Shake Town Milkshake Bar

One of the newer additions to Barnet’s growing cosmopolitan population of shops and outlets is this little milkshake and smoothie bar. Perched on the corner of Barnet hill opposite High Barnet tube station this unit has previously been occupied by a curiosity shop, a vacuum cleaner shop and a flower nursery. Today [...]

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Happy 18th Birthday

A couple of weeks ago my local pub, the Railway Bell (part of the Wetherspoons chain) celebrated its 18th Birthday party and I have to admit I didn’t know anything about the event until I found myself in here with a friend one busy Saturday afternoon. The staff had organised a BBQ, a [...]

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Toby Carvery

Replacing Barnet’s only late opening, well established pillar drinking hole of the community with a family friendly, carnivore eatery was a risky move indeed but the Toby Carvery in High Barnet takes advantage of the on-site bar licence, offering drinkers a drink in the forefront section of this bar-restaurant and the rest of the gallant floorspace [...]

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The Hadley Oak Bar

The Hadley Oak (ex. Bar Square) places fine drinking and plush outdoor gastro next to the money-to-spend neighbourhood of Hadley Common. Inside one can fine shiny taps with the names of obscure (yet commercial) Belgian beers, fine ale and one or two other premium off-the-cuff drinks. The tables are a bit obstructive and [...]

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British Lawn Tennis Club

The lawn tennis association is staple of the New Barnet community, its tennis courts are in constant use, morning evening and weekend and in the club house at the back is a small bar with some traditional stools and small tables. The Bar is relatively well priced but is normally reserved for [...]

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Brasserie Chez Gerard

Another fine addition to the restaurant and bar chain that is Brasserie Chez Gerard. This wide restaurant front is positioned opposite the Monken Holt pub and offers a finer level of dining that lends itself to customer who maybe coming from Hadley Wood since it is a bit of a walk from High [...]

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Weaver’s Wine Bar

An extension of the existing “the Weaver” pub next door, this is for those who dont really want to associate with playing pool, watching football or listening to drunk men rambling on in a corner about better times. This more up-market experience tries to push a wine-bar image with leather couches, candle-light although [...]

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South Barnet Club

A private club of moderate size on Mays lane. In fact the only place which is allowed to serve alcohol along the extensive road. The venue contains a pool table and like most private clubs, a badly stocked bar, attracting the sort of crowd who seem to have invested in the same charity-shop-clothes [...]

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The Prince of Wales

A large imposing pub in the heart of East Barnet village, this ember inn pub seeks to crush the image of tracksuit-wearing ruffians packing into the pubs in this area but sadly you cannot change the population of a place by introducing a brand name chain. This pub can be entered from [...]

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The Cat and Lantern

Nothing could be more well hidden on a high street in plain view of day than the Cat and Lantern, a pub totally famous for that gut-felt pain you get when you are stabbed casually with a butchers knife and no-one comes to your aid. Yes I am talking about the violence, [...]

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