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Set over two floors in the middle of Hitchin - Hermitage Rd Bar & Restaurant, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Hermitage Rd Bar & Restaurant

4.5
4.5
2632 Reviews
£26 to £40
British

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2 people
19:00
Booked 44 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Good for groups
  • Lively
Set in the impressive former 1930s Hitchin ballroom, on the first floor, Hermitage Rd restaurant & bar boasts a seasonal, award winning and sustainable premium food offer, from the awarding winning ACI team and a bar renowned for it's bespoke cocktails, quality wine and beer range. Recently refurbished.

Additionally we also have a street-level wine bar, which we collaborated with the award-winning Nyetimber to create. This intimate and romantic space can be hired exclusively, and is open on Friday & Saturdays only from 5pm. We serve a variety of small plates, including oysters and is perfect for a pre dinner glass/snack.

Our coffee shop has also expanded and offers an amazing space to socialise and/or work, open 7 days a week, offering dine-in or take-away bagels and PACT Coffee, plus various size meeting rooms for hire. The coffee shop is also available for evening hire as a venue for private parties, corporate bashes, book launches etc.




Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    British, Steak, Seafood
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sun 10:00–11:30 Bar Mon–Thu 12:00–23:00 Fri, Sat 12:00–00:30 Sun 10:00–21:00 Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00–14:30 Sun 12:00–17:15 Lunch & Dinner Sat 12:00–21:45 Dinner Mon–Fri 17:30–21:45
  • Phone number
    01462 433603
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Fulvio Rupena
  • Private party facilities
    We have our 'Room @ the top' which is available for private dining and afternoon meetings.Our new Oyster Bar is also available for private hire, perfect for smaller more intimate parties.We also have fully equipped meeting rooms for hire in our new Coffee & Bagel Bar, with capacity for 8, 12 or 16 people.
  • Area
    Hitchin
  • Parking details
    Parking is available at the Queen Mother Theatre Car Park or Portmill Car Park, both within a 2 minute walk and free after 6pm.
  • Public transit
    Here at Hermitage Rd Restaurant & Bar we're ideally located in Hitchin's town centre. With Hitchin train station only a 10 minute walk down Walsworth Road, here are also bus stops on Hermitage Road itself. We're fortunate to have 2 car parks only a 5 minute walk away, St Mary's short-stay and Woodside long-stay.
  • Entertainment
    Magic Music & Mojitos - 1st Thursday of the month from 7pmSunday acoustic sessions 7-9 pm, live music coming your way on the last Sunday in the month & ‘happy 2 hours’ on selected cocktails.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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What 2,632 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseEnergetic

Loved For

  • Hertfordshire

    Great for brunch

  • Hertfordshire

    Innovative

  • Hertfordshire

    Gluten-free-friendly

  • Hertfordshire

    Great for creative cocktails

  • Hertfordshire

    Hot spot

  • Hertfordshire

    Great for fine wines

  • Hertfordshire

    Lively

  • Hertfordshire

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Hermitage Rd Bar & Restaurant offers a delightful dining experience with "excellent food" and "friendly service." Guests praise the "lovely atmosphere" and "great value" set menus. While some reviews note occasional service delays, the overall experience remains "amazing," making it a favorite spot for special occasions and "fantastic" Sunday roasts.

2,632 Reviews
  1. Ben

    Hertfordshire

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    We had our table booked for 6:30pm Sunday 16th February. We arrived 5 minutes earlier and was greeting nicely by someone, coats taken and was shown our seats. Once we sat down, the member of staff gave us our menu and advised us of the things missing from the menu. This was a lot from an already small choice. Our choice for our evening meal was now a vegetarian Thai curry or a roast dinner. Never of these items is what we had in mind for our evening meal but thought "we're seated now so we'll go for a roast" The second man comes over to take our drinks and then advised us that beef and lamb is now no longer available so our choice is now roast chicken or roast pork. I appreciate it's a Sunday and the roast dinners would've been chosen a lot during the day but why not introduce and evening option? It was late for a Sunday lunch, but early in the night for an evening meal and we had no choices available? We decided to leave and had to find another restaurant at short notice so we could still enjoy our evening out now we had organised babysitters. Very disappointed and wouldn't take the risk to book here again.

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  2. Amy

    London

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Really lovely staff who were very attentive. Great food and a lovely Sunday lunch. Thank you!

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  3. Andrew

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I’ve never been to Hitchin so I was relying on Google for recommendations. What an amazing find! Attentive staff with a fantastic menu. It was a freezing cold night and to be greeted by industrial heaters in the ceiling was just perfect. This is a beautiful open space with a mix of covers and bar. I would love for there to be some live music happening and I’m sure there is. The food was well thought out and the drinks menu was a great compliment.

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  4. Laura

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Such great seasonal flavours. I had the special; perfectly cooked cod with beautiful pesto and hasselback potatoes. Attentive and flawless service by Janka. Perfect setting for a special occasion.

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  5. Carolyn

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Friendly and welcoming staff with a good level of attentiveness, great ambiance and tasty food. Had a great night with my other half. Would recommend.

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  6. murray

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    first time there, really enjoyed the experience, was pretty busy but we were dealt with very well.

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  7. Leesa

    Hertfordshire

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    This is a lovely restaurant with great decor and good ambiance. Staff are super friendly, almost overly so. Food is okay. Just okay, fresh and well cooked but nothing to blow your mind so, in my opinion, overpriced.

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  8. Mike

    Hertfordshire

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We are regular visitors to the Hermitage and usually love it. However this is the second time one of us has been made very ill. First time it was a bad oyster, and this time the only thing my wife had different was a prawn starter. So the restaurant definitely has occasional problems with its seafood.

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  9. Michelle

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Our main meal came out before our drinks, we had to ask for our sides and our drinks after having started eating already. Food was good but service seemed slow today and not the usual standard.

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  10. Jayne

    Hertfordshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely fantastic food, staff amazing. Will definitely be going back.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 44 times today
Google Map for Hermitage Rd Bar & Restaurant

20-21 Hermitage Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 1BT

Additional information

  • Area
    Hitchin
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sun 10:00–11:30 Bar Mon–Thu 12:00–23:00 Fri, Sat 12:00–00:30 Sun 10:00–21:00 Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00–14:30 Sun 12:00–17:15 Lunch & Dinner Sat 12:00–21:45 Dinner Mon–Fri 17:30–21:45
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    British, Steak, Seafood
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Parking is available at the Queen Mother Theatre Car Park or Portmill Car Park, both within a 2 minute walk and free after 6pm.
  • Public transit
    Here at Hermitage Rd Restaurant & Bar we're ideally located in Hitchin's town centre. With Hitchin train station only a 10 minute walk down Walsworth Road, here are also bus stops on Hermitage Road itself. We're fortunate to have 2 car parks only a 5 minute walk away, St Mary's short-stay and Woodside long-stay.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Fulvio Rupena
  • Entertainment
    Magic Music & Mojitos - 1st Thursday of the month from 7pmSunday acoustic sessions 7-9 pm, live music coming your way on the last Sunday in the month & ‘happy 2 hours’ on selected cocktails.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    01462 433603
  • Private party facilities
    We have our 'Room @ the top' which is available for private dining and afternoon meetings.Our new Oyster Bar is also available for private hire, perfect for smaller more intimate parties.We also have fully equipped meeting rooms for hire in our new Coffee & Bagel Bar, with capacity for 8, 12 or 16 people.
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