The Gatehouse in Camden

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

Laura was excellent. Great staff. Lovely room.

The Pride of Highgate - always great service, and the Sunday Lunch is always brilliant! Highly recommend!

Really enjoyed this place. We visited for a roast last night and it was delightful. The only thing that let it down was the service - the staff were lovely but there were clearly not enough of them, we really felt for them as they were trying very hard. Our wine came out after our food and we waited over half an hour for the bill before eventually just going up to pay at the bar. I want to reiterate that this was not the servers' fault as they were rushed off their feet, but as a previous restaurant manager I think some reflection needs to be done on adequate staffing levels.

We had a fantastic experience, and Laura was a great waitress—friendly, attentive, and truly made us feel welcome.

The Sunday roast was absolutely fantastic - huge portions and so yum! The sides we had (padron peppers, cauli cheese & tomato and red onion salad) were also delicious. The atmosphere was also fab - such a lovely pub, really big yet still feels warm. We didn’t have to wait long for the food which was also great. The one thing that was a little disappointing was that we had booked for three people and were then directed to a tiny table where our plates would barely have fit. We did raise this with the staff and although they acknowledged it, it took a good half an hour to find us a new table. The staff did seem a little stressed due to how busy it was. And it just felt like they’d overbooked for the amount of space there was, so that was a little disappointing. However it was sorted in the end so we got to enjoy the food at a bigger table with plenty or space.

Really rude waitress/staff. Walked in and immediately told off for sitting down on an empty table with stools by the bar. No signage on the entrance. Apologised but received a grunt in return. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. Atmosphere seemed nice. Feels like a posh greenking.

Today I went to the gatehouse and was surprised to meet a great Scouse His name was Joe he told me to give the pardon peppers a go He gave us some bread yet his chat wasn’t dead Hes such a good fella and I recommend paella But all jokes aside Joe does his job with pride He’s smart and he’s funny I love giving him my money And for all it’s worth I’m so happy that people like him exist on this beautiful earth ❤️

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

Service personnel were very abrupt and borderline rude. Food was ok. Nothing to write home about. The atmosphere and space was nice as was the beer garden. Worth a visit just for that.

We asked for various plates and all were exceptional. 2nd time here and best roast so far and I've been to many top end pubs in the area and across London and the country. Please keep it up.

Great pub and have been coming here for more years than I care to admit. Spacious yet cosy and friendly staff and good selection of drinks. Food really nice. Not cheap but i guess standard London pub prices now. Good for a stop off in a HIghgate/Hampstead walk.

Reserved a table online, but when we arrived there was no table. Bit wierd. Otherwise nice enough place, if a little noisy and over crowded

It took me 10 minutes to get on wi-fi and I am now getting many unwanted marketing emails. It damaged a good experience.

Very nice food and Laura was fantastic! A bit loud but it is a pub lol

Great experience. Shane, the manager there, was especially helpful. Back soon 👌🤝

We had a lovely experience at the gatehouse, we really enjoyed our food and want to thank Laura for the amazing service every time we visit!

Best service in North London. A wonderful lunch!

The beef was extremely tough. We asked for water for the table that didn’t arrive. No member of the waiting staff asked if the meal was ok, at which time we could have raised the points above

Everyone in my party of 9 enjoyed their meal (mains only, no starters, plus a few desserts). I had confit rabbit, having been pleasantly surprised to find it on a pub menu. It was very nicely done, and the salad that came with it was actually more than the usual tiny token pinch, also a nice surprise. Service was efficent. Their ice creams apparently come from The Ice Cream Union, and my mango sorbet was excellent. Will go again. (Only four stars for atmosphere, simply because the place was pretty empty on a Monday late evening). Update October 2024: Went again, very good meal once again. Grilled octopus with new potatoes & mojo rojo starter was very nice. Then braised (rather than confit) rabbit with butter beans for me, confit duck with celeriac mash and red wine gravy for Bing; both excellent. Dessert and coffee perfectly fine. Service nice and friendly, even though the place was beginning to fill up and the staff a little busy... Rapidly becoming a favourite!

Great fish and chips and staff were really helpful and friendly. Love that you can have dinner before watching a show upstairs!

Delicious imaginative healthy food

Lovely food, great for a pub lunch or pub dinner with family or friends

Really lovely pub, great first impression and the atmosphere was spot-on. Fantastic service, food was perfect and the timing of service was excellent. Lovely outdoor garden space too, very welcoming. Friendly, professional staff with great product knowledge and recommendations. Would happily return!

