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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“What a discovery, hidden away in the beautiful Chilterns!” in “a remote rural setting far from the madding crowd” – this “very characterful family-run pub” is highly rated for its “well-presented and slightly unusual cooking”. “You feel like you’re a million miles from anywhere, when in reality it’s only a 40-minute drive from London”.

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£45
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “really great country gastropub”, in a hamlet in a secluded wooded valley, offers “carefully cooked food, much of it locally sourced, and a good atmosphere”. Only one complaint: “it’s difficult to get a table” – although drop-ins are always welcome, and the management insists nobody will go hungry.

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£50
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

A “proper country pub” in a “lovely setting” that’s “back to its best after being closed due to fire” for six months in 2016; “the foods interesting without overdoing the inventiveness” and there’s a “buzzy atmosphere” (“best in the bar area”).

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£49
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Following a fire and a six-month refurbishment, this “proper country pub” reopened its doors in August 2016; fans hope it “will be back to the usual standard” before long (ratings shown), serving “accomplished” and “interesting” food.

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The Alford Arms Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of The Alford Arms Restaurant in HP1, Frithsden by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of The Alford Arms restaurant.
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Well organised for eating outside...
Reviewed 4 months, 7 days ago

"Well organised for eating outside"

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£7.00 £17.11 £6.47
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £19.75
Filter Coffee £2.50
Extras  
Service 10.00%
Frithsden, HP1 3DD
Opening hours
Monday11 am‑11 pm
Tuesday11 am‑11 pm
Wednesday11 am‑11 pm
Thursday11 am‑11 pm
Friday11 am‑11 pm
Saturday11 am‑11 pm
Sunday12 pm‑10:30 pm

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