The Railway Bell in Barnet

Large space, clean, indoor and outdoor seating. Conservatory ceiling for parts giving a bright and warm look.

Food wasn't really good had to send 2 plates back to kitchen to be redone

One of the better Wetherspoons, bright pub with a decent garden. Well worth a visit

Extremely Disappointed – Treated Unfairly I visited this pub for the first time on 21/4 around 8:30pm, hoping to support my local spot, but it will also be the last. The bar was nearly empty—just a couple in front of us—yet the waiter chose to ignore us completely. He looked straight at us, didn’t acknowledge us, and walked away to do other things. Other customers were served ahead of us, and it felt very much like we were being treated differently because of the colour of our skin. Eventually, a different waiter came over to serve us, but the damage was done. The whole experience was disheartening and uncomfortable. No one should feel unwelcome in their own community because of how they look. I hope the management takes this seriously—because this kind of treatment should never be acceptable.

Received greeting and as I was on my own, the staff went out of there way to chat with me. This was lunchtime on Wednesday 9th April 2025. I was there for beers! . Wonderful staff, Also, friendly people. Great selected ales.. Tried 4 pints. Lovely calm experience. Will be back. Thank you, Barry Lynch

Lovely, family, friendly bar/restaurant

We like to go to Whetherspoons with my children for many years. My son, after school, screaming most of the time, mummy, can we go to the pub 🤣🤣🤣 Nice atmosphere, good fast food. I love it garden area to use it for a summer time, always nice and clean. Food always comes fast. We have been going to that oub for over 10 years now, we have been going there before we had children, now with children and hopefully with our grandkids too. I love it that's we can order online instead of standing next to the bar and waiting in a line. I am really recommending this pub.

Mi marido pidió un pollo con suero de mantequilla. Sabía a goma cuando llamé a un colega para hablar con la gerente Catherine. El colega le dijo que mi marido no estaba contento con su comida. Ella puso los ojos en blanco y se paró en la mesa. Dije que Ber, tu cara lo dijo todo. Luego dijo que no sé lo que estaba pasando. Le expliqué que sí, tu colega te lo dijo, en lugar de decir que siento mucho que tu comida no fuera agradable. Dijo que querías otro. Mi marido dijo que no, que cualquier gerente normal habría dicho que te reembolsaría la mitad de tu comida. Nada salió de su boca. Ella se fue. Entonces el colega empezó a contarle a todas las universidades lo que pasaba. Así que lo llamé y dije que tenía que hablar contigo. Noticias del mundo. Servicio de atención al cliente.

Great staff and food and drinks are always quick.

Great place friendly atmosphere and good food

Small bar area, but overall, an enjoyable experience

Very nice pub in east barnet. Friendly atmosphere and service. Decent value for money.

This is a great pub, good atmosphere and cheap because it's a Wetherspoons. Good selection of beers. The food is the usual Wetherspoons menu. For the warmer months they also have a beer garden. There is table service with an app on your phone.

Been here so many times, and every time I still look for a steak and ale pie in the pub classics in hope that sense has been found. Steak and kidney pudding isn’t the same. Can’t have pub classics without a steak and ale pie. Otherwise, lovely place

Lovely local pub with excellent choice of Ales, cocktails and food. Love the conservatory with gazebo garden.

The beer i wanted , whilst displayed, wasn't available. Food served with cold chips. The only saving grace was the fact that the toilets are on the ground floor.

For the price I don't think Spoons can be beaten. We chose the drink and meal deal and had a Sunday roast with a Tanquary gin plus bottled mixer for just over £13 squid. Check out any spoons near a University and it will likely be packed with students who know a good deal when they see one. The Railway Bell has a more mature clientel The entire chain deserves to go from strength to strength. Go for it.

This is the most crowded Wetherspoons I've ever been to. But we all enjoyed our visit.

Great beer garden, friendly and attentive staff and affordable drinks!

Good service and decent prices.

Great atmosphere and cheap food

Probably the cheapest place to get a decent pint. Always a range of ales and hot drink refills. Will be back.

Come here every Friday and see the same faces, can’t be bad to see the same people all the time

Nice friendly staff. Service was good, food was nice and drinks were cheaper than anywhere else.

Unfortunately, they reduced their menu a lot, it had a lovely area to relax but also they changed and filled with tables .

Love this spoons - the staff are great here, lovely beer garden and the food is amazing especially compared to some other wetherspoons. It’s usually quite busy which is good but I never see it rowdy.

Visited and a good spoons experience!

Qué bar tan bonito. Muy luminoso y acogedor con todo impecablemente limpio. Ordene comida que fue entregada rápidamente y caliente. Soy un gran fan de Wetherspoons y tuve que viajar un poco fuera de mi viaje para visitar aquí, pero diría que muy recomendable. El precio como siempre es bueno, la comida es genial y el personal amable, qué más se puede querer.

Drinks were cold food was lovely. I had the fish for the first time and it was Beautiful.

Great food lovely staff and light and airey untypical of many Wetherspoons. Excellent prices too highly recommended

Lovely pub very friendly staff and the food was great!

