The Hub in St Albans

Great fruit cake with cycling memorabilia

A very charming coffee shop with wonderful homemade cakes Great friendly service and coffee The toasted sandwiches looked amazing, may be next time we visit

Just had the best Cappuccino 👌 Not had one this good since my trip to Italy last September. Definitely give this place a go, small deceiving little shop, but the coffee is wow, delicious 😋

Ordered a latte and a toasted tea cake and had to ask the lady who was going to make the coffee to remove or replace her plastic gloves as she had been stroking a dog and feeding it treats in front of the food counter. Went and sat outside and the younger girl brought out my tea cake after I had finished eating I then had to go back inside to ask how long it would be before I got my coffee . I was told there was two drinks in front of me and it would be out soon …… would hate to see how long you would have to wait if it was busy

Decent coffee and loo out the back which is always useful for us cyclists! Tables and bike racks out front and comfy seating inside. Stale cake today which we eat cos we were hungry, but clearly leftovers from the weekend that shouldn’t have been served…… Lindy - it was lemon cake, no complaint needed!

This is a lovely little cafe, the food is great and the staff are really friendly, you can sit inside or on the seats outside. A great place to meet up with your cycle mates. Definitely recommend it.

Top coffee ☕️ a little small friendly staff

Great coffee shop with the best coffee and cakes!

My friends planned a surprise babyshower here recently and the venue did not disappointed. It was beautiful and the staff were just wondering. However the afternoon tea sandwiches were so dry and nearly everything was returned untouched. A bit of shame on the food stance especially as some friends had bottomless.

Nice little coffee stop. Staff very friendly and good coffee but given 3 stars due to oat milk being an extra 50p, even in a small flat white. Given the environmental impact of whole milk and relative price of oat milk I find this very expensive.

Cyclists café. Good place to stop for coffee.

Open on Bank Holiday Monday! I visited with a gentleman in a wheelchair and we managed to get a wheelchair inside, just. Mind the step. Really enjoyed the atmosphere and catching up with some locals from the village. Great little place, we will be coming back again soon!

The Hub is the essential pit stop when cycling around or through Hertfordshire. Highly recommended.

Nice well located Café. Popular with weekend cyclists. Loads of parking for bikes. Friendly service.

This is a qwerky and unique place to come for a nice home cake or scones, with cyclist photos, literature and clothes to different races and memories, with beautiful low beans and lovely cakes, we all had different cakes, orange and lemon cream cake, earl grey and blackcurrant and a Victoria sponge. Something nice see if your travel between Hemel Hempstead to St Albans or Harpenden or Junction 9 of the M1. Over as every cyclist does using the nicky line.

Great little independent coffee place! The best homemade cakes and really good coffee!

Would love this to open earlier for cyclists. Otherwise a great stop to take a well needed break. Good coffee. Friendly service

Nice place for a coffee but not in big groups as quite small

Wonderful coffee and delicious 🎂

Lovely coffee and cake. Cool decor and people are very friendly.

Great atmo, place with the character. Good stop on a bike ride if in the area

Friendly coffee bar with excellent coffees and lovely home made cakes, pastries and toasties, Recommended for a visit on mothers Day or any day 💕

Have had a coffee here a few times whilst out on a ride; great place, great service and great coffee

Welcoming atmosphere with nice coffee and food (cakes) to take away or eat in as you so choose.

Excellent coffee and choice baked cakes with the addition of lunchtime toasties. The coffee is faultless. Cakes made only with ingredients you can read and understand. The staff are courteous, cheerful and friendly. Nothing to dislike. Loved it.

Excellent village coffee shop- always great coffee.

Good stop for a cyclist out and about. Good coffee and a selection of cakes served by efficient and, most importantly, friendly staff. A few benches outside now too.

Best coffee in the area ☕️ I live in the centre of St Albans but come here - as it beats everywhere nearby. Keep it up, The Hub 💕

So cute and a welcome relief of amazing coffee at a level that will even impress an aussie.

Couldn't ask for more. Stopped here for a coffee on my cycling route. Great coffee, very nice and friendly staff and covid regulation were implemented properly.

