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Cinnabar

Restaurant Cafe Bar Coffee shop Breakfast restaurant Bar and grill Cocktail bar Event venue Brunch restaurant British restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Caves in Stevenage


Address

56-58 High St, Old Town, Stevenage SG1 3EF, United Kingdom

Website

www.cinnabar.co.uk

Contact

+44 1438 340202

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 11 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM to 3 AM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 3 AM
  • Sunday: 9 AM to 5 PM
  • Monday: 9 AM to 5 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: staff (21) service (18) nice (15) breakfast (15) good (13) friendly (12) menu (11) great (8) lovely (8) drinks (8)
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  • 4/5 alicia w. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice evening cocktail bar, sadly missed out on the 2 4 1 deal. I enjoyed the live music on a Thursday. The cocktails are nice and strong
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ali R. 2 months ago on Google • 176 reviews New
    Great food, nice place to have breakfast. The overall experience was great. They can improve their service a little. Besides that all was decent, and will definitely visit again, if in town.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nick T. 10 months ago on Google • 617 reviews
    If you're up for a quick drink or bite to eat, cinnabar is worth a visit. Super friendly and efficient staff and good food. Beware that due to the layout and all the hard surfaces, this is a noisy space, even when not busy. 10% service charge is added on to your bill automatically which i think is taking the Mikey - having to opt out because you didn't get good service is an affront to me. In this case they missed out on a bigger tip.

  • 4/5 Allan C. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a private party upstairs, so I can't comment on the main downstairs bar... but I can say the venue upstairs was very good. The staff were really accomodating, friendly and the food was fantastic, especially for finger-food. Children have to be out by 9 pm, which is fair enough. Would definitely book it again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Robert D. 1 year ago on Google
    Better now they've made it free entry, since they can easily make up profits from the drink prices. Decent DJs in there and open quite late. Good bar service too. Only criticism is the seller guy in the toilet constantly harasses you.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Neil J. 2 years ago on Google
    Great Experience 👍 Fantastic food & Cocktails 🍸 with our breakfast 😋 Very help full staff
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Andrew M. 1 year ago on Google
    Sticky floor, very loud music for a Saturday afternoon. Serving staff seemed muddled. Overall disappointing. Cinnabar was a favourite place for coffee & cake or a meal. Not sure we'll go back again now.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gordon 1 year ago on Google
    Very comfortable, friendly staff and great service.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Cheryl G. 2 years ago on Google
    Had breakfast here for the first time. Good choices on the menu which is great to see. The mature gentleman that seated us was lovely and very hospitable. My only complaint would be that when I asked what the ingredients of the vegan scrambled egg was the server said he didn’t know and didn’t bother to find out, sadly it wasn’t the person who seated us. I would suggest staff are able to advise customers about the menu items. I will visit again and try a different menu at a lunch time.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Andrea B. 1 year ago on Google
    We went here on a Saturday night after 10pm. We all got cocktails and 4 of us were charged the price it said on the menu but my friend was charged an extra £1 than stated so she asked why this was and the bar staff said in a rather dismissive way, the drinks are extra after 10pm. Obviously this didn't make sense or didn't state this on the menu. My friend didn't bother questioning this any further but I thought I'd mention it. Apart from that the music was brilliant and we had a good night.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gillian T. 1 month ago on Google • 10 reviews New
    I love this place and frequent it regularly. The service staff are friendly. The food is great. I've never been rushed to finish up - I was in there for almost 4 hours last week! The value for money is also good here.

  • 5/5 Judy C. 3 months ago on Google • 9 reviews New
    Lovely catch up with friends. Cocktails and a bite to eat

  • 5/5 Ally D. 3 months ago on Google • 8 reviews New
    Really tasty and clean! We were seated straight away! I enjoyed the bubble&squeak which was delicious! My partner enjoyed the French toast! I Will definitely return

  • 5/5 Chloe F. 2 months ago on Google • 5 reviews New
    We recently held a surprise 30th for my partner upstairs in Cinnabar. The team were so helpful from the booking process through to collecting some presents the next day that had been left. Highly recommend as a venue!

