This restaurant was a really great find. The food, service and atmosphere were excellent. Everyone enjoyed their food, including one vegetarian and one dairy free diet. It's not cheap, but worth paying the extra for a special meal out. Also, they were happy for us to sit and chat for ages after our meal, no hurrying us to fit in the next sitting.
My 1st experience here at St Villa was an excellent one. I came with a party of 10 for our Christmas meal.
Beautiful decor, friendly and helpful staff and I was very pleased with my food choices.
I had the salmon roulade, seabass for my main and the rhubarb for desert
I would recommend this place !
My family and I had a lovely meal here tonight - very friendly attentive staff & some nicely flavoured and fresh dishes. Highly recommend for anyone wanting a good meal out at reasonable prices
Lovely staff. Attentive & informed. Not enough haloumi in the starter. Lovely mains - lamb, monk fish & gnocchi all delicious. Choc brownies were lovely but not enough crumble topping on the rhubarb crumble special. The waiter admitted this was not the first time he'd heard this. Wonderful cocktails & toilets. Overall great evening & we will definitely be returning x
Party of 10 celebrated our daughter’s 30th birthday yesterday. Excellent food, drinks, service, atmosphere and great background soundtrack! Polite, friendly and helpful staff. Good value for money for a special occasion. Lovely evening enjoyed by us all ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Great food, great staff, great venue!! Fantastic relaxing atmosphere! What’s not to like?
My husband and I had lunch at St. Villa today and what an enjoyable lunch it was. Lovely atmosphere, impeccable service and delicious food. My husband had the ribeye and I had the ricotta and spinach gnocchi, both were amazing! We will certainly be back again and will happily recommend to family and friends. Thank you St. Villa x x
I've been a few times now and finally got round to posting a review. Such a fantastic restaurant , food , cocktails , staff all amazing in a great setting ! From the minute you arrive to cocktails at the bar right through to dessert I can't fault a thing !
Perfect. A very warm welcome and friendly but professional, efficient service throughout. Food was excellent and the lunchtime menu is great value! Wonderful cocktails and sitting in the Gallery dining area was sumptuous, peaceful and comfortable. Look forward to visiting again & definitely recommend.
We celebrated our wedding anniversary here last night, great food, great wine and fantastic service! Beautiful elegant restaurant, highly recommend!
Amazing service, great food and a very versatile menu! They have a great terrace which is a serious sun trap for afternoon meals.
We had a great evening here on Friday. The cocktails were lovely, food was great and the service was exceptional. I really appreciate good service and it was evident that there was a main server, who was awake, coordinating service. Thanks.
The best Italian restaurant I've been too in a long long while. Food is exquisite and service is top notch. Such friendly staff and the atmosphere and ambience is classy yet home-y ...and for quality that is priced just right you couldn't ask for anything more
Really amazing cocktails and food. The venue is so pretty, very modern and trendy but also has a great outdoors area for the summer. Couldn’t speak more highly of the food, so fresh and tasty. We had the lunch menu and it was such good value. We’ll be back!
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Great food. High quality and served fresh and hot. Fine dining and worth the price tag.
We asked to be sat in an igloo. I confirmed the booking in person & wasn't made aware that there is a £10 p/p deposit - I got an email telling me which went to junk mail - but they were content I didn't need to as I'd confirmed booking. The igloo was warm in Spring and has vents for air as can get very warm. Great to see heater and blankets for cooler nights!
The staff were attentive although drinks initially took a while. But the food was cracking and enjoyed by all. Drink choice is good too. 3 of us ate, 14.30 on a Saturday. Starters of pan-fried prawn in a delicious lobster bisque, and a tasty mushroom crostini. Mains of two mushroom risotto, one with prawns, one with chicken, and one sea bass on a bed of mash and with stem broccoli was delicious too. Sticky toffee pudding was served with custard when we asked for no ice cream. The lemon tart is actually lemon meringue and a little sweet so bit disappointed it wasn't a tart! The Di Sarano sour cherry cocktail was good too. £39 p/head not including drinks at £48 including 3 alcoholic, sparkling water bottle, tap water and 1 cocktail for dessert.
