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    The Spaniards Inn

    3.8 (75 reviews)
    PriceyPubs
    Closed 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Classy
    Good for groups

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    Jake B.

    One of my new favorite pubs. Right off of the Hampstead Heath, this is a cozy, old, classic English pub with great food. We got a variety of things to split, and it was a lovely ambiance outside. The food was also really excellent, particularly the scotch egg. Will definitely be back!

    Best scotch egg ever
    Kellie C.

    Came alone for lunch after visiting Kenwood House. Lovely servers and the best scotch egg I've ever had. Mulled wine was delicious on a cold, rainy day. So much history here; you can feel it! As a party of one I was seated in a small side room and had to remind the servers I was there, but they were very friendly and welcoming. Be sure to walk around and see the different rooms and read about the history. The garden was closed due to weather but it looked marvelous.

    First time at Spaniards Inn. It was so worth the visit to Hampstead Heath. Highly recommend getting the Sunday roast and going for the pudding after -- delicious. Gina also provided excellent service!

    David G.

    What a great way to spend father's day 2017 w family. Last time I was in the Spaniard's Inn I was studying abroad in London many many decades ago. The Inn was the first big 'night out' I attended at the end of that first week in school decades ago w class mates. For this Father's day our food was simply perfect on this very warm 30c degree day. Can't wait to go back to create more memories.

    Sean D.

    In the leafy green heights of Hampstead in North London you can find one of the best and oldest pubs in the UK known as Spaniards Inn. Keep on reading if you fancy a bit of history with your beer! Originally opened around 1585 this legendary pub was built to accompany a tollhouse on the edge of the Bishop of London's vast estate and is said to have gotten it's name from early landlords in the form of two Spanish brothers. The tollhouse still exists due to it's grade listed status, although obviously no longer in use, and is said to be where the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin was apprehended by Police whilst attempting to make an escape. Historians believe The Spaniard Inn was a safehouse of Dick Turpin's with his father believed to have been the landlord at the time as he potentially used it to watch potential coaches to rob on the road in and out of London. There are also many accounts in old records after his death of people who claim to have heard and seen his him in the early morning fog along with the clopping hoofs of his famous steed Bess. Stories that prove very popular with tourists and ghost hunters alike. The pub itself both outside and in has been kept as traditional as possible with it's rustic yet cosy interior and roaring open fire; perfect for those cold winter evenings or lazy weekends. In the spring and summertime with the vast open green spaces around the pub, the large beer garden is also a very popular choice with locals and a popular place to take the family for a meal in their gastro pub restaurant. As well as one of the oldest pubs in Britain, due to it's location at the top of Hampstead, it also lays claim to being one of the highest pubs in the UK above sea level. Although any feelings of altitude sickness can most likely be caused by one drink too many! It would not surprise you to know with a pub as old and steeped in history as this to be able to claim some well known people as regulars such as the poet John Keats, the writer Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (of Treasure Island & Dr Jeckyl & Mr Hyde), the painters Sir Joshua Reynolds, William Hogarth and John Constable as well as the poet Lord Byron himself. So if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for us so go and check out this gem of a pub! If none of that is has impressed you so far they always have alcohol!

    Sinan O.

    The Spaniard Inn, is a listed building which must be at least a couple of hundred years old. Oops, I just checked the website, and it is nearly 500 years old. The pub has an outhouse where they must store certain things, and the only road to access the pub goes directly between the main house and outhouse. This causes so much traffic, especially during the rush hour. So one may well hate the Spaniard in, for how much traffic it causes for commuters just passing by. This isn't the typical kind of pub I go to. It is right next to Kenwood House, and Hampstead is just a five minute walk away, and The Bishops Avenue is just as close. So on my occasional visit, I have hoped to see a famous face, but it has yet to happen. I tend to go there for a nice lunch. The last time I was in there, a man brought in two dogs on leads, that seemed to be far more well kept than I am. It is a family place, for the locals or visitors from the Park, it has outside seating and a car park that must accommodate up to 20 cars. The food is fantastic for a pub grub, I say fantastic because come to think of it, I am still amazed at why it is as cheap as it is, baring in mind the location and who lives around it. I last sat there a month or so ago, and had a juicy steak with chips. I would never go here for any other reason than eating. I have taken the girlfriend here for some lunch a few times and we both enjoy it, but it is no more than that for me. It has an older crowd, I am sure my parents would love it.

