Lussmanns - Harpenden, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Lussmanns - Harpenden

Name: Lussmanns - Harpenden
Address: 20a Leyton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, AL5 2HU
Telephone: 01582 297444
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 4.7

4.7

2493 Reviews

£25 and under

Modern European

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Situated in an 18th century former coach house overlooking Leyton Green, Lussmanns Harpenden has a delightful rural character and feel. Guests can enjoy courtyard dining in the charming walled garden and private meals in our lovely first floor room. We are a short stroll from leafy Rothamsted Park, the boutique high street shops and Public Halls.

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

6 Dec 2023

19:00

Booked 30 times today

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Modern European, Mediterranean, British
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu 12:00–21:00 Fri, Sat 12:00–22:00 Sun 12:00–20:30
Phone number
01582 297444
Website
http://www.lussmanns.com/restaurants/harpenden-restaurants
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Smart Casual
Private party facilities
We offer private dining in our first floor dining room.
Private party contact
Matt Mager: 01582 965393

Location
20a Leyton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2HU
Area
Harpenden
Cross Street
Station Road
Parking Details
On-street parking and local car parks.
Public Transit
Harpenden rail station (direct services from London St Pancras) and local buses.
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wine

What 2,493 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Hertfordshire
Best Ambience
Hertfordshire
Healthy
Hertfordshire
Most Booked