Lovely little cafe in an old building in the pretty village of Redbourn. Themed all things cycling.

Coffee very good indeed as was the cake. Also they didn't mind that we were all covered in mud 😁

Nice small cafe with a cycling theme.

One of the best Flat whites I have ever tasted lemon drizzle cake was superb as well 👍🏼 Staff very friendly and welcoming also .

We enjoyed an excellent coffee and shared a slice of locally homemade cake. The cake was also first rate, moist, tasty and fresh. There are numerous items of interest to any cyclist as well as photos and other mementos. The service was very friendly and helpful. Though on four wheels and not two (or three) this cafe is definitely tuned to the needs of cyclists.

Cosy little cafe that's reasonably priced and cycle friendly for a quick pick-me-up or mid ride coffee/tea/cake stop. With seating indoors and out and they even provide blankets to cover your legs in winter if you choose to sit outdoors. I'll be back!

Best coffee in Redborn and very nice friendly staff

Lovely spot to sit on a sunny day mid cycle ride. A wonderful sense of schadenfreude as you watch the miles of gridlocked cars disgorged from the broken M1.

Lovely place to stop. Nice décor, and I appreciated the free chocolates at the checkout!

Amazing little coffee shop like home from home with a cosy and comfy old fashioned feel; you will find a great selection of delicious cakes, and the finest coffee from a specialist brand! The owner has a professional cycling background and 'The Hub' is decorated with cycling memorabilia which gives it a quirky touch. The lovely staff are trained baristas and are warm and welcoming to all. This is a one-stop coffee shop, so do come and give it a try - you will be pleasantly surprised! (Situated on the corner of the High Street in Redbourn)

What a lovely little coffee shop, we did a pit stop during a 33 mile cycle ride to refuel and had a strong Americano and the most delicious lemon drizzle cake. Seating available outdoors, friendly staff and quirky cycling themed decor, definitely a thumbs up from me and most definitely will be stopping here again to refuel :-)

Lovely stop for all cyclists and walkers alike.

Great place for a coffee and cake on cycling route.

Awesome place to stop on your bike for a coffee. Great service as always.

No better place to stop for refreshments whilst out on a cycle ride. Friendly staff and great food 🥮 & beverages ☕ to match.

Great service, not sure i got what I paid for though, a large cappuccino seemed more like a regular size. But the coffee blend used was delicious.

Excellent place to break your walk with a hot drink and a cake (chocolate brownie is my personal favourite). The staff are very friendly. I love this place🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️☕🍩🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️👍

If you’re looking for a charming place to stop in the village for coffee and homemade cake then this is the place! Lovely cycling themed decor and friendly & polite staff. The coffee is excellent too!

Great homemade cakes and great coffee. There is always a wide selection of cakes. Watch your waistline and they also allow dogs in so at least you can work It off. Being the hub it is frequented by cyclists so I suppose they can eat the great cakes without worrying about calories. Do give it a try you won’t be disappointed. I limit myself to one visit a week just for weight purposes.

Lindy's chocolate cake!!!!! OH MY... what a cake!!! Thank you - we absolutely loved it. Highly recommended to order for a special occasion

The coffee was probably the best I’ve ever had, cakes or the lemon polenta cake I had was amazing. Lovely, friendly atmosphere and really helpful and engaging staff. In the immortal words, I will be back

Why is it when you take probably very normal nice people and put them in Lycra and call them “cyclists”, do they become obnoxious? We have a very nice coffee shop in our village which is a meeting place for the Lycra set. They turn up from surrounding cities and villages on their bicycles and take over our village, closing roads and even the village common so that they can control the village for their cycling activities. It’s a shame as the coffee shop is really nice. I would love to go here to read a paper and have a coffee with people who cared about my village rather than just used it! Shame on the local council! They should deal with it!

Often pop in after walking the dog on Rebourn common , call in for a coffee and slice of cake. If you are a cyclist a great place to break your journey and refresh you for on going journey. Looking for a unusual cake this is place to go.

