We visited the beech house for dinner on mother's day and woe it did not disappoint. three of us had the lamb from the mother's day menu which was just incredibly delicious and satisfying. the others had burgers. the waiter who served us had great menu and allergen knowledge and was so helpful as we had two different dietary requirements at our table, which with other restaurants is sometimes a bother but the beech house handled this so excellently. we will be back! it's my fourth time eating here, third time having a Sunday roast and it's been exceptional each time!!Dietary restrictions: Gluten free and Dairy free options available!
Russell Dylag
Go to this place every year for our anniversary as it was our first date venue. Love the food, staff are always really polite and helpful! The only thing this time around is that they ran out of roast potatoes for our roast dinner but was replaced with mash so no biggie.
Vinan Mistry
Came 5mins late to a Mother’s Day reservation and they gave a family with 3 small kids a high top table where the kids could not reach the food even when other tables were clearly available. Once we sat down no one took our order or acknowledged our existence for 30mins. If we weren’t hungry and other places busy we would have walked out. Avoid this place.
X5850SKbillh
Great food. Great service. We ordered spaghetti puttanesca mussels and sea bass with celeriac. (Starter bruschetta with mozzarella). A green salad as a side. All perfect, fresh and well-presented.
Clara L.
POOR POOR CUSTOMER SERVICEFood was nice BUT it ruined our day as staff acts like the place is empty and it’s only themselves there.You tell them you are ready to order they ignore you, you ask for something they forget to bring,45min no one checks if you need something and then they don’t even come for you to pay the bill but you need to go and chase them … ridiculousStaff only talks among themselves especially the woman behind the bar with the pizza man…. Oh and the restaurant was empty … I can only imagine when it’s full….poor poor customer service
Alex james P
Honestly amazing food, really lovely place and location right in the heart of St.Albans - one of the highest rated places to live in the Uk in Hertfordshire. 100% recommend.Great speedy service also.
Alex P
Food absolutely incredible. Makes me miss living here. Atmosphere great, speed of service all spot on. 100% recommend
JK Beitia
Visited on a Sunday afternoon. Hosted greeted us like she was making us a favour and had just an unfriendly attitude. Table service was poor, menus left on the table during our meal, plates not removed, even after settling the bill, wrong vegan dish served. Food was average. We won’t be coming back.
Danielle Richardson
Love this place, 1st time was for a large family meal for a birthday and all food had by everyone was great!Staff are friendly, funny and knowledgeable about their drinks and menu.2nd time was for drinks, just popped in for a cocktail and sat at the front watching the world go byLove the décor and the relaxed atmosphere
Stewart
Service lacked a bit of common sense or hospitable spirit - acknowledging waiting customers is fundamental to hospitality. Nice atmosphere and the kitchen area looks inviting.
This place has a lovely interior with nice warmth and colour and a nice chatty atmosphere. However the teas were not filled well, they arrived lukewarm at best and they did not even have any teaspoons. My hot chocolate also arrived as lukewarm. The staff also looked melancholy as they handed over the drinks. Overall, a nice place to sit but not for a beverage.
Rhodri Evans
We reserved a table in the bar area as we were bringing our dog. The table was set up for us with a water bowl for the dog. We had excellent sevice from James. Our food and drink arrived promptly. We can recommend the pizzas and Spaghetti Bolognese. The mini deserts are not too small - if you have space the (fresh) doughnuts and chocolate sauce are very nice.If there's any complaint it's that the bar area, being near the door, is not warm.
Lucy Mc Granaghan
Ate here twice with my father during a trip to St. Albans. We had such a nice meal during our first visit that we decided to go back for another the next day! The staff are really friendly and the atmosphere is nice and relaxed. It seems like a great place to go out for a meal and a few casual drinks with friends. The pork belly is especially good, in my opinion.Hopefully I'll be back in St. Albans soon, and when I am I'm definitely coming back here!
Rose
Shambles! Visited here with family- had pre booked a table clearly stating I’d need a dog friendly table. All I received was a confirmation of my booking and no query or question back. When we arrived the man looked puzzled at my booking and said dogs aren’t allowed in the area where the reserved tables are- but why accept my booking then? So we had to sit at a table in the front area. Only ordered some coffees and pastries- they took a good 20 plus minutes to arrive and had to ask where they were a couple of times. When the coffees arrived (all at separate times and well before the pastries finally turned up) they were very cold!! So then were offered some hot milk.. had to ask twice for this as no one bothered to come over with it. The woman who took our initial order seemed to disappear and not come over to our table again. Very rude staff (specifically a woman behind the bar- who I could hear telling who I assume was the manager that she wouldn’t allow us to sit at a table as we had a dog) there was a poor bloke (bald) who looked like he was run ragged whilst the other staff didn’t really do much to help. To top it off they had the cheek to add service charge- for what service?? It’s not difficult to get coffees and pastries right.
Robert Johns
As a party of 6 we ate Lunch at 12:30 on a Thursday. The food was excellent and good value for money. The specials were creative and delicious. The service was very slow considering there were not many at the restaurant. An hour and 45 minutes for drinks and mains and no desert. We were not in a rush so it didn’t bother us.
