Westminster Lodge Cafe - St Albans

No welcome and no waiting Service, this is self service and self clear up. It could be so Good, it could be like the Abbot's Kitchen, it could be like Ayletts or Burston Nurseries which are destination places. The sports centre could be a destination too as car parking is great. Food choice is limited.

The cafe has a great location and a great view. However, the service is too slow making it a long queue. The coffee is served far too hot making it undrinkable, and the tables are filthy. It needs better management and an eye for cleaning.

The bistro at Westminster lodge leisure centre is a modern, clean and comfortable environment with glass windows/doors that look out onto the scenic veralanium park. In the summer the cafe is fabulous as the doors are opened and there is an outside seating area, perfect for the kids to let of some steam after their food.

The Café Bistro at Westminster Lodge is open to all. It has ample seating, including some soft chairs sofas, an outside area, free Wi-Fi, selection of newspapers and clean toilets.My coffee was served too hot (even after 15 minutes it was only sippable . However, our heated sandwiches were very nice – one was served with chips and the over with a side salad; neither of which was expected but I did enjoy the side salad which had a very nice dressing.When visiting Verulamium Park this café does provide an alternative to the “Inn in the Park” and the “Abbots Kitchen” (aka the Cathedral café .

My friends and I use Westminster Lodge a few times a week. We used to pop in to the cafe after our classes for, mainly, jacket potato and salad which we enjoyed. We have perseved with Crush because it's so convenient but have now called it a day and don't buy food there anymore, preferring to bring our own as most of theirs is pretty awful. The menu is very limited. The scrambled egg on rock hard dry sourdough is inedible and the avocado on dry sourdough not much better and likely to break your teeth. The presentation is poor and looks as if the food is just thrown on to the plates. The jackfruit chilli is acceptable but not wanted every time we visit. Although most of the staff are friendly they seem to change regularly and whenever asked questions about the food say they are new. When asked about gluten-free for a friend with caeliac disease was given a huge folder to look through. The location is suberb but the menu needs extending, at least jacket potato with salad and fresh soup. The place is not always clean with rubbish on the floor and the tables not cleared. Lots of improvement needed.