The Woodman in Haringey

Friendly staff, great food, and the place is incredibly cozy (especially if you’re by the fireplace)

Lovely atmosphere inside and good service. Roast was good value for money.

Lovely, cosy pub with lots of seating and outdoor space, and parking attached. Friendly staff too. A little on the pricey side even for draught beer but likely due to the proximity of the nearby tube station & so lots of commuters.

Very dog friendly with good food. Very handy for lunch after dog walking in Highgate Wood. Not crowded on Monday and Thursday lunchtimes when we have visited. Has a small car park at the back.

Lovely place. The food was really good; friendly staff. Toilets surprisingly nice! Reasonable prices.

Had a lovely lunch here the other week on a weekday. Was very cosy sat right next to the fire and the staff were very friendly

Great steak and fries, peppercorn sauce needed a bit more punch.

Great evening with super kind staff. Delicious wine (Rioja) & the best lamb cutlets ever! Ok, the chips are pretty lovely too!

It is such a shame, this is a beautiful pub, lovely atmosphere with very friendly staff but the food let's it down. The food was of not good quality & portions on the smallish side, just tastes like frozen food you might buy in Iceland supermarket,nothing that would make me want to eat there again or recommend to anyone. It is so easily fixed by cooking from fresh, mayby charging a bit more but at the end of the day it is the quality you remember.

Had a nice evening at this pub with some friends. Good selection of drinks. Young staff absolutely lovely. Three stars because it has come to my attention that at least a fifth of service charge goes directly to the owner. I will not be returning until this changes. So wrong. Tip in cash !!

Good place to watch football (enclosed indoor & outdoor areas which had large TVs). Outdoor areas had heaters which weren't particularly good. Service wasn't the quickest, but it didn't matter for us - we got a couple of (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) coffees/hot chocolate which were pretty watery. Despite all that, it's spacious and does a decent job for somewhere to watch football - can see myself going back if around the area to try the food.

Staff were incredible food was great. And dog friendly!

Absolutely great atmosphere with live music and a BBQ coming up on Saturday. Stopped for a cycling coffee and they let us take the bikes to the beautiful garden. It was quite early and not too many people but it’s a really kind gesture from them. Will come back for sure!

No gluten-free beer on tap. Bit of a miss as I'm sure not the only one who would like a draft beer without gluten... Especially as there are so many good ones available now, local too.

Lovely venue with indoor and outdoor seating with choice of shade or sun. All the staff were helpful and friendly, in particular Aggy who made sure we enjoyed our visit. The roast pork loin was moist and tender and a good balance of meat, fat and crackling. Everything was well cooked. The Yorkshire pudding was a bit dry but was fine when soaked in gravy. My wife found her chicken roast a bit bland but from what I tasted it was ok for a typical English roast. It did appear to be fried rather than roast though.

Great atmosphere just like a pub should feel like and the service was excellent

Have started making this a regular Friday night dinner with my boyfriend. We are 5 weeks in and have loved everything on the menu. Staff are so friendly and don’t leave you waiting for anything. Pies are amazing. Reasonably priced. Always good vibes and so welcoming. Will be back next Friday :)

Good food, reasonable price, atmosphere and vibe is very nice

Good food and large outdoor area

The atmosphere and service are relaxed and nice overall, plenty of sitting area inside and outside as well, but the food was one of the worst I’ve had. Not much flavour to the burger and very dry meet, fish and chips that my friend had were relatively ok but again not much flavour and quite dry, however the dessert were terrible extremely sweet to the point that made you sick. It’s my 5th time at this pub and every time I had food but it seems that it’s overall their food is just getting worse which is a shame.

I’ve had food and drinks at this pub 4 times now and it seems that every time it gets worse. The quality of food is very disappointing. I had a burger and it was very dry and not much flavour to it. My friend had fish and chips and again some problem, not much flavour. The cherry on top was the dessert that was extremely sweet to the point where it made you sick. Atmosphere overall was nice and the service ok, however I would not try it and I don’t recommend this place as there are so many better pubs in Crouch End that are worth the try and they don’t disappoint.

