The Gatehouse in Camden

Gary is amazing!! Had such a great trip and he made us feel so welcome.

Gary was outstanding and made a meal into a happening! Thanks Gary

James welcomed us so warmly which set the tone for a lovely meal, thanks to Laura, Saffy and Hanan who gave exceptional service during a very busy Good Friday evening, please pass on my thanks as well as to the kitchen who dished up delectable dish after dish!

A striking building both inside and out, this pub offers a lovely patio space and gets lively (little too lively for me though) especially on weekends. It’s actually home to a theatre upstairs too – how cool is that? On my last visit I went for the trio roast—beef, pork, and chicken with all the trimmings. Generous portions and flavourful, though the beef was a touch on the chewy side for me. Still a solid choice if you’re after a traditional Sunday roast in a characterful setting near Hampstead Heath.

I come here every single Sunday for the weekly quiz. I absolutely love it here, it is a top- notch pub with a lovely garden and absolutely amazing food. I love the interior a lot as it fells very classy and has the most amazing atmosphere.

Definitely come again lovely evening 👍🏾

Excellent food as usual and top service from Gary.

Go Tom place in Highgate for a roast

We had a lovely meal at the Gatehouse, service was great and the food was lovely for all meat and fish eaters, the only roast that was a bit sad was the vegetarian one, hence leaving 4 start and not 5! But thanks to the team for a great Sunday!

Always love this Pub for atmosphere food and the staff are always friendly especially Gary that runs the garden service. Had a delicious Sunday lunch here would totally recommend!

Gary was just sublime and the food was perfect. What a roast!

Had the best time! Gary is wonderful!

My third time in this fabulous pub, can recommend the roasts and paellas which are all delicious!!!

I came here with my friends for sunday roast for the first time in my life. It was very nice, i really enjoyed it and Gary (our server) was also very attentive and cheerful. I am very glad that I chose this place for my first Sunday roast and looking forward to come back.

Great place and delicious sunday roast! Thanks Gary for amazing service, will come back:)

What a little gem The Gatehouse is! We booked early dinner and were served by Laura, who was absolutely fantastic, fast, professional and personable. Then the theatre upstairs!

Laura was so kind and helpful. Great service and delicious food. Our dog was happy too.

The Gatehouse is a refined, gastro pub with a luscious beer garden and spacious setting. Food quality is fresh and sourced well. Gary is fantastic- super accommodating & on our visit had a gorgeous blazer on, which certainly couldn’t be missed! Will definitely return- lovely atmosphere and neutral furnishings! Thanks for having us!

Loved dining at ‘the gatehouse’ great fun and a calming and cool place to wind down in for any tv & media executives! Gary in particular was funny, kind, welcoming and so efficient - he provided my party with a fantastic service! - I have to add he had THE MOST fabulous blazer on too!

Lovely food. Laura gave great service which was really appreciated

gary was very lovely and accommodating towards our stay. he made sure we were comfortable and took care of all our needs. amazing waiter !!

Gary is such a good server. great manners and service is 10/10 from him

Laura was absolutely superb with service. The food was delicious and satisfying. Laura was professional, pleasant and efficient! Thank you very much, really appreciate the amazing service.

Good ambience as usual, not too loud, good and friendly service. Food, must try the Paella and croquettes. Cooked by a Scottish chef, the same if not better than the Spanish Chef! Congrats!

Called here today for a Sunday Dinner, we tried to book online however we were unable to book, so got there more or less for it opening. We were a party of 4 adults, we asked if there was a table available, the guy says we could have a table for around 1hr 10 mins as we had not booked. We agreed and was shown to a table in the courtyard at the back, it was beautiful in the sun. We given the menu's to choose, within 15 minutes of ordering or main meals arrived. The waiting staff were amazing, friendly and attentive, we were asked if we needed extras gravy, sauces etc. We ordered Chicken Bread Sauce, Aged Herefordshire Sirloin, But and Lentil Loaf and Beer battered haddock triple cooked chips. Each and every break was absolutely delicious, presentation was great, portion sizes fabulous and the service was excellent. I really can't wait to come back here when we are visiting our Daughter again in London. Highly recommended this establishment.

An absolutely perfect lazy late Sunday lunch. With many thanks to Gary for sorting us out so beautifully.

Fantastic roast. Gary looked after us so well! Fabulous outside area

Gary was fantastic, 5 star service. Lovely bloke

Lovely food, atmosphere and staff! Special shout out to Gary who was so kind and thoughtful in his approach to cheering up our kids. Highly recommend.

Gary was an incredible host! He made us feel so welcome and really went above and beyond. Really made our experience at the Gate House

We found this amazing but by chance. From the moment we walked in they could not have done enough for us. Gary was our waiter and he was just superb. He looked after us as if we were his only customers. Food was fantastic! Thank you Gary and the team!

