The Brache in Luton

We Emma at our service she amazing

Alisha M was amazing, incredible service !! Thank you

food good served quick and staff helpful and respectful overall. the prices was good and quite cheap overall a good experience

Had a great experience with my family. Try their chicken curry option, it's fab! Great service

Excellent service and good value as always

Sam was our excellent server & we had a great family meal. I haven't been to a Beefeater in years and was pleasantly surprised. It was clean, warm, comfortable, quiet, cutlery was clean & the table didn't wobble 😂 - all minor things that make a big difference & so many places seem to struggle to get right. Quite a good selection of dishes, though not sure what the obsession with '74 sauces' was all about - but I suppose they have to have a USP. Instead of the common theme of average food quality but tons of it - everything we had was a normal size portion but very tasty! My wife prefers her food very plain which some kitchens find a challenge (presumably because a lot is bought in already seasoned/partly prepared?) - but here the chicken breast was simply chargrilled. Very minor negatives would be the chicken breast was a little dry/overcooked & they had run out of squirty cream which I found a bit random ingredient to be lacking (but we were advised of this & they promised to sub in extra ice cream!)

We were served by Sam today she was a lovely host and tended to all of our needs. Thanks

Food came out in a good amount of time, and the atmosphere was calm at lunch time. Milly was such a lovely server! All smiles and made sure to check if I needed anything through out my meal. I would recommend the steak and the onion rings are soooooo good!

Our waitress Sam was super friendly, personable and professional. The food and drinks were tasty and the atmosphere was good. Good vegan options that were clearly labelled, even the wines.

Came with my partner! Lovely lunch date! Zoe was really patient, while we caught up and polite. Made the whole experience relaxing and enjoyable

Food was amazing. Tradition pub grub but times that by 100. Emma H was lovely and so friendly, had a lovely meal before a long day travelling tomorrow

Had to wait 20mins for our hot chocolate drinks but they seemed understaffed at the time I noticed.

We went as we had a 33% voucher and being easter sunday thought we would treat ourselves to the new summer menu. The starter was ok had the new pizzita and mushrooms but had no sour cream and sad there is no longer garnish. I then had as a main the chicken skewer which was so hard and really dry and mu husband had the snitzel again very dry with no salsa and the wait between starter and main was about 45 mins which given they werent particularly busy was disappointing when i saw 3 staff not particurly busy. The only saving grace was the desert where we had the lemon sundae which was very refreshing. We come quite often as live local but I hope this visit was a one off and not going to become the norm

Just had a great bottomless breakfast here for £10.99 after an overnight stay in the Premier Inn next door. Tons of parking. Decent toilets. Efficient staff.

Very good service and very welcoming to customers. The food was outstanding, the mix grill was superb.

What an absolutely delightful place, me and my husband stayed next door after a flight so decided to have our evening meal here and how glad we were that we did, I was craving an ‘English’ meal so decided on the fish and chips and it was delicious and our waitress Zoe was amazing, very helpful, attentive, smiley and could tell she was pleased to help us, she was an absolute delight, so thank you Zoe 😊

A Heartfelt Thank You to the Incredible Staff I cannot thank the staff at this branch of Beefeater enough for the kindness, support, and generosity they showed me and my family during a very distressing experience. After discovering that our car had been broken into and vandalised overnight near the restaurant, we didn’t know what to do next. The entire team went above and beyond to help us. From offering emotional support, assisting in covering the broken car windows, to making sure we had something to eat — they truly treated us with care and compassion. I want to sincerely thank Lauren, the chef, and all the staff members who stepped in to help — even those whose names I didn’t get. Every single one of them showed such empathy, warmth, and generosity. They didn’t even want to take any money for the food, which was incredibly generous — and I must say, the food was absolutely delicious and comforting at a time we really needed it. On top of that, they arranged with the nearby Premier Inn for us to stay a night free of charge so we could rest and recover as a family. I hope this review encourages others to appreciate not only the great food, but the genuinely good-hearted team at this particular branch, who went above and beyond in every way. Thank you again — from the bottom of our hearts.

Jason was very helpful, it was a large gathering and he made sure everything was perfect. went above and beyond. thank you!

Never really liked this place, always had to yo send something back. Shame really as it's a nice looking restaurant

Megan was amazing, thanks very much for the best service ever 🐐

Had the pleasure of being served by Sam tonight. She was very helpful and very friendly, as were all of the staff. The food was lovely and they do I lovely pint of Madri. I would definitely recommend. I think Whitbread missed a trick. Instead of closing restaurants they should of made them all Beefeaters.

