The Hay Waggon Inn, Hartfield

A wonderful welcome, good atmosphere and helpful service was greatfully accepted after a miserable visit to the anchor inn the week previous.
The food was without fault, with a vote of approval on the chicken fajitas (from my hard to please wife).
we asked to sit in the restaurant to celebrate our 1st anniversary, but were asked to take a seat in the bar as the restaurant was fully booked, but could still enjoy the a la carte menu. we went for a bottle of wine to drink, but must return to try the interesting sounding beer - TEA.
all of the staff seemed to be in control of this busy little pub, and particularly enjoyed the light humour and bar room banter of the man at the end of the bar, and the chirpy barman.
i think the prices were slightly higher than average, but well and truely worth every penny.
all in all i would recommend this place and look forward to our return.
WELL DONE HAYWAGON

27 Sep 2010 03:33

The Anchor Inn, Hartfield

I regularly eat out in many different types of pubs and restaurants. This one though is quite possibly one of the least thrilling dining experiences of my life. on arrival to the pub, my wife and i, were (not) greeted by the lady behind the bar. Few people were eating (although it was a saturday evening and we would have expected a food serving pub to be busier), the people who were eating seemed to be enjoying there food.
my wife ordered the steak, was extremely tough but surprisingly cooked perfectly, and the chips were dehydrated, possibly old or recooked. after seeing, and tasting my chilli con carne, i honestly wish i had gone for the steak.

URGENT. if you are planning a trip to hartfield, AVOID THIS PLACE, try the pub across the way, as we did this week (the hay wagon), which believe me is a completely different experience. theyre chicken fahitas are a spectical on what i could see was a really exciting menu. be advised to book though, (very, very busy)

27 Sep 2010 03:02