There were many red flags to eating at this place but we ignored them all…so some may say it’s our own fault. The place wasn’t very clean, and the few people in the cafe were NOT eating just having a coffee. We soldiered on. The waiter struggled with our order and when it did come it was vile. One of the meals had so much salt dumped on it that it felt it had taken a quick dip in the northern sea! I will give this place a some kudos as they have created a gravy that can be cut….which to be fair was new to me and maybe I’m just not ready for such a culinary experience…..had I been lost at sea or just survived a horde of zombies at the beginning of the apocalypse I and this place was the only one open in the entire south of the UK I would still not eat here again.
Jemima Hall
Unfortunately, I'm disappointed with this place. I believe it's had a revamp as when I came here a couple of years ago, I remember it being very different. It used to be more of a wholesome greasy spoon, and now I feel it's trying to be a bit too posh. The drinks are more expensive than other places like this. The food was a reasonable price but more than I would pay for the quality if I'm honest. I had a prawn jacket potato, and unfortunately it was incredibly underwhelming. The potato itself was cooked very well, but the filling was miserable. A few prawns on the side with an overpowering thick sauce. I had to leave half of the potato because there was only filling to go with half of it (so not a lot) and the rest dry. The salad was a generous portion, but was ruined with the awful vinaigrette that was on it.The kids meal (fish fingers, chips and beans) was a good size and was fairly good quality. My partner had a burger, it was medioka.Although, the service was fantastic and the atmosphere was nice, as well as the music.
Chris H
Looking for a nice place to eat and this cafe just round the corner from our hotel looked really nice and clean from the outside. Ordered tea and coffee which arrived quickly and always nice to get tea in a pot. However, jacket potato with chilli and a salad whilst looking lovely was hard all around the outside of the potato. Sent back to kitchen but second attempt only made it harder and like eating rubber. Partner had the Turkish sausage omelette which was very nice but not sure made with the three eggs as advertised as rather small and thin. Did not charge for the jacket but it took a little persuading for them to decide this option. Wouldn’t be going back which is a shame as staff were all very pleasant.
Lisa Durban
Great little traditional cafe. Had the special breakfast which is a full English with toast and also had an Americano coffee. Good quality coffee and breakfast and good value for money. Second visit and recommend.
George George
What a wonderful experience! Very good food, atmosphere and staff. I recommend to all my friends and family! Thank you!
Aries Star
Very nice restaurant and we will be going back. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Food is great value for money and tastes lovely very impressed with this place. 10 out of 10 all round
Rachel Wadia
Food turned up at separate points and didn’t turn up as ordered. Drinks were warm and just generally food was just ok. Would go elsewhere next time
Gem Roble
My partner and I were holidaying here from Australia. We walked passed with this restaurant with a good signage outside the food they were serving. So we dine it for our daily breakfast whilst in Hitchin. To our surprise, the food was terrible "Absouletely Terrible". The liver was burned- overcooked like a rubber, the bubble and squeak was gluggy, and the fresh avocado was not even ripe at all....it was hard as cantaloupe. I was being told after it was not ready. Seriously, are you gonna serve something that is not ready to your customer when you knew it beforehand! Terrible!Please do not come and dine to this restaurant at all. Do not be deceived with their signage displayed outside since it was a completely different from the meal we had.What a waste of money, time and experience! Get your so called "Chef" sorted.
Nigel Oddy
I ordered a spaghetti and when it came to my table, i asked if i could have parmasan cheese, but i was told they do not have it and was given Chaddar cheese instead. The meal was tasteless and looked more like a soup. It was awful food with a chef who could not careless what she was cooking and serving. Hitchin is a place that has a food festival and here is a restaurant that serves awful food.I urge people to steer clear of this place as there are many many restaurants that do good food, waiters look embarrassed by serving such awful food and have the cheek to ask if the food is ok, i replied honestly that the food was bad and the only thing that was good was the bottle of beer i had.Don't waste your money in this place.
