The Old Guinea

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   Patrick

   Hertfordshire

   17 reviews

   4.0

   17 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Our local and favourite restaurant,excellent food,effecient and friendly staff. mains and desserts very good,starters need improvement!
   

   The Old GuineaResponded 3 days ago

   Hello Patrick, Thank you for your review that's very nice, we hope to see you again, and your feedback about starters have been passed to the kitchen. With Best Wishes The Old Guinea
   

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   Ruby

   Hertfordshire

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Having specified I did not want cheese on my Lamb Ragu it came covered in it. This was replaced but I did not finish it as it was so "gloopy" My Partner is strictly Vegetarian and was horrified to find chicken in her salad after expressing her needs on ordering. The servers were very helpful so I expect the problem is with the kitchen. The salad was taken off the bill. The 4 of us felt that there were too many table as it was crowded as one might expect on a Sunday lunchtime to be fair. Overall it was disappointing and we will not go back there again.
   

   The Old GuineaResponded 3 days ago

   Good Morning Ruby, Very sorry to hear this, an error indeed, we apologise and your feedback has been taken onboard, I'm glad the servers helped and removed the item from the bill, we are sorry you had a disappointing visit on this occasion. With Best Wishes The Old Guinea
   

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   TERRY

   Hertfordshire

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 14 November 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   We both had Pizzas which tasted good but I had indigestion for six hours afterwards. My Son ordered a pint of Lemonade and Lime to drink. When the drinks arrived the Lemonade was served in a pint glass with a separate little jug of Lime which I thought was novel. Until I saw the Bill! £4.10 for the Lemonade and £1.40 for the Lime. Total £5.50 for a Lemonade and Lime! Outrageous!
   

   The Old GuineaResponded 3 days ago

   Good Morning Terry, I'm glad you enjoyed the pizzas, the dough is made on site and all the ingredients very fresh. Apologies for the lime cordial being charged, this was an error from the waiting staff and should not have been charged, thank you for brining this to our attention, we will happily refund this charge through our system to you, just let us know. With Kind Regards The Old Guinea.
   

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   Caroline

   London

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 13 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Visited this resturant before and always had a great time, visited today with my twins for their birthday and was in the process of putting up a birthday banner and told this wasn't allowed! The two staff members who served us were so unfriendly and mumbled it was hard to understand what they were saying. Most of us ordered the chicken milanese with spaghetti as they had run out of chunky chips, the portion was big and this was tasty. The meatballs however were tastless and had hard bits of meat in the middle. We did not see any staff during our meal in order to bring this to their attention. The meatball starter and the chicken goujins were also cold but the soup and garlic bread were hot and tasty. The staff made no effort to engage with us despite informing them twice we were attending for a birthday treat. We have been coming her for five years for my twins birthday but today's visit was very disappointing and will likely not return. On a positive note the cocktails were very tasty and the view is fantastic but food needs a lot of improvement and staff could do with cheering up
   

   The Old GuineaResponded 3 days ago

   Good Morning Caroline, Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention, apologies that you had a disappointing visit on this occasion, your feedback is very important to us, we will take all your comments onboard and we really hope we can meet your expectations on your next visit, thank you very much for the positives we do hope to see you again, with Best Wishes The Old Guinea
   

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   Aimee

   Seattle

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 10 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a really great meal here. The food came out quickly and everything tastes great. There were a couple of mistakes with the orders but they were so quick to rectify it with no issues so can’t fault them whatsoever. Very reasonable and will be back! :)
   

   The Old GuineaResponded 3 days ago

   Hi Aimee, thank you for your kind review, we are in the process of changing the tills and system here so this caused some delay apologies, we are glad you enjoyed your visit and hope to see you again soon, thank you The Old Guinea.
   

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   Maddy

   Hertfordshire

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 9 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   The food is largely good here but unfortunately the service cancelled can be awful depending on your server. I ordered a large bottle of mineral water and asked for ice and lemon. It arrived with neither. I got the lemon on the second request but the ice only came after the fourth! On each course, one item came quite a while after the others so one person was waiting for food. We also had a long wait and several requests for the bill. This is the second time we have had service issues, and people we know on other tables said similar. Shame as it's a lovely place.
   

   The Old GuineaResponded 3 days ago

   Good Morning Maddy, Thank you for taking the time to review us and give feedback as it is very important to us in order to improve, your feedback on service will be passed over to the team and we can certainly work on this, we are in the process of changing tills and the kitchen, we are glad you enjoyed the food and venue, we do hope to see you again. With Best Wishes The Old Guinea
   

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   Janet

   Hertfordshire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 3 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely meal, never ceases to amaze … staff were so nice, polite, efficient … highly recommend. Will be returning for sure .. Thank you
   

   The Old GuineaResponded 3 days ago

   Thank you so much for your kind review, we look forward to seeing you again :)
   

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   Natasha

   London

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 2 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely breakfast. Very enjoyable, good quality products.
   

   The Old GuineaResponded 3 days ago

   Thank you Natasha, we hope to see you again :)
   

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   Caroline

   Buckinghamshire

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 1 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   From the initial greeting through to desert this was a superb lunch excellent service and food! The view onto rolling fields is great and the interior is very classy. Great staff and the kitchen clearly know how to cook Italian inspired food. Will definately return maybe on a Friday evening for the live music next time.
   

   The Old GuineaResponded 3 days ago

   Thank you for your wonderful review :) Live music every Friday 7-9pm we very much hope to welcome you here again!
   

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    Benjamin

    Hertfordshire

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 October 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Restaurant staff were friendly and fun. Demonstrating great customer service and a good sense of humour when engaging with our table. They followed special requests for alterations and provided condiments before we had a chance to ask.
    

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