Can't fault them. Definitely recommend. Will be back.
Went back ! Aug2022. Evening meal. Good offer £19 for 2 courses.
Made a return visit to St. Villa, after enjoying it last month. Even better this time, as on a Tuesday, you can take your own wine or get 50% off theirs. Great food and service, sat in a warm igloo, no jacket required. Highly recommended.
We celebrated my daughter's 40th birthday in a Pod. It was very comfortable and warm. The food was excellent. Our waiter Giovanni was brilliant. Highly recommend
The servers were really friendly, and the food was fabulous.
I had Calamari rings , seabass cooked to perfection and oreo cheesecake which tasted and looked more like whipped cream and crushed oreos in a glass.
I went for a group gathering (about 25 people). The servers did seem to struggle a bit serving a large group, even though we pre-ordered our food over a week before the event. For the most part things came without delay but for some additional items we had to repeatedly ask for the same thing before it came, in one case peppercorn sauce never arrived for someone have a steak.
Overall a good night and good food! Would definitely go back again just not in a big group.
Went for dinner for the first time at St. Villa and will definitely be going back. Had the Fritto Misto Di Mare (seafood and fish) to start and Chef's Famous Pappardelle Duck Ragu and both were incredibly delicious. Servers were friendly and attentive and the atmosphere was great. Would highly recommend. I look forward to going back soon.
Delicious well presented food that didn't break the bank. Staff were lovely and we got to sit in one of the outdoor igloos (heated in the colder months) which felt special.
Went for a special birthday lunch, waiting staff were helpful and friendly. Setting in the igloos is a different experience something unique in the area
Had lunch with friends here in one of the igloos. It was cozy and surprisingly warm and the food was really good. Will definitely go back and highly recommend.
First time to this place which I walked passed many times and I wanted to try out.
Service was good and food was delicious
Really well appointed restaurant with outside igloos on the decking. Able to reserve an entire igloo for just four people on a Sunday evening and, despite the pouring rain, it was a really nice, private space - a round table (for up to six guests). I don’t think I would enjoy sharing an igloo with strangers quite so much as privacy would be close to zero!
The food was excellent and the service prompt, friendly yet professional - all exceeded my expectations. I would definitely book again - but maybe a summer’s evening next time!
Lunch set menu was good. Service was swift. They missed our call but then called back immediately for us to book the table.
We went to St Villa yesterday for my 40th and it was absolutely amaaaaaaazzzing service from booking all the way thru to end. The whole entire team are soo friendly, helpful. I shall be celebrating my birthdays there more as I get older as I loved the restaurant the ambiance and the food. Isabella the manager was soooooo amazing as she really made sure I was happy with everything. We shall making alot more bookings at this place.
We were upstairs as part of a wedding party, they catered to all 23 guests excellently. Food was great, service was outstanding. Will definitely be coming back.
Came here for a meal just before Christmas and it was wonderful. The staff made up non alcoholic cocktails for me and a friend, which were delicious. Most of us had wood fire pizzas - mine was one of the nicest I have had outside of Italy. The tiramisu for desert should not be missed, it was truly delightful. A winner all round
It's a more expensive Italian restaurant comparing to other Italian places in St Albans. Food is good, ambience good and service staff are welcoming. Town centre location only under 5 mins walk from the shopping centre and cross the road from London Road car park. I recommend this place for friends gatherings, especially in their garden igloos on a sunny day.
Bistro style restaurant serving modern European food in St Albans. Parking nearby may be difficult. Great ambience with crisp white table-cloths and an open kitchen They have outdoor seating ( in pods too). Not too crowded when we went. Service was excellent, courteous and attentive. We ordered bread and olives to start with. The olives were good ( pitted) but the bread was dry and the butter cold.. it would have been nice if the butter were served at room temperature and bread served warm.
The mains- mushroom risotto, chicken supreme and pasta were excellent and so was the dessert. Prices are on the slightly expensive side.
All on all a good experience. Needs just a slight improvement to get 5 stars. Will visit again.
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