The White Hart, Baldock

Another pub in the centre of Baldock owned by Green King. And another one that looks like it used to be separate bars but is now knocked through into a series of connected areas. It retains a traditional décor with a bit of character with oak beamed ceilings, nice period fireplaces and carpeted throughout. And then there is a secluded courtyard garden out back for when the weather is better than it was for my visit. There are no TV’s or gaming machines in this one and there seemed to be more of a focus on food here, with a decent looking specials board and a small plate tapas menu as standard. Although this is fortunately a long way from being a gastro pub, there are still vases full of twigs in the tabled area beyond the main bar area, but I resisted the temptation to challenge the bar staff to the logic of decorating what is already a comfortable seating area with bits of dead wood On the beer front there were three hand pumps dispensing ales from the GK stable with Abbott and IPA and a third form Moreland if I decipher my notes correctly.