Colney Fox in St Albans

We stayed here for 2 nights just before New Year & we both agreed we will return next time we go to London. All the staff were welcoming & friendly, despite being really busy both evenings. The food is great too, I highly recommend the Fish & Chips! Breakfast was also good & again we couldn’t fault the service. Thank you for a lovely stay!

Had the most fantastic festive meal here. The food was delicious and piping hot. It was exceptionally busy but we were served promptly. Would definitely recommend it here and will return

The Colney Fox is a lovely old pub and restaurant. The food is excellent. Staff friendly. Highly recommend

Sam was very good and she looked after us in an excellent way.

Had a lovely meal for my 5 year olds birthday today! Georgie was our waitress and she was absolutely lovely! Food was great too!

We had a fantastic meal for our granddaughter's birthday and our waitress georgina was absolutely amazing!

Great service from Georgina - thank you

Wow our food & service was excellent! Adam was very attentive & the lamb was cooked to perfection! Thank you colney fox!

We had our work Christmas meal here and the food was lovely and the service from Sam and Adam was great. Definitely coming back soon 😊

Nice pub . Very slow service we waited over 1.30mins for just mains obviously we understand its Christmas time so it's busier than usual but if this had been relayed by the staff all would of been fine but we weren't given any communication and it wasn't till they were asked if there was an issue did any food eventually arrive. Food was nice. Pub was pleasant. Timings could use some work .

The floor staff were actually so nice and chill would go again

Lovely roasts, for meat eaters and vegetarians. Beautiful venue, great service.

What a cosy and atmospheric pub! A highlight was definitely the service provided by Sam. Despite saying she was a new employee you would’ve never had known. She was super attentive and made our experience at the Inn well worth the visit. I can’t wait to be back, especially if she’s serving us. During a busy time at the Inn the food was delivered efficiently and tasted amazing too.

Been twice recently and both times had good service and really tasty food. Big pub, accommodates lots of people and has rooms to stay for approx £100 a night. Parking - need to add your numberplate to not have to pay.

Adam was very polite, food was lovely

Enjoyed a lovely breakfast at the Colney Fox. The food was excellent and Georgina looked after us impeccably.

Sunday lunch, seated and asked what we'd like to drink. A Bloody Mary please. Sorry we don't do those- we can give you a vodka and some tomato juice to mix it with. I was really surprised! A rural pub, and apparently not one member of the bar staff could assemble a Bloody Mary - almost a British staple for hangovers but not this time! Then looked at the drinks list - great we'll have two Malbec in 175m glasses as it says on the menu. Response again a NO - sorry can't do that we're only selling by the bottle as stocks are low. Ok moving on to ordering food, I asked whether it was possible to have a hamburger which comes as advertised w/lettuce, toms, onion, pickle and mayo BUT, with out the other toppings of smoked bbq brisket, bacon, Monterey jack cheese, cheese sauce, mayo and onion rings £17.95. They said yes but they would have to charge the fixed price. So with a hat trick of no's plus a display of such an unobliging attitude by Megan the manager, who didn't really seem to care, we got up and left. Not recommended at all in any level.

Excellent service by Adam - he'd have got a better tip had I been able to pay on my card. Good food as always.

We came on a very busy sat night and had some food in the restaurant. Luca our server was fantastic and also I didn’t catch her name but she had long red hair and tattoos very friendly bubbly women. Highly recommend the colney fox! We will be returning

Had a great time. Served by Ollie.

A lovely cosy meal out. Luka was a very good waiter.

Came here with my family. Great service by Ollie. Will come back.

Had a spectacular time at the Fox tonight! It seemed very busy tonight yet our server Ollie was fantastic!

Ollie was amazing this evening, kudos to him and the rest of the team

Georgina was fantastic & very attentive

I had a great meal with my work friends. We were looked after well and greeted by kind staff. Special shout out to Ollie who served us that evening!

Had a fab meal, Ollie was very friendly and helpful, highlybt commend Ollie.

Our server Georgina was friendly and helpful

Great food, cozy atmosphere and super service. Thanks Ollie!

Fantastic evening. Fab food. Ollie was a star 🌟

Delicious food, very nice staff, a good overall experience.

I came on Sunday for a nice Sunday roast and omg the food was beautiful would highly recommend! All the staff are really friendly and informative. Sian especially was fantastic!

A cosy pub and a great place to have brunch by a real fireplace. Good menu options for a good price. We've been served by Georgina a few times who is always so friendly and helpful!

Food was very tasty and arrived promptly. Our server was delightful. I think her name was Elisa. She was very helpful and knowledgeable about the menu. Thank you for a lovely meal and evening.

Waited far to long for food and when it arrived all the vegetables were stone cold

Really nice meal. Lovely pub. Special mention to the brilliant Elisa for the great service.

Had a lovely meal tonight, served by ollie who was great! Will be back again soon!

