Harden's survey result
Summary
You’re “always assured of well-cooked fish and meat dishes” as well as “plentiful vegetarian options” according to supporters of this “buzzy location just outside the town centre” – “if the weather is good then dining outside is perfect” in the walled garden, planted with herbs that flavour the in-house gin. This is the flagship of Andrei Lussmann’s seven-strong group, built over more than 20 years and focused on sustainability.
Summary
This 18th-century coach house overlooking the green has a particularly “nice setting”, with a walled garden full of herbs used to flavour the in-house gin; the food, which has a strong sustainable slant (plenty of fish and steak) is not reinventing the wheel, but is “always reliable for a sound decent meal” that’s also “reasonably priced”. There are now seven branches in the chain – with the most recent, opened on the former Côte site in Highgate in August 2024, representing the brand’s first return to London in two decades (the venture having started out on Portobello Road back in 2002).
Summary
“One of a small chain of reasonably priced eateries in Hertfordshire specialising in sustainability and quality ingredients”, born off the Portobello Road in 2002; even if it’s not hitting its original heights, by all accounts “you’re on safe ground” at the eighteenth-century converted coach house (fish is particularly rated) and fans just “love the outside courtyard space” too.
Summary
“Very good all round at this price” and now “back on form after an inconsistent couple of years”, Andrei Lussmann’s converted eighteenth-century coach house is “a reliable choice for a decent meal out in an otherwise unexceptional culinary town”. It is part of a five-strong Herts-based group (Berkhamsted the most recently opened) with a strong emphasis on sustainable fish.
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20a Leyton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2HU
Restaurant details
Lussmanns Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Plentiful vegetarian options in a buzzy location just outaide the town centre"
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £20.95 | £23.95 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Pudding |
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| £8.90 | £20.50 | £7.80 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £35.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £2.65 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
20a Leyton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2HU
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑7 pm |
