Valiant Trooper

Natalie von Grote
5 Star
Most wonderful close to a lovely day hiking in the Chilterns. Outstanding service by the landlord (and his adorable dog) including information on local footpaths to Tring station and a selection of craft beers from Tring Brewery. What an absolute gem of a pub!
Monday 16th March 2020

Robert R
5 Star
A lovely old school country pub full of character and charm. A great variety of cask ales and other drinks availabl. The beer garden is beautiful on a sunny day. A great selection of hot and cold bar snacks available - I recommend the hand made scotch eggs. Definitely worth a visit!
Friday 4th September 2020

Jarrod Hunt
4 Star
lovely little local place with friendly staff and good food. Our only gripe was that it was freezing cold inside. Everyone was rugged up while the heater remained off. Great food though!
Monday 21st October 2019

Lauriane C
5 Star
Great pub ! Large choice of nice fresh drink ! Very great garden with lot of tables to seat outside in the sun. The drinks are really cheap. Definitely recommend to stop there at the end of your hike
Saturday 14th September 2019

Leigh
1 Star
We pass through Aldbury at least once a week after hiking through the surrounding countryside, and ended up here on a Sunday afternoon when our usual spot, The Greyhound Inn, was closed for a private function. After 10 miles of rambling we like to have some lunch before the final leg back to the car at Ashridge, and Aldbury is perfectly situated for that. The bar staff were friendly enough (although the same can’t be said for the front of house staff who I overheard being quite rude to a lot of people coming in), and they’ve a decent selection of local ciders and ales. The actual building is really charming too, but the positives end there. We ordered lunch and ended up sorely regretting the decision; they were busy, but I don’t think that excuses the almost 90 minutes we waited for our food, which was bland, mediocre pub fare at best. I cannot understand why it takes almost an hour and a half to dish up a few bits of potato, a slightly burned Yorkshire pudding and a piece of dry nut roast/ a bit too rare roast beef, and slop some boiled vegetables that had clearly never been so much as even introduced to any hint of seasoning, into a bowl. We were both really disappointed, especially after the ridiculously long wait, and had to repeatedly re-request the glass of wine my partner had ordered to accompany his food. I honestly cannot fathom why this pub has so many glowing reviews when it seems abundantly obvious that the chef is so poorly skilled. If you cannot even manage something as basic as seasoning vegetables, you shouldn’t be running a kitchen. And that’s over and above the fact that the kitchen clearly struggles to manage the number of orders coming in. When people speak about traditional British food being terrible, it’s food like this that they’re talking about. Suffice to stay, we’ll stick with the Greyhound up the road, as the slack timing and tasteless food here was, frankly, irredeemable.
Monday 1st October 2018