The Prae Wood Arms

I really like the location. It has many rooms with real english atmosphere. It has a big garden as well. Food was good, but not my type (bit too heavy). Vegetarian options not completely clear.

Lovely pub in a beautiful setting. Serving typical pub food. Food does let’s it down a little. Roast was not the best with meat a little dry. However fish and chips were good. Prices were reasonable. Roast £15-£20 cheapest main was burger £14

Great food and atmosphere! We had the Fried Seabass (fillet, a great addition so that we did not have to pick out the bones) and the Roast Chicken, and everything was perfect. The Triple Chocolate Brownie was also amazing.
The weather and the sun played also a big part in the experience. Will definitely come again!

The location is beautiful and its a lovely building. There is also ample parking which is great. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. I have visited a few times in past year and the food has always been good. Unfortunately though the service always seems to be slow. on the first few visits I put it down to them being busy and various post covid issues however I have also visited on a weekday when it was quiet and it was still very slow. They took a while to come and take the order and the food took forever to come. We were also left with dirty plates for approx an hour. The staff were very pleasant and there was a few working it just felt like it lacked in organisation. Its just a shame because its a beautiful location and the food is good.

Wonderful pub on the edge of St Albans, with indoor and outdoor dining areas as well as a large beer garden. The menu is loaded to the website every day, and dietary requirements are extremely well catered for. There is a separate gluten free menu with lots of options. The carpark is large but does get full on a sunny day at the weekend. The pub's website also links to a nearby hiking route, if you want to walk off your lunch.

This pub is lovely. The staff, decor and the ambience is welcoming and cosy. They have a lovely roaring fireplace which you can sit next to and enjoy a drink.

We had the turkey roast and the vegetarian mushroom, chestnut and lentil Wellington.

My husband said the turkey roast is one of the best roasts he had ever had. Everything was fantastic.

The Wellington and trimmings unfortunately lacked flavour but was a very generous portion size.

We also had mulled wine which is some of the tastiest mulled wine we have had. For dessert we had a scoop of honeycomb ice cream and the sticky toffee pudding which was pretty standard. The portion of the pudding is very generous portion but the ice cream portions are very small small (or maybe that’s because a lot of it melted by the time we got it.)

We would definitely visit again.

I have been here multiple times before in the past few years and I feel sad to say that I feel the quality of the food has diminished in value. I went with my family last week and I ordered the goats cheese and fig tart as a starter - the tart it’s self was just a dry wafer layered not the typical buttery pastry you would expect from a tart. Next I had the roast chicken pappardelle, there was a good portion of chicken however the pasta was over cooked and very soft and lacking flavour considering it was meant to include tarragon. Lastly and my highlight of the meal was the chocolate brownie which was luxuriously rich and paired well with quality vanilla icecream. (A family member had the pork sausage and mash and said that this was good but pretty basic for the price) I would say overall the building is beautiful and warm and the staff were nice and they checked for allergies, I just wish the quality of the food was a little higher.

This beautiful Regency building that was so close to demolition has thankfully been extensively refurbished and renovated into an intimate up market restaurant by a fine dining organisation. The interior has antique furnishings and prints and the individual dining areas feature roaring log fires and country views. The bathrooms/restrooms are without precedent. The menu is comprehensive and the food is delicious. The staff were considerate and very helpful and professional. This is a large establishment located on the A5 just a mile out of St Albans towards Redbourne and is thoroughly recommended. In the Summer there are extensive grounds with seating including a play tractor for children