Battle Axes Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Lovely quaint pub with beams in the ceiling."
• "Set in the Hertfordshire countryside the place has the look and feel of a large, classic village pub with a beer garden perfectly capable of seating a hundred."
• "Although it's a chain pub it's hard to tell and the atmosphere is very cosy and welcoming."
• "This lovely little pub in the middle of Elstree and Radlett is perfect for the lazy weekend lunch."
• "A beautiful and clean pub... unfortunately service is very bad."
• "The pub looked lovely and traditional on the inside, very smart and had a log fire as well."
• "This was my favourite pub for food in my area lovely building in a nice setting nice beer garden plenty of space for kids dogs welcome."

Cons:

• "Sadly, this has really gone downhill."
• "Each time this has been the case, the restaurant/bar area is usually full of empty tables."
• "Visited on a busy Sunday afternoon. Felt like a typical chain pub."
• "The area is fairly quiet which makes the pub a nice spot to visit."
• "Inside the battleaxes is nice and well kept. The garden outside however is another story. Unemptied ashtrays, cigarette ends strewn over the paving and the grassed area."
• "Pub is pretty to look at and the garden is too hence why I have given 1 star probably only in summer time keeping that in mind."
• "Not hated. Its a nice pub but we were put in a table in the sun on a very hot day. Lots of flies around us."

Service

Pros:

• "Wanted to highlight Corey - great attitude, nothing too much trouble and very friendly and welcoming."
• "Thank you again for a fabulous evening, especially to our lovely waitress Connie, who was so friendly and polite."
• "Staff were absolutely outstanding, really friendly and helpful going above and beyond to make sure we had a nice visit."
• "Staff is super friendly."
• "All staff were very helpful, cheerful & genuinely couldn’t do enough for you."
• "The staff were very kind and attentive throughout the meal."
• "Staff friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "It's unacceptable for any eating establishment to open for business in the winter months without a fully functioning heating system."
• "Would I go back? With this level of service, No."
• "Rude staff and not family friendly."
• "Very poor experience sat for 15 minutes - no one came to take an order."
• "Service was poor, no service with a smile, there was no common sense customer service."
• "Unhelpful and uninterested staff. Called to book table for 10, was told bluntly ‘book online’."
• "Service took a long time."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The lunchtime menu is particularly good value!"
• "The portions were great value for money and quite big so make sure you leave plenty of room!!"
• "Gluten Free option was excellent with gluten free Yorkshire puddings and gravy."
• "Lovely vegan mushroom ale pie and spiced aubergine & beetroot burger!"
• "Ordered the special Friday Cod and Chips which was superb, fish was a large fillet and cooked beautifully with a great batter."
• "The Christmas menu had a nut roast for vegetarians and it was really tasty."
• "The food was delicious, with good sized portions."

Cons:

• "Very disappointed about the amount of food that was on our plates... the amount of food for our main meal was like having a starter."
• "The food didn't live up to the menu expectations."
• "Food was ok but my wife's meal was under cooked."
• "The food was lacklustre to say the least, and the price ludicrous."
• "Really great location and looks really good, however food was a letdown."
• "The Caribbean Chicken for it to come out raw still looking for its mother."
• "I ordered the lasagne, it was burnt, dry and flavourless."