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Nº 363 in 479 in East Hertfordshire

Nº 77 of 96 British in East Hertfordshire

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Always good service at the White Lion, team are always polite and make you feel welcome. Thank you and keep it up.

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Sharon Grice . 2024-11-13

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Went here for Sunday lunch . Roast dinner was half burnt the other half needed cooking more. Fish and chips over cooked and tasted of burnt oil. Over priced poor quality food.

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stuart coston . 2024-10-28

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Nice public house, plenty of drinks choice.

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Bob Gould . 2024-10-19

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I’ve had three rounds of drinks all at a different price make up your own mind

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michael raeburn . 2024-10-19

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Lovely pub with great service and friendly staff. With a good beer selection and nice food reasonably priced

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Kamran Virdee . 2024-10-13

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Great place in the heart of Sawbo, forever finding myself in here for a quick bite and drink, food is quick and hot and surprisingly great for simple pub options as well as a few curveballs like the Korean chicken bites, highly recommend these. Staff are always excellent and attentive. Worth a try 👌

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Taylor Sharpe . 2024-10-04

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Currently, the best pub in Sawbridgeworth! Ales always in excellent condition. A great friendly atmosphere, especially when the fabulous Eleanor is behind the bar. Keep up the good work!

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Trip620998 . 2024-09-28

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Had a beautiful meal here the food is top quality well presented and taste superb Will definitely return and recommend Service was second to none

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dean clarke . 2024-09-22

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If you're not a regular, bar staff will go out of their way to make you feel unwelcome. They'll let their regulars jump past you in a bar queue, serve them, then go and leave you standing there at the bar after serving them to do other stuff before serving you.

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Salt Merchant . 2024-09-10

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Nice friendly pub on the main Harlow to Bishop's Stortford road

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John Urbanek . 2024-09-08

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Came to sawbridgeworth for the day and came in here for pub lunch. Lovely lady Tracy did a good job serving everyone 😃 (give her a raise 👍)

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Hikari . 2024-09-03

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Really lovely food feeling very and satisfied, all food tasted perfect and full of flavour. Staff are super friendly and very hard working. Would recommend to anyone and everyone. Thank you all was a lovely to spend my lunch and day off

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Wendy Rider . 2024-08-26

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Took my family out today at white lion pub had we had roast dinner but the meals were not nice we are not well now been very sick in the toilet a lot so we won't be going there again the food was rack the the staff was rude

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Ali . 2024-08-25

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Beautiful old pub with great service - barman very kindly didn’t charge me for a spilled drink. Food was great too.

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Fiona Parker . 2024-08-23

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Food and service were very good. Staff were very knowledgeable about ales and were a good laugh. I'm excited to try hazy days when it arrives

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Roger J . 2024-08-10

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Fantastic little pub,family and dog friendly,can’t speak highly enough of this place myself and my kids and pup loved our time,food was outstanding so full compliments too the chef and Tracey behind the bar was amazing,made sure pup had water and we all had everything we needed and more Will be returning very soon 😊

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Ollie Howden . 2024-08-08

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When in the area we have always stopped at the White Lion in Sawbridgeworth for our lunch, the food is really great, the service is fantastic and it’s a real nice old pub. The staff are brilliant definitely worth a visit.

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Tristam “That Crane Guy” Mayes . 2024-08-02

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Wonderful pub, friendly and warm staff, great grub. Always a great experience in The Lion. Happy days.

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77rsk . 2024-07-27

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Excellent little pub in the heart of Sawbridgeworth, with a really good selection of drinks and the added bonus of being dog friendly.

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Testarossa1980 . 2024-07-27

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Really enjoyed the food that we had. Would definitely recommend.

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Nick Hanchard . 2024-07-21

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Tracey behind the bar is a diamond, whenever I've been in there she is on her own and uncluttered, however busy it is.

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Lisa Collins . 2024-07-04

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Very nice visit to the white lion, came in for a few drinks and the manager Gary was very welcoming and chatty with us we also grabbed some food which was delicious.

