The best restaurants in St Albans East of England

A lovely family run, family friendly pub. My brothers local too.

Simply the best chinese in st albans service always professional and always welcomed with a smile food simply amazing

Appalling service. Drinks were brought for half of our party and finished before the other half got one. Had to ask for water 3 times. 7 of us had finished the starter and the 8th person had not received theirs. When the waiter arrived, he had the wrong starter...twice. The mains were mediocre at best. They brought a wrong drink but shrugged and left it on the tabke. We were charged for it. We were offered one complimentary drink as an apology for the late starter, but were actually charged for it too. They mixed up the coffees... They made Fawlty Towers look sophisticated. Young, untrained staff,understaffed, total chaos. Absolutely shocking service. A very poor meal all round. If I could give a zero rating I would.

Lovely food and lovely service highly recommend 👍☺️

Found this superb pub hidden in Redbourn and had a Sunday roast. The food is amazing and so well cooked. Friendly staff and a really lovely atmosphere with an open fire and great beer on offer. As far as a traditional Sunday roast, you won’t find better and we will definitely be heading back. We wish we had found this sooner.

Good place to watch football and a great selection of beers. Definitely one on the nicest and friendliest pubs around!

My daughter could shop for books and I could rest so no complaints here,lol. Thank you.

Nicky is an amazing waitress, my family were really impressed with her professionalism and customer service overall the service was excellent and had a lovely time at this restaurant. We will definitely be returning especially because of Nicky.

Chloe was lovely, so caring and attentive. Had a lovely time, happy to come back and will recommend to friends and family.

The Engineer is my goto pub when I am in Harpenden. They are a very nice car park, and although the area is perfectly safe, it is nice to leave your car safe. I entered the bar to a friendly welcome and was shown to a nice table in minutes. A drink was ordered and delivered quickly, and I was given the list of the day’s specials, all of which sounded good but I had my heart set on more standard fare. I ordered the burger and chips and very shortly after a nicely decorated plate appeared. The burger was well cooked but succulent, the chips crispy and hot; add tomato sauce and it was heaven on a plate. At some point a member of staff appeared to check everything was ok and got a thumbs up. A few minutes after I had finished, the plate was removed and I was asked if I could be tempted with the dessert menu, everyone one knows there is always room for pudding. I ordered the brownie. When ordering the burger I had mentioned that I was intolerant to wheat, and staff automatically switched me to the gluten free brownie. To my delight it tasted wonderful (many don’t). Again the staff left me alone to enjoy my pudding. Shortly after I had scraped the plate clean, a member of staff asked if I wanted any else, I was happily full, so just the bill. The staff have mastered being there when you want them, otherwise leaving you alone to enjoy the meal. I am looking forward to my next visit to Harpenden so I have an excuse for lunch in the Engineer.

Tried soooo many times to order from here but every single time, they cancel it. God knows why. But I give up now

Two stars only because I was lied to. Went on Sunday at 4pm I asked if they still served Sunday roast. Yes I was told, all day!. We sat, and ordered drink and food only for the same waitress to return to inform us there was no beef no chicken...no Sunday roast ! Well, why not check before she took the order? In the end ... we had to settle for a f&c and you can guess the fish was of the frozen kind & only a handful of chips. Nice service & grt atmosphere and location but I won t ever go back to eat there.

This place was lovely thay couldn't do enough for us as my granddaughter has special needs so thay made sure we got served quickly and nothing was to much for them thanku

This is a really underrated place to eat at. I always go for lunch (never do takeaway) every once in a while. I can vouch for the freshness, quality and portions. I really enjoy trying different meals and I always end up very impressed. Staff is nice and food is prepared on spot so waiting time is reasonable and worth the wait. I recommend this place for lunch. The lunch special deal is affordable and tasty.

Delicious food from Slim Chickens. Very fast service and exceptional service. Very friendly staff.