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 Barnet Tube Station. Inside the restaurant is divided in two with a small rounded bar at the end where once can sit at to enjoy a drink. One night a week there is a jazz musician, who livens up any meal, and the food is fresh, mouth-watering and satisfying. The studio effect of some of the lighting and the quiet yet chirpy atmosphere brings middle to upper class dining to a location where drinks are best served at the table and the bar is left quite empty.

None-the-less the restaurant and bar combination is a fine night out, not over-the-top glamorous or the place to drink heartily with friends but perhaps for an older crowd or a family meal where escargot and fine steak goes down well with all present - 7/10

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The pubs in Barnet have an incredible heritage, highlighted in Richard Selby’s recent book about Barnet pubs. I have to say this is one of the best books on the history of Barnet and well worth a read.