Megan our waitress was very helpful and friendly. We arrived before 5pm so had a 7.99 main meal. We added a starter and had drinks. Everything was great.

Excellent food and service from Lauren Service was quick not pressured. Food was hot and well presented. We had the meal deal as we are staying the night at Premier Inn. 2 course meal with a drink and breakfast £27.99 great value.

We went here as staying in the Premier inn, Had drinks which were great, Had a meal and sat at the back looking out onto the grass and car park, The food was good no complaints but put off by massive rats on the grass, A shame as everything else was good, Had breakfast the next morning and sat out of the way of the window and that was good

DO NOT ORDER A STEAK!!, unless you want it cremated. Sent 2 meals back, then waited 15 mins for meals to come out, leaving sides to go cold. Worst beefeater iv ever been to

I came in as a family of 5 on Mother’s Day. Milly served us and was great . I have been coming to the brache for 15 years and it shows that the quality of service is still top notch. Setting the standard for Luton Regards Lutonian

Our waitress Lauren was awesome! I have worked in the service industry FOH for over 24 years and Lauren's service was second to none. I hope beefeater/whitbread look after Lauren as she is an asset to the team. Great set menus for Mother's Day today and at only £25 for 3 courses 👍🏻 I have only given 4/5 for food as two core items on the set menu were unavailable "due to unforeseen circumstances" Managers should of geared up at least a month before today and made sure items were 100% available, 100% of the time.

We recently visited Beefeater for an early Mother’s Day meal, and the experience was great from start to finish. Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed and seated within seconds, setting a positive tone. Drinks arrived promptly and our waitress, Zoe, provided exceptional service, ensuring all our requests - including a couple outside the standard menu were accommodated for. The food arrived promptly, even with a party of five, and was of good quality. Every dish was well-prepared, flavorful, and matched my expectations for the price. Overall, the service was great and I had an enjoyable dining experience. If you’re unsure, don’t be, I’d recommend going. Thanks

We travel 2 hours to meet family in Luton. Ideally located restaurant that we use regularly. Our latest trip was made extra special by Milly.

Ate here today before checking in for our overnight stay before flying from Luton. Lovely start to our trip! Food was lovely and the service was fantastic. The lady who dealt with us today was Lauren and she was extremely helpful and polite and a credit to your restaurant. Would 100% visit again ☺️

Went on a Friday 21/03/25 and Saturday 22/03/25 nights when over to visit an elderly relative. We had great experiences on both nights. On Friday we we served by Megan who kept a close eye on the table. On Saturday we had Milly and once again we cannot praise her highly enough. The restaurant can be rightly proud of the servers we met. The manageress also went out of her way for us. So, good value, great staff, food more than adequate with something for everyone. So once again thank you, Megan, Milly and manageress, you are a credit to Brach Beefeater.

I went for a meal with family and friends to catch up. As The Brache has a great ambience, we decided to go there. My visit before to the Brache was just ok. The food was not great, but just ok , slightly less than warm. On this occasion, from us entering, we were greeted by a lovely bubbly, full of smiles waitress, Sam. Sam had made us feel welcome. She even helped us to sit in a kore convenient place as another one of my child came to join us. This time in The Brache , the food was better. I wish I had chosen something else. I ordered the Salmon, unfortunately it was so dry and overdone. I could not eat it. My family and friends enjoyed their meal, so I decided not to make a fuss. The Brache was very busy, it was great surroundings. Thank you Sam for making our evening exceptionally enjoyable.

Truly lovely. Everything was spot on and Emma is a credit to the place. I will be foong back for sure.

Fantastic food and service by Emma! Husband even left a tip! Great start to our holiday xx

We enjoyed a lovely breakfast, it was nicely cooked. Nice coffee and the grandchildren loved the variety.

Zoe was really helpful and professional:) top service and delicious food

Great service from Milly 😀 Quick and efficient srvice for a busy Saturday night.

Our go to eatery, 7th anniversary served by the lovely Milly. Always a great experience!

Always a good place to eat and staff are lovely

We went to the beefeater and Sam was our server and she was brilliant we couldn't have asked for more,the food was excellent would highly recommend 😊

Overall disappointed, I was happy to see a Beefeater still open next to a Premier Inn. However when I went in I must have stood at the bar, at least 5 minutes before anyone came to serve me, there was no one in sight. When I went to sit down the chair was badly stained, I went to the opposite seat, it was exactly the same. The food was ok but took a long time to arrive, for a basic beef pie and chips.

