New Menu at Script
A new menu at Script, with slow-cooked pork belly, steak ciabatta, pan-fried sea bream and Rigatoni Primavera. No golf needed to eat here. Call 020 4558 5544 to book a table.
Script is the restaurant and bar at The Hertsmere in Elstree. With a balcony overlooking the golf course and a menu of modern British food, it stands as a destination in its own right, open to everyone, seven days a week from 7:30am, with the kitchen serving until 5:30pm and the bar open until 10pm.
The table
The menu changes.
The view doesn’t.
The menu changes with the season. British cooking, mostly, with the odd line that has travelled. The burrata gets ordered before people have read the rest of the card, and the chef stars his signatures for a reason: the Script club sandwich at lunch, the confit duck leg, and the Hertsmere burger after dark. Order one and you will see why it stays on.
The name comes from where we are, on the edge of Elstree, where British film and television has been made for nearly a hundred years. We took the studio word for it. Every service reads a little like one too, run from breakfast through to last orders at the bar.
It is a room you can sit in for a while. Coffee and breakfast come before nine, lunch runs long on the balcony when the sun is on it, and Sunday brings a roast, with a drink at the bar until ten any day you like. Come off the course or come without ever picking up a club. The table is the same either way.
Offers of the month
On now at Script
From the kitchen
A handful of plates we’re cooking at the moment
The menu moves with the seasons. Check what’s on today.
Creamy chicken curry
Basmati rice, a herb naan and fresh coriander.
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Sundays at Script
Sunday roast,
with the course out the window
Sirloin of beef, roast chicken, or a vegetarian option, all with Yorkshire puddings and the full trimmings. Served alongside the regular menu. The sirloin and vegetables have drawn particular praise. These sittings get busy, so it’s worth booking ahead.
The food
Out of the kitchen, over the course
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The setting
Where to sit: the balcony, the dining room or the lounge
The Balcony
The Balcony
Out in the air, over the course
The balcony hangs over the pond and the greens below. First pick for breakfast and a long lunch when the sun is on it.
Out in the air, over the course
The balcony hangs over the pond and the greens below. First pick for breakfast and a long lunch when the sun is on it.
The Dining Room
The Dining Room
Banquettes and a long menu
Tartan booths, terrazzo tables and no rush on the table. Lunch here has a habit of running on.
Banquettes and a long menu
Tartan booths, terrazzo tables and no rush on the table. Lunch here has a habit of running on.
The Lounge
The Lounge
Sofas by the window
Armchairs under the full-height windows, coffee and cake in hand, the course going about its day outside.
Sofas by the window
Armchairs under the full-height windows, coffee and cake in hand, the course going about its day outside.
The bar
A drink before, a drink after,
or just the drink
Cocktails, wine by the glass and beer on tap, poured until 10pm seven days a week. When the weather is on, take it out to the balcony over the course. No table booked and no golf played is fine.
Dogs welcome
Bring the dog,
there is a menu for them too
Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the restaurant and on the balcony. The water bowls are out, and the dog has a menu of their own.
Good to know
Dogs, dress code, parking, and walking in
- Open to everyone
- No tee time, no membership, no golf at all needed. Walk in and have lunch.
- Booking
- Walk in and we will find you a table. Book ahead for Sunday lunch, for the balcony, and for larger groups.
- Opening hours
- Seven days a week. Kitchen 7:30am to 5:30pm, bar 7:30am to 10pm.
- Dogs welcome
- Well-behaved dogs in the restaurant and on the balcony. Water bowls out, and a menu for them too.
- Dress code
- Smart-casual. Come as you walked off the 18th, or dressed up for lunch. Both are right.
- Parking
- Over 250 free spaces at the door. Step-free access, ramps and a lift throughout.
The kitchen serves from 7:30am to 5:30pm every day, and the bar stays open until 10pm.
Food Standards Agency rating: Very good, inspected 23 October 2025.
What guests say about Script
A Gem of a place
“Amazing service, food outstanding and such a relaxed atmosphere. A Gem of a place.”
Gusgus04Tripadvisor, September 2023 “Top restaurant and delicious food. A cracking burrata starter.”
centedTripadvisor, January 2024 “The Manager and Head Chef go out of their way to accommodate guest requirements and the whole dining experience is faultless.”
Barbara MartinGuest review, rated 5 out of 5
Celebrate at Script
Private dining and parties,
over the course
Big birthdays, the family in one place, the office at Christmas, New Year. Up to 70 seated, 150 standing for a buffet, all of it cooked in our own kitchen with the course out the window. One group booked thirty for brunch and called the morning faultless.
For regulars
Make Script your local
Flexi membership gets you the course, the Toptracer range, and 10 per cent off here, all on one site just inside the M25. You pay only for the golf you actually play. The table stays yours all year.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Script Restaurant & Bar at The Hertsmere is open to everyone, so you do not need to play golf or be a member to dine. It is open seven days a week from 7:30am for breakfast, brunch, lunch and afternoon tea, with the kitchen serving until 5:30pm, the bar open until 10pm, and a balcony overlooking the course and an outdoor terrace. Reservations are recommended.
From the journal
Eating and drinking at The Hertsmere
Open seven days
Book a table at Script
Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea or a Sunday roast, with the 11th out the window. No golf needed.