The Reading Rooms in St Albans

Popped in for a drinky poo , gin and tonic lovely, small old fashioned drinking venue, very welcoming, standing room mainly but some cosy seating otherwise

‌great local bar with friendly vibes. Great quality for price

Lovely micro pub with great beers and a fantastic area upstairs. Lovely warm reception from the staff, who were very welcoming of our furry four-legged friends!

Beer was a bit disappointing to be honest .Tasted a bit tired and stale

Friendly, helpful staff in a cosy location where you get to support a local micro brewery with rotating guest beers and a range of events to enhance your evening. Pleasantly surprised to find they had sports on the TV without feeling like it was the focus of everyone in the venue.

Very friendly service. And the people are nice to

Best pub in the village, easily.

Hofmeister in the proper glass. 'Nuff said. Exceptional

Tiny barroom...quirky decor....Farr brews

First visit. Friday lunchtime. Beer superb so bought 6 bottles as a take out. Recommend a visit. Relaxing venue on a warm summer day. The Pale 4.2% top taste for sure.

Lovely little place with friendly staff. Upstairs is tired but interesting. can even play old 45rpm records or board games. Wish they still sold Aspall cider but only Thatchers

Conveinent for the bus bus stops, sits a quirky micro pub. Public house is a great description as it is just like someone's house, open to the public. You'd be forgiven for thinking it the abode of a little old lady who can still use the stairs. With it's leather high-backed armchairs, olds books and nick-nacks it really does have a homely feel. Sit downstairs or up. Upstairs is like a studio flat complete with butler sink and old-fashioned charm! We would have sat upstairs had we not needed to look out for he bus. But I am sure we will go back in the spring now Mummy has a bus pass for Hertfordshire. Please don't go in a boisterous group. This is too peaceful for that! This place would he be even better if they had mummy's book for you to read ---- Travels with my Teddy Bear (Travelogues and musings of a woman with Asperger's Syndrome and her teddy bear)!

Super place to pop into and grab a drink and a chat with whoever is in there. Always friendly. Always full of good beer. Use it because you love it. Use it because they need you to.

Really nice place, a bit different from your usual pub.

Nice beer great place to unwind chat.. and drink!

A quirky bar and bottle room with a unique atmosphere. The beers are generally excellent and there is an interesting range of spirits. Something for everyone here. Very well worth a visit.

Great local drinking hole. Highly recommended

all staff are lovely, beer is delightful and the atmosphere is amazing

So happy this place has reopened! Lovely little pub with a great cozy atmosphere, lovely staff and delicious beer. Can't wait to go back!

We love it at The Reading Rooms. The beer is excellent and it has a unique friendly atmosphere.

Tiny little bar, but a real gem. The Farr Brew beer is excellent..... the brewery is very close by so doesn't have to travel farr (sorry... couldn't help myself there). Absolutely the friendliest bar I've ever been to. It's SO small it's almost impossible not to interact with everyone else, although there is a larger space upstairs if you need to expand. Brilliant.

Lovely casual, little pub where you can go and relax and try the local drinks. People very friendly.

Great beer, great staff- in particular, Becca Robertson was delightfully knowledgable on the Farr Brew brewery! The locals at the pub are also very friendly, would highly recommend this micro pub to anybody!

How to describe "The Reading Rooms". MicroPub with good quality local beers and bakery. To read a book, a newspaper Yes you can. For moments with Comrades, Family, Friends,.... Yes you can. So many possibilities. And if you just look for a place with people smile with heart, just come in.

Relaxed very friendly atmosphere service great!! Gin unbelievable!!!

Good beer, bit on the small side but cosy older crowds

Staff friendly beer good nice place to have a quiet drink with friend's

Great little pub, the Farr Brew are amazing and expect them to be taking over more pubs. This is a perfect place to come for a quiet drink or a few. Friendly and helpful staff!

A lovely, friendly, welcoming pub with free

What a local gem that welcomes dogs! Went there with my son and had a great pint and a delicious scotch egg. Our dog fluttered his eyelids and earned his dog biscuit. Many thanks

Quaint little pub, serving a wide range of ales and gins. Friendly staff and a very warm welcome. Quiz night was fun

Great place, loads of trails and multiple ways to access them and the cafe I'd excellent.

Great little pub with fantastic staff ☺

Great micropub, with very good beers. Excellent scotch egg from local butcher. Very friendly and recommended.

Lovely community style pub belonging to local micro brewery, fantastic ales, interesting range of whiskies, gins and vodkas served in an intimate environment with plenty of books and newspapers to read. A real gem!

Friendly environment. Lovely bar staff. Free cheese on a Sunday. No tv. Overall great place to drink.

Nice little craft pub, very friendly with books, tea and coffee as well as local beers.

Simple, cosy, brilliant local boozer. You won't be disappointed.

A very aesthetic place with decent prices, abeit a bit crampt. I'd highly recommend as long as you can deal with the odd conversation with a patron.

Small but quaint. Good location ideal for walking.. And they had a delicious cake.

Great place. Would be better if it was open til a little later

Really nice atmosphere and staff

Lovely micropub - great beer- What more is there to say!

Delightful place for tea and home made cake with friends

my one visit was very chilled, lovely beer. no mudic just conversations..

This micropub run by Farr brewery is a great addition to the village.

Lovely micro pub with some good local brews

Great place for pint of a locally made beer

Cosy, awesome, and dog friendly!

Very nice little pub. I love the arm chairs upstairs and the chilled environment

Went there to get some bottles of beer for a christmas present the beer was unusual very friendly and helpful staff will be going there sometime in the new year to try it ourselves there beer was at the st alban christmas market

Such a great relaxing place, a must to visit

A small pub with interesting beers and local drinkers. Knowledgeable barman.

Popped in yesterday and again tonight, great beers and great staff. Thoroughly recommend visiting this local.

Great place for a drink friendly atmosphere and brilliant staff.

A real little gem in the heart of the village. I'm not a beer drinker but have now managed two different and delicious halves on my visits. Very comfy to sit,chat,read, with friendly staff and regulars. We are really lucky as a village to have this and unlike some pubs, it is a place a woman could happily go into alone.

Cool little micropub. Nice addition to the village.

Love it even as a non beer drinker. Great staff and very friendly.

Excellent little brewery tap bar.

Excellent. One of the best places locally to have a beer

Great atmosphere and great drinks, will go again

Best micropub ever. Awesome drinks, good food, friendly staff and an amazing atmosphere.

Quirky pub, unique style, great scotch eggs!

Lovely micro pub. Great beer, great atmosphere, beautiful setting...

Great addition to the village....well done to all involved

Lovely place very friendly staff. I like especially the cider and prosecco

Convivial, good selection of ale's, friendly,efficient bar staff.A great concept.

Refreshingly different, relaxed bar. They care about quality drinks. Friendly staff. A great experience and a very reasonably priced pint!

Wish St Albans had a "reading room"

Friendliest most quirky drinking den Don’t tell everyone !! Worth coming to Whathampstead just for the Farr Brew