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Joe Irvine . 2024-07-02

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Visited for lunch food was excellent and good value deal at lunch staff all very welcoming will return again soon with more friends

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Sharon G . 2024-06-25

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The food takes forever to come out of the kitchen which is frankly un acceptable we ordered for 3 people and it took over 45 minutes while the pub was almost completely empty. While the food is nice it should not be taking this long to come out. Do not come here unless you want to wait and hour for food.

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Lucas Harris . 2024-06-24

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Great atmosphere here for the football not to over the top and staff really freindly

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Joe Grice . 2024-06-17

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Great local pub, friendly landlord and excellent bar staff. Food is of a good standard and the quality of the ale is excellent. Wide selection of drinks and nice outside area.

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Barry Darkins . 2024-06-11

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Really accommodating landlord. Arranged a large table for a family and friends celebration on the quiz night at very short notice. Nothing too much trouble and great night had by all.

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Mark S . 2024-06-08

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Had a nice time. The staff are friendly

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Edwin Jones . 2024-06-08

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Getting out of the wind and rain we were really pleased to find this friendly pub. We ordered the steak sandwich and cheese toastie from the lunch menu. Both were delicious. Well done Tommy and the bar staff Gary and Libby. Added bonus- dogs are welcome. Would highly recommend a visit.

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Imogen L . 2024-06-02

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Staff were all friendly and super helpful, really were going that extra mile. Loved how they knew their regulars. Great drinks options, food was amazing and our dog got top service! Safe to say we will be returning!!

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Jemma Kimble . 2024-05-12

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Always enjoy our time at White Lion. Extremely friendly and helpful staff, food is delish and best of all, they're pet friendly 🐶

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Claire Holmes . 2024-05-05

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always good atmosphere,friendly staff,good food good selection of beers & wine.nearly forgot dog friendly too.

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Peter Holman . 2024-04-29

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Lovely food, rear steak sandwich

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L.A Plastering - Bishops Stortford . 2024-04-07

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Reserved a table to hook up with some friends for drinks over the Easter period. Was given a great space with plenty of room for all of us and we were able to keep our table for several hours which was an unexpected bonus. The pub was busy with a really friendly vibe. Drinks were great and it was Service with a Smile which made for a pleasant experience all round.

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Moolegs . 2024-04-02

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We had a lovely meal at the white lion over Easter friendly staff an a great atmosphere 5 stars well deserved also a great selection a beers

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tony h . 2024-04-01

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Visited the white lion today had Sunday dinner which is excellent staff couldn't do enough to help great place to visit and the beer is good to.

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Joe G . 2024-03-31

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Lovely pub food really good staff friendly

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Julie Johnson . 2024-03-31

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Love the Guinness in here, always a nice welcome from the staff, the lunch deal is excellent value for money

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Tim Hancock . 2024-03-22

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Excellent food. We had the steak sandwich. It was excellent but would benefit from toasting the bread. We also had the cheese toastie which was awesome.

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Ruth Howden . 2024-03-22

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Very nice food great burger ..Manager was very attentive and efficient . Don't want to write 100 characters every time I do a review

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Escape776743 . 2024-03-16

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Happy Wife Happy Life! Fabulous meal, awesome service; busy and staff couldn’t do enough. Thank you 🙏

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Ray Primett . 2024-03-10

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Fantastic service. Great meal.bar staff very friendly.all around great experience

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Christopher Osborn . 2024-03-09

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We had a lovely lunch. Staff were lovely.

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Nat B . 2024-03-09

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Really welcoming and friendly staff, excellent service and the food was fantastic. We found this pub quite by chance but will definitely return if we’re in the area.

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Steph D . 2024-03-02

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Very friendly staff, excellent service. Overall brilliant pub.

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Jake Barnett . 2024-02-20

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Always amazing food, try the chicken sticky bite starters they are the best, tracy always is absolutely amazing, great value, great food love this one for a lunch or dinner.

