The Fish And Eels, Hoddesdon - pub details
Address: Dobbs Weir Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0AY [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 31425) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Broxbourne (1 mile), Rye House (1.1 miles), Roydon (2 miles)
Pub suggested by anthony miller on 19 Jan 2007
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> Current user rating: 4.2/10 (rated by 12 users)
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| Yesterday lunchtime - 1:30 pm. A small house Chardonnay please. Yessir - £4.85. How much - I asked for a small one ??? £4.85 sir. Say no more. philanders - 4 Oct 2011 15:25 |
| We visited this pub fresh of a bike ride in the August bank holiday. It was a beautiful day with sub shining. When we got to the pub there was a massive queue at the bar. There were only two people serving on what must be one of the key business days of the year. People were queuing to complain that the food was taking over an hour to arrive. There was no beer, no soft drinks and no juices. The only items that were alcohol free were J2O's. Great for a family pub. The pub is a massive business, with prime surroundings, yet the management cant order enough drinks, enough food and cant manage staff. The garden was disgusting, fag butts everywhere, litter and glasses left. The toilets were dirty and full of litter - it was a sham. When we asked one of the bar staff collecting glasses what was going on with such a poor standard, he didnt say anything - just shrugged his shoulders. My advice to Vintage Inns would be to remove your current tennant from this pub and put in someone who has half a clue what they are doing. Get some proper staff and train them to at least be able to change a barrel. My advice to anyone going to this pub - dont do it. Your custom isnt appreciated and you'll regret the journey, let alone paying for anything. Judasp - 27 Sep 2011 13:43 |
| Went here after a pleasant bike ride up the River Lea. Great location, with huge terrace overlooking the waterway. Menu is extensive and reasonably priced, though only a single veggie main course (risotto), which seems a bit slack nowadays. How hard is it to put a vegetarian pasta or similar on there too? The terrace is filthy: dirty paper napkins and fag butts everywhere. It clearly doesn't get cleaned very often, once a week or less is my guess. The bar area is ridiculously dark, but at least it wasn't too busy and the staff friendly enough in non-committal kind of way. The beer is like brown tap water. The lowlight of our visit, however, was asking the barmaid to put the TV on in the bar so my friend and I could watch the last half hour of the Tour de France. She said no initially, and when we asked again she spoke to the manager who also declined but without making an appearance. Being very keen to watch the event, we asked her (very nicely) to bring him out to tell us why - there's a small lounge area next to the bar where the TV is and no-one was sitting there,so we couldn't see any reason why having the TV on would interfere with anyone else's enjoyment. Anyway, the manager came out and told us that he couldn't put the TV on because head office forbade it, and the last time he'd put the TV on without their permission he'd got a bollocking from some roving inspector type. We left. It's a sad day when bar managers are unable to use their judgement to decide what's the most suitable course of action in their own pub. In a nutshell, one's forced to conclude that this hostelry is the epitome of mediocrity, run by a combination of spineless automatons and suited marketing executives with no thought for their customers beyond their (no doubt) massive profit margins. Avoid this place before it eats into your soul... fluffy_mike - 23 Jul 2011 23:19 |
| Appalling! Avoid at all costs. Intenet booking comppletely ignored, including request for seating for 2 people with mobility problems. Told to get in queue and wait for key to disabled toilet! Took 3 attempts before they got key for me. Interminable wait for food. hardly any staff and they seemed to have no idea about what they were doing. suewright - 11 Apr 2011 11:46 |
| I don't remember this being a Vintage Inn earlier in the year, mainly because the menu has changed. Found it to be busy again 2pm Saturday, wasn't sure whether to stay or not. Three staff were serving which is the minimum needed here. Bombardier and the 6X were on again, with the third pump not in use. The 6X was ok but still not in tip top condition. I seem to have visited a few Vintage Inn pubs lately - not by choice but because that is what they happen to be. Their menu is quite reasonable - choice and price wise. I recommend the Chicken, Ham and Leek pie. Oh, and the chips have improved since the last visit. Served in just under 20 minutes was surprisingly quick - maybe the chicken could have been a bit more tender had it been cooked slower. And it is still rather dark around the bar area. fugglehops - 7 Nov 2010 19:57 |
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