Berkhamsted · food
Berkhamsted eats as if it were a London neighbourhood that happened to keep a castle: High Street independents, a canalside pub, and queues that form for pastry.
GAIL’s, Fred & Ginger, Epicure and Copper House describe the town’s current appetite. The Gatsby is the night out. The Boat is the walk-in after the towpath. You can eat poorly here, but you have to try.
The High Street car parks fill by brunch on Saturdays. Train in if you can. Book The Gatsby; do not expect a walk-in at 1pm in a cafe with four tables.
Rooms we would book for a birthday: cooking, service, noise level, and whether the bill feels like the evening we had.
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97 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
The Gatsby occupies a 1930s cinema and has been Berkhamsted’s special-occasion dining room since 2005: à la carte, Sunday roast, cocktails and a piano. It is theatrical without being a tourist trap, and it still books out for birthdays. Come for the room as much as the plate.
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196 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Copper House is the High Street’s polished independent: cocktails, weekend afternoon tea, Sunday roast and a dining room that works for a Friday night without requiring a christening. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, which is a useful filter for people who live here rather than pass through.
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Gravel Path, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
If you walk the Grand Union through Berkhamsted you will eat at The Boat eventually. It is a Fuller’s house with a terrace on the water, a fire in winter, and the particular mix of muddy boots and pushchairs that means a town is working. Food is seasonal pub rather than gastropub theatre.
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National Trust Office, Moneybury Hill, Ashridge · Berkhamsted
Ashridge Cafe is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2026-05-15). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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Ashridge Golf Club, Golf Club Road, Little Gaddesden · Berkhamsted
Ashridge Golf Club Limited is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2026-03-06). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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307-309 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Bar 309 is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2017-03-29). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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146 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Bel Caffe is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2026-02-18). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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The Clubhouse Berkhamsted Golf Club, The Common, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted Golf Club Ltd is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2025-07-10). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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Berkhamsted Golf Driving Range, Spring Garden Lane, Northchurch · Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted Golf Range is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2025-07-29). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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223 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Cafe Epicure Ltd is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2026-08-07). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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230 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Caffe Nero is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2024-12-12). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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Berkhamsted Football Club Broadwater Stadium, Broadwater, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Chris's Catering is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2024-10-17). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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Unit 2, 300 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Costa is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2025-09-26). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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102 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Darvells is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2025-05-22). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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1 Northbridge Road, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
DJ's Playzone is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2026-03-19). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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Dower House, 108 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Dower House Coffee is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2026-03-07). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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26 Lower Kings Road, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
E L James Ltd is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2026-05-06). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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125 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Fred and Ginger Coffee is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2024-12-13). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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296-298 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Giggling Squid is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2024-12-13). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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Berkhamsted Tennis Club, Lower Kings Road, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
Isalie Ltd is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2025-06-27). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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153 High Street, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted
M Street Bagels is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2025-08-29). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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Unit 18 Boxted Farm, Berkhamsted Road, Hemel Hempstead · Berkhamsted
Mad Squirrel Tap & Bottle Shop is on the Food Standards Agency register for Dacorum Borough Council. The latest published hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (2025-09-26). That is an official inspection score, not a Dacorum Daily review.
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Lagged street-level counts for Hemel East and West, Berkhamsted and Tring, Kings Langley and the south-east.
1 June 2026
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Autopilot desk copy from Open-Meteo, the Environment Agency, police.uk and planning.data.gov.uk, filed 2026-08-28.
28 August 2026