The Fox in St Albans

Wonderful energy, top service and quality food! The team at The Fox were fabulous. Perfect for a dinner date with friends, family, or clients for business. Adrianna and Toby were fantastic!

In the 30 years I have been coming to the Fox I have not experienced such poor beer management of the bitters. I have had several end of the barrel disasters and even pints served straight after a barrel change. None of the staff take an interest or pride in their products. This is especially bad when they charge premium prices.

We had a lovely lunch at this reasonably sized restaurant with seating inside and out plus plenty of parking. The staff, especially Spencer were friendly, welcoming and attentive throughout our visit. The food quality was high, portion sizes generous and prices reasonable.

Fiona delivered exceptional service - it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening and I cannot fault a thing. The food was grand but what was best was the service from Fiona. We will ask for her and only her on our future visits. Thank you so much.

We’ve had such an amazing evening tonight; Fiona excelled in so many ways. The service was fabulous and I cannot fault a thing. Thank you Fiona. Genuinely thank you.

An evening meal before our flight from Luton. What a find. I booked only requesting a quiet corner table and that's what we got, couldn't complain apart from the family sat across the room with the kids watching cartoons that most people could hear! Anyway, the food was amazing, we both had the fish and chips with the mint pea puree. It was piping hot and tasted perfect. The fish was covered in a light batter and the puree was top draw, loved the homemade chunky tartar sauce. Service was quick helpful and polite. If this was our local we'd be there a lot, that says it all really, go here you won't be disappointed!

Absolutely amazing service by Alex and Krysia! They were both so caring & I couldn’t praise them any more. I was unsure of what drink to get & they gave me their advice & their knowledge of all the drinks. I cannot wait to come back. 5* service, 5* atmosphere and an overall 5* pub!

Celebrating belated happy birthday Excellent meal Sunday roast and best atmosphere love the restaurant . First time coming to this place and did not regret in fact we love to go back again soon to have a meal and proud to recommended to everyone to come to visit

Excellent food and great service from Marcin and the rest of the team. We will be back in the future, regularly!

Great food excellent service. Ambience was lovely. Fantastic treatment from Marcin who made us feel very welcome.

Fantastic, we enjoyed great food and faultless service. I can highly recommend this place if you are in the area. From entering we were warmly greeted (even without a booking), the restaurant is elegantly decorated and generous spacing between the tables. We shared a camembert to start, for mains I had pork belly and the wife enjoyed prawn and chorizo linguine, we couldn't get pudding in.

Food was okay but the experience was spoilt by the poor service. My goats cheese starter was meant to be a main but came as a starter so I sat eating nothing as my friends ate their mains . The goats cheese starter was very nice though as was my friends seabass but the margarita pizza another friend ordered was dry and lacking cheese. Would not rush back !

Chicken liver parfait was very tasty and the chutney complimented the parfait. Mushrooms were tasty and in a lovely creamy sauce (used my finger to wipe the rest up) Steak and Malbec pie was filled to the top with beautifully cooked steak, no fatty chewy pieces, meat fell apart. All great portion sizes and would highly recommend our food choices and the venue.

Poor Sunday dinner tough beef not offered any condiments or asked how are meals were. Looks like under new management to busy to give everyone proper service will not be going back.

My friend and I were greeted and waited on by friendly, helpful staff. Chloe politely took our drinks and main course order after helpfully mentioning that a couple of items were not available. Our Elderflower Sherbert non-alcoholic drinks did not disappoint! Our food (Tempura Prawn sandwich with fries & Chicken&Mozzarella sandwich with fries), was extremely well presented & tasted great! We both had a mini chocolate brownie with a latte for dessert which completed our visit. We have regularly lunched at The Fox and have never been disappointed! Thank you to Chloe and her colleagues for making today’s visit another very positive experience ❤️

My family and I had a lovely late lunch here. Being from outside of the area, it was a pleasure to visit this little gem. We were lucky enough to get a table despite it being a busy Saturday afternoon. All our dishes were cooked fresh and tasted absolutely delicious, and including drinks, very reasonably priced. We were very pleased with the service, particularly a waiter named Christian who went out of his way to help us with our table and with our mother who was in a wheelchair. We shall definately be visiting The Fox again very soon.

Amazing food and service. The staff were brilliant! We live nearby and will definitely come here again. Such a lively pub restaurant.

Great spot for food and drinks, the atmosphere was excellent, busy restaurant but attentive staff!!!

