The best restaurants serving British food in St Albans East of England

A beautiful setting by the water on a sunny evening, 1st was the house red wine which was delicious followed by an amazing 3 courses, The organic beef short rib which was a delightful & one of the best starters I have ever tasted ( please make this a main course) I then went for the rump of lamb which was cooked to perfection & then finished with a knickerbocker glory! What a treat!!! Our waiter Daniel was excellent & very attentive & knowledgeable about the dishes he also kept our wine topped up, we will certainly return so we can sample more of this superb menu, thanks for making our Saturday evening a memorable one.

It feels like home from home, everyone is so friendly and welcoming. The food is fresh, presented beautifully and at a decent price! You aren't just getting a great meal or drink though, you become part of the community to help people develop their catering and hospitality skills. You'll leave feeling full of nice food and the positive warm fuzzy vibes

This is a great place for a large, well cooked breakfast, By 9.30am most of the tables were full and I can see why. Friendly staff, good tea, excellent food and a lovely local relaxed atmosphere. I had the Bubble and Squeak with extra mushrooms and bacon, and it was lovely; good portion, well cooked.

Lovely place to grab a tapas style lunch - service was great and unhurried even though they were busy, food and drink were good, catered well for coeliacs (gluten free crackers although a premium was charged).

Lovely friendly environment. Just a brilliant place and very relaxing.

Semi-regular since 2013ish. Update Feb2025 & Apr2025: well kept beer, good quality food in good sized portions, friendly staff, small and cozy, nice beer patio, right next to church (bell ringing practice Wed evenings!). A recent change in management has resulted in a change in menu. Now, pub classics sit alongside a menu's "Asian corner", a small selection of home-cooked Asian dishes with a genuinely authentic home-cooked knowledge about how to prepare the meal. Whether British or Asian, all of the food here is packed with flavour, well-presented and good value.

Love this cafe and the wonderful people who run it. Very friendly and welcoming with delicious food and a happy environment for us and our dog! Definitely would recommend.

Best sticky toffee pudding ever!! Also some of the best baked goods on offer — baked cheesecake, lemon meringue pie, donuts. The triple chocolate brownie is life changing. We lowkey moved to St Albans because of this place

Been waiting patiently for 3 months to try this place and wow we wasn’t disappointed. No probably about it this was the best roast dinner we ( 4 people in agreement ) have ever had. We went easy on starters as heard portions were big. Shared the fried olives which were lovely and very different , some breads with the burnt onion butter ( this butter is like spreading air , delightful) and scallops were excellent. We upgraded for 3 of us to the prime rib and one had the sirloin. Think Rib was £110 complete with trimmings , works out about £5 pp extra against normal sirloin but wow well worth it . The trimmings and Perfectly crisp roasties were in abundance . I have had some lovely roast dinners but there is no way I see this can be beaten , faultless!! Unfortunately a five month waiting list! Michelin star roast without a shadow of a doubt , parking easiest by the abbey near fish pool street👍

My go to for a bit of grub 2-3 times a week. Never had a bad experience here. Food is top notch and staff lovely.

Lovely place to get freshly made sandwiches. The bacon and sausage sandwiches are a favourite with the family. Along with the selection of smoothies and milkshakes.

Think people in Wheathampstead are being a bit too loyal to their village, giving this 5 stars.. The chips are dead, there’s no chippie taste or texture to them/ just uniform fried potato with no crispiness. The staff barely speak. It’s all a bit weird, Royston Vasey comes to mind.

I called to try and book Afternoon Tea for 4 adults and 3 babies, given the name of the cake shop. I was really disappointed to be told that we couldn't bring in more than 1 or 2 prams due to health and safety. There would have been 2 prams and a buggy... It's unfortunately not practical to carry a baby all the way from where the car is parked and then have them sit on your lap the whole time. Might be best if you give the name of your cafe a re-think! Mum's do like to have a life too and we don't get much 'Yummy Mummy-ing' done sat indoors at home!

I went there and I didn’t like it I was scared don’t like fish. Saw some scary man he was very hairy and made me eat fish. My mum took me out for a special occasion

Great team service excellent, the food Is excellent with many home made dishes I could not eat all of my Sunday lunch I have a big appetite, absolutely delicious. Highly recommended!!