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0207 839 8577
  • The Old Shades, 
  • 37 Whitehall, 
  • Westminster, 
  • London, 
  • SW1A 2BX
0207 839 8577
Opening Hours:
10am - 11pm
Food Service Times:
11am - 9pm
Open Today: 10am - 11pm
All your pub favourites...

Whether it’s our crispy, beer battered fish and chips that takes your fancy, gourmet burgers or prime steaks, you’ll find our menus are bursting with tasty and freshly prepared dishes that you’ll be dying to dive into.

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Ales, lagers & craft

We pride ourselves on offering guests an interesting and rotating selection of some of the UK’s best beers. IPAs, Pale Ales, Bitters and Craft Lagers… you’re guaranteed to find your favourite pint at the Old Shades.

Our Beers
What Sundays are made for...

Beefed up roasts, boat-sized Yorkies and our oh-so crispy roast potatoes. There’s no messing when it comes to Sunday Roasts at The Old Shades. Bring on the weekend.

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Wine Menu
All Day Menu
Bar Snacks
Sandwiches
Sunday Menu
Gluten-Free Menu

WHITE WINES

CRISP & FRUITY

Vialetto Pinot Grigio DOC

Italy / Elegant-Clean-Floral

  • £6.20
  • £8.45
  • £25.00
Colección Privada Reserva Sauvignon Blanc

Chile / Crisp-Grapefruit-Tropical

  • £6.20
  • £8.45
  • £25.00
Viña Torcida Rioja Blanco

Spain / Apple-Pear-Blossom

  • £6.10
  • £8.25
  • £24.50
Esprit Marin Picpoul de Pinet

France / Pear-Mineral-Crisp

  • £7.05
  • £9.75
  • £29.00
MINERAL & COMPLEX

Chablis Domaines Brocard

France / Flinty-White Peach-Grassy

  • £35.50
Gavi Cá di Mezzo

Italy / Green Almond-Citrus-Crisp

  • £7.45
  • £10.25
  • £30.50
AROMATIC & SPICY

Quercus Pinot Bianco

Slovenia / Lemon-Ginger-Supple

  • £7.05
  • £9.75
  • £29.00

RIPE & ROUNDED

Deakin Estate Viognier

Australia / Honeysuckle-Apricot-Opulent

  • £30.50
Featherdrop Bay Sauvignon Blanc

New Zealand
Green Pepper-Gooseberry-Passion Fruit

  • £7.45
  • £10.25
  • £30.50

RED WINES

RICH & SPICY

Bodega Norton Porteño Malbec

Argentina / Bold-Pepper-Damson

  • £6.60
  • £8.95
  • £26.50
Deakin Estate Artisan’s Blend Shiraz Cabernet

Australia / Blackberry-Pepper-Floral

  • £7.05
  • £9.60
  • £28.50
Cloof Very Sexy Shiraz

South Africa / Rustic-Weighty-Blackberry

  • £31.00

SOFT & FRUITY

Colección Privada Reserva Merlot

Chile / Soft-Vanilla-Blackberry

  • £6.20
  • £8.45
  • £25.00
La La Land Pinot Noir

Australia / Silky-Strawberry-Cranberry

  • £7.80
  • £10.75
  • £32.00
RIPE & JUICY

Jealousy Pinot Noir

France / Jammy-Spicy-Blackberry

  • £6.95
  • £9.45
  • £28.00
Viña Torcida Rioja

Spain / Cranberry-Violet-Vanilla

  • £6.70
  • £9.10
  • £27.00
SAVOURY & COMPLEX

Finca La Colonia Colección Malbec

Argentina / Jammy-Complex-Spicy

  • £7.90
  • £10.90
  • £32.50
Côtes du Rhône Château d’Aigueville

France / Elegant-Black Pepper-Violet

  • £30.50

ROSÉ WINES

PALE & DELICATE

Minuty Côtes de Provence Rosé

France / Summer fruits-Crisp-Refreshing

  • £8.05
  • £11.10
  • £33.00
Whispering Angel Côtes de Provence Rosé

France / Stone Fruit-Herbal-Delicate

  • £9.00
  • £12.40
  • £37.00