We love every single thing about this beautiful pub. Laura is amazing, and do everything so enjoy your meal and time at the Gate.

They accommodated us early and the fish and chips we had were really good

I saw the Agatha Christie play here. Lovely atmosphere, I came here with a group of my friends. We had a drink in the bar and had a lovely time upstairs in the theatre. 100% recommend. Tickets are good prices, a little expensive for amateur theatre but I guess it is Highgate and the standard is quite high. Has a soulful atmosphere, I much prefer venues like this to ones in the West End.

Great all around. Bit noisy for conversation but lovely all around - Hanna looked after us very well!

Slightly above average roast lunch, at well above average prices, slow indifferent service - wont be back

Amazing food and amazing service from hanna, will be back !

Very busy evening, but superb food and service all the same. Well done Laura and others. Thank you. Tim and Ruth

Love this pub! However, I do miss seeing all the employees stylish outfits! What’s up with the new uniforms ?

Sunday roasts are tricky. 80% of the time the beef is dry, the chicken is chewy, the potatoes are massive, super heavy to eat, and they are on your plate only to make it look bigger. None of these things happen here. Their trio (which I recommend) is among the best roasts I have had. Delicious, juicy, tasty. I went back again for dinner, cause I wanted to check that I haven't been just lucky. I ordered fish and chips... Wow! Crispy on the outside and so fluffy that it melted in my mouth. That's it. No doubt these people know what they do. Just go :)

Great food and friendly efficient service - what more can one want? Gary, the manager, is particularly helpful.

Wonderful food and great atmosphere. Really great to have this gastric pub in Highgate.

Great pub, superb food. Great for a weekend lunch with a group.

Lovely pub gorgeous outdoor area and a nice vibe but the roast was awful. Meat chewy and veg raw however excellent Mac and cheese but very over priced. A disappointing birthday lunch, service was good but could tell the waitress knew it was bad as she didn’t check back or ask us how are meals were when she cleared our largely uneaten plates. Would definitely return for a pint but not the food.

Food was generally good. However for some unknown reason they served the starters together with the main course which was not appreciated. Why would one want to have starters together with one's main course. We had also specifically asked for the starters first to make it clear, as a couple of us had ordered paella which takes a longer. Also, quite difficult to hear as generally fairly noisy.

I think this place might be ok if it's your local, but not somewhere I'd venture far to visit. We ate here on a Friday evening. Good points were a very good scotch egg starter, tasty oysters (if a bit icy). And our table enjoyed the burger and fish mains. On the downside, we were quickly upsold bottled water when tap would have sufficed. The seafood paella was dry and inedible so had to be returned (something I've never done before but wasn't going to force it down at these prices), no children's menu and they also didn't know how to make a cosmo. On the upside the cosmo and paella were replaced without too much quibble.

Brilliant theatre upstairs. I went to see " Too Many Books" by Judi Bevan. A nice touch is you can take a pint ( in my case) or a glass of wine from the bar downstairs into the theatre with you. It's a great place to go with mates or on a date. The plays are contemporary. My ticket was £20- very reasonable for a theatre in London!

Tried the pre-theatre menu and it was delightful. The Pear, Stilton and Walnut starter tasted as good as it looked, and the fish and chips were superb. The pub was busy, but the service was first rate and the atmosphere was so relaxed and friendly. It was a real pleasure to eat there before heading upstairs to the theatre itself.

Lovely bar and dining room, the young waitress with the black curly hair ( sorry didn’t get her name ) was very attentive, polite and very professional . The atmosphere is very pleasing and the food is of a good quality. I would highly recommend

Thank you Laura for all your help today. It was a very busy Sunday but you were still very attentive and we wanted for nothing! We all enjoyed our meals although the vegetables were a little on the al dente side, which we all loved, but one or two people around us didn’t find to their taste.

We loved our evening at The Gatehouse ahead of going upstairs to see our friends play. The menu was varied and the food we ate beautifully presented and totally delicious. The service was attentive and efficient. It really is a beautiful pub restaurant and we hope to return although it's a little far from us in SW London!!!

Good as always. We had starters for a quick meal, but they were so delicious we were late!!!

We had a lovely late lunch on a rainy/cold Monday afternoon at The Gatehouse. Food was delicious, atmosphere was cozy and service delivered by Laura was amazing. Thank you all for a great experience 😊

Food was very good, especially the mushroom croquettes. Service was very average. Had to remind server that some items had not been served.

Fantastic food. Tons to eat for non meat eaters. Sublime. Fabulous service too

Lovely and friendly staff, nice place, the only thing was my burger was undercooked/ raw inside, I was told, that is how it comes, but what if you don’t like raw? Think they should asked how I would like my burger?Apart from that we had a lovely evening x

Jessica (one of the waitresses) was very fast and thoughtful.