Extremely nice food. At a reasonable price. Friendly staff too.See you soon xx
joby oneill
Rude staff . Bad hospitality with a bunch of moody teenagers running the place. The food is terrible and wouldn’t be fed to a dog. I asked for my bread to be changed as I did ask for brown bread and was given white. To later witness the pot washer eating it in front of me, I was shocked! God knows what else they do with their food. Both me and my children left with food poisoning and so seriously ill we are still taking antibiotics. I’d warn anyone to avoid this place! The seats even felt sticky and unclean and the toilets were even worse! Clearly they don’t do hourly toilet checks or regular cleaning because there was a dirty old old tampon in the girls bathroom when I took my daughter disgusting. 0 stars
328iainr
Baked potato perfect, tuna, with really nice side salad. Can be a rarity to get the combination just right, and few places in Hitchin offer this for lunch, but Fourleaf Clover delivered. Tea coffee poached eggs all good too. Very quick friendly service. Thank you
Swanny8765
Easter Sunday day out in Hitchin. Found this delight in the Town Square. Loads of people enjoying a beautiful sunny day. Plenty of outdoor seating and tables. Simple menu. Bacon in a warm baguette with butter, a cheese and ham panini and choc chip shortbreads. All delicious and only £15 inc drinks. Friendly happy attentive staff. Toilets available at the Four Leaf Clover. Recommended…..
Sam Aberman
Living in North London has made visiting Hitchin a convenient and enjoyable weekend trip, especially on market days. Every few weeks, we make the journey and like to begin the day with a pit stop at a coffee shop before exploring the market.We've tried several artisanal, organic, and modern coffee shops in the area but, to be honest, we haven't found anything that quite hits the spot. The combination of sourdough, sour coffee, and high prices seems to be a common theme. Sometimes, you just can't beat a good old-fashioned fry-up and a decent cup of coffee. As the saying goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."We've had breakfast at the same spot a few times now. It's nothing too fancy, but the service is quick, the portions are filling, and the prices are reasonable. We usually order either the Mediterranean or full English breakfast, and they always come out perfectly fine.
Great classic cafe. I will definitely go again.
There were many red flags to eating at this place but we ignored them all…so some may say it’s our own fault. The place wasn’t very clean, and the few people in the cafe were NOT eating just having a coffee. We soldiered on. The waiter struggled with our order and when it did come it was vile. One of the meals had so much salt dumped on it that it felt it had taken a quick dip in the northern sea! I will give this place a some kudos as they have created a gravy that can be cut….which to be fair was new to me and maybe I’m just not ready for such a culinary experience…..had I been lost at sea or just survived a horde of zombies at the beginning of the apocalypse I and this place was the only one open in the entire south of the UK I would still not eat here again.
Unfortunately, I'm disappointed with this place. I believe it's had a revamp as when I came here a couple of years ago, I remember it being very different. It used to be more of a wholesome greasy spoon, and now I feel it's trying to be a bit too posh. The drinks are more expensive than other places like this. The food was a reasonable price but more than I would pay for the quality if I'm honest. I had a prawn jacket potato, and unfortunately it was incredibly underwhelming. The potato itself was cooked very well, but the filling was miserable. A few prawns on the side with an overpowering thick sauce. I had to leave half of the potato because there was only filling to go with half of it (so not a lot) and the rest dry. The salad was a generous portion, but was ruined with the awful vinaigrette that was on it.The kids meal (fish fingers, chips and beans) was a good size and was fairly good quality. My partner had a burger, it was medioka.Although, the service was fantastic and the atmosphere was nice, as well as the music.
Looking for a nice place to eat and this cafe just round the corner from our hotel looked really nice and clean from the outside. Ordered tea and coffee which arrived quickly and always nice to get tea in a pot. However, jacket potato with chilli and a salad whilst looking lovely was hard all around the outside of the potato. Sent back to kitchen but second attempt only made it harder and like eating rubber. Partner had the Turkish sausage omelette which was very nice but not sure made with the three eggs as advertised as rather small and thin. Did not charge for the jacket but it took a little persuading for them to decide this option. Wouldn’t be going back which is a shame as staff were all very pleasant.
