Harden's survey result
Summary
“Still a great pub to have as a local” – Giles Coren’s favourite gastropub and one of our annual diners’ poll’s highest rated in north London is well-placed for a stroll on Hampstead Heath and thronged at the weekend. It is also the “kind of gastropub where you can still just have a drink”. Its ratings staged something of a comeback this year: “the cooking remains good”: in particular “dinner is stunning and good value”. (If you’re an out-of-towner, consider staying in one of their seven guest rooms).
Summary
“It just does everything right!” according to fans of Joe Swiers & Ollie Pudney’s phenomenally successful destination, which for many years has topped our survey as north London’s top gastropub, thanks not least to its location near Parliament Hill and the ease of “a long walk over Hampstead Heath” to walk off lunch. Hmmmm. That’s always been our annual diners’ poll’s conclusion hitherto anyway. But this year’s feedback was much less settled, with numerous reports saying it’s “not as good recently” and “despite the hype, produces decidedly underwhelming cooking”. Hopefully just a rough patch?
Summary
A “fabulous bistropub” – “now also a hotel with comfortable rooms” – in a “great location” near Parliament Hill and Hampstead Heath. “Giles Coren is not wrong” – the Times columnist is a local and a big fan. Any complaints? “If only they’d turn the music down...”.
Summary
“Near the edge of Hampstead Heath”, this mega-popular gastroboozer “lives up to the hype” and has “retained its pubby feel in spite of a major renovation”, which added six bedrooms. At busy times it can be a bit “rowdy”, but “the place balances great food with a pub atmosphere which adds to the flavour, and the staff are always ‘on it’”.
For 34 years we've been curating reviews of the UK's most notable restaurant. In a typical year, diners submit over 50,000 reviews to create the most authoritative restaurant guide in the UK. Each year, the guide is re-written from scratch based on this survey (although for the 2021 edition, reviews are little changed from 2020 as no survey could run for that year).
Have you eaten at Bull & Last?
168 Highgate Rd, London, NW5 1QS
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £20.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £12.50 | £28.00 | £9.00 | £4.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
168 Highgate Rd, London, NW5 1QS
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Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am‑4 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 9 am‑4 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
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