Merlins Cave, Chalfont St Giles - pub details
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Address: The Village Green, High Street, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4QF [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 38246) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Seer Green (2.4 miles), Chalfont & Latimer (2.7 miles), Chorleywood (2.9 miles)
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> Current user rating: 7.2/10 (rated by 6 users)
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user reviews of Merlins Cave, Chalfont St Giles
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| I stopped by this pub with some work colleagues the other day for lunch and I was very pleasantly suprised. They gave us a very warm welcome and the food was great. Concise menu with specials and home made pies as well as salads and snacks too. Great garden out the back with a lovely decked area. I see they hold hold regular events here. Barbeques every weekend and live music too. I will definitely come back here again. What a great place. Give it a try! th36ty - 19 May 2012 12:56 |
| Why is this pub not better, it is the definitive pub of the village in the prime position but when you go in it is dull drab and boring. 3 real ales, Courage best, Youngs and Bombardier, 3 beers you can get anywhere, all o.k. but not excellent, no guest ale, there is nothing to make me want to go back. What a disappointment. Randyray - 7 Feb 2012 18:19 |
| Friendly/prompt service. Good food. Reasonable beer (had Eagle IPA). Good size beer garden/decking. IMG1975 - 6 Apr 2010 16:56 |
| In a great location overlooking the village green, the inside is dated and tired, and a bit disjointed with rooms all over the place, as it has recently been bought by Gales Brewery it may be redecorated and improved. Food is sensibly priced, classic pub fare, good quantities and tasty. 3 real ales on all in decent condition. Could be a brilliant pub rather than just average. Randyray - 17 Sep 2009 17:59 |
| The Merlin’s Cave benefits from a superb location overlooking the Green at Chalfont St Giles. The Mock Tudor exterior is welcoming but unfortunately the inside does not live up to the welcome. It is a fairly bland small, two bar pub internally. The saloon bar into which you enter is comfortable enough albeit with two large plasma screens which gives it a bit of a public bar feel, but then the public bar behind is no more than a room for a Pool table. But what saves this pub is what then lies behind this. Step outside and you step onto a large decking area covered by two enormous gazebo type umbrellas, and equipped with a purpose build large BBQ cooking area. And then beyond this is a large garden area stretching down to the River Misbourne. The sun was out during our visit in early May and it was very pleasant to sit outside. And I imagine in high summer this is a fantastic spot for an outside pint. The beers at the time of my visit were GK IPA, Fullers London Pride and Guest Ale, which was unfortunately off. Not the best pint of pride I’ve ever had but passable all the same. They do advertise it as having a riverside location, but don’t get too excited by this as The River Misbourne is at best a small stream at this point and well hidden from view. One tip is that there is an associated Barn the other side of the car park which houses Sunday LunchTime Jazz sessions featuring local Jazz artists. It will cost £5.00 to get in, but if you sit in the pub garden with a pint you can hear it perfectly well. So bit of a Brucey Bonus to go along with the beer. Gann - 10 Jun 2009 19:29 |