Great little traditional cafe. Had the special breakfast which is a full English with toast and also had an Americano coffee. Good quality coffee and breakfast and good value for money. Second visit and recommend.
What a wonderful experience! Very good food, atmosphere and staff. I recommend to all my friends and family! Thank you!
Very nice restaurant and we will be going back. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Food is great value for money and tastes lovely very impressed with this place. 10 out of 10 all round
Food turned up at separate points and didn’t turn up as ordered. Drinks were warm and just generally food was just ok. Would go elsewhere next time
My partner and I were holidaying here from Australia. We walked passed with this restaurant with a good signage outside the food they were serving. So we dine it for our daily breakfast whilst in Hitchin. To our surprise, the food was terrible "Absouletely Terrible". The liver was burned- overcooked like a rubber, the bubble and squeak was gluggy, and the fresh avocado was not even ripe at all....it was hard as cantaloupe. I was being told after it was not ready. Seriously, are you gonna serve something that is not ready to your customer when you knew it beforehand! Terrible!Please do not come and dine to this restaurant at all. Do not be deceived with their signage displayed outside since it was a completely different from the meal we had.What a waste of money, time and experience! Get your so called "Chef" sorted.
I ordered a spaghetti and when it came to my table, i asked if i could have parmasan cheese, but i was told they do not have it and was given Chaddar cheese instead. The meal was tasteless and looked more like a soup. It was awful food with a chef who could not careless what she was cooking and serving. Hitchin is a place that has a food festival and here is a restaurant that serves awful food.I urge people to steer clear of this place as there are many many restaurants that do good food, waiters look embarrassed by serving such awful food and have the cheek to ask if the food is ok, i replied honestly that the food was bad and the only thing that was good was the bottle of beer i had.Don't waste your money in this place.
Restaurantji Recommends
Extremely nice food. At a reasonable price. Friendly staff too.See you soon xx
Rude staff . Bad hospitality with a bunch of moody teenagers running the place. The food is terrible and wouldn’t be fed to a dog. I asked for my bread to be changed as I did ask for brown bread and was given white. To later witness the pot washer eating it in front of me, I was shocked! God knows what else they do with their food. Both me and my children left with food poisoning and so seriously ill we are still taking antibiotics. I’d warn anyone to avoid this place! The seats even felt sticky and unclean and the toilets were even worse! Clearly they don’t do hourly toilet checks or regular cleaning because there was a dirty old old tampon in the girls bathroom when I took my daughter disgusting. 0 stars
Baked potato perfect, tuna, with really nice side salad. Can be a rarity to get the combination just right, and few places in Hitchin offer this for lunch, but Fourleaf Clover delivered. Tea coffee poached eggs all good too. Very quick friendly service. Thank you
Easter Sunday day out in Hitchin. Found this delight in the Town Square. Loads of people enjoying a beautiful sunny day. Plenty of outdoor seating and tables. Simple menu. Bacon in a warm baguette with butter, a cheese and ham panini and choc chip shortbreads. All delicious and only £15 inc drinks. Friendly happy attentive staff. Toilets available at the Four Leaf Clover. Recommended…..
Living in North London has made visiting Hitchin a convenient and enjoyable weekend trip, especially on market days. Every few weeks, we make the journey and like to begin the day with a pit stop at a coffee shop before exploring the market.We've tried several artisanal, organic, and modern coffee shops in the area but, to be honest, we haven't found anything that quite hits the spot. The combination of sourdough, sour coffee, and high prices seems to be a common theme. Sometimes, you just can't beat a good old-fashioned fry-up and a decent cup of coffee. As the saying goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."We've had breakfast at the same spot a few times now. It's nothing too fancy, but the service is quick, the portions are filling, and the prices are reasonable. We usually order either the Mediterranean or full English breakfast, and they always come out perfectly fine.