Whoaaa!! VIP experience! If you are looking for a shisha lounge or some amazing Indian food, this…read moreis the place for you. It is truly authentic experience. Everything we had on the menu was so good. The mixed meat dish was a must! The chicken wings and kabobs were tandoori flavoured with the right level of spiciness. The Kari had the right balance of sweetness and spicy. All portions were huge! I would recommend anyone looking to have amazing food and/or a great shisha experience!

Amazing food, ambiance and service. Looking forward to returning next time I am in London.read more

It was 5pm on a Thursday afternoon. I felt like I'd slipped between two worlds of people being at…read morework and those still travelling home. Nobody was in The Gallery but me. So I sat back and made myself comfortable. Aesthetically the place is beautiful. There is a long shotgun bar, a huge seating/roaming area, and a decent cocktail menu to keep me interested. The decor is a mix of light wood and chrome, with the odd plasma screen showing football. The bartender and I got chatting as he made me a cocktail off the menu. It was a martini but he offered to make it long on the rocks for me to suit my manly appearance. Tee hee! I could see he wasn't happy with the balance, making the concoction several times. For keeping me waiting he refused payment. Nice touch! The cocktail was still good. I decided to ask to be shown around. There is a club and restaurant on site. The restaurant is very suave and endearing in a classic way. As you walk up to the club you can't help but notice the opulence of the artwork and interior design. The club itself is a simple hall with a VIP room off to the side and another bar. Taken as a whole The Gallery is an impressive building and this helps distract from its problem. Who goes partying in Hendon? There isn't much else in the area to draw in London's socialites and it is known that the locals aren't the most chic group in the city. To battle this, new staff and management have been brought in to give The Gallery the right vibe. I enjoyed my quiet cocktail, time will tell whether I enjoy the clientèle.

If you love art then the Gallery Restaurant is the right place to dine in. Since it was opened in…read moreNovember 2005 it has certainly earned a formidable reputation as fabulous dining retreat,snazzy night-club and an attractive choice of venue for celebrations:-like weddings,birthdays so on and so forth. Other than relaxing in the elegant and ambient setting,you can linger and peruse the works of 30 or more artists which include many well-known names. The names on exhibit at the Gallery include artists like Michael Solomon,legendery photographer Cecil Beaton,Damien Hirst,Rob Carter,Nick Carter. The interior of the establishment showcases many original art-works from Britain's popular young talent. The multitude of paintings on display depict a broad-range of techniques like:-Surrealism,Abstract,Expressionism,Pop-Art,Minimaland Conceptual Art. The food was absolutely fabulous-preparedby the award winning chef Stephen Englefield. The menus are very innovative,regularly reviewed with an insistence on fresh ingredients. The Crab-on-Confit of Leek and Potato,followed by braised Cumbrian Lamb shoulder with a Champagne and Lamb sauce was just perfect.

Stopped by on a business trip…read more Good food, good beer, friendly service. I would definitely stop back again. A little pricey, but when on expense who cares!

This is the pub I mostly try to avoid having to visit in Hendon. The drinks are extortionately…read moreexpensive for the area (i.e. expect to pay over £5 per drink for spirits and mixers), and there are no cold soft drinks at all, they are all on shelves behind the bar, and the fridges are used only for alcoholic beverages. I had expected this to mean that a soft drink would be cheap, but it is not. You are served a mini bottle (less than half a pint) of warm coke and charged about £2 for it. The staff do not seem bothered about the nasty warmth of their drinks, I just got a shrug and a kind of "that's just how it is here" response. The food is probably the redeeming feature, being reasonably priced and tasty hearty fare, if a little bog-standard pub grub (but then it is a pub!). The only problem here is the seemingly random amount of time you wait for it. Sometimes the food comes quickly, and other times you find yourself asking what has happened, and after some embarrassment on the part of the staff, find that they have forgotten the large group of you all sitting there looking hungry. The interior is clean, well maintained and comfortable, with a large number of tables and chairs so you can sit down to eat. It is however very dark inside, not so much a problem at nights, but it seems very dark compared to outside during the day, making it a bit weird to eat lunch in. The pub shows sporting events on big screens, which are much larger than usual pub screens, though if you aren't there for the sports, you might want to avoid the pub on these occasions as it becomes very loud and crowded at these times, or you could sit outside and watch the world go by on the tables they have out on the street. Overall, not somewhere I go unless I can't force an alternative!

Looking for a quick bite in this surprisingly under-represented area and was glad to find something…read morethat looked intriguing. The pizza was fresh, perfectly crunch and very tasty. I was particularly impressed with the attentive service and cute attention to detail. The salt & pepper shakers are repurposed bulbs and the ceiling decorations included various oversized lightbulbs too!

I enjoyed this meal very much. I had the sirloin steak. Very nice service. Also enjoyed the house…read morered wine. My kids had the margherita pizza, which they devoured.

