Townsend Arms, Hertford

Its so nice to see this pub open at last!
I took the family there for lunch just after they opened, and I must admit it was so nice to see the place looking so welcoming. The fires were roaring, the staff behind the bar were friendly and chatty. They have developed 3 distinctive areas in the pub, from the snug where you could read the papers in front of the fire, to the bar/dining area, with the restaurant on the rear! This will be great in the summer overlooking the garden.
We each chose different things on the menu so we could try each others dishes :-) this included the starters of creamy mussels, roasted pigeon, and the roasted butternut squash soup followed by the classic and huge portion of fish and chips, the individual steak and ale pie and I had the rabbit. The food was all cooked to order and beautifully flavoured. We were very impressed, and we look forward to coming back soon to try some new dishes - the waiter advised us that the menus would change frequently due to seasonal products.
We prefer wine to beer, so we were quietly impressed by the wine list on offer. We look forward to trying them all on our future visits.
They have definately opened this pub with good pub food and wine so its definately a gastro pub, and I would be happy to go there by myself wor with family and friends.

13 Mar 2011 21:26