Reviews Battle Axes

This pub is lovely, staff are always friendly & helpful. The food is great & they have a gluten free menu. Would definately reccomend.

Good food we had a Sunday lunch staff were very friendly and helpful they coped very well as it was very busy one of the best places to eat in Hertfordshire

Well worth the wait... Following a fun packed 'outdoors' day with our youngest we looked for an out of the way, 'family-like' place to have an evening meal. A Google search for such a location within 5km of Elstree studios revealed this unusually named venue. Revues were OK though a repeated focus of concern was the speed of service. As we had no particular need to rush, Google Maps took us scenically to the spot. Arriving at around 6:30pm, first impressions were fine as we entered the modestly sized free car park. 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. A similar number could be catered inside on what appeared to be more than 20 family sized tables. Upon arrival, the beer garden looked busy though a dozen or so were saying their farewells and leaving for the car park. The restaurant was about one-quarter full when we were quickly seated and left with three menus, one for drinks and two for meals; one for adults and one for younger diners. Drinks were ordered and delivered within 15 minutes of sitting which was fine, as we let the atmosphere of this joyful establishment relax us into our dining experience. With the arrival of our drinks our food orders were taken. Given the speed of service reports we chose not to have starters but skip directly to main courses. Our three meals were all modified variants of what was offered on the menus so it was to be a good test of the kitchen's attention to detail. As we waited, we noticed more guests arriving and noted too that only two team members (Karen and Leah) were available to attend us all. Not once did they appear frustrated or pressured and were always with good demeanor. When beckoned for additional drinks they stopped and were immediately attentive to their customer's requests. Within about 20 minutes our meals arrived. This was certainly within our expectations of service speed and not of any concern. Leah commented that she'd checked with the kitchen to ensure that all our meals were exactly as ordered. Portion sizes were ample and none of us were disappointed with the flavour of our food. Within 15 minutes of finishing we were once again approached and asked if we wished to view the dessert menu. Given the lovely meals we'd just enjoyed we were all eager and tempted by dessert. Once again, the good pace between our orders being placed and the arrival of our desserts was perfectly acceptable and the deliciousness of those desserts was in line with that of our meals. All in all, the place is great, the service is great, the food is great. The balance between price, quality, quantity, taste and overall experience is absolutely perfect. Including gratuity, we paid less than £24 per head.

Food is reasonable but strangely following olive starter, main course arrived over 30 minutes later. The sea bass, scallop and pea, mint, courgette risotto was delicious.

A big thank you to Mandy and the team for assisting us to host our baby shower and a birthday celebration! It was truly amazing event with a great selection of food, location and very nice staff! highly recommended! Thank you once again for helping us to make this day so special for us!

It was a lovely dinner! The food was tasty, perfect onions rings.

Such a cosy, wonderful, relaxing pub! One of the best I've ever been to. Very friendly service. Super delicious food. Awesome drinks. What more can you ask for. Thank you for everything!

I arrived tired and footsore after a long walk. It was well past midnight and The Battleaxes of course, was closed. But I noticed a half-empty can on of beer or something on the wall in Battle Lane. I wondered about drinking it, because I didn't recognise the label for all I knew then, and for all I still know now, someone may well have possed in it. But the can had the faint odor of really good biltong so I decided to taste it. It was OK. I sat down on the wall to attend to my phone. It was on those next few minutes that I had the idea that I could call my daughter and see if she was up for coming over to have a drink and maybe continue the walk, ... The landlord just acknowledged my review, which is nice. I think he knows Steve, a farmer who lives nearby. I pray Steve's cough will go away.

Staff were absolutely outstanding, really friendly and helpful going above and beyond to make sure we had a nice visit. We used the car park and went for a walk nearby past the aerodrome before coming back for a fantastic Sunday roast with all the trimmings. Gluten Free option was excellent with gluten free Yorkshire puddings and gravy. Beef was melt in the mouth. Nice environment, toasty and warm, traditional layout with hard work having gone into halloween decorations. Really impressed and will definitely be back.

This was my first time eating here. Recommended by my lovely wife and family, so I didn't know what to expect. My goodness... the meals here are nothing but top quality and at a good price. I'd ended up finishing my 3 course meal and helped finish my wife's plate 😅 The place is Surrounded by green plenty of parking and such a nice location, peaceful and quiet, the perfect setting for a family meal... Staff were really friendly, nothing was too much trouble... The portions were great value for money and quite big so make sure you leave plenty of room!! I would DEFINITELY RECOMMEND that everyone gives this place a try...