The Bull, Highgate

andy

Just noticed that the Bull Highgate has joined up as a member. <div><br></div><div>This is great, because we got very drunk in there before Christmas and one of the guys was patient and tolerant enough to show us all the microbrew kit they have in the back. They also did a red ale special that was great. So we very much like the Bull. </div>

Arkady

The reason that they have joined is even more exciting.<br>

emine

That means they're opening up here doesn't it. Doesn't it? I hope so! The Bull is a great pub. Wonder which one they're taking over. Dairy? World's End?

emine

Not that I think either need taking over, I should add (furiously backpedalling). I like them both too. Just got a bit over-excited.

Arkady

Not that, sorry.  That would be cool though.<br>

miss annie

<p>An SG member has joined the staff of the Bull, I'll leave it to them to announce themselves...</p>

mapsa

The Bull is great. There does seem to be a bit of a gap for a really good specialist beer bar round this way - both the Bull and Jolly Butchers are quite a long, wobbly stagger away after a night on the Brewdogs and Rocheforts...

sparkyley

Was In the refurbished Maynard pub in crouch end on Tuesday and was told it is now part of the real ales chain which the Oxford and old dairy are part of. The bar man told me they were taking over the worlds end pub aswell. Maynard is great and a fab beer garden.

Arkady

Anyone tried the Dovetail in Farringdon? They have an inch-thick menu of Belgian beers. I have become poorly there several times.<br><br>It’s around the corner from the Jerusalem Tavern too, one of the best olde-worlde pubs in London.<br><br>I’d love to see a brewpub on the Stroud Green Road.<br>

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emine

Aha - congratulations! Now you can get them to open an outpost (the Bullock?) in SG

miss annie

The Jerusalem Tavern is excellent, the Lamb and Flag in Covent Garden is a good olde-worlde one too.

Idoru

@Arkady I've been to the Dovetail a couple of times. Great place. I'm not even a fan of beer, but I've found loads I like. <br><br>I think a SG.org trip to the Bull could be in order ...<br>

TheBullHighgate

Thanks everyone for all your positive comments. It'd be great to see you all at The Bull!<br><br>Here is a list of our up & coming events:<br><br>Mon 23rd Jan Beer School 7-9pm<br><br>Wed 25th Jan Burns Supper<br><br>Thu 26th Jan Michelle Richardson (6x New Zealand Winemaker of the Year) Wine & Foodmatching Dinner More info & booking here <http://thebullhighgate.co.uk/events.php><br><br>Sat 4th Feb 6 Nations Rugby 5pm<br><br>Mon 6th Feb Beer School<br><br>Sat 11th Feb 6 Nations 11am<br><br>Tue 14th Feb Valentines Dinner<br><br>Mon 20th Feb Beer School<br><br>More details on The Bull Website here <http://thebullhighgate.co.uk/>; and it's less that 20 mins on the 210 from Stroud Green!<br>

Arkady

Oh I love the Lamb and Flag! And it’s genuinely an old pub too; the Jerusalem Tavern was converted fairly recently (from and old clock-makers if memory serves) though you wouldn’t know it to look at the place.<br><br>Three olde-worlde pubs in my London top ten are all within five minutes of each other in Wapping, and have spectacular river views. In order of splendour:<br><br>The Prospect of Whitby<br>The Captain Kid<br>The Town of Ramsgate<br><br>The Mayflower on the other side of the river (in Rotherhithe) is great too.<br><br>But topping them all is The Grapes at Limehouse. It is now owned by Ian McKellen, and has a large pewter Gandalf I the corner in full YOU.SHALL.NOT.PASS mode.

miss annie

<p>I went to a wedding party at The Prospect of Whitby. There was very nearly an unfortunate incident on the balcony whilst we were craning our necks to look at the old gallows.</p><p>Must go for a gander at the Grapes.</p>

