St John's Tavern

"St John’s Tavern, a roomy Archway pub, is one of north London’s most quietly excellent pubs for all things drinking and eating, but on Sundays it really comes into its own. Enormous shoulders of lamb sitting in a shallow pool of glistening deep brown gravy. Yorkshire puds that you could comfortably wear on your head, alongside slices of beef rump that belong in your mouth. Combined with its mean ability to pull a pint and make a fine martini, this isn’t just a decent Sunday spot, it’s a sensational one." - jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley

"If you’re looking for a great, reasonably priced wine list and a damn near perfect Sunday roast then St John’s Tavern should be at the top of your list. You’ll also find tuna crudo, grilled squid, and lamb skewers on the menu in the spacious and woody dining room at the back of the Archway pub. They serve solid plates of British food like a sea bass fillet with seaweed butter, or small plates  to share. Whatever you do, don’t miss out on the desserts. They’re consistently excellent.  " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna

"The roomy Archway pub is one of north London’s most quietly excellent pubs for all things drinking and eating. There’s a classic, comfortable, early 2000s feel about this gastropub—all wooden floorboards, pints, and gooey scotch eggs. But it’s also a cut above the rest. On Sundays it comes into its own, whether you’re in a big group spread out in the dining room, or at a table around the bar. Enormous shoulders of lamb sitting in a shallow pool of glistening, deep brown gravy. Yorkshire puds that you could comfortably wear on your head, alongside slices of beef rump that belong in your mouth. There are the less traditional things your table needs for good measure: a frisbee-sized chicken schnitzel topped with a lemon and caper butter, or rabbit ragu tagliatelle. Combined with its mean ability make a fine martini, this isn’t just a decent place for a pint and a bite, it’s a perfect one." - Jake Missing

"Roast rump of beef with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, and gravy “Oysters, pickled cockles, and potted shrimp were all on the menu in the spacious and woody dining room at the back of the St John’s Tavern in Archway, but it was impossible to ignore the Sunday roast at the top of the blackboard. It didn’t disappoint. The beef was perfectly, melt-in-your mouth pink, just to my liking, the potatoes massive, crusty, and fluffy inside, and the yorkshire - seen here obscuring both potatoes - more than capable of holding the two (yes, two!) boats of gravy I emptied in it. The whole thing was as close to the platonic ideal of a roast I think I’ve ever managed to find in this part of town. Just as good were the croquetas to start, the excellent 2018 UBE Miraflores me and my pals were lucky to get the last bottle of, and the massive banoffee pie which I will definitely be going back for another go at.” - OJF" - team infatuation