We visited The Cricketeers yesterday for a Birthday celebration. It was my first visit and had been recommended by 2 members of our party.Our experience from our arrival to leaving was excellent. The staff are ALL so welcoming and offer service with a smile - nothing was too much trouble even though the restaurant was busy! A special thank you to staff members Jaz, Harley and Ethan but thank you to all.The menu is varied and has a good choice of veg and non veg dishes. All 5 meals ordered were delicious The portion sizes were excellent - my personal choice of fish and chips comes highly recommended! (But the steak, pizza and burgers looked equally good). Excellent value for money.We left knowing that we would definitely be returning again!
elspetha2013
Booking and greeting process was good, as was initial ordering. From there, the main course was distinctly OK. Thereafter service poor (though staff always pleasant). We asked to move tables, showed them which table we had moved to then waited half an hour and chased twice for a tepid, watery Apple crumble, very poor quality. It's all very well having lots of tables, but you really need enough staff to service them efficiently.
David I
Large dining area in a themed pub. Clearly family oriented. Quality of food was disappointing. Service was OK. Price competitive.
Greg H
On a chilly day and partway through a 6 mile walk, we popped in to Cricketers for a lunch-bite to find their gas supply was faulty and only the electric and the wood -burning Pizza oven was working, to which our granddaughter said 'Great!!- and great it was. Staff were caring, kind and served us well. Chefs welcomed us with happy smiles. Gentle open-wood fire gave us a comfortable setting to replenish ourselves for the onward journey. Thank you Cricketers - a lovely dining experience - hope the gas supply got sorted - and see you soon on our next venture.
Jim J
One of numerous visits and I've never been disappointed. The range of drinks, quality of the food and customer service is always top level. The amount of community events the place puts on over the year is also another great service they provide to the local plus wider area
903kirstyh
Great food, very tasty. Really enjoyed our food. Quick service and a lovely pub. Highly recommend it. The staff were very attentive and friendly. Thank you.
Sam P
Lovely homemade pizzas cooked in a giant cricket ball! Excellent service and playground for the kids. Catered for wheelchair user for car park and ramp to extension. Great drinks and food and value for money. Jaz was attentive and kind to all! Lovely Christmas memory for all x
KayShep27
Good food and great ambience in this village pub. The pizzas are amazing, and the two for one special Tuesday deal is excellent value! Very good service and lovely friendly staff.
Michele H
A lovely atmosphere the food was Devine especially the gluten free which was a real treat for me my friends loved their food too our server Harley was lovely
Jonny Beavis
Amazing food in a brilliant setting - highly recommend for dinner. Great vegetarian options. Pizza is the best option here.Vegetarian options: Wide selection and staff happy to be flexible and allow me to have a vegan option made vegetarian specially.
We've eaten here a few times and the food is always good, however we went with a guest who has a peanut allergy this weekend. We were given conflicting information on the allergens in the menu. We were told by one member of staff that the whole kitchen was "completely peanut and nut free". However the allergens menu listed both nuts and peanuts being used! Not great and could have caused a situation if we hadn't double checked the information in the menu.
Linda Jones
The food was fine but feel a bit fed up as we told the waiter that we had left him a good tip on the table but he still put over £6 service charge on our bill . So we ended up paying over £11 tip which was more than my meal cost, as we only went for lunch.
Nick Morgan
FOR MORE, GO LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST - PUBTROTTERS PUBCASTWE ALWAYS GIVE 5s AS ALL PUBS ARE DIFFERENT AND GREATCONTEXTThere is a partner and daughter and dog for a late lunch on a weekday.ATMOSPHEREFriday PM was really chilled and nice, roaring fire, great autumn afternoonSERVICESuperb, very kind, patient, and welcoming.STYLEFront is classic pub, back is like mini wedding venue. They have pub at front, which is great, very cricket themed (no surprises), then what looks to be new barn space at the back, which is very airy and bright.Also outdoor and kids play area.TOILETIt's very sleek and clean, and it is a nice addition to the new elements i imagine from the old pub parts.PRICENot bad at all, food very reasonably price, cant remember ilexact sums.FOOD & DRINKSUPERB non-alcoholic range. I was driving and was very excited to see 5 different non alco beers, as well as cider!Alcoholic selection was great. Partner had a lovely malbec.Food was incredible. However, we had to order a new dish as the pasta ragu had had 0 taste. I'm not sure if a vital ingredient was missed in the sauce or what.But they were very accommodating and the other dishes were lovely.Kid-friendliness: Playground etcWheelchair accessibility: Yes
SteveHertfordshireuk
Went for a family meal with 8 of us. Food great but 5 of us had pizza and we all thought there wasn’t enough topping. Apart from that it was lovely and good service. Maybe needs some lighter summer specials in the salads from as only option was goats cheese but all the food served was very nice.
Sophie A
We had our wedding reception here and it was AMAZING the food was unreal for so many people the standard was unenviable for canapés dinner and late night pizzas everyone raves about it. Mike and the team are all so lovely and friendly and he really let us do anything we asked for entertainment wise for adults and children and decoration wise. They even did majority set up for us on the day which took the stress away. Everyone said how lovely it was and how efficient all the staff were on the day too. Nothing seemed to much. We’ve been here many times before and never had a bad experience. All anyone did was say how Amazing the place was Thank you for making our day so perfect for us!
