Bean Central in St Albans

We had the loveliest afternoon tea here today.My husband is a coeliac..l asked in advance if we could have ALL G Free sandwiches as I’m not a big bread eater..husband can eat mine..but l wanted “ ordinary “ sweet goodies..no trouble…it has defeated many restaurants In the past. I really enjoyed the cakes..real home made sponges etc…the scone..to die for. They also do weddings..wakes..plus walk in food. The owner & her assistant were really nice..we felt very relaxed. Thank you very much x

This place was recommended by a friend and I’m so pleased that we tried it. From the moment I phoned to book we felt welcome. I called the day before for a table of six on a Friday night for my daughter’s birthday and although they seemed busy when we arrived and one of their chefs was off they still took our booking which I was very grateful for. The food was lovely and the portions were generous. We all enjoyed our food, both starters and mains. The year before we’d gone to an Itallian in London and ended up with tiny overpriced portions but these portions were the perfect size even for the most hungry of our group! I didn’t manage all of mine but was kindly given a box to bring it home in. We would definitely like to visit this restaurant again.

We had another great takeaway from our favourite restaurant, Samrat, this evening. Excellent service, lovely staff and speedy delivery. The food is exceptional, very fresh, tasty and generous portions. We ordered chicken dansak, chicken balti, garlic chicken and garlic chilli chicken and the chicken pieces were large and plenty of it. We also had plain rice and vegetable rice, peshwari naan and poppadoms which were all very fresh, delicious and very hot on delivery. Top marks Samrat, you're the BEST. 10/10

Was a lovely afternoon treat boating Charlie’s. Lovely atmosphere, the food was yummy and tea was very nice (and strong! Love strong tea!) obviously less strong is available! They have a really good selection of vegan/non-diary alternatives which is super!! Space to sit indoors or outside as well as takeaway, which seemed to be very busy too. Definitely a good sign. Will definitely be back. The team there were lovely and friendly too - thank you xx

The food was delicious. Fresh and cooked perfectly. The lady serving us wonderful, helpful. A lovely little cafe, worth trying their tasty Greek food and breakfasts. Coffee good and fruit juice freshly made. What a wonderful way to start the day :-)