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It's 15 years since I last visited this smallish pub on the common. Then it was dark, cosy with flock wallpaper and good beer. The only thing that remained the same was the good beer. Five real ales were on offer - two from the Tring brewery (Brock and Side Pocket), a bitter golden ale from Leighton Buzzard, Tetley Gold and Doom Bar. My pint of Brock was a little tired but the Side Pocket was in excellent condition. The young bar staff knew a bit about the real ale which was a nice surprise. The rear bar is now a restaurant and I hear the food's not bad. Definitely worth a visit.
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Small bar area on entering with the rear of the pub geared more towards dining. So why do some people insist on eating in the small drinking area when the dining area is empty leaving even less space for drinkers ? The Tring brew was okay but this is a pub that doesn't really feel like one. The only GBG entry in Redbourn - the ale may be okay but I wouldn't make a detour to visit.
anonymous - 29 Jun 2014 21:48 |
Tiny pub on East Common, but surprisingly spacious inside. Two bars with the back bar being mainly for meals. It is a Greene King house although they sold beers from Tring. Our pints were fine, although Tring's beer are not especially full flavoured. The food was adequate although perhaps a little on the expensive side. It makes great efforts to be a community pub with a range of events.
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beer festival on til sunday night ,20 beers on with coolers,all the ones i tried excellent and the double cheeseburger for �5 was superb, helpful staff,clean bar and loos ,great beer tent setup. prices good for the area especially if you like strongrer brews, also an 8th pint free card reduces prices . will be back.
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Nice setting on the common and a lovely looking pub. The beers and the real cider were on very fine form. Tring's Brock Bitter, Oldershaw's Best Bitter, one from Buntingford brewery that I can't remember (it had Eros on the clip) and Gr**ne King "IPA" with a Rioja cask cider from (I think) Mr Whitehead's cidery. All tasted and all good - particularly the Brock. Will pop back sometime soon as my brother-in-law came here recently for food and thought it was excellent.
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As I have just commented on the Cricketers' sister pub (now closed) in Harpenden I though I ought to add a comment here. The Cricketers is the second best pub in Harpenden. There is always a decent selection of well kept real ales. The bar and restaurant overlap less than they did in the Three Horseshoes. the one time I ate here the food was somewhere between good and excellent although a long time coming. If you see a load of VWs outside it is best to go on unless you are a fan. Overhearing endless conversations about the merits of the latest thingymegig or the ideal flywheel weight is tiring!
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Been here many times as my in-laws are locals,excellent choice of 4 ales 2 from Vale and 2 from Tring and very tasty and well kept,top location on the common with great views,hard to beat.Good atmosphere in the bar which has a good feel to it.
Excellent well thought out menu,very nicely presented by friendly helpful staff,all round a pretty good experience.One negative thought that also seems to apply to most places these days is that they seem to run out of imagination when it comes to the cheeseboard and settle for the usual suspects(cheddar,brie, stilton,goat) Shame when there are so many to choose from these days.All in all i cannot reccomend the Cricketers highly enough especially on the choice of ales.Enjoy
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Great setting on the green and this pub didn't disappoint. Good selection of ales (not just GK) and friendly staff. There was a beer called 3.9 which I had never had and the barman poured me a taster which is always appreciated. Was lovely too ...
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The best, cleanest, friendliest pub in Redbourn - at the moment, anyway. I popped in yesterday for a "swift half" and downed 2 pints with the greatest of ease. As well as the inevitable GKIPA and Abbots, there were 3 other real ales: Oakhams Inferno, Tring Redbourn 900 and Skinners Keel Over. I didn't stay for any food, but the other comments here are all positive, so I shall do so next time.
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Nice pub in the middle of Redbourn�s Commons opposite the cricket ground as the name suggests. Located next door to Redbourn Museum. One of those places that looks as if it was once two separate buildings. Advertises itself as a Free House but that seems to mean they are free to serve as many Greene King ales as they want. Beer in reasonable condition. The back bar was being refurbished on my first visit and on my second it looked like they had turned it into a nice dining room. Has a community feel with many local clubs using it as their base. During a Summer visit they kindly let us take our glasses across the road to watch the cricket.
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The Pub is situated at the edge of the Village Green, across the road from the Cricket Pitch. A very nice setting, especially in the summer. Grindletons Old Fecker was one of the beers on the pumps. Kept and served well, and at the right temperature. The food was freshly cooked and not bad at all. Had to wait quite some time though, while it was cooked, which meant I was forced into having another pint - Very sad, but there you go.
Will we go back? Oh Yes.
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Lovely location with good food and great staff, my favourite in Redbourn
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Agree with anonymous - pub is typical attractive Hertfordshire local, with beer range slightly better than quality, not helped by usual lager dominance. Superb location though.
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New staff apparently who are curtious, beer was ok, tasted better and worse. Nothing special.
anonymous - 30 May 2006 17:08 |
