Ben & Ollie's Breakfast Bar in Hertsmere

Popped in for brunch on a Sunday morning. Food is the standout for me here. It's great quality for a very reasonable price. We had one of the breakfasts, a shake and a juice between us - sausage was amazing, eggs poached perfectly, toast well buttered and baked beans not too runny. Both the shake and the juice were exactly as advertised and we really enjoyed them. The menu as a whole is excellent and the plates on the other tables looked equally as good. Only thing i would say is that if you like your cafes on the quieter side then Sundays morning possibly not for you. Complete recommend. You won't be dissapointed.

Our favourite restaurant for a quick bite at reasonable prices and large portions. Only best ingredients and always fresh

Very tasty food and nice people! Super creamy coffee, recommend!

This is the best breakfast and coffee I have ever had bar none..the quality of the ingredients is amazing the portion sizes are fantastic and the the service is friendly and helpful. I have eaten in thousands of places and for breakfast this place is number 1.. the coffee is a different level and the prices are fair. I wish I lived closer and I would use more often. I have to travel about 70 miles to this place but honestly worth the journey

Nice breakfast cafe with a large selection of food. But many of them are very heavy/fatty/high in calories and often with mayo or hollondaise sauce. The prices are a bit high...

Took my parents as I had wanted them to try it for ages. Asked for a sandwich and curly fries and to have at the same time. Asked for coffees with the meal and water. Coffees came immediately, sandwich then came, curly fries never came despite asking twice! In the end, parents had finished the meal and curly fries were cancx by me. Water never came. Very disappointing.

Service was awful. Food was ruined. I'm a regular, but my recent experience was extremely disappointing. Certain staff seemed to favourite specific customers they know? I tipped the waitress hoping she would cheer up at the very least, only for her to still have attitude. When I said bye to another waitress, she kissed her teeth? Stay away.

I went for brunch here and the food was great. The portion sizes are fantastic and the menu is really extensive so there is definitely something for everyone. The only thing worth noting is that if it’s busy, the restaurant is quite loud but besides that, everything was great.

Really wonderful place, lovely staff and great food!

Love this place, excellent service and you can get a proper pot of tea 🍵 the waitresses are amazing.. food 5 stars ⭐ all the way , never had a bad meal ...always a warm welcome....

Great vibes! Not the cheapest cafe on the high street but definitely has the best atmosphere. Of course that wouldn't be good enough if the food didn't match which it does! Food is both fresh and appealing with no 'greasy' smell that typifies other traditional establishments.

The best breakfasts ever! Amazing food and service!

Absolutely delicious food 😍😍and team was so great 😍loved it

Amazing breakfast. We had English and eggs royale. Definitely recommend. Very lovely team 🙂so helpful and friendly. I would definitely come back

Awesome place, ate breakfast here two days in a row. Great food and service, highly recommed. The staff were lovely. The Pannini were a great choice.

Ate breakfast at this place two days in a row. The service and food was fantastic. Highly recommend.

Very good service and excellent service and food excellent and very polite and friendly and price very good 👍

Loved it. Good food and lots of it. Good price, nice service.

Excellent choice and lovely taste

By far the best restaurant in Borehamwood!!! and in terms of taste, some of the best we’ve ever tried! The staff are always helpful and super friendly, and the environment is very cozy. Would highly recommend, and would return here happily every time!

I've had the pleasure of visiting Ben & Ollie's Breakfast Bar in Borehamwood several times to pick up lunch that I've pre-ordered, and each time has been fantastic. The service is consistently top-notch, with the staff always welcoming and efficient. They make the entire process smooth and enjoyable, ensuring that my order is ready on time and just as I requested. The food at Ben & Ollie's is nothing short of delightful. Each dish is prepared with care and attention to detail, resulting in meals that are not only delicious but also fresh and satisfying. Whether it's a hearty breakfast or a delicious lunch, the quality is always exceptional. It's evident that the team takes pride in what they do. I highly recommend Ben & Ollie's Breakfast Bar to anyone looking for great food and excellent service.

First time here well absolutely fantastic great food great staff love it I would recommend to anyone

Best English breakfast with amazing staff members. Definitely coming back again for another amazing experience with my friends

Amazing service♥️ Delicious food (definitely coming again)!!!