BOLD & FRUITY

Sessola Pinot Grigio Rosé

Italy / Acacia-Zesty-Clementine

  • £6.20
  • £8.45
  • £25.00

CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINES

Mezza di Mezzacorona Glacial Bubbly

Italy

  • £6.80
  • £34.00
Perrier Jouët Grand Brut NV

France

  • £60.50
Col Vittorio Superiore Prosecco DOCG

Italy

  • £7.00
  • £35.00
125ml glasses of wine available on request. Vintages are subject to availability. All prices are inclusive of V.A.T. Glass Sizes: S 125ml M 175ml L 250ml Bottle: B 750ml

Starters

Artisan bread, sherry vinegar, rapeseed oil (v)
  • £4.00
Soup of the day, Young’ beer sourdough, Netherend butter (v)
  • £5.50
Smoked salmon, caperberries, dill crème fraiche, malted bloomer
  • £7.75
Beef tomato salad, red onion, brioche croutons (v)
  • £6.25
Winter salad of quinoa, sweet potato, butternut squash, pumpkin, feta cheese, mint, pomegranate (vg)
  • £6.75

Mains

Fish & chips in Young’s beer batter, triple cooked chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce
  • £14.50
Old Shades burger, cheese, ale onions, shredded lettuce, ketchup, mayo, pickles, chips

add blue cheese, bacon or egg £1 each

  • £14.00
Pork & sage sausages, horseradish mash, gravy
  • £12.50
Smoked chicken Caesar salad, anchovies, brioche croutons
  • £11.75
Scottish trout Wellington, new potatoes, samphire, white wine sauce
  • £14.50
Chef's salad of chicken, gammon knuckle, cheddar, tomato, cucumber, mixed leaves, boiled egg, whole grain mustard vinaigrette
  • £12.00

Homemade Pies

Steak, onion and Young's ale, horseradish mash potato, savoy cabbage, gravy
  • £15.00
Shepherd's pie, savoy cabbage
  • £14.00
Chicken, bacon and leek, mash potato, seasonal vegetables
  • £14.00
Grilled butternut squash & leek crumble, savoy cabbage (v)
  • £13.50

8oz Angus Steaks

All served with watercress, beef tomtato, triple cooked chips, peppercorn sauce or wild garlic butter

15 day aged flat iron
  • £19.50
28 day aged sirloin
  • £26.00

Sides

Triple cooked chips (v)
  • £4.00
Horseradish mash (v)
  • £3.50
Mac & cheese (v)
  • £3.75
Plain Caesar salad anchovies
  • £5.00
Three chargrilled tiger prawns
  • £5.50
Three baby back ribs
  • £4.50
Artisan bread, butter (v)
  • £2.50
Three chicken wings
  • £3.50
Beetroot & spring onion salad (v)
  • £4.50

Pudding

Sticky Toffee pudding, vanilla ice cream
  • £4.50
Apple crumble, custard
  • £4.00
Chocolate brownie, vanilla ice cream
  • £5.00
Bread & butter pudding, custard
  • £4.50
Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or intolerance.
We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus.
Tables of 6 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Bar Snacks

- Served Monday- Saturday, 5pm - 9pm

Mini Fish & chips in Young’s beer batter, lemon, tartare
  • £6.00
Pork & sage sausages, onion relish
  • £6.00
Artisan bread, sherry vinegar, rapeseed oil (v)
  • £4.00
Six baby back ribs, BBQ sauce
  • £9.00
  • £0.00
Six chicken wings, hot & chilli sauce
  • £6.25
Plain Caesar salad, anchovies
  • £5.00
Mac & cheese (v)
  • £3.75

Sharers

Meat board

Baby back ribs, chicken wings, Scotch egg, sausage roll, BBQ sauce, hot & chili sauce

