Metropolitan Bushey

Fantastic experience: Went to watch grandchildren play football. Too pricey to use the tuck shop

Fantastic experience: Had a fantastic evening

Positive experience: Lovely venue for a very moving occasion

Positive experience: Make sure you get a parking permit!!!

Fantastic experience: Saw the fireworks here on 3rd November 2024. Absolutely brilliant, alongside fair ground rides, food and drink as well as live music. Cannot fault the night.

Fantastic experience: Great facilities. Good parking. Plenty of space

Positive experience: Nice decor. The food was ok. Staff are lovely.

Positive experience: Nice plaxce to visit - BEWARE of the parking charges which was a surprise as we were going to a party here and did not expect this.

Positive experience: Very muddy and wet

Fantastic experience: Thank you to Claire and her team for making our Wedding so special! Nothing was too much trouble, in the run up Claire was so professional, sharing ideas and helping us to plan the day. On the day itself, the service and the food were excellent. We and our guests had a wonderful time. Thank you to Claire and her team for helping make the best memories! Tricia and Gary xx

Positive experience: Parking changed! Another app..Not very clear understanding when you enter the parking tariff area and there are no spaces available in terms of time limit before you donate £100 (likely ex VAT)

Positive experience: Sadly, the lady fanning herself behind the DJ box was bloody annoying! Friday 27th Sept.

Positive experience: Went to an event, the bar queue was nearly an hour. Otherwise fine.

Positive experience: Went to a music event. So much better organised than in 2023. Thanks.

Fantastic experience: Had the best day ever, food was amazing, dj was amazing, The whole day was just amazing, wish we could do it all over again! Would recommend having a wedding here to everyone.

Positive experience: Very nice facility now. Greatly improved.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful views, great location to host events. Lots of parking too

Fantastic experience: Myself and my Husband recently got married at the Metropolitan Bushey. We held our ceremony and reception in the ballroom. We had the most amazing day! The venue was lovely and the events staff team were exceptional!! Nothing was too much trouble and the team were well organised and kept the day flowing. We would highly recommend this venue to anyone looking for a place to hold their wedding or any other special occasion. We will definitely be coming back for any future events! Cant thank the hole staff team enough ❤️

Positive experience: Good venue. It looks like they have a good line up of tribute acts.

Fantastic experience: We had the roast beef Sunday roast with a pudding each, washed down with cocktails, the food was 1st class as was the charming service , bright airy surroundings overlooking a game of cricket great afternoon out on a sunny day, this country at its best.

Fantastic experience: Excellent venue, well run, pleasant staff and immaculately clean.

Fantastic experience: Lovely venue for entertainment. Well organised. Large dance floor. Seating at tables.

Positive experience: Was forced by work to travel here what is not the place fault. It was clean, loads if parking, restaurant and stuff nice. Food ridiculously expensive, saddest pannini I have ever had, cheese and tomato not even butter, not toasted... Old salad on side... Happy I don't have to come back here again * can't reply so just edit. Yes pannini was not on the menu, we had a seperate menu printed out and stated only panninis. Again wish I took a pic, it was only a pannini with a piece of cheese and sliced tomato. A sad looking mini salad on side for around £9 ish. Not roasted, no butter just plain. The menu was only for our venue. *

Fantastic experience: Had a very nice father's day lunch here. Good and friendly service, very tasty food. Very nice venue.

Positive experience: A nice venue with beautiful sports grounds!!

Positive experience: Enjoyable evening. Good band.

Fantastic experience: A good place for cricket finally this year made good pitch

Positive experience: Venue OK, but drinks are too expensive

Fantastic experience: The venue is situated just outside Bushey close to major roads from North London and Watford, this makes it easy to get to in a taxi, but not necessarily by public transport. There is a lot of parking which is well lit. The access and egress can be difficult during rush hour, so factor that in. The facilities are wonderful with modern function rooms. The whole venue is clean and the staff are all lovely. I have used the Bushey Met club for different functions and always been happy with the food and amenities.

Fantastic experience: Went to a wedding and reception here. beautiful grounds and spacious rooms. staff were lovely and made the day special for our friends wedding.