They take card! 😁 Really good sausage on the full breakfast. Great service! Clean and nice environment.

Everything was amazing 👌 Highly recommend 🥂

Amazing breakfast highly recommend!

Really nice full English for a very good price. Black pudding wasn't bad either

Great food, plenty of choice and large portions! Had the smoked salmon salad which included pomegranate, pickled red cabbage, mixed salad leaves, tomato and cucumber. Delicious!!

This is simply a must if you are in the area! My boyfriend and I were holidaying in Borehamwood and came across this gem on our final morning. We were lucky enough to be able to sit outside and people watch, fully immersing ourselves in the local culture. I got a London breakfast which is the exact same as normal breakfast except with poached eggs and no mushrooms? It was pretty nice. Good prices too so simply can't complain.

Had a great breakfast here with really nice coffee. Went for the vege breakfast with sourdough. Could eat this every day! Staff really attentive too which was nice. Ordered a takeaway for my partner too which was ready by the time I had finished.

Good service, Good food,friendly staff

Amazing food lovely service and atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit and value for money

We have been regular customers at Ben and Ollies for the last 7 years or so. The food is very tasty. Good portion size and the staff are amazing. It is a lovely place for a quick coffee, break, lunch, or brunch.

The glass was dirty, I've asked to change it and when the waitress said this to her colleagues they laughed at it. They just washed the handle of this glass. You also asked us if we would like to leave a tip. Also the worst burger I've ever eaten, 'heaven can wait' is more about me waiting for your service and food to improve. Incredibly rude.

Great place to go good service good food

Beautiful food, good value, large portions, best side salad in town. Very popular at lunchtime, although the tables are quite packed in, oftentimes it's hard to get a table! (terrible draft if you sit near the door and the small tables are too small for their large plates). Nothing bad to say except they are too popular, which can't be a bad thing 😀

Ordered a English breakfast and the sausages were smelly and the cheapest you could get i dont think it was worth the price

Lovely staff,tables outside and inside, nice coffee

Very friendly cafe with attentive staff. Wide choices of food and drinks on menu. Sit in or out & takeaway also. Thanks for looking after my drivers groups, they were happy with it all. Will visit again.

Very underwhelming food compared to descriptions and for cost. The beauty for example you’d expect Avo and salmon on both slices but they only did one of each. The scrambled eggs always come out so small id be embarrassed serving this.

Girls were lovely & welcoming, service was rapid however the meal wasn’t as good as it looked.

Superb fresh food. A fabulous varied menu. My regular place for a freshly cooked chicken schnitzel and rice and salad.

Best cafe I've ever eaten at to be honest.

Good food however felt the portions were quite small. Good service and atmosphere

The staff was very friendly and accommodating. Extra people joined us for brunch once we had sat down. The staff moved us to a table for 4 as soon as they could despite it being extremely busy. The food was lovely and the service was good. However, it was very noisy so hard to talk. But the cafe is worth going to.

Excellent food always. Love Spanish omelette and the wonderful service

Nice breakfast/lunch place. Staff are very attentive and food/drinks came very fast. They happily substituted items in my panini for other things at no extra cost.

Ben & Ollie’s is a great little place that serves from an expansive well accomplished menu. On this occasion we came for breakfast, and we chose pancakes with bananas and pancakes with bacon (American). Pancakes with bananas is a three stack of pancakes with chopped banana, strawberries, raspberry and blueberries. The American exchanges the fruit for three rashers of bacon. Maple syrup is provided and it’s all presented gorgeously on exotic plates. The decor of this place is exemplary, it has an eclectic selection of memorabilia throughout the decades on the walls ranging from exotic clocks to retro tv’s through to 80s Spanish figurines of animals to biplanes and fire engines stuck on the wall. Amazing. The lighting is great too, teacups hanging from the ceiling double as shades, as well as what look like Persian lamps hanging Superb look and feel. The staff are great, very friendly, very smiley and always offering positive thoughts with every word. Such a great bunch of people. Will definitely coming back here for mains, as they serve a large hot selection of food up until 4:15pm, even though they close at 4:30, I was told they’d stay open for us to enjoy a meal. They’re that accommodating. That’s a sign of a good place to me.

