The Gate

Went here with the boyff for dinner on a Saturday night.
As soon as we got here we went to the bar and got served immediately by a really friendly chap. The price of drinks was good.
We decided to sit in the «eating area» and mull over the menu. We both went for the chicken and leek pie in an Italian white wine sauce. We ordered our food and about twenty odd minutes later it arrived.
Darn, it was very good. No microwave chicken that tests your fillings, but proper chicken (if that makes sense) and plenty of it too.
The sauce in the pie was awesome, the winter greens were yummy. I was totally stuffed and the boyff had to finish it off for me. The lady that served us dinner was smiley and happy and believe it or not seemed she actually liked being at work!
The décor was nice, comfy chairs, great service. If you’re a smoker they actually have an outdoor log room type place with heaters. Which goes to show, although it’s a dirty smelly habit, there are smokers, so come rain or shine they can have a fag in a dry warm area!
It had a feel of a local to it, and such friendly chirpy people.
We are definitely going to go back. It’s got a 5* for the relevance of other places like this that come nowhere near the mark!
Top service really yummy «Yorkshire-​type» food, just a really lovely place to have your dinner or a drinks!

I’ve been to The Gate twice now, once went we needed a break after our cycling tour of Northwood! We sat outside, for a well needed drink and a rest under their umbrellas with the view of their a spacious car park in front of us.
The next visit was for Lunch! The do a lot of specials and set meals, but I decided to go for the Ultimate burger which was two burgers with cheese, fried egg and the usual lettuce and tomato, it came with a side of coleslaw which I did not care for.
The burger came on a chopping board so I had to slice it into four, it was a good burger, I just did not enjoy the egg on it was a little to runny for me. The chunky chips were soft and firm and tasty too.
I also ordered a plum, cherry crumble, it was very warm, and tasty which I was grateful on a cold day… but it was not traditional at all they just sprinkled crumbs on top, which I was not impressed by. It’s Christmas and they had no Mulled Wine… not good!
The atmosphere of the Gate is cosy, warm and family/​friends welcoming. The staff our friendly. I know I’ll be back!

Many years ago, this was a fabulous pub with superb food. Ate Sunday lunch here today. Everything was okay, the meat was nicely cooked and the trimmings were not plentiful but reasonably interesting. Mediocre at best. Puddings a huge let-​down. Standard British setup: over-​priced, over-​sold, and underwhelming, but vaguely polite /​attentive staff.

Nice pace with pleasant staff. Always good for a relaxing pint no matter what day or time.

Popped in for a simple family lunch. They were attentive and service was quick and efficient. We asked 3 times for a highchair and they kept saying they’d bring one, we finally fetched it ourselves but it was a hopeless childs booster seat.
Food was simple, good, cooked well and prices were average. We were sat outside on a sunny day but were swarmed continuously by wasps which was irritating. Recommended for a casual lunch and drinks.

Nice and relaxed pub/​restaurant in Chorleywood, Herts. It is part of a high end chain, but this a good thing as the food is of good quality. It also doesn’t feel like a chain, as there’s no obvious evidence of this. The fixture and fittings are modern and of a high standard, lovely atmosphere and a great place to meet girlfriends.

One of my favourite pubs! Its an Ember in so part of a chain but I love it. Its homely and pretty big so you can usually find a seat somewhere either on a nice sofa by the fireplace in winter or on one of the benches outside in summer. Only thing lacking really is a proper pub garden as the outside tables look out onto the main road but there are also a few in the car park area that are marginally better!
There is a quiz on Tuesdays and Sundays which is popular and a good laugh! Bar staff friendly enough but I sometimes feel on a busy Saturday night they are not always brilliant at knowing how needs to be served next and I get overlooked! It’s still my favourite local pub though. The food is standard pub fare and reasonably priced and they have special offers such as 2 meals for £7 before a certain time etc.

Good food and great atmosphere, lovely place to drink and socialise.
Bit on the expensive side but if you like gastropubs then this is great.

Warm family friendly atmosphere. Big car park. No tv screen. Part of the Ember Inn chain — good pub food

Nice big pub with friendly staff. Nicely decorated. Good size car park. Spoiled by the quality of the drinks. Between us we tried 3 different guest bitters. Each one tasted flat and acidic. An indication that they don’t look after their beers or clean their taps and pipe work. Even the Coke I had was flat.