We were here to celebrate our daughter’s birthday. Sam was our server, what a bubbly and kind person she is! Food was brilliant as always.

What a lovely dinner again. 3rd night here leave tomorrow the burger was fantastic and Milly was such a great representation of the company. This place is really really good. Highly recommended and not costly at all. Thanks Milly. Stuart

I been to eat in the place and didnt see the parking sign need to be registered after i got the ticket i been to talk and lovly lady help me to sort out the fine Really good food and customs service

Last minute on a Sunday to go for roast dinner, my was it good & plenty off it. Husband had gammon & I had beef was lovely don't be shy to ask for extra potatoes . Emma H you were fabulous, very upbeat, friendly & helpful. THANK YOU 😊

Great service from Frances :) she was super helpful and friendly.

We went for my mother's birthday and everything I ate was delicious. I would definitely recommend it to everyone. Also Milly was a really nice waitress.

Good food, very pleasant waitress Zoe

Very friendly staff, very average food.

“Unpleasant Experience – Disrespectful Staff and Unhygienic Practices” I recently visited this restaurant for the first time, and unfortunately, I had an incredibly disappointing experience. The staff were rude and disrespectful, making us feel unwelcome from the moment we walked in. What made matters worse was the manager, who spoke to us in a way that clearly showed we were not welcome. The lack of courtesy and professionalism was astounding. To make matters even worse, I witnessed something quite disturbing in the kitchen. The bar manager was seen eating directly from someone else’s plate—dipping food into sauce before taking it out to serve to customers. This is not only unhygienic but also completely unacceptable in any food establishment. I won’t be returning, and I would strongly advise others to reconsider dining here.

22nd February 1968 was my arrival . 57 years later 22nd February 2025 I was almost taken out with Raw Undercooked probably recently defrosted chicken . Served at the Brache restaurant Luton. Disappointed totally disappointed. On the plus side the young lady serving was most apologetic and the evidence removed promptly.

Great service from Alisha. Thank you.

The best part of my meal today was the great service from Alisha M, she welcomed us with warm smiles and she was very friendly and sweet, she provided us and the tables around us with amazing service and makes me want to come here again.

Ate at the Brache for the the first time this evening. Megan was our server and looked after us impeccably. Food was lovely and would definitely recommend!

Was very busy (late valentines meals at a guess) food was good for the price, Jason our server was lovely. Obviously trying to do a lot of work around allergies as we were asked at least 3 times.

Very good experience. Our waitress was Megan who was very attentive. Lots of space to park. Service with a smile and tasty food.

Went here for lunch with family. It was a lovely meal out, good food, great service, especially from the lovely Milly :) x

great experience loved everything about it !

Amazing breakfast and service. They ran out of Fred’s eggs each time I went up but there was always scrambled eggs which were nice. Love the location and the staff were friendly and accommodating especially after I booked the wrong day and effectively had no booking they still accommodated us magnificently. Well done!

Lovely meal here and had a wonderful waitress last night. Lots of attention to detail to my daughter's allergies. Thank you

We visited on 8th February for a family Birthday party with 2 very small children. The food was cooked to perfection and delivered to the table quickly. Nothing was too much trouble for the excellent staff who looked after us. Special thanks to Milly for all her hard work and going that extra mile to make sure we all had a great time

Food was fine only my starter came out at the same time as my main course had to wait quite some time

I dine at The Brache regularly and the staff are always very pleasant and helpful, especially Jason and Lauren. The food is always excellent. However, on my recent visit last Saturday, my partner ordered the side dish of garlic king prawns with his steak. Upon receiving his meal, the prawns were on the plate, both of them!! Yes 2 prawns, I think £4.99 for 2 prawns is outrageous and I would hardly call that a side dish. I can buy a whole pack of them in the supermarket for £2 - £3. I would certainly not order them again at that price, ridiculous.

Absolutely wonderful food. Service was so friendly and we were made to feel really welcome by Lauren our server.

We have had a number of enjoyable evenings here. The food isn’t 5 star, but they don’t charge 5 star prices! I think there is a good selection, and it always tastes good. Also cater for Gluten Free which is a life saver when you are a coeliac. The staff are never short of amazing, Milly and Sam are both stars and that’s just to name two. All in all, I’d happily recommend the Brache. 😊

Superb breakfast, plenty to choose from including continental. Great for the kids as they eat free. Just overall really good value for money . Thank you beefeater

Booked online for 2 ppl, good Ai voice booking. Once inside the venue, you book your car in on their car booking console. Milly served us, so polite, friendly and attentive. Food was lovely.