Some staff (not all) need serious customer service training. Busy periods are between 5.30 pm and 8pm and there are NEVER enough staff. There are also one or two male members of staff that would rather be anywhere rather than serving those that pay their wages. I have been using The Bell for 25+ years. As a Wetherspoon shareholder, I would like to think Wetherspoons would get a grip on this great pub, buy they are not listening!

WHY today HALLOWE'EN 🎃 was there a FIRE 🔥 ON ????? Far to hot 🔥 🥵

A very nice, friendly pub. The food is great too. I had a Christmas meal here once; it was amazing. I highly recommend it. Don't hesitate to pop in. Bring your friends and family as well.

Very good. Excellent service, good quality meals from a comprehensive menu at value for money prices Highly recommended.

Quite quiet when I went. Food good as usual for wetherspoons. Nice outside area - separated in to smoking and non smoking areas.

Perspex screening of tables is effective, beer (Old Speckled Hen) 10/10.

Had a morning coffee. Was nice and quiet in the mornings.

i love this place so much always had fun here yet tonight had a difficult man approach me and my friends and the staff were so lovely let us stay after closing and made sure me and my friends were safe cannot thank them enough

The bar staff although very polite are very slow at serving ,large piles of empty glass waiting to be cleared is a regular theme

Very young crowd, nice atmosphere, no trouble and chill . Recommended for the younger crowd on Fridays

as a wheelchair user the staff were happy to bring my drink to the table also the toilets are accessible accept one time there was no loo roll bit they fixed it for me

Vine con mi esposa y dos hijos, el personal era amable. La comida era increíble, y llegó muy rápido. Fue una de las mejores cucharas de agua que he estado en recomendar altamente

It was my partners 60th birthday yesterday. On Sunday I took her myself and 6 other family members for a meal at the railway Bell. Service brilliant, food fantastic, prices very reasonable. Thank you to all the staff.

A very nice pub. Bright and spacious and great value. Nice pub garden too with some nice sun spots.

Order Group mix with beer 15 💷 . Appetizingly served, unfortunately the meat was dry, only the sausages and eggs were tasty

The person that serve me was very unpleasant when ask about beer rudely reply I don't drink how I am supposed to know when he works in a bar. A young woman working there came to my rescue and recommended something. But will definitely not go back to that server

Get literally what you pay for at Spoons. Nothing great about it but nothing bad either. Very average food at cheap prices and cheap beer. Overall as I’ve said cheap and average

I think the waiters and bartenders are really rude. Horrible experience. There is no customer service whatsoever.

All perfect in this pub, amazing food, good atmosphere apart from the female blonde bartender who doesnt make eye contact with her customers, never smiles and has the nerve to raise her eyebrows at you, she really has a negative attitude !

Friendly pub with good value food and drinks

Unbelievable price for 2 pints and a wrap.under £9. Value for money ,the only downside is the dodgy clientele,including me

Cheap, great selection of ales and beers, good atmosphere, lots of seating indoor and out

Came back after not visiting for about a year. My friend and I ordered separately on the app at 6:55. Our drinks arrived quickly and we waited for food. By 7:40, it still hadn’t arrived so I went to find out what the waiting time was. There was plenty of space and by no means was it ‘busy’. I was met with a bit of an affronted waiter who said he would check and then came back with ‘no we didn’t get the ticket’. I said that the drinks had arrived from both of our seperate orders, so the ticket had clearly gone through. He then wanted to see the receipt on my phone (understandable). He walked away and then at 8:05 the cheesy chips arrived. They were cold & had what looked like a teaspoon of some hardened cheese. My friends meal was also cold and hard. Sent these back and waited a further 5 or 10 minutes. No refund or free drink (both of us were only on the soft drinks!) offered and very minimal apology. The food then came back and was not replaced at all- it had clearly been put in a microwave because it was now just soggy (but at least hot)… The chicken my friend ordered was blackened having presumably been plopped back into a fryer. The waiter did look rather hot and bothered so it’s not to say he was being rude, rather just a bit dismissive as he seemed preoccupied. I know it’s a spoons and not exactly top quality dining, but to wait an hour and ten minutes for a bog standard meal, only for it to turn up cold and then a reheated slop, isn’t exactly great.

Fresh food but before ut was better

One of the best sites for the outdoors..Both a large and bright conservatory. And fine wrapped garden. Great range of real ales at very reasonable price's. Quick service too..

Always busy, cheap beer, reasonable food.

Lewis is the goat he is the best promote him ASAP

Cheap and cheerful. Local pub with good atmosphere and very spacious.

Typical spoons. You know what you are going to get.

Typical cheap pub. can't expet anything from the menu or staff

Lovely Wetherspoons North London.

Always a pleasure to go to a Spoons, never disappointed, good and well priced beers and coffee for us drivers.

Cheap and cheerful. Nice spoons

Went here yesterday - arrived at 9pm, ordered and paid on the app and were then told we couldn't eat after 9pm as our sons were only 14 and 16. Eventually we were told we had to leave by 9.30 - so at least the service was quick ! However, the food looked like it had been cooked in 5 minutes, and the '11 inch' pizzas were probably half that ! We won't be rushing back....