  • 4/5 Sarah B. 1 year ago on Google
    I have a vegetarian breakfast. It was OK but it wasn't to my taste. The pot of tea was cold and I give up trying to get someone's attention as they were busy. I have to admit I did begrudge paying the service charge which was added automatically for an OK experience. It is a nice place to go and meet friends.

  • 4/5 Ian S. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly and attentive staff, l every one in our party seemed to enjoy their food. A bit noisy for conversation would be my only comment - the music being played meant every struggled to be heard.

  • 4/5 D P. 1 year ago on Google
    Went for breakfast, the food was nice but there is a limited variety of vegetarian / vegan options.

  • 5/5 Debbie A. 1 year ago on Google
    We have just been out for our business Christmas meal. We had the most enjoyable experience. The staff were very friendly and attentive. The food, all three courses, were well presented and extremely tasty. Will definitely book for future group activities.

  • 5/5 Lidia P. 2 years ago on Google
    Super atmosphere! Fabulous customer service 👌 👏 I'll come back again for sure!

  • 3/5 Flo C. 1 year ago on Google
    The place is nice , nice atmosphere but... - expensive for what it is : not a lot and not amazing. To pay 10£ for a tiny slice of bread with just a bit of this and that of top, it doesn't fill your stomach. - And for the service, we felt like " hurry I have other things to do ".

  • 5/5 Trevor M. 10 months ago on Google
    Great place for casual dining and drinks, food portions were great, pizza nice and fresh and Tapas portions generous. Drinks on offer. Service attentive. Highly recommended 👌🏼

  • 4/5 Beverley W. 10 months ago on Google
    Really good food. Friendly and helpful staff. The only downside was that it was quite noisy. We would definitely go back though.

  • 1/5 Dodor B. 2 months ago on Google New
    After 16 years of going to Cinnabar be it for a meal, read a book and chill or letting my hair down. Food, service, dj and the music is pretty good. That said, who allows door security to have such power!? Let's be honest, much has changed in Stevenage, especially with the night life. The advantage for Cinnabar having little to no competition. Last man standing and all Perhaps that's why the team leader of the security crew is pumped up with such arrogance and impunity! Who gives door security the power to treat customers so poorly!? There's a huge difference between security and being a BULLY!!

  • 5/5 Sam C. 3 months ago on Google New
    Seated early, service with a smile, food came very quickly despite a party of 14 people. Very good breakfast, especially poached egg. Will definitely visit again.

  • 5/5 Dami B. 5 months ago on Google
    Held my 50th birthday party at Cinnabar Old Stevenage and can’t fault a single thing. The staff were helpful and attentive from my initial viewing to book the venue, right through to after my event had been held. All questions were answered promptly and at no time did I feel fobbed off. I’d definitely recommend it for a private party and will be booking again for the next one.

  • 5/5 Fiona M. 3 months ago on Google New
    We were a large table but staff were friendly and regularly checked if we wanted more drinks. Everyone enjoyed breakfast.. Would recommend.

  • 2/5 Nadia A. 1 year ago on Google
    We went there yesterday and as always they were ticking over with customers. Staff seemed to be distracted but were lovely and friendly. I ordered the shakshuka but this came out without an egg. This is not a shakshuka. You need to change the name of it to Eggless shakshuka as I assumed it would come with eggs. My boyfriend got the English breakfast. He asked for a fried egg but got poached. His food was very lukewarm too. I think for the prices we pay here £30 for both of us. We thought we definitely won't be coming again. We had been there before and we weren't satisfied.

  • 3/5 Khalid M. 2 years ago on Google
    Average drink menu and showing its age these days. Still good for pre-dinner drinks.

  • 5/5 Natalie D. 2 years ago on Google
    Food here is amazing!

  • 4/5 Paula D. 5 years ago on Google
    Popped in for a coffee, which was nice (highly recommend the caramel latte) and decided to try the breakfast menu, food looked lovely was presented lovely too, my breakfast was served warm which was a shame as it tasted and looked fabulous just could of done with being a bit hotter, my husband's pouches eggs, bacon and bubble and squeak was served nice and hot though so other than my breakfast everything was nice and would go back for a second go 👍

  • 5/5 Mia E. 3 years ago on Google
    Food was amazing, service was excellent. Had a young girl called macy who served us. So helpful and polite. Definitely be going back. Highly recommend

  • 5/5 Jo Louise W. 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice food. Great place for meeting friends and you can take your dog.

