Walked in this afternoon without booking. Was met by very friendly staff, who said I may have to wait a while but was welcome to sit and have a drink at the table. We didn’t wait long, all the staff were so polite and accommodating. Food was excellent, we were well looked after. I will be going back and I will be recommending. Thank you 🙏 👍👍

Infinitesimal portion of fish with risotto, manager even joked without realising when he said to my partner "you must have been hungry ". That brought about spontaneous but unscripted comments from us both about it being about 2 forkfulls of food. But even producing this took fully 45 minutes even with an empty restaurant. Extremely disappointed in the place, have eaten in many Chef and Brewers, usually OK but sadly not here.

I was fined £100 for using the car park. And in calling the pub to query this I had to go through an Artificial Intelligence bot before getting through to a member of staff who hung up on me. I had a nice evening on the day of my visit however this fine leaves a very bad impression.

Ive visited the pub on many occasions but this is my first time eating there and very enjoyable it was. We booked for Boxing day and had an early sitting so the place was almost empty. The staff were brilliant and the food was very good. There was a choice of two menus and we had a mixture from both, the Turkey roast was soo good and plenty of it, the fish and chips was also a very good choice for one of our party. We will definitely be back

Had a work reunion and sadly it was a disaster. Waited 40 minutes for the starter courses and when they came, sadly, the food was dry. The main courses were a slight improvement but one colleague couldn't eat the warm rubber steak he was served. We informed a member of staff but there was little interest. We acknowledge that Christmas-time is busy but we were given no explanations or apologies. The atmosphere was jolly due to the high numbers there, but it will sadly be our last visit. Parking: When the place is full, you have to park on the main road, so good luck!

We attended the Breakfast with Santa with the kids and they had the best time! (Sorry about the noise!) The hosts were welcoming and warm, really cosy atmosphere and the food was lovely and very reasonably priced! Will def be returning!

Nice little pub at the entrance of Harpenden town. Had a Sunday Roast and pudding plus 2x prosecco 2x cokes (1 lg 1 sm) and the total bill was £65 for two people. Would definitely go again as the roast came out piping hot 😊 and the service and staff were good! Thanks

Incredible meal of venison shin, slow cooked to delicate perfection in red wine gravy served over potato mash with crisp cabbage. We grew up in Oregon & Montana eating venison and this was by far the most tender and subtle venison flavor ever. A divine special for a Tuesday! Friendly proprietor and great to see families & pups on the patio. The best meal we’ve had in ages. Thank you The Old Bell!

We arrived a little early so avoided the rush. I can see this pub being a popular place for a great night of food and company though! From the Pork belly appetizer to the Steak and Ale pie, everything was charming, delicious and hearty! Finished off with a great Sticky Date pudding to remind me of being at Granny’s. A definite addition to the library of restaurant’s for a regular visit.

Lovely welcoming pub, very pleasant and helpful staff, nice and interesting menu selection. We had the sharing board and a starter of pheasant strips with honey. All nicely presented. I could analyse the food for you bit by bit, but all in all, a very nice place.