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The Dinton Hermit, Aylesbury
Ford
Postal town: Aylesbury
HP17 8XH
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Komakino . left this review about The Dinton Hermit
Closed on Christmas Eve 2013, this pub re-opened almost 6 years later in November 2019 by a new-ish pub company that also owns The Black Boy in Oving, Russells Arms in Butlers Cross and Eight Bells in Long Crendon. The décor remains similar to BF's visit back in 2013 with a charming stone façade (the building is Grade II listed) with no external livery; an entrance door brings you into a small hallway with doors at either end. The door on the left leads to the quarry-tiled reception/bar area (mind the step!) with a huge inglenook fireplace and the modern-style bar against what is the far wall. There's dining around to the right with a larger area to the right via a doorway to the left of the fireplace which extends out towards the back into a new conservatory add-on. Chiltern Beechwood Bitter, Animal (XT) Hop Kitty and XT Dinton Amber (AKA XT 4) on three of the four pumps, with the fourth unclipped. The Hop Kitty was in decent enough form (£4.20 a pint) and the place was pleasingly busy for it's fourth month of trading on my Sunday lunchtime visit. The food's where it's at here and the bar area's small and might struggle with an influx of punters - there's also not the greatest area for solo drinker, but that said, it's another resurrection of a seemingly lost cause in Buckinghamshire which is to be heartily applauded.
On 17th February 2020
- rating: 6
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Dinton Hermit
Stone built old building with oak doors and very low ceilings,exposed beams and a quarry tiled room on entry.The reception and bar is small while the two other sections were dining areas,the far end quite a discreet space.Drinking can take place around the bar,although most visitors on a Friday lunchtime were in for a meal.It's rustic with traditional wooden furniture but quite loud muzak,and there is table service for food.
There were two handpumps,one reversed the other serving a decent Vale Best Bitter and the food menu was upmarket pub grub with good cooking quality.Mains generally £7 - £11,you could have a full three courses.
Based in the quiet hamlet of Ford with accomodation in a seperate building.a get away from it all location and a good spot for something to eat.Not really a place for an ale session,but there are free papers and boxed games to while away a few hours.
On 5th November 2013
- rating: 7
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