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Brendan the Navigator, London, Greater London

Brendan the Navigator

4.0
4
6 Reviews
£25 and under
Gastro Pub

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2 people
19:00
  • Great for live music
  • Charming
  • Great for fine wines
Friendly free house pub on Highgate Hill with Traditional Irish and folk music sessions, dining, fine ales, beers, lagers, porter, wine, craft drinks, whiskey and other spirits, soft drinks and snacks and outside space. Rooms available for functions.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Gastro Pub, Irish, Modern European
  • Hours of Operation
    Bar Mon, Tue 16:00–23:00 Wed 15:30–23:00 Thu 15:00–00:00 Fri 13:30–00:00 Sat 12:00–00:00 Sun 12:00–22:30 Dinner Wed 15:30–20:00 Thu 15:00–20:00 Fri 15:15–20:15 Sat 12:00–20:15 Sun 12:00–17:45
  • Phone number
    07454 370237
  • Website
    https://www.facebook.com/Brendanthenavigator90/about
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    We have our wonderful and varied regular menu Wednesday to Saturday and a great Sunday Roast menu. We can provide custom buffets, canapes and set party menus to order
  • Private party facilities
    We have capacity for parties of up to 150 persons inside and a further 40 outdoors and fully seated indoor parties up to 75 persons. We do not privately book the whole pub and always reserve a little space for regular customers. We have two semi-private areas that are ideal for groups of approximately 30 people each
  • Location
    90 Highgate Hill, London, Greater London N19 5NQ
  • Area
    Highgate
  • Cross Street
    On the corner at the junction of Highgate Hill, Hornsey Lane
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    archway underground and Highgate underground stations are 8 minutes and 12 minutes walk away respectively. Also , 263, W5, 143 and 210 busses all drop right by the pub
  • Additional
    Indoor Fireplace

Menu

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What 6 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.0
4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.2Food
  • 4.1Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.1Value

Noise • Energetic

7 Reviews

  1. Gtowny

    London

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Brendan the Navigator is a brilliant local pub. AMA ing music. Great staff

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Western NC

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 23 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    The food and atmosphere are wonderful. Great Irish music. The downside was service. Made the reservation and when I arrived I was told that they don’t prefer late bookings and aren’t sure why it allowed me to make the reservation. I sat at the bar, as when I made the booking counter service was what was available anyway, and that was no problem. I initially ordered a drink, which took some time to get to me as the bartender served several other customers first after I’d ordered and paid. I had a hard time getting the bartender’s attention to place my food order, and after I ordered another drink, he began putting away glassware, forcing me to recapture his attention and ask again. I’d find it easier to understand a delay from serving other customers (there were none at the time), but glassware first? Perhaps don’t sit at the bar and the overall experience might be better.

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  3. Paul

    London

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 13 October 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Great Irish pub that serves a tasty roast on Sundays. Top place for a decent pint of Guinness, too. There is plenty of atmosphere. Feels rustic and authentic

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  4. Ayla

    London

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 5 October 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Interesting menu, food nice and very friendly staff. Traditional music sessions several times a week.

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  5. Tina

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing food, really friendly polite staff, Irish Pub so really good live music and not too expensive on the pocket. My second visit and will definitely return again.

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  6. Elizabeth

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 2 August 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    Ordered Irish stew when it cam it was just dark brown gravy with no vet and really hard meat swimming around I took it back to the bar and got my money back it was the worst food I ever had my partner had a burger and all she at was the chips

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  7. Cristina

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 31 July 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Really love this pub, fantastic Guinness and nice food. Best part of it is the live music and the level of dedication to St Brendan. Would recommend if you like a proper Irish pub with character.

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FAQs

Brendan the Navigator is rated 4 stars by 6 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
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90 Highgate Hill, London, Greater London N19 5NQ

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    On the corner at the junction of Highgate Hill, Hornsey Lane
  • Area
    Highgate
  • Hours of Operation
    Bar Mon, Tue 16:00–23:00 Wed 15:30–23:00 Thu 15:00–00:00 Fri 13:30–00:00 Sat 12:00–00:00 Sun 12:00–22:30 Dinner Wed 15:30–20:00 Thu 15:00–20:00 Fri 15:15–20:15 Sat 12:00–20:15 Sun 12:00–17:45
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Gastro Pub, Irish, Modern European
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    archway underground and Highgate underground stations are 8 minutes and 12 minutes walk away respectively. Also , 263, W5, 143 and 210 busses all drop right by the pub
  • Additional
    Indoor Fireplace
  • Website
    https://www.facebook.com/Brendanthenavigator90/about
  • Phone number
    07454 370237
  • Catering
    We have our wonderful and varied regular menu Wednesday to Saturday and a great Sunday Roast menu. We can provide custom buffets, canapes and set party menus to order
  • Private party facilities
    We have capacity for parties of up to 150 persons inside and a further 40 outdoors and fully seated indoor parties up to 75 persons. We do not privately book the whole pub and always reserve a little space for regular customers. We have two semi-private areas that are ideal for groups of approximately 30 people each
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