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BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP 🙌A bowl made for this time of year.Butternut squash soup with toasted pumpkin seeds & sage.Smooth,...
24/09/2026

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP 🙌

A bowl made for this time of year.

Butternut squash soup with toasted pumpkin seeds & sage.

Smooth, warming and full of those comforting autumn flavours, finished with toasted seeds for a little crunch.

Simple ingredients, treated properly.

The perfect start to lunch or dinner with us 🐓❤️

👱‍♀️ MEET THE TEAM 👱‍♀️Always smiling, always getting stuck in.The progress we’ve seen from her recently has been brilli...
23/09/2026

👱‍♀️ MEET THE TEAM 👱‍♀️

Always smiling, always getting stuck in.

The progress we’ve seen from her recently has been brilliant. Not just in the restaurant, but behind the bar too. At this point she probably knows more cocktails than her manager Emily-Jane 😂

She’s finished her studies now, which means we get to have her around a lot more, and we couldn’t be happier about it.

She’s grown massively in confidence too. She knows when to take charge and has become particularly good at bossing the boys around when needed. Someone has to.

A proper part of the team and an absolute joy to have around. ❤️

AYLESBURY DUCK 🦆This one feels just right for the season.Aylesbury duck with salt baked turnip, black kale & blackberry....
21/09/2026

AYLESBURY DUCK 🦆

This one feels just right for the season.

Aylesbury duck with salt baked turnip, black kale & blackberry.

Rich duck, earthy greens, sweet turnip and that little hit of blackberry to cut through it all.

A plate full of proper seasonal flavours and one the kitchen is very happy with.

On the A La Carte menu now 🐓❤️

🎄 FESTIVE DINING AT THE C**K 🎄Christmas at the pub is starting to take shape and we are so excited to share our Festive ...
19/09/2026

🎄 FESTIVE DINING AT THE C**K 🎄

Christmas at the pub is starting to take shape and we are so excited to share our Festive Set Menu with you.

Three courses for £48 per person, available from 25th November to 24th December.

Whether it is a family lunch, a Christmas meal with work or a long dinner with friends, the menu is full of the kind of food we love cooking at this time of year.

We have already had lots of festive enquiries coming through, so a little note from us too.

Emily-Jane is working incredibly hard behind the scenes to get back to everyone and help organise your Christmas celebrations. We just wanted to say a huge thank you to her for all the time, care and effort she is putting in to make sure this festive season is a memorable one for everyone ❤️

If you are thinking about joining us this Christmas, please do get in touch and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

We cannot wait for Christmas at The C**k 🎄🐓

CURED SEATROUT 🐟Something a little lighter to start.Cured seatrout with horseradish, pickled cucumber, trout roe & dill....
18/09/2026

CURED SEATROUT 🐟

Something a little lighter to start.

Cured seatrout with horseradish, pickled cucumber, trout roe & dill.

Fresh, clean and full of flavour, with the cucumber bringing the acidity, horseradish giving it a little kick and trout roe adding that lovely salty finish.

Bright, simple and a really lovely start to a meal.

🍸 PURPOSE 🍸If you’ve ever got Adam talking, particularly when he’s climbed onto his hospitality soapbox, you’ll probably...
16/09/2026

🍸 PURPOSE 🍸

If you’ve ever got Adam talking, particularly when he’s climbed onto his hospitality soapbox, you’ll probably know our ethos.

People. Purpose. Passion.

Purpose is a big one for us. Everything we do should have a reason behind it.

Not because we want to stifle creativity. Quite the opposite. It’s because the identity we started building when we first walked around this pub over a year ago matters to us. It’s part of who we are and why we exist.

Our Espresso Martini is a tiny example of that.

The recipe has followed Adam around for most of his career. Where the classic leans heavily on vodka, ours uses vodka alongside two liqueurs and cold espresso.

There’s a reason for that too.

Keeping everything cold helps us get that thick, creamy, almost Guinness-like head.

Could we just make an Espresso Martini the same way as everyone else? Course we could.

But where’s the fun in that?

🧑‍🍳 MEET THE TEAM 🧑‍🍳This is our hero Sous Chef, Abasi Kakigali.The growth we’ve seen in this man since he started with ...
07/09/2026

🧑‍🍳 MEET THE TEAM 🧑‍🍳

This is our hero Sous Chef, Abasi Kakigali.

The growth we’ve seen in this man since he started with us is mad.

He’s held the fort for the last couple of weeks while Head Chef Iri has been off and, quite simply, he’s killed it.

The maturity and leadership he’s shown in such a short space of time has been awesome to watch.

A few years working alongside Joe and Iri and we think his trajectory could be pretty special.

Still loads to learn, still plenty ahead of him, but he’s grabbing every opportunity that comes his way.

Proud of the big guy. ❤️👨‍🍳

IRINEOS MICHAEL ❤️Our fearless leader. Meer Iri!Iri is fiercely committed to what we believe in here. People, Purpose & ...
20/08/2026

IRINEOS MICHAEL ❤️

Our fearless leader. Meer Iri!

Iri is fiercely committed to what we believe in here. People, Purpose & Passion. And particularly the people bit.

His standards are crazy high. He wants everything to be better, then better again, and ideally somewhere pretty close to perfect.

He pushes us. We push him back sometimes. And one of the things we love about him is that he listens when we do.

He cares massively about the people who work with us, the people who come through our doors and about building pubs we can all be genuinely proud of.

He’s demanding, passionate, occasionally impossible…and a huge part of why The C**k is what it is.

We wouldn’t have him any other way.

🍷 W**E GEEKSIt occurred to us that we never actually put our w**e list on our socials… which, considering how much we lo...
15/08/2026

🍷 W**E GEEKS

It occurred to us that we never actually put our w**e list on our socials… which, considering how much we love w**e, feels a bit ridiculous.

Three of our senior team are currently off studying for their WSET exams, expanding their knowledge and giving us even more reason to talk about w**e.

W**e is a real passion for us and we’ve worked hard to curate a list we’re really proud of. It’s never finished either. We’re always tasting, tweaking and looking for new things to bring in.

Our newest section, Mindful, has been doing really well too. It took us a while to find alcohol-free w**es that we genuinely thought were good enough, but we finally cracked it.

More changes coming soon 🍷

And you’ll find the same list at our sister pub, The George | Graveley.

🍽️ MIDWEEK TREAT 🍽️We wanted to show you what you actually get with our Midweek Treat.Unfortunately, our menu changes so...
28/07/2026

🍽️ MIDWEEK TREAT 🍽️

We wanted to show you what you actually get with our Midweek Treat.

Unfortunately, our menu changes so often that every single dish in this photo has already changed slightly. Very helpful of us.

It looked pretty though, so here it is anyway. The dishes will be different, but you get the idea. A tasting menu and a lovely little midweek treat.

Not included in the picture, a lovely optional w**e pairing that we re-write every time we change the menu.

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8 High Street
Hitchin
SG51BH

Opening Hours

Wednesday 4pm - 11pm
Thursday 12pm - 11pm
Friday 12pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 12pm - 7pm

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