The best restaurants in Harpenden West St Albans East of England

We had a lovely meal at this restaurant but they really need to do something about their metal chairs. They need thicker cushions on the seats. It spoilt the evening by being very uncomfortable.

We were very disappointed that again, on our second visit to Okka for lunch, the front of house staff showed an incredible lack of awareness of my wife's Gluten and Dairy intolerances despite having made this clear when booking a table and then at the point of giving our order and finally at the moment the food was delivered to the table. We made it very clear to the server that the choice of dishes from the set 2 course menu for my wife needed to be both Dairy and Gluten free and checked with her if this was understood. On the arrival of the food it became immediately clear (fortunately) that they had completely ignored this request and had a served up the meal complete with a standard pitta bread and rice cooked with butter. When this was pointed out to the waiter he looked completely nonplussed and had to be told to go back to the kitchen to confirm that the pitta was GF and the rice was simply plainly cooked without dairy. The plate was eventually returned without both rice and pitta and without any apology for getting it wrong. After 10 minutes a side plate of GF bread was brought to the table BUT STUPIDLY COMPLETE WITH A PACK OF FULL DAIRY BUTTER! So sorry but this lack of understanding of even the simplest allergen requirements, both front of house in the kitchen causes grave concern and the lack of training needs to be urgently addressed by the management before serious harm occurs to a customer.

Lussman's is a lovely higher end restaurant that's great for celebrations, as well as a family meal out. My only disappointments have been the seasonal vegetables (I've only ever gotten like a steamed leak mix & it's not been flavourful) and once I got a steak which wasn't good. But their more unique entrees are very tasty.

Gorgeous little cafe, excellent coffee and delicious wholesome food. I had the vegan breakfast - yummy! Great little find on the busy Harpenden high street.

Quality beer & ale, friendly staff, and lovely interior.

Amazing food, lovely staff and cosy interiors! Will be back for sure.

Superb pasta and excellent cocktails. A really nicely decorated establishment with very attentive staff. Always a nice experience. They also do great brunch.

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.

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!

We had a delicious family lunch with impeccable service from the lovely staff. Highly recommend it for an atmospheric, great value informal bite!

A large group of us came in for drinks for a friend’s birthday, Jess made us all feel so welcome, she’s very friendly, with a lovely positive way about her

Having changed hands recently I have seen a decline in service from no beer to no gas to serve even Pepsi etc. Regulers have left and local gossip will not help business. Owners need to up their game at this premises as I can't see it lasting .

Lovely restaurant, good for celebrations dinners. Absolutely THE best Chinese this side of Chinatown (London). Lovely staff and excellent food. All the usual favourites are scrummy here but the salt and pepper king prawns are to die for! Thank you Chef Peking.

Big party for Lunch. We pre-booked the meals and the service was quick and excellent. Great play area for the younger kids (and bigger ones too). All in all we had a lovely visit and I would recommend.

Best chicken and chips in the world