The White Swan — Restaurant in Broxbourne

Been drinking in the swan for over a decade, my mum actually worked in there for a few years when I was school age. Tonight trying to walk in there with friends the landlord who was standing at the door with his two huge bouncers.... told me i was barred for swearing! I seem to remember getting annoyed that the pub was open till 1am yet the smoking area closed at 11.30pm having brought drinks in there all night and being a local I thought that was a bit rich. So id like to say good luck my friend from the emerald isle... being situated next to a weatherspoons and obviously struggling hence the recent refurbishments which i hardly noticed. Which I don't think a new set of glasses really change a pub that much. I'd like to offer my concerns to the colour of your facial complexion and say get some help for your obvious problems with the demon creature! I'd also like to add if your read this sir well done for your remarkable memory from weeks ago because I can't remember you telling me that I was barred from a pub for the first time in my life on the night it actually happened! Or maybe it was just the fact your huge bouncers were not standing behind you...

Visited today unexpectedly and decided to try their Sunday lunch and what a surprise I got. Sunday roasts at pubs are a very difficult thing for me to review as I do a very good one at home 😁 so it's very hard for a pub (who churns then out) to compete and whenever I take the risk of ordering one, I'm frequently let down, but not today. I have to say it was one of the best pub roasts I've had in a very long time. Everything came out freshly cooked. Thick slices of tender meat, beautiful roast potatoes and perfectly green greens. I even experienced a freshly cooked Yorkshire, which is very rare. To top it all off, the staff were super friendly and helpful and they also welcome dogs. This pub struggles slightly with its appearance from the outside but today, it couldn't be faulted. The dining area is tastefully decked out and they also have a large garden, which is unexpected being on the High Street. Whoever the chef was today, I suggest you...

More of a review of the "door staff" they employ. I saw a guy on a bench in front of pub down a bottle of alcohol and then stagger past lone doorman without any challenge. I pointed it out to DS but was ignored. After having a smoke I went to go in and was asked for ID by the female DS who returned to door. I asked why I needed ID as I am 39, I asked if they were going to scan it which is common practice in some places. I was then asked why I was being obnoxious whilst she was eating peanuts and breathing peanut breath in my face. Was told I wasn't a regular and she wanted to see (fair enough). I then asked why the drunk lone male off the street never got asked. They both then started playing pass the buck on that one. I walked off as I don't waste time arguing with...