The John Bunyan, Coleman Green - pub details
Address: Coleman Green, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 8ES [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 21376) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Welwyn Garden City (3.3 miles), Harpenden (3.7 miles), Hatfield (3.8 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating
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> Current user rating: 6.6/10 (rated by 18 users)
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user reviews of the John Bunyan, Coleman Green
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| Very attractive looking pub from the outside in a pleasant setting, the staff were most welcoming considering it was a Sunny Saturday lunchtime and extremely busy. The beer is well kept, and the meal we had was superb! Perfect pit stop for cyclists or walkers. The John Bunyan will now be on our cycle route a lot more. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED thecycleking - 28 Jul 2011 01:14 |
| I went there with the family (including the dog). We sat in the garden on a nice sunny evening. A staff member came out and asked us to keep our dog on a lead in case it aggravated other dogs. We have a retriever ... it wouldn't aggravate a fly. The staff member chose to ignore the other (regular?) couple whose dog was the size of a pony and was standing and then lying on the table they were sitting at. Unbelievable! Unfortunately it was after we'd ordered food and eaten it. We ate there. Now that was a real mistake. Frozen fish in batter and chips (- cod apparently, although it looked and tasted more like the packet it would have come in; I’ve never seen grey cod before). The food was nothing short of a rip off. It was embarrassingly bad. The beer was ok and the barman was really friendly but that was limited compensation given the overall experience. In summary, there are better pubs in the area, especially if you enjoy dogs and food, but not both on the same table! ILikeAnAle - 22 Apr 2011 22:30 |
| Went here for a large group buffet after walking the dogs. Found the staff to be helpful and accommodating. It is a small place, with the tables a little too close together, but it's warm, cosy and clean. As I say, we were there for a specially prepared buffet for about forty, which was well presented and of good quality. I can't comment on the normal food as I didn't have any, but if it is to the standard of what I did have, it should be fairly good. As to the beer - It's a McMullens house, without a guest, not that I could see. The AK was in great shape, well kept and about the right temperature. Quite likely to go back after, or during, another walk. Phantom_Pigeon - 6 Dec 2010 14:24 |
| a nice location indeed. but a poor pub with exceptionally unwelcoming staff. told me to move my car from disabled bay despite my being a disabled badge holder. wont go there again lucywillow - 25 Nov 2010 12:06 |
| Excellent local, albeit slightly off the beaten track. As per comment tregarding favouring locals over visitors, pub tends to have a local clientele of necessity, due to difficulty of getting here by foot, but staff mostly very welcoming. Squarely targetting the over 40s, seems to have stood up well both to the recession and the previous government's war on the pub. Mcmullens tied house so usual selection of AK and Country (both of which well kept) Food unpretentious, good portions and well cooked. all in all, an excellent pub, the likes of which are sadly a growing rarity amidst the theme pubs, faux wine bars and chain houses which seem to proliferate in town centres. Thoroughly recommended. BruceReed - 23 Nov 2010 12:52 |
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