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Salisbury Arms Hotel, Hertford

Fore Street
Hertford
SG14 1BZ
Phone: 01992583091

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Bucking Fastard left this review about Salisbury Arms Hotel

ORIGINAL REVIEW Dec 2010
A typical County town hotel with an attractive curved and semi glazed front door,a guests private lounge to the left ,front bar to the right and the most attractive feature ,the back bar off the corridor past the reception desk.There is a restaurant at the end of this corridor.The front bar has Sky Sports TV,can get cramped and a little laddish at peak times and is fully visible from the street,while the back bar is calmer ,has some very traditional wood panneling and more upmarket furniture.However the frosted windows are small and run just below the ceiling,so there is not much natural light ,I find this bar better in the evening.The traditional hotel feeling is maintained by bar staff in waistcoats,but the ale is a let down,often in poor condition at this Mc Mullens tied house which features all four of their beers AK,Country,Cask and IPA .Worth a visit for the interior if not the ale.

November 2011

All change at The Salisbury Arms.There is now a pub grub menu available in the bar areas ,and sadly the rear bar is now given over to dining,menus everywhere and the serving counter largely unused.Drinkers congregate in the front bar,but pub grub served here too and this seems to dominate proceedings nowadays.Macs beers still indifferent but at least the interior decor is traditional,even the stained brown ceiling is reminiscent of days before the smoking ban.I didn't eat,but plenty were so maybe the food is better than the menu implies.

UPDATE

Reopenend in December 2022 after an extensive refurb,this hotel bar now looks very smart.The left snug is no longer a residents only area and the tables are laid for the pub grub diners in a club like interior style.The right sided rooms have now been knocked together and the bar runs along the rear wall.However the oak beams,old fireplace and wood panelling have been preserved,this is now a substantial space for both diners and drinkers.A rear courtyard has been exposed and sits between two wings,one to the loo the other to the formal dining room.
The reception is now much larger and the fine curved and glazed entrance door is still there.
The downsides are overloud muzak , poor cellaring and inept service.My Bootwarmer was out of condition (NBSS 2) and a short measure was pulled.Only up to three Mc Mullen real ales so not a destination when in town despite the smart appearance both externally and internally.

On 17th December 2022 - rating: 5
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Graham Coombs left this review about Salisbury Arms Hotel

A labyrinthine 16th century hotel, with a gorgeous pargetted exterior and an equally lovely rambling interior, with lots of dark wood panelling and odd corridors. There seems to be a room either side of the little bar, with a separate lounge at the front and a large function room behind, but there could be more in the depths. Unfortunately the beer does not live up to the surroundings. The usual McMullens selection of Country, AK and seasonal (Solstice) was badged - the latter was off and the Country should have been. One for a posh lunch rather than drinking at, but gains an extra point for heritage.

On 21st October 2021 - rating: 6
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Rex Rattus left this review about Salisbury Arms Hotel

They had the predictable couple of McMullen's ales on in here - AK and Cask. They have an extensive menu in the bar area - or they did on Saturday lunchtime when I was in there. As an example, fish & chips was £11.50 for the large version, and £8.25 for the regular version, which was quite small.

This is a large pub that really does have the feel of the hotel it is. It is a Grade II* Listed building, so you are entiltled to expect something a bit special. You enter into a corridor; on the left is a sort of lounge, but with no bar counter. On the right is a more traditional bar room; further down the corridor on the right is another large room with a bar counter and was being used by diners on my visit (table service was offered, but declined obviously); and right down at the end of the corridor is a more formal restaurant, which wasn't in use on Saturday lunchtime. All rooms are comfortably furnished, mainly with normal tables and chairs but I did spot a sofa or two in the lounge. The hotel feel was reinforced for me by the waistcoated waiter (?) who asked if he could help me as I was wandering around inspecting the panelling and the like. One of our company asked one of the (foreign) staff where he could find a bookies, to be told that he could book in at reception. Nice one.

This is a comfortable place, although it's not very pubby. It's the sort of place you could take your mum for lunch.

On 16th September 2018 - rating: 6
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Steve C left this review about Salisbury Arms Hotel

This is a small hotel bar and I have no idea why anyone that wasn't staying in the hotel would want to drink here.

On 8th October 2009 - rating: 3
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