Excellent all round! So lucky to live near this fabulous pub :-)

Had heard good things about the Gatehouse but it was just a huge let down. The issues first started with us having to wait for 4 mins at the door way before even being noticed to be sat to dine. We were Told that we couldn’t have table service? So we had to order at the till and also pay before eating? Quite unusual and don’t understand why I would be expected to pay a service charge for ? Asked for food to all arrive at the same time? Request seemed to be acknowledged, yet the food arrived 5 mins apart alongside NO cutlery or salt and pepper at the table? Everything except the pork was just bland. You’d be under the impression that seasoning was banned. Served microwavable mashed potatoes. How could I tell? Hot gloop close to the consistency of playdough with NO SEASONING! Not even any butter to give it a more realistic texture. I’m under the impression that our food was the way it was because of the day and time that we ate there as I cannot see other customers being happy with what we were served especially if it was on a busy weekend.

Gatehouse improves and improves....perfect supper before the show

Lily was absolutely fantastic, attentive, friendly and fast. Thank you. We had a great time

It was great but you need to book in advance it is also very lively and popular.

Really enjoyed the food, great ingredients, cooked perfectly., Lily made the best margarita. Would margarita again

The waitress was charming, the food delicious and the decor very nice. Shame about the barking dog

New staff is not friendly with a big attitude. Cocktails is not nice Quality and is not in a presentable glasses. Atmosphere become not very nice when is new staff making you feeling unwelcome and ignored.

Delicious Sunday lunch with very generous portions. Excellent service from our waitress Laura. Great atmosphere

Wonderful atmosphere and incredible service. Thanks to The Gatehouse team for looking after our group of ten so well. We will return!

We had a really good Sunday lunch at The Gatehouse. The food was very tasty and the portions very generous. The staff were very attentive and friendly

Lovely Laura was the perfect waitress and the food was good.

As always, the service was amazing even though it was full and busy. Our stater we felt could have been better, the aubergine wasn't soft and not enough goats cheese and honey. When requesting more goats cheese and honey the waitress quickly said let me replace the whole thing and the new serving was excellent. Great roasts, we had the beef and lamb.

We booked a table for a pre theatre meal. The food took over 1 hr to arrive, if we didnt chase it then who knows how long it would of taken as the waiters did not inform us of the delay. As an apology we got 10% knocked off the bill but then they added 15% service charge. Nice pub and tasty food but they really need to sort out the kitchen and customer service

I most recently came here because I was going to see a play at "Upstairs at the Gatehouse". I thoroughly recommend the theatre. That said, if I'm in Highgate this is one of the pubs I tend to pop into. I rate it higher than the more famous Flask, down the road.

The food was quite nice but it was pricey too. Wild mushroom toast was lovely but it was also £11.50. The mains then took an hour to come...no-one came past the table to explain or to offer us some more drinks while we waited. I had to go to the pub area to get another pint. They were really apologetic and took 10% off the bill due to the wait. There seemed to be an issue as every table was waiting so hopefully it was just an off night and if I'm in the area I'd give it another go. Especially as the theatre upstairs was excellent.

Had lunch 3rd January2025. We were visiting our son for New Year, and he couldn't have chosen a better place. The food, service and atmosphere were perfect.

Nice pub and the food was pretty good but all of the staff were pretty moody. It doesn’t cost anything to smile 🤷🏻‍♂️

A cosy warm pub busy on a Wed with slower service than usual but paella was exceptional and pub fare was good esp fish & chips.

We had our company Christmas lunch at The Gatehouse. It was fantastic from start to finish. The booking process was efficient and straightforward and the communication was clear and friendly. When I arrived on the day, everything was ready and we were looked after by the team from the start. Service was excellent, they asked us if we needed more drinks and delivered our food without making us feel like we were being fussed over or ignored. The food was delicious, all 3 courses. I think we tried most things on the set menu between us and everyone was impressed. At the end of lunch, there were a few of us left and we were moved to another quiet area to continue spending time together. All in all, I would highly recommend the Gatehouse. Service with a smile and top food and drink.

Always enjoyed the food but as someone who’s in the service industry the service was extremely poor. We gave them their time as we knew they had a busy period but we weren’t greeted nicely at all and told we had to wait for drinks as one person was making coffees, we waited 30 minutes and then our orders were forgotten about twice. We were not properly acknowledged when we left, which sums up the whole experience. Won’t be returning and really sad as I’m local.

We enjoyed both shows we came to on Sunday (4pm and 7.30pm) and had booked a table for dinner between the two shows. Time was tight, but staff made sure we all had a glass of wine and one course before dashing back upstairs for the cabaret.

Very nice and efficient service on a busy day. Our fish and chips were excellent. Adjacenct babies (and mums) largely well behaved and not overly noisy.

Excellent food, friendly service. Toilets could do with some TLC though!

