Townsend Arms, Hertford - pub details
Address: 21 London Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 7RL [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 9022) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Hertford East (1.6 miles), Ware (1.8 miles), St Margarets - Herts (2.2 miles)
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> Current user rating: 4.9/10 (rated by 11 users)
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Silver Fox, Hertford Heath (0.3 miles), College Arms, Hertford Heath (0.4 miles), Saracen's, Hertford (1.3 miles), Great Eastern Tavern, Hertford (1.3 miles), Sportsman, Hertford (1.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of Townsend Arms, Hertford
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| Spent an enjoyable Friday evening in the restaurant, the service was exceptionally friendly and efficient (although they were quiet). The food and wine was excellent, have not had anything as tasty in a long while. The restaurant was a little cool but it was our choice as at the start of the evening it was quieter. The bar was lovely and warm with a lovely fire but I understand the pub can be a little noisy on a Friday early in the evening but it is pleasant later on. Only slight down side is the decor it is very clean and bright but also bland, walls are bare without any pictures. annehorswill - 13 Dec 2011 13:41 |
| Saturday lunchtime visit. Four hand pumps at the bar but only one on (Spitfire). Get your act together. No wonder pubs are closing. This might soon be one of them. fugglehops - 22 Aug 2011 20:52 |
| Its so nice to see this pub open at last! I took the family there for lunch just after they opened, and I must admit it was so nice to see the place looking so welcoming. The fires were roaring, the staff behind the bar were friendly and chatty. They have developed 3 distinctive areas in the pub, from the snug where you could read the papers in front of the fire, to the bar/dining area, with the restaurant on the rear! This will be great in the summer overlooking the garden. We each chose different things on the menu so we could try each others dishes :-) this included the starters of creamy mussels, roasted pigeon, and the roasted butternut squash soup followed by the classic and huge portion of fish and chips, the individual steak and ale pie and I had the rabbit. The food was all cooked to order and beautifully flavoured. We were very impressed, and we look forward to coming back soon to try some new dishes - the waiter advised us that the menus would change frequently due to seasonal products. We prefer wine to beer, so we were quietly impressed by the wine list on offer. We look forward to trying them all on our future visits. They have definately opened this pub with good pub food and wine so its definately a gastro pub, and I would be happy to go there by myself wor with family and friends. helen75 - 13 Mar 2011 21:26 |
| Lovely food, alreay had the burger and a roast there, and will be back again to keep working through the menu. Quite pleasant with the fires going to sit on the sofas with a drink and a book. Elle79 - 11 Mar 2011 12:44 |
| This place reopened on 1 March as a gastro-pub. I had Sunday lunch in there on the first Sunday after they opened and it is fair to say that in terms of service, they still have not got the system right (slow and shambolic - e.g. no warning about red hot dessert plate fresh from the oven). Food was nice though, with the missus commending these things called "vegetables", which were lightly cooked and flavoursome compared to the overcooked stuff you often get in pubs. Typical price was £11.50 for meat, pots, Yorkshire puds and the aformentioned things called vegetables. In terms of value, not a patch on the Galley Hall a bit further up the road, where you are likely to get twice the portions for £5 cheaper, but the Townshend Arms is clearly going for a more upmarket crowd, and the cooking is better. Can't comment much on the pub side of it, as we did not stay for a drink. The conservatory where we dined was a bit taters for early March so I was keen to return to the warmth of the car. The pub bit does have two coal fires which apparently caused a few problems with smoke every time the front door opened. They had two ales on tap: the ubiquitous Adnams and another I did not recognise and now can't remember (Golden Brewer? Sounds more like a race horse) A previous restaurant on this site went out of business, I believe, and I fear this might go the same way unless they raise the level of service to match the prices. Local competition is fierce. The aforementioned Galley Hall is a wonderfully efficient cheap and cheerful pub/restaurant while the nearby College Arms is going for the same mid-market gastropub space and doing it much better at the moment. Having said that, they had a bloke going around seeking constructive feedback so maybe they will improve. Fiendishgames - 7 Mar 2011 15:16 |
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