Lovely food at good price, very extensive menu!

Nice and hot food Friendly staff I like that

Got the chance to pop in for here for Breakfast, delicious food and excellent service.

Staff are standing around or gathering around a table and always chatting. They need to be more professional and actually speak to the customers. Food is lovely here but honestly the customer service is terrible.

Went in for some breakfast while I was in the area. From the moment I stepped in, the friendly staff created a welcoming atmosphere. The menu was a delightful surprise, offering a diverse array of breakfast options. The coffee was exceptional, and the cozy ambiance provided the perfect backdrop for a leisurely morning. If you're in the area, don't miss out on this breakfast haven – it's the one that stood out among the rest.

Cannot believe it went yesterday for breakfast with a friend it's not the cheapest, but then I was asked to leave a tip at the till when I was paying i didn't and never said nothing as I was in company then called next day and asked to speak with a manager and was refused by who answered the phone me my family and friends will not go back so there loss

2 additional visits and it is consistently good. Getting a table at weekend breakfast is not easy as the place is packed but wait is usually very short. Good stuff! September 23: I've been craving a hearty fry-up for days, and after hearing great things about Ben & Ollie's, my Son and I decided to give it a try on a sunny weekend morning. We were greeted by a bustling atmosphere, but luckily, they had a cozy outdoor seating area where we could enjoy our breakfast and get some sunny vitamin-D. The service was top-notch - our coffees and breakfasts arrived promptly, and the friendly staff made sure we had everything we needed. The presentation of the dishes was impressive, and the flavors were spot on. The eggs were cooked to perfection, and the bacon was crispy and delicious. What's even more impressive is that Ben & Ollie's manages to strike a great balance between price and quality. While there are certainly cheaper options in the area, the quality of the food and the atmosphere made it well worth the extra cost. We'll definitely be back for more! 😋👍

Impolite, unhelpful staff who tried their hardest to not offer any vegan possibilites. To my question “Any vegan options?” waitress answered cold “No.” - Her colleague came over as I tried asking if they could adjust any meal to make it vegan and she also answered “No.” as I was pressed with time and basically had to force them to make me a hullumi salad with no hallumi and falafel (friend in with chicken oil). What kind of serious restaurant in 2023 has no vegan options? She didnt give a discount for leaving off most of stuff on salad. Then after only being there 30 mins they forcing us to clear the table for next guests. Never again in such a rude, inconsiderate unfriendly restaurant.

Huge menu and the fried egg sausage and bacon sandwich was excellent and service was quick and friendly. I would receive for breakfast and lunch.

Very pleasant staff, excellent omelette, went late in after noon was very pleased with service

It was very busy I counted about 35 people . The food was delicious and hot, very nice coffee. Staff nice even though they were rushed of their feet.

Great food and wonderful service

Busy place. Nice atmosphere. Sausages were luke warm though.

1x Slice of toast, 2 eggs and half a avocado not smashed, 1x sough dough toast, 2 eggs half a avocado not smashed 1 x ham / cheese sandwich (white toast) 1 x pancakes with bacon 1 x chips 1x tea, 1 flat white coffee 2 x apple juice = £60 (2 adults 2 children)

Delicious full English breakfast 😋

Cooked lovely but the Prices are up quantity down and very Rude and uninterested staff unless standing behind till talking

Friendly service food value for money seats need recovering

Aweosme place to have a bit of breakfast. They've got this place working perfectly, cogs turn seamlessly and you can tell. Doesn't take time before you've got a menu, given sufficient time to choose, orders taken and delivered in the time you'd expect everytime. They know their audiences - Teamwork on another level!

Excellent service the food is amazing friendly staff, very clean..always vist when in the area ,x Derek x

Update 23/07/23 What's happened to this place since 5yr went for breakfast today just simple breakfast informed of my allergies but sadly still encountered mushroom on my wife's plate and possibly contamination my end as sadly these make me very ill, we did inform staff off this as ordered a breakfast without mushrooms but seems that somehow still got it ? Once ordered will admit was very quick turn around has this changed staf, and lots of changes as others was chatting around us about certain things , shame as was amazing place full of people really welcoming and good food tasty and just seems it's lost that spark. Overall though good Americano. Just a shame as was good spot for quick bite from breakfast to brunch or even early dinner will we be back not sure. ------------------------------------------ Amazing food ,great staff since the refurbishment looks amazing, just what the omelettes amazing great portions sizing. Well worth the visit, anytime of the day.