This was my first time at this pub, and the vibes were fantastic. The outdoor space was super inviting. We got some chips and bruschetta with our drinks, and everything was spot on. Great food, great service—can't wait to come back!

This is the pub of all pubs. Perfect beer garden perfect range of beer ales and other refreshing drinks. But what makes this place is the staff. I recently held a charity event there with my cycle club Chain Gang Cyclist in conjunction with One more City a charity shop that works with the ICC that’s funds talented Reserach PHD students vs in to why cancer returns for the 2nd time breast for some people and how to end its progress. They also contributed to our charity 💜💜💜. Gaberial organised it all and she is an angel l. Her staff on the day are amazing they made every one feel welcome and service was out of this worls

I was waiting for a lift to York for approx 2 hours. Myself and a colleague waited at the Woodman beer garden and had Coca-Cola and chips. The landlord/staff were very friendly and accommodating. The beer garden was great

Great accommodating staff, always happy to assist.

Food was decent but the service was consistently bad. We had about 4 things forgotten about over the course of our short meal

Roast Beef too expensive at £25 even though tasty Shepherds Pie delicious

Great place to enjoy live music and great food. Try to get/book the sofa next to the fireplace and get to feed the fire!

Excellent, favourite North London pub. Location, ambience inside and out, food, service and some of the best live music in town. The Angels of Kaos choir last Sunday were magnificent. Thanks Woodman!!

A very nice place to have a drink with family or friends. True service with a smile!

Pretentious but extremely normcore. Service charge but you’ll wait for ages to get ur drinks even though you pay right away

A very traditional British pub with plenty of seating both inside and outside. The meals are decent, the quality is not always top notch (my roast chicken was utterly dry), but should please those who fancy this kitchen.

First time at the woodman, good drink recommendation and tasty cocktails by aggi. She made our experience a 10/10. Will definitely be back soon!!!

Friendly staff, good service, Burger is not bad, l don't recommend calamari I found this place expensive!

We had a family gathering there on the weekend. The staff very good and patient, wonderful atmosphere and artistic decoration.

The Woodman is a great pub, especially love their big outdoor area, part of which is also covered! Drinks are good, food is also very good, however the service is usually a bit slow. We had to wait more than 20 minutes for a drink on multiple occasions, and same for the bill, although the pub was not that busy. Still definitely recommend though!

We attended a family celebration and the staff did really work hard to make it a relaxed fun experience especially Fedora, who was so accommodating and patient! Food was good and tasty. Thank you The Woodman's

This is the best Sunday roast I've ever had. It served with wine and they were perfect match. The staff is very friendly and I really enjoyed my lunch.

Our waiter Joe was a legend, made our post wedding celebration great!

Very nice garden for a drink. Food is below average and there are many better options in the area.

Amazing evening Gabrielle and Keir were incredible also big thanks will be back very soon

Had to book twice (as the first one disappeared…) for a table for the football and still got stuck in a bad spot despite being explicitly shown a better one earlier in the day. Gabrielle completely mislead me just hours before in person and wasted our time. Avoid booking during the Euros.

Great pub lovely atmosphere the manger was incredibly helpful big thanks will be back soon

Very lovely staff, quality food and cosy atmosphere

I booked an area at The Woodman to celebrate a friend's 50th Birthday. The staff were great offering help when we needed it before the party and during it. Food was lovely and the area we reserved was perfect, they let us decorate beforehand which really helped. The DJ was excellent, we all had an amazing night.

Fabulous breakfast , sat in the area where there is heaters outside. Very cold weather to other years. Good service not rushed , character our waiter was.

Nice big pub. Some vegan options but could do with a few more.

Great 4 piece live jazz band ,top quality pub, food, drink and clientele.

