Roastino

A daytime café with genuine principles on Hemel Hempstead's central shopping street. Roastino is a member of Slow Food International and cooks everything on the premises, from its organic barista coffee to the homemade black pudding that appears on a breakfast plate praised by regulars as the best in Hemel. The menu runs through cooked breakfasts, light lunches and daily specials, all prepared with vegan and vegetarian options alongside. It is a resolutely independent operation in a stretch of chain brands, and customers who find it tend to come back. Ranked among the top dozen restaurants in the town on Tripadvisor despite being open only in daylight hours, it draws both commuters grabbing coffee before the station and shoppers who settle in for the full breakfast. Simple, honest food made with care.