    Awesome scotch egg
    Sid M.

    Beautiful historic pub, decent selection of ales and other beer, and awesome scotch eggs. Bit pricey, but not so much as to put you off it. Always enjoy it, will be back again soon. It's too cold right now, but in the summertime the Spaniard has the best outdoor seating of any pub in the area.

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    Review Highlights - The Spaniards Inn

    Nestled above Hampstead Heath, this is one of my favourite places for a Sunday roast and a good pint.

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    The Highgate Inn

    The Highgate Inn

    3.8(4 reviews)
    1.2 miHighgate, Muswell Hill

    I think the Highgate Inn is best described by what you can find inside. You get all the necessities…read morefor both casual and committed drinker alike, fruit machines, heavy oak tables and even the unbalanced bar stools but that is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. This pub seems to have all the little extras that make a great pub. For a start the Juke Box (something which you really don't find in enough pubs) has an amazing array of songs, from the popular to the obscure allowing you to adjust the backing tracks to your night accordingly (although I did get some dirty looks when I put on 5 James bond themes in a row). The sofas (found to the rear of the bar) are incredibly comfortable and very easy to get enveloped by, I would recommend heading to the Highgate inn for these alone, the beer access is a plus. If that isn't for you there are plenty of normal seats and even the option to stand if you would like. In terms of drinks the array on offer is diverse (not ground breaking but certainly not dull). On occasion you may see the odd alcohol dispensing nick knack behind the bar (I once witnessed a bottle holster that caused a desperado bottle to float in mid air). Little props like a frog fountain that spews fog, 4-5 ft tall wooden horses and the occasional seal teddy hanging from the many abstract paintings create a hint of a quirky atmosphere without making that the theme of the pub. Should you feel the need to smoke you will be forced into the street but before you hit the pavement you can take refuge in the outside chairs complete with matching tables, not the best in the winter but better than having to dodge pedestrians. All in all this is a very under attended pub. The staff are helpful and polite, the locals and newcomers seem to get along well and the atmosphere is on par with most of the other pubs in Highgate (better than some).

    A decent 'old school' pub on Archway road a bit further on from the Woodman as you head up the hill…read morefrom the station. Inside you find lots of beams and dark wood, fruit machines, TV's for sport and plenty of seating dotted around including some sofas. It's all a bit mismatched and thrown together the way a pub should be. It reminded me of being in a little out of the way place in some village somewhere where the pretentiousness of London had passed by unnoticed. The beer on offer was ok, my London pride was pretty good although nothing special but for me the appeal of this place is the ease of getting a seat compared to the Woodman, the fact inside it's like pubs used to be before they all became identikit carbon copies of one another selling overpriced dismal food and trying too hard to be the next big foodie destination.

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    Old White Lion

    Old White Lion

    3.4(27 reviews)
    1.2 miEast Finchley
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    Fish & chips, one of the better ones. Good fry surface, good chips, fresh white fish, no grey bits,…read moreI like the sea salt on top. Was supposed to be minted peas, but was plain regular. Salmon on gnocchi was also good. Bit of a Gastro style pub. Not a cheap menu kind of pub. Nice patio. Handsanitizer was very sticky, like they had mixed it with honey. This is on the corner of Billionair's Avenue, where dictators do their real estate money laundering. I wonder if the House of Saud ever come here to eat fish & chips, because apparently they own 10 houses on the nearby exclusive avenue. The only thing I didn't like was that to use the bathroom you have to touch a rusty old dungeon lock key attached to a century old metal mug to open the door, because I guess we can't be trusted with an unlocked door that is locked from the inside. My Diet Coke wasn't very cold. But I had a nice time here and the service was friendly.

    The style of the Old White Lion is not really my taste. It has old fashioned furniture and art deco…read morelamps sort of 50's style. In fact it reminds me very much of an antique furniture shop. They have 3 ales on tap, no surprises though (fullers). Food is nothing special, the portions are abit skimpy but they do have a lot to choose from. You can get all the usual pub food here. They have a really nice beer garden though but again smokers ruin it when the pub is busy. All in all this place is not really my taste.

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