Fantastic experience: I was Registrar for a wedding at this venue. The ceremony was well organised and the room for the wedding breakfast was very nicely laid out. The ceremony room was also very nicely laid out.

Fantastic experience: Saw a Special Kind of Madness tribute. Plenty of parking, food was nice and was a great atmosphere.

Fantastic experience: Such a nice place, the food is great I had Gammon, Egg, chips and a pint this visit. The staff are very help even bringing your drinks to your table.

Fantastic experience: Nice place plenty of parking, staff were spot on and food was brill

Positive experience: Went there to my granddaughters football tournament what a lovely day and it had a lovely bar inside only fault was there was only 3 ladies loos so with all the players and people there had to queue for ages need more loos on days like today otherwise nice place

Positive experience: Had to meet someone here but unable to get the parking app (Parking Eye) to work. Coat me £60 as a result. Also couldn't pay yne fine on my phone and had to use my PC. So Android users be careful if parking.

Fantastic experience: Huge grass sport space. Excellent changing and shower facilities. Great bar for drinks afterwards work food options.

Negative experience: I somehow missed the parking charge signs in the carpark and received a £60 charge in the post a week later. I emailed the contact email for Bushey Metropolitan to try and explain my innocent mistake and see if they might see their way to waiving the charge, but received a very cold response that, after flatly refusing to cancel the fine, diligently reminded me of the number of signs in the carpark (twenty four). One might suggest visitors don’t tour the entire carpark (especially when it’s nearly half-empty on a Saturday evening) when looking for a space, so might not actually be exposed to ALL twenty four of the signs. One might also suggest it’s more about the placement of the signs rather than the number of signs - but that would be massively pedantic and petty. I think in my case, it was probably because I was tired, or distracted, or maybe I was reluctant to attend an event at a venue that felt like the repurposed set of A Touch of Frost. Except, instead of David Jason, it was populated by people celebrating milestone birthdays. £60 for missing a £2 parking charge seems like a very steep penalty, especially considering the amount I spent behind the bar celebrating my friend’s birthday. I eventually managed to speak to someone on the phone who very quickly cancelled the charge while I was on the line, for which I am very grateful. It should be noted that the disabled lift was out of order - So if you’re planning on taking your Nana to the Gareth Gates Evening on May 31st, best to leave the mobility scooter in the carpark - Don’t forget to pay for parking it though, as they make no concessions for disabled parking. You should be fine, there are twenty four signs that will remind you to pay for parking.

Fantastic experience: Me and my friends regularly go to the tribute nights and Christmas and New Year’s Eve events. The tribute bands are great and Denis on the decks gets everyone on the dance floor with the great music he plays. Could not recommend enough.

Positive experience: Good place for parties. Food is good. Manager added more staff to the bar when requested

Negative experience: I will never set foot in this car park or centre ever again. Went to pick u my son from football and got £60 parking fee. He got delayed and I didn’t even leave my car. This is highway robbery. Disgusting

Fantastic experience: Clean facility. Nice place to relax while kids play football

Fantastic experience: Great service and choice of drinks at reasonable prices x

Positive experience: This review is based on only one visit, for a private function. And I'm feeling rather mixed about it. The downstairs is very bare, and concrete-y. The rooms upstairs are much nicer. But the place is in poor condition - lift out of action, a loo door that won't lock, loos with no toilet paper, and generally tatty appearance. Free car parking is a great feature too (need to register car number on arrival). On the other hand, staff were all very nice and helpful. The duty manager was especially great: helpful, pro-active, and going out of her way to make the evening a good experience.

Fantastic experience: Great event. The staff was amazing. The food . Our guests were amazed.

Negative experience: Have been to several events here over the years,one last weekend, and sadly, the bar service is still painfully slow.

Fantastic experience: A lovely venue and first time visit with a huge amount of parking and pretty good facilities with a large number of pitches and good quality greens.

Fantastic experience: Nice venu for events, lots of Parking

Positive experience: I attended an event there and the food ans service was very well executed. The place is very welcoming, there is easy access and parking at the location. The major issue I found are the toilets, unless these are listed I felt I has in the 50s but not in a vintage wonderful themed outlay.