The Black Ink Paella is so tasty Their roasts are to die for

Really lovely pub, beautiful lighting, decor and great atmosphere. Very friendly, chatty, helpful and attentive staff who seemed happy to be there - they honestly couldn't do enough for you and nailed it with just the right balance of attention and not being overbearing. Great range of drinks for drinkers, not so much non-drinkers in terms of zero alcohol "grown-up" drinks, but this is a similar theme across the board to be fair. The food came out in perfect time between ordering and arriving and both courses (main and dessert) were delicious! My friend was happy to see one of his favourite digestives on the dessert menu. The pub garden was pretty. A comfortable, welcoming space with heaters and fairy lights. Ladies loos were okay, typical pub loos that start the night clean, tidy and functional and end up a bit of a mess by 10pm. All-in-all, my friend and I had a really lovely evening in this very charming pub and would return, and recommend, in a heartbeat!

Friendly, knowledgeable and efficient service. Food and variety of cocktails were terrific.

Lovely pub and generally a good family Sunday lunch. But suggest sticking to the roasts (which were good) as I had the seafood paella which was not good at all - burnt rice stuck to the bottom of the pan. Sticky toffee pudding was also burnt. Staff were lovely though.

Rosst was amazing. My waitress was friendly. Good service. Definitely will be back again.

The theatre is upstairs Have a drink and a bite Then go see a play

Joe Joe, he’s no hoe. Gives great service whatever your woe. May it be bread or fish he’s got the dish. Service with a smile, he makes your time at the gatehouse more than worthwhile

Wonderful spanish vegetarian cuisine . Padron peppers · . Spanish tortilla · Patatas bravas · Piperade

Great service and food 👌 excellent

Booked for a table of 15 for Sunday lunch. Really great communication and organisation and the food was amazing. Brought two friends from Brazil here for their first ever British Sunday lunch and they loved it!

Very accommodating chef and fab food.

Myself and other staff members had our Christmas dinner here and had an amazing experience,food was delicious and outstanding,they really took care of us

We had the best lunch the other day. Exemplary Galician fish stew cooked by head chef Chris and such lovely service from James. Promotion? Thank you!

Pleasantly surprised by the friendly and efficient waiters (especially Ellie) and the quality of the food was next to none. The burger was to die for! The eating area behind was cozy. A definite "I'll be back".

Shared a main fish course. Found the menu a bit pricey.

Just had the best Sunday lunch. Laura was literally the best, recommended great wine and the best things to eat. Well done all round. See you again soon

The staff were insanely nice. So helpful, so sweet and attentive. Even when we were leaving some of the staff were sat outside during their break and remembered us and said goodbye. Really lovely people. Would go back just based on staff interactions. Lovely.

We visited for lunch before a show at the theatre upstairs. Delicious risotto and although we couldn't manage dessert at the time we returned after the show. Lovely staff too. We'll definitely return for both food and entertainment.

Very good service and tasty foix

We dropped in on a Saturday afternoon and were able to get a table in their lovely garden area. Good food, excellent cocktails, good wine list and excellent staff. Delighted to have found this place.

We live in North Yorkshire, so it is quite a distance to be a regular guest at the Gatehouse. We rely enjoyed the food and the atmosphere, Laura was looking after us: a lovely jung lady: thanks a lot!!

Excellent food, slight delay but waiter Joe gave us free drinks!

Joe is good Joe is great, Joe is who we appreciate (and the blonde guy)

Excellent food, excellent service!! Highly recommended!!

Awesome service and banter from the lovely Laura

It was a lovely last-minute choice for Sunday Roast to finally visit The Gatehouse, as we had designs elsewhere, but all were sold out at 5pm (reasonable, obviously!) However, the offerings here exceeded our expectations, and some in our group also had haddock and chips, which was delightfully huge, very well cooked and crispy fish, with plenty of chunky chips. The chicken roast was sublime, gravy was plentiful and meaty, and the veg was as soft and crispy as each carrot, potato, and cabbage leaf should be! The servers were very busy but attentive and friendly, and my only real chagrin was the price was fairly high compared to other local offerings - but that's simply the standard of the venue, so acceptable. All in all, well worth a visit to eat, and it's actually a very popular and nicely laid out pub too!