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Yvonne D . 2024-02-20

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Excellent as usual. Food really good for pub grub . Reasonable price and staff always very pleasant and helpful . We come regularly proving it’s very good ! Thank you

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Sbarksy . 2024-02-19

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Great open mic night last night as always. First one since December and we've missed it. Often have live music which always seems to be well attended

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Claire D . 2024-02-12

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Had a little pub crawl of Sawbridgeworth on a day off. Really nice pub, great atmosphere and staff. Didn't eat so couldn't comment on the food but plenty of people were.

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Dan M . 2024-02-08

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My friend and I live 100 miles apart and like to meet for a walk and lunch roughly halfway. We were looking for something in the area after a walk in Pishiobury Park (lovely park - do go) and this sparked my interest due to the menu (I eat anything and my friend is a vegetarian) and the fact that it welcomes dogs. We turned up on spec and had a lovely welcome and a great window table. There was a huge range of non-alcoholic drinks (both driving from opposite directions) and the menu I had seen on line. My friend's dog was brought a bowl of water and a treat. The food choice was really good, and what we had was top notch. My friend had the pulled mushroom risotto, which looked gorgeous, and I had the halloumi and prawns with chorizo from the starters/sharing range. It was all extremely good. I would thoroughly recommend to any dog-loving, food loving people on a reasonable budget. The lady at the bar was really nice and took pains to find us the best deal from the menu.

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JUDIEME14 . 2024-02-05

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Always come here staff are really good especially Tracy who really looks after everyone didn’t eat today but food looked good highly recommended

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Louisa H . 2024-02-02

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Amazing pub with Amazing food truly outstanding steak cooked to perfection the pub is warm friendly and very welcoming the staff and manager really made the visit great really recommended the food 1st class standard looking forward to coming back

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AndrewR167 . 2024-01-27

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Online booking system worked well. Table was clearly labelled and waiting for us. Table was clean and not sticky. Food was delivered promptly by smiling staff. The food was delicious and brilliant cooked. The steak and ale pie was eaten by the fussiest person at the table and he made no complaints at all - this is worthy of five star praise on it's own.

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Eagleowl1 . 2024-01-15

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Nice local pub, good range of lagers and friendly bar staff.

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Stuart Barnett . 2023-12-30

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Really nice lunch cooked very well and presented beautifully. The lunch menu was a set price of £10.00 which included a non alcoholic drink or for an extra £1.00 a beer. There were other main menu options individually priced which looked loverly. I did see the couple on next table along had a pie and it was very big and I am not sure I could eat it for lunch. In conclusion great food great beer and a great lunch. Landlord and staff very friendly and would go again

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K7841OPkeithe . 2023-12-29

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Friendly, clean pub with good range of ales and lagers.

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philip rowley . 2023-12-25

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Service was impeccable! Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Food was served promptly and tasted great. Great choices of beers on tap and cask. Place is dog friendly and was served treats and a bowl of water without even asking. Will come again

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Rick M . 2023-12-16

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Had a Christmas meal here today and it was cooked to perfection. Also very happy with the portion sizes as I had abundance of turkey. Compliments to the chef!

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Jack Simpson . 2023-12-09

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Have been a regular here for many years and the service has always been good. The venue has thrived in the past few months and that is a reflection of how the management and staff have increased footfall. The positive energy and professionalism shown by all has definately increased customer satisfaction. There has been a lot of work behind the scenes to get to this point so I would personally like to thank Gregg and Vicki for being supportive. All the team is fantastic and will always greet with a smile and a nicely poured drink. Keep up the good work guys and girls - you are all awesome :)

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Nick Anderson . 2023-12-05

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We met with friends for lunch. The welcome couldn't have been warmer, we were allocated ample room with comfy seating. The food was superb, beautifully cooked and presented. Tommy the chef was superb and Tally and Greg were so friendly and helpful, nothing was too...

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lordken2019 . 2023-11-25

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One of our favorite local pubs great atmosphere friendly staff and good beer

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Perry Brown . 2023-11-22

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Met a hottie. Superb service. Didn't eat.

