The Fox, Kinsbourne Green

This pub is not very good, and while I don't know for sure if it is a chain, it certainly looks, feels and tastes like one. It's only redeeming feature is a nice outdoor patio space with big awnings and heaters to keep you dry and warm in inclement weather.

I would strongly encourage anyone reading this to give the other local Fox a try. The Fox at Darley Hall isn't a chain and is really trying hard to give locals really good food at a decent price. The food I have had there has been brilliant so far, and the country setting feels a miilion miles from anywhere, even though it is just a mile from the Luton airport. So my advice is to take the extra few minutes to find this slightly hidden gem in the countryside instead of the Fox on the busy main road between Harpenden and Luton. (Oh, and I promise that I have no vested interest in the Darley Hall pub!)

17 Jun 2009 12:48

The Fox, Luton

First, this pub is not in Luton proper, but Darley Hall. It is within just a mile of Luton airport and town, but its country setting makes it feel like a million miles away from the busy city.

Second, the food is amazing, the best pub food we have found in our 4 years in the UK so far. The menu changes regularly we were told and includes many really hearty, slightly modern, chefy takes on classic English fare. I believe they recently changed management and chef near the beginning of the year (2009), and six months on everything was well in order. We will be going back to make sure the quality is consistent, and we really hope it is since that is what separates a good pub from a great pub.

I would strongly encourage anyone reading this to give this pub a try. It isn't a chain and is really trying hard to give locals really good food at a decent price. There is another Fox pub on the main road between Harpenden and Luton, but if you are looking for a review of that one, I can tell you the Darley Hall Fox blows that one away for quality and value, so take the extra few minutes to find this slightly hidden gem in the countryside behind the airport.

17 Jun 2009 12:22