The Lower Red Lion

Most. Delicious. Sunday roast. Ever We love a day out in St Albans (we live in North West London and its only a short drive) and really fancied a traditional Sunday Roast so ventured down to the Lower Red Lion. From the off the pub is cosy and traditional, with panelled walls and a fire place. The staff were super friendly and welcoming, so much so it kind of felt like we'd popped over to a friend of a friends place for lunch. We both ordered a Sunday lunch and it was terrific. The bar for a Sunday roast is high, not to mention they're pretty common and largely all the same. But all the ingredients were really well cooked and that gravy! We'll be back.

Came here December 2021 when the clowns were humming and !@! about another Christmas Lockdown. Madge is on her first visit. Excellent real ale pub, also doing great food. Deservedly in the 2023 CAMRA Good Beer Guide. Great 3 room pub with large beer garden. Ticked off two new micro breweries..Burning Soul and Lakedown. Thus a big success for me.

This is a very nice pub with two drinking and dining areas split and served by one bar. There are a really good choice of Ales and Beer, I went for the Shipyard IPA. The pub is very close to the Cathedral but despite this has never been very busy on the occasions I have visited, not that I'm complaining, more a gentile flow of customers. They are a dog friendly pub as well which appears to attract quite a few people given its proximity to Verulamium Park. I cant comment on food as it was just the Shipyard and some bar snacks for me, but a couple of regulars did tell me the food is good.

A former 17th century coaching inn and now a pub/B&B - so maybe a 21st century coaching inn! Having two bars, an open fire, real ales and traditional decor, this is a ‘proper’ pub. Dog but not children-friendly works well, given its size. The quality of the excellent food didn’t surprise me but the variety did; exceeding my expectations. A gem of a place - just tucked away far enough from the centre. So pleased that it hasn’t disappeared like the Blue Anchor and Black Lion - instead it seems to have thrived!