The best restaurants serving Other cuisines food in Hitchin Highbury North Hertfordshire East of England

Was my go-to place for lunch whenever in Hitchin until today. I saw the man serving and making sandwiches stroke a customer’s dog several times and then go back to serving food without washing his hands. Was already eating my sandwich but quite put me off. Won’t be going back.

Never been before so popped in, very cute spot in a nice area of town. Ordered one sandwich and some water which totalled £17. Took over 15 minutes to get the sandwich which was average at best (fatty meat/ cheese not melted). Pretty disappointed as it felt very overpriced. Always looking to support independent places but sadly won’t be back with slow service and average food.

I really wanted a crusty roll. There used to be a truly superb independent genuine bakery on this site in How Wood but it is now a Simmons. This was my first visit here. And last. I was told there were no crusty rolls left but the server suggested a ciabatta instead, pointing to them on the shelf (price tag 85p). I chose to have it with some day long cooked sausages under the heated counter glass. £4.55. Four pounds and fifty five pence for charred sausage in an 85p roll. I queried the incredible price hike above the roll cost. "Well you had a filling Sir". Quite. I've certainly been stuffed!

I would so like to give a great review as the owner was lovely but it’s just not quite there. I’m sure they will get this right in the future. We weren’t offered a starter. We had tasty steaks on the rock but they had to be cut and shared between two. We were given a couple of small sides (6 or so chips and a few Mediterranean veg and coleslaw). The portions all round were small. There was no choice of dessert, just one thing on offer. We had to sit around a long time between courses and weren’t offered drink top ups (2.5 hours for 2 courses). The bill was not broken down and we were just given a total amount. We then had to ask for the deposits to be removed. Overpriced unfortunately.

Really good coffee thats why i like Starbucks. Friendly staff and great service but sometimes they were getting slow after serving a customer or two because but the staff busy in gossip conversations in front of the customers who are waiting to be served. Location is good so do the atmosphere.

staff are lovely and really good at making drinks, the lady that was working there at 12-1 pm on the 13th November 2024 makes the drinks so nice l, i’m always excited when she serves me because i know the drink’s going to be amazing !

Having read some reviews now, I can see that the rude way we were treated yesterday by a female member of staff is the norm at Costa Hitchin. I arrived with my young son and baby girl. We started to order and I was told abruptly that they were closing soon. I continued ordering and was given the drinks. We sat down. A polite man with a Christmas hat on came round gently saying they were closing. I said okay. I hadn’t realised that the till closing would also be the store closing, as many coffee shops stagger this by half an hour or so, and so I had started breastfeeding my daughter. Within 1 minute of the gentleman telling me they were closing, the woman said, “How long are you going to be? We are closing.” I replied that I’d only just been told and she snapped, “I did tell you. Now you’ve started feeding the baby. So how long are you going to be? If it’s 5 minutes maybe I can give you 5 minutes.” Her manner was aggressive. I immediately stopped feeding (and had to leave with a screaming baby) and said, “fine, I’ll leave right now, but we won’t be returning.” The woman carried on ‘telling me off’ (this was how it felt with her aggressive tone) as I left. I realise that the mistake was mine in sitting down to feed my baby, but I just feel the tone and argumentative nature was rude and unnecessary. We definitely will not go back - there are a lot of coffee shops in Hitchin and we will choose others every time in future. I was after a coffee and a chat with my small son while feeding his sister and instead I was told off and kicked out!!

First time having breakfast here. Very good espresso and friendly service in a pleasant cafe area. Very disappointing scrambled egg on toast. Once slice of cold toast (which made it chewy) with a decidedly rubbery, solid lump of scrambled egg. It was lukewarm and was not freshly made; I suspect it had been done in the microwave and left to congeal. Not sure what eggs were used, but soft, warm and yellowy it was not! It was quite orangey and had no taste of eggs and a rubbery texture. Not a £5 meal; I could definitely have got something much tastier for less in town...Not a cafe to be recommended for food.

Firstly on a positive note. I had the mixed grill and my wife had the chicken strips. Both very nice and reasonably priced. However the issue came with the deserts. We both had apple Crumble. The crumble was not crumbly. But microwaved to an inch of its life. Extremely hope. Extremely sweet. But NOT value for money. I did complain to a staff member about the issue. But she said there was nothing they could do and that’s how they come. The custard was cold and Lumpy. I did say that I wouldn’t be having them again and that she said fair enough. There was no offer for compensation or to have something different. Both of us left our deserts. I would rather had given the £11.00 spent to a charity than pay the pub for two awful puddings. Such a shame. It could have been so much better. We live and learn. Be warned.

Disappointed Filthy tables had wipe with anti bac staff not interested Ended up taking lunch to eat outside Why isn't it cleaned can tell it is never daily cleaned let alone deep clean Bins for cups etc overflowing notice in mornings staff no using gloves to make bacon rolls etc taking money with same hands yuk However It's very well priced nice coffee as all greggs to take away but sitting in there no thx would be so easy to keep.it clean too