Arkady

<font size="1">Top heavy?</font><br>

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Arkady

Yeah I saw that.  There are some really melancholy tributes to past regulars.  A well-worn flat cap, for instance, framed and encased.<br>

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SBW

<P>I met a girl at the prospect of whitby, now she's my wife. ah those were the days. </P> <P>Got lost on the wrong side of hornsey lane and found myself at a pub called the landseer the other night, well worth the stagger </P>

djmattyoung

Landseer is a nice pub and so is the Swimmers that side of Hornsey Road. <div><br></div><div>The Bull is a good pub with great beer and the staff were very accommodating asking us if we would like one more drink when last orders were being rung and then letting us drink up while they cleaned up around us with no hassle of kicking us out.  </div>

Arkady

I used to virtually live in the Landseer.  Mighty tapas.  Swimmer too, though it's bloody expensive.<br>

taff bach

<p>The Prospect of Whitby</p><p>My mother served Mrs. Simpson and Edward a couple of pints in the 30's. I like to go in there after walking down from Tottenham Hale to Limehouse. Why isn't it the prospect of Deptford? </p><p><br></p>

miss annie

Arkady Cheeky rascal!

Arkady

If I remember correctly The Whitby was a ship that was moored nearby for years... possibly a prison hulk.<br><br>I don't think I'll ever walk all the way from Tottenham to Limehouse again.  It's the stretch around Bow, just south of the Olympic Park.  This tender heart cannot bear all the monsterous 1960s-70s flyovers, tower blocks and crumbling industrial estates that tore the heart out of the area.<br>

Arkady

This bit:<br><br>http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=bow+mcdonalds&hl=en&ll=51.529692,-0.01442&spn=0.010693,0.01929&sll=51.529418,-0.013851&sspn=0.00532,0.009645&vpsrc=0&hq=mcdonalds&hnear=Bow,+Greater+London,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=51.52992,-0.013449&panoid=vpu93HtOrMkEmkvAKal-pg&cbp=13,100.21,,0,-8.81

taff bach

The Lea is a prolatarian River, not covered about with the houses of the middle classes. All hail your oily waters.

Idoru

Having looked at your menu, @TheBullHighgate, I'm not very impressed with your veggie option. Can we get some more imaginative dishes?<br>

TheBullHighgate

<p>Once again a BIG thanks for all the positive comments on here, it's great to know that people are willing to endure a bumpy ride on the 210 to come and see us when there are so many great pubs in Stroud Green. Did you know we're only about a 45 mins stroll up The Parkland Walk... perfect for a Sunday afternoon walk, so why not come and try our fabulous Sunday Lunch menu <a href="http://thebullhighgate.co.uk/food-menu.php?menu=8309">http://thebullhighgate.co.uk/food-menu.php?menu=8309</a>, you can always get the bus back if you're not up for the walk home </p><p>Also, as a special offer if you wish to book any of our events (as listed on Eventbrite), phone the pub on 020 8341 0510 and mention stroudgreen.org to receive 10% off (don't use the Eventbrite link or you will be charged full price). The next one is our Dinner hosted by top New-Zealand Winemaker Michelle Richardson on 26th Jan <a href="http://thebullhighgate.eventbrite.co.uk/?ebtv=C">http://thebullhighgate.eventbrite.co.uk/?ebtv=C</a>; </p><p>Hope to see you all soon, whether you are returning or making your first visit. Here is a FREE BEER coupon to use when you do come! <a href="http://www.londonbrewing.com/">http://www.londonbrewing.com/</a>   </p><p>@Idoru - what kind of vegetarian dishes would you like to see? Why not pop in for a drink and talk to us?</p>

krappyrubsnif

I don't know where the Bull is.  Is it that pub at the top of the Parkland Walk on Archway Road on a corner, that used to be called something else?    I once got ratassed there and walked all the way back down the PW in the dark.   Worst bit was getting down the steps to Florence Road in the dark.  It's as black as a beaver's bottom down there.