Chiltern
The Dumb Bell

The Dumb Bell

Shire Lane, SL9 0QY, Chiltern, United Kingdom

Kebab • Cafés • Pizza • Mexican


"Without a doubt, I was served the worst food I have ever tried in my life. Ordered hunters chicken. Served dry bacon completely covered with awful cheap melted cheese and a thin, small sliver of chicken breast that was entirely tasteless. Did not eat more than a couple mouthfuls. Tried again with the chicken curry. Tasteless, chicken was chewy, seemed entirely microwaved; terrible. Couldn’t eat it. If I had. I may have been ill as the chicken wasn’t even cooked/microwaved properly. Been to hundreds of pubs, this was the first time I left without being fed. Even the diet coke had an unusual aftertaste to it, but I didn’t feel it was worth mentioning that, given the more immediate issue being the food. Mum’s fish (sea bass) was edible as she had eaten it, though the veg was horribly overcooked, but it seems like their fish dishes aren’t as bad as everything else on the menu, not that this is a compliment. The fish was by no means good, just the least bad compared to what I tried. At least it appeared partly fresh. Came as it had 4* reviews on average, but we should have read the reviews as they were not really about the food. No one else was really eating there, which should have given a big enough clue. Service was friendly, but when the food is this bad, it makes you wonder how they can describe themselves as a ‘pub’. Seems like such a waste of an otherwise good venue. Be warned, if you want even just acceptable pub food, go elsewhere."

Fox And Hounds

Fox And Hounds

Silver Hill, Chiltern, United Kingdom

Steak • Seafood • Mexican • British


"I am in this village twice a week and in need of a regular spot to eat lunch and do some work while my daughter is with one of her tutors. Being close by and quaint looking it looked like the perfect spot. I had lunch there today and boy what a place. It will be my first and last visit. The landlord is a bit of a ‘John Cleese’ figure with some very weird ideas on what is, or is not, acceptable when it comes to food. I ordered the gammon, fried eggs and chips for £10.50. A little top heavy price for a simple pub meal but I ordered it anyway. When it came the eggs were nicely cooked and sat on a not particularly big piece of gammon. A tiny piece of red onion, a slice of tomato and a sprig of basil were to one side of the gammon together with some chunky chips. I asked the lady that brought the food (also the chef) for some vinegar and was told that they do not serve/offer vinegar. The chef was clearly the wife of the landlord and she actually said to me “my husband is a bit weird’, which I had to agree with. If you serve chips you should surely also offer vinegar? I found the chunky chips to be of a very poor quality, even by a frozen chip standard, which without even vinegar to help mask the quality a bit was not great. The small piece of gammon was a little tough but edible. Needless to say my lunch was not as enjoyable as it should have been. As I was about to leave the landlord came by and asked if everything was ok. I said it would have been more enjoyable if they served vinegar with their chips. His response was to give me his name, tell me it was his pub and “if you want vinegar then go to a fish and chip shop.” What an utterly ridiculous comment. I have now found another local pub that does not hold such ridiculous opinions. I am sure they will be happy to take my £35-£40 per week average spend......,,"

The Lytton At Chalfont Dene

The Lytton At Chalfont Dene

Rickmansworth Lane, Chiltern, United Kingdom

Kebab • Pizza • Mexican • Seafood


"very upward and downward review for a very mixed evening meal. they cling in and set themselves up for this one. the servicequiet initially disappointed how to get on a good meal in what should be a good restaurant. Although there were only three tables, we had to track our drinks orders and track them down more quickly. it turned out that on Saturday only three house personnel were in front! I think two of them were not old enough to drink and the others hardly. they were clearly above their head, but on their credit their initial look panic each time I followed an order that turned into dogmatic rest when they were hurling around as best they could lack of experience and short handiness. the foodgreat! I was worried at the time, of course. no personal and children who build the bar! how will the kitchen look? fortunately, the kitchen has been very good eating in a timely manner. it was enough to relax our party and enjoy the tee ingenious from a pot to shake on the floor, as the waiter rushed with a pot under a downward angle. Excellent steak, cooked as we asked, good chips and an excellent Eton fair that could feed the 5000. the other guests when the story ended, everything would be in order. Unfortunately, the restaurant seems to have parked ignorantly in a retired house. the other guests have visited near and often the restaurant. this leads to an Octagenarian pair to be angry with our table. we had an 8-year-old, a 6-year-old, a 3-year-old and two babys. the couple obviously could not treat so many youthful who scream to them rude dinge, and accused us not to be able to control children and claim to have spoiled their evening. I would mention that we were there first and it was quietly empty in there, so any amount of talkesseln could have gone further. the unfortunate rest was that he was almost ruined all night. we suspect that the restaurant wants to visit it, but perhaps the people in the Victorian annoy that they may have to suffer laughing close, warn and that children are now coming to meal, locked in opposite to in closets. the staff has worked very well to calm down all that I have to add."