Gate, Chorleywoodback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
A pint of Timothy Taylor Landlord cost £4 - 40............won't be visiting here again.
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Sorry ..... Not a pub!....
Its a restaurant that has a bar ...
And full of pretentious loud people...
The food is bog standard and expensive for what it is.....
On the up side ....
I do enjoy watching deluded people think because their bill is £££ there in a posh West End restaurant..
If you like pizza and pasta and want to pay through the nose for it!
Only my opinion though.
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Not bad if you have money falling out your behind. staff a bit lazy but a good pint. food is acceptable. lovely beer garden.
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Warm, welcoming friendly staff. Yummy food & a lovely selection of drinks, wine, cocktails & beers. My boyfriend & I hadn't been for a long time & after our visit last week we will definately be making this a regular place to treat ourselves. The restaurant side is quite small, which means there are no big groups, the menu had so much to choose from & then a lovely list of chefs specials! I went for the rack of lamb, scrumptios! We would definately recommend this place for a nice relaxed evening out.
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I visited recently, just happened to be passing and it looked a nice village pub. Not until I saw the familiar menu did I realise that it was the M & B village "upmarket" stuff.
On the good side it was reasonably well appointed, with a good Mediterranean style outside eating area.
On the downside. I found the food to be ridiculously overpriced ordinary stuff. The menu is very pretentious. Certainly nothing if you seek "pub grub" The cask ale at �3.15 is London priced in a Bucks. village pub. But the biggest problem is ever getting a drink. Clearly this place aims at the table service, not the bar. I am not sure that I have EVER had to wait for so long to get served a drink.
My wish is to see M & B providing half decent value and service? But the place was pretty full and frantic. So, I guess hey have hit the right spot with many people.
All in all an expensive and poor place, best avoided.
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I went there with by 2 sons to give my wife a night to herself, and to celebrate the end of their school term. They'd wanted to got there for ages, and from the look of it having driven past many times, so did I.
What a sorry, sorry disappointment. Although it wasn't all that busy (5.15pm on a Friday), there was a long wait at the bar while the (Aussie) barman served everyone with a complete lack of urgency. I asked about ordering food and was told that the restaurant didn't open til 6pm. What, I asked, about the fixed price menu advertised everywhere (about which more later)? That's only available at lunchtime. How about the pile of flyers sitting here, right between us, that say its available between 12-6pm? I asked. Oh, then it must be, he said at last.
Now, to me, a fixed price menu means that for a set price, say �9, you get the choice of 1 or 2 courses. On THEIR fixed price menu everything had a different price. Now, how in the name of goodness, is that a fixed price menu? Its just a menu! And another thing, and this highlights the pretentiousness that others have mentioned, they try to look sophisticated by using the French version of "fixed price" which is "prix fixe", NOT, as they spell it on every piece of advertising material I could find (and if you like I'll scan the menu and post it to the site) "Pre Fixe". That really is both pretentious and stupid.
The last straw, and what made me walk out, was when I asked for new potatoes on one of the dishes to be substituted for chips for one of my sons. I was told the dish was the dish and couldn't be altered, although for �3 I could order a bowl of chips. Surely, the chef could substitute the veg for chips for my boy? No, it is what it is. Finally, after I persisted, he relented (sarcastically adding that it was because I'd been such a good customer) he'd ask the chef. I thanked the barman and as I walked away I clearly heard him swear at me. That was it, and out i went, and I would recommend everyone to save the trouble and not even go there because if you have a discerning bone in your body you'd just walk out too.
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not a pub and not very cosy or welcoming restaurant either.. I went in...and went straight out... horrid crowded and pretentious place..go accross the road to the much nicer and homelier white horse...
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This is the place I took my Mum to and related family for a Birthday / Sunday lunch. All promised well as the place is well placed and presented. All trendy brown with a mod / traditional feel to the place, someone has obviously spent a load of time and effort doing this place out.
We waited for our table (we had booked). We waited, we waited, we asked and we waited. �Soon� came the replies, very soon, nearly ready, just clearing, not ready yet, we�re very busy today, etc etc. Eventually they managed to knock several tables together for our party of 8. �Yes� said the Ozzie female voice� �What you waaant�? We ordered Pinot & Fizzy water to kick off and asked for them to be cold, very cold - please. The Pinot has sat next to the fridge and the posh expensive water had not been near one. �That�s all we got� in a like it or lump it manner. We were offered an ice bucket containing a dribble of water and a handful of ice cubes. Food ordered though only 1 thing not available off the menu. We waited, we asked, we waited, the warm Pinot & water were gone through boredom� Plates arrived piecemeal, one then 2 then one. Some of our party started and were half way through their meal before the last plate arrived. The Trout turned out to be Mackerel and the Mackerel turn out to be Salmon� The Lamb was OK as it was actually Lamb! Generally service varied from, nothing to write home about, to atrociously off hand with plates, drinks and glasses being handed across peoples faces as the �yes what you waaant� Ozzie stuck her armpit in your face � which was nice�
To be fair the scoff was good and well presented, go for the roasts as they�re good and you get a healthy plateful. The pud�s are a bit squeaky on the size front and priced accordingly.
Would I go again? Possibly not, I�d go find the local Weatherspoon which though it may not be very special it does not pretend to be something it is not. Alternatively go on a quiet day, especially a day when you can�t hear �what you waaant�!
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this is a great place,dont go if you want a trad.boozer it aint that,go if you wanna go somewhere thats a little more upmarket that isnt a rip off,the food is decent,the outdoor space is nice,i dont feel 8 quid for a pizza from a wood burning stove too bad for this area,recommended.
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Lets stick to the facts people this is not a pub,It's a restaurant that sells beer!
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Agree with the_Lej, it's a restaurant more than a pub, but does have a comfortable beer garden as well as an outside dining area.
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Lovely food in a nice setting, although the place does get extremely busy!
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very nice gastro pub with great decor. Superb food and good range of drinks. Excellent service from both bar staff and waiters/waitresses. Part of a chain, but a decent one (other places in cookham, harpenden and nr henley)
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A nice place, but pricey.
Very strict... you need ID to drink a coke.
Nice atmosphere though.
Very clean and welcoming
anonymous - 14 Feb 2006 15:45 |
Not a pub, rather a restaurant with fancy tables and plush decor. Excellent garden for spring/summer pints, fantastic food, tip top service, a great eatery, or a cheeky wine gaff. FANDANGO-ASTIC
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gastropub
anonymous - 14 Feb 2005 14:11 |
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