Plenty of parking ,lovely atmosphere nice clean place ,had to wait at reception before being seated,but once seated the service was really great.

Just another Beefeater, nothing special

Fantastic service from Milly. Food took a little while but other than that, it was a good experience.

Megan was soooo nice! Love her!! Great service!

Great service especially with my youngest daughters Thanks Milly!

Restaurant was very busy but they found space for us . Staff were friendly and efficient . Staff member Sam was particularly good . Food was fresh and very tasty .

Had a great experience bar staff were amazing especially Emma H! Food was great!

Sevice was slow portions were very small.food was very mediocre.definately gone down hill. In the past it was a lot better we won't be going again.im cannot believe how small the pudding was with the tiniest ball of icecream was an absolute joke for the price.

We visited The Brache on Saturday afternoon and we had a lovely meal. Our waitress Milly was very good and kept coming back to check that everything was ok and that we had enough drinks. Excellent service 😀

Food would be so good if it was hot and the plates warm.

Their artificial "intelligence" robot on the booking line could not understand my question about did they serve bar meals. The trick is to say "give me a human being" and you get transferred to a real person (who did understand btw)

We were asked to cut our birthday celebrations short because they had double booked the table we were sat stand apparently the next group too priority!! Rediculous way to treat guests!! Also hair was found in ice cream

I took a resident from a local care home to the brache to meet his fiancee for dinner. The waitress (lauren) was absolutely lovely and very welcoming to them and the carers. We will definitely be going back.

Having been a loyal customer of the bra he fir years and having had some amazing meals over the years I was so disappointed this Sunday to see half the menu was unavailable. I tried to order chicken and ribs but it wasn't available. So finally had a mixed grill. We had to wait a while but the restaurant and bar were not busy. And when it came the onion rings didn't taste right and the sausages were burnt. I ordered after a while deserts and I eventually had to go back and remind them we had ordered deserts as they had forgotten. So a disappointing time you can do better brache.

We went to celebrate a birthday. We were served by Hannah who was lovely and attentive. It was her first day on the floor and she did a fantastic job! Food was enjoyed, apart from the burgers, that were over cooked and hard to eat. Chicken, ribs and steaks were all good.

The staff were lovely and very helpful particularly Sarah. The food is fine but the people made it thank you

Good food, asparagus were slightly under for us. Great sides. Milly (our waitress) was awesome!

Lovely night, Milly who was our server was amazing, lovely girl who provided amazing service, will definitely be back x

If we’re lucky with traffic and there’s no holdups on the motorway on the way to the airport, then we’ll book a table at The Brache when we get close to Luton - it maybe a little bit cheaper than similar establishments inside the terminal and more wholesome than the fast-food outlets on the nearby retail park. On this occasion we were served by Scott, who was extremely professional, attentive, enthusiastic and communicative. He actually made our lunchtime meal into one of the best we’ve ever had at any Beefeater. We didn’t have to wait long for our meals to be served and when they arrived, they were hot and tasted delicious. We’ll be back!

It was adequate. Food was fine, what we expected. Premises badly in need of refurbishment. Service was friendly and efficient, though. And it's convenient for the airport.

Nice Beefeater with friendly and helpful staff. Good quality food and drinks. Good menu selection. Plenty of parking available.

OH DEAR....THERE USED TO BE A NICE RESTAURANT THERE.. a very regular visitor as its my local. Been going for years..suddenly over the last year it's gone downhill and VERY VERY FAST .. constantly running out of items. Always has this grubby feel to it, the walls the carpet and I'm not even going to mention the waiting times for food. Why has it gotten so terrible. Went for food few days ago and told there's no food unless you've prebooked.... THE PLACE WAS EMPTY . Please read this review and fix this and restore this once great eatery in luton back to the top where it rightfully should be.

I was disappointed with my recent visit. Our menu was discussed several weeks before the visit, and I was looking forward to enjoying the food with my colleagues, but being a vegetarian, I was informed that my main dish (Vegetable Wellington) was not available on the day. I think the lack of communication made my experience unsatisfactory. We were also told on the day that a dessert was also unavailable, which we originally ordered.

Christmas eve dinner. Very reasonably priced for a 3 course meal. Food very nice, no issues encountered. A few items not available at no fault of the restaurant, but this was not an issue for us. Staff very welcoming and friendly , our server Scott very attentive and friendly. Would recommend.

Staff were lovely and helpful. Food was awful, over cooked, burnt and not edible. Ruined a family Christmas night out

Jason was very helpful, patient, polite and friendly, and we had a lovely meal!

