The Waffle House - St Albans

You're walking past the old Kingsbury Watermill on St Michael's Street when you spot the queue snaking out the door. That's your first clue The Waffle House knows what it's doing. Inside, it's all timber beams and vintage charm—the sort of place where you actually want to linger over breakfast. The menu's straightforward: Belgian waffles that aren't trying to be Instagram-bait, loaded with proper toppings and fillings that actually taste like something. Whether you're after maple bacon or strawberries and cream, there's a no-nonsense quality to how they approach it. The coffee's solid too, which matters.