The Vine 86 Highgate Road, London NW5 1PB

"The Vine, 8.2/10 Cracking beer garden here. We turned up fairly early and didn’t get to experience it at it’s fullest. But it’s an absolute recommendation from us for a sunny day. The waiters in here took a fair while to get about to us, which was strange as it wasn’t too busy. We weren’t bothered though, happy to nurse a few in the sun and chat our usual breeze to anyone that’ll listen. We asked for the bill and were sat waiting for some time again. Usually, we aren’t the types to ask again and again but we were on a tight pub crawl schedule. Time to embrace our inner middle-aged men. There were no staff to be seen. Hmmm. Eventually found a hidden floor panel that led to a basement. Walked in to see all their staff members dressed in robes. Turns out they were using a South Londoner for a blood sacrifice to the pub gods in an effort to bring in more customers. Pretty good idea, actually. Put a 10 pound note in the tip jar and left. In fact, we think 8.2 is too low. Let’s bump that up to an 8.3 instead. Reviewed 22/06/21 on @northlondonpints Instagram."

"We had Christmas lunch at the vine today service and food were great . We enjoyed a few games of shuffleboard . Thank you to the whole team"

"Can't recommend The Vine enough! We had our wedding meal in the Greene Room a month ago and it was fantastic! Ana totally took the stress out of planning it - we felt totally reassured to leave everything in her capable hands and weren't disappointed! The whole set up on the day looked beautiful, the food was great (so many positive comments from our guests!), the staff were lovely, and the shuffleboards added that extra bit of fun! Thanks again - we will be back! Cheryl & Daniel xx"

"Really friendly staff and the place has a fantastically beautiful interior. Only popped in to use the toilets, but will be back for a pint and a meal soon. Thanks for being so hospitable"

"Had a beautiful Christmas Dinner at The Vine today. All the food and wine was excellent, portions were extremely generous and the service was also wonderful. All for 75 a head which is fantastic value for money. Would definitely recommend!"