The best restaurants serving British food in Hitchin Highbury North Hertfordshire East of England

Good food, great service and reasonably priced.

Although very busy the service was quick and friendly . The food was and fresh perfectly cooked excellent for brunch. Coffee was the best ever!

Such a lovely owner and an amazing smoothie, she really took the time to make sure it was right and had so much pride in her products, my partner drank the smoothie in about 5 minutes it was so nice 😊

Without doubt this is the best traditional greasy spoon I've found in Hitchin - a really good generous portion of cooked to order breakfast for just £3.50, superb value.

Absolute shocking behaviour from bar staff on friday night being told I couldn't be served as I was "stoned out of my head" which was shouted out loud with a lot of customer's being able to hear. How embarrasing as I was completely sober being accused of being on drugs without anything to actually back it up. Shame on you

great real ale pub, good beers, great atmosphere and decent chatty locals, worth a visit or two

Went to have a drink on a Saturday around 4:30pm. Lots of people seated but only one other person waiting to be served at the bar. We waited 10 minutes, there were four staff members all serving up the same order and nobody acknowledged our presence, even after one or two had made eye contact. We were only a couple of metres away so could clearly be seen waiting. We gave up and went down the road to Bridgetown Monroe where we received fantastic, friendly service and there was a great atmosphere. Sadly it’s gone massively downhill since the change from P&P.

Excellent roast dinners, the lamb shank was beautiful! Just completely fell of the bone! Nothing was too much trouble for Kayleigh, she really made it special for us, highly recommend

We had a terrible experience at this restaurant. The food took ages to be served despite it not being busy, the food was lukewarm at best, they forgot half our order, and lied throughout about why the food was taking so long. We came here for Sunday Roast with four of us and a 20-month old child. The restaurant was mostly empty, however, we waited 1 hour and 20 minutes for our food, after insisting given the little one was getting hungry. They first said they had mixed up their tables and gave our order to another table. When they finally brought the food out, it was lukewarm at best, with poor portions, and 2 out of 5 roasts were missing. They initially said these were coming soon and were being cooked “right now”. They said this would take 10 minutes. 20 minutes later, the waiter then told us that they had actually forgot to order the other 2 roasts. We ended up leaving without getting the other 2 roasts as we were waiting ages. They did give us a bottle of prosecco and 20% off our food, but the dishonesty and atrocious service was a disaster. This ruined our lunch and we will never coming here again.

I had my 60th Birthday celebration at the Green Man last Friday with family and friends. Mark and Becky closed the main bar for our event and provided a fantastic range of food for us. The tables were groaning with food, way more than for the 40 people I paid for and the staff couldn't have been more accommodating on the night. If you want a proper pub for a meal, drink or event, I'd recommend The Green Man to you.

A cafe but much more . An excellent menu . I had vegetable lasagna with salad and chips , my friend had scampi chips and salad . Good portions very tasty. Apple pie and custard to follow also very nice . Staff very polite and the cafe was spotless.

This corner cafe near the market changed hands, struggled, shut, and is now operating as a Caribbean restaurant and takeaway. If you're after an old-fashioned fry-up in Hitchin there are plenty of options, both basic and hipster, but you won't find it here any more.

Used to go here a lot and there were two lovely girls waiting thr tables, one cook and the senior man overseeing it all. Today we visited and no adult apart from the cook. Three young waiting staff who were clueless. Two breakfasts and two hot drinks. One drink came, they forgot the other one and dive minutes later they finally realised. Breakfasts arrived but no toast, another five minute wait and was plonked down unceremoniously without a word. Finally someone should tell the young boy in there to get his mum to put new elastic or a belt on because he kept his joggers half way down his backside and they kept slipping off, constantly adjusting them slightly up so his pants were in show. Not appropriate for serving in a cafe. Overall service was downhill but food still good.

This place has really gone downhill since I last visited, probably pre-lockdown. It was always a little pricey but today I paid £11 for a very small plate of uninspiring looking, lukewarm, almost tasteless cheesy bubble and squeak that seemed to have come straight from the freezer to the microwave, topped with an egg and two chipolata-sized sausages that also seemed to have been microwaved as they were rubbery and tough. My grandson does not like eggs, so I asked if he could have an extra sausage instead, but was told that it was not possible unless I paid an extra £3, so he had the meal without an egg, but I still had to pay the full price. The drinks were very pricey too. This place used to have a really interesting deli and food/drink shop, which was a real part of its charm, but this has also gone. The menu is very limited In summary, very pricey and the food was extremely disappointing. I felt very dissatisfied and won't be returning.

I attended Hitchin Priory with 3 other members of my family for Christmas Day lunch. The whole experience from start to finish was exceptional. The staff, service and food were all excellent. The feel of the room was very relaxing and the tables nicely spaced out. The atmosphere was very convivial. If it is still the same set up next year we shall definitely be back. Our visit to Hitchin Priory made our Christmas Day. Thanks to all concerned.