Possibly as the name is intended to imply it’s a cycling cafe frequented by men (and women) of a certain age who like to show off their equipment in cycling “motifed” Lycra. Not sure if the dress code is enforced but it is certainly very well adhered to!

A cute little coffee shop with friendly staff and great coffee. Cyclists are always welcome and it’s always nice to rest for a while. I needed a pump, slow puncture, that’s no problem as they have one available. A good place to chill and chat before during or after your ‘Saddle Time’.

The Hub is a wonderful little place, little being the salient word here, for a pit stop for a coffee and some cake. Often full of cyclists, as it's linked with a cycle shop further up the high street, and caters primarily for that clientele, they always have a lovely selection of home-made cakes and delicious coffee. The staff are wonderful and welcoming even if you're not a cyclist. On a sunny day they have a couple of tables and chairs outside and cyclists can often be spotted taking a break there. Its a perfect use of a small space and a friendly "HuB" to take a break, take the weight off and briefly relax. Highly recommended.

Delicious Polenta cake and a proper pot of tea at The Hub today, as always. Highly recommended for walkers as well as cyclists.

What a lovely little coffee house in Redbourn which is very popular with locals and cyclists. It’s also very pet and child friendly and the cakes and coffees are delicious. Worth a quick stop off if you’re passing.

I’ve been stopping off here regularly on my bike rides. Warm and friendly staff, nice range of food and always a warm welcome for cyclists

What an amazing set up, Simon has really created something special - outstanding carefully selected coffee beans transformed into superb coffee. Lovely selection of treats to eat in an unusual cycle themed environment. Great spot for cyclists to stop off but you don’t have to be a cyclist to go! Will be back again and will tell the family and friends

The hub was originally set up by the proprietors for cyclists and you will find lots of cyclist memorabilia in the comfortable seating area. However, The Hub is open to all who wish to pop in for a coffee and cake, and a get-together. Here you will find warm and friendly staff who will make you feel very welcome. Coffee really is premium here, and the best taste for miles around. There is always the finest selection of cakes available to enjoy with your coffee. Dogs and children are welcome and you will often find a mixture of cyclists, walkers, local people and many visitors from outside the area. Because it is so popular, it can be busy at times, but always has a lovely atmosphere and feel to it, as everyone is so friendly! This really is a little Gem and you won’t find anything to rival it! I I now call in 3 days a week for that special coffee and relaxed atmosphere. Do give it a try - just Wonderful!

Lovely little cosy cycling themed coffee place. Amazingly friendly atmosphere Some parking available nearby

I went to this coffee shop with my baby and a friend. I appreciate that it is very small and cycling themed but it wasn’t very busy and there was enough space for the buggy. Unfortunately I managed to knock over and break a mug with my coat. Obviously I was really apologetic but the cafe staff made me feel really awkward and uncomfortable. Plus one of the other people in the cafe made the comment that ‘some people these days just want to take their baby everywhere’. I left as soon as possible due to the horrible atmosphere and will not be going back. Found the experience really upsetting.

After coming off the motorway for a break we found this lovely unique cafe care of trip advisor. Lovely mocha coffee and tea plus flapjack and coffee cake. Just what was needed. Definitely recommend a visit.

Dropped in after a long dog walk - great place with very helpful and friendly staff. We were fortunate enough to be able to chat with the owner who kindly gave our dog some treats as well! Brilliant place - 10/10!

The Hub is one of the loveliest places to visit for a coffee and slice of cake. Homemade cakes and proper, proper coffee. Highly recommended. It's also a magnet for cyclists and has a few spares in case you need anything on your travels.

I knew what it was and I knew it had cornered a niche market but My Word they, imho, serve the best coffee, corporate or independent! Great Cake too ☆☆☆☆☆

As fast food chains dominate the high streets and folk get hoodwinked into thinking that buying a bucket of coffee and a plastic croissant is part of our heritage, then it is comforting to note that there are still some places out there which hold on to what a café should actually be. The Hub is special and should be protected as a real national treasure. Why?

