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A very good run Wetherspoons with good choice of Real Ales that are always in excellent condition whenever Ive been in. The Service and Staff seem good as well and you cant fault the cost or value for money I would have no problem recommending this Pub to others.
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Just had a pleasant few pints in the Gatehouse this evening, served by a cheeful and pretty Polish girl. The weather was great today so we sat in the flower filled garden drinking tasty pints of Otter beers at a very civilised price for Highgate village. I have been coming here on and off for many years and will continue to do so.
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Good pub,although the service could have been a little better. Only a small gripe but the staff were serving out of trurn... Overall though a good pub and worth the visit.
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I would totally agree with most other Reviews this is in my opinion one of the best Wetherspoons in North London for Real Ales I don’t Know about food as I have not eaten there but Service & Staff are very good. I would defiantly recommend this Pub to anyone.
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This must be one of the very few JDW's were virtually all the reviewers agree that this is a good pub. I definitely agree also as I visited this pub on Wednesday, 20 February.
A nice atmosphere, friendly staff, quick service, both food and drinks. 5 'guest' ales besides the usuals.
Without a doubt I will be going back and I don't often say that about a Wetherspoon's pub!!
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Agree mostly with previous reviewers. Good range of beers (both bitters and lagers) and wines. Food was ok, received fairly quickly for a VERY busy saturday night but they had run out of Rice (how??) and Garlic bread was over cooked.
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Agree with the comments about food and beers - but find the service leaves a lot to be desired!
anonymous - 5 Nov 2007 10:34 |
This is definitely one of the better Wetherspoon's. There were 8 real ales on when I visited recently, the Otter and a Stout from B&T being exceptionally good. There's a better atmosphere here too than in many 'spoons pubs. Maybe that's something to do with the area.
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I’m not a massive Whetherspoons fan, but this is a great pub with excellent food. It does have an advantage over most spoons pubs with its location in affluent Highgate, but the friendly staff actually made an effort to be hospitable and the place was spotless.
A mixed grill in London for just over 8 quid would normally fill me with visions of vomiting and diarrhoea, but it was great and I would recommend it.
This is the best spoons pub I have been in!
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A really decent pub, complete with theatre upstairs! Good range of beers/wines/spirits etc and the food here is usually very good - they have a chef who can actually cook your steak how you ask for it. Overall a very decent wetherspoons pub
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This is a contender for the best Wetherspoon's in the country. It's an exceptionally nice pub with exceptionally cheap prices.
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a great pub for highgate 9 real ales,the skinners ,B&Tand moorhouses were the best. food was highly recommended especially the ham egg and chips. quick table clearance.
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I like this Spoons, especially in the summer as there is a good and varying ale selection at good prices for the area as well. The interior could be better, but it has a decent beer garden
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Had an enjoyable Sunday dinner here last year. Very pleasant location and a welcome sight after the long haul up Highate Hill. Cheekily friendly barman and ok food and beer.
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No Chef Needed IN This Bar as Everything Is DINGED.AND Food IS Not Cheap.Sad For Highgate.
anonymous - 25 Jul 2006 15:47 |
I have only ever had one bad pint here and they swapped it no fuss. Unlike other local places (Flask, Red Lion + Sun).
The selection is always good, lots of Red Squirrel beers on recently.
Don't let Wetherspoons put you off, this really is one of their best establishments (beer wise anyway).
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Popped in last Saturday (01/04/06) following a concert. I have to say that the one pint I drank here was not bad. This was labelled "Munich Beer" by a small brewery but pulled very smoothly through the handpump. Quite hoppy but by no means amertume, this was balance by some honey and berry fruit.
It was reassuring that such a sophisticated flavour was reproduced here and full marks go to the cellarman for this. I am therefore changing my original 5/10 mark awarded in 2003 to an 8.
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A nice friendly and safe pub.
anonymous - 1 Apr 2006 17:23 |
A decent enough Wetherspoons in Highgate Village, there never seems enough staff serving behind the bar. Local eccentrics & old Irishmen who obviously come for the affordable beer make visits here an enjoyable one. The pre-theatre crowd, half pints & orange juices all round, are best to be avoided if theres anything being being performed upstairs.
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Full of boozed-up highgate boys, and rich chavs. Very horrible atmosphere. Avoid. Although some of the staff are friendly I'm sure they'll move on soon enough.
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great pub. for highgate its very cheap and is a lot more relaxing than places such as The Flask. My only criticism is the amount of teenagers in there at weekends.
