Latest reviews in Amersham, United Kingdom

PizzaExpress - by Sambo84

Sambo84 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:43:37 +0000

Review by Sambo84

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 01494 725735

Pizza Express Amersham is a really nice restaurant, being a chain the menu is predictable and the food is always nice. the place itself has lots of exposed wooden beams and is very pretty located in amersham old town. there is plenty of free parking along amersham old town high street although you may not get to park directly outside pizza express. you most likely will get a space somewhere. The staff are freindly in here and the food is italian including thinks like pizza and pasta, they have thin pizza bases which i like as when you have a thick pizza base it is too easy to fill up before you can finnish it and you get more flavour on a thin base, the size of the pizza are huge anyway and i cant finnish them anyway. they are reasonably priced with pizza from about Â£7-9 and they have a selection of starters and desserts also. they have a nice garlic pizza bread starter which is yummy and great to share (although beware as this is the size of a whole pizza!!)Pizza Express Amersham is a really nice restaurant, being a chain the menu is predictable and the food is always nice. the place itself has lots of exposed wooden beams and is very pretty located in amersham old town. there is plenty of free parking along amersham old town high street although you may not get to park directly outside pizza express. you most likely will get a space somewhere. The staff are freindly in here and the food is italian including thinks like pizza and pasta, they have thin pizza bases which i like as when you have a thick pizza base it is too easy to fill up before you can finnish it and you get more flavour on a thin base, the size of the pizza are huge anyway and i cant finnish them anyway. they are reasonably priced with pizza from about Â£7-9 and they have a selection of starters and desserts also. they have a nice garlic pizza bread starter which is yummy and great to share (although beware as this is the size of a whole pizza!!)

The Potters Arms - Fab new chef by sunshineravern

sunshineravern — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:13:25 +0000

Review by sunshineravern

Rating: 4.00

Tags: beer garden, jazz, cool

the Potters Arms has a brand new chef with a fab new menu which includes seasonal produce. The food is handmade and not frozen which as i understand is a massive turnaround. The new chef has come from a varied background, having worked both for large hotels and various restaurants. With a background of over 10 years experiance, i think you will find it a real joy to eat here. There is a Sunday roast on the menu which i have sampled, and i must say, i was extremely happy!! regarding the previous review mentioning the pub dog Sheba, she did not enter the dining room at all whilst i was dining and ever time i have been to the Potters Arms, she has been in the public bar area and not anywhere near the restaurant or kitchen area. the Potters Arms has a brand new chef with a fab new menu which includes seasonal produce. The food is handmade and not frozen which as i understand is a massive turnaround. The new chef has come from a varied background, having worked both for large hotels and various restaurants. With a background of over 10 years experiance, i think you will find it a real joy to eat here. There is a Sunday roast on the menu which i have sampled, and i must say, i was extremely happy!! regarding the previous review mentioning the pub dog Sheba, she did not enter the dining room at all whilst i was dining and ever time i have been to the Potters Arms, she has been in the public bar area and not anywhere near the restaurant or kitchen area.

The Boot & Slipper - Lovely food, good service but a little slow by bsutcliffe

bsutcliffe — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:52:54 +0000

Review by bsutcliffe

Rating: 4.00

Tags: cool, traditional pub, friendly

The food was brilliant. Cooked to perfection. The steak was cooked to specification, the pies had lovely gravy and the desserts were astounding!

The interior is lovely and the tables are all layed out around the central bar area where you order food. Lots of illuminated parking with CCTV.

Definitely give it a go. It took a while for the food to come from the kitchens (about 30 minutes and we didn't order anything 'special') so try to get there about 12-12.30 for lunch. The service was brilliant and very friendly, it was just a shame about the wait. If you have starters though, then it may not seem like such a long time.

Make sure you read the monthly specials that are on the tables - that had some really different food on, such as game pie (not average pub food).The food was brilliant. Cooked to perfection. The steak was cooked to specification, the pies had lovely gravy and the desserts were astounding!

The interior is lovely and the tables are all layed out around the central bar area where you order food. Lots of illuminated parking with CCTV.

Definitely give it a go. It took a while for the food to come from the kitchens (about 30 minutes and we didn't order anything 'special') so try to get there about 12-12.30 for lunch. The service was brilliant and very friendly, it was just a shame about the wait. If you have starters though, then it may not seem like such a long time.

Make sure you read the monthly specials that are on the tables - that had some really different food on, such as game pie (not average pub food).

Hit Or Miss Inn - Hit or Miss? For me, a Miss by Lacrimosa

Lacrimosa — Mon, 28 May 2007 18:29:54 +0000

Review by Lacrimosa

Rating: 2.00

Tags: expensive, beer garden, crowded

Let me start by saying that I had every intention of giving this pub a good review. Sadly, it's not going to get one.

