Hermitage Rd Bar & Restaurant

4.6

2665 Reviews

£26 to £40

British

20-21 Hermitage Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 1BT

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2 people

May 12, 2025

9:00 PM

Booked 21 times today

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Good for groups
Lively

Set in the impressive former 1930s Hitchin ballroom, on the first floor, Hermitage Rd restaurant & bar boasts a seasonal, award winning and sustainable premium food offer, from the awarding winning ACI team and a bar renowned for it's bespoke cocktails, quality wine and beer range. Recently refurbished.

Additionally we also have a street-level wine bar, which we collaborated with the award-winning Nyetimber to create. This intimate and romantic space can be hired exclusively, and is open on Friday & Saturdays only from 5pm. We serve a variety of small plates, including oysters and is perfect for a pre dinner glass/snack.

Our coffee shop has also expanded and offers an amazing space to socialise and/or work, open 7 days a week, offering dine-in or take-away bagels and PACT Coffee, plus various size meeting rooms for hire. The coffee shop is also available for evening hire as a venue for private parties, corporate bashes, book launches etc.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British, Steak, Seafood
Hours of operation
Brunch Sun 10:00 am–11:30 am Bar Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–12:30 am Sun 10:00 am–9:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–5:15 pm Lunch & Dinner Sat 12:00 pm–9:45 pm Dinner Mon–Fri 5:30 pm–9:45 pm
Phone number
01462 433603
Website
http://www.hermitagerd.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Fulvio Rupena
Private party facilities
We have our 'Room @ the top' which is available for private dining and afternoon meetings.Our new Oyster Bar is also available for private hire, perfect for smaller more intimate parties.We also have fully equipped meeting rooms for hire in our new Coffee & Bagel Bar, with capacity for 8, 12 or 16 people.

Location
20-21 Hermitage Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 1BT
Neighborhood
Hitchin
Parking details
Parking is available at the Queen Mother Theatre Car Park or Portmill Car Park, both within a 2 minute walk and free after 6pm.
Public transit
Here at Hermitage Rd Restaurant & Bar we're ideally located in Hitchin's town centre. With Hitchin train station only a 10 minute walk down Walsworth Road, here are also bus stops on Hermitage Road itself. We're fortunate to have 2 car parks only a 5 minute walk away, St Mary's short-stay and Woodside long-stay.
Entertainment
Magic Music & Mojitos - 1st Thursday of the month from 7pmSunday acoustic sessions 7-9 pm, live music coming your way on the last Sunday in the month & ‘happy 2 hours’ on selected cocktails.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 2,665 people are saying

Hermitage Rd Bar & Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.6Service
4.6Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Energetic

Loved For

Hertfordshire
Great for brunch
Hertfordshire
Great for creative cocktails
Hertfordshire
Hot spot
Hertfordshire
Great for fine wines
Hertfordshire
Lively
Hertfordshire
Most Booked

Review summary

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Hermitage Rd Bar & Restaurant offers a vibrant atmosphere and consistently "fantastic service." Guests rave about the "delicious food" and the attentive staff who make dining experiences special. The Sunday roast is a highlight, and the restaurant is praised for being a "great place for special occasions." Despite occasional service delays, the overall experience is highly recommended.

2,665 Reviews

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Barry
Barcelona1 review
4.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great waitresses and front of house and bar staff
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melanie
Bedfordshire5 reviews
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Lovely food, polite and attentive staff! A great evening was had by all
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Lisa
Kent2 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 4, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
Nice looking restaurant, we went on a Sunday of BH weekend so was a little disappointed that we could only order roasts. The food was ok nothing blew us away, my husbands beef was chewy after mentioning it to the waitresss they promptly took it off the bill. All in all a nice meal would go again but not on a Sunday.
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Ros
London14 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 3, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Food was lovely. Service mostly good, but had to grab our own menus and ask twice for water. It is very much at the upper end of the dining experience as has become very expensive so not something we do often like we used to.
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Richard
London6 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 27, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Had the Beef Sunday Roast which was really tasty. The wine list is also very good!
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Sarah
London15 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 25, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had an amazing evening at the Hermitage for our anniversary. Mollie was a great server. Knowledgeable about the menu and the wine list and really friendly. She made the evening for us just by being very sweet and kind. The food was delicious. The wine was delicious and we were given a free glass of prosecco because it was our anniversary. Thank you!
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Nicholas VIP
London28 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 25, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Monthly Friday lunch at The Hermitage, quiet's, but food, service and value all excellent as usual.
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Steph
Hertfordshire1 review
5.0
Dined on April 23, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always a good experience in The Hermitage. Special mention has to go to the barman who made us two cocktails that were not on the menu, including going to the effort of working out which cocktail it was I wanted after I forgot the name!
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Ona
London6 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 21, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delish food and lovely service as always, will of course be back!
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Stephen
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 20, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
the server was excellent, very smelly and helpful.
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2 people

May 12, 2025

9:00 PM

Booked 21 times today

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20-21 Hermitage Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 1BT

Additional information

Neighborhood
Hitchin
Hours of operation
Brunch Sun 10:00 am–11:30 am Bar Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–12:30 am Sun 10:00 am–9:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–5:15 pm Lunch & Dinner Sat 12:00 pm–9:45 pm Dinner Mon–Fri 5:30 pm–9:45 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British, Steak, Seafood
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Parking is available at the Queen Mother Theatre Car Park or Portmill Car Park, both within a 2 minute walk and free after 6pm.
Public transit
Here at Hermitage Rd Restaurant & Bar we're ideally located in Hitchin's town centre. With Hitchin train station only a 10 minute walk down Walsworth Road, here are also bus stops on Hermitage Road itself. We're fortunate to have 2 car parks only a 5 minute walk away, St Mary's short-stay and Woodside long-stay.
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Fulvio Rupena
Entertainment
Magic Music & Mojitos - 1st Thursday of the month from 7pmSunday acoustic sessions 7-9 pm, live music coming your way on the last Sunday in the month & ‘happy 2 hours’ on selected cocktails.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.hermitagerd.co.uk/
Phone number
01462 433603
Private party facilities
We have our 'Room @ the top' which is available for private dining and afternoon meetings.Our new Oyster Bar is also available for private hire, perfect for smaller more intimate parties.We also have fully equipped meeting rooms for hire in our new Coffee & Bagel Bar, with capacity for 8, 12 or 16 people.

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