"I am a retired Corporate Banker, who have many friends and ex colleague 's in the Banking Sector: We meet bi monthly, usually moaning (believe me, as Bankers always do! either meeting in the Hitchin area, (Millstream Pub, another McMullens where colleagues live, or around this area or Enfield, another mid way between friends. So this was as title, to see whether the 'Prince ' might be suitable; we had dined very successfully for all previously, in the Goffs Oak and also the Cricketers in Enfield..just looking for a possible new venue. I had, with my wife and friends, as we live locally a few years ago, attended this attractive Pub, with great gardens in the summer and a good sized car park, very regularly. However at that time the 'Goffs ' was revitalised and with many good restaurants relatively nearby, the Two Brewers in Northaw, Judges and the Gables particularly, are all excellent. The 'Prince ' also went through a bad patch menu and food wise, so we all 'migrated '. I think in the evenings the Prince of Wales is busier, hope so for their sakes, as arriving at 12.45pm for a lunchtime booking for three of us, I only saw four in the dining area and around about seven in the dining area, including us three. As mentioned, I really like the premises, somewhat darker inside the average pub, but quite well decorated and clean, the air of a traditional pub venue, with a good selection of ales. The 'Lady of the House ' I believe initially served us, no complaints there and I noticed they had a brand new menu, which a couple of weeks ago, looking at the website, had changed..for the better I felt! We had, two of us, lovely prawn cocktails, full of prawns and for Mains, the other two had the pie selection..both said delicious and cleared their plates. I had traditional Fish Chips, with mushy peas, which equally was also very good..too much for me, but packed as a takeaway, I took half for my two West Highland White Terriers, who scoffed the lot later! We had three Coffees after; drinks were an excellent bottle of Red wine, with two pints of Lager and a Gin Fever Tree tonic..wine was discounted, as I took a 'happy birthday, Prosecco or equivalent ' voucher with me. The bill, with tip around £95.00. Good value and a very enjoyable lunch....young lady server..very shy, but very polite and efficient, with a lovely smile..a bit 'woke ' to comment perhaps, but worth recording, in these days of Social Media critics, tapping away on keyboards, who really couldn 't run the 'proverbial in the brewery '. 'Trip ' indicates a circa 3.5 score for client satisfaction..our experience much better than that..S.M. 'Tappers ', no doubt!"