As we were early to meet our friends, I ordered an extra hot Latte, when it came it was Lukewarm. My husband took it back, the girls behind the bar told him ‘that is our extra hot Latte, they couldn’t do it hotter as it would scold the milk!! Rubbish every other place I go to manages to serve extra hot drinks. My friend ordered a cappuccino which was also lukewarm! Food was ok, don’t think we’ll be returning

Food and service were both excellent, couldn’t fault either. Eating out with my son can be daunting as he has allergies. Staff very knowledgeable on allergies, and the even get may contains! Would recommend and would definitely go back again.

Had a double birthday celebration meal recently, and when our server, Fiona, found out, she was fantastic. She brought a small cake with a candle in for each of them, offered a free drink each at the end of the meal and because of a...

We had another great dinner at the fox yesterday. Again we had a pleasure to be served by Alex. Food was beautifully presented and tasty. The place had good vibe. I can’t believe how busy they are. Obviously doing something right.

Another great visit at the fox. All staff there are polite and professional and we’re looking after us amazingly. We have been there few times and they recognise us at the arrival. Food is always amazing so do cocktails. Will be back soon.

Really nice food. Really helpful staff. Went with 1 child who was type 1 diabetic and staff (Marcin) was really helpful.

We were staying at a local 5* luxury hotel and decided to eat locally the last night and wow! Honestly the best meal I've ever had (we were gutted we didn't come sooner to eat here again) beautiful food, amazing service. Highly recommended 👌

We had a table booked and waited by the door as instructed to be seated. We waited for close to ten minutes when a customer walked past and said "you'll be lucky!" There was a group of very loud men outside that seemed to be...

This restaurant is as good as a fine dining experience in my opinion, all the staff members are great and the food is just amazing. All the seats are comfortable and and everyone is freindly. It was an amazing experience to visit the fox. I...

Sunday lunch on a hot sunny afternoon. Myself and a friend had a table in the garden and ordered roast beef with all the trimmings and a bottle of wine. A heavenly afternoon, with super food and very palatable wine, enjoying the sun. Service also...

was staying at a nearby hotel where the food prices were extreme. We found the fox after driving somewhere else and ended up eating lunch there twice. Food selection offered was good and large portions. Good value. Really nice staff and service was good. Would...

We always enjoy Sunday lunch at The Fox. Whilst a bit more expensive than other pub/restaurants in the area, others often disappoint - The Fox has never disappointed us. The food was excellent and the service from Alex was just right. My wife even had...

I cook a lot/and it’s sometimes rare that I’m satisfied how things are cook because of lack of seasoning and quality of the ingredientes but on this occasion the Chefs selection was very good Please continue!!! Also the customer service and knowledge from Sarah was...

The most uncomfortable and embarrassing experience in any restaurant or food establishment I have eaten in. My daughter and I pre booked a table for Sunday Lunch, having eaten here on several occasions and checking their menus for allergen sufferers we booked a table today....

A cracking Sunday Roast (in the evening, a rarity these days!) The roast beef was excellent, the drinks flowed and the service was superb, we were well looked after by Fiona! Thanks for an excellnt meal

We popped in to The Fox on a Sunday evening. There were quite a few people having a late Sunday lunch, however the wife & I went for pub food (fish & chips and steak) Fiona served us wonderfully. Just the right level of attention....

Had a lovely family lunch party here. Great food, nice cocktails and friendly service from Venty. Well recommended.

Enjoyable meal very tasty and great service. Served by Verity who was lovely and stayed calm and polite despite some difficult customers

Lovely evening as usual. Food was superb and arrived in a timely manner. Staff were exceptional; a special mention to Verity and Adriana. Will be visiting again very soon!

We had two roast dinners that came very quickly. The food was incredible, portion size was generous, decor is lovely plus Marcin looked after us and his service was perfect. One of my favourite places to eat - hits the nail on the head every...

We had a lovely time last night, Marcin looked after us and helped us choose the best cocktails, he was very attentive making sure we were ok with everything. The food was great, steak cooked to perfection. I would definitely recommend The Fox as it...

Lovely Guy Marcin behind the bar, I don’t drink so he went above and beyond and made me a delicious non alcoholic cocktail, will definitely call again.

Marcin was amazing today, so friendly, attentive and as always great at his job, always a pleasure to come into The Fox and have a fabulous lunch served by him!

Our server Marcin was excellent, very attentive & knowledgeable. Good choice of food, will definitely visit again

What fabulous service as always by this wonderful chap ! He is always so friendly, attentive and kind. He puts up with my continuous moaning that duck salad needs to be back on the menu !

Well presented restaurant but tables a little cramped. Good selection for set lunch and a la carte available. I had scallops to start, well cooked and served with a reasonable risotto unfortunately no seasoning. Main was a lemon soul with had been kept too long....

