Hadley House

Walk up Barnet High Street and you'll find Hadley House doing what gastropubs should actually do — taking pub classics seriously without disappearing up its own backside. The space feels properly lived-in, the kind of place where regulars prop up the bar alongside couples on dates, and nobody looks out of place either way. You're looking at the sort of menu that respects its roots (good steaks, proper pies) but isn't afraid of seasonal twists, paired with a drinks selection that goes beyond the usual suspects. It's the gastropub that's actually local rather than Instagram-famous.