The Hub on Verulam Restaurant, Bar & Events Venue St Albans

You'll find The Hub tucked away on Verulam Road, in that stretch where St Albans starts to feel a bit more neighbourhood-y and less high street. It's the kind of place that does multiple things genuinely well—you can pop in for a solo lunch, bring a date, or book the whole thing out for your mate's birthday. The kitchen takes its food seriously without being pretentious about it, and the bar side knows what it's doing. It's become the sort of venue locals actually return to repeatedly, which says everything.