Nice pub in Hampstead with a huge beer garden. Great food and drinks but overpriced. Good service but some days only 2 people behind the bar and the place is crowded.
Very nice location right next to the park and perfect after a long walk!

The Freemason’s Arms is right beside Hampstead Heath, but the focus is definitely on the “Hampstead”. This is an upscale pub, and almost more of a fancy resturant than a gastropub. It was renovated about 6 years ago and they went all out.

The main room has a few comfy chairs and tables just inside the door if all you want is a drink. But the largest part of the main rooms are well-appointed fine dining (but not uncomfortably so). The food is indeed fabulous, and we’ve had birthday celebrations here. Seared pigeon with roasted beetroot and blood orange salad? Steamed mushroom pudding with onion and thyme sauce? Lamb shank with chorizo and a pea and mint mash? All here, and much more.

It’s a very large pub, though. There are plenty of outdoor tables in front, and a huge garden out back with lots of tables and room for the kids to run about. There’s even a skittle alley in the basement.

It’s not uncommon to spot celebs here.

The pub has a great location, too, and will be packed by people visiting the adjacent Hampstead Heath if the weather is even remotely nice.