Been coming here years. Love the food, the vibe and the team behind it. Big shout out to new addition to the team Laura! Thanks for looking after us so well.

Great Sunday roast. Fantastic service - particularly Joe ! Consistent & high quality.

Lovely garden area to have food and drinks in, Australian lady and bar staff were super helpful but the other servers were quite stand off ish. Decent roast and fish & chips!

Good and drink were great, Laura the waitress made the experience that much better - great visit will be back

We had a lovely meal. Excellent service. Thanks for looking after our group of 9 so well.

We arrived at gatehouse and ordered our food . Nearly an hour later no food arrived. We had to reorder and still they messed up order. No apology was given . Food was mediocre. Have been many times but this visit was sadly a let down

Brilliant food, atmosphere and service great. The theatre was good too. Would visit again.

Tried the pre theatre menu. Lacked choice. Two fish dishes and a veggie dish. My friend does not eat fish so no choice really. Starters ok. Service is very slow and our waitress was not very attentive

Great early supper with daughter and granddaughter. Cauliflower salad for two of us and one fried haddock and chips. All absolutely delicious, served promptly because we were going to the show at Upstairs at the Gatehouse. The show, The Jive Aces, was spectacular. They were brilliant and had everyone bopping. My 15 year old granddaughter is now a new convert to my kind of music. We all had a wonderful evening from start to finish. Just love it at the Gatehouse.

Hip Highgate pub which has regular theatre events upstairs. The pub itself is very nice with a beer garden for sitting outside (weather permitting). It also has a good range of beers and though we didn't eat there, it has a good reputation for high quality food. We went to the theatre upstairs to see a band called the Jive Aces (highly recommended). The theatre is small and probably holds about 100 people but it gives it a good buzzy feel. I enjoyed the evening (and the pub) enormously!

Everything was great, in fact, when I was separated from my wife, I used to come to this pub. This wonderful story summarizes its history very well with old photographs. I hope to sit in your garden one day

We had never been to The Gatehouse before but we very much enjoyed our Sunday roast there yesterday. The service was exemplary: timely but not overbearing, and James deserves a special mention for suggesting a child's portion for me, as I am easily overfaced. He couldn't have been more helpful, checking that it was appropriate and generally friendly and charming. We'll definitely be back!

Excellent staff, delicious food & and a warm inviting atmosphere.

Great food, great drinks, great service. Best pub in highgate!

Absolutely magical - I asked for a good table as it was a special occasion and they did not disappoint! Food and service are always outstanding and - unlike many places where the fish dish is treated like a slimmer's option, the sea bream was substantial and beautifully cooked. Really lovely cheese board and great drinks list too. I dine here a few times a year and always wonder why I don't come more often!

We visited "Upstairs at The Gatehouse" last night which is an "Award-Winning Off West End Theatre in North London". The one-man show that we were lucky enough to see was "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" as performed by James Hyland. Well let's just say that he was excellent. Scary, traumatising even, but truly mesmerising in this role of radical transformation. The venue lent itself to his performance as it's small and intimate putting you close enough to touch the actors. Even better the ticket prices are very reasonable and you get the chance to see shows that you probably won't see anywhere else.

Wonderful paella, croquetas and salads in a charming backside garden with a very sweet service. Thank you for this amazing experience, and I really recommend this pub for all people looking for a meal after visiting the cemetery.

I can’t praise the manager and staff at The Gatehouse enough. Friendly, smooth thoughtful service with great food and wine.

Went to see a production in the upstairs theatre, however I did enjoy before hand,overall I had a splendid time

I had a wonderful lunch at the Gatehouse today. The burger was absolutely delicious and the service was spot-on. Thank you.

Nice big pub serving food and with outside seating. There is a theatre upstairs that has some interesting performances.

This has become my regular. Nice staff, nice food, a lovely garden in the rear. Like all London pubs the toilets could be cleaner. This is definitely the best pub in Highgate though.

We had such a lovely time at the Gatehouse last weekend! There were 13 of us and though we ended up sitting in a different place because the table before us was taking their time, we had a lovely dinner in the dining area and the staff was so patient with us, We were talking and having a lovely time and so didn't sit for at least an hour and a half upon arriving and they didn't rush us to order, and they let us linger long past everyone else leaving the dining room. Accommodating and very sweet. A big thank you to Richard and the rest of the staff. Oh and the food was wonderful, and all served within a minute for everyone in a big group. Thank you!!!

