I came here for dinner with 2 colleagues on a Wednesday evening while working in the area. The…read morerestaurant is in town, around many other restaurants and shops. The place was pretty empty the night we came, and it looked pretty empty the night before as well, when we walked past after dining at another restaurant nearby. However, there is a lot of seating inside the restaurant, including what looked like an upstairs seating area, as well as some tables outside, so it's possible it gets busier on weekends. The menu had a pretty large selection of burgers, chicken dishes, hot dogs, and even steaks and salads. There was also an enticing page of desserts, including milkshakes, cheesecakes, and sundaes. The mains came with a choice of side (salad, fries, mashed potatoes) and dipping sauce (garlic mayo, barbecue sauce, among others). I got the classic burger on a brioche bun with fries and garlic mayo. The burger was topped with the Tinsel Town sauce, which was tasty. However, the brioche bun was too dry/hard for my liking. The fries were fine. One of my coworkers got the cheese dog, which was really massive. It had some tomato slices tucked in. She wound up not being able to finish it; apparently it was a bit stodgy and might have been more manageable if it had been a frankfurter or something. She also got the halloumi appetizer with sweet chili sauce, which she really enjoyed. I got a brownie sundae for dessert. It was topped with a massive amount of whipped cream, but I would have preferred for it to have had a bit more ice cream underneath. The brownie chunks were tasty, though. One of my coworkers got the Kinder Bueno milkshake and said it tasted exactly like a Kinder Bueno. Service was pretty slow, especially given there were so few customers at the time. It took the server awhile to split the check, since she couldn't seem to remember who got what and had to redo the split a few times. It probably would have been easier to just get 1 check and divide it ourselves. The restaurant card reader did not accept my American debit card (which I historically have not had issues using abroad, in places as diverse as Bangkok and Stockholm). Thankfully, there is an ATM nearby and the server was patient and apologetic about me needing to step out to get cash. Overall, a very average dinner, but good if you're craving a milkshake and some fries. My burger and dessert came out to be about £13.

Cute cafe with great milkshakes and fries. Average customer service but no major issues. The…read morerestaurant is old school good food

I walked passed this en route to another coffee place…read more In which I soon backtracked.. this place is awesome! It's so huge and rustic in the inside..lovely wooden floors with distressed metal candlesticks and chandeliers... Entwined are home made products like jams, chocolate, lemonade and sweets.. This breakfast menu was difficult to choose from as it was full of tasty sounding dishes.. in the end I chose the veggie breakfast which came served on two large pieces of homemade bread, guacamole, hummus, poached eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms and beans. Everything just tasted perfectly fresh and natural ...washed down with fresh orange juice..I haven't been this impressed in a long time over breccie! Service was very quick too...a little bit pricey but you can taste the quality of the ingredients... Come here for your breakfast!!

Best food so far in Watford…read more This was an accidental find when I was walking to the shopping mall. I am glad I went in. Nice decor, great food (green smoothie and lamb koftas), friendly staff!

Cute little bakery, recently expanded although still tight. Nevertheless, they do the scrummiest…read morebuns, pastries, and cakes - and deliciously freshly baked bread. Loads of variety on the savoury side. Too often though, the panini is overtoasted, the coffee is mediocre, and card is only accepted on orders over £10, but don't let it deter you! Definitely worth a try are the award winning cinnamon square buns, and the apple & cinnamon tarts! By far the best bakery in the area and the kind to be expected in this kind of area.

Coffee and Delicious Cinnamon Squares. They've nearly doubled in size since I was there last…read more (but the ceiling remains so low that I can't stand up straight) Cinnamon Square never disappoints, except when they actually run out of Cinnamon Squares!!! OK, but the Brownie is an acceptable alternative...