Very good food and service with a smile from Hanan

By far the best pub roast we’ve had in a long time. Almost as good as home cooking . Great quality produce and flavours , generous portions and served nice and hot as it should be . Fantastic service and atmosphere too . Thanks for making our Sunday !

Really very good. Definitely going back. That Sunday was superb.

We had a wonderful Christmas lunch at this beautiful pub, with great food, and excellent service. Thank you very much.

We had an amazing experience at the Gatehouse. Our staff Xmas party took place and the food was excellent, staff were so helpful and atmosphere was great.

It exceeded our expectations. We went for a pre theatre meal. Everything was pleasant since the time we walked in. There is the pub area and the restaurant area. Both very charming and with a relaxing feeling. The lady found a table for us, although we didn't make a reservation. We ordered vegan dishes and they were one better than the other. Vegan salad as starter, a vegetable paella and lentils as main courses. Every dish was so tasty, especially the paella. I'm not vegan, but I would surely reorder it again. Big portions as well... so go empty stomach. The lady and the waiter were so nice, not just because they had to do it for the sake of the clients, they were genuinely nice smily and funny 😊. I'll definitely go back, and this time will make sure to book a table in advance

For me (and my unmanageable group of 19 friends) this is the start of Christmas. An amazing lunch. In a beautiful pub. Great food. Quite brilliantly handled by the mighty Laura!) It was just great. Just great.

If tou are not Brit don't go they don't welcome you!

Very good understanding of Gluten Free and Lily was fabulous !

The Gatehouse has been the go to pub for The Highgate Dental to celebrate Christmas parties or relax with a pint on a Friday after work for many years. Yesterday I hosted a farewell party for one of our longstanding staff members. My initial booking was for twelve people but seventeen people arrived. The amazing team took it in their stride to add more tables and chairs. We were treated in the most professional manner and the service was amazing. The kitchen produced a large number of food orders with precision and the food was excellent! Thank you to the Gatehouse Team for a memorable evening even though we were not an easy group to serve due to the unplanned numbers. The Gatehouse is by far the best pub in Highgate Many thanks The Highgate Dental Practice

Absolutely love The Gatehouse. Our nth trip (too many to count), but we walk up from Marylebone with our black lab and always have a wonderful time - great food - hot and plenty of it - with great beer, wine and attentive service. This time we came with friends who had not been before… but we think will become regulars…

Google asks me to review places where I just had a leak 🤦🏽‍♂️ anyway staff was sexy and friendly not my type of place (unless to wee in between jobs) I don’t booze so non of my business here

We love this place. Great food, great team = lovely Laura this time!

What a wonderful pub!!! It had a wonderful atmosphere with colourful guests, but wasn’t too crowded or too noisy. The mulled cider was perfect in November and the steak and ale pie (for two) was out of this world!! We’ve been coming to London 3 or 4 times a year for 20 years and this was by far and away the best pub experience we’ve had!!! Thank you!! And, a special thank you to Laura our amazing server who took great care of us!!!

Can't fault the food, it was great. I can see why it's voted one of London's best roasts. I've been before and the service was a bit stretched but generally ok. However, this time the service was almost comedically bad. I think they might have not had enough staff in our area and/or we just had one server who let them down. A few highlights... - We arrived 5 minutes early for our booking, but were not seated for another 20 minutes as our table 'wasn't ready' (and walk ins of the same group size were given our table ahead of us that was meant to be being cleaned) - We were seated at a dirty, beer covered table and when politely asking it to be wiped being we were told it had been wiped down - Having to get up and chase down menus (we were there half an hour before getting one) - Having to flag down staff to be served - Starter we ordered never arriving - Food arrived over an hour after our booking started (40 minutes from ordering) - Had to ask to pay the bill twice, and eventually gave up and paid at the bar. - Cherry on the top - being charged service charge!

The best place in Highgate for a Sunday roast. Cozy, convivial, and excellent food. They were also wonderful with our two toddlers in tow. A neighborhood gem!

We dined with our child early Saturday evening. The staff were excellent, no issue with slightly fussy 5 year old and some dietary requirements of the group. With a busy bar and dining room there was plenty of staff, who were very attentive, and nothing was a problem. The food was excellent, what the kitchen did with a pluma cut of pork was delicious.

Beautiful dark upscale pub, with good beer selection and fancy food

Si tienes restricciones dietéticas y/o estás evitando la carne roja, ten en cuenta que la salsa servida con el pollo asado se ha hecho con huesos de ternera. El confite de pato se ha cocinado con “carnes” “para añadir sabor” Así que el equipo de Gatehouse, por favor asegúrese de que lo indique en el menú. Tengo muchos amigos que no comen carne roja, o eligen no comer ternera, ternera, cerdo etc etc y no se les ocurriría preguntar, la sociedad actual exige transparencia. Al menos ofrece una opción de salsa vegetariana.