Negative experience: Psychic show. Started late, 31 mins instead of promised 40 mins first half. Not professional. Audience very restless second half. Supposed messages laughable

Positive experience: The facilities are much improved since the last time I went. The coffee was well made and the staff attentive. The toilets clean. There's plenty of parking. The prices are reasonable Definitely worth a try!

Fantastic experience: We just stopped by very briefly but was clean and well furnished, staff were great

Fantastic experience: Went here fir the first time for a quizz and the srevice was excellent. The quizz wanr bad either. We did have food and it was very good. Well done to every one.

Fantastic experience: Excellent meeting venue with caring, attentive staff.

Positive experience: Very expensive drink bought 2 pink gin and lemonade and coke j20 came to £22 at party there sat!

Fantastic experience: Excellent New Year's Eve evening, great food, entertainment and fireworks display great value for money.

Fantastic experience: Very nice and great service with fantastic shows

Fantastic experience: Put on a splendid spread at a funeral wake. The staff were excellent, professional & respectful. They kept their distance & helped when needed. Perfect!

Positive experience: Went to see Take That's tribute act and disco Show was okay, Food not great and Guinness was stale. But as a group we made the best of the evening and had a good night

Fantastic experience: Such a fantastic party night with Take@That. And the food was hot!

Fantastic experience: Really nice club, I didn't go into the public bar, but it looked nice. The staff were great. Would recommend this venue if you want to hire a hall for any reason.

Positive experience: Fireworks was great, band was OK queen, Parking was good if u get there early, getting out different story, not enough Parking stewards, prices of food massive problem way to expensive for personal gain,

Positive experience: While the car park provides ample space for parking, the overall experience is marred by persistent queues when exiting. The frequent congestion seems to be a recurring issue, causing delays for drivers eager to leave. Additionally, there's a notable problem with double parking and vehicles not adhering to designated bays, contributing to the traffic snarls. Improving the flow during peak times and addressing the issue of improper parking practices would significantly enhance the overall convenience and efficiency of this facility.In addition to the challenges of queues and improper parking, it's worth noting that the car park occasionally serves as a filming location, resulting in occupied spaces. While this adds an interesting dynamic to the area, it can further limit the availability of parking spots for regular users. A clearer communication or management strategy during such events could help mitigate any inconvenience caused to visitors trying to find a parking space.

Fantastic experience: Attended the firework show, did also have a drink at the bar, Nice venue.

Positive experience: Very good night but don't feel sparklers should have been allowed especially on the top balcony with people underneath

Negative experience: This place is misleading people, we booked the venue for a birthday after dropping off the kids for less than minutes in the car park we received a 100 pounds fine. Shocking shocking

Negative experience: The fireworks display was a joke. FAR too many people. Zero parking, band couldn’t be heard at all, 45 min que to get in , 45 min que for the toilet, 45 min que for a warm £8 lager, 45 min que for a burger 45 min que to get back out! Greed fest! Far too many tickets sold and woefully underprepared and under resourced Never again

Fantastic experience: Very well run event good facilities security & customer service

Fantastic experience: Nice and Clean, good service, plenty of parking and food was also very tasty! Definitely a good venue to hire!

Fantastic experience: Lovely big space for a party or to meet up with friends. Brilliant and really friendly staff.

Fantastic experience: Had an impromptu outing to Monty's bar inside for something to eat. Nothing was too much trouble for the lovely Jodie. The chef was also very accommodating with our wants. The food was gorgeous: sausage and mash; lasagne; penne and chips. Will DEFINITELY be coming back here again. They also have event nights on: tribute bands, discos etc. Will be giving one of those a go soon too but I'd imagine they'd be amazing.

Fantastic experience: Easy parking... great place for a reunion to meet old friends and workmates, lovely function rooms for get togethers, discos etc, large sports gym and sports fields for varied activities, sign up and join the club.......

Fantastic experience: Lovely venue very nice and polite staff a great place to hold a party wedding reception

Fantastic experience: Great venue, fabulous staff and wonderful menu. Can't wait to go back

Fantastic experience: Excellent location, reasonable prices, and excellent service.

