We tried this new cafe on the first day it was open. It's located next to the Yoga Hall on Hatfield…read moreRd near the museum. We ordered two meals and coffees and had some fantastic food delivered. They had quite a few staff around in the kitchen including the chef, which alone is unusual, I assume there will be fewer staff once they have been running for a few weeks. I had a roasted red onion and blue cheese tart and it arrived with the freshest of salad and watercress and with a heap of cous cous with butternut squash. It was delicious. We also tried some of their cake and my carrot cake was excellent. I'm definitely going back there and I'll update the review once it's been running for a few weeks.

Angelo and Rosa are just wonderful! After stumbling across…read moreBarrisimo about 6 months ago, I find myself there about 3 times a week for my coffee and have got lots of my colleagues in on the action too! (We might be addicted to this place!) Forget Starbucks and Pret on the high street - support independent stores like this! The coffee is amazing, and so is the food. Angelo and Rosa will literally make you whatever you want - if they run out of pasta, they will make some more up for you. They care about their customers, and it really shows.

This is one of my favourite little cafes in St Albans. It is run by an Italian family, who are…read morealways really friendly and make you feel welcome as soon as you step in the door. I had only been in there a few times before it was nice to see you again and do you want the usual?, so you can't fault them for service. The coffee is really tasty, and you get really nice amaretto biscuits with them. The food is delicious as well, and all freshly made that day. If you don't like what they've got prepared, they'll make you something else! They do a loyalty card as well, so you can earn yourself a free coffee if you go there enough. Possibly my only criticism is that is a little small so you sometimes struggle to get seating when its busy, but that just shows how popular it is!

First, the positive points: Cute, retro decor with a great mid century modern vibe that really…read moremakes you want to come inside. The waitstaff are attentive and do not hang about. Now on to the incredibly unfortunate part: My breakfast. I ordered the Lebanese breakfast plate, which is avocado toast zhuzh'd up with hummus, fresh cream, feta, eggs, and purple cabbage (yes, the addition of this brassica should have been a red flag). What I got was a cute turquoise plate with a mound of what was my order covered in bright pink sludge masquerading as hummus. I'm guessing the chef thought that pink hummus would be an inventive choice against the plate color? Aside from the color, the taste was horrific and most-definitely not homemade. Hummus is at its core essence a 4-ingredient situation (chick peas, water, tahini, lemon juice) but this tasted like only the first two items were used). Underneath my "hummus" was a shed load of boiled cabbage and the lightest of smatterings of old brown avocado which tasted like avocado when it's gone brown and should, therefore, be binned. So two stars for the quaint ambiance and take my warning seriously and steer clear of what I ate. Hopefully, their other offerings are better.

This isn't part of the famous breakfast club chain but it's just as yummy and half the price…read more We were looking for venues to eat in in an unfamiliar area and stumbled upon breakfast club. With just half an hour to spare before it closed (it's only open till 3pm) we sped to the restaurant to find it bustling with customers. The menu is extensive with what must be around 50 items including a specials menu and loads of veggie options. I ordered the grilled cheese sandwich (£6.50) which was dripping with a ridiculous amount cheese. The order also came with a pot of slightly salty tomato soup to dip the sandwich in. Overall the breakfast club has amazing hangover food in a homely environment. Portion sizes are huuuuge too!

Nice cafe, simple menu with good range of choices.read more

Café Roma offers the best coffee in St Albans…read more It's a small coffee shop at the top of town but worth a visit. Sadly I don't visit it as often as I'd like, purely because I live a stones throw from it. There are lots of coffee bars in St Albans but this is the best. There selection of snacks and cakes is very good too.

This is a convenient cafe from my hotel, but it is also excellent. The most common thing I heard…read morefrom patrons was "how good the coffee" is. It's a muttering to hear from nearby tables. The pastry selection is good. It's where I go every morning, except Sunday because they open later.

Friendly attentive staff, great food for good value, good strong coffee. In addition to this, the…read moretoilets are immaculately clean. Not always the case in smaller places.

Great little cafe. I'd say the coffe is better than the you know who's and cheaper. I work close by…read moreand have been going there often recently. Service is great staff seem nice and pleasant. I've had the breakfasts, the baguettes, pasta's, soups, ommletts, coffee mostly though and impressed at the quality as the prices i think are very good. I took home their half chicken roast and veg etc, was such a nice roast dinner and I didn't have to cook a thing :) I shall certainly continue being a regular customer

Wonderful place to have a sandwich and dessert! I recommend the avocado and chorizo toastie with a…read morewaffle! Great service, nice clean restaurant to people watch. Free wifi

Olio & Farina is a very enticing Italian Bottega, specialising in fresh pastas, bread, and other…read morefood products. I still need to actually sit down and try the food in their cafe, but their sourdough bread is awesome (finally something with real texture, unlike all of the other "sourdough" breads that I have tried from various stalls in the St Albans market that taste no different to supermarket bread). Yummo!

I love this shop! It is based in the Maltings, in the centre of St Albans town centre, not far from…read morethe market place. It sells traditional Italian ingrediants, and is one of the few places in the area where you can get some of these. Their olives are to die for, and I love their range of oils. Some of their stuff can be a tad pricy but its worth the extra money as the food is so good. Definitely worth a visit!

This is a cosy eatery inside the Cathedral. If you are lucky, you can get a seat near the windows…read morewith lovely green vistas outside. They do have some hot lunches, but by the time I arrived (weekday), most of it was sold out. I settled for a chicken and bacon pie and a coffee. Coffee was good. Pie tasted fresh and home made rather than mass produced. They also have a take away option for coffee if you prefer. Service was really sweet. The ladies working here are just so full of energy and enthusiasm. Very clean washrooms, this is a good place to take a break on a day trip to St Albans, if you just want to rest your feet and sip on a coffee.

Use to work there years ago, obviously run by different people back then. the Chief would treat you…read morebadly and immaturely! and payment was rubbish by getting paid every week. the amount of times you would work, was when you were when to finish. Poor communication Poor payment Rubbish staff

Cute place, decent food. This little restaurant sits outside the Verulamium Museum on the edge of…read morethe park. It's large and airy indoors with interesting decor and friendly staff. It had a very comfy, family feel to it that was very welcoming. I ordered an egg salad sandwich that came with potato salad and crisps. I mean a FAT sandwich, stuffed full of egg salad, homemade potato salad and a pile of crisps scattered over the top. Impressive! I took my food and sat outside at one of their many tables in the garden. It was a lovely day for sitting in the sun and watching the kids play on the playground. And after lunch there's a huge park to wander around in. Definitely a great way to spend an afternoon!