The Horns, Datchworth - pub details
Address: 82 Bramfield Road, Datchworth, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, SG3 6RZ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 35705) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Welwyn North (1.9 miles), Watton-at-stone (2.2 miles), Knebworth (2.4 miles)
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> Current user rating: 5.0/10 (rated by 9 users)
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| Something is going wrong at this pub recently, has the Chef left? I have eaten there many times, it was always ordinary, adequate pub food, nothing special but given the area, fair value. A recent visit in a group produced extraordinary delays from the kitchen and pork & apple dish which the recipient pronounced inedible. It looked disgusting It looked as if made from the left overs of a pork roast The Doombar is always OK, something to be grateful for if a tad unimaginative. Stick to the basics if you do visit here.steak & ale pie and ham an eggs are hard to get wrong. pheon - 1 Jan 2012 20:24 |
| This used to be a wonderful pub with a small bar to the side where you could sit in front of a wonderful inglenook fire. Now, sadly that bar is never used and is uninviting. The rest of the pub is really just a restaurant and the "drinking area" is just for pre-dinner drinks. As "fugglehops" says, the cask beer is unimaginative (where has the marvellous Suffolk Ale that used to be served here gone?) and hugely overpriced (£3.40 per pint) the last time I was here. It is the most expensive pub in the area but without the quality. I had dinner here recently - Irish Stew and it was the only one I have ever had that did not contain potatoes! Have you ever heard of that before? It was an unsubstantial dish and overpriced.The garden is nice in the summer but that's all. Tewin - 23 Mar 2011 07:26 |
| I have been longing to try the Horns for some time now and got the opportunity at the weekend. This old timber-framed building with Tudor beams and uneven floors has a certain charm about it. I thought the food choice was slightly limited unless you don't mind paying over £10 from the specials board. 'T' Bone steak £21, £10.50 just for Hunter's chicken. We chose the Omelette, Bacon and Pease pudding with seasonal vegetables and Scampi and chips in a basket (I thought that died out in the seventies). You won't be looking at your watch wondering when the food will arrive - it only seemed like ten minutes wait when it was served. The seasonal veg' was pumpkin, swede and cabbage - not very hot and not particularly enjoyable. The omelette was ok but not great, again not hot and the chips soon got cold. The scampi in a basket was just that, scampi in a basket (much easier to eat it off a plate). We felt that at higher than average prices the food was not satisfactory or value for money. The first thing I look for upon entering a pub is to see what cask-ales are on offer. Noticing previous pump clips that were hanging from timber beams beside the bar looked like this could be a real-ale drinkers haven. Clips from micro-breweries from across the country were making my mouth water in anticipation. The handpumps today though were offering Doom Bar, once a guest but now apparently a regular beer. The guest today was ...............wait for it, bloody Greene King IPA. No one in their right mind would have GK as a guest, it is found in every other pub around here. The third pump was dispensing Adnams Broadside, and this was only temporary as the overrated London Pride was going to replace it. It makes you wonder if they ever did have the beer from the hanging pump clips. I'm sure today's three clips won't be hanging up there beside them - we wouldn't want to put the punters off now - would we? fugglehops - 26 Oct 2010 21:21 |
| I visited the Horns in March and loved the open fires that were blazing that cold, wet evening It is a beautiful, old, historic pub. Visited on a Friday evening and it was a good atmosphere with diners eating in both the restaurant and bar enjoying the crackling fire. There were also plenty of drinkers around the bar. I liked the Snug Bar and thought it was great if you want a private chat or meal with someone. The food we had was delicious. One of us had the Liver & Bacon Casserole and the other tried the Steak & Ale Pie, which came with little Horns sticking out of the puff pastry, and both were homely and tasty. We only managed one dessert between the two of us and we went for a sponge pudding and custard, which was moist and satisfying. We loved the place and are taking friends back there during April. One other point to mention is that the place was really clean and the toilets were the same. Not often the case in many establishments. GastroSam - 12 Apr 2010 13:30 |
| Good looking country pub with a central real fire which is a major feature.Close to the bar is an area where you can drink ,settles are set up for diners and to the side this is a restaurant area.There is also a small lounge off the corridor to the loos,but its uninviting and not used much.Three handpumps,but only two ales on my visit 6X and Everards Equinox which were OK.However the food is expensive (most mains £12) and poor quality.Not much steak in my steak and ale pie,a pub grub standard lasagne and a fish pie with too much smoked fish,virtually no firm white cod,an overpowering cheese sauce and very heavily salted.At least on complaint this poor pie was removed from the bill.Not enough waiting/bar staff means that when the pub is busy delays occur and service becomes erratic. Bucking_Fastard - 23 Nov 2009 10:46 |
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