Restaurant in Herts

[dan101smith]

Need somewhere [very] nice to take SWMBO for a birthday lunch on a Thursday in Sept.

Any ideas chaps?

[Plotloss]

http://www.thecabinetatreed.co.uk

Or alternatively do the Hinds Head for Lunch, The Fat Duck for dinner and get a car to take you from Bray to the Oakley Court Hotel which is 5 minutes away.

[bumblebee]

Auberge du Lac at Brocket Hall - Phil Thompson got his first Michelin Star this year. Terrific.

http://www.aubergedulac.co.uk/

[Mr Beaumont]

The Alpine is very good in Bushey,
The Grove also has two very good restaurants (The Glass House and Colette's).

[pgtips]

The Bean Tree in Harpenden. Understated but high quality

[Glassman]

Good suggestions so far... OP: any preferences in cuisine?

[Jasper Gilder]

Auberge du lac is very good - but watch the bill - last time I went I got caught for a huge service charge ( I think it was about £40.00 on a £200.00 bill for two)

[dan101smith]

Cheers chaps, I'm going to give the bean tree a try - obviously I wasn't swung by it being the closest

[pgtips]

dan101smith said:

Cheers chaps, I'm going to give the bean tree a try - obviously I wasn't swung by it being the closest

They used to do some quite pleasant jazz evenings, but can't remember if they were Thursday. Also - check out the 'bin ends' wine list. They are the owner's wines - some pretty rare stuff occasionally

[Mr Beaumont]

pgtips said:

dan101smith said:

Cheers chaps, I'm going to give the bean tree a try - obviously I wasn't swung by it being the closest

They used to do some quite pleasant jazz evenings, but can't remember if they were Thursday. Also - check out the 'bin ends' wine list. They are the owner's wines - some pretty rare stuff occasionally

I had a look at the wine list the other day really quite impressive. Had a nice selection of Chablis'.

[dan101smith]

Did the Bean Tree, and aside from not being able to find it (one small sign out front and a cabbie with no clue where to look) I have to say I was really impressed. The food was great and the selection of wine was fairly impressive.

Thanks for the recommendation, and I'd definitely suggest it's worth a go.

[pgtips]

dan101smith said:

Did the Bean Tree, and aside from not being able to find it (one small sign out front and a cabbie with no clue where to look) I have to say I was really impressed. The food was great and the selection of wine was fairly impressive.

Thanks for the recommendation, and I'd definitely suggest it's worth a go.

Glad you enjoyed it (I did say understated, but agree they could do a little more to say where they are!)