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1. The Sword Inn Hand

4.8

Exceptional(884)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Gastro Pub • Buntingford

Booked 20 times today

The Sword Inn Hand is a 14th Century Free House with guest rooms nestled in the beautiful rural Hertfordshire village of Westmill, a mile south of the market town of Buntingford. With bar, dining room, mature landscaped gardens and charming country inspired guest rooms, it is the perfect countryside retreat for drinking, dining and relaxing. Seasonal produce is delivered to us daily by our fantastic local suppliers, and we pride ourselves on serving delicious fine food and traditional ales. Our friendly yet professional customer service and warm, relaxing atmosphere inspires our lovely customers to return week after week, and welcomes new visitors from far and wide. Owner, Jeremy Lee and his fantastic team look forward to making your visit a special one to remember.

2. Axe & Compasses

4.6

Exceptional(30)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Gastro Pub • Buntingford

Booked 8 times today

Our aim is to be the central hub of the community, The Axe and Compasses is a traditional British village pub dating back to 1628, serving a wide and varied selection of quality lagers, cask conditioned ales, fine wines, and premium spirits. We cater for parties from 1 to 200 guests and have menus for every occasion.The main bar is the hub of the pub and in the cooler months is a lovely spot for drinks and casual dining, there are two wood burning stoves either end to keep you all snug.The dining room is spacious and airy with a pitched roof with three fabulous pink chandeliers. There are three semi private spaces all with banquette seating and very versatile so can be used for standing canapé drinks parties or intimate semi private dining. The dining room is available for full private dining, Birthday celebrations, engagements, weddings, baby showers and celebrations of life. In the summer months enjoy our decked terrace, outside bar and alfresco dining served from our burger shack

3. The Red Cow

4.6

Exceptional(47)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Gastro Pub • Royston

Booked 6 times today

If you’re looking for a warm welcome and a cosy atmosphere, look no further than The Red Cow – a delightful thatched country pub located in the charming village of Chrishall. The Red Cow pub is now run by a Top 50 gastro food an award-winning chef, who brings a wealth of culinary expertise to the kitchen, having spent five years as Head Chef at the award winning pub The Hole In The Wall in Little Wilbraham, Cambridge before moving on to become Head Chef at The Elm Tree Inn, Elm, Cambridgeshire . Tryfun’s reputation for creating immaculately presented and flavourful dishes helped both pubs to gain the most popular gastropubs in and around Cambridge. Now, at The Red Cow, Tryfun is committed to providing guests with exceptional food and warm hospitality in a beautiful setting. As an advocate of fresh produce, Tryfun is proud of his role at the Red Cow’s as a convivial host and endeavours to make our guests feel as welcome as possibly.

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4. The Orange Tree - Sawbridgeworth

4.7

Exceptional(1788)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• British • Sawbridgeworth

Booked 22 times today

The Orange Tree Sawbridgeworth is Pub, Restaurant and Farm shop located 2 miles from the town centre and 3 miles from the train station.Voted #1 in Sawbridgeworth on Trip Advisor for the last 5 years and winner of its Travellers Choice Award in 2020, 2021 & 2022, 2023 & 2024 puts it in the top 10% of restaurants worldwide based on customer reviews.The Orange Tree serves a varied menu from a wide selection of Steaks to an extensive daily Fish specials board.Famed for our 1kg Tomahawk, Billionaires Fish Pie and Lobsters direct form Cornwall we also offer a large number of Gluten Free options including Fish & Chips.We are sure our menu has something for everyone.Check out the website www.orangetreesawbridgeworth.com where the online shop allows you to buy all the meats we serve here in the restaurant.We also have our private dining room available for private hire at no extra cost and can seat a maximum 20 guests.Ideal for those special occasions

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5. Hermitage Rd Bar & Restaurant

4.5

Awesome(2644)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• British • Hitchin

Booked 35 times today

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.

