The Old White Lion in Barnet

Friday 11 March, I celebrated my Birthday at the White Lion Pub, reserved the corner table next to the garden for 6 of us. Great location / transport links by bus or tube for friends who don't live locally. I do. The food pleased everyone. We had the Mushroom & Squash Risotto, Sea Bass, Fish & Chips plus Beef & Ale Pie. After a satisfying 3-hour meal washed down with Prosecco I made a point of complimenting Chefs Adam Czak & Mike Parker? / Pardes? Excellent table service too. Sue M

A lovely pub right by East Finchley station. One of their bar staff, curly brown hair (I think his name was Jack) was practically running the show. If you want top tier service, he's your man.

Well everything you need to know about this rubbish.show, is that they don't provide any way to contact them, and how empty the place is permanently.... starter nice warm bread, with butter , and olive oil and balsamic... except these clowns don't bother with the balsamic or olive oil despite promising so, and the expensive culinary experience descends rapidly from there... their chips are good... that's it... don't bother (the place is empty for a reason)... a block of flats clearly is the game

A good venue to meet friends for a drink as it's wonderfully spaced out, the food wasn't bad though it took a while to arrive at 70% capacity on a Thursday night. The staff a extremely helpful and cheerful. Good pub, just remember to order food early!

I think that this is the best pub in East Finchley. The place does great food. You can see the kitchen, which is always reassuring. The drinks are never flat. Beer garden is nice...when it's warmer

The handsome South African man in the kitchen (I think his name is Mark) was responsible for the best steak I have ever eaten. On the bar staff front, Sophie, Justin and Jack were welcoming and friendly. The pub is very cozy and definitely a favourite.

Looks nice and cosy but it wasn’t, had to keep my puffer coat over legs like a blanket.Service was pleasant when we eventually got it. My starter of falafel was delicious but one of my friends had the prawns which had so much juice in the bowl they could have swam in it. My other friend had the mushrooms which again were in a juice not a sauce.We all ordered steaks, mine medium and my friends wanted well done. Mine was med/rare and there’s were med/well. The meat was a good flavour and tender but not what we were expecting, basically my dog did very well out of it.We should have brought it to the attention of the waiting staff but we were hungry and I worry about sending food back to the kitchen.I definitely won’t be visiting again, one of my friends will as apparently it’s quite near the cemetery her father is buried in. Our other friend also won’t be going back.

I reserved an area for a wake for 40 people only 6 days prior to the funeral. My enquiry was responded to straight away and the team were really helpful in answering all of my questions and last minute requests.On arrival, all preordered drinks were ready as requested and the space looked beautiful.We opted for the £22.95 buffet which came out in good time and it was all so delicious! Great portion sizes and was really well presented, thank you chefs!The team looking after us on the day were brilliant, they took such good care of us and were so friendly. They made us feel really welcomed and made what was such a sad day an enjoyable one, some of us even stayed for the pub quiz :) I can’t thank the team at Old White Lion enough, you have a great team there and you made my dads send off a memorable one, thank you x

Nice little pub nestled in Finchley off the main road, can easily miss it.Came in the later afternoon just for drinks and had a pleasant time. Nice range menu and good drink selection especially Belgian and craft beers. Food looked good but didn't order. The outdoor seating was basic but nice with heaters and covered. Ordering was easy and staff were very pleasant.Removed 1 star because bathrooms were filthy and overall place needed a good clean in my opinion. Still would recommend a visit though.If you liked my review give it a 👍 and feel free to follow me on Google maps for more drinks and food related reviews!

Great service, delicious food. We ordered the award winning pale ale and beef pie (it's definitely a must if you drop by). Also the beer battered fish and chips was really really good, probably the best fish and chips I've tasted.