A quirky little café on the corner of Fish Street where we occasionally stop for a snack and a drink during a walk (it is conveniently near the Nicky Line walk from Redbourn to Harpenden). It's a small place just right for the job. It serves really excellent sandwiches made with bread from the local mill (toasted if one wants); the cakes are simply wonderful and the coffee is about the best I have tasted.

It’s taken me far too long to make it to the Hub! I’m so glad I finally made it for coffee. Perfect for a post Hudgellates energy boost ! Quirky cute interior is very appealing too with all its cycling memorabilia. I’ll be back!

Made even better now they've started offering coconut milk. They offer a good range of dairy free alternatives to milk including soya, oat and coconut milk. The Coconut flat white is recommended. They also offer a good rante

¡Qué hallazgo! Gran café y tartas en un entorno acogedor y relajado. Lugar pequeñito pero lleno de carácter interior, también con una mesa fuera en la parte trasera y una en el exterior en la parte delantera. Estábamos haciendo un paseo de domingo del molino encantadora en Redbourn y necesitaba algunas de refrescos en un cálido día de verano: esta dio en el clavo! Me encantó.

Esta bicicleta pequeña y agradable café walker está en el extremo sur de Redbourn High Street y está a un corto desvío de la línea y forma Sendero Nickey ciclo.

Ya había avisado el personal que llegaríamos tarde mañana un descanso para tomar café durante un paseo. Nuestros pedidos fueron tomadas rápidamente y entregado tan pronto como estuvieron listos. Las mujeres nos hicieron muy bien. Los pasteles no se puede perder. Los de nuestro grupo que fuimos por una pinta realmente perdido.

Que poco peculiar visita los martes por la mañana, mientras esperando por mi chica tuviera su lección a caballo.

Este es mi café local. Voy frecuentemente con amigos, mi marido y nuestro hijo bebé. Las tartas son fantásticas, con favoritos eran los increíblemente húmeda brownie y tarta de yogur muy excelentes para probar cubiertas de leñadores! También los mejores sándwiches tostados de queso y tomate. Perros y bebé simpático aunque poco espacio para cochecitos.

Lovely coffee and cake making a perfect first stop if you are walking the length of the Ver. Be warned, popular haunt for mamils.

Situado en el Pueblo El Hub es un redbourn maravilloso pequeño café con café y pasteles. A menudo, cuando he tenido un paseo por el pueblo me paren y disfrutar de un café. Siempre está ocupado a menudo con ciclistas parando para descansar. Simplemente me encanta!

This delightful tiny coffee shop was recommended to us when we were walking the river Ver circular walk. It's in REdbourn towards the bottom end of the High Street. It is very tiny and the seating is cramped but well worth a visit. It's full of cycle memorabilia and all the customers seemed to be either cyclists or walkers. The coffee was the best I've had in a long time and the tray cakes were to die for. The coffee was very reasonably priced, certainly cheaper than the normal coffee chains. Well worth a visit and the staff were very friendly.

This was our second visit having last been hear 6 or 7 months ago. Glad to see its still as friendly and welcoming as ever. A quaint little corner shop coffee house bedecked with cycling memorabilia. We each ahd coffe and a cake. Coffes came in umatching mugs but that added to the quaint feel of the place. The cakes were home made to perfrection and just what we needed after our stroll through the local area. The beetroot and hazelnut cake sounds weird but tasted devine and the yoghurt topped bleberry flapjack was just as good. We will be back agin to try more of their cakes!!!.

Lovely local cafe, which I use quite regularly but I have one gripe. Please come to our table to take orders. It makes no sense for the customer to block the room at the narrowest part to order their coffee/tea. The drinks are brought to the table so why not do complete waitress service. We sat for 10-15 minutes waiting to order this morning. We called down to the two staff members asking if we needed to walk over (it seems to be different every time I go) and they said yes. Why? It wasn't busy. Could one of them not come to us? It's not Starbucks. Other than that, lovely drinks and cakes, and dog friendly. I shall return but please rethink your ordering process - it's too tiny a place for a queue to fit into.