Saturday afternoon for lunch. Most people were sitting in the beer garden however my friend and I opted to sit inside as we expected it to be quiet. Boy, were we wrong. We were the only guests inside but it was like sitting in a busy bus station. This must be the most dysfunctional team I have encountered in many years of eating in restaurants. Every verbal exchange had to be shouted. Every chair had to be dragged as noisily as possible. Every empty plate and glass had to be slammed on the counter. It was as if the paying guests (i.e. us) were invisible. Let's back up a little. Within a minute of arriving, the barman with the cropped top opens a bottle of champagne - of course the cork had to smash off the ceiling and fizz flew everywhere. We approached the counter to order food but the same guy abruptly told us to move to the end of the bar. No signs anywhere to indicate this to be necessary. Ten minute gap between friend's meal arriving and my own. No cutlery provided. In terms of positives the food was ok (£15 for a small coke with fish sandwich & side salad & chips) but we could not get out of this place fast enough. On leaving it was more quiet on the busy street outside than inside the pub.

Worse fish and chips I ever had. Make airport food look good

Best pub on earth - Gabby is the best

Cracking bar ,near station ,good for pub crawl.friendly staff

Very very rude waitress. We turned up for a quick pint. It was quite full but she told us that we could have a table for 1 hour. I waited 20 minutes for a drink at the bar (I don't know why only one person was serving on a Saturday evening) then the minute I sat down she came over to say she needed to prepare the table now. When I explained to her that I had just waited 20 minutes for a drink and that she told us we had an hour originally, she told us 'well that's your fault isn't it'.

Enjoyed it on a hot day sitting outside. Only issue is that the smokers are there as well

£5.00 for a coke, £6.80 for a pint of Guinness, you have to wait to be seated when you enter. Table service only, and they add 12.5% on top of the already inflated prices. Has the look but definitely not the feel of a real pub, and is insanely expensive.

Joke pub. Barmaid insisted on people queuing single file at the bar then a waiter aggresively shouted at the woman in front of me because she didn't leave a gap for him to run through. He was so rude. Bizarre.

The worst ratio of meat to bread I have ever seen in a "Reuben" sandwich!

Last night I ordered cheese and crackers, which I did not receive. I was given toast instead of crackers. Why was I not informed there were no crackers? I would not have ordered this if it was replaced by toast. It was not a good experience. I complained several times, and did continue to eat, as it was late and I was hungry. I have been coming here for 35 years. Can I trust ordering food here again. I did not pay the service charge, about £1.40, as I later had a coffee, and explained why I did not pay.

Food was great and staff are friendly but when there's an arsenal game on, getting service is tough. But definitely a beautiful place to go have some food and a few drinks.

Lovely pub. Took great care of us tonight for the leaving drinks of a treasured colleague. Definitely recommended

We love the Woodman and last week I had a fantastic mushroom truffle risotto. My other favourite is the salmon, cream cheese and potato blini. It was a tough decision. Thanks chef. Staff as lovely as usual too. See you soon - Angi and Nick

Classy pub. Candlelight dinner. Lovely garden. Live jazz on the Wednesdays

Great pub, nice garden and everyone , staff and customers very friendly

After a morning walking with a friend we decided we needed to get a drink to refresh ourselves. We decided to check out the Woodman which is on the A1 close to Highgate Tube station. We received a friendly welcome from the lady who greeted us and she suggested we may enjoy sitting outside which we did as they have a big outdoor seating area and there are some comfortable places to sit there. She took our order and soon came back with our drinks. There was hardly anyone in the pub so we did not have long to wait. All the staff were really friendly and polite and as we were leaving we saw there were now quite a few people in the pub having lunch and drinks. A nice place to visit.