Fantastic experience: Thank you Archie! Lovely meal thanks to you being so accommodating. Best server in all of Bushey!

Fantastic experience: Arrived for a birthday party , they rented a room which was great , bar service was lovely and the room in general was well presented

Positive experience: Attended a couple of Bikesafe courses. The venue is good, although we did have a couple of interruptions by the facility maintenance team during a presentation. I recommend any motorcyclist to attend a Bikesafe course. The team are friendly, and their training is excellent for any motorcyclist, whether you're new to motorcycling or advanced. Motorcyclists will all come away with an increased skill set.

Fantastic experience: Great place to go and have some food and drink

Fantastic experience: Really nice sports club had a few drinks the menu looked decent but didn't order any food played pool

Negative experience: Be aware !!! I wnet there with my son for the Archery session and they send me a parking ticket from the camera !!!! That is extreamly frustrating !!!!!

Fantastic experience: Great venue. Ate before the evening band night. Food good and very reasonably priced.

Fantastic experience: Great Sunday roast.

Negative experience: Had tickets booked for Jersey Boys. On arrival we had no table allocated to us. We were taken to table 1 that was already taken. Stood there for about 15 minutes when someone arrived with a small table and 3 chairs and stuck it on the end right by the speakers. Also we were charged different prices for the same 3 drinks by different Staff. When questioning it the Staff said well that's how much it is. What we thought would be a nice evening was some what tarnished. Quite annoying to be honest.

Positive experience: Great venue for entertainment. My friends and I watched the Elvis tribute show. Highly recommended with excellent bar staff. My only criticism is please put on the air-conditioning earlier in the evening as it is very hot in the function room.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful grounds, excellent service, and lovely food. Super dog friendly, me and my fur baby can not wait to enjoy the spring sun on the terrace

Fantastic experience: My son and daughter in law's, Dan and Holly Smith, wedding venue. Magnificent staff, food and venue. Cannot speak highly enough of everything to do with this community facility. These ladies and there was a young man behind the bar were exceptional. Always smiling and did not stop all day. Amazing thankyou so much.

Negative experience: My family & I booked The Glindon room for my brothers wake.What a disappointment it proved to be.The presentation & selection of food was very dated..The sandwiches,cakes & scones were all dry & unappealing.The bar staff although pleasant seemed very inexperienced & so slow.All in all below par for the price charged.

Positive experience: Good BikeSafe Training team. Ample parking - if you reach early in the morning.

Positive experience: Good food, great company (my dad)

Positive experience: Usual experience having been a member for nearly 50 years

Fantastic experience: My Son played football here last Sunday,the staff in the cafe were amazing and friendly. The lady mentioned the newly refurbished restaurant which does a Sunday carvery,it looked great. Another time maybe

Fantastic experience: Celebrated a birthday party at Metropolitan. We had a great time! Staff were friendly and accommodating, value for money, food looked as good as it tasted and the venue has a great atmosphere. We are looking forward to visiting again. Well done Metropolitan!

Fantastic experience: I would totally recommend visiting here. Went here tonight to watch a show with friends snd before the show we had some dinner in the restaurant. The restaurant staff were so friendly and helpful, nothing was too much trouble. Excellent customer service. The restaurant itself, named after a Dachshund ❤️ Monty, was a lovely place to eat, with plush seating and beautiful menus with lots of choice, something for everyone! Food was really tasty and the onion rings were so crispy, the best I’ve ever had!! We will definitely be back, especially as it’s a dog friendly restaurant. We will be bringing our Dachshund with us. Thank you for a wonderful experience.

Fantastic experience: Decent venue, very versatile.. loving the tribute acts they have their regularly

Positive experience: Good selection of beer.... poor or maybe just ok food.

Positive experience: Been here quite a few times, generally very good. We did have to ask for some light as where we were sitting was so dark. Food good but portions were small. I found the background music too loud.

Negative experience: Flat draught lager in party room .no option. Had to go to main bar downstairs for a choice and superior pint.

Fantastic experience: Perfect place for the football apart from the Private Eye parking.!!

Fantastic experience: Had a great night dancing to Gary Barlow and Robbie William tribute. Food and drinks available.