  • 5/5 Jonn S. 5 years ago on Google
    Fabulous breakfast, well presented, looked after by the staff. Good coffee & atmosphere in the morning.

  • 2/5 Lizzie C. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely atmosphere and the drinks had cute heart shapes in the foam. Hot chocolate tasted bland. The "brownie" tasted cheap and nasty and came with a tiny bit of ice cream and a smudge of chocolate sauce on the plate. The "Eton mess" was all cream and a few strawberries and tasted bland. £18 for two drinks and two desserts. Go somewhere else for half the price and double the food and better taste.

  • 4/5 Emmi B. 2 years ago on Google
    Went there for after work drinks, it was a good vibe and the cocktails were nice as was the food that I had.

  • 4/5 Sophie B. 1 year ago on Google
    Asthethically pleasing. Food is slightly above average for most chain establishments. Staff are lovely. Drinks are nice. I found it disappointing that at Happy hour the non-alcoholic cocktails on their main menu weren't included and where the same price if not more expensive than buying an alcoholic option, which made no sense.

  • 5/5 Tammy S. 2 years ago on Google
    The staff at Cinnabar are AMAZING. I recently held my 30th Bday party here and the process was as super smooth as possible. The manager Sam answered all our questions and was super helpful. The food was awesome and the bar staff are super friendly. Will definitely be back again. Thank you so much for a lovely time.

  • 5/5 pink princess 122 J. 2 years ago on Google
    Wow! where can I start, as soon as i walked in the service was excellent, we were seated and had a fantastic experience from start to finish! The menu was amazing and the food was impecable. We have been before many months ago and we wasnt to sure about it then but we thought we would give it another shot and so glad we did. We will definitely be recommending you to friends and family. Thank you for the most delicious food.

  • 5/5 Ruairi K. 2 years ago on Google
    Always a great spot for breakfast I would highly recommend the breakfast wrap!

  • 5/5 Amanda D. 2 years ago on Google
    They found us a table quickly despite us not booking. The service was quick and the food fabulous. We arrived at 12.15 and lunch menu not available until 13.00 but we ordered from the breakfast menu....and will know for next time

  • 4/5 Andi L. 2 years ago on Google
    Food was really good, service was a little slow but it was extremely busy so certainly wouldn't complain. The experience went down hill when the music started, it was awful.

  • 5/5 O H. 1 year ago on Google
    Came here for brunch on the weekend and it was delicious. The staff were outstanding and the kitchen had gluten free bread for me. I had the eggs benedict with the eggs perfectly done. I will be back!

  • 5/5 Amelia W. 1 year ago on Google
    Always amazing cocktails and wonderful, friendly service! Well and truly a regular!

  • 4/5 Donna D. 1 year ago on Google
    Good Saturday night dinner with large cocktails. I had the chicken Caesar salad which was very tasty. A good range of ages in the club later.

  • 5/5 sherlynmelody g. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was very delicious. The service was nice, we had lovely waitresses. Thank you. I might try out the one in Hitchin now 😁

  • 4/5 Keith W. 1 year ago on Google
    First time there very nice atmosphere inside staff friendly and food great would definitely recommend to others to visit

  • 5/5 Arthur C. 1 year ago on Google
    As always a great place to eat,staff as friendly as ever. Had a small problem with my meal but as soon as I mentioned it to a staff member it was sorted out straight away, meal was discounted but I would still have paid full price,will go again soon.

  • 5/5 Karla V. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food, cocktails, staff, and ambience.

  • 5/5 Nicola M. 2 months ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    Mo was the NICEST server I’ve had in such a long time. So friendly, funny and chatty. Coffee was absolutely delicious, I’d say the best roast you can get in the area. Thanks so much !!

  • 5/5 Victoria Louise B. 1 year ago on Google • 2 reviews
    A lovely afternoon baby shower. The manager was really helpful and gave us a private corner of the restaurant. The food drinks and service all very good.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Dancing
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Happy hour food
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Outside food allowed
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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