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    A gastropub on the Harpenden common that has been pouring pints since the Victorian era, The Silver Cup pairs local ales with modern British cooking that takes seasonal produce seriously. The room is contemporary and relaxed, the kind of place where you can eat well without performing about it. Rooms are available if you'd rather not navigate the train home. It sits in the Top 50 Gastropubs list and is selected by the Michelin Guide.

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    One number, weighted & current 85

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    The dishes from the writeups

    • Fallow venison haunch

      “crapaudine beetroot, goats cheese, walnut and nashi pear and fallow venison haunch, pommes anna and ragu.”

      Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026
    • Steak

      “Regular steak nights make a feature of beef butchered in-house and Sunday lunch is something of an event.”

      Michelin Guide

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    Address
    5 St Albans Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JF, United Kingdom · Harpenden
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    • Monday Closed
    • Tuesday 3 PM to 10 PM
    • Wednesday Today Noon to 11 PM
    • Thursday Noon to 11 PM
    • Friday Noon to 11 PM
    • Saturday Noon to 11 PM
    • Sunday Noon to 9 PM
    Phone
    01582 713095
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The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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