Highgate gastropub The Bull has unveiled its new seasonal menu of hearty autumn and winter dishes.
The kitchen at the pub in North Hill is helmed by 26-year-old Head Chef Lucas McCall, who has introduced exotic influences alongside traditional British classics as the nights draw in.
The Grade II-listed pub, which dates back to 1730, was previously run by siblings Rob and Sam Laub of Gorgeous Pubs, who sold the freehold to Greene King in March 2022.
They overhauled the food and beverage offer to synch it to their Metropolitan Pub Company format. Now Lucas' new menu includes starters of baked Camembert with a filo crust and smoked garlic, black truffle honey, almonds, and toasted sourdough, and a vegan Thai roasted red pepper, sweet potato, ginger & coconut milk soup, which should warm up punters on a chilly day.
Elsewhere there's plaice fillet with samphire and warm tartare sauce, burrata with heirloom tomatoes, basil, and harissa oil, and the seasonal pumpkin agnolotti - a ravioli-style filled fresh pasta made with folded over dough - served with roast chestnuts and caramelised Roscoff onion.
For the traditional gastropub lover there's red wine braised short ribs with black cabbage and garlic parmesan mash, and roast halibut with creamed potatoes, spinach and chive hollandaise sauce.
The pub also offers bar snacks, Sunday roasts, desserts and a Thursday steak night serving the best sustainable Scottish beef from Gilmour’s butchers, cooked over a charcoal and wood grill to smoke the outside of the meat.
McCall, who brings passion and creativity to his kitchen, is always looking for imaginative, fresh ways to serve food and the steaks are his pride and joy.
“Our team at The Bull are all experts, from the mixologists through to the floor team," he said.
"We aren’t just a team of workers we are a family…and you can see this in the day to day running of our pub. In the kitchen we source the freshest ingredients, and I want our guests to leave thinking ‘When can I come back?’ We cannot wait to hear what everyone thinks of our new autumn menu.”
The Bull is at 13, North Hill, Highgate and has a garden at the front and rear.
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