We visited The Cricketeers yesterday for a Birthday celebration. It was my first visit and had been recommended by 2 members of our party.Our experience from our arrival to leaving was excellent. The staff are ALL so welcoming and offer service with a smile - nothing was too much trouble even though the restaurant was busy! A special thank you to staff members Jaz, Harley and Ethan but thank you to all.The menu is varied and has a good choice of veg and non veg dishes. All 5 meals ordered were delicious The portion sizes were excellent - my personal choice of fish and chips comes highly recommended! (But the steak, pizza and burgers looked equally good). Excellent value for money.We left knowing that we would definitely be returning again!
Booking and greeting process was good, as was initial ordering. From there, the main course was distinctly OK. Thereafter service poor (though staff always pleasant). We asked to move tables, showed them which table we had moved to then waited half an hour and chased twice for a tepid, watery Apple crumble, very poor quality. It's all very well having lots of tables, but you really need enough staff to service them efficiently.
Large dining area in a themed pub. Clearly family oriented. Quality of food was disappointing. Service was OK. Price competitive.
On a chilly day and partway through a 6 mile walk, we popped in to Cricketers for a lunch-bite to find their gas supply was faulty and only the electric and the wood -burning Pizza oven was working, to which our granddaughter said 'Great!!- and great it was. Staff were caring, kind and served us well. Chefs welcomed us with happy smiles. Gentle open-wood fire gave us a comfortable setting to replenish ourselves for the onward journey. Thank you Cricketers - a lovely dining experience - hope the gas supply got sorted - and see you soon on our next venture.
One of numerous visits and I've never been disappointed. The range of drinks, quality of the food and customer service is always top level. The amount of community events the place puts on over the year is also another great service they provide to the local plus wider area
Great food, very tasty. Really enjoyed our food. Quick service and a lovely pub. Highly recommend it. The staff were very attentive and friendly. Thank you.
Lovely homemade pizzas cooked in a giant cricket ball! Excellent service and playground for the kids. Catered for wheelchair user for car park and ramp to extension. Great drinks and food and value for money. Jaz was attentive and kind to all! Lovely Christmas memory for all x
Good food and great ambience in this village pub. The pizzas are amazing, and the two for one special Tuesday deal is excellent value! Very good service and lovely friendly staff.
A lovely atmosphere the food was Devine especially the gluten free which was a real treat for me my friends loved their food too our server Harley was lovely
Amazing food in a brilliant setting - highly recommend for dinner. Great vegetarian options. Pizza is the best option here.Vegetarian options: Wide selection and staff happy to be flexible and allow me to have a vegan option made vegetarian specially.
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We've eaten here a few times and the food is always good, however we went with a guest who has a peanut allergy this weekend. We were given conflicting information on the allergens in the menu. We were told by one member of staff that the whole kitchen was "completely peanut and nut free". However the allergens menu listed both nuts and peanuts being used! Not great and could have caused a situation if we hadn't double checked the information in the menu.
The food was fine but feel a bit fed up as we told the waiter that we had left him a good tip on the table but he still put over £6 service charge on our bill . So we ended up paying over £11 tip which was more than my meal cost, as we only went for lunch.
FOR MORE, GO LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST - PUBTROTTERS PUBCASTWE ALWAYS GIVE 5s AS ALL PUBS ARE DIFFERENT AND GREATCONTEXTThere is a partner and daughter and dog for a late lunch on a weekday.ATMOSPHEREFriday PM was really chilled and nice, roaring fire, great autumn afternoonSERVICESuperb, very kind, patient, and welcoming.STYLEFront is classic pub, back is like mini wedding venue. They have pub at front, which is great, very cricket themed (no surprises), then what looks to be new barn space at the back, which is very airy and bright.Also outdoor and kids play area.TOILETIt's very sleek and clean, and it is a nice addition to the new elements i imagine from the old pub parts.PRICENot bad at all, food very reasonably price, cant remember ilexact sums.FOOD & DRINKSUPERB non-alcoholic range. I was driving and was very excited to see 5 different non alco beers, as well as cider!Alcoholic selection was great. Partner had a lovely malbec.Food was incredible. However, we had to order a new dish as the pasta ragu had had 0 taste. I'm not sure if a vital ingredient was missed in the sauce or what.But they were very accommodating and the other dishes were lovely.Kid-friendliness: Playground etcWheelchair accessibility: Yes
Went for a family meal with 8 of us. Food great but 5 of us had pizza and we all thought there wasn’t enough topping. Apart from that it was lovely and good service. Maybe needs some lighter summer specials in the salads from as only option was goats cheese but all the food served was very nice.
We had our wedding reception here and it was AMAZING the food was unreal for so many people the standard was unenviable for canapés dinner and late night pizzas everyone raves about it. Mike and the team are all so lovely and friendly and he really let us do anything we asked for entertainment wise for adults and children and decoration wise. They even did majority set up for us on the day which took the stress away. Everyone said how lovely it was and how efficient all the staff were on the day too. Nothing seemed to much. We’ve been here many times before and never had a bad experience. All anyone did was say how Amazing the place was Thank you for making our day so perfect for us!