Always have enjoyed my visits to the hub normally after a cycle ride in the Chilterns. It's always a very welcome site and they are a fine coffee and a pot of tea. When they have it in stock also make up a cracking cheese toast i.e. made from the local Mill bakery. Interesting to read a few reviews recently criticising the service. It can be mixed depending on who is on. The younger staff are always cheery and polite. One or two of he "older" team could smile a bit more. There are occasions I feel I am treading in somebody's front room and I should lifer my feet to allow them to hoover under me.

Order 2 coffees. They kept bringing us the wrong order so after 30mins we walked out without the coffees we ordered and paid for and without an apology. Simply the worst service I've ever had in my life.

They have all press coffee which is my fav. They serve it hot and it is the way coffee should be, a total treat. The carrot cake is always amazing and when you taste it you know instantly that you will never cook one as good. I saw a previous reviewer expecting some loud egregious greeting. It's not that sort of place. It has a country atmosphere with that special form of quiet hushed and unhurried chatter you expect from Hertfordshire. If they did a toasty cheese sandwich they would have got the five. Sometimes especially in winter I'd love something savoury with the coffee. But likely a toasty cheese maker will accrue large fees from the local council so I understand.

Met there with vg friends from Australia today - lovely welcoming staff, delicious coffees and excellent cakes! Quite a hub for travelling cyclists too. Lively decor and comfy seatings. All good, thank you.

Great coffee, nice sandwich & cake. My criticism is the three or four ladies running the place, we're not welcoming. It wasn't a 'hi lads, where you been, what can we get you?' scenario, more us questioning 'oh, so you do toast, anything with it?!' Sorry, won't be returning in a hurry

Love The Hub, love the cakes, love the coffee, love the people who work there, love the cake, oh and did I mention I love the cake

Brilliant cafe that caters mostly for cyclists. Always busy and bustling. Good selection of snacks and drinks and a regular stop for me and friends on our rides.

I stopped in for a Flat White; daughter had an enormous millionaire shortbread. Sat and used the Wifi for half an hour in a comfy and friendly environment. Fun cycling theme to the place. Will stop in again next time I'm passing through.

A very popular local haunt, no you don't have to be wearing Lycra to stop here but you may feel left out if you don't . A great little find goid coffee, great choice of yummy cakes etc and the staff are lovely too. So proud of our local Hub!

Good coffee stop on a bike ride in avoid location. Nice location with a nice atmosphere particularly if you are a cyclist.

Lovely coffee and a cosy, friendly place to stop on our cycle ride along the Nickey Line. Great for cyclists, walkers or anybody who wants a nice coffee.

This place is known as a cyclists stop but it works just as well for walkers. Outside seating at the front and in the small rear yard is welcome on a hot day. The coffee is good and the cakes we tried were great. Nice friendly service.

This Cafe is small but quirky, they do the best coffee by miles and fantastic home made cakes. Great for bike ride stop

Best coffee for miles, and a warm cosy friendly vibe! What's not to love?! A favourite with cyclists too!

Arrived just before closing time on a Sunday when they had been very busy but still had a reasonable choice of cakes. The cakes we had were superb and we sat outside watching the cyclists go by.

This is a small café, but they have made the most of the space available. It has a cycling theme and is decorated with cycling photos and memorabilia. There are also plenty of magazines and a few books to read. The coffee is good and the home made cakes are delicious.

Really good coffee, friendly staff, great cakes. Lots of cycling memorabilia and books. Always stop for a refuel when out on the bike. Love it.

I found this place when looking for somewhere to stop off on a bike ride. it's a great little cafe with a good range of cakes that aren't all sugar packed. I've found some Cycle cafes can be a bit snobby, but this place was really friendly and we chatted with a few other couples outside in the sunshine, so was a really friendly place.The coffee was great, as others have said, strong and smooth. The staff seemed a little rushed and short, but it's not easy having such a busy cafe and not many staff!

friendly and welcoming, with great coffee - almost like a tardis - inside is bigger than it looks. Great place for cyclists, walkers and those who like good coffee