We had a three generation, six people evening meal on a Sunday evening. The atmosphere, food and drinks were faultless. Service great too. Thank you!

Waited 10 minutes at the bar. No one there. Went elsewhere. There was a member of staff wandering about but she didn’t want to make eye contact. Maybe you’re supposed to help yourself?

Family Sunday lunch. Tasty Sunday Roast Trio!! excellent service from Marcin. Professional and knowledgeable. Definitely we will back.

Amazing Sunday roasts at The Fox! And such great service from Marchin - so friendly and attentive. Can’t wait for our next visit!

Another great meal at The Fox. Excellent food and fantastic service; Marchin in particular went above and beyond to make sure we were well taken care of. Be back soon!

Lovely Sunday lunch with family and friends, the service from Marcin was absolutely excellent. He couldn’t have been more attentive or responsive. Food and drinks were also first class, thanks for a special Sunday treat.

I met my friends for Sunday lunch and I have to say we had another amazing experience. I love coming back to Fox . Marcin is our favourite; always helpful always giving us a lot of attention always make us laugh. Food was amazing ,...

The person who served us got our drinks order wrong. We then got the chicken bacon and avocado salad which was a bowl of lettuce over ripe avocado two small pieces of chicken and I think they waved the bacon past it. You don’t even...

The two stars is because once seated we had to wait for half an hour for someone to take our order, then only because we got up and went to find someone. Once it came the food was very nice. Going to put the service...

Great Sunday roast with additional cauliflower cheese. Georgie was a very friendly waitress. Good atmosphere.

Great Sunday roast and nice to have a good choice of other dishes ( aside from roasts ) on a Sunday for those of us who are not roast fans! Great service from Verity, thank you

Lovely pub with great food & wonderful service! The staff and friendly, helpful and very accommodating. Can’t wait to return!

Great service from Valentino - very professional, responsive and friendly. Great food and wine. Buzzy atmosphere. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcc

We had an amazing time. It was a Wednesday evening and the pub was full. We received great service from Elle who was very friendly and attentive. Most of us had a steaks which were delicious. Definitely recommend this pub. Will be visiting soon again.

We had expected a lot more! Being positive - good service, reasonable prices and wide menu. But food quality is very very poor, my wife's pork belly came as a bit a belly with "tons" of potatoes, practically no crackling and oversteamed vegetables. My curry...

No greeting on arrival at the bar, although one obviously very busy server. Waited a good five minutes before being served, and went to find our friends who we were dining with later. It seemed very busy, but gradually folk left and by the time...

Very very hot day and 12 of us were stuffed inside a small room with windows (2) (small) and small fire door open (blocked by a sofa) no air, no breeze absolutely stifling, no fans no air con really not acceptable. Starter Food sticky chicken...

Arrived early but got seated straight away with no issues. Service was brilliant throughout dinner, was very quick for drinks, starters, main and desert. Could not fault anything. Fish and chips was fantastic, really fresh. Roast beef dinner was just as tasty. Can’t wait to...

First and foremost I am not a serial complainer and don’t get any pleasure writing a negative review. We both arrived at The Fox early whilst waiting for our friends to arrive. So we went through to the bar to have a drink and wait....

Nearly 30 degrees outside so the restaurant had all the doors and windows open .if it wan directly adjacent to a main road it may have been ok but I sat with generic pumped bar music in on ear and road noise in the other...

Such a lovely place. We received a warm welcome from the hostess who showed us to our table. Alex our waiter was very pleasant and knowledgeable. Food arrived promptly and was delicious. Shame we are not local as this place would be our spot to...

Had yet another lovely meal out here with my family! The food was delicious, we especially loved the meze platter for starters and we had excellent service from Michal and Sarah! Thank you :)

So disappointing. We booked a table at 7 and still waiting for our mains at 9:15! We visited the fox on my birthday and booked a 7pm table as we had a teenager and 9year old with us. We ordered our starters which came out...

Excellent food and service. Marvin look after with 5 star treatment . All the staff were friendly. Highly recommend

I went for the linguini in white wine with seafood and chorizo, what I got was linguini in a puddle of hot water with 2 prawns and a minuscule of chorizo I can only assume had flavoured something the previous week. Poor show.

All the staff were very friendly, great service. We were a party of 10 and the staff really looked after us with all the food arriving together. The food was lovely. This was my first visit and I will definitely be returning. Marcin was fab

Marcin was very polite and welcoming. We ordered drinks and dessert. The cocktails are lovely, definitely recommend the Passion Fruit Martini.

Excellent meal and service. The Fox is not the cheapest in Harpenden but the quality of the food and service makes it outstanding and great value for money.

