The best restaurants in Verulam St Albans East of England

Website says open until 5 , including Mondays. We made a special trip to go here for a special tea the Monday before last, arriving at around 2.30 pm and it was in darkness and locked up. Very disappointing.

Nice but a bit pricey for a waffle.

Can’t put into words how wonderful this restaurant is. Every dish we ordered felt authentic and beautifully made. The service was great. Will be going back very soon.

The pork Sunday roast was the best I've ever had. Gravy absolutely delicious too. A little out of the way but worth the extra walk. Cozy atmosphere and friendly, helpful staff.

Held a wake here recently. Great location and venue and staffing all pretty solid as well. Cannot comment on the rooms directly but generally hotel is very well thought of

A excellent Turkish restaurant..recommended by a neighbour and lived up to expectation. Their sea food platter was awesome and their mixed starter (shared) was so tasty.

Really nice pub, open fire and super dog friendly. All the patrons are very happy and friendly as well and I enjoyed having a nice chat with a few (and theor dogs). Personally, I prefer a pub without kids so this ine is right up my street!

Recently revisited an old favourite haunt We’d been regulars but 2.5 years ago had a bad experience with a new manager who treated us badly on an ad hoc visit- so haven’t dared to go back Today we did and for lunch with my Mum Felt a bit awkward but The Manager who was on duty Sam , was very welcoming and kind to us . It was quite busy for an early slot on a Saturday. Our drinks and food were quickly served and good quality. Would like to thank Sam and the team for their exceptional customer service and making it us nice today

The new chef, Mr Nitin, has raised the cuisine in the restaurant of St Michael’s Manor to a new level. We had a meal that was memorable, and far superior to a lunch taken there with friends in July 2023. I’ll be back. VIP treatment for vegetarians too.

We booked our wedding 4 months ago at the loft. We were supposed to do a tasting and suggested a date. We called, emailed and even contacted them on social media for 5 weeks and no one got back to us. In the end we had to find another venue for 40 people and 7 weeks to go. We have asked for our deposit back and they are avoiding all communication. Be VERY careful before booking at this venue

Typical traditional locals pub. Proper.

This is such a welcoming traditional pub. Staff are always so friendly and efficient. The food delicious. Would definitely recommend

I visited the restaurant for a Sunday lunch with a group of nine. In summary, I thought there were some good points, but we waited far too long for our food, which would mean I would not come to the Hub again with such a large group. The good points: • The set up and décor of the Hub is excellent and there has clearly been a lot of investment. • The staff were generally confident, friendly and responsive. • On the whole, the food was good and for the price, very comparable to other local Sunday lunches. Some things that didn’t go so well were: • We were a group of nine, who had pre-ordered. I had sent the final order around Friday lunchtime, so 48 hours before the booking. The table was booked for 12:15, whilst initial drinks orders were taken quite quickly, the starters did not arrive until 13:15. That is a far too big a gap, when we had pre-ordered. Given, we had pre-ordered, I would expect to be served quite quickly. You should be ready for us. The main courses didn’t arrive until 13:45, a full 90 mins after we had sat down. • When the pre-order was made, there were some comments on some of the orders. These has clearly not been picked up by the kitchen. Eg, I asked is my daughter could have some things from the bar menu. These needed to be ordered again which meant my daughter got served last after everyone had received their starters. There was also an issue with one of the cheeseburgers being initially very undercooked. • During the meal, we did ask if we would be served soon, only to be told we were next. It then took another 10 mins to get the food. It didn’t feel like there wasn’t enough capacity in the kitchen for the number of people in the restaurant. After all of these issues we refused to pay the service charge, which to his credit, the waiter had no issue with. As a comparison, we had gone to the another well known pub on the road to redbourn for a meal (10 people) before Christmas (23rd Dec). Again, given the size of the group, we were happy to pre-order. When we arrived, there was a print out of what we had ordered, so people could remind themselves. The staff also asked if there was anything additional to order at this point. We were served the starter within 15-20 mins of sitting down. This was a much better experience. So whilst there were some good points to the lunch, I wont be recommending the Hub as a place to go for Sunday lunch with a large group.

Went there yesterday as I haven’t been there in ages after the lockdowns. I looked on the new menu to see what’s new. Me and my partner had Bubble fruit tea mango and Oreo shake, unfortunately the bubble tea was way too sweet and bit expensive. By honest Shaken cow shouldn’t really do Bubble tea or boba as it doesn’t work out well. Milk shakes, ice creams and other drinks is fine.