BEST pub ever!!!! The Woodman has always been one of my favourite pubs with loads of fond memories. I’ve spent many nights out here, including New Years Eve! Therefore, me and my other half thought it would be the most perfect place to host our pre-wedding party at the weekend. Everything was absolutely perfect & it could have not flowed better! Tom (the owner) and his team went above and beyond for our party. They literally just told us to relax and enjoy our night & let them do all the work - which we did! Everyone had such a lovely time and we just couldn’t be more grateful!! ♥️

Absolute 10/10 roast! I was out looking for a proper pub roast and I definitely got it! Lovely staff and fabulous beers. Thank you so much team, it was unreal <3

Bang average food, and disappointingly, still had to pay for the food we had issues with. The rare bit (cheese on toast) that came with the very small cauliflower soup was unfortunately cold. In addition, the calamari looked more like cheap onion rings and tasted of nothing. The accompanying tartar dip also has a dis coloured film over it where it had clearly sat out for some time. My mate who joined me will eat anything put in front of him, apart from this calamari. As I say, this remained on the bill after having highlighting twice to the waiter.

Family meal for Easter, the food we ordered was finished, had to find alternative options.

I’d absolutely recommend this pub! Staff are reeally nice and the place has an amazing atmosphere. Gabriela, Finn and Zara are really nice people. The food is tasty!

Amazing food and service especially from Gabriel, Zara and finn

Amazing service, great staff, even gave us free popcorn with our food, very happy

Super Cosy pub with a wonderful atmosphere.

Sunday roast at the Woodman - had a chicken roast which felt very overpriced at £22 for the quality served. Served with sweetcorn mixed in amongst a jumble of veg which was alien for the dish and gave more of an impression of a frozen mixed veg rather than a typical hearty Sunday dinner Live music gave good a good atmosphere but the decor overall still felt lacking / more of a drinking pub rather than food

Roast was one of my favourites I’ve had in the area! Really great!

Overall...so so average-ish experience. Nice polite service upon arrival from drinks to food order. The area we sat was dark and cold. Food was average...bit better than Mossey Well. The Beef burger was okay...but dull. Could do with more salad and a portion of coleslaw. Beef was thick, juicy and well cooked (ordered well done). The half gherkin looked sad and should not be there. Don't know why the waitress asked how you like the beef cooked when by default should be cooked through -and-through to mitigate food poisoning. All burger chains and serving restaurants do not ask this question. For a steak thats fine...not when it's minced meat! Bacteria grows outside not inside the meat. Staff need training. The 1/2 Buttermilk Chicken was dry, crunchy and hard. Served with crisps! Shocking when the menu read, 'served with spicy seasoned potatoes...'. It certainly wasn't! For £22 was comical. Worth no more than £10. KFC serves better and juicier chicken. After the food was served...waitresses not bothered to ask us if the food had any issues etc. After we finished our average lunch...many waitresses walked past and looked at our table...why??? None of them came over to ask us the basic questions if we wanted dessert or 'is there anything else you like...'. Customer service, attention and generally food quality needs improving: your wages are paid by customers even your '12.5% discretionary service charge'.

When we dropped in there was a live jazz band! Nice place.

We had our meeting with friends at Wood Man this month. Food was great service was nice. It was a very enjoyable meeting. A great team works. Perfect pub for meetings

Delicious food, marvellous atmosphere.. Thank you team....

A great location, a friendly and beautiful atmosphere, delicious food and excellent coffee. I recommend it to everyone.

Fantastic pub in a great location! I went for lunch here with a friend a few days ago and can honestly say the Pork Chop on the Daily Special Menu was the best Pork Chop I’ve ever had! They should really consider keeping it on the menu permanently… Overall very satisfied with the level of service and quality of food at The Woodman. Would highly recommend!

One of the worst roasts I have ever been served. Tough fatty beef, overcooked vegetables (I also have an issue with sweetcorn being served with a roast!) and very hard (possibly frozen?) roast potatoes. For £22 I would expect much, much more. Both myself and my friend sent our roasts back and ordered burgers instead, these were dry, bland and served with frozen chips but we were so hungry we couldn’t be bothered to send them back again! To top it off the cutlery was bordering on useless, that beef needed a saw and all I was offered was a butter knife. Don’t even get me started on the rubber “prawn balls”. Highgate is full of wonderful pubs that offer so much more, I would recommend just walking up to the Village and going somewhere else!

Great spot for a Saturday afternoon lunch after a muddy walk. Family and dog friendly with delicious sandwiches.