Had a fabulous meal. Service was great Ollie Was awesome, No Cap

Ollie was awesome. This guy was amazing!! A true inspiration and made the atmosphere great. Attentive when required but enough space to enjoy company and food. A great balance!!

Great service from Ollie. Attentive and helpful.

An excellent meal with an old friend. Ollie was a superb waiter.

Lovely time. Served by Ollie, he was great.

Service was very good, and place was quite nice. Food (Sunday Roast) was overcooked - especially the meat.

Lovely surroundings, easy to park. Food come up quick, but was very average. Trio roast was ehat appeared to be frozen potatoes, the veg was VERY hard. The beef had grissle going through it. Overall i didnt enjoy the meal. Its £21 for a roast dinner and I have eaten much better for less money elsewhere. Staff were very nice.

Amazing service by Megan today! She was the perfect waitress, kind and patient with our family

Service was great. Adam was very accommodating! Food was nice.

Had a great meal at the fox this evening all the staff were very friendly and made me feel very welcome and the the atmosphere was nice and warm, Megan was my waitress and all out food was served nice and warm I will be returning

Nice surroundings, cosy feel in room opposite bar. Food was decent pub grub. Great service at the table from Georgina.

Wonderful, family friendly pub! Excellent quality food, a lovely range on the menu and a cosy ambience. Staff are very friendly, service was prompt and we felt entirely welcome and relaxed. Thank you to the staff and our main server Georgina 🤗

Wonderful venue. Wonderful food presentation and just looking at the food makes you hungry. Well looked after by Georgina. My only comment was the sticky toffee pudding was slightly dry and the toffee sauce would be nice if it was sweeter.

Brilliant food. Amazing Crumble. Our server Georgina was very welcoming and nice!

Georgina looked after us and suggested the their classic burger. She was on point and fun to talk to. I never get to eat burgers out anymore as every place seems to serve brioche which I hate! I was told it came with a proper bun so my wife and I took the recommendation. OMG… the best burger I have had in years! Cooked perfectly. Literally amazing! The chief , I’m told was called Barney. Huge respect to you Sir! Second fantastic meal here. What a great place!

We visit this pub for a drink after a shopping trip to Colney Fields. The building has great character, open fires, stone floors....today we were served by Sam (young). Sam cleared a just vacated table of many glasses, wiped it down, lit a candle for extra atmosphere and chatted briefly. All of which added to our experience. Attentive, well trained staff a bonus in this hostelry.

Ordered the ribeye steaks medium rare and chips.. Unfortunately the steak arrived was a bit cold and cooked medium to well done.. The gravy was also mild. The triple fried chips were hot and tasted like it had just come out of the fryer. It was crispy and on the outside and starchy on the inside.. Maybe I'm just unlucky or the chef has left the steak to rest too long but I enjoyed the chips more then the cold and chewy steak.

Great food and especially good service from Adam, will be visiting again

Amazing night and amazing food Thank you Tori and the team for looking after us

Great food and service, was served by Megan and she was so lovely and attentive throughout my evening! Would highly recommend to anyone ☺️

Great service by Megan this evening! So polite and charming and the food was incredible

Came in for dinner and was served by ollie, he was amazing and would definitely recommend

Grat lunch meal, Georgina was lovely

Came here a few days ago with my family. Had the hunters chicken and it was so good! Amazing service from Erin!

Was told by family that the pub done a great roast dinner & yes it was very good indeed & I am not from this area at all so was surprised it was so good.

The roast dinner was very nice. The dissapointment was the desserts. I had a brownie with vanilla ice cream T just under £9. This arrived with the smallest amount of ice cream melting on top of the brownie, this amounted to less than half a scoop. Yet the trio of icecream is less than £6 and has proper scoops. pretty poor show here on the value for money scale.

A great place to visit Dropped in on way to Millwall.. Looking forward to are next trip to London to call again Leeds United supporters club Griffin Branch

Went to the colney fox pub for dinner with family on Friday and had a really lovely meal there, the atmosphere was great. The vegetarian options were very nice and the service from our waitress Erin was impeccable. She was friendly professional and looked after us very well. Had a really nice evening out and would recommend 👍

Very cosy pub to spend a Saturday/Sunday lunchtime hour. Had a lovely lunch time meal there which we enjoyed. The mains we had were absolutely delicious and clearly a winner. The fish and chips and the steak especially were really good! The kitchen though was let down by the starters…the three we tried were quite disappointing. Tiny portions, cheap fried food, and generally felt very sub par so I would encourage the establishment to look into their starters menu. Overall vibe and ambience of the place was alright. Very lukewarm, the tables are quite cramped, there was no music playing in the background so could get very loud when families with very excitable children were making a mess of the place.

Our server, Adam was a cut above most of the restaurant staff I've had in years. Knowledge of the menu. Perfect timing and superb "manners" (if that's the right things to say). Could not have asked for a better experience. Thank you all. FYI. The food was top notch!