6. The Cricketers

4.3

Awesome(947)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Pub • Hitchin

Booked 8 times today

A gem of a village pub serving pizzas, artisan burgers, pub classics with great pints and playgrounds. Set in the North Herts village of Weston. Acres of beer garden, kids play areas, families, muddy boots and dogs very welcome in our bar area. Our beautiful Pavilion restaurant is open for all day for reservations Mondays through to Sunday. Our normal pub garden benches will be available as usual on a walk-in basis for food from our outside kitchen! Our patio area is now available for bookings to guarantee your table outside, you can also order from our full restaurant menu!

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7. The Fox at Willian

4.4

Awesome(2741)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• Gastro Pub • Letchworth

Booked 33 times today

The Fox is an award winning pub & fine dining restaurant with rooms located in picturesque Willian near Letchworth, North Hertfordshire. It has a great locals bar serving a wide selection of real ales and lagers, dog friendly. Our newly refurbished stylish, relaxed 2 rosette restaurant serves an abundance of locally sourced seasonal produce with an accessible wine list as well as an extensive bar menu.We have created a beautifully landscaped outside dining area with heating and lighting. Each table has an umbrella for cover, but please come prepared for inclement weather. If the weather takes a turn for the worse and you have booked an outside table we may not be able to accommodate you inside.The Fox also boasts 8 beautifully designed bedrooms adjoining the pub which are open all year round. 5 of our our bedrooms are also dog friendly.

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8. The Ivy Asia, St. Paul's

4.5

Awesome(7696)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Asian • St Paul's

Booked 252 times today

Serving theatrical drinks and cocktails late into the night alongside a delicious menu of Asian-inspired dishes. The vibrant and playful destination entertains, inspires and excites guests from the moment they step inside.

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9. The Farmhouse at Redcoats

4.7

Exceptional(1773)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• British • Hitchin

Booked 19 times today

The Farmhouse at Redcoats is set in a beautiful 15th century farmhouse and gardens nestled in the north Hertfordshire countryside. Sherwin Jacobs heads the kitchen and promises to deliver an experience you will not forget specialising in quality, fresh, local produce. Private dinning is available in the charismatic main house rooms. Please call us directly to book an afternoon tea, 24 hour notice is needed.

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10. Lavish Bar & Grill

4.7

Exceptional(1403)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• Mediterranean • Stevenage

Booked 20 times today

We are a mediterranean inspired grill in the heart of Stevenage Old Town, serving the very best steaks, grills and fresh fish alongside some amazing cocktails.Our steaks are our signature dish, these are very carefully sourced and cooked by our master grill chefs on the word renowned Josper grill.Our restaurant is rated no 1 on trip advisor. We have live music every Friday.We look forward to welcoming you, please call our reservations team for any further information.

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Chris
Cambridge/Cambridgeshire •1 review
5.0
Dined today
Reliably excellent. A wonderful country pub and restaurant. Varied and interesting menu and wide choice of beers.
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The Sword Inn HandPrice: Moderate• Gastro Pub• Buntingford
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4.8
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Mike
Essex •1 review
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Excellent food Excellent service from a very friendly smiling waitress
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Smiths Restaurant OngarPrice: Very Expensive• Seafood• Ongar
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4.8
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David
London •1 review
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
The pizzas were the best I have had for a very long time. the crust was tasty and crispy. The special was also a good choice.
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The CricketersPrice: Moderate• Pub• Hitchin
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4.3
C
Chris
Norfolk/Suffolk •1 review
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
This was our first time at the Red Cow and we were very impressed with the whole experience. Food was good, service was as expected. Generally very good.
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The Red CowPrice: Moderate• Gastro Pub• Royston
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4.6
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Paul
London •1 review
5.0
Dined on Mar 6, 2025
Really good food and service even on a quiet Thursday lunchtime. Tapas menu looks good, will be back to try it.
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Axe & CompassesPrice: Moderate• Gastro Pub• Buntingford
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4.6

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