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The Snug @ Fleur De Lys, St Albans Central, St. Albans
St. Albans
AL3 5DU
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Clive Thompson left this review about The Snug @ Fleur De Lys
12 years since my last review so had to have another look. Worked my way past the two hoodie boys outside and entered a smaller space than I remembered. Spotted the bar. No ales, no customers, no bar staff, no point. Four or five taps with 'designer beers', cans of Meantime and Brewdog Punk IPA in the fridge. The good thing about my visit was that I was able to take in enough basics to do an updated review before any semblance of someone wishing to serve me materialised. An evening cocktail place for an undefined audience.
On 26th January 2022
- rating: 2
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john gray left this review about The Snug @ Fleur De Lys
Dark and a bit gloomy.Busy. Only bombardier on cask.Young crowd.
On 28th February 2015
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Snug @ Fleur De Lys
Nice old building, but heavily refurbished in a rather unsympathetic way (in particular, I didn't think much of the dark decor and anonymous modern furniture). Smallish patio beer garden to rear. Seems to be mostly interested in selling cocktails, but two of the three handpumps were operational - offering Landlord and Spitfire (£3.40).
On 3rd October 2011
- rating: 5
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Clive Thompson left this review about Fleur De Lys
The Snug at the Fleur De Lys doesn’t really work for me. It’s a decent enough refurb, they’ve left some of the original beams and there’s some exposed brickwork but the layout is very strange. They seem to have taken the new name literally and created a series of snugs which I guess is OK if there are 8-10 of you and you want to get there early and set up base camp for the evening. Three hand pumps but only one on, from the local Red Squirrel Brewery. Looks like they cater more for the cocktail set than the beer drinkers.
On 23rd January 2010
- rating: 4
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Quinno _ left this review about The Snug @ Fleur De Lys
Ended up in here by accident at the end of the St Albans crawl because the Boot was too busy, smelly and naff for another and I had 20 minutes to kill. What we got in here was the opposite of the Boot - it's a funky funky mofo lounge bar (check out the chocolate and lime coloured cushion covers) with outrageous food and drinks prices - the ale (a pretty nondescript Cottage beer) was £3.30! Music veered from easy listening to quality Indie. Check out the door in the alleyway outside that sports the sign "commit no nuisance". Odd. Would I come back here again? Probably not in hurry…but I'm not really one of their 'core customer demographic' I suppose.
On 31st July 2009
- rating: 5
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john mcgraw left this review about Fleur De Lys
WAS CLOSED ON MY VISIT TODAY.(13/03/07) and is supposed to be having a refurb but there was no sign of any work being undertaken.
On 14th March 2007
- no rating submitted
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