
Quick info
About The Angel Vaults Inn
On Sun St in Hitchin, The Angel Vaults Inn is a pub set in an 18th-century building with fireplaces throughout. The menu runs to about twenty dishes, with fish and chips among the food options and cider on offer at the bar. Orders can be placed through an app at the bar section, and staff also serve food to tables once it's ordered. The pub takes walk-ins rather than bookings. A terrace sits at the back of the building, giving the pub outdoor space beyond the main room. The setting pairs the fireplaces with the classic pub menu, keeping the format straightforward for those passing through Sun St.
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Menu & Prices
20 dishes- Traditional Breakfast
- Small Fish and Chips
- Sirloin Steak
- Cider
- English Breakfast
- 11 Margherita Pizza
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cider festival, fish and chips, beer garden and cheap drinks.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cider festival, fish and chips, beer garden and cheap drinks.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers split on this Hitchin pub. Positive ones point to the atmosphere, plenty of seating, a good beer garden and a cider festival with a lovely range of ciders. One enjoyed fish and chips. Complaints are sharper: one says an app order for two drinks was charged but never refunded, and another describes food arriving an hour late and looking mangled, with a rude waiter. Bar staff were called good.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers split on this Hitchin pub. Positive ones point to the atmosphere, plenty of seating, a good beer garden and a cider festival with a lovely range of ciders. One enjoyed fish and chips. Complaints are sharper: one says an app order for two drinks was charged but never refunded, and another describes food arriving an hour late and looking mangled, with a rude waiter. Bar staff were called good.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“I never usually leave Google reviews, but the bouncers at this place were genuinely some of the rudest and most aggressive I’ve come across The attitude was completely over the top. There were no warnings, no polite requests to keep the noise down—just straight to shouting and confrontation It felt less like they were trying to manage the situation and more like they were looking for an excuse to assert their authority Very powerhungry behaviour and an unnecessarily aggressive approach. A simple, respectful warning would have gone a long way, but instead the whole experience was made uncomfortable by the way the door staff handled things Definitely not the kind of treatment you expect when you’re simply trying to enjoy a night out”
- Google user
“Great pub in the heart of Hitchin Town centre. Lots of tables, great beer and overall great meals for the price you pay. I had fish and chips today, very much enjoyed.”
- Google user
“A lovely pub with plenty of atmosphere. There's loads of seating inside as well as a smallish outside terrace which is at the back of the pub. I came for a drink and discovered it was their cider festival. Third of a pint was only 99p! Lovely range of ciders.”
- Google user
“We ordered food at 12 o clock and was served an hour later and what was on the plate looked like it was thrown around the kitchen! It was a disgrace and the waiter was rude and didn’t know that he had to tell us if it was going to be over 30minutes delay! No customer service at all from waiters and training is definitely needed! My wife’s food looked mangled and my burger looked like it was made by a child. Utterly disappointed with it. Bar staff were good 👍 apart from that it was a shambles.”
- Google user
“Pretty good. Food and beer was what was expected and well priced. Being a Friday night, very busy and noisy with a younger clientele, but what do you expect! Maybe I'm getting too old to go to a 'Spoons on a Friday! 🤣”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“Well-appointed pub in an 18th-century building with fireplaces, a classic menu and sizable patio.”
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
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- Kite at The Red Hart4.66450.1 miWheelchair accessible
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- Three Moorhens4.11,3620.4 mi
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- Orange Tree4.41,3050.6 mi
burgers, skin-on fries, sirloin steak
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Angel Vaults InnWheelchair accessible | 4.02,102 | — | cider festival, fish and chips, beer garden |
| Kite at The Red HartWheelchair accessible | 4.6645 | 0.1 mi | wedding venue, stretch tent parties, private birthday events |
| Three Moorhens | 4.11,362 | 0.4 mi | signature shepherds pie, dog friendly, veggie burger |
| Orange Tree | 4.41,305 | 0.6 mi | burgers, skin-on fries, sirloin steak |
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