Upon entering I was struck by the cavernous nature of this pub - it's huge and has a central room…read morethat reminded me of a small train station. As it turns out, this pub was converted from a 1920s art deco cinema. While it doesn't scream art deco, it does make it a good venue for live music and other acts. In fact there were posters for an upcoming Tina Turner tribute band. I was there on a very chilly weeknight, so it wasn't really hopping. Towards the front were patrons simply enjoying beers, watching football and playing snooker. There were menus offering Indian food, but neither I nor anyone else was eating. The barkeep was nice and the prices were good. I've given an extra star because I like how they pay homage to the building's past (and the neighborhood) with loads of old photos and informational posters around the room. I wouldn't go out of my way to visit, but if in the neighborhood - check it out. Like Tina Turner said, "it's simply the best (on that particular block)."

Great place has cover bands every month ive seen quite a few now from madness to Elvis and its open…read moretill 2 : )

I remember going to the bar at the Crazy Bear restaurant that was a sunken bar...you kinda sit on…read morethe bar stools and the bar is below you! But I don't think I've ever been to a venue where there is a sunken stage, until this place. I love this venue! I mainly come here to watch The Smyths gigs where they play here twice a year, a summer and then a Christmas show. It's run by a really friendly, down to earth guy who loves his music and most nights they have a band playing, open mic or a comedy night on. Because of the layout of the stage you can pretty much get a good view from wherever you are, depending on how close to the action you want to get - down low on the stage level or upstairs on either of those two levels. There's some decent beer on draft and prices are reasonable too. The DJ that plays after The Smyths gigs who DJs here frequently plays all of my favourites....lots of 80s Indie, Britpop, New Wave, 60s etc but the only thing that slightly puts me off is because its open until 4am on the nights that we go you can get an odd group of clientele walking through the door after about 1am. Basically people falling through the door that are already smashed, they don't care where they are and they want to drink tequila through the eyeballs until they puke it out of their noses. They can be a little annoying falling all over the place but thankfully they are few and far between, apart from that this venue is pretty perfect for me.

The Good Ship is about 2 minutes walk from the critically acclaimed music venue, The Luminaire, so…read morethis little place has a lot to live up to. The bar itself is pretty bog standard and the actual music / comedy venue is basically a little space within that bar, all on the one floor. It's an odd layout. The stage is lower than the ground level and therefore gives a "gallery" feel to the live events as people can huddle around and watch from above. I have not seen any comedy at this venue before but I have seen a few bands here. I'm not sure I like the way it's designed and the sound doesn't carry very well. It almost seems like what could be a totally perfect, awesome little pub is simply just trying to hard to be something it's not. If you are just wanting a quiet drink, you simply cannot do that because as soon as a band hits the stage, all are forced to listen and there's no getting away from the live music. Having said all this, the saving grace here is that The Good Ship's owner, John, is super friendly and accommodating and the rest of the bar staff follow suit. It's not the best place in the world to hang out and see a band but it wins extra brownie points for it's casual and relaxed vibe.

My wife and I visited this pub a few weeks back, during our UK visit from the U.S. It used to be…read morecalled the Old Black Lion when I was a young Aussie bartender, some 50 years ago! The exterior has been refreshed and the interior, other than the bar itself having the same footprint that it had 50 years ago, has completely been refurbished. We had lunch there: I had the steak sandwich and a peach-flavored lager..marvelous. The outside back patio was amazing and would be a little slice of heaven to have a beer out there on a nice day. Wonderful to be back!

Great food and an awesome atmosphere. Recommend highly. Fish and chips and the Lamb Burger were…read moreboth excellent.

I ordered dessert to go - a strawberry cheesecake and tirimisu. When I got home and sampled both I…read morewas extremely surprised at how delicious they both were. I'm excited to try more when I next visit. Thanks mezzoroma!

Considering it's cozy European Claire's interior, wide selection of healthy products and imported…read moreItalian groceries, this is a paradise destination for any casual Sunday brunch. I am surpassing a phase of ordering blueberry pancakes. The ones here were luckily made with Nordic authentic blueberries. The maple syrup and icing sugar made the presentation good overall. Worth going to for their fresh squeezed orange juicy and wide selection of dishes catering to different tastes. My all time favourite is the fried salmon served with sautéed vegetables and fresh avocado. One time I ordered seafood takeaway pizza from here too and was blown away by the quality of their efforts in preparation. The ingredients are authentic and real, moreover you know exactly what you are eating. Worth visiting!

Not friendly service. Rude staff. Food ok but will not returning. Much better places in the…read moreneighborhood to visit.

The room is very comfortable. The food is amazing. The drinks are also amazing. It's nice to see a…read moregood crowd at the black lion. The bartenders are very helpful and kind. we stayed here and everyone was very kind The bed is actually comfortable.

Average pub, decoration is simple, but overall nice and eclectic. If there are two things I'd…read morechange, I'd get rid of the red checkered table cloths and I would add a price list so people knew the price of beer! Hungarian food is served, meaning there's not much vegetarian food. They tend to play good music and there's a snooker table.