Gluten-free restaurants in Hitchin

“Very nice restaurant and excellent food. Recommend the duck with hot honey and candy floss dolce dessert. Our server Karolina was very helpful.”

“My favourite place to eat in my hometown! Frequently visit with my Mum, we absolutely love Watermelon Iced Tea and whatever veggie Soup of the Day they have! Will always come back to this place, and will always recommend it!”

“Really good pub. Great service. Show most football matches . A bit limited menu but food is top quality .”

“Visited Dec2023, 2024 & 2025 for office Xmas bash using the Xmas menu.

Restaurants do a roaring trade at Xmas and part of the deal for diners is that the kitchen needs to bang out huge quantities of food at speed, for which the comprise is generally quality and/or care. This restaurant delivers the deal; over the years, the menu planning has bended a little towards standardisation (presumably for speed, with fewer staff). Similarly, the bar needed more staff on duty for the peak hours. It would be nice to try this venue outside of the crazy Christmas period to get a more fair impression of it.

That said, the Xmas offering was generally good, with the best offering being the traditional choices of prawn cocktail, turkey et al and Chrimbo pud. In all cases, the presentation and preparation was fair, albeit a bit rushed (see paragraph above).

The bar - and, in particular, its cocktail menu - is a key attraction. There are a lot of cocktails to consume, more than one liver can handle in one night, with a full range of flavours from bitters to sweeties.

The venue itself is quite magnificent. Private dining is available; opting to sit in the cavernous main dining area is a superior experience for the atmosphere. The acoustics of the area reverberate, so hearing can be a little challenging. Ceiling baffles would help, without impeding the vibe.

The one key disappointment over two of the three years visits has been the cheeseboard. A cheeseboard is supposed to have a variety of cheeses. But in 2024 and 2025, the cheeseboard was three portions of one type of cheese only. And in 2025, it was cheddar. No kitchen likes preparing a cheeseboard at the end of the shift at any time of the year, but to provide only one cheese on a slate looked like too many corners had been cut from the planning. For the prices charged, more time and care needed to be exercised in both planning and execution of the service delivery, even in the crazy Christmas period.”

“I visited on the last day of my niece & nephews school holiday 5.1.26. It was an inset day which the colleague who does the rotas at Pizza Express did not cater for. Caleb & Wendy were run ragged & I am sure did not receive their legal breaks.
Caleb managed our expectations from the start & we were happy to wait for our pizza express cuisine choice even though we could see how manic it was in your Hitchin restaurant.
Wendy was her professional, efficient & smiley self as usual & hats off to them, they never let it show how busy they both were.
We could see.
My Mum said her Pollo pasta dish was delicious. That’s good enough for me.
Compliments to the chef too ( apologies we didn’t take their name. )
Therefore, to the Hitchin Pizza Express hierarchy, Caleb, Wendy & today’s chef are a credit to you and deserve to be rewarded for surviving their shifts!
Their service was outstanding even though they were stretched to the max’. I’ve worked in catering & that is something no one should be put through what we witnessed today.
Thankyou to them all for serving us to the point we can only praise them & not find criticism owing to insufficient rotaring.
We look forward to our next calmer visit!”