The Flask, Highgate, N6

Lovely quaint pub for traditionalists and a great outside area for people like me.Great selection of beers now Fullers have embraced the guest beer idea(no not them pretend guest beers from Gales)They had 3 of their own beers and Redemption -big chief(good) and ELB -Cowcatcher ipa (very good)Lots of keg beers and bottles as well.Impressed mightily and will be back.

Spent an afternoon in Highgate recently and after a stroll around the nearby famous cemetery, we decided to pop into the Flask for a drink and something to eat. We found a very pleasing, dark panelled, multi roomed pub which, despite being full of diners on a Saturday lunchtime, gave me the impression that this would make for a pleasant local. The dining set-up meant that most seating was in the form of smartly upholstered chairs around formal table arrangments, but I spotted some more relaxed seating options in the area nearer the bar, where one or two punters were lounging over the morning's papers. Beer choice was restricted to three Fuller's regulars (Pride, ESB (£3.45) and Discovery) and one guest (Butcombe Bitter). My ESB was nice and came served in the correct glass. I had the sausage and mash for lunch, which was excellent - the sausages were as fine as any I've tasted for a long time and they fully justified their relatively expensive price tag. Staff offered table service and were very friendly and attentive. As with a lot of old pubs, there was a sign above the bar explaining that the building is supposedly haunted, claiming in fact to be the most haunted pub in London. I think Rex sums this place up well in his review below. The place has found an interesting niche between 'up-market gastro' and 'cosy traditional', which in theory should make it appeal to a wider audience. Well worth a look.