Christmas set menu was dreadful. Cheese fondue and pate come with two tiny sticks of bread so you’ll have two thirds of starter left with nothing to eat it with. If you ask for more bread, it’s chargeable which they don’t tell you at the time. The Turkey was horrendous. Spoke to Guest Relations who then palmed me off saying I need to get a refund from the restaurant and call them directly. I spoke to a Stacey on 17/12/24 who guaranteed a callback from Pat the manager on 18/12/24. Of course, I get no callback. Have spoken to “Manager” Pat since. Received no apology for no callback and she was honestly the rudest, most arrogant “manager” I have ever had the displeasure of speaking to in my life. She’s one of those people that just constantly interrupts you and talks over you in an aggressive tone when you are trying to talk. Three times during the call when I was talking she just randomly started speaking to other people so clearly wasn’t listening. She comes across very disrespectful and rude. I dread to think how she talks to and treats her staff.

From seating to ordering was around 20 minutes, to then still waiting an hour later to even be asked what you would like... I understand it's Christmas and there is larger groups but don't ignore your smaller groups because you're not going to make as much. Pigs in blankets were pretty much burnt. Steaks were not cooked as asked, just an all round average meal. Perhaps they need to re-think their prices. Well over £100 bill for 3 people... Have visited this restaurant several times, for celebrations or just meeting friends.. never known service like this here before. Hopefully they was just struggling because of christmas and this is not going to be the service going forward.

Must be the worst festive dinner I have ever seen,expected turkey breast,but all 4 dinners existed of what looked liked the underside of the bird,sprouts were overcookedand the parsnips rock hard,one came without a Yorkshire,the desserts were just as bad the mint sundae consisted of a glass of ice cream with a tea spoon of sauce at the bottom and 2 after eights,and the match maker sundae had 1 match maker at the top and another broken in half at the bottom,very dissapointed

When we arrived at 7:25pm, the queue was snaking out of the door, with groups booked for 7pm still waiting to be seated. We were guided to our table past loads of tables, full of dirty plates waiting to be cleared. Our table was upstairs. The cutlery was dirty, and the seats were badly stained. We waited 5 mins to order our drinks and 20 mins for them to arrive. We had to ask someone to take our food order. After an hour, we were still waiting for our starters. We said to the waiting staff we had been waiting an hour, and if we didn't get our starters in the next 5 minutes, we were going to leave at. No food, and no one came over to explain when it would be likely to arrive, so we left as we had children with us. We watched a family who had come in behind us sitting on the floor below get their starters and mains and finish their meal in the same time frame. The service was exceptionally poor, the waiting staff was non-existent, and there was no kind of urgency or concern. Would we book again? Absolutely not. We told a family who had just sat down that they were in for a long wait, and they got up and left at the same time as us. We went home and ordered a takeaway rather than enjoy our festive family get-together that had been booked with this restaurant weeks in advance.

When we arrived at 7:25pm, the queue was snaking out of the door, with groups booked for 7pm still waiting to be seated. We were guided to our table past loads of tables, full of dirty plates waiting to be cleared. Our table was upstairs. The cutlery was dirty, and the seats were badly stained. We waited 5 mins to order our drinks and 20 mins for them to arrive. We had to ask someone to take our food order. After an hour, we were still waiting for our starters. We said to the waiting staff we had been waiting an hour, and if we didn't get our starters in the next 5 minutes, we were going to leave at. No food, and no one came over to explain when it would be likely to arrive, so we left as we had children with us. We watched a family who had come in behind us sitting on the floor below get their starters and mains and finish their meal in the same time frame. The service was exceptionally poor, the waiting staff was non-existent, and there was no kind of urgency or concern. Would we book again? Absolutely not. We told a family who had just sat down that they were in for a long wait, and they got up and left at the same time as us. We went home and ordered a takeaway rather than enjoy our festive family get-together that had been booked with this restaurant weeks in advance.

Lovely restaurant, food was gorgeous and the service is spotless. Perfect for a miserable, rainy evening

A disappointing visit this time around, but the effort being shown by the staff could not be faulted. It seemed as though everyone was surprised with how busy it was this morning, but as busy as it was the staff were doing their best. I've visited this restaurant many times, and today was obviously a one-off so I will give them the benefit of the doubt. But, it is obvious that the move from cook-to-order to a buffet service is not the right option. Less a bad restaurant, not even a must-try-harder comment on the staff, but a could-do-better on the methods being used by Beefeater as a whole.