sized portions, so that might be an option for others.

Went to dinner Saturday for the first time and was impressed with the decor beer and menu but somehow it just didn't achieve the sum of its partsDishes on the menu were not available though there was only a few people in, the waitress tried hard and was very pleasant but was obviously new , the meals were not well executed ( chips overdone, fish over cooked, lasagne lukewarm and tart scalding) No sign of landlord or landlady who were advised as absent. It really didn't seem worth complaining as the staff were trying their best and the story was that an overbusy lunch had left them in some difficulty. Benefit of the doubt is that it was a one off .. But the pub was very quiet so maybe not. Shame as it has the appearance of a really nice country pub.

Just been to the Tally Ho in Barley for dinner. Absolutely appalling. Firstly it was dead only 9 people in there including us on a Saturday night. No pate or Pie of the Day - it was busy at lunchtime!!! What did the chef do all afternoon, I ask myself?? The starters were from a Brake Brothers box. We both fancied steak, as we had fish yesterday - nothing like that on the menu. My wife ordered veg lasagne - no more than 5mm thick and just dreadful. I ordered the burger. Came up burnt. No skinny fries, just fat soaked chips with little potato in them. For the first time I can remember, we paid for what we had and left. Which was the starters and the drinks. Lovely staff - chef on holiday!! I hope for their sake!!

Very good food and service, pleasant atmosphere and great facility for local villagers. Prices a bit higher than they should be.

My wife and I last went to the Tally Ho some years ago and we had heard from friends that new owners had taken it over in the last year, We went with friends on a Friday evening and had a very pleasant evening there. The pub is now much more of a restaurant than previously and we all thought it was a great improvement on before. From the start the service was extremely good and we were welcomed and taken to our table immediately. The staff were all friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic in the way they went about their job. We all enjoyed our meals - I especially enjoyed my sole main dish - and agreed that we would go there again. The new owners should be congratulated on their improvements to the Tally Ho and the atmosphere that they have created.

Excellent service with a smile ! We were shown to our table drinks orders taken promptly and given time to make our selection from the menu. We all had the roast dinner two had beef, one the lamb and one the pork. Meat was good, veggies too Yorkshires a bit dry but it was served on a cold plate so the pink lamb and the red beef were barely luke warm making the lamb very greasy, which was a shame as the food was well cooked and presented. When it came to pudding one had the crumble BUT they had run out of ice cream that was specified on the menu so they had to have custard instead. Two had the creme brûlée which was very poor, served in a deep cup with a saucer it was a disaster as it had separated and curdled! To be fair to the Tally Ho they did not charge us for them. We would go back though.

Me and my other half came down to the tally ho on New Year's Eve, we ordered food and we can honestly say the food was wonderful. Even thought the beginning of the evening was very busy the service was exceptional.We have been back on many occasions and it have become one of our favourite pubs when in the area.

I have eaten at the tally on a few occasions now. Close friends of ours live in Barkway and highly recommend it so we gave it ago.Me and my girlfriend were impressed with the good level of service, the range of gins they offer. The chef Jason was provided a wonderful menu, classic pub food dishes done very well, with a few one of dishes thrown in.Will carry one going there.

I had lunch here very usual tasty starter, haddock scotch egg. Nice light airy restaurant, staff were very friendly and attentive