Use to love going in Wetherspoon Barnet. But the last few times it has been disappointing with cold food and when I Complain it was like I was in the wrong and had no right to complain. We went yesterday (Friday) ordered 2 bugers one pain one with bacon and cheese and the barman repeat the order back to me, yet when it came there was no bacon and no cheese so when I told them he said I didn't order it with bacon and cheese and walked away. (always order the same thing) So disappointing.

It's a spoons, so you know what you're getting. Beer very good, staff amazingly hard working and polite at a very cheap price. Paul

When it is quiet, everything is going smoothly. Weekend or busy times is just a mess. So dirty, service doesn't exist and the staff they just ignore you. Also, it would be nice if you cleaned some tables instead of chatting in the corner.

A Wetherspoon’s, so pretty predictable. The local team had won, so the place was buzzing.

The worse barmens i have ever seen. i waited 10 minutes to grab a beer. they never look who is next. Prince of wales wasnt like that. They used to look and serve who is first. im sure it is busy but they can be careful

Great local, good food, especially breakfast. One of the better Wetherspoons. Nice garden for the summer.

Popped in for a breakfast at 11am and I was lucky to get a table, those early drinkers were in full swing which gave the place a good atmosphere. Breakfast was good especially the extra black pudding I ordered which was cooked to perfection the only downside was the bacon was cold but tasted really good.

the waiters are as if they weren't there! no service, food acceptable

Lovely local. Spacious & airy, but warm & welcoming. Staff nice. Food served in good time, though plates not cleared. Food is reasonable, standard pub food but with more choice. Reasonably price food and drink. Feel comfortable coming here.

Had a nice meal here with a friend. The food was nicer than the average Wetherspoons and the staff were friendly and helpful.

Lovely pub. Lovely beer garden. Lovely staff

Both on food and drink can not be beaten on quality for the price. Don't know how they do it, but keep it up Also has a great selection of real ale beers, amongst more than 120 other alcoholic and soft drinks. Always try and support Spoons whenever we get the chance. Fantastic prices, usually aimed at students but here there is a more regular mature clientel.

My local place. Great atmosphere. I often go there to do some work

Great place to meet up with family and friends. Always busy, and great service.

This is a Wetherspoon's so you know what you are getting food and beer wise if you have been to any other pubs in this chain. What sets this place apart is how it appeals to a wider selection of the local community and doesn't feel like an old guy kinda joint. Well it does a little bit but not nearly as much as you'd expect. If they could only pick up plates after you finish your meal it would be 5 star.

Sometimes the staff are a bit slow and once they forgot to add a the right number of veggies sausages. Some of them don't seem happy I would like to see a somewhat happier demeanour

Best Weatherspoons in the area, which is pleasant, light, and clean inside and has a nice beer garden. Food consistently meets expectations, and the service is good. No onsite parking.

Have a nice lunch within a serene environment

A cute little place tucked away in East Barnet was recommend by a friend. It's a beautiful property with both inside and outside seating. Food service was fast and portion size good. Quality of the food was top notch.

My pub, when it's clean and tidy it's the best 40 years for me. Wetherspoons great for us oldies.

Cheapest pint in Barnet... An average Wetherspoon, but fine to meet with your mates for a chat

Ruby served us and she was fantastic. She is really wonderful.

Pub grub is cheap and cheerful, service is getting better lately so all n all nice experience 👍

Lovely pub.Rear garden and excellent food.Weatherspoon prices mean you can enjoy this pub/restaurant as often as you like.I'll be returning soon.

The food is standard Wetherspoons fayre but good value for money. I had a pint of Nethergate Old Growler and a pint of Elgoods Greyhound both very good ales, they keep their ales well here and continued down the whole pint very tasty and a couple of good visits.

I had a mixed but pleasant experience - the food was decent - delicious nuggets but a horrible burger that tasted like soap. Beer was standard but the hot chocolate machine was broken. Atmosphere was okay but there’s building works next door. The outside was okay but the smoking area is terrible. The atmosphere was nice in the corner with the comfy chairs, but was dreadful in the main hall.

Very good for a suburban Spoons. Very good selection of 6 guest real ales alongside the usual offerings. A very big but noisy beer garden out the back, good for a bit of sun but with plenty of shade also. Friendly service.

Went on a Saturday night for dinner. Great value

Lovely pub, has much cheaper prices than other wetherspoons located around London, service time is quick and efficient

A very nice pub. Another member of the Wetherspoon family. I walked there from Oak Hill Park in East Barnet, after a parkrun, and I am glad I did

Great food, friendly service only some customers don’t respect rule not smoking area outside :)

Usually Witherspoons experience 👍👍

Cosy, homey pub, we love this place. The waiters are a bit interesting sometimes.

Very pleasant service from the chatty female member of staff who has good knowledge of Wetherspoon's pubs. The food was okay, and the beer was below par. However, this may have been because it was only around 11 am. Plenty of light in this one and an impressive outdoor seating area. Would definitely return.

Cheap tasty food and great service, even has an app to table order food. Little bit dark in some places but overall pleased.