We visited to celebrate my mother in laws 91st birthday. We were greeted warmly by Elle -Marie & looked after attentively Unfortunately my mother in law was taken ill during our meal Alex the manager handled the situation calmly & professionally & called the ambulance...

Unfortunately we were really disappointed with our Easter lunch. The roast dinners were generous portions, but the majority of the food had no flavour and was cooked poorly. Two members of the group couldn’t eat the pork belly as it was overcooked and tough. We...

Great service and amazing food on my first experience of the fox. Had the trio of meat roast so much on the plate all cooked to perfection loved it. Pud was just as yummy. The only thing that let the experience down was the grubby...

Lovely roast dinner, with an amazing waiter Michal. He was very attentive and friendly! Thank you very much :)

Excellent service from Alex and the meals we had were all great, would definitely go back. Quite busy but still very friendly efficient service and a agood atmosphere.

Me and my husband popped in for a dinner. Very delicious food. Hot and tasty. The manageress lady (long brunette hair) so lovely,kind and helpful. This place is much much better,than a year ago.

We lunched here on 13 March. Food and service was excellent as always, we were very well looked after by Alex. The Fox never lets you down and that is why we regular return. Our bill for 3 courses each and a couple of drinks...

I'd heard good things about this gastro pub, so I booked for Mother's Day and wasn't disappointed. Friendly greeting and excellent service throughout provided my Michal, who looked after us. Food was faultless from starters through to dessert and left with a happy Mum. Thank...

A family meal of 16 and everything was great, all came out together and was lovely, the staff were very friendly and helpful

Initial welcome poor. Our party of four was taken to a table for six which had not been laid up. On querying this, the girl who took us there went off to speak to the manager and did not return. We then seated ourself at...

We visited The Fox for the first time this week to meet friends. Booking online was very easy and I received regular communication about my booking. On arrival we were greeted and shown to our table by a very friendly assistant The service we received...

We really can’t fault this place. We were a party of six adults plus two girls aged 6 and 4 and a six month old baby. On a busy Sunday afternoon we were well looked after throughout our time there. Between us we had several...

Like many customers we’ve been going to the Fox for about 20 years and always had great food and great service. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case on out most recent visit. As soon as we’d sat at our table we were informed the kitchen would...

My partner and I along with our baby arrived having come from London. When we arrived we asked for some boiling water to make our baby’s bottle. Having come from London it was not possible to make it before leaving as a bottle only lasts...

Went for the Valentines menu and it was superb. Lovely melted brie starter (to share) Fillet Steak cooked exactly to the wifes liking with best chips ever! Lamb rump absolutely divine. Bottle of Moet and 2 cocktails (instead of puds - we were stuffed !)...

Waited 25 minutes after being seated for drinks, after 40 minutes and no table service went to bar and the attitude was shocking being ignored and given the wrong drink! Then told I should be seat to get served, I pointed out that’s why I’m...

Visited The Fox for a business evening meal for a table of ten. The food was excellent and the service was polite and professional. Looking forward to eating here again.

Had a lovely meal with my partner. The atmosphere and the staff were very welcoming. Our server was friendly and attentive. Great evening all in all

Nice restaurant/pub with a cosy atmosphere. I would recommend the sticky chicken starter (will definitely order again when I go back) and they make great cocktails.

Whether you are wanting a really good pub meal or would like something more upmarket The Fox Harpenden is the place for you. My wife and I have eaten all around the world from street food to a la carte but we were both amazed...

Never fails to disappoint! Lovely Sunday roast, with attentive, friendly staff that were more than happy to “tweak” our orders to give us just what we wanted. Thanks again, all folk Fox xx

Superb x highly recommended. Delicious food, beautifully presented; really cosy atmosphere; service was quick and polite.

Fantastic food! The whole experience from start to finish is great, waitress is always so friendly and kind. The food can’t get better and the prices are fair for the portion size. Always a great spot to get great food.

Such a lovely gastro pub. From start to finish everything was perfect. Great service from Veronica followed by lovely food. Al staff were friendly and working hard as it was packed Saturday lunch. Will be returning soon.

Amazing service from Krysia. Very nice atmosphere and food was excellent. Would recommend to everyone

Again excellent experience. The food was amazing, very friendly and professional service. We have been coming with our family here for a yers and it never disappoints.

Turned up as we are being sat down we was told there was no steak on the menu ordered are mains I ordered the pork with scallops stay away tough as old boots sent it back to be told chef says that's the way the...

New year's day meal, great service from waitress Sophie. Lovely food served hot and in a reasonable time. Will definitely be coming back, thank you to the staff.