The Cowper Arms - East Hertfordshire

Fantastic food and lovely surroundings friendly staff

The kids dish is tiny and so was my vegan curry. just too small… Other than that food is nice. Onion ring and fries are very good.

We came for a Sunday Roast and loved every moment. Food was great, staff were great! Would definitely recommend. Find Steve, he is a legend!!!

We only went in for a tea and a snack as we wanted somewhere atmospheric. That’s what it is, but the service is very slow and the woman that served us seemed more interested in chatting to another customer about something important to her which wasn’t us. It’s a place for dog walkers, which is great if you’re a dog lover, but there can be a lot of yapping and barking so it’s not so good if you’re not. I am so I had no problem, but my deaf elderly mother didn’t appreciate it. The food is good but 4 rather than 5 stars. You have to wait a long time to get it.

The decor is lovely. However this does not make up for the fact the service was shocking, to the point that I wouldn't return. It is a basic minimum of table service to deliver a tables food order together. Ordered 5 meals, 4 were delivered to the table and it took 9minutes for the last meal, by which time the rest had gone cold. After voicing that this was quite poor I was told my meal would be refunded as it was cold, however this hadn't happened when the bill was produced. Such a shame this pub used to have a really good reputation and never had issues before.