What a great little place right outside the city centre…read more Food is great, selection of beer drafts is great, service really nice ladies that night that were working. Thankfully I was on de early side as it did get busy. I did see the garden and can only imagine how nice it will be in warmer months. Hope to be back again for the wonderful fish and chips.

Great little pub. Locals were friendly and we lived sharing together. Having a couple brews here…read moreafter dinner is great. Moose Out

Set off the main drag of St Albans competitive and compelling nightlife lies Mokoko's Cocktail and…read moreWine Bar. Deep dark purple signage suggests money and a member's club feel and once you have stepped up the hefty steps, a doorman heaves open the door, a treasure lies within. Believe me you do need money to come in here but boy is it worth it. The place was packed with it being a Saturday after pay day after a long and somewhat alcoholically dry January. I had with me an egg that I had stolen from Pizza Express. Yes a hen's egg. I vowed to love, nurture and cherish this gift of life, insisting it would one day hatch. The egg was a talking point with friendly punters and sadly as I placed her on the bar to photograph her, she rolled off, smashing beneath my platforms. The manager quickly came to the floors aid and scooped up the mess, with me saying "who would bring an egg to a lovely place like this?" in his ear hole. Ahem. We got served quickly, even though the bar area is tiny and were produced with a fantastic passion fruit cocktail with a shot of expensive champagne. Later I had a shot of tequila and an 80's Pina Colada which I have to say was the best I'd ever had. Even after real ones in Cuba. Music was current, cool and loud and I managed to burst into the VIP section and get brought some drinks for myself and the other two darling Nicola's. Result. To finish off my fabulous members only kind of evening I used my light fingers again to acquire a lovely chalk board. This lives on my kitchen table.

Sophisticated venues are all too rare in St. Albans, so when Mokokos moved in it was quickley…read moresnapped up with facebook events for 21st birthday parties. Cocktails galore and a fancy venue so can get nice and dressed up without the worry of being sat next to a burberry chav. Cocktails are around £8 each but if you don't fancy one you can always grab a popular beer. Don't fancy alcohol? Their non alcohol cocktails are just as much of a treat. I had the watermellon and pepper. Scrummy! Not your birthday? Impress that special lady on a first date. Mokokos do not serve food but it is is surrounded but popular italian restaurants. A great night out.

Stopped in to have a half pint at the oldest pub in England !!…read more I'd missed dinner by a bit. They close early on Sunday so the kitchen gets a cleaning. The bar keep was very friendly !! Based on my description of liking Guinness but wanting something local, he recommended Farr Brew bitter and offered me a sample. He was generous and upon my liking it- he poured a proper 1/2 pint.

great food great service…read morelots of ambience, plenty of seating spaces Beer was great too and in a wonderful setting of St albans

Love the perfect mix of regulars and families and the after work crowd. One of so many pubs in St…read more Albans but a friendly staff who are professional yet patient with slow Americans trying to order properly. Great choice of local ales and ciders and Perry. Did not try the food but will be back!

I'm getting very jealous of St Albians. They are really lucky with some of the pubs they have. And…read morehere is another one. I love pubs with a little blackboard behind the bar detailing the constantly changing selection of ales. I enjoyed a Sauvin So Good and an Old Woman's loose gown (wahey!), both from local brewers I believe. They also had 'guest crisps' so I enjoyed some pickled onion monster munchgreat tasting but foul smelling. The layout inside is pleasant but most people were in the small area outside leaving me with just the Machine brothers for company (fruit and cigarette taking care of their younger sibling, quiz). In the evenings, things get much busier as this is another of St Alban's small live music venues (as a found on my more recent visit). Might be my favourite pub in St Albans, but I can't quite decide.

What a lovely place, great prices, friendly staff and most of all the feel/look of the place is…read morestunning, one of the best weatherspoons pubs I've ever been in - highly recommended

Another Weatherspoons pub, but although it has the cheap Weatherspoons prices, it certainly doesn't…read morehave the cheap feel. It has a large outside courtyard area which is fab for a cheap pub lunch in the summer, but is crowded with smokers in the evening, especially at the weekend when there is a DJ & the large bar is more a night club than a bar. There is a very large bar area, to the right as you walk in, as I said above, which serves very cheap drinks & typical Weatherspoons fare & which doubles as a disco/club at the weekend, also a chill area with large high backed leather chairs in the entrance lounge area. To your left is a more up market restaurant which has a very tasty & restaurant standard menu, it has been a while since I had dinner with a friend there, but last time it was very good, I think I had swordfish steak & vegetables for the main & profiteroles for dessert (Can't recall the starter) The music is good & the staff efficient & friendly, you have to pay to go in after a certain time on Friday & Saturday nights when there is a DJ (I think its after 9.30 or 10pm can't recall 100%) Well worth a visit, a nice venue that wont break the bank

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 isn't somewhere I'd spend the evening but is a great place for a quick beer when in the middle…read moreof town. The Courage Director's was good it's a fun busy pub handy for the restaurants in the middle of town. The bar itself has been refurbished recently but still has it's old beams and low ceiling.

This is not a bad pub. You can get a nice pint of ale from an attractive barmaid, so no problems…read morethere. It looks like a proper old fashioned pub too, outside and inside (low roof!). They have live music nights etc I just think it suffers a bit due to its location. Let me explain There are a lot of very nice pubs in St Albans so for a start; there is a lot of competition for a start and many of the good pubs in St Albans have a small town/villagey feel to them, which is very appealing so close to London. The Boot to me feels too much like the busy city centre pub that has never particularly appealed to me and that I am trying to escape.

Popular city centre pub with a few ales on tap and a good sized though enclosed beer garden.read more

Have been coming here since 2011 and it's nice to come back to St. Albans and still find that some…read morethings haven't changed. Great food. Friendly service. We had great starters and delicious food. My wife's meat pie was a bit overcooked, but they were so conscientious about it they took it off the check. Will recommend this place to anyone, anytime.

This is a nice little pub. In the town of pubs it is a good stop for a night out. Plenty of drink…read moreselection. Friendly staff. Good food. All round a nice place to stop for a pint. Small garden area and little car park.

The nice pubs with beer gardens in St Albans could almost blur into each other if you visit a few…read morein the same day. I don't mean that in a bad waysome of them are quite similar, because that is what people like and I like this pub. The St Alban's pub checklist seems to readreal ale..check, nice beer garden check, live music weekend evenings check. This is another place that does this very well and it's location near the park is a plus too.

This is a friendly local serving good real ale though only a small range , with a largish open…read moreplan Bar and goodish outside seating area . However it's nothing special in the decor stakes , and has no outstanding features , but it's a good pub hence 3 stars .

I've been here a couple of times now and this pub certainly changes during the evening! During the…read moreday it is a relaxing place to enjoy a drink, either in the pleasant interior or in the courtyard outside. In the evening live music is the order of the day, so it might depend what kind of music is on. I've seen bad and goodso it may be a matter of taste. What is certain is that they have some nice real ale. The Clipper IPA is very hoppy, so may not be to everyone's taste. I'm a fan, but if you are not you should be able to find something for your palate from the Micro brewery out back. Service was very friendly too, they certainly deliver on the warm welcome which they promise on their website.