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Cheap and handy wetherspoons on the top of High gate hill. Standard JDW beer and food ranges. Try the flask and angel pubs nearby.
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Did not click on that it was a JDW pub until I paid for my beer. Lots of nooks and crannies to sit in and a small beer garden at the back which is ok in the summer.
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For a WS this is pretty decent. Quiet, large yet cosey. Had a cheese sarnie which was a bit rank but overall it's okay for a pint or two and unlike most of the places in Highgate not full of hooray henry types of tourists.
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One of the better Wetherspoon pubs, comfortable friendly and good range of ale. The wife approves which is the best you will get to a ringing endorsment
anonymous - 5 May 2005 18:37 |
Not your usual Wetherspoon's pub - as it has a very good little rep theatre upstairs. During the theatre intervals the G&T crowd comes down and mixes with the 'Wethermen' regulars - you know, the kind of old boy who looks like Old Man Steptoe, who seem to spend all their time and money in 'spoons pubs. The atmosphere usually seems friendly, however, there's the usual dirt cheap basic but filling food, and also a nice little beer garden/courtyard.
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Not a bad place for a cheap pint but not the nicest pub in highgate.
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cheap drink, cheap food a all round good pub
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Yes i agree. Wetherspoon do not work thier staff like carthorses unlike other pubs and you can usually enjoy a pint or two here without mincers hooting or holering at footballing screens. For this reason this is THE best pub in Highgate by far.
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Great pub. Good beer,good food, reasonable level of service,clean toilets,comfortable surroundings. Best pub in Highgate.
anonymous - 23 Jan 2005 09:25 |
This pub is usually understaffed behind the bar and often runs out of beer. The real ales are normally very well kept. The almosphere is pleasant, -except
when disturbed by gangs of raucous kids, who get drunk on a couple of bottles of dubious looking chemicals and then begin shrieking and shouting. Exactly what the genial, older patrons travel up Highgate Hill to escape!
anonymous - 18 Dec 2004 20:21 |
It's a Spoons', so any comments about it being full of alcoholic old men, understaffed and slightly dirty are sort of stating the obvious. It's cheap. Much cheaper than the pubs near here and as far as Spoons' go it's not that hideous. I think the building is an old Almshouse and it's supposed to be haunted. There are obviously much better places in Highgate, but if you fancy a cheap pint, the Gatehouse isn't half bad.
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I'm sure there must be a non-smoking part, being a Wetherspoons pub, but I couldn't find it. The bit I could find was chokingly smoky. If the barman had served us a bit quicker we might have stayed, but he was all on his own with a full bar to serve. We beat a hasty retreat. I'm sure it has its good bits though.
Pippa - 12 Oct 2004 08:25 |
Standard Wetherspoon's - hence takes a fair amount of custom away from the pricier (but also nicer) Flask pub which is about a minute's walk away. It's ok I suppose, although my view of it will forever be dimmed by having seen a truly dreadful play upstairs. Oh, and the pub itself flooded that evening as well. Everyone has their bad nights I suppose, and as I say it's not too bad most o' the the time.
Will C - 22 Sep 2004 15:41 |
Went down for a couple of drinks during and after having seen a play in the upstairs theatre. Good value for money, nice atmosphere and one in particular very helpful, friendly barman by the name of Rob.
Joanne - 22 Jul 2004 20:04 |
Very spaceious and cheap. I think it maybe a Wetherspoon but copeious amounts of beer in the Prince Of Wales clouded my judgement. The food looked very good as well.
PJB - 14 Jun 2004 11:18 |
to smokey,to hot as regulars who sit near doors always shut them even in summer.new manageress cant cope. pub was at top of hill but its going down now.
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Rather too big and sprawling a place to feel all that friendly, but the food and drink are indeed relatively cheap (at least by Highgate Village standards). there are nicer pubs on the high street, but they all cost more!
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That's not nice. We will all be old one day.
The pub's not too bad and attracts a mixed crowd and is not quite so dear as the other pubs in the area around it. Not much atmosphere as it's a Wether Spoons Chain Pub, but its handy.
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cheap food and a fair sized, enclosed garden. Can smell a bit of old people.
David - 28 Dec 2003 18:22 |
Good value for mony. nice atmosphere, friendly staff
michael cull - 16 Sep 2003 22:53 |
A convenient Wetherspoon's pub at the top of Highgate Hill. A cheaper alternative to the Flask for food.
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