The Groundworks — Restaurant in North Hertfordshire

Highly recommended for wedding catering...

Since moving to Hitchin in 2014, The Groundworks has been a firm favourite of mine and my partners, especially their amazing Sunday brunch!

So when we got engaged in 2015, and started to plan our reception in tipi tents at Hitchin Lavender Farm, we thought why not ask if they’d do the catering on the off-chance (it wasn’t something they were advertising at the time). So we were delighted when they said yes they’d love to. Right from that first conversation Ben and Tom were really professional, knowledgable, understood our vision completely, and put together an amazing menu for us. They were really friendly and good fun, and our meetings and tastings with them were a pleasure. Their enthusiasm and passion for what they do really shows. Any questions we had they were happy to answer, and their organisation and management during the planning and day itself was brilliant.

The food on the day was amazing, we had so many compliments from guests about how great it was. We also really appreciated various dietary requirements being catered for with equally delicious food. All the Groundworks serving staff were also great – it was very hot on the day, and they worked efficiently and always with a smile on their faces despite the heat! The Groundworks played a huge part in what made the day so awesome and memorable for us. We wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them for wedding catering – but if you’re not looking for catering, make sure you go in to their café in Hitchin, it’s SO...

Nice place, shame about the service and price. I wanted the veggie breakfast but can't eat halloumi or egg so wanted to substitute these for beans (which were an option to add as an extra for an extortionate £4) but was told they 'could not do this' in quite a rude manner by the older lady with short brown and blonde hair who was serving us. So you simply cannot swap something for something else on the plate? Not particularly hard to do. Had we not already ordered our drinks, I would have left. Instead, I had to order avocado on toast and my partner who also wanted the same ordered egg on toast which we were both quite disappointed with since you only get the one slice of bread coming at over £7 each for something quite mediocre. For two drinks and basically two slices of bread with a bit of topping, it came to £18 - had we been able to order the full breakfast as we wanted it would have only been an extra £2 each - something's not quite right there. Best thing about the place was the modern tills & ease of payment....

First time customer and will definitely be returning. The atmosphere and the smells draw you in immediately, and the staff are so welcoming. We were seated straight away (no mean feat, so I've heard) and a lovely waitress came over after a moment to take our drinks. The drinks came, with a complimentary bottle of water, and the best vanilla oat latte was placed in front of me and it was like the key to ascension. We made a simple order of a bacon and egg roll for my son and scrambled on sourdough toast for me. Let's just say, Chef understood the assignment and the food matches the top quality aesthetics for Groundworks, Hitchin. Everything was cooked to perfection, and presented beautifully. The staff were attentive, but not pressuring - maintaining the welcoming atmosphere, despite how busy they were and there was a smile from every member of staff I saw. Cannot recommend this little slice of...