The Southampton Arms
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About The Southampton Arms
On Highgate Rd, The Southampton Arms is a pub built around a long bar with a guaranteed minimum of 18 beers and ciders on tap, including cask ales from rotating UK breweries. The roast pork bap turns up regularly as a Sunday order, and the balsamic pickled egg sits alongside it as a bar snack. It's a walk-in pub, no reservations, with a fireplace and a garden adding to the small interior. Live piano nights bring 40s and 50s records into the mix as well. Pints run around £5 to £6.
Good to know
“Casually decorated independent pub with a long bar and a guaranteed minimum of 18 beers and ciders.”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention roast pork bap, cask ales rotating breweries, piano nights and cheap pints under £6.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention roast pork bap, cask ales rotating breweries, piano nights and cheap pints under £6.
Customer Review Summary
The hot roast pork bap draws the most repeat mentions, especially as a Sunday ritual after a walk on Hampstead Heath. Close behind is the beer selection, with reviewers highlighting cask Kölsch and Mild, UK brewery rotations, and prices generally under six pounds a pint, plus a cider selection and a Balsamic Pickled Egg singled out by one visitor. The piano nights and a live piano evening come up repeatedly as part of the draw, alongside an old fashioned, intimate feel some compare to sitting inside a Nighthawks painting. Staff are consistently praised as enthusiastic and welcoming. The lone recurring gripe is size and crowding, small interior space meaning close quarters with strangers, and one reviewer notes a bathroom stall lacking a working lock. Several describe returning again and again, with one calling it a destination revisited after almost two years, hoping next time to catch the fireplace lit.
Customer Review Summary
The hot roast pork bap draws the most repeat mentions, especially as a Sunday ritual after a walk on Hampstead Heath. Close behind is the beer selection, with reviewers highlighting cask Kölsch and Mild, UK brewery rotations, and prices generally under six pounds a pint, plus a cider selection and a Balsamic Pickled Egg singled out by one visitor. The piano nights and a live piano evening come up repeatedly as part of the draw, alongside an old fashioned, intimate feel some compare to sitting inside a Nighthawks painting. Staff are consistently praised as enthusiastic and welcoming. The lone recurring gripe is size and crowding, small interior space meaning close quarters with strangers, and one reviewer notes a bathroom stall lacking a working lock. Several describe returning again and again, with one calling it a destination revisited after almost two years, hoping next time to catch the fireplace lit.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Absolutely incredible atmosphere going on, and the food and drinks are well priced. Was served by Ashleigh and she was so patient and enthusiastic, really knew her stuff when it came to what was on the menu. Definitely will be returning!”
- Google user
“Selection of beers is great and the food is really good especially the pork bap! And Carys one of the staff has the biggest smile and bubbliest attitude which makes you feel so welcome.”
- Google user
“Unbelievable pub. They just don't make them like this anymore. Would recommend a Sunday afternoon pint with the roast pork bap. Space inside is small and intimate, so be prepared to chat with locals and visitors. They also have an excellent cider selection, which is worth working your way through.”
- Google user
“A lovely spot. Wonderful garden and interior. Great beverage selection. Lovely staff as well. My one and only gripe was with the lack of lock on the bathroom stall. But I shall be returning.”
- Google user
“Excellent ale house with great beer and food. And it looks like Nighthawks on a quiet Monday evening - what's not to love?”
Location
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Southampton Arms | 4.71,692 | — | — | roast pork bap, cask ales rotating breweries, piano nights |
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| The Elephants HeadWheelchair accessible | 4.34,086 | 1.1 mi | £10–20 | live music daily, guinness on keg, no food served |
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