Love this place! So clean, so inviting and the coffee is great!

Our food came exceptionally quickly and it was delicious

The food was very enjoyable,but sadly,I love kippers for breakfast and recommended it to friends as they also liked the kippers. Unfortunately they decided to stop serving kippers sometime ago,I haven’t been back since and neither have my friends. Ben & Ollie’s please bring back the kippers!

The poached eggs were cooked in a mold

Just popped in for a takeaway breakfast. Brilliant service, super friendly staff, great feel to the place. Lovely food! Would 100% recommend.

Love the hangover breakfast CHALLENGING.

Lovely cafe with a wide choice of food I would highly recommend for breakfast lunch and dinner

Great food and staff. The only place worth eating at

Absolutely fantastic! We stopped by as we were staying nearby and we were very happy! The food was light, tasted lovely and served efficiently. The staff were friendly and the coffee was great! Our young daughter even commented on how nice the scrambled were! Would recommend for couples and families. Thank you for a great start to our day!

First visit with family. Very busy, but really efficient service. Excellent food and quirky decor. Will deffo return!

I cannot recommend this place enough. It’s one of the best breakfast bars I’ve come across that’s not too far from me. The food is great and it’s in a good location.

Nice breakfast and lunch a great surface

Whilst out on my travels, I dropped in for a late breakfast, or should it be classed as Brunch, and was glad to have done so. The staff were very welcoming and attentive whilst providing a speedy service, and my meal served its purpose and went down a treat. It's definitely a good spot to stop off for breakfast.

Always love this place however so dissapointed when asking a waitress with blonde curly hair for tissues she told us to get ourselves on the table where the cutleries and sauces and cleaning thingsare for staff. This I find so bad and never had a staff at restaurant asked me to get myself before unless it’s self service place.

Go to Ben & Ollie's as often as I can. Fantastic food you just cant beat it . Clean nice staff & a great atmosphere 🙌🙌🙌

Fantastic breakfast only compliant the chips where soggy not cooked enough

Was so cold in there people were eating in their coats. The staff were serving in their coats.

Very busy Saturday lunchtime but they found me a table. Service was fast & veggie breakfast v tasty and filling.

Expensive side of brunch but lots of options to cater for everyone

Loved it, had the mrs pudding breakfast, was lovely quality food, not greasy, very quick and friendly service. Very reasonably priced too, coffee was lovely! Highly recommend!

I've ordered something different every time here and they've all been great. Great service to from all the staff.

Delicious brunch. Three noisy toddlers but staff were really relaxed, helpful, and super efficient. Great value for money.

Great food best coffee great service would definitely recommend.

Outstanding service and amazing Broad menu. Servers are so nice and accommodating. You have to come here!!

Lovely breakfast Saturday morning but very busy which isn't a bad thing .. they don't know how to cook scrambled egg was very wet but the sausages are tasty x

Hello. A good place to visit for a bite to eat or something more substantial. More expensive than your average cafe but great selection and great service. Enjoyed it!

Food was first class and brought to the table super fast

2nd time visiting the area and Ben and Ollie's ,lovely breakfast again at reasonable prices.

The waitresses were rude and didn't known who was in front of the queue. They then didn't serve us and we left. Ignorant staff and not welcoming. I would not recommend this to anyone visiting first time. However we went to a cafe a few doors away and had a brilliant experience.

Visiting from Norwich. Great little find. Fantastic value for money food, friendly and efficient staff. It was very busy and had a real buzz about it reflecting on it's popularity. Lots of families dining and very child friendly.

Been going here for a number of years. Decided to go to Tudor Diner today as lately the staff have been rude and incompetent at Ben & Ollies. Food's expensive but can't fault it. Staff used to be brilliant. Also on a number of occasions they have seated a group of 4 before us because we're 2. Walked out a couple of times because of this issue.