The Glasshouse

Fantastic. not sure how they maintain this quality of food for a buffet but simply amazing. The service is unobtrusive but attentive.
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wayno - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

My beautiful girlfriend and I visited the Glasshouse for our 3 year anniversary and had an excellent time. The food, service and atmosphere were faultless. We ate until we could eat no more and left thoroughly happy and satisfied. The value for money was excellent although the drinks were a bit expensive - but then we were celebrating.

Would love to go again - highly recommended!
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Justin Nathan
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, August 31, 2007

My family and I had the pleasure of spending Saturday afternoon at The Glasshouse as part of the celebrations for my 21st. Well what can I say that hasn't already been said?

When my sister was hunting around for a restaurant to go to the only stipulation I made was that wherever we went, the food should be amazing. So you'll imagine my pleasant surprise on finding that, not only was the food fantastic, but the surroundings were stunning and the service was some of the best and friendliest I've ever had.

The hotel is situated within the Hertfordshire countryside and, as one reviewer has already suggested, it would be well worth your while to take a walk round. The grounds are beautiful and very peaceful; I wish we could've stayed longer!

As it was a Saturday lunchtime the restaurant wasn't that full (I've heard that one has to book at least a month in advance to get a table for dinner) but the atmosphere was pleasant and fairly informal (so no need to worry that people might frown at my converses). The place has quite a modern feel but is still cosy.

And as for the food... well you'll have to go and see for yourself to really understand but I couldn't have hoped for more. As much as you could possibly want of some of the finest food you could imagine. My favourites were some incredibly tender roast beef and the creme brulee (I'm still dreaming about it!).

In short: go there asap; I can't recommend place highly enough!
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Tamal Ray
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Fabulous food and plenty of it! Service also very good. No complaints at all will definately return. Take time to wonder around The Grove before dinner it is a beautiful hotel.
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Annon
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, January 09, 2007

The food is of a very high standard, atmosphere can be lacking at times, due to the layout of the restaurant, but food is un-believeable, the chef's here are of the best I've come across and the high standard of food coming out of the itchen reflects this 110%, at £37.50 a head, it pretty good value, but they do sting you on the drinks, don't expect to get any change out of £100 for a meal for 2, but that aside, this is without question one of the top 10 restaurants in london/Home counties.
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Jason Taverner
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Food 10 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 8
Thursday, August 24, 2006

My brother and I took my parents to the Glasshouse last night and what a totally fabulous experience it was.

The Grove is a magnificant hotel in Watford, 5* Deluxe. Beautiful grounds with a top notch golf course and spa attached.

Cost of dinner (it's a buffet but they doesn't do it justice was £39.50 a head).

From the moment we had drinks in the bar to leaving the staff couldn't have been bettered anywhere.

Incredible seafood selection with the largest prawns I've seen for a long time, prawn cocktail, mussels, sushi station, amazing salad selction all as starters (or main if you ate as many prawns as we did).

Freshly cooked lamb, suckling pig, scotch rib of beef with all the vegetables. Hake and hallibut were the fish offerings on the hot course and it was the best hallibut I have ever eaten.

The dessert selection was groaning under creme brulee, bread and butter pudding, a chocolate mouse with fresh peaches to die for, raspberry dessert, apple torte, fresh fruit salad etc. The list went on the the quality of the food exceptional.

Then came the cheese board which had a magnificant selection with all sorts of fresh fresh to go with it, grapes, dried apricots, chutney etc.etc. - hopefully you get the idea.

Drinks before, including champagne cocktail, G&T etc, wine with dinner - 2 bottles. Total bill £250.00 for 4. Amazing value and cannot recommend it higly enough.

My parents are in their mid 70's and don't normally eat a lot, well they did last night and said it was one of the most wonderful evenings they've had for a long time.

If you in doubt about going book now so you don't miss out on a fantastic experience. Ten times better than the Savoy where we recently held my father's 75th birthday!!
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Debbie
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, August 19, 2006

Unbelievable. Food is first class. Normally when you get food of this quality you have a huge plate with a tiny weeny portion but as this is a buffet you actually can eat your heart out. Can't wait to go back!!!
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, February 15, 2006