The Cock Inn, St Albans
48 St Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3NF
The Cock Inn is a popular St Albans establishment known for its extensive selection of real ales and craft beers, supported by an equally impressive wine list. The pub emphasises locally sourced produce and fine food, catering to everything from casual pints to business lunches, pre-theatre meals, and al fresco dining. Open late on weekends (1am Friday and Saturday), it offers something for various occasions, though food service is limited to afternoons and evenings with Monday–Tuesday closures.
The Cock Inn opening times Monday: 11:00–00:00 Tuesday: 11:00–00:00 Wednesday: 11:00–00:00 Thursday: 11:00–00:00 Friday: 11:00–01:00 Saturday: 11:00–01:00 Sunday: 11:00–00:00 The Cock Inn kitchen hours & food serving times Wednesday: 12:00–15:00, 18:00–21:00 Thursday: 12:00–15:00, 18:00–21:00 Friday: 12:00–15:00, 18:00–22:00 Saturday: 12:00–16:00, 18:00–22:00 Sunday: 12:00–18:30 The Cock Inn menu While You Wait Chargrilled sourdough, garlic oil, rosemary butter — £6.00Rosemary focaccia, red onion chutney, Old Winchester — £6.00Starters English pea and ham hock soup, chives, sourdough — £8.00Homemade Scotch egg, piccalilli — £9.00Ham hock croquette, crispy capers, wholegrain mustard mayo — £8.00Torched salmon, salmon tartare, compressed cucumber, dill emulsion — £12.00Truffled Welsh rarebit, asparagus, tomato chutney — £9.00Mains Rosemary and garlic Barnsley lamb chop, Jersey Royals, asparagus, sugar snap peas, jus — £24.00Pan fried hake, wild garlic sauce, leeks, samphire, saffron potatoes, Onuga caviar — £24.00Chicken Caesar salad, salted anchovies, crispy bacon, gem lettuce, English pecorino, sourdough croutons — £19.00Shallot tarte tatin, goats' cheese, tenderstem broccoli, wild garlic oil — £19.008oz Bavette steak, truffled Koffmann fries, seasonal vegetables, beef dripping gravy — £26.00Beef and Side Pocket ale pie, creamed potato, seasonal vegetables — £20.006oz Aged beef burger, mature Cheddar cheese, smoked streaky bacon, truffle mayo, brioche bun, Koffmann fries — £20.00Hawkstone beer battered haddock fillet, chunky Koffmann chips, tartare sauce, pea purée — £20.00Sides Jersey Royals, mint — £6.00Buttered English seasonal vegetables — £6.00Truffled Koffmann fries with English pecorino — £6.00Chunky Koffmann chips — £6.00Desserts Sticky toffee pudding, vanilla toffee sauce, Madagascan vanilla ice cream, crystallised walnuts — £10.00Whipped Madagascan vanilla cheesecake, Yorkshire rhubarb, honey oats, micro lemon balm — £10.00Double chocolate brownie, chocolate cremeux, chocolate aero, crushed hazelnuts — £11.00Trio of ice creams or sorbets — £7.00No 2 Pound Street British cheeses, seasonal chutney, fruit, pickles, artisan crackers — £12.00Bar Snacking Menu SMALL PLATES Chargrilled sourdough, garlic oil, rosemary butter — £6.00Rosemary focaccia, red onion chutney, Old Winchester — £6.00English pea and ham hock soup, chives, sourdough — £8.00Truffled Welsh rarebit, asparagus, tomato chutney — £9.00Torched salmon, salmon tartare, compressed cucumber, dill emulsion — £12.00Homemade Scotch egg, piccalilli — £9.00Ham hock croquette, crispy capers, wholegrain mustard mayo — £8.00Cumberland sausage roll, caramelised apple sauce, Old Winchester — £10.00Honey and mustard glazed cocktail sausages, wholegrain mustard mayo — £7.00Bubble and squeak croquettes, tarragon mayo — £7.00Truffled Koffmann fries with English pecorino — £6.00Chunky Koffmann fries — £6.00LARGE PLATES Chicken Caesar salad, salted anchovies, crispy bacon, gem lettuce, English pecorino, sourdough croutons — £19.00Hawkstone beer battered haddock fillet, chunky Koffmann chips, tartare sauce, English pea purée — £20.006oz Aged beef burger, mature Cheddar cheese, smoked streaky bacon, truffle mayo, brioche bun, Koffmann fries — £20.00No 2 Pound Street British cheeses, seasonal chutney, fruit, pickles, artisan crackers — £12.00SANDWICHES Chicken, smoked streaky bacon, gem lettuce, mayo — £15.00Smoked streaky bacon, gem lettuce, beef tomato — £12.00Steak, red onion chutney, horseradish mayo — £15.00Fish goujon, tartare sauce, gem lettuce — £12.00Mature Cheddar, house chutney, gem lettuce — £10.00Steak Night Menu STEAKS 10oz Rump — £26.008oz Onglet — £26.0010oz Sirloin — £32.00Sunday Roast Menu STARTERS English pea and ham hock soup, chives, sourdough — £8.00Homemade Scotch egg, piccalilli — £9.00Ham hock croquette, crispy capers, wholegrain mustard mayo — £8.00Torched salmon, salmon tartare, compressed cucumber, dill emulsion — £12.00Truffled Welsh rarebit, asparagus, tomato chutney — £9.00MAINS Roast Scotch beef sirloin — £25.00Roast Herdwick leg of lamb — £24.00Roast free range chicken supreme — £22.00Roast Old Spot pork loin, crackling — £22.00Chestnut mushroom nut roast with vegan gravy — £21.00Trio of roasts with roast beef, pork and lamb — £24.00Shallot tarte tatin, goats' cheese, tenderstem broccoli, wild garlic oil — £19.00Pan fried hake, wild garlic sauce, leeks, samphire, saffron potatoes, Onuga caviar — £24.00SIDES Buttered English seasonal vegetables — £6.00Roast potatoes — £6.00Yorkshire Pudding — £0.50Truffled cauliflower cheese — £5.00Truffled Koffmann fries with English pecorino — £6.00DESSERTS Sticky toffee pudding, vanilla toffee sauce, Madagascan vanilla ice cream, crystallised walnuts — £10.00Whipped Madagascan vanilla cheesecake, Yorkshire rhubarb, honey oats, micro lemon balm — £10.00Double chocolate brownie, chocolate cremeux, chocolate aero, crushed hazelnuts — £11.00Trio of ice creams or sorbets — £7.00No 2 Pound Street British cheeses, seasonal chutney, fruit, pickles, artisan crackers — £12.00Little Chicks' Menu Mains Mac and cheese croquettes, tomato sauce — £12.00Dry aged 4oz beef burger, ketchup, Koffmann fries — £12.00Battered fish goujons, Koffmann fries, pea purée — £12.00Desserts Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream — £12.00Chocolate brownie, vanilla ice cream — £12.00One scoop of ice cream — £12.00See the menu for The Cock Inn
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