Dear Broadside
I agreed with you reply 9 about the Bull and it demise. When I Started to use it again in 1994 it was a good menu of steaks etc with a public bar that was always full and showed a lot of Sport. It was run by a good landlord Ken. The Pub was sold to the Punch group and became the Big Steak then 2 for 1 It had a couple of good landlords, I remember a Welshman called Bryne with his wife Rose and another couple before the I think called Pat and Mary. Most of the landlords in that period seemed to run it down, I think to buy it cheap. The bar became deserted and had a drugs problem. The final year before the East took over was very rough and sad.
The East is called the East due to the owner starting in Borehamwood with a restaurant called the East and extending the brand. We go over to eat on a regular basis and the food is excellent but costs more than the average Chinese meal. The beer is about £3 a pint. The layout of the pub is split into 3 sections a bar area with the old table and chairs, a relaxed eating are for large parties and a traditional restaurant.
Mon to Thurs not busy , Fri to Sat best book and Sunday they do an excellent buffet for £9 The staff are excellent and I would recommend it for a special occasion or a good night out. Only negative is the tip is 10% and added to you bill, which is Ok due to the great service but I like to decide if I tip. If you buy your drinks at the bar when you go in and have them taken to the table then they appear at 10% more on the bill.
Please find Link to east
http://www.the-east.net/I will also link you to a local site with all the pubs/eating in the Lemsford area to show no bias
http://www.lemsfordonline.co.uk/Eating%20Out.html
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