SUMMARY Great food…read moreand great service from a team that really care about burgers. Fantastic flavours. Highly recommended. Great job! REVIEW: THE MEAT OF THE MATTER! Date: 7 June 2014 Location: The Meating Room, St Albans Burger: Cheesburger (Emmental) Burger Price: £7.95 Overall Score: 8/10 Bun: 8/10 Sweet but light, seeded brioche bun. Normally I don't like too sweet a bun but this had a lovely sweet contrast to the tasty patty and was a good compliment to the overall flavour. It's a great choice of bun. Sauce: 7/10 The sauce was good, but a little light for my taste. It would have been great to have an American mustard to lift it but unfortunately they only had English would would have been a little too powerful. American mustard would lift the overall flavour and give a more rounded sauce, especially given the fantastic taste of the patty. Patty: 9/10 This is the centrepiece of the whole meal. I thought I was eating a piece of steak at times, it was that good. The owner tells me that they use a secret blend of cuts, including topside, and they buy direct from the abertoir. The grain of the mince was excellent and it is clear that the patty has not been overworked, keeping it tender and moist. Flavourwise, this was a sublime piece of meat. Well done chaps. Amazing job. The only reason it wasn't a 10/10 for me was because the burger was still incredibly moist when it arrived which caused it to drip a lot, saturating the bum. Perhaps it hadn't rested for quite long enough, it would have been a flawless 10 otherwise (and since when was a juicy burger a bad thing anyway!!). Garnish and Construction: 7/10 A nicely put together burger with the patty and cheese sitting atop the salad garnish. Sauce is only applied to the top bun (which is sensible because the bottom bun is at serious risk of flooding with a burger this juicy. For me (and this is personal) but a burger isn't a burger without a pickle and there wasn't a ghurkin in the house, sadly. My plea to the owners is please give us the option. The taste of a pickle dipped in burger sauce is the essence of burger-flavour (try this experiement at home, it works) so please let us add one to your fantastic burger if we want. Otherwise, great! The garnish was excellent. Too often we see limp and lifeless ingredients lurking under the patty but not so here - buoyant, vibrant salad with good crunch and colour. Try the tomato on its own. It has flavour. Who would have thought that was possible in the UK these days. Service: 9/10 Warm, fast, super friendly and extremely knowledgable. These guys really care about their customers and are happy to have a chat too. This is the great value of independent restaurants. They aren't filled with salaried employees supplicating to a stock-market-listed corporate deity. They are sparsely decorated with human beings with passion, interest and a genuine desire to see people enjoy the fruit of their labour. Long may it continue. Decor: 8/10 Despite being small they have brought an interesting industrial twist to their dining room which works well. From the tiled opening that looks straight onto the grill, through to the network of shiny copper trunking linking the glowing filaments of their incandescent bulbs the whole concept works well and makes for interesting viewing whilst you wait for a delicious meal.

We went to the berkhamsted meating room but my was it lovely the staff are great support them…read moremassively will definitely be back !!!

I've been to Relish Real Burgers a number os times, in St Albans and Potters Bar and the food has…read morealways been top notch! The burgers are juicy, the chicken stack is tender - it's just mouth-wateringly good!

Still the best steak restaurant for miles and miles, probably in Herts…read more Food is off the scale good. Service is excellent. Restaurant itself is lush. My absolute fave.

This place is great for a nice evening dinner vibe. They have a GREAT bone-in steak - no really…read more.. it may be the best steak in the UK?! They also have great cheese bread, great fries - great everything! The staff here is super friendly and helpful. Parking can be tricky in this area - but that is the only bad thing I can say about this lovely establishment! Be sure to experience this place!

I like the angry burgers that Burger King did recently. Jalapenos are always good in my book, so…read moreadding them to burgers makes you my friend. Then again the burgers always have been the best thing about burger king. The rest is just fairly average and, which is why I can't really give more than a 3.

There is no burns Burger king in st Albansread more

The location of this McDonald's in St. Albans Road means that it's a handy way to get a quick…read morebreakfast or lunch at the drivethrough while driving somewhere. Some of the staff don't seem to be comfortable speaking English, and a few times we've been frustrated at trying to be understood. They are always smiling and pleasant though, and quick enough as you'd expect at a drive-through. The inside is also nice and spacious. Snazzy looking highchairs and colouring sets to keep the children busy. Nice place to eat when you fancy a bit of grease.

The food is OKAY. But when my friend ordered a crispy chicken salad she didn't even get chicken,…read moreher cucumber was extremely dry and the lettuce tasted disgusting.

What a great find! Carl and Fay were superb at service. The dumplings and cauliflower were…read moredelicious. Very relaxed restaurant. I recommend if in the area!

Came for a late lunch / early dinner. Just as lovely as before. Sat by the window and had a…read moregood view of all those walking by. While they were very busy and warned that food may take up to 45 minutes wait, my experience was perfect. Food arrived quickly and the chicken and fries were hot. Well done again!!!

Stopped in for a quick dinner. Thought I'd try their fish and chips…read more The bar looked really well stocked. Unfortunately, I wasn't in the mood for a cocktail, but I may return one evening for a smoked old fashioned. Stay tuned for a future update. The staff was very helpful. The fish and chips were good. Nice portion.

The flat iron steaks which were the best we've eaten for a long time, thanks to Chef Tom!read more

This is up to a four now as that last few deliveries have been spot on the the pizzas were really…read moregood. I do wish they would sort out their Just Eat menu ordering as it means you miss out on a few thing a and ordering and adding/changing toppings etc. Food very fresh toppings, hot, arrived quickly. This can be a bit hit and miss but an average place to go. The pizzas are not too bad and they have a good selection of toppings. The curly fries are the best. Never over cooked just spot on. The burger isn't the best quality at all really and the sauce was so much of it didn't really taste anything else so maybe ask for sauce on the side. Delivery on time and polite driver always.

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!