Dacorum
Shendish Manor

Shendish Manor

London Road, Dacorum, United Kingdom

Kebab • Seafood • Asiatic • Mexican


"Shendish Manor is a hotel, country and golf club in a monumental thirteenth century building set in acres and acres of rolling countryside. The Orangery restaurant is open to non members and affords splendid views of the greenery and you can even sit outside and enjoy the views while supping on a delicious afternoon tea or whatever takes your fancy. We were there for Sunday lunch and although it was fairly quiet at first, after 1pm it filled up with party bookings including a preponderance of ladies who lunch. The menu offers enough choice to suit all tastes including starters of Pan seared scallops, Chicken leek terrine, Chicken strips, Calamari etc. We ordered the Black pudding Scotch egg with a spinach piperade nicely presented with the black pudding wrapped around the runny egg delicious! The Goats cheese bon bons were little balls of the cheese coated in breadcrumbs and fried, with a papaya salsa and candied walnuts another nice treat. Mains included Lamb rump, Sirloin steak, Halloumi cheese with a salad of courgette, aubergine roast pepper salad, and Battered fish chips. We tried the Stuffed chicken breast with spinach, sun dried tomato cream cheese, a fine and moist combination served with celeriac puree, asparagus and herb potato cake. The Pan fried bream fillet was a chunky piece of fish enhanced by a fennel puree and a white wine cream sauce with baby leeks and parmentier potatoes. Our desserts of Poached pear with mango ice cream and the Passionfruit mango cheesecake were much enjoyed. We saved the Sticky toffee pudding and the Warm chocolate brownie for next time, because we will certainly be returning for another excellent meal served in spectacularly scenic surroundings."

The Lodge Kitchen

The Lodge Kitchen

St Albans Hill, Dacorum, United Kingdom

Pub • Lunch • Burgers • Kitchen


"I used to go the lodge before and after my ski sessions, which would be 1-3 times a week as I am local to the slope. The food used to be great, cooked fresh, there was a good varied menu which also catered to different diets. They would do daily specials, the food would be vibrant and flavourful. This was a number of years ago, it has gotten worse since. I met my friend for lunch prior to a 2 hour lift pass and decided to try the food here again to see if it had improved. I ordered a hotdog, see picture. Technically it arrived as it was described (written) on the menu, it was vile! My friend ordered chicken strips, which look like they had been fried a few times as they were mostly oil and flavourless. The staff behind the bar overall are not friendly or personable, with the exception of a couple of them who I know personally. They openly discuss and speak badly of other staff members in the bar area and often stand together in a group avoiding work. The food overall has taken a big nose dive in my opinion, it is either microwaved or deep fried from frozen. There are no fresh food options and no options for restricted or alternative diets. The staff are quite rude when it comes to bringing in food, I appreciate that they don't want food brought in and eaten, however if you can't provide food suitable, what are people who suffer with conditions such as crohns and colitis supposed to do. As an example I have a friend that suffers with that disease and had brought in a home made sandwich, there was no packaging from other companies, just clingfilm and she was asked to leave if she wanted to eat it, which is what we did. The drinks are priced okay and they have a good selection available, just don't expect there to be any ice. I would suggest eat elsewhere before coming to ski or snowboard"