Squaremeal published its guide this week, saying: “We weighed up food quality, service, setting and local reputation when building this list, to bring you an accurate snapshot of Hertfordshire’s dining scene right now.”
The guide goes on to say: “Hertfordshire loves a proper pub, with many of its best boozers housing serious kitchens turning out fantastic seasonal menus.
“Hitchin alone holds three must-know destinations within walking distance: a former ballroom turned contemporary British bar-restaurant, a centuries-old coaching inn now run as a modern gastropub, and a farmhouse hotel growing its own vegetables in an organic garden.
“The county’s grand estates offer something else entirely, pairing afternoon tea, Sunday lunch and lakeside dining with sweeping grounds and golf courses.”
Watford may have missed out, but plenty of highly rated restaurants are within driving range:
- The Fox and Hounds, Hunsden
- The Red Cow, Chrishall
- The Silver Cup, Harpenden
- St Michael’s Manor Hotel, St Albans
- The Cock, Hitchin
- Hermitage Road Bar and Restaurant, Hitchin
- The Fox at Willian, Letchworth
- The Farmcoats, Hitchin
- Omboo at Sopwell House, St Albans
- Centurion Club, St Albans
- Alford Arms, Berkhamsted
- Crockers, Tring
Squaremeal is a popular restaurant and venue guide website that helps people find, review and book restaurants, bars, private dining rooms, wedding venues and event spaces.
School friends Mark de Wesselow and Simon White founded Squaremeal in 1989 as a guide to places to eat in London’s Square Mile.
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