We visited the beech house for dinner on mother's day and woe it did not disappoint. three of us had the lamb from the mother's day menu which was just incredibly delicious and satisfying. the others had burgers. the waiter who served us had great menu and allergen knowledge and was so helpful as we had two different dietary requirements at our table, which with other restaurants is sometimes a bother but the beech house handled this so excellently. we will be back! it's my fourth time eating here, third time having a Sunday roast and it's been exceptional each time!!Dietary restrictions: Gluten free and Dairy free options available!
Go to this place every year for our anniversary as it was our first date venue. Love the food, staff are always really polite and helpful! The only thing this time around is that they ran out of roast potatoes for our roast dinner but was replaced with mash so no biggie.
Came 5mins late to a Mother’s Day reservation and they gave a family with 3 small kids a high top table where the kids could not reach the food even when other tables were clearly available. Once we sat down no one took our order or acknowledged our existence for 30mins. If we weren’t hungry and other places busy we would have walked out. Avoid this place.
Great food. Great service. We ordered spaghetti puttanesca mussels and sea bass with celeriac. (Starter bruschetta with mozzarella). A green salad as a side. All perfect, fresh and well-presented.
POOR POOR CUSTOMER SERVICEFood was nice BUT it ruined our day as staff acts like the place is empty and it’s only themselves there.You tell them you are ready to order they ignore you, you ask for something they forget to bring,45min no one checks if you need something and then they don’t even come for you to pay the bill but you need to go and chase them … ridiculousStaff only talks among themselves especially the woman behind the bar with the pizza man…. Oh and the restaurant was empty … I can only imagine when it’s full….poor poor customer service
Honestly amazing food, really lovely place and location right in the heart of St.Albans - one of the highest rated places to live in the Uk in Hertfordshire. 100% recommend.Great speedy service also.
Food absolutely incredible. Makes me miss living here. Atmosphere great, speed of service all spot on. 100% recommend
Visited on a Sunday afternoon. Hosted greeted us like she was making us a favour and had just an unfriendly attitude. Table service was poor, menus left on the table during our meal, plates not removed, even after settling the bill, wrong vegan dish served. Food was average. We won’t be coming back.
Love this place, 1st time was for a large family meal for a birthday and all food had by everyone was great!Staff are friendly, funny and knowledgeable about their drinks and menu.2nd time was for drinks, just popped in for a cocktail and sat at the front watching the world go byLove the décor and the relaxed atmosphere
Service lacked a bit of common sense or hospitable spirit - acknowledging waiting customers is fundamental to hospitality. Nice atmosphere and the kitchen area looks inviting.
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This place has a lovely interior with nice warmth and colour and a nice chatty atmosphere. However the teas were not filled well, they arrived lukewarm at best and they did not even have any teaspoons. My hot chocolate also arrived as lukewarm. The staff also looked melancholy as they handed over the drinks. Overall, a nice place to sit but not for a beverage.
We reserved a table in the bar area as we were bringing our dog. The table was set up for us with a water bowl for the dog. We had excellent sevice from James. Our food and drink arrived promptly. We can recommend the pizzas and Spaghetti Bolognese. The mini deserts are not too small - if you have space the (fresh) doughnuts and chocolate sauce are very nice.If there's any complaint it's that the bar area, being near the door, is not warm.
Ate here twice with my father during a trip to St. Albans. We had such a nice meal during our first visit that we decided to go back for another the next day! The staff are really friendly and the atmosphere is nice and relaxed. It seems like a great place to go out for a meal and a few casual drinks with friends. The pork belly is especially good, in my opinion.Hopefully I'll be back in St. Albans soon, and when I am I'm definitely coming back here!
Shambles! Visited here with family- had pre booked a table clearly stating I’d need a dog friendly table. All I received was a confirmation of my booking and no query or question back. When we arrived the man looked puzzled at my booking and said dogs aren’t allowed in the area where the reserved tables are- but why accept my booking then? So we had to sit at a table in the front area. Only ordered some coffees and pastries- they took a good 20 plus minutes to arrive and had to ask where they were a couple of times. When the coffees arrived (all at separate times and well before the pastries finally turned up) they were very cold!! So then were offered some hot milk.. had to ask twice for this as no one bothered to come over with it. The woman who took our initial order seemed to disappear and not come over to our table again. Very rude staff (specifically a woman behind the bar- who I could hear telling who I assume was the manager that she wouldn’t allow us to sit at a table as we had a dog) there was a poor bloke (bald) who looked like he was run ragged whilst the other staff didn’t really do much to help. To top it off they had the cheek to add service charge- for what service?? It’s not difficult to get coffees and pastries right.
As a party of 6 we ate Lunch at 12:30 on a Thursday. The food was excellent and good value for money. The specials were creative and delicious. The service was very slow considering there were not many at the restaurant. An hour and 45 minutes for drinks and mains and no desert. We were not in a rush so it didn’t bother us.