The Junction is without question, the best place in Harrow to enjoy food and drinks outside in a friendly and safe environment in the Sun. The beer garden has an authentic artificial grassy lawn feel. The cubicle booths on the left and right sides have effective heaters to keep things toasty even past sunset. The benches are safely and evenly spaced apart in a very pandemic friendly and pleasing to the eye way. The interior facilities, though temporarily out of action during the pandemic, are slick, shiny and feel brand new (they fully refurbished in 2019). The modern revised interior decor shows it's very young age. The staff do an excellent job of making every visit feel as if one walks through a brand new just freshly opened luxurious pub, not the iconic institution that is the Junction.

As far as pub food goes, this is one menu with enough variety and balance that since 2019, I have yet to repeat an order. Before the pandemic, I were discovering a cool new set of pizza toppings or another garnish or patty I could add to my burger. Now, serving an understandably reduced lockdown menu, they still have about four burgers, five pizzas, six starters and all the hot and cold drinks one could ask for.

Lastly, the staff. A motley crew of friendly, familiar faces and effective new crew members who each prove their worth time and again, every instance we return. It'll be our fifth visit since reopening in 2021 this weekend: it shall not be close to our last. Liam, Lee, Shadé, Rosa, Carolina, Kinga, Bess and the rest, under the supervision of Kieran and their manager, Steven, provide the most reliable source of a safe, serene but enjoyable afternoon meal or casual evening out that anyone could hope to find in HA1. Check them out, book a table online and be ready to order from mobile and have that NHS COVID-19 App ready to scan the QR codes.. for your first visit shall not be your last.

Food 5 / 5 Drinks 5 /5 Cleanliness 5/5 Hygiene 5/5 Pandemic protocol 5/5 Ambience 5/5 Family friendly? YES Outdoor heating? YES Hot and cold drinks? YES Service 5/5 Overall... You can work it out.