The Best Restaurants in Ware, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (2025)

The food was amazing! Highly recommend the Galloway Rib to share—the sauce was unreal. The brown butter hummus was also a great way to start. We came for NYE, and the experience was lovely.

We had a great meal last night (we were squeezed in and accommodated at the last minute, which was great!). We are so relieved to finally have somewhere like Ember in Hertford. It’s what we have been missing. Food, ambience and service were top notch. We will be back very soon.

We had a fantastic meal at Ember. We took a wide selection of the small plates, the oysters and the soft shell crab were a highlight and then we had a med rare ribeye cooked to perfection with fries. What a treat. Great service from the manager, he made us feel welcome and was extremely knowledgeable. Top notch music and ambience too. Thank you!

This was an excellent restaurant in Hertford. We went for Mother’s Day and had an excellent time. The food is to share and the quality is second to none. I highly recommended you try this place.

Visited this to celebrate a family birthday. The place is very charming and has good vibes. The cocktails were well made. The starters were fresh and tasted nice. The main course menu was not the usual one would find in a Mexican restaurant. And they were well done and fairly large portions. We struggled to finish our mains. The only issue with the place was the service. It appeared they cater a lot to takeaways and as a result their eat-in service was very slow. A quaint genuine place which would be even better if they manage to sort out their service.

As spanish as a mexican woman I can say this is a good place to come and enjoy some mexican food, food is very good and the portions are huge don't subestimate the size of the tortilla. Cheff Miguel is very good and takes his autentic version of mexican food to our table! Definitely, you should try and enjoy some tacos churros and lovely mezcal! We come from watford to try some new mexican restaurants and I can say these are the top 3 in london area. I don't like reggeton on the music. I prefer some typical mexican music unas buenas rancheras con la chela y los tacos!

Nice place with great food. We had a mix of tacos (Fish Taco and Pastor), tostadas (Tinga and Cochinita) and quesadillas (Pastor and Carne Asada). Flavours are very good. I wouldn't call it authentic but it's very well executed. Nice mix of Mexican beers (Pacifico, Modelo and Corona). The only thing we didn't like was the downstairs floor. There was a funky smell, after a while you get used to it but isn't great, once that gets sorted it's a 5 star place.

Great authentic food and nice wine. Good atmosphere. Allergy friendly! Really good quality ingredients.

Fabulous tapas bar. A little taste of Spain in the middle of ware. The tapas was great the beer was splendid. The hostess who I assume is the owner is very friendly. Next time we will try the wine 🍷 Will be back for sure

This has been our local restaurant of choice for a few years. It consistently serves excellent food with a changing selection of specials. The pricing is reasonable, service great. They don't overbook or cram people in. T

This is the best meal we have had in a long time. Food and service was impeccable. We will be back and bring friends next time. It is very small and we had a bar table which was very comfortable.

Me and my partner who has already reviewed your fantastic restaurant travelled from Birmingham to visit family and picked Vodina. Well what a good choice this was. I mean it's in a lovely setting in the quaint, beautiful town of Ware. Gam and Gengis are warm and welcoming host/owners. Oh and the food is top quality, super tasty and the portion sizes are very generous. No doubt we will be visiting Vodina again and won't miss the opportunity to see the Belly Dancer. Yeah sorry they also put on entertainment! Thankyou guys for a great night 👌👌👌👌 Damian Fantini

Came here tonight from Birmingham and had an absolutely fab meal. Food is stunning, tasty and there is so much of it! Great value for money. The service is tops 👌 we were well looked after by Gam and her husband. Lovely people. We will definitely come here again for sure. Sadly we missed the dancers as traveling back home, but the evening was special and highly recommend this restaurant.

Came across this place by pure coincidence, and i was not disappointed. Had a mixed shish and the homemade doner, both mouthwatering. Great atmosphere suitable for family and parties.

Visited Ware with family a few weeks ago and stumbled upon this gem of a restaurant. The food was absolutely delicious and the service was top-notch—warm, welcoming, and attentive. A memorable dining experience. Highly recommend!

This restaurant hasn't failed to please in the few years we have dined there. Not often, as we don't live in the vicinity, but when we visit the area, this is a restaurant that is on our list. The food comes correctly in the fine dining category. The chef definitely knows what he is doing. And doing it well. The Lamb rump is delicious m, tender and well flavoured. The Menu is quite extensive and this sometimes indicates short cuts are taken to produce the meals but there is no evidence here as all arrives fresh, hot and expertly prepared. Not a restaurant to miss if you are near Ware in Hertfordshire. And we will be back!

Very welcoming. The regular menu had lots of fabulous sounding options. We ended up choosing from their fixed price lunch menu which offered plenty of choices for a group of four on a first time visit. The service was excellent and the food superb. I ended with the cheese plate which was a lovely selection of diverse and interesting British cheeses. Looking forward to a second visit.

