Great little pub with a huge sail canopy covered outdoor garden area at the back. Pet friendly, we were offered a bowl of water and dog biscuits for our puppy - very nice of them!
Ke Ding
Hate to be the bad guy but have to say it’s a very disappointing Sunday roast. Gravy is bland. Yorkshire pudding, beef and potato unbelievably dry :( . Don’t know how long they have been left in the oven to be this dry. If they were actually kept in oven to stay hot, curious when it’s served it’s barely warm.Nice interior and friendly staff. It’s just food is giving me Sunday depression.Only good thing I could think about is that the portion is good. So you won’t be both depressed and hungry.
Sean Kelly
Nice pub, great service, even gave us biscuits for our dog.
Kate M
Had a couple of lovely meals here. Food is great quality, staff are always friendly and the atmosphere is great.
Becky L Richardson
What a ‘perfect’ pub.. the atmosphere was perfect along with the food.. great flavours. I would highly recommend.. 10 out of 10
Nat Nat
Went on a Monday evening, didn't have food so can't comment - but it was a good place for a chill first date :)
Paul Batchelor
Great team working here, always very friendly and welcoming. Good beer selection on tap and food is always good quality. Pub inside and out (there is a big garden to the rear) looks great, clean and is very comfy. Well worth a visit.
keith Woodcock
Lovely staff and setting.But food incredibly disappointing. Couldn’t eat the veggies as they were so hard and undercooked. Food was only just warm.have since had an lovely apology from the Manager and offer of a meal for four. So I have increased rating and hope to enjoy our meal when we go back. Linda Woodcock
L A
I love this pub, great food and fab people.I *do* wish they’d think again very hard about the garden. It was a beautiful English pub garden for years and got the late evening sun in the summer. In the pandemic or just after someone ripped out all the trees (maybe they were a bit big, so maybe fair) and put up a massive tent thing and a load of nasty palm trees that don’t suit the pub or the area and are not well cared for so look poor. There is bare earth under the tent and it looks awful. No more evening sun. Pretty pretty please, put it back how it was and stick to lovely English plants and parasols? It’s the only thing stopping me calling this my favourite pub in St Albans!
ian w
After going for Christmas Dinner in 2022, which the whole experience was amazing, lovely food and the service was spot on we decided to go again in 2023. Unfortunately, this time round the whole experience was not enjoyable at all. We had to wait a long time for our starters and then a long wait for our main course. The food itself, especially the main course was very disappointing. The quality was not as expected and we also found hair in one of the mains. As we and our kids were looking forward to the meal and the money that was paid, we are really disappointed with the whole day.
Really great service, and lovely food. We went on the 27th and there was still loads on the menu - bonus for all the board games!
jackzs22019
My partner and l had a lovely time on our first visit on Christmas Day. We had a great lunch, it was delicious. Nothing proved too much for the staff who were charming and helpful. I was well aware they were giving up a large bit of their own Christmas Day to give everyone a good time. The food was excellent and the little extras like the canapés and petits fours were lovely. We were both full to the brim and happy that we had visited the White Lion. We would definitely come again and recommend it to others. Thank you for a lovely time.
Lindsey Robbins
Great friendly pub with a good food menu. It's not huge and can get noisy but it's a great atmosphere.
Coastal51231026960
We went for Christmas day lunch was amazing every detail thought of and service next level . Food superb special shout out for the hake and miso toffee pudding .
CityTravellerLondon
We had a wonderful Christmas Dinner at the White Lion Pub. The food served was plentiful and delicious, service friendly, welcoming and truly fantastic and atmosphere really lovely. Thank you to all the staff for making our day ☺️
Great little pub with a huge sail canopy covered outdoor garden area at the back. Pet friendly, we were offered a bowl of water and dog biscuits for our puppy - very nice of them!
Hate to be the bad guy but have to say it’s a very disappointing Sunday roast. Gravy is bland. Yorkshire pudding, beef and potato unbelievably dry :( . Don’t know how long they have been left in the oven to be this dry. If they were actually kept in oven to stay hot, curious when it’s served it’s barely warm.Nice interior and friendly staff. It’s just food is giving me Sunday depression.Only good thing I could think about is that the portion is good. So you won’t be both depressed and hungry.
Nice pub, great service, even gave us biscuits for our dog.
Had a couple of lovely meals here. Food is great quality, staff are always friendly and the atmosphere is great.
What a ‘perfect’ pub.. the atmosphere was perfect along with the food.. great flavours. I would highly recommend.. 10 out of 10
Went on a Monday evening, didn't have food so can't comment - but it was a good place for a chill first date :)
Great team working here, always very friendly and welcoming. Good beer selection on tap and food is always good quality. Pub inside and out (there is a big garden to the rear) looks great, clean and is very comfy. Well worth a visit.
Lovely staff and setting.But food incredibly disappointing. Couldn’t eat the veggies as they were so hard and undercooked. Food was only just warm.have since had an lovely apology from the Manager and offer of a meal for four. So I have increased rating and hope to enjoy our meal when we go back. Linda Woodcock
I love this pub, great food and fab people.I *do* wish they’d think again very hard about the garden. It was a beautiful English pub garden for years and got the late evening sun in the summer. In the pandemic or just after someone ripped out all the trees (maybe they were a bit big, so maybe fair) and put up a massive tent thing and a load of nasty palm trees that don’t suit the pub or the area and are not well cared for so look poor. There is bare earth under the tent and it looks awful. No more evening sun. Pretty pretty please, put it back how it was and stick to lovely English plants and parasols? It’s the only thing stopping me calling this my favourite pub in St Albans!
After going for Christmas Dinner in 2022, which the whole experience was amazing, lovely food and the service was spot on we decided to go again in 2023. Unfortunately, this time round the whole experience was not enjoyable at all. We had to wait a long time for our starters and then a long wait for our main course. The food itself, especially the main course was very disappointing. The quality was not as expected and we also found hair in one of the mains. As we and our kids were looking forward to the meal and the money that was paid, we are really disappointed with the whole day.
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Really great service, and lovely food. We went on the 27th and there was still loads on the menu - bonus for all the board games!
My partner and l had a lovely time on our first visit on Christmas Day. We had a great lunch, it was delicious. Nothing proved too much for the staff who were charming and helpful. I was well aware they were giving up a large bit of their own Christmas Day to give everyone a good time. The food was excellent and the little extras like the canapés and petits fours were lovely. We were both full to the brim and happy that we had visited the White Lion. We would definitely come again and recommend it to others. Thank you for a lovely time.
Great friendly pub with a good food menu. It's not huge and can get noisy but it's a great atmosphere.
We went for Christmas day lunch was amazing every detail thought of and service next level . Food superb special shout out for the hake and miso toffee pudding .
We had a wonderful Christmas Dinner at the White Lion Pub. The food served was plentiful and delicious, service friendly, welcoming and truly fantastic and atmosphere really lovely. Thank you to all the staff for making our day ☺️