The best restaurants in St Albans East of England

We were visiting St. Albans, and It's not very often you come across an old style back street pub, but we were delighted to stumble across The Garibaldi. A wide selection of beers, we settled for a pint of London Pride. A wonderful atmosphere with the locals, we will definitely come back.

I booked an igloo for a surprise bday about 6 weeks ago… only to be cancelled by voicemail at 1.56pm on the day… 5.5 hours before the booking! To say we were fuming is an understatement.

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

Food not overly tasty and the waitress isha I think very loud cheeky at time rude and annoying. Over priced for starters no bread offered

Lovley pub if i lived in st Albans it would most definitely be my local. Its a very sixties feel I love it and fair priced

This place no longer exists, it’s closed permanently, to reopen as cafe and offices, the last time we are here was last year, the food and service was way below the standard, it’s no wonder it finally closed

Fantastic place. Massive portions. I would say it does the best breakfast in St Albans. The place was clean, tidy and the staff were welcoming. My only complaint would be the noise. It is a very noisy cafe... Because it's so popular. The radio was definitely not needed and just added to the background noise which is annoying if you want to ha e a nice conversation or simply some peace

Opinion.. well poor. Mistake coming to this place, empty, sign on door for new ownership.

Fabulous Fish & Chips! Cooked to order by the welcoming charming team. They were a delight and I would definitely recommend it.

Too inconsistent, quality of food at times is poor? Having to add extra charges to obtain order is a joke! This takeaway has gone downhill this year, 2024 and won’t be ordering again, quality matters. I Decided to give city spice another try? 15th April 2025 and regretted it, same problem! Quality! Chicken chewy, very dry, and tough. See several half chewed inedible pieces in photo that I couldn’t eat. Lesson learned! QUALITY, and CONSISTENCY MATTERS!!!

Haven’t been for ages. Won’t be going again. Chaotic ordering process, waited far longer than necessary, and food was not good at all. Avoid.

Cappuccino was awful, far too hot and totally tasteless. I know this is a tea shop but if you can’t make coffee don’t offer it! The panini we ordered was also very poor.....served nuclear hot, completely flat and without any garnish or love.

Lovely service and food and drink!