The White Hart in St Albans

Food was good and they were getting ready for Christmas 🎄. Will be going back .

Arrived a Tuesday afternoon, only one other customer in but greeted with a smile and "what can I get for you" straight away. The lady who served us mentioned that she was the only member of staff working and things may be a bit slower than normal but this was not the case. Ordered 2 drinks and 2 baguettes and came to £13! Was given drinks straight away and shown where to sit (the conservatory) whist we waited for our food which didn't take long at all. The baguettes were simple but delicious, with generous filling. Lovely friendly local pub

We arrived at what appeared a charming, characterful, old building. That was the highlight! Inside is the opposite and we were greeted with "your table is down there, second on the left" To give you some insight, I have been to Thailand many times, have many Thai friends and have eaten Thai cuisine with them, in Thailand and many Thai restaurants. The food we were served in the Golden Elephant is not representative of Thai food nor good, well cooked fresh food of any description. The Chinese mushrooms with bamboo shoots was in fact 3/4 of one close cupped mushroom with some very soggy out of date bamboo shoots. The Weeping Tiger that we asked to be cooked med rare was cooked until it was crispy. The chicken with ginger was slimy and bland. The sizzling seafood mix was 4 prawns and a few half scallops in a bland sauce. The aromatic duck was overcooked and nothing about it was aromatic. Each portion was small, bland, over cooked and failed to taste like fresh ingredients that were stir fried by a competent Chef. I know that my Thai friends would have sent it all back as would I if I hadn't been taken there by friends who have not before eaten good Thai food and I didn't want to offend them. There are many good Thai restaurant in Hertfordshire but stay away from this place.

I walked in because they had a special lunch menu on for 12-4pm to try it. As I used to live in St Albans when it first opened but never managed to do whenever I happened to walk past. The food is awesome, service is great, with friendly staff and management. If you happen to have allergies they have great selection for most including lots of Gluten Free choices including a nice desserts HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, but if you are coming in the evening definitely book in advance

Great wagamamma, good central location, enjoyed a meal at around 6pm and there was no queue to get in, it did get busy later however. Waited under 10 minutes for our food and everything was tasty. Clean location! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