My daughters and I are fans of the Giraffe chain and have always said it was a shame that the…read morenearest ones to us in Harrow were either Belsize Park or Muswell Hill. So you can imagine how delighted we were when the Tesco Watford store was re-vamped and they stripped out the Kirspy Kreme doughtnuts and cafe and in came a Giraffe Restaurant! My elder daughter booked a table for 9 there for Saturday night as it was my granddaughter's 4th birthday treat before her party the following day. We arrived to discover my daughter a bit frazzled because they hadn't noted the booking down (How on earth? Not very professional!). My son-in-law was trying to fit 3 circular tables together in order to seat the 9 of us as not enough of the rectangular tables were free for us to butt them together. The staff realised that we didn't have enough room where they had attempted to seat us (as we also had a small pram with my 3 week old granddaughter in) and asked us to move to the other end end of the restaurant. No, still not perfect. We were right by the door and we still had 3 circular tables pushed together - hardly ideal! After this rather poor start to the evening, things were a lot better. If you've never tried them, you really must try the edamame (delicious soy bean pods wok fried in soy, chilli & mirin). I have to say this is the main reason for coming to Giraffe in my humble opinion. You get 2 bowls, one with the edamame and another empty one to put the pods once you've sucked the beans from them. Could've done with some packs of the wipes for our fingers having eaten the edamame(they didn't give us these until our dessert much later!). Of course there are other nice things on the starters menu like a mixed mezze, soup, olives and some meat things (don't eat meat out so not memorable for me). Main meals consist of burgers, grills, fish, pasta and salads - a mixture of Thai, Tex-Mex and European - fusion cuisine I believe it's called! At first glance the felafel "deluxe" burger I had didn't look that big but was very filling! Only criticism was the burger bun fell apart so I ended up using my cutlery to eat it. They also have some reasonably priced cocktails/mocktails, a variety of smoothies, "softies" which are soft drinks including juices but they also do fresh lemonade with mint which is highly recommended! Desserts are nice, if you've still got room to eat one! Not particularly cheap between £3.95 and £5.95 but when you have to choose between apple and red cherry crumble; banana waffle split; baked white chocolate, mascarpone & passion fruit cheesecake or tiramisu sundae (there are others these are just the ones I was contemplating!) it's a difficult decision! We didn't actually order dessert because we had a birthday cake with candles which the waiting staff brought out and sand Happy Birthday (out of key!) to my birthday granddaughter (who actually hates people singing it!). The waiting staff were pleasant enough. Was difficult to catch their attention at times, even though the restaurant wasn't full to capacity and one drink had to be requested again because it failed to arrive along with the rest of the drinks. So a mixed review for this restaurant. I would certainly go back again even if just to have the edamame! When you consider that there were 8 adults and 1 child, 3 of us had cocktails, some soft drinks and some beer our 3 course meal cost us each £23 which is not bad value.

The young lady who served me at the trolley self-service was friendly and massively helpful…read more I highly recommend shopping here. I was abke to efficiently purchase my shopping and left with a smile.

Simply amazing. I can't rave about this stores recent makeover enough. I feel I should get paid…read morelike a top PR the amount I have enthused for the new store... which was long overdue being modernised and this Summer saw Tesco Watford become the talk of the town and the nation, as it's the first to get the flash new overhaul and it made the news. Literally. The renovations were undertaken without closing the store and whilst I admit I did stop shopping here while they were being carried out, I returned, opening day, with a fist full of vouchers to entice me back. You now have to queue to get in the car park. But...it's worth it and they now have car park assistants who direct you to spaces (layout has changed in the car park and disabled bays are now near the main doors). Outside is the same except for the swanky new Giraffe restaurant we are lucky to have in Watford now... But that deserves its own review later! Inside. Customer services is in same place, bit small and under staffed for a super store perhaps. There's a new 'scan and shop' section which I still need to try but I see a lot if peeps are using it. Food to go area is fab. Think salad bar to help yourself, loads if sarnies to chose from and pre packed salad and sushi goodies. Also it's a good section to nip to if picnicking. Plus there's self serve tills for this section alone so it's super convenient. The new bakery. Wowsers. So middle class and rustic. I lurve. Wooden table a la farm house laden with baked goods and hearty loaves. Also a counter with lots of posh desserts (quite pricey) and cakes. It's quite hard to grasp this is now where all bread and cakes are though. But it's early days. The toilet is in this section. No sign though. Annoying. And only one in whole hench store which is disappointing. Harris and Hoole. Love the look. Great lattes. Will sample food am sure. Always busy and not keen on the buzzers they give you to wait for coffee. Bit ott. But there's a coffee cart directly outside store so I usually grab one there as less busy. Florence and Fred. Happy days. This section looks amazing. Trolleys are able to mooch the aisles and it really feels like a proper clothes store, better fixtures and layout/feel than Marks or Next. And stock is great, fab designs and cheap as chips. I always come away with something. Fitting rooms are spacious too. Rest of store super laid out. New pizza counter (still not a patch on Asda's counter pizzas though- listen up Mr Tesco!). Fruit and veg section is epic, so spacious and easier to navigate than before. Make up and health sections look great as does home wears. Proper department store vibes. Loving. Dangerous for my bank balance. Opticians and pharmacy both helpful and knowledgable. Tills are still bit queuey but lots of people are checking out the store so busier than usual I think. Defo worth a visit. You can spend a whole day in here which I guess is the point as it has a destination shopping feel now. They even do yoga and kids classes here. Massive thumbs up!!

This place has been here as long as I can remember. Quite nice but the man who runs it seem a bit…read morescary to me!

Ahhhh the GORGEOUS shakes in here! However, sometimes they only have one person working here and…read morethen the queues are out the door. Bearing in mind, I specifically drove there for one, I'm going to stand and wait. Having said that, over 30 minutes one time was a stretch too far one might argue for a basically posh milkshake. As the same with all these places it is expensive for what it is, but they do do the stamp cards that give you a free one every time you have collected the full amount of stamps. Yes I like the shakes, too pricey though and incredibly frustrating when only one person is working.

Probably the worst shakes I ever had! Tasteless, bland & overpriced…read more The only thing worse than the shakes was the appalling service. Clearly the gruff, uninterested & unhelpful lady who served us had more important things to do and places to go. We asked for a simple soft whip ice cream for our young daughter & she refused to serve it to us saying she could only do it with flavours despite us offering to pay for a full priced small shake. Rude, unhelpful & tasteless. As were the shakes! Won't be going back!