The Stanborough Beefeater

Forgot to review at time but went over the 2023 christmas period and got the set christmas menu with my partner and I could not fault the meals or cocktails/mocktails. They were creative with fun quirky names and looked and tasted amazing. Fast service and lovely staff. As we were staying at hotel next door breakfast the next morning was the usually premiere inn style serve yourself but as always, equally delicious as the dinner. Only fault was the wait time to be seated and lack of staff at time we were being seated. Along with the other guests we waited a while to be seated. Must of caught them at a busy time. Would definetley come again. 😄

Myself and my family had a lovely meal here at the weekend. I have a new born and the staff were very accommodating.
Want to say a special thank you to John, what an amazing person, was very attentive and his service was impeccable. Thank you!

Good food and friendly staff, lovely roasts and lunch menu.

Our daughter just had her birthday meal here. The staff were really great, helpful and friendly. The food was good quality and great value. A fantastic place for family meals out.

We booked a 3 course meal for a group of 28 people, Everyone noted the restaurant staff were proactive and helpful plus we all had an enjoyable evening. The food from the festive menu was amazing and everyone was served food at the same time. We had a few dietary requirement which all were catered for. A massive thank you to Diane and Linda plus all the staff, see you next year!

Lovely service and great food. Our servers Jon and Mel could not do enough for us! A really great experience.

The restaurant has really turned it around since our last visit 3-4 months ago. We had a fantastic waitress (Mel) and together with Jon, they're two of the best in the business I swear. The food has also improved by a couple of notches, everything was cooked to perfection with my mixed grill and the wife likewise with the sirloin steak she ordered. Long may it continue!

As (sadly) a Premier Inn veteran, the Stanborough, like the hotel next door, it's a noticeable cut above the usual quality of the chain. Breakfast was fresher and more wide-ranging than I'm used to - and server Diane was really friendly. Dinner was suitably tasty and prompt (despite the serving staff clearly being stretched on the night). Don't expect the Ivy or the Dorchester, but for the price it's great.

Tasty food, as always. My rib eye steak was very thin and came out well done instead of rare, but it was still totally edible.
Our waitress, Mel, was excellent and sang "happy birthday" to my mum as she served her a chocolate brownie complete with candle!
We hope to be served by Mel again :-)

Was made very welcome by sofie and Freya who kept me topped up.
Added bonus was sky TV showing the football.
Really enjoyed my stay here.
Will hope to come back in the future.

The food was amazing, we had the Sunday roast. The staff are really friendly and helpful, nothing is too much trouble. Definitely will be going back.

Friendly and attentive staff. Great selection of good quality breakfast. Excellent value for feeding the family and the kids loved the buffet experience. Easy parking. We will definitely return.

We had our Christmas meal. Like always, it was a great evening. Staff and kitchen staff, food was brilliant. Thank you, we enjoyed X

My partner and I love coming here for date nights. The food is absolutely phenomenal! We have never had a bad meal here, the food is always fresh, very hot, and the portion sizes are brilliant. The last two occasions we spent our nights here because of the vouchers they have on offer which are incredible value for money. Unfortunately, they were short staffed so we were told there would be a bit of a wait for food BUT this didn’t matter at all to us, as the staff come and have a chat, refill drinks and in all honesty, they never took that long to bring our food out anyway! There are two absolutely fantastic staff members there, one is John (I’m not very good with names!) and he is such a great character! The lady waitress, I cannot remember her name but she was so helpful when I started having hot flushes during my dinner 🙈 she kindly turned the air con on for me, brought me water and checked to make sure I was ok :) the only nit picky thing I found (and it’s just purely a bit pick as I can’t find a fault with the Stanborough!) is that the chairs in the bar area could do with recovering…the leather has worn and cracked and I found that bits of it were stuck to my legs when I stood up….but that is literally the only downside I have ever found. Please go and visit this lovely restaurant, you won’t be disappointed :) and get the churro sundae! Delicious!!

This is an absolutely amazing credit of a restaurant to the Beefeater chain! It has literally changed my view of this chain of restaurants!!!!!!! We travelled from Surrey for a family get together. I was more than pleasantly surprised by a warm, genuine welcome from "Mel" and "Jon"! I have to say for chain I thought, "oh here we go.. " (I'm a roast connesiure, especially whether gravy is good!) The calamari starter is better than some of the top restaurants I've eaten at. Fresh, crispy and a kick and a punch of an accompany dip! Next? The Lamb rump roast! Wow! Lamb lean, slight chargrilled flavour and melted in the mouth! A foray of sauces to select for the roast and didn't scrimp! Crispy roast tatties, veg cooked slight al dente and well the gravy superb given the amount they must have to make up! My only complaint to myself is that I wish I'd have asked for more! We didn't have desserts and was so full! Coffee delicious too. For a reasonably priced meal you won't be going wrong on picking this restaurant and would like to say the staff(Mel and Jon) service and the food amazing! Well done! I'll be going back! From the length of this post you can tell this place deserves the time to write this! Awesome!

We've been eating at The Stanborough for many years with family and friends.After another great meal yesterday we would like to express our thanks and appreciation to John, Mel and the hard working team at the Stanborough for their efficiency and attentiveness.

Went here at the weekend for breakfast and what a treat. The waitress who greeted us was utterly excellent. Toni I believe her name was and she made our experience brilliant. A very good breakfast, well worth the money for what you get plus excellent customer service!! What more could you wish for? We'll definitely go back.

The service staff managed to fit us in at the last minute , while very busy they accommodated us excellently ….. this is why I use the Welwyn prem inn and beefeater for breakfast when ever I’m down …. 10/10…… room 34

Excellent service from begin to end. Jon our waiter for the evening was attentive and extremely helpful. Nothing was too much trouble and he was friendly making a rare evening out a very enjoyable evening. Will be going back soon all thanks to Jon.

The lady that showed us to our table was very polite and welcoming, took our drinks order straight away, food was very quick coming out hot and was delicious. Couldn’t fault it one bit. Waiter very polite if our glass was empty asked if we wanted another, very attentive, overall experience was excellent.