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Bedwell Park, Essendon, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 6HN
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2 people
May 15, 2025
May 2025
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10:30 PM
About this restaurant
Good for special occasions
Good for groups
Great for brunch
Essendon is a friendly club in beautiful surroundings, open for dining in the light and airy modern Courtyard Kitchen restaurant, with breakfast served daily from 8am and the lunch menu from 12 noon. Children and well-behaved dogs are welcome. Our Main Menu includes Club favourites such as the Essendon burger, Dirty Fries and our infamous Chicken Katsu Curry as well as sandwiches, salads and delicious desserts.
Our popular Sunday Roast Lunches are always served in our 16th century Grand Barn with white linen tablecloths and full table service, the perfect space for family or social gatherings where we can accommodate large groups on round tables that seat up to twelve. Sunday menus change weekly so watch our social media for upcoming choices.
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Private party facilities
We host many private events at Essendon Country Club ranging from wedding celebrations and receptions, parties for anniversaries and birthdays, funeral receptions, christenings or any occasion you can think of!
If you are interested in holding an event at Essendon we have a dedicated Events Team who will be happy to help you.
We have over 250 accessible parking spaces situated at the front of the main clubhouse and 2 disabled parking bays adjacent to the front roundabout and right outside the main doors.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Menu
Essendon Country Club's menu was last updated on 2/11/2025.
7AM - 12PM
Uncategorised
Essendon Full English£13.55
Two Sausages, Back Bacon Rashers, Beans, Flat Cap Mushroom, Grilled Tomato, Two Eggs your way, Potato Hash, Sourdough Toast.
Essendon Lighter English£11.55
One Sausage, Back Bacon Rashers, Beans, Flat Cap Mushroom, Grilled Tomato, One Egg your way, Sourdough Toast.
Essendon Vegetarian English (V)£11.55
Two Vegetarian Sausages, Flat Cap Mushroom, Grilled Tomato, Beans, Potato Hash, One Egg your way, Sourdough Toast.
Breakfast Bap£6.25
Bacon, Sausage, or Fried Egg in a Breakfast Bap. Add Bacon, Sausage or Fried Egg £1.50.
Toast Rack
Sourdough, White, Brown, and Gluten-Free.
Omelette (V, NGCI)£9.95
Three Egg Omelette with your choice of Two Fillings – choose from Ham, Cheese, Tomato, Onion, Bacon, Mushroom. Served with Sourdough Toast. Extra filling £1.50.
Eggs on Toast Your Way (V)£8.45
Two Eggs Scrambled, Poached or Fried served on Sourdough Toast. Add Half an Avocado £2 - Add Smoked Salmon £3 - Add Two Rashers of Bacon £1.50.
Smashed Avocado with Chilli & Lemon (VE)£9.45
Served on Sourdough Toast. Add Bacon or a Poached Egg £1.50.
Oatmeal Porridge (V)£5.50
Honey & Almond Crunch
What 71 people are saying
Essendon Country Club reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.
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4.5
4.5 based on all time ratings
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4.5Food
4.7Service
4.3Ambience
4.4Value
Noise • Energetic
71 Reviews
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jackie
Hertfordshire3 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 20, 2025
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 4
Best Roast dinner we’ve had out for a long time! Will definitely be going back … SOON
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Natasha
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 13, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Fabulous food, great service, made a special occasion even more special!
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George
Hertfordshire1 review
5.0
Dined on March 16, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Service was brilliant Sunday lunch was fabulous, had two teenagers who wanted to eat “off the Sunday menu” both accommodated for and enjoyed it.
We had a musician playing who was very good and who played a nice mixture of tunes.
All in all a very enjoyable experience in a lovely setting.
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Andrew
Hertfordshire2 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 10, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Staff were efficient and attentive. Food was very good and the barn is a great setting
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OpenTable Diner
Hertfordshire1 review
5.0
Dined on June 22, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We had a private room which was perfect for our group. Staff were attentive and thorough making sure everything was catered for from room facilities; temperature, lighting to food and drink service. They were professional, polite and friendly.
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Butch
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 3, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 3
Amazing service and food, highly recommend. We had the roast it was delicious
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FredV
London1 review
4.0
Dined on December 29, 2023
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 4
Decent restaurant area in nice clubhouse at excellent golf club.
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LynnH
Hertfordshire1 review
5.0
Dined on November 12, 2023
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Excellent food
staff friendly and professional.
Fabulous setting
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IanJ VIP
London6 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 2, 2023
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
This has to be Hertfordshire’s best tasting best value breakfast the quality was outstanding the best.
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TonyS
Hertfordshire1 review
5.0
Dined on September 10, 2023
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We had Sunday Lunch to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary, which was also at Essendon Country Club. Everything about our lunch was perfect. The staff recognised us immediately, and they were so polite and attentive. The food was exceptional and the ambience was perfect.
We love Essendon and will be back regularly.
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FAQs
Essendon Country Club is rated 4.5 stars by 71 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.
We have over 250 accessible parking spaces situated at the front of the main clubhouse and 2 disabled parking bays adjacent to the front roundabout and right outside the main doors.
Payment options
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
We host many private events at Essendon Country Club ranging from wedding celebrations and receptions, parties for anniversaries and birthdays, funeral receptions, christenings or any occasion you can think of!
If you are interested in holding an event at Essendon we have a dedicated Events Team who will be happy to help you.