The Bishop's Cave - St Albans

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   MissD

   London

   13 reviews

   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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   Wonderful cheese and wine, great service and a really calm, chilled atmosphere. This place is a firm favourite.
   

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   Anon

   Hertfordshire

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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   Lovely service, nice wine and food but I was disappointed to be near a very loud party of people for the second time. Maybe just acoustics in this low ceilinged room.
   

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   Jules123

   London

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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   It was our first time here & we were very impressed. Our young waitress was engaging, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and extremely accommodating. This does make all the difference to the whole experience. Loved the food (mixed charcuterie board/scotch egg & pate). We picked a fab bottle of Chilean red which was delicious. Definitely will be going back. Thank you.
   

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   SarahF

   Manchester

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 25, 2023

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   Always amazing food and atmosphere & really reasonably priced!
   

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   CathyP

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 20, 2023

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   Great evening and service and knowledge and food and service.
   

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   Laineyo

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on May 20, 2023

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   We love this place. They’re always welcoming and give good wine and cheese advice. Lovely atmosphere too. The cheese really is delicious.
   

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   DarrenM

   London

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on May 18, 2023

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   Never fails to impress! Great range of wines and impeccable service
   

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   SamanthaW

   Hertfordshire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 18, 2023

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   Lovely atmosphere, great crowd, perfect venue for a get together with friend. No loud music, small, intimate space. Food deli style so good choice of cheeses, meats etc. Fantastic selection of wines and staff knowledgeable. Little Slice of heaven in St Albans!
   

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   JaneW

   Hertfordshire

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on April 29, 2023

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   Second visit to the Bishops cave…great concept..friendly helpful staff. Love the variety of cheese and wine choices.plenty to eat.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 29, 2023

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    I’ve been to the Bishop’s Cave many times with friends, alone, and with my husband. It’s always a good experience, and I have told so many people about it!
    

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    AlyB

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 28, 2023

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    Very simple concept but extremely effective. Limited menu but of top quality. Wide ranging wine menu. Service excellent. Staff friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommend.
    

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    CheeseLover

    Hertfordshire

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2023

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    Outstanding service, knowledge, atmosphere, as always. Thank you!
    

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    Nick

    London

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2023

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    Great service, including advice on both wine and cheese.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Hertfordshire

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2023

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    A lovely evening with friends. First visit. Will definitely go again
    

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    NatalieH

    Berkshire

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2023

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    Lovely staff and atmosphere, really enjoyed the evening
    

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    Hello

    Devon

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

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    Really lovely spot, great variety of cheese and wine. Service a little slow, but it was busy.
    

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    JaneH

    Hertfordshire

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

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    Staff attentive and knowledgeable, food hit the spot. Would definitely return.
    

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    Bellasmum

    Hertfordshire

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

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    Really enjoyable lunch, great selection of drinks and food, including gluten free, and pleasant service.
    

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    Michy

    Hertfordshire

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 20, 2023

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    Love this place. The staff are friendly and really know their wines and pick great cheese options. They’ll come and refill crackers, chutney etc. Such a nice little bar with a lovely ambiance xxxxx
    

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    LittleP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 18, 2023

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    Cheese were amazing, we had 2 charcuterie and 2 cheese boards plus olives and a enormous scotch egg between 6 of us. Oh and lots of amazing wine to wash it all down. We had lovely smooth Melbec and a great Aussie sauvignon. Both reasonable priced at 27 ish each. Not the cheapest of places but as a special night is perfect. Our night was birthday celebrations so was great. Means you have good food,drink and service and atmosphere good for catching up. Just lots of chatting from our table aswell as all around. Only issue is as Im vertically challenged the high tables are a hop down other than that its fab.
    

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    ClareN

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 15, 2023

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    Great experience as usual. The staff are very knowledgable about the wines/Drinks/food. Great selection. An adult atmosphere in beautiful medieval architecture. Very relaxing.
    