Visited with some friends today. Had a blast! Was served by Erin who was fantastic! Thank you. Well definitely be coming back

Lovely afternoon good food ,service from Adam was great!!!

Great food and friendly service. Thank you Luca.

gave me ketchup when didn’t ask for it

Tor is fabulous darling⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you Tori for amazing service again at the Colney Fox

Lovely meal here today. Thanks to Toriand the colney fox team

Fantastic staff and incredible service food and drinks were also excellent, would thoroughly recommend and can't wait to go back shout out to Tori for exemplary professionalism and service with a smile.

The staff at The Colney Fox are all very lovely and helpful with a situation I needed help with. Sian was very helpful and friendly. Also stayed for a bite to eat and the food was spot on. Would definitely recommend this place

Very friendly staff and tasty food. The ultimate burger is really tasty. The sticky chicken bites do not disappoint

Shout out to Tori for putting on an amazing event this evening! The fox trots should become a regular thing :)

Horse racing night !!! What a blast !! What a great evening and we were served by Tori served us food and drink and she was fantastic, made our 1st trip to the Fox memorable and we will be back. If you haven’t been GO!

Tori is so accommodating and great service!

Great meal, Tori and Sian were brilliant

Came in for a roast dinner and it didn’t disappoint, food was out at a good time and service was excellent. We had Georgina who was great with us, very polite and looked after us very well. Overall experience was great definitely recommend.

Lovely roast dinner. Very friendly waitresses.

Had an amazing meal here with family! Thoroughly recommend the roast dinners! They come with all the accompaniments including Yorkshire pudding and so many vegetables! Such great value and good quality produce! A special thanks to our waiter Ollie who was delightful and looked after us so well! Overall a great experience!

OMG I feel like we've been forgotten! Service poor at best.. food ok but definitely head much better pub grub.. very disappointed. On a positive note it's reasonably warm in here!

Great food and great service from Ollie today, highly recommend!

Ollie out waiter was very helpful and efficient

Very traditional English pub with amazing food. Service was amazing. We liked it so much we went three times in five days. Would go again.

Food took a while to come but that was fine as we weren't in a rush. When it did arrive however it was cold, the fries terribly so. I therefore politely requested that they be changed for hot fresh ones. Our server, who I believe was also the manager or supervisor, touched the fried with his bare hands and agreed. We were left with our burgers and so I assumed they would be quick. This was not the case, and so by the time they had arrived, we had finished our burgers. I communicated this was disappointing and not acceptable, and I was met with only rudeness and attitude. I quote, "Do you want the fries or not?". I was absolutely dumbfounded by the lack of acceptance of the inconvenience and error, and also the rudeness. Such a shame, the burgers were nice and we had enjoyed coming here as a family. I won't be going back. I accept mistakes happen, and so I judge on how they are dealt with. This was one massive fail. Sack whoever this incompetent manager with zero customer service skills is. I'd put him on toilet cleaning duty only!

Lovely food and Ollie was great

Excellent atmosphere & service, quality well presented food

Very pleasant evening atthe Colney Fox. The drinks service was a little slow but otherwise good pub food and service

Been staying at the fox regularly for over a year now and it’s always a lovely place to be. As someone whose job requires lots of travelling and hotel accommodation, this quaint little pub is ALWAYS my go to place in Hertfordshire! The food is excellent, the rooms are always cleaned to a great standard and the service is always with a smile! I want to give a particular shout out to Sue who does the breakfast- Sue has been friendly and welcoming from the start and a wonderful key figure at the Colney! She always ensures my dietary requirements are accommodated for in breakfast and is the kind of person who will go the extra mile to make sure you enjoy your stay! Thank you to Sue and all the staff at the fox!

Ordered a chicken, bacon and avacado salad, tiny pieces of avacado would not have made a slice, bacon equally sparse and chicken was dried up and rock hard. Service was painfully slow despite that as a large group we had pre ordered. Very disappointing

We stayed here for 2 nights, Saturday and Sunday. It is in a brilliant location, close to the train station and in a pretty area. The rooms are clean, the staff are lovely, and pub is so cozy! I'd definitely reccomend for a night or two away, or just a meal and a drink. The only reason as to why I didn't rate this place highter is because my fish and chips was very dry and didn't taste freshly made at all. I think I must have just got a bad batch though, as my partner loved his. Everything else was perfect, and we will be back.

Served by Ollie who was a great waiter! Couldn’t have asked for a better evening of food and service!

Lovely food and great waiter Ollie! Thank you! We will be back

Lovely pub thank you Adam for your service

A friendly welcome at the bar and taken straight to our table in the cosy dining room. Although the restaurant was busy service was prompt. Our server Elisa was a delight, so friendly and efficient. Food was tasty and well presented. Would have stayed here over the weekend but their bedrooms were already booked

Lovely pub and great food thank you Adam for looking after us all