Don't forget about our great value set menu available Friday and Saturday Lunch and every evening (see below for times). SET MENU £19.50 for 2 courses / £23.50 for 3 courses Grilled chorizo, chickpeas, sesame and caramelised cauliflower Bruschetta of wild and Portobello mushroom, garlic and parsley (v) Smoked salmon with traditional garnish ** * Crisp pork belly, rosemary breadcrumbs and crushed vegetables Roast cod with crab linguini Onion squash ravioli, pine nut, sage and brown churned butter (v) ** * Roast pineapple and passion fruit pavlova Sticky toffee pudding, vanilla ice cream Available Friday and Saturday Lunch. Tuesday to Thursday until 7.30pm and Friday and Saturday until 7pm. Available for up to 6 people.

Meeting friends for Saturday Lunch? Don't forget about our great value set menu available Friday and Saturday Lunch and every evening (see below for times). SET MENU £19.50 for 2 courses / £23.50 for 3 courses Grilled chorizo, chickpeas, sesame and caramelised cauliflower Bruschetta of wild and Portobello mushroom, garlic and parsley (v) Smoked salmon with traditional garnish ** * Crisp pork belly, rosemary breadcrumbs and crushed vegetables Roast cod with crab linguini Onion squash ravioli, pine nut, sage and brown churned butter (v) ** * Roast pineapple and passion fruit pavlova Sticky toffee pudding, vanilla ice cream Available Friday and Saturday Lunch. Tuesday to Thursday until 7.30pm and Friday and Saturday until 7pm. Available for up to 6 people.

SET MENU £19.50 for 2 courses / £23.50 for 3 courses Grilled chorizo, chickpeas, sesame and caramelised cauliflower Bruschetta of wild and Portobello mushroom, garlic and parsley (v) Smoked salmon with traditional garnish ** * Crisp pork belly, rosemary breadcrumbs and crushed vegetables Roast cod with crab linguini Onion squash ravioli, pine nut, sage and brown churned butter (v) ** * Roast pineapple and passion fruit pavlova Sticky toffee pudding, vanilla ice cream Available Tuesday to Thursday until 7.30pm and Friday and Saturday until 7pm. Available for up to 6 people.

If you're happy to have a walk in the winter wonderland this evening, we have lots of spare tables available! We've got the heating on full and lots of warming dishes on our new menu launching tonight. And don't forget our extensive wine list......

St Albans' Flagship Wines is hosting a Wine Dinner at Loft on Wednesday March 14 4 Course Dinner 6 Wines from the estate of Wirra Wirra from McLaren Vale, South Australia Tickets £55 www.flagshipwines.co.uk www.loftstalbans.com

Interesting article..... I'm sure no restaurant wants to take deposits - it would put people off booking and be an admin nightmare. But no shows are an increasing problem. We have several no shows most weekend evenings. Guests book, we confirm with them then they don't show up. Sometimes they don't answer their phone when we call and one group of six who were late told me they were around the corner - but never found their way to us! I hope they got home ok. The problem is small restaurants get fully booked at peak times then turn away other potential guests. On the night, when you realise there are no shows, it's too late to take any more bookings. (Some restaurants don't get many walk-ins). Moral of the story is, please cancel if your plans change and secondly, don't be put off calling a restaurant last minute to see if they have a table. You might get lucky.... https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/25/restaurants-turn-up-heat-on-no-show-diners

Loft in numbers...... 12 weeks open Over 60 birthdays celebrated 72% of customers book more than 14 days in advance 4 Sunday Family Feasts enjoyed so far 10 seats in our private dining room 4 A La carte menu changes Our building is over 600 years old 14 brilliant staff members 1 broken (and fixed) boiler and most importantly........1000's of amazingly supportive customers

Only a few tables left for our Easter Sunday Family Feast *Easter Egg Fun *Childrens' Easter arts and crafts *Face painting with Nina of Face Painting People Sunday Lunch Menu 3 Course Menu £29 / 2 courses £25 Junior Menu £12 for 2 courses / £14 for 3 courses www.loftstalbans.com

Our Private Dining Room is free on Friday night for the first weekend evening since opening due to a cancellation. Seats 10 (12 max). No charge or minimum spend

More tasty new dishes..... Devon crab, pea puree, pink grapefruit Braised west country pork, black pudding, roast beetroot, apple puree Seared king scallops, chorizo and garlic jam, toast www.loftstalbans.com