We held a surprise 40th Wedding Anniversary celebration at Maltons on Saturday for our parents... the evening was perfect, and better than we could have hoped for! My sister and I were particular about how we wanted the space to look as there were lots of personal touches we wanted to make. Ali was very welcoming in letting us do whatever we wanted to, he was there whenever we needed him and nothing was too much effort. Everyone commented on how lovely the food was. We had 30 guests having 3 course meals, and every sitting came out quickly and all together, the food was hot and presented beautifully. The staff were all extremely friendly and again, nothing was too much effort for them. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect evening at this venue. It was a beautiful surprise for our wonderful parents and the aim was to remind then of how loved and appreciated they are. Maltons certainly helped to make that happen! We will be sure to go back again soon, and would highly recommend making a visit - you won't be disappointed. Thanks again to Ali and the team, we greatly appreciate it xx

Wow what a beautiful restaurant with exceptional service and wow the chefs are working their magic, the Owner has a great location and an excellent restaurant team.

6 of us went to celebrate my mothers birthday. A lovely restaurant. Service was amazing. Food was delicious. A true greek vibe. Outstanding.

Had the best time here for my mates birthday!! The food was AMAZING and the vibes were even better, the live music was the cherry on top !! Highly reccomend. Thanks Tommy and lovely staff

The vibes were immaculate, the food was very nice, and Tommy (the owner) was so welcoming and a great guy to talk to. There was a blonde girl with a smile that lit up the room and amazing live music, I’ll be going back there with my mum.

We have been wanting to try this place for a while - we were not disappointed. The service was impeccable - so much so that we couldn't even describe it as 'service', more like visiting family. Meeting Tommy was a pleasure, the passion he has for his restaurant is evident in every facet of the experience. Roda was our server and the warmth we felt and genuine conversation we had elevated the experience entirely. We sat outside and to me, a Cypriot who misses Cyprus, it felt like we were really there. On Friday and Saturday nights they host live music and we will definitely return for this! Now, of course, the food. The menu is fairly extensive and this can be a red flag, but clearly they have my yiayia (grandma) and four of her friends there in the kitchen because everything we tried was cooked with love. You could taste the freshness of the ingredients, and with so many "Greek" restaurants out there, trying to strah from the tried and tested, this taste of the traditional was both welcome and refreshing. We could not have asked for anything more, incredible quality of food and very generous portions. My search for a good Cypriot restaurant is over. My days of wondering the streets looking for a good souvlaki have come to an end. Strongly recommend. We can not wait to return!

Popped in for lunch while passing. Sat outside in the sunshine and chose the set lunch. Food was fabulous along with a super service from a top notch waiter, highly recommended.

A relative new place in Ware and how refreshing it is to see an upmarket quality bar and restaurant in this town. This place has both a nice bar with both indoor and outdoor seating, and (upstairs) a restaurant. This review is of a Thursday evening cocktails sitting outside. The 5 stars (which I don’t give out easy) are for a lovely ambiance, excellent service, brilliant cocktails and a good bottle of wine. Thoroughly enjoyed sitting outside and excellent service. Not cheap, but a great place to spend an evening out.

Went to a private party on 2nd floor. Food was excellent, service was good. Staff friendly and efficient. Very light and airy. Tastefully decorated,comfortable seating with cushions scattered around. Toilets on 3rd floor though.

Top class bacon and egg bap. Was sublime and reasonably priced! Friendly service at the counter. They also take card.

Great food, really friendly service and good value for money. Five stars well deserved.

Fantastic local cafe. The food is excellent and tasty. The staff are all friendly, welcoming, helpful and very efficient. It has that proper local feel to it, that I think is really special in a small town.

Very good food cheap price. Good menu

Attended with work party and had the ham hock to start, a perfectly cooked steak (and chips) as main and a chocolate mousse to finish. The food was fantastic and could tell they care about the food they cook. Staff were amazing and could not be more attentive and friendly. Always on hand to grab drinks and assist with anything needed. The restaurant itself was a great atmosphere and looked great. And was in a perfectly central location.

Great place. Had a really good value meal here on Sunday. Two course for not very much. Starters we had the caper salad and terrine. Both plates licked clean. They had run out of sole so I went for the steak which was immense. Fishcake equally good. Desserts were also high quality. Would definitely recommend this place. Decors nice, staff friendly and food delicious. Would go again. I’m closer to Hitchin so want to try that one next.

Fantastic service, friendly staff who really cares about their customers, and great food. Highly recommend. First time we went to Lussmanns, we will come back!

Great dog friendly pub with fab food, great atmosphere/decor, and a lovely outside garden. Small friendly touches include flavour suggestions on spirits on menu, comfy seating everywhere you look, and blankets by the door of their garden. We had fab service here and would come again!!

Had a good experience overall. The staff were friendly and provided great service, making us feel welcome. The food was tasty, but the portion size for the side order of fries was quite small for the price. Drinks were also on the expensive side, which was a bit of a downside. The atmosphere was nice, but better value for money would make it a more enjoyable visit.”

We visited on a Sunday and had two half-chicken roast dinners which were absolutely amazing for the money. Everything was cooked perfectly. There was a slightly longer wait than usual but this was due to them being so busy.