The Horns, Datchworth

I live locally and keep hearing raves about the food, how nice the owner is etc etc. For my birthday in March, I went to see what all the hype is about and was quite disappointed.

Food was ok, nothing special, but not worth what I was being charged and the selection of beer on tap is quite disappointing. It seems to cater to the hooray Henry types, so I guess my partner and I felt out of place because we were expecting a nice quiet meal in a country village pub style, but it felt like a wine bar with antique effect. It is really over-hyped in my book, but sometimes it seems really busy so suits some.

My partner and I are pretty easy to please for the most part but some decent service goes a long way. I am sure there are many local places I have not tried but The Robin Hood and Little John in Rabley Heath and also the Grandison Arms (Bramfield) are my favourite local places. The Grandison is maybe a bit more posh than what we prefer but at least the food and service are both great, so is worth the effort to clean up a bit before going out.

The Tilbury isn’t bad either (I had one bad experience but gave them another chance and there was an improvement in the service).

23 May 2013 16:27