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    patrick

    Berkshire

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 14, 2023

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    Lovely but very pricey. Nice selection of cheeses and wine. Seating is tall bar chairs that are not comfortable or big enough for large or medium adults butts.
    

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    RichardR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 14, 2023

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    Perfect ambience cheese charcuterie and wine what could not be better lovey place.
    

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    AshleyP

    Memphis/West TN

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 13, 2023

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    Lovely visit back in St Albans, and I was so happy to visit The Bishop's Cave again. Excellent service, delicious wine, and cozy environment. Truly one of the best places to go an connect with a friend.
    

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    RayS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 13, 2023

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    Good food, staff with good knowledge. Excellent wine.
    

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    AnneO

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 8, 2023

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    Lovely wine and cheese bar. Great food and chilled atmosphere
    

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    Paul

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 8, 2023

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    Our server was very attentive and knowledgeable. For a long while we were the only people there. The overall experience would have benefited from some tasting notes on the cheeses available together with more information on matching them to the wines on offer. We were there for about an hour and a half. We thought it was a nice experience in a lovely setting but too pricy to make it a regular thing. We spent £75 on a meat platter a cheese platter and a bottle of wine.
    

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    TobyS

    Hertfordshire

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 5, 2023

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    We had a lovely evening at The Bishop’s Cave in St Albans. It was the first time we had gone. The person who served us was very knowledgeable and spoke fluently about the cheese, wine and beer. We were very happy with our selections and enjoyed the opportunity to have a look and select the cheeses we liked the look of. It was a lovely atmosphere and an enjoyable evening. We would definitely go back.
    

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    BeaglesOnTour

    Hertfordshire

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 5, 2023

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    We wanted to recreate the 'table mixto' of charcuterie and cheese expereinced in Spain, Italy, etc. The food and drink were perfect. Service was fine, although rather humourless. All tables were high with high stools/chairs, which didn't suit all our group, as one is waiting for a knee operation. Will definitely go again.
    

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    LizM

    London

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

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    My husband and I had drinks at Bishops Cave last night. As usual fantastic service and drinks with great service. The manager is outstanding- does an amazing job. This is such a great place for drinks. Would highly recommend.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Hertfordshire

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

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    Fab time! Will be back again soon . Highly recommend.
    

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    JaneH

    Hertfordshire

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 31, 2023

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    Great place to enjoy a nibble, glass of wine and warm knowledgable service
    

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    TammyW

    Hertfordshire

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 30, 2023

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    Great evening & lovely knowledgeable staff. Only request is maybe choice of something homemade/ more substantial to go with the cheese? Proper bread/ toast?
    

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    Loopy

    London

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

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    What a lovely cozy wine bar. Staff so friendly and knowledgeable.
    

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    ValerieS

    Hertfordshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 23, 2023

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    Amazingly knowledgeable, friendly and helpful staff helped elevate the whole experience into a taste spectacular!
    

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    Rachel

    Birmingham

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 18, 2023

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    Delicious food, great atmosphere and service (although please stop trying without even asking to take our food and drinks away before we've finished!). I'd definitely recommend friends and family here and we'll be back.
    

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    JudyO

    Hertfordshire

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on March 18, 2023

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    Another visit to The Bishops Cave. Always a pleasure!
    

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    helenw

    Hertfordshire

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 18, 2023

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    Rude service. Waited 20 minutes to get served and when I asked for some tap water we got told to wait. After going to counter in the end to order cheese a further 15mins until they came and asked us what wine we wanted. I love bishops cave we have been coming for years and we rave about it to all! Staff have really let this beautiful place down on this occasion, we hope next time will be better.
    

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    LauraJ

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 18, 2023

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    Great as always. Great food great wine overall lovely experience
    

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    SiRic

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 17, 2023

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    The food is great with some lovely cheeses to choose from. The service was not as good as we struggled to attract peoples attention if we wanted anything.
    

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