The Wellington, Welwyn

Really disappointed with the refurbished pub. Well the food that is. I hadn't been since the fire and remember it with good feelings but we went for a lite bite last Saturday and came away completely underwhelmed. The lunch menu is very small and I ended up chosing a Croque Monsieur. On the second mouthful all that I could taste was english mustard. When i asked the waitress to point out english mustard to me on the menu she tried to convince me that Croque Monsieur was always served with it. I remonstrated with her that no self respecting chef would ever serve a Croque Monsieur with english mustard - at least not without letting the customer know what a "treat" he would be in for but I'm sure that it was water off a duck's back.
Shame because with a decent chef it could be quite good.
My wife's food also disappointed but not to the degree that mine did.

19 Aug 2010 02:39