Ye Olde Red Lion, Hemel Hempstead

Where to start.... food just tends to be reheated ingredients from the sunday roast and the beers are either not on or tend to result in a morning on the loo. The owner and manager (I assume they are related because they're equally miserable) tend to prefer to cater for the regulars and ignore other customers. I was stood at the bar for twenty minutes, and when I asked the younger one (she looks a bit like Miranda) who was serving, she told me he was on a fag break! There have been rumours that this pub is being sold at some point because the owners aren't interested. Judging from the half arsed service and the fact they seem to be shut or having a private party most nights, that's not surprising. Hopefully the new owners will know how to run a pub with a prime location and market. Also, the barman never washes his hands after cig breaks or the toilet

29 Oct 2014 23:44