Laura was fantastic. We had an amazing time. The food the service and the wine was incredible. Cannot recommend enough. Thank you and see you soon.

I came here with my Mum and we had the sourdough, pear salad and triple cooked chips. Everything was really great and the service was amazing, very lovely staff working here. Highly recommend!

Was a lovely evening, service & food were excellent, will definitely go back

Always very nice. I wish I knew what they do to make their extremely simple tomato salad quite so amazing.

The roast beef was at least half fat and the mint sauce for the lamb roast was just a bit os mint plus water. The waiter was very casual about it and told us that others had complained too! No suggestion of reducing the bill or any other way of improving the situation. Seems they just don’t care. Also the ladies’ loos had wet floors, doors that didn’t close properly and were generally dirty and smelly. Really disappointing.

There’s no sound on the TV so dont come here to wath the EURO finals! Not friendly crew at all

A member of staff allowed my dog to walk into a TON of broken glass earlier today on their outdoor steps (he was at the top looking down AT us, brandishing a dustpan & could have warned us; literally stared at me when I walked up to him like it was my fault). The sweet waitress profusely apologised but im still upset, his paws could have been ripped to pieces costing £££ and PAIN. At 7pm the only toilet roll in the ladies was all over the floor. Charming hey. They served me high hard undercooked potatoes even though they’d promised they’d be ‘sautéed like pan fried’ - horrible. And easy to get right. Food and drinks are super expensive. This place used to be classy and relaxing but now is pumping terrible music, full of lager louts shouting their heads off. I wish id gone to the Red Lion instead.

Went to the pub today with some friends. The service and food were very good. I went to the toilet, which wasn’t very clean. Also in the restaurant floor was filthy with food and old napkins. We have finished on lunch and dessert when one of my friends actually saw a mouse run across the floor. I did raise the issue with the waitress who said she will tell the manager as we were leaving. The manager was standing at the till and I asked him if he was the manager and he said yes. He said that the waitress had made him aware of the mouse and it probably came from outside as the doors are open. Clearly didn’t come from our side because we watched the mouse go back under the chair and back from where it came from at the back of restaurant.

As always a great atmosphere, fabulous food and brilliant service.

I had my baby shower at The Gatehouse this afternoon and honestly could not recommend this pub enough! The manager Shane helped me with all the planning from food to table arrangements and the day went perfectly for me, my family and all of the guests. The tapas buffet selection was delicious, the atmosphere was great the staff were all super helpful attentive and just brilliant, another member of the team Laura helped me clear and pack all of my stuff just a really really great pub great food and managed so well with all round lovely happy to help staff! Thanks again! We will be back for food and drinks soon!

A great place to spend a warm summer or a rainy evening. We love this place. The service, the food and the atmpsphere are all spot on.

I saw Longitude at the Gatehouse last evening, having eaten in the garden restaurant beforehand. The whole evening was delightful. I recommend both the food and the musical

Went to see Longitude. I've never been here before. Staff in pub very helpfull and thd musical was good fun to watch.

Excellent service, nice atmosphere, good quality food!

I had my 50th celebrations at the Gatehouse in the dining room area. The service, atmosphere and food was just perfect. A group of 20 of us and everyone commented on what a great venue it was and how delicious the food was. Shane, the general manager was great. Everything we discussed was delivered plus more. Thank you! 👍🏼

Always AMAZING! My favourite pub in Highgate 🙌🏻

Lovely weather so sat in the garden. Good paella, very friendly service, good atmosphere and love the BYO on Monday.

Pleasant pre theatre dinner before going on to watch an excellent play about Tom Lehrer. Great servcie by overworked staff.

Went many times before and Sunday Roast Beef it was the best in town…. until yesterday we went again and i was very much disappointed I mean nothing to compare to what was before, meat it wasn’t even medium rare it was like a bit cooked , we asked to take is back and cook it a bit more, and one more thing, they changed the salad for some cabbage . It takes me 1 hour and 20 minutes to come here to eat. Definitely not going back again!!!

We went to The Gatehouse and sat in your beautiful garden where tables are nicely spaced and the staff particularly Linas.? were top notch. The food all arrived at the same time and we all thoroughly enjoyed our lunch. Highly recommended..

Great food as always. Lovely staff!

Went to Highgate fair in the square and had the paella, which was unbelievable. I haven’t eaten in the gatehouse before but if they produce that kind of of food, I will book a table in the future.