Vote for your favourite restaurant, café, pub, bar and local producer

Residents can now choose their favourite restaurant, café, pub, bar and local producer in the district.

Mayor of St Albans Councillor Eileen Harris said: "The festival is now in its fifth year and is a wonderful event that showcases a fantastic range of food and drink produced in St Albans."

The winner of each category will be announced during the festival, which begins on Wednesday, September 26.

The nominated venues were unveiled yesterday.

They are:

Best Local Restaurant

Darcy’s

L’Italiana

Lussmanns

The Foragers at the Verulam Arms

The Lake at St Michael’s Manor

Veer Dhara

Best Bar

Bar 62

Mokoko

The Black Lion Inn

The Peahen

The Slug and Lettuce

The Snug Bar

Best Pub

The Blacksmiths Arms

The Boot

The Cricketers, Redbourn

The Holly Bush, Potters Crouch

White Hart Tap

Ye Olde Fighting Cocks

Best Local Café

Bakehouse St Albans

Blueberry Café, Harpenden

Inn on the Park

Secret Garden Café

Soko Coffee

The Abbot’s Kitchen

Most Family Friendly Venue

Bakehouse St Albans

Inn on the Park

L’Italiana

Secret Garden Café

The Abbot’s Kitchen

The Blue Anchor

Local Gem

Dixies Cupcakery

Heaven is a Cupcake

Jay’s Delicatessen

Sweet Lily

The Local Kitchen

The Pudding Stop

Best Local Producer

Carpenters Nursery

Childwickbury Goats Cheese

Hawkswick Lodge Farm.

Hedges Farm

Redbournbury Mill

That Little Brewery, Harpenden

People can also nominate someone for the Kate D’Arcy Award for Exceptional Customer Service.

To vote for your favourite venue visit www.stalbansfoodanddrink.com.