The Hit Or Miss is situated in the rural village of Penn Street, roughly midway between Beaconsfield and Amersham in Buckinghamshire, reached by hedgerow-fringed lanes. The village boasts not just one but two cricket fields with a country pub next to each, both of which are currently owned by the same people. Of these, the Hit Or Miss is considered to be the most 'foodie'. I've been there perhaps a dozen times over the last few years, though not for while, so I dragged my somewhat startled mother there for a Bank Holiday lunch today with a view to reviewing it for Trusted Places.

So what went wrong?

STRIKE ONE: We were the only table of two to be seated away from the cosy tables and roaring log fire, instead placed in the newer dining area - a comparatively soulless room with no heating, on what was an unseasonably cold and wet day. For warmth, my jacket stayed firmly on - this despite all the woolies I was wearing. Meanwhile the other tables filled with large parties of diners, including no less than eight screaming under-fives on one table alone. We could hardly hear ourselves think, let alone talk.

STRIKE TWO: Having asked our waitress what draft cider was available, I somehow ended up with a bottle of Magners. While I didn't make a fuss, I did reject the pint glass full of ice it came with. Ugh!

STRIKE THREE: We both ordered the minted lamb burger with grilled rosemary focaccia and a red onion relish. This is something I remember enjoying on a previous visit, but today I found the burger rather watery and the relish too vinegary. My side of chips was excellently hot and crispy, but my mother's "salad" consisted almost entirely of coleslaw and potato salad. Admittedly she didn't mind it, but personally I would have found all that mayonnaise overwhelming.

STRIKE FOUR: The prices are a little steep for what is, at the end of the day, a pub. If you fancy a meat or fish main course, you won't find anything under a tenner here: only the vegetarian options are less. At the top of the price range you will find something along the lines of rosemary-crusted rack of lamb at a whopping Â£17.95. (Correct as of May 2007.)

That said, the Hit Or Miss is always busy. It's also pleasantly situated, especially on a hot summer's day with the gentle pock of leather on willow as a backdrop. They also sometimes have live music. Perhaps it's just the bad table that's inclined me to be critical. But the fact is, on this occasion, we couldn't leave fast enough and I'll not be going back any time soon.Let me start by saying that I had every intention of giving this pub a good review. Sadly, it's not going to get one.

The Hit Or Miss is situated in the rural village of Penn Street, roughly midway between Beaconsfield and Amersham in Buckinghamshire, reached by hedgerow-fringed lanes. The village boasts not just one but two cricket fields with a country pub next to each, both of which are currently owned by the same people. Of these, the Hit Or Miss is considered to be the most 'foodie'. I've been there perhaps a dozen times over the last few years, though not for while, so I dragged my somewhat startled mother there for a Bank Holiday lunch today with a view to reviewing it for Trusted Places.

So what went wrong?

STRIKE ONE: We were the only table of two to be seated away from the cosy tables and roaring log fire, instead placed in the newer dining area - a comparatively soulless room with no heating, on what was an unseasonably cold and wet day. For warmth, my jacket stayed firmly on - this despite all the woolies I was wearing. Meanwhile the other tables filled with large parties of diners, including no less than eight screaming under-fives on one table alone. We could hardly hear ourselves think, let alone talk.

STRIKE TWO: Having asked our waitress what draft cider was available, I somehow ended up with a bottle of Magners. While I didn't make a fuss, I did reject the pint glass full of ice it came with. Ugh!

STRIKE THREE: We both ordered the minted lamb burger with grilled rosemary focaccia and a red onion relish. This is something I remember enjoying on a previous visit, but today I found the burger rather watery and the relish too vinegary. My side of chips was excellently hot and crispy, but my mother's "salad" consisted almost entirely of coleslaw and potato salad. Admittedly she didn't mind it, but personally I would have found all that mayonnaise overwhelming.

STRIKE FOUR: The prices are a little steep for what is, at the end of the day, a pub. If you fancy a meat or fish main course, you won't find anything under a tenner here: only the vegetarian options are less. At the top of the price range you will find something along the lines of rosemary-crusted rack of lamb at a whopping Â£17.95. (Correct as of May 2007.)

That said, the Hit Or Miss is always busy. It's also pleasantly situated, especially on a hot summer's day with the gentle pock of leather on willow as a backdrop. They also sometimes have live music. Perhaps it's just the bad table that's inclined me to be critical. But the fact is, on this occasion, we couldn't leave fast enough and I'll not be going back any time soon.