Harden's survey result
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’”.
Summary
This “reliably brilliant gastropub” beside the Heath in Kentish Town is “hugely popular” for good reasons – its “well-crafted food and well-kept beers, warm service and comfortable surroundings”, which are “just the job after a cold stomp on Hampstead Heath”. It seems to have taken in its stride a long closure for a major refurb, including the addition of six bedrooms, coming back “better than ever”.
Summary
Kentish Town’s famous Heath-side destination closed in October 2018, as it planned to turn itself into a six-bedroom pub-with-rooms. Its gala-reopening sadly coincided with the pandemic, with it initially relaunching for takeaways. Consistently ranked as north London’s top gastropub in recent years, the absence of a survey this year prevents a rating on its new fancier cooking. An early-days August 2020 review from Grace Dent in The Guardian concluded that: “Despite its new lofty leanings, this is still somewhere to bring your family for scotch eggs, bowls of chips and a sunny day meet-up at one of the outdoor tables”.
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Have you eaten at Bull & Last?
168 Highgate Rd, London, NW5 1QS
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £33.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
168 Highgate Rd, London, NW5 1QS
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Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑10:30 pm |
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