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afc “gunnahh” 1985 . 2023-11-18

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Went for dinner. Food and atmosphere really enjoyable and would like to mention Vicki, who was very friendly and helpful. Overall good evening

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gillipops58 . 2023-11-16

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Myself and my husband used the location to celebrate our wedding. We had 45+ guest attended and they all had an amazing time. Bar staff Phil and Vicki where friendly and welcoming and service was great. We had a buffet was well prepared and very tasty highly complemented by our guest, many have returned for meals after the event. The chefs did a great job. Tally the team leader went above and beyond with everything for us, decorations where amazing with loads of personal touches. Tally made the whole event stress free. Greg the manager was very accommodating with our request and put no pressure on us. A great night, great memories will use the pub again for our events.

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Andy Mitchell . 2023-11-08

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Was passing and called in here for a bit of lunch and was pleasantly surprised. Nice atmosphere, great food, Madri on tap and after ordering my meal it came to a lot less than expected due to some deal I wasn’t aware of. Barman was...

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GabeC . 2023-11-08

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My self and my now husband used the location after our wedding. 45+ guest attended and we had an amazing time. Staff Phil and Vicki where friendly and welcoming and service was great. We had a buffet, no complaints food was well prepared and very...

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Steve F . 2023-11-08

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Warm, homely pub with a great atmosphere and really good food! Friendly staff and excellent service! We will be back for sure

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Lindsay Snyman . 2023-11-04

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Lovely pub great food fantastic quiz we will be back

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Sarah Carpenter . 2023-11-02

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Excellent pint of abbot in the white lion best had in ages great atmosphere our local so great full we have this pub on our doorstep

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ivorsden . 2023-11-02

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We had a great lunch here today, good atmosphere, friendly staff especially Tally, we will definitely come here again.

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Peter Anderson . 2023-10-28

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Gluten free/ coeliac avoid. Clear supply chain issue. As someone with a gluten allergy I was given a burger (after ordering from the gf menu and being assured by the restaurant) found that it was in fact a normal gluten burger. The bar refunded the tab and gave me a free drink and steak. The pub handled a bad situation well.

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Ben Wilkinson . 2023-10-25

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Beautiful pub, lovely food, great service and range of drinks. Brilliant vegan options, and beer garden. Would recommend to everyone!

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Alex Nelson . 2023-10-23

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Great experience, would definitely recommend. Brilliant selection of food catering for lots of dietary requirements and a great variety of drinks, will be going back for more.

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hannahbulley . 2023-10-19

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Great pub with great staff, who always give a good welcome whether they know you or not. Nice place to meet up with friends. Food always looks good and there is a varied selection of drinks on offer. Greg is settling in well as the...

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LDM65 . 2023-10-07

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I have been to many pubs for many roasts but I have never had a roast as ill-looking and as bland as the one I had yesterday. After over an hour and a half wait our roast beef dinner arrived. 4 anaemic, undercooked potatoes, vegetables which dissolved into water and the beef being the size of the palm of my hand. Despite the beef being relatively tasty, the size of it was appalling. The only reason why this pub deserves the stars is because the gentleman behind the bar and the lady serving were great and understood our frustration completely. The chef however… needs a career change.

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Alex Aka Burnz . 2023-10-02

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Awful food. Truly the worst I’ve had at a pub in the UK. The children’s pasta was mush, it had been cooked for hours and we have to wait over an hour for a basic order. Avoid!

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960farmerted . 2023-10-01

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Went for Sunday lunch and what a turn around since my last visit . The Sunday lunch was amazing , good quality meat and the Yorkshire struggled to fit on my plate .

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Curious623477 . 2023-09-28

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Twice time we visit for relax drink we bring two dogs pub welcome dogs to visit . Staff is great friendly staff feed two dogs great

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O2951POmartinm . 2023-09-18

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Had a lovely lazy Sunday afternoon drink, staff were super attentive and friendly. Will definitely be back

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Vicki Harris . 2023-09-10

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Great customer service, staff always serve with a smile. One of my favourite pubs in sawbridgeworth, Mid week and weekends

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Louisa S . 2023-09-10

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Loved the food, the service was amazing, will definitely be back with all my friends. I recommend the burger!!