Had a delivery order of fish and chips. Was perfect!! Tasty and filling. Wish they had their roasts available during the week.

The food was outstanding! It’s the second time I’ve been dining at the Woodman and very impressed with the cuisine level. The service is lovely and efficient and they even had live music. Great ambiance, highly recommend!

Típico Pub Londinense donde puedes hacer una comida rápida y una buena cerveza

The service was shambolic, with servers forgetting parts of our order, not knowing what the options on the menu were, bringing the wrong orders to our table, taking our order to other tables, and finally giving us the wrong bill. The vegetarian roast options were lasagne (not a roast) and a tart (also not a roast), neither of which go well with veg, roasties, and a yorkshire. There was a more appropriate nut loaf on the main menu, but you couldn't substitute the veg with the roast trimmings, and it was more expensive. The plant-based burger was lacklustre, with just a leaf of tasteless lettuce, a slice of tomato, and, weirdly, shop-bought hummous for flavour. It seems like the chef hates vegetarians, which is just weird in this part of London in this day and age. The roasts ranged from £18.50 to £23.95, and were merely average. At this price they really should be something special. The beer selection was also pretty dire considering how many pumps they had available. In addition, they had a large childrens' party(!) in the main part of the pub, which made getting to the toilets a struggle. All in all, one of the most disappointing dining experiences I've had, which is a shame given the great location, warm interior and lovely garden.

The food was very average. I found the Salad to be slathered with far too much dressing and not enough lettuce. The fish didn't taste super fresh (had that fishy smell and taste). The wine was good. Servers were attentive. Nice ambience inside. Overall good except the food needs improving

Nice venue, outdoor seating, heat lamps... and good cocktails!! 👍👍👍

We held Christmas Drinks for our team from The Cherry Tree Cafe. We had a fabulous evening, we had such a great funny evening, the atmosphere was great & the staff were very professional. Thank you

It’s a decent pub I’ve known for over 30 years and has obviously changed overtime like many pubs. But I have a moan from the last visit I had last week. We saw a table had been reserved but the date of reservation written on the food and drink-stained card was 3 days in the past so we assume it was old. Apparently not. The waitress asked us to leave (politely) as it was reserved and didn’t listen when I said it had an old date on it. I hope this was a one-off error. Next time I go back I’ll check.

Lovely place, great staff, good food, nice crowd

The best pub in the High Gate area. Drinking pints in their beautiful garden during summer simply heavenly 😍

Food is really bad, probably the worst vegetarian roast I've ever had, but the atmosphere, service and beers are amazing. Good vibe. Looking around at other people eating in here, the food looks like a school kitchen kinda vibe. But again. The atmosphere is just lovely. After work drinks suits this venue. Cosy in winter.

Great food , good menu , nice place to go after a walk in the woods .

Very disappointing meal at The Woodman. Really poor service - meals all brought at different times for our group, (some had finished their meal before others were served!), dirty plates/glasses not cleared away, mixups with food orders and with the bill, etc. Inconsistent food: some dishes were tasty (spinach pie, chips), others not (dry, poor quality beefburger). We had one portion of fish & chips that was half the size of the others, and so on ... not good enough when the prices are so expensive! (£8.50 for dessert). Also, it was cold where we were sitting, and music too noisy for conversation. Have had better meals there in the past, but this has put me off visiting again.

Decent service, ambience and decor. Food was delicious with a lovely roast provided. Definitely worth a re-visit.

Went for a Christmas meal on Boxing Day. Very nice pub and interior is wonderful. Nice and tasty food. Kitchen is run by an ex-chef from the Ivy. Good beer as well

No food eaten here. Lovely roaring log fire. Sport on the TV and a nice atmosphere. Did get a little warm so we went outside for a while. Good pub.

To prim and proper beer expensive food just about ok 4 the money don't no how its survived

Had a great Xmas feast here, staff were great and brought the vibe. Music perfect and food was delicious. I had the lamb & the baked Alaska. Wowzers!!