Fishery Inn, Boxmoor - pub details
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Address: 2 Fishery Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1NA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 10626) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Hemel Hempstead (0.2 miles), Apsley (1.5 miles), Berkhamsted (3.5 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
- Riverside location
- Outside seating, Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
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> Current user rating: 5.0/10 (rated by 33 users)
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user reviews of Fishery Inn, Boxmoor
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| Having been transformed from a local dive into a lovely canal side pub, M&B must be congratulated. But as has been noted in previous reviews, with the increase in ambience comes an increase in price. The emphasis is, perhaps not surprisingly, on food. And although they now charge something close to restaurant prices the food still has a stingy pub feel about it. Take the Sunday roast for example. It looks great, the veggies are great, but two thin slices of meat leaves you feeling a bit empty. The beer is good and they do rotate their ales. The venue is clean and has a handy car sized car park, but a downside is that staff tend too focus on food service so at times you can expect to stand at the beer for several minutes before being serviced. Because M&B have the Harvester just 100 meters away they are have cleverly managed to catch both ends of the market. JonnyConsumer - 1 Nov 2011 15:47 |
| My wife and i spent a day in London and had about five rounds of drinks through the day. we called in at the Fishery on our way home and decided to have one more drink to break the journey home. it was the dearest round i have ever bought. I had a pint of lager and my wife had 175ml Chardonay total £9.20 I asked how much for each drink and was told £4.10 and £5.10 the pub is in a nice location by the canal and close to the rail station but it does not justify charging such high prices. the owner of this pub chain is Mitchells & Butler, who also own Harvester among others. you can get a 175ml glass of chardonay for £2.40 at the Harvester? who have a pub right next to the railway station. how can anyone afford almost £10 a round? I will not return until i hear that their pricing policy has changed I suggest people vote with their feet and see how quick they see the error of their ways. heebee - 22 Oct 2011 20:20 |
| Bland 'country pub and dining' style place. Focus seems to be very much on the food, which I was not interested in. However, I can't complain about the quality of the beer. The selection wasn't extensive or unusual but the Young's bitter (one of three on hand-pump) was very good. beermann - 30 Aug 2011 18:58 |
| Went to this pub for a lunch with another couple. Only three ales on draught. Black Sheep, Greene King IPA and Spitfire. A few more would be nice. Very nice decor, very helpful serving staff. Food is good and nicely served. We each chose from the menu that had two courses for £9.95. Very good value. The a la carte menu is (of course) more expensive but still good value for this area. We had an excellent stuffed mushroom to start and strips of beef in a cream sauce with rice as a second course. Very nice, a bit like beef stroganoff. Only problem was they didn't have enough of two dishes on their cheaper menu available. Our friend couldn't get the same beef dish and one other that he fancied was off as well. My wine glass hadn't been washed properly. So in summary: nice place, very nice staff but management could do with a tweak. Realalediner - 5 Aug 2011 16:56 |
| The Fishery Inn has just re-opened and I have to say it is much improved. The drinks range is better and there are none of the surly, ruddy faced trackie bottom wearing regulars that used to come in. I went on the opening night, which was a private opening and got a bit worse for wear. There is a great lager there, which is brewed in (I think) Suffolk. 5.2% and with bags of hoppiness. Worth a try (and not a beer I'd seen before), although the £3.90 price might put some off. But, what the hell, people pay £3.20 for Fosters and I'd rather pay for a drink which has a discernable flavour. Nothing too exciting on the handpumps, but it's still early days. Well, some may find Greene King IPA and Bombadier exciting, but some people watch motorsports... Oh, the food is pretty good now too, especially the Fish. Which is apt. ShuggieTodd - 19 Aug 2010 13:51 |
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