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Sebastian C . 2023-09-10

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Come in for a roast dinner on a Sunday by myself, the staff made me feel so welcome, very bubbily they look like they love their job, which puts me as a solo customer at ease

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Jenifer S . 2023-09-10

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Lovely experience at the pub, all the staff were amazing

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Hannah Bulley . 2023-09-06

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Good selection of drinks friendly staff definitely well worth a visit. Second time here and will be back

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G9869 . 2023-09-04

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Disgusting food full of hair, Small portions (Very Expensive prices ) For Small portions had to eat when I got home.. The Prices on the Website is Completely Wrong to the prices When you go to pay (NOT WORTH THE MONEY ). £15 for a...

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Janeblonde007 . 2023-09-04

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A lovely afternoon spent in this quaint little pub, nice friendly atmosphere and great service. Greg and his team made us very welcome and we all loved the food, which was tasty and nicely presented. We'll be back

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lou rowl . 2023-08-30

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We stopped into The White Lion for a quick bite while driving through the area, and ordered two chicken sandwiches and chips. We waited nearly an hour to be served, the sandwiches where mainly maionese with a tiny piece of cold chicken, the bread so stale it had already crumbled into little pieces and the chips where stone cold. The waitress brought the food out asking sheepishly if everything was ok, clearly embarrassed to be serving such poor food, and agreed when we said it was awful. Hands down the worst food I have every been served in any pub or restaurant – and ‘trying it on’ when food is so visibly inedible is an insult to paying customers.

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Joe Ashton . 2023-08-29

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This is a very quaint pub with a lovely atmosphere and great service. The food was tasty and well presented, good value for money. Definitely be back soon

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Trail818516 . 2023-08-29

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My first visit to this lovely pub was great. The staff are friendly and food was delicious. Felt welcomed. This will be in my shortlist.

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Laksitha Ranasingha . 2023-08-26

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Booked a table for food, for 3 adults and child for dinner. Turned up on time (4:30pm, 4 and a half hours before the kitchen closes?). Got told they aren’t taking anymore food orders. Had to find somewhere else with a table, with a hungry toddler in tow. Can’t really understand why they didn’t just call and say sorry we can’t do food, rather than us turn up, pay for parking, then send us away. Really weird. Can’t really give any stars for that 😂

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Christian Murphy . 2023-08-23

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Proper local. Awesome happy hours...

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Hugh D . 2023-07-31

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Lovely dog friendly pub in the middle of Sawbridgeworth. Water bowls and treats available for the dogs. Parking available and extra parking down Bell Street. Had a nice lunch of small sharing plates. Waiting time not bad for the food and it was quite busy...

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V4566GWharrys . 2023-07-18

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Came in for a few pints a few days ago, started on lager but moved to gin as the choices were just so good! Lovely warm atmosphere, friendly chatty staff too. Will be back again very soon.

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Jean-Claude Brodeur . 2023-07-11

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Great music night on Friday. Joined up with some friends for drinks and ended up dancing the night away. Won't leave it so long until we visit again next time

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Ceri F . 2023-07-10

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Always a lovely time here, Tracy behind the bar is always so welcoming and friendly, even when she's busy

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Lindsay M . 2023-07-05

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A great little pub. Excellent service. Friendly staff. Lovely food. Dog friendly. We all had a great time.

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Harmeet M . 2023-06-30

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This is our closest pub to home. You always get a warm welcome from Phil and the team. Very friendly and ask how you are and if its not busy we always have a chat. Great place to meet up with friends. Special mention to...

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LDM65 . 2023-06-18

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Nice glasses and lovely snacks I will be back thanks great service

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Danielle Eagle . 2023-05-03

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Food was great and the staff really friendly. Good atmosphere too! Would recommend to anyone looking for a decent meal.

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Jackkkkkk94 . 2023-04-27

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Me and my partner visiting this pub for the first time last week and had a lovely evening. We will definitely be returning. I tried the new mushroom chilli which was delicious, great atmosphere and very friendly staff. Look forward to coming back

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Samantha B . 2023-04-24

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