The King Harry, St Albans - pub details
Address: 2, King Harry Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4BL [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 12205) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
St Albans Abbey (0.3 miles), St Albans (1.2 miles), Park Street (1.4 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
Pub suggested by Julie Anderson on 13 Aug 2004
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> Current user rating: 4.5/10 (rated by 35 users)
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| @fetchman - the poster above you 'trolley' has answered your question regarding the unpleasent smells at the King Harry, in the years I was going there (2005 - 09) the toilets blocked up at least twice a year by my memory, and for long periods of time. One of my drinking friends who runs a professional plumbing business offered to sort it out but was ignored, lo and behold we went the following week and the toilets were still out of order! So to 'fetchman' and 'trolley' - it's not like the management didn't know about the plumbing issues before your visits! manx_888 - 9 Dec 2011 15:30 |
| Great attentive bar staff, well kept affordable ales, amazing conversation, good food, then go somewhere else........Avoid! weezel - 26 Oct 2011 23:24 |
| I went for the pub quiz night last monday and the drinks are ridiculously overpriced, for a start. A single Southern Comfort and Coke cost me £3.50 and a Magners Pear was £4.10 and then they had the cheek to charge me 2 quid for the pub quiz after robbing me of so much money. Don't even bother doing rounds. The ladies toilets were out of order, so we had to use the disabled, which had old boxes next to the toilet as well as the toilet failing to flush properly and ended up as a diluted, pissy clogged up mess (if I wanted this I would've gone to Crosskeys). The toilet was quite literally disabled. They also have new staff.... I also complained that there was scummy froth sticking to my glass which does not normally accompany a SoCo&Coke, I normally wouldn't have cared but it cost me a lot of money, I wasn't happy with the service and I was able to take it back for another one which did the same thing. Don't let the owner's above input sway you; "eclectic" means snobby "urban" means local posh St Albians who have too much money and an "innovative choice of food and drink" most likely refers to the ridiculous prices (£1.50 was the cheapest thing on the menu for a fricking sauce on the side) whilst not actually stocking the most likely of food and drink which you would want (they didn't have half the beers as usual and decided to display the ones they did have by covering up the plaques with candles - great logic there guys). Oh but I did like the lampshades and the vintage looking chairs. Trolley_ - 24 Aug 2011 14:52 |
| Popped in for a quick pint on Saturday evening, I like this place because of its good range of beers and lagers, but the place had a very nasty smell, a cross between boiled cabbage and damp hamster cages! Beer was nice but had to leave as couldn't bear the odour. fetchman - 20 Jun 2011 17:54 |
| I used to drink here regularly with a group of friends who are all professional people who enjoy good conversation and good beer. It was convenient for the directions we were coming from and for a while seemed fairly welcoming. It's selection of continental beers was unrivalled in the local area and we enjoyed the variety. Latterly the bar staff became unwelcoming and frankly downright rude towards us. We started guessing what insults we would get when we went in there. Prices went sky high and the menu became pretentious and overblown for the type of pub it is. The tables became dirty and empty glasses were not cleared away (except at closing time when you were marched outside to finish your drink as soon as your time was up). Beer quality went downhill and some were often not available. The supposed 'guest' real ale was the same for about 2 months. I didn't dare try it as it had no doubt been standing for so long. Finally we have abandoned this place and put our money towards a real local pub not one that has ideas above it's station. I would not recommend this place unless you enjoy getting abuse from the scruffy and unkempt barstaff. manx_888 - 11 Apr 2011 13:12 |
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