Loft St Albans

A literal hidden gem... Navigate through two other restaurants in the back streets of St Albans... Climb the stairs to this "Under New Management" restaurant... Ignore the reviews more than three months old (at the time of this review!)... Then savour the aromas, fresh cooking and great dishes served at Loft. Starters are generous and full of flavour. Chicken wings were herbs, crispy and hot served with a great salad, halloumi fries were well flavoured, again with a really good salad garnish. Taramasalata,. Hummus and plenty of pita breads, all good... Lamb and chicken mains and the moussaka were really fabulous. Parmesan fries were brilliant and the portions were really large... Couldn't even manage a dessert... So we had to take them away! Is this Michelin dining? No. It is rustic, traditional Greek (with some concessions to the local preferences) well prepped and presented food with bags of flavour and a willing service from Mattina (forgive the spelling) Who also ensured that the ingredient intolerances of our party were well looked after. The atmosphere rating is one star down because after the really early diners had gone, the place was empty... It deserves to be full every night... We will be back and I recommend that as many people as possible give this place a chance to show how good it is. Then the atmosphere will rock!

Lovely restaurant with delicious food and generous portions! It was a shame because we were the only ones there on a Friday night, unsure why it was so quiet because the setting and food was great! Will definitely return to try more of the menu

We first went for a spontaneous dinner date night and we loved the food and the atmosphere so much we decided to have our intimate civil ceremony dinner there too with our family. Thank you so much for accommodating us and our requests. The food was delicious, my dad especially couldn’t stop talking about how perfect his T-bone steak was and my starter feta saganaki was so delicious the first time I had to have it again on our special day! Even though I baked our own little wedding cake, they served it so nicely with the sweetest strawberries which we did not bring or ask for, it was a lovey touch! Food portions were super generous too, no one went home hungry, barely had space for cake. I can only recommend if you’re looking for a place to eat in St Albans. Especially if you’re looking for great food and service for special occasions! We will definitely be back! Thank you so much again for making our day that much more special!