2,494 Reviews

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MarkW
Hertfordshire
26 reviews
vip
5.0
26 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent evening out with friends at a very nice restaurant with brilliant staff and great food.
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Mark
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Pork Snitzel delicious as was the roasted cauliflower with kale. The pumpkin soup delicious as was the Lamb Shoulder Christmas menu available but we didn’t have it.
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Petomane33
Hertfordshire
10 reviews
4.0
10 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall4food4service5ambience4
This was our first visit to the inside of the Harpenden restaurant and enjoyed the Christmassy atmosphere, the great welcome, and the overall high quality of the food. The first courses were excellent - parsnip soup and prawn cocktail, but we felt the main course was slightly lacking. My lamb on the bone was dried out and I was expecting the meat to be moister. Couldn't fault the mash and jus, and the sprout tops side dish was a great idea, and now we know what to do with our tops. My partner's cauliflower fritters were soggy, not crisp as she was expecting. But the crispy cavolo nero was an interesting and tasty method of cooking this vegetable. All round an excellent night out with just a couple of caveats.
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Steve
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
Varied and interesting menu; food was good and service excellent
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TonyC
London
10 reviews
4.0
10 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall4food4service4ambience4
An excellent lunch in a lovely location....we need place like this in Sevenoaks !!
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KeithS
Hertfordshire
7 reviews
vip
4.0
7 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall4food5service2ambience4
Really nice food as always. Great environment for a business lunch. Service very, very unusually for lussmann’s ‘disinterested/grumpy!!!! Why?
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JudyS
Cambridge
8 reviews
vip
4.0
8 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall4food3service5ambience3
Really lovely and welcoming staff and we had the fixed price menu. The menu choices were a bit limited to be honest, and while the food was well cooked, on time and tasty the dishes were a bit basic and didn't really feel like a lovely meal out. I know it's difficult with fixed price trying to keep food affordable and still exciting but overall I think Lussmans could work a bit hard on this.
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RobertS
Glasgow
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on 28 November 2023
overall4food4service4ambience4
Lussmans has a sustainable philosophy which attracted me, but the bottom line with any restaurant is good tasty food and that was what we enjoyed. Staff were pleasant and professional. The food was well cooked and imaginative. This is a very pleasant restaurant, relaxed, unpretentious and genuine. I will be back.
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MichelleR
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 28 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had a lovely evening in Lussmans Harpenden, the staff were very accommodating, discreet but efficient service and the food as always was delicious. I love the freshness of the produce and simple but amazing cooking of good ingredients. We will be returning again soon!
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CliveR
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 28 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
We have often here and the food yesterday was as good as usual
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DavidC
Hertfordshire
6 reviews
vip
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on 28 November 2023
overall4food4service5ambience4
Our waitress Marianna was outstanding. Despite a very busy lunchtime service she managed to deliver exceptional service.
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ChrissieC
Hertfordshire
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on 26 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our reliable 'go to' local restaurant where the atmosphere and food is always good and staff efficient and pleasant.
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GeoffW
Bath
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 26 November 2023
overall4food5service4ambience5
Overall we had a really delightful meal in lovely surroundings. The food was up to the high standard we've expect from this delightful restaurant. We think very highly of Lussmans in Harpenden & frequently recommend it to friends, especially, if like us last Sunday, they want somewhere for a special occasion.
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Simon
London
14 reviews
vip
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on 25 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful as ever. Tried the Corsican chicken for the first time and it was a delight. The service is impeccable and the waitresses - Jaida and Marianna are simply outstanding. Highly recommended.
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Robert
Hertfordshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 24 November 2023
overall5food5service4ambience5
Very enjoyable meal - excellent and very tasty choice of starters, main courses and desserts. The fish - mackerel to start and MSC hake as main course - were a particular highlight.
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Alex18
New York Area
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 24 November 2023
overall3food3service4ambience4
Nice to be seated at a round table as there was five in the group.
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JamesH
Hertfordshire
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 23 November 2023
overall3food4service4ambience3
The meal itself anx the service were both good. The online menu doesn't distinguish the different specials at each branch. Grouped together on one set of tables in the centre of the dining space when the place was relatively empty made for quite a noisy state making each table talk louder over each other. Better to fill the restaurant from the edges in, i suspect.
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PatriciaB
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 23 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Have eaten a few times in the last few weeks lunchtime and evening . We have been welcomed warmly ,the service has been great and the food lovely at fair prices . Very pleasant atmosphere too .
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JanieB
Yorkshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 23 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Warm welcome. Beautifully cooked hake and imaginative combination of leeks and apple. Delicious mocktail and out-of-this-world caramelised pear served with vegan ice cream. Excellent service. We all enjoyed the meal very much.
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JaniceF
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 22 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We've been to Lussman's in Harpenden and always enjoyed it. I took my husband for his birthday and he enjoyed it. Service is friendly and attentive.
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PatriciaB
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 22 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely lunch ,especially good value with the lunchtime offer . The service was very good, well timed and all the food delicious . Have been 3 times recently day and evening and all have been equally good . No hesitation in recommending .
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BerylB
Hertfordshire
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 22 November 2023
overall4food4service4ambience4
First time I had been there but found it very good!
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Dilovesdinner
Hertfordshire
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 19 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Good food and friendly but efficient service. Looking forward to my next visit
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LesleyS
Oxford
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 18 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Excellent food and great waiter and waitress !! Friendly but professional!
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MichelleK
Hertfordshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 17 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Cannot fault this restaurant. The food was superb, service attentive and friendly. There was the offer of a 3 course lunch menu which we didn’t choose, but our 3 course lunch from the main menu, including a carafe of wine and service charge was just over £50 per head. Excellent value Only ‘fault’ would be its difficult to park in Harpenden, but the leisure centre car park just 5 minutes walk away was very handy
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cozzer
Hertfordshire
16 reviews
vip
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on 15 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is a lovely, cosy restaurant with good food and service.
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DavidG
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 11 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent meal as always and staff are lovely. lt was a bit quieter than normal as it was lunchtime.
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WalnutWhip
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 11 November 2023
overall4food4service2ambience4
The restaurant is in a nice, old building with a courtyard. I enjoyed the food, liked the decor and the set menu is good value with several options for each course. My only criticism is service let it down; the waitress was efficient but abrupt and not very friendly. I would be happy to try another Lussmanns restaurant / eat here again when I'm in the area.
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MariaM
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 11 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic as always . Friendly staff and excellent food . We will be back .
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Austen
Kent
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on 10 November 2023
overall4food5service5ambience4
This time, and the last, bill was wrong.....in restaurant's favour
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Simon
London
14 reviews
vip
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on 3 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
As usual the food and service were outstanding. Very highly recommended
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Heather
London
8 reviews
vip
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on 3 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent food and attentive service. We went with friends and we were all very impressed with the quality of our meals and had a very enjoyable evening. We love the Lussmanns group and would highly recommend.
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PeterL
Hertfordshire
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 3 November 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
Welcoming, warm, excellent choice on the menu, freshly cooked to order. Excellent, cheerful staff - no sense of pressure to eat up and be gone. Good wine list. What more could you want for a pleasant and enjoyable evening?
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DamianP
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 3 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Another great lunch at Lussmanns Harpenden. The apple cheesecake is possibly the best cheesecake I have ever tasted. Thank you Lussmanns
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Ralph
Hertfordshire
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 3 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We always get a warm reception and it was especially good this time to be greeted by Varl, back at Harpenden after a year at your St Albans restaurant. He looked after us splendidly. It was good to have the Manx kipper pate back among the starters and, as ever, your fish and chips were top notch. A delightful lunch.
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ChrisH
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 1 November 2023
overall5food4service4ambience4
Excellent, reliable local restaurant. The lunch and early evening set menu particularly good value. Lussmanns was so inventive over lockdown, keeping itself (and us!) going with lots of different menus and service options. It continues to develop today. Food is always tasty and the whole experience is comfortable, fresh and enjoyable. Thank you!
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MelanieH
Hertfordshire
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 1 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The staff at Harpenden Lussmans are always very welcoming and helpful, service is always superb. Good food , good atmosphere.
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DavidC
Hertfordshire
6 reviews
vip
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 31 October 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Exceptional service from Mariana on a very busy lunch service
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EW16
London
16 reviews
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on 29 October 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service. Great food adapted to requirements. Please can we have custard.
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Anna
Hertfordshire
10 reviews
4.0
10 reviews
Dined on 28 October 2023
overall4food4service5ambience5
Another enjoyable evening at Lussmans Harpenden, great service and tasty food. Have noticed prices have increased and perhaps meal choices not so varied, however appreciate hospitality industry suffering price hikes from all directions. Consequently not such good value as previous times. Still one of the best eateries in Harpenden.
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising
- Surfaces sanitised between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Lussmanns - Harpenden is rated 4.7 stars by 2493 OpenTable diners.

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

6 Dec 2023

19:00

Booked 30 times today

20a Leyton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2HU

Additional information

Cross Street
Station Road
Area
Harpenden
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu 12:00–21:00 Fri, Sat 12:00–22:00 Sun 12:00–20:30
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Modern European, Mediterranean, British
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Smart Casual
Parking Details
On-street parking and local car parks.
Public Transit
Harpenden rail station (direct services from London St Pancras) and local buses.
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wine

Website
http://www.lussmanns.com/restaurants/harpenden-restaurants
Phone number
01582 297444
Private party facilities
We offer private dining in our first floor dining room.
Private party contact
Matt Mager: 01582 965393

Lussmanns - Harpenden

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What 2,493 people are saying

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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising

Physical distancing

Screening

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