The Landseer Arms — Restaurant in London

🚇 Archway 🍺 £6.30 Victoria Malaga

A Relaxing Backstreet Local.

The Landseer Arms is located in a quiet residential backstreet in Upper Holloway, North London. The nearest Tube is Archway, it’s a ten minute walk to get here.

This pub started life as The Stanley Arms and was built in 1871. The pub was renamed as The Landseer Arms in 2017, it is run by Stanley Pubs who are a small PubCo that also run five other pubs across North London.

This is a spacious one bar pub that has two adjoining rooms. The servery is centrally located, simple in appearance and has a modern metro tiled back bar. The bar area is horseshoe shaped, at the front is the main bar area which has plenty of rustic tables and chairs and is bathed in light from the tall picture windows. The back room has an open kitchen, a few tables and chairs and a beautiful atrium above. The overall decor is minimal with a punch of colour provided by large paintings adorning the walls. At the front of the pub are a number of benches to imbib alfresco, an awning provides shade if you need it.

This Freehouse has a superb selection of beers including four cask ales to choose from, there is a great representation of Independent London Breweries here. None of my usually chosen Burton brewed continental lager was available, so I took an advised punt on a pint of Victoria Malaga. I absolutely loved it, what a great lager, price point was a smidge above average. The food menu is Mediterranean inspired and will please the gastronomes amongst you. The chalkboard in the bar lets you know what’s available.

I arrived around 1pm on a mild Saturday lunchtime in January. There was a relaxed chilled vibe with a lovely local pub feel. The punters ranged from a group of young families having a get together, a solo imbiber nursing a glass of red wine plus a few couples. The service here is fantastic, I got great advice on beer choice, I spoke with a member of the team about the pub, he was a lovely chap who was friendly and courteous.

Although this pub serves up amazing food, this is not a food centric Gastro. The @landseerarms is your bonafide backstreet local that offers a great choice of beer, simple and pleasant surroundings and a team of people who will look after you during your stay. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit here and would definitely recommend a visit.

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A friend arranged to meet for Birthday drinks this evening at this establishment, and I dropped in to deliver a gift, they were sitting outside on a table in the street. I arrived shortly after 7pm and before I was able to reach their table, I was approached by an extremely stroppy member of staff stating I had to leave immediately , as I had my son with me and on one under the age of 18 was permitted to stand in the street outside the Pub after 7pm, adding, "I don't know why anyone would be out with a child after 7pm anyway". I genuinely don't ever recall being confronted by such obnoxious, arrogant opinionated bar staff anywhere ever before. I asked her if I was permitted to stand across the road, and if not, how much of the street she believed the Landseer Arms controlled, she stated 'the whole street'. I look forward to hearing the managements justification for their staff members assertion that they have full, legal jurisdiction over the entire length of Landseer Rd, which, as far as I am aware, is still a public highway. As such, there is a public right of passage over the land at all times "without let or hindrance". But, according to them, on which, no member of the public can walk with their child...

We went here for Sunday lunch with a group of four adults and five children ranging from 14 to 3 years old. Didn’t book but managed to get a big round table in the middle of the pub. Fairly typical north London stripped back pub in look and feel. For Sunday lunch lot of families and groups with young children - the playground opposite the pub is an obvious draw, as is being in a residential area with lots of outside pavement seating. Pretty relaxed atmosphere but obviously some tension around children in the pub as there were a few signs saying things like ‘no children at the bar’ and ‘children must remain seated’. Food was fairly good and prices were ok but you can also get better value in this part of London. We had a range of Sunday roasts and pizzas which were all nice though puddings were a little disappointing. Good range of drinks and great local beers which were all really nice. Staff were all friendly...