Venues Listed in Café Culture

A very popular local institution, The Waffle House is located in the 16th century Kingsbury Watermill on the River Ver, close to Verulamium Park. Visitors enjoy tasty breakfast, lunch & afternoon/early evening fare (mainly waffles but alternative bread and rice accompaniments are available too). The Waffle House operates a walk-in policy (apart from Thu to Sat evenings) so be prepared to queue for a short while at weekends and busy times - it's worth the wait! Limited access for wheelchair users due to narrow entrances and steep stairwells.

Evening reservations by phone (01727 853502) are available for tables of four or more from 5.30pm on Thu, Fri and Sat.

One of the larger garden centres in St Albans.  Burston has all the usual features including coffee shop and restaurant.  Burston is also a major nursery to the Garden centre trade, growing roses and bedding plants for the wholesale garden centre industry.  Adjacent is Hertfordshire Fisheries - also part of the Burston group - specialising in outdoor and tropical fish.

This friendly family-run Italian café offers a wide range of cakes, pastries, salads, freshly made sandwiches, snacks and great coffee. Multiple winner of the local 'Best Café' award.

Charlie's Coffee and Company, (formerly Soko Coffee), is an independent coffee company and cafe based in St Albans. Their distinctive mobile coffee van can be found outside St Albans City Station (by platform 4) every weekday morning from 6.30am.

Popular independent eatery HATCH offers freshly prepared, hand-made salads, sandwiches and hotpots, along with a tempting selection of cakes and pastries. Choose from their excellent coffee, tea or hot chocolate and great chilled drinks. Recommended.

New in 2009, this cafe serves hot and cold drinks, snacks, light lunches and sweet treats.

The Abbey's popular cafeteria serves drinks, snacks and hot lunches daily.

Small independent cafe at the top end of St Peters Street with pavement tables so that you can people-watch.

French chain restaurant serving mid price range cuisine in the art deco splendour of Samuel Ryder's seed hall building. Fixed price and children's menus available.

This full table-service restaurant by the UK's favourite underwear sellers was refurbished in 2007. It is open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. The varied menu includes a range of drinks, sandwiches, salads, hot meals and sweet treats.

Just a stone's throw from St Albans rail station, Bar Espresso is a Sicilian-run sandwich panini bar by day, and Italian restaurant by night. The restaurant menu includes pizza, pasta, meat, fish and vegetarian dishes, with homemade desserts. Children are welcome.

Coffee shop within Maidenhead Aquatics at The Water Garden Centre in St Albans.

The AMT Coffee chain operates two outlets at St Albans Station: one opposite the ticket office next to platform 1 and a smaller booth between platforms 2 and 3. They serve fair trade coffee, tea, hot chocolate, chai steamers, a range of cold drinks and snacks.

Large garden centre with a wide range of seeds, plants, garden quipment, summer furniture and gifts. The popular Dahlia Coffee House serves drinks, cakes, sandwiches, salads, light lunches and daily specials to eat in or out. Advice and tips are available from the plant information centre. The nursery is known for its award-winning dahlias, on display in the adjacent field from August until the autumn.

Café Revive is on the second floor of Marks and Spencer, St Albans, overlooking St Peters Street. It serves fairtrade tea and coffee, milkshakes, soft drinks, sandwiches, cakes and children's snacks.

A chain coffee shop which is part of the Whitbread group. Serves coffee, cakes, pastries and sandwiches. Very popular with local shoppers because of its central location in the Maltings Shopping Centre and its outdoor seating.

Cafe and sandwiches including a delivery service in central St Albans.

Cafe situated within Waterstones Bookshop on the main shopping street in St Albans. Serves coffee, cakes, pastries and paninis. Part of a nationwide chain of coffee shops.

Take-away hot and cold food including soup, sandwiches, quiche, burgers, jacket potatoes, hot and cold drinks.

Winner of the ''Local Gem'' award at the St Albans Food and Drink Awards 2009, this Italian deli stocks a wide range of Italian food and wine including cheese, salami, bread, pasta, olives, antipasti and seasonal fruit and vegetables.

Serves tea, coffee and snacks.

Café serving tea, coffee, all-day breakfast and lunch. Daily chef's specials.