The Three Horseshoes Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Hemel Hempstead

Address: 48 Winkwell, Pouchen End Ln, Bourne End, Hemel Hempstead HP1 2RZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441442862585

Rating: 4.4
based on 181 reviews.

Location

Pros:

  • "It's a modern pub, in a beautiful setting."
  • "Lovely location on the canal for a sunny afternoon."
  • "It's in a beautiful location alongside the canal."
  • "Magical little place right by the canal."
  • "Lovely setting by the Grand Union Canal and Winkwell Swing Bridge."
  • "Superb location right on the canal, with tables in the beer garden overlooking the water."
  • "Wonderful canal side pub, nicely decorated with a mix of patrons."

Cons:

  • "Nice location, overall it didn't quite reach our expectations."
  • "Worth a visit, but it's tucked off the main road down a single width road and can be hard to find, trust your sat nav!"
  • "When busy, parking can be a bit of a challenge."
  • "Place looked good, however they don't serve food after 6pm which was a bit disappointing."
  • "The adjacent Boat works / Marina has grown over the years, and the area is more like an industrial landscape than a tranquil village."
  • "However, last time we sat at our booked table for 30 minutes and had to go to the bar to find out it's order at the bar."
  • "Parking could be signed a little better too, we thought there was only one small parking area but it seems there is an overflow car park further on."

Food

Pros:

  • "The fish of the day was perfect and Lilly loved her burger."
  • "Food was very nicely prepared and presented, well balanced portion sizes, cooked well and tasting good."
  • "I had the venison Bourgogne, with horseradish mash. I can’t recall having such a good stew for some time."
  • "Really yummy food, average prices."
  • "The food on the Christmas menu was delicious, plentiful and so reasonably priced."
  • "Food is lovely and dog friendly with water bowls available."
  • "Food was very good, all real fresh tasting."

Cons:

  • "The food was not just outrageously overpriced but generally very low quality and lazily put together."
  • "A large fish and chips is £15.50 then another £1 for a tiny mushy peas."
  • "Unfortunately food was over priced and beyond basic."
  • "Overpriced and disappointing I had the Cajun chicken. And chips Chicken was average but chips were horrible and greasy."
  • "Very overpriced and undercooked food."
  • "The food was incredible. Best chips I have ever eaten."
  • "The food was not just outrageously overpriced but generally very low quality and lazily put together."

Service

Pros:

  • "Friendly people and great staff."
  • "Good value for money and friendly staff."
  • "Staff are always friendly and service is always pretty good."
  • "And no venue is complete without it's staff and these lovely people couldn't have been more helpful either."
  • "Staff very friendly and helpful."
  • "Our server was an australian/NZ? guy who was very friendly and attentive."
  • "Very helpful & friendly staff, we weren’t kept waiting for anything."

Cons:

  • "The waiters completely ignored us."
  • "When I mentioned this to one of the waiters, he was really rude, took the dish away and didn’t return."
  • "I'm being generous giving 2 stars and that's because the food was delicious and it's in a lovely setting, but the staff and service were dreadful."
  • "Don't think I've ever left a negative review before, just don't want other people to get ripped off."
  • "We all ordered at the same time but the waitress looked visibly confused when bringing out the food."
  • "Absolutely appalling. Where to start, we ordered drinks which got forgotten. As for the food, completely overpriced."
  • "Location is great! Service is shocking."

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