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!

I love a good vego pasty and these guys make really nice cheese and tomato, and wholemeal vegetable…read morepasties. Not as keen on the other vegetarian cheese pasties as they are a little too cheesy and could give an unsuspecting punter third degree burns. This particular location is pretty small, with access from both sides of the store and a couple of tables outside both doors, and limited seating inside... But then how long does it take to scoff a pasty anyway?

If you've never had a cornish pasty then you're missing out on a special English culinary…read moreexperience. These pastry meals are quite tasty and a good value for what you get. I had the tomato, cheese, and basil pasty for £2.70. If you're in St. Albans I recommend you go here for a taste of the south west of England!

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.

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

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

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!

Bar espresso is situated right by the main St Albans Rail Station so as I had been dying for a…read morecoffee since boarding the train, when I got here it was the first decent looking place you come to. I ordered a latte. This is where the place let its self down. It was weak even though they said it had a couple of shots in it. Basically it tasted like warmed up milk. Now for a place that calls itself an Espresso bar you would expect better, no? Inside is small but decent enough, and I grabbed myself a seat by the window so I could watch the passers by. They also serve a small selection of cakes and sandwiches.

St Albans has some great restaurants, but this is the best by far. Whether it's for a special…read moreoccasion or an informal meet up it fits the bill. Great food, service and staff. It becomes an addiction, but a good one.

Nice coffee in the center of this very cute little british town,…read more The center is very intimate, bricks, small houses, churches, cathedral, little decorations and shops, soo typical. Walking there on a rainy day (a regular day I should say), I was looking for a place to coffee-wifi-work my day. Went to starbucks first, that is the kind of place you are sure of, to check if it was busy. And because it was not, I went to check this place: cafe Nero. Huge chain, they are all over the city. The feeling was quite different than starbucks. Way more homey, cosy, with chairs, arms chairs, seats everywhere, a better vibe, free wifi also, and same selection of food available. After waiting a little to get everything served because of rush hour time I suppose, got my things and went upstairs to set up shop. Wifi access is simple, views of the street, enough space, quiet. Everything you need to work a few hours. Recommend it over Starbucks if in the area.

This is a reasonable coffee shop in the centre of town. They do sandwiches and toasties, some nice…read morecakes and the usual teas and coffees. Service is always friendly but the coffee is really not the greatest. This is probably the best place for a quick feed on a busy day in town after a trip to Wilco's.