Welwyn Hatfield
Judges Restaurant Cocktail Bar

Judges Restaurant Cocktail Bar

1 Judges Hill, Welwyn Hatfield, United Kingdom, EN6 4NL

Beer • Wine • Pizza • Seafood


"Well, judging (intentional pun) by last nights dinner at Judges in Northaw, this well presented restaurant has been elevated into my top dining experiences of all time. I was taken here by my wife for my birthday meal, who had tried this restaurant with her work colleagues a few months ago and came home raving about how good it was. The venue itself was beautifully decorated, clean and tidy with a great pavilion style rear dining area where we sat with further seating outside. The staff were very friendly and attentive and speed of service was spot on. Upon taking our drinks order, they were with us on the table in minutes along with complimentary bread, butter and olive oil. Great touch there. The starters were speedy too. We had Tempura prawns (delicious) and Pan fried Giant (really big) Prawns which were just divine. Mains consisted of the Mixed Fish grill with Giant prawns, Sea Bass, Salmon and Scallops. This was fish cooked to perfection, with skinny fries to accompany. We also had the Sea Bass with green beans and mash which, again, was spot on, cooked perfectly and all served very timely and very presentable. Of course it would have been amiss of us if we didn’t order a couple of portions of the Sticky Toffee pudding desert which was a home made one and was just mouth watering and I’d personally rate as the best I’d found in any restaurant. Add into the mix a few wonderfully presented G&Ts made with Monkey 47 Gin and overall a perfect 10/10 evening meal at a delightful restaurant. We’ll be back."

The Red Lion

The Red Lion

26 London Road, SG3 6JP, Welwyn Hatfield, United Kingdom

Wine • Cafés • Cakes • British


"We booked this establishment back in September, after experiencing a superb meal. Little did we know that the property was to change hands even though a £10 non refundable deposit per person had to be paid in advance and menus chosen. There had been no communication by the new owners explaining the situation therefore, we had no reason to believe anything had changed. On the night I started to get concerned when there was only 1 or 2 persons in the restaurant section. However we all entered were greeted and shown to the table. To begin with, we had to ask if the music coming from a speaker, being directly beside our table could be turned down (unable to converse or hear it was so loud). This took 3 requests. All dining had been previously booked (with the previous owners) therefore we expected to get what we ordered. When the starters arrived, one of our party who ordered soup received a third of a small bowl full. This was returned and a full bowl was received. The prawn and avocado cocktail arrived minus any avocado whatsoever. The main courses xmas dinner turkey or pork loins arrived. Well, eack turkey dinner had a variety of vegetables some had sprouts others didn't. Some had one sort of cabbage others had different. The meat was dry however the roast potatoes were passable. The two having pork loins had the meat on a large pile of mustard mash AS WELL AS roast potatoes. The meat I was advised, was tough and unpleasant and left. The deserts were a joke. Xmas puddings were circular and about 2 wide and half to three quarters of an inch deep. Some of the guests had theoretically black forest cheesecake which was the smallest wedge I have ever seen, about 2 and half inches long by and inch wide and less than an inch deep. There was no sign of any black forest interest at all. I wouldn't advise anyone to eat here in any way, waste of money. On top of which this trip cost us £60 by taxi. This would have been worth it with the previous owners, but not now."