Comments on: 1st review of Kashu – new restaurant in St. Albans

By: Tim Jeffreys

Tim Jeffreys — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:32:26 +0000

Went to Kashu this week for early bird dinner menu. We had pizza – was nice- and beer.Quite reasonably priced but the service was hit and miss though.
On arrival we were greeted by a very attentive tall lad who tried his best to make us feel wellcome and well looked after. Then a blonde little waitress brought us the food and finally the bill. Not a smile ever came out of her mouth at any time. She just dumped staff on the table and went back to the bar looking annoyed and started gossiping to the other staff and looking back at our table in a not friendly manner. We tried to make eye contact with her when she brought the bill and the same- not a word,a smile or even replied when we said thanks. We left the restaurant and said goodbye to her and again no reply and poker face.
It was a shame that the good efforts made by the rest of the staff were ruined by such a rude manner. We were with our little baby daughter and couldn’t believe her behaviour since the other staff had been very friendly and tried to exchange jokes all the time.
Not sure if we’ll go back. The management should be really careful when choosing the front staff in my opinion.

By: Michael K

Michael K — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:04:48 +0000

I had been really looking forward to trying out Kashu for some time. It has an old dining room feel which is great for atmosphere although lighting wise I thought it a little too bright in the evening. I like the fact the menu has options for all types of budgets. The food was okay, not great, certainly not terrible. The crab linguine was functional and the portion was reasonably generous. I think the presentation could have be better though. My wife’s Calzone was fine. The highlight food wise was the side salad of Crispy Parma, roasted red peppers and leaves with Pesto….it was quite tasty.
The service was reasonably good, certainly friendly, though not as attentive as it could be. Overall, Kashu fails to live up to its own billing as an eagerly awaiting restaurant. It is fine and certainly worth trying again to explore the menu some more, but doesn’t set the world on fire.

By: Linda Raymonde

Linda Raymonde — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:22:37 +0000

My first experience of Kashu was great: it was a Friday night, absolutely packed, several walk-ins being turned away, people drinking at the bar, very atmospheric and ‘buzzy’ with the food really freshly cooked, generous portions and served by very friendly staff – agree it was a little pricey for the simplicity of some of the dishes but all in all a very enjoyable dining experience and am definitely returning. There isn’t another St. Albans restaurant this exciting in my view and am sure they will improve in time, especially with feedback such as you are providing from your blog!