Strathmore Arms, Hitchin

The Strathmore Arms official site, contains menu and drinks list - www.thestrathmorearms.co.uk

The Strathmore Arms official site, contains menu and drinks list - www.thestrathmorearms.co.uk

Classic country pub, situated on the Bowes-Lyon estate with a friendly landlord and a cracking view from the window. A whole host of ales (including a porter and a mild) to tempt you, alongside some foreign garb in the fridge. However the beer quality was rather hit and miss on my visit – maybe I caught it on a bad day? There’s a big beer garden and there is apparently a bar billiards table available. Toilets could do with a dusting down - cobwebs and long-dead crane flys are pushing the rustic thing a little too far... Not bad but it could be a little better.

The Strathmore, and Danny the Guv'nor in particular, likes beer - real ale, different beers, obscure breweries. Always trying something new - as long as it's beer. A basic, ordinary pub near a church and not much else. Best value ham, egg & chips in the area. Regular beer festivals. Not as popular as it should be.