  • £22.00
Fish board

Battered fish fingers, whitebait, mackeral pate, prawn cakes, flatbreads, tartare, paprika mayo

  • £23.00
Vege board (v)

Battered vegetables, onion rings, cherry tomato & mozzarella skewers, vegetarian sausage roll , hummus, paprika mayo

  • £16.00
Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or intolerance.
We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus.
Tables of 6 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Sandwiches

- Served Monday - Saturday 11am-5pm

Classic club - smoked chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo, Young's ale sourdough
  • £8.25
Smoked salmon sandwich, chives, cream cheese, malted bloomer
  • £7.00
Open steak sandwich, watercress, shallots, horseradish, Young's ale sourdough
  • £12.00
Cheese & pickle sandwich, Young's ale sourdough (v)
  • £5.50
Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or intolerance.
We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus.
Tables of 6 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Let's get started...

Soup of the day, Young’ beer sourdough (v)
  • £5.50
Smoked salmon, caperberries, dill crème fraiche
  • £7.50
Winter salad of quinoa, sweet potato, butternut squash, pumpkin, feta cheese, pomegranate (vg)
  • £6.75

Traditional Sunday Roasts

All served with roast potatoes, spiced red cabbage, carrots, parsnips, butternut squash & sweet potato puree, gravy jus, Yorkshire pudding

Striploin of beef
  • £16.50
Half chicken
  • £15.25
Pork belly, apple sauce
  • £15.00
Spinach & ricotta Wellington, creamy white wine sauce (v)
  • £14.00

Not in the mood for a roast?

Fish & chips in Young’s beer batter, triple cooked chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce
  • £14.50
Old Shades burger, cheese, ale onions, shredded lettuce, ketchup, mayo, pickles, brioche bun, chips

add blue cheese, bacon or egg £1

  • £14.00
Pork & sage sausages, horseradish mash, ale onions, gravy
  • £11.50
Smoked chicken Caesar salad, anchovies, brioche croutons
  • £11.75

Extra hungry? try our scrumptious sides

Cauliflower cheese (v)
  • £4.25
Spiced red cabbage (v)
  • £4.25
Creamed spinach
  • £4.25
Mac & cheese (v)
  • £4.25
Savoy cabbage (v)
  • £4.00
Butternut squash & sweet potato puree (v)
  • £4.25
Parmesan cheese potato gratin (v)
  • £4.50
Roasted carrots & parsnips (v)
  • £4.25

Puddings

Sticky Toffee pudding, vanilla ice cream
  • £4.50
Apple crumble, custard
  • £4.00
Chocolate brownie, vanilla ice cream
  • £5.00
Bread & butter pudding, custard
  • £4.50
Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or intolerance.
We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus.
Tables of 6 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Starters

Gluten-free bread, sherry vineger, rapeseed oil (v)
  • £4.00
Soup of the day, gluten free bread (v)
  • £5.00
Smoked salmon, caperberries, dill creme fraiche, gluten free bread
  • £7.50
Beef tomato salad, red onions (v)
  • £6.25
Winter salad of quinoa, sweet potato, butternut squash, pumpkin, feta cheese, mint, pomegranate (vg)
  • £6.75

Mains

Fish & chips in gluten-free beer batter, triple cooked chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce
  • £14.50
Old Shades burger, cheese, ale onions, shredded lettuce, ketchup, mayo, pickles, fries

add blue cheese, bacon or egg £1 each

  • £14.00
Smoked chicken Caesar salad, Caesar dressing, anchovies
  • £11.75
Grilled butternut squash & celery crumble, savoy cabbage (v)
  • £13.50

8oz Angus Steaks

All served with watercress, beef tomato, triple cooked chips and a choice of peppercorn or wild garlic butter

15 day aged flat Iron
  • £19.50
28 day aged sirloin
  • £26.00

Sides

Gluten-free bread, butter (v)
  • £4.00
Three chargrilled tiger prawns
  • £5.50
Three baby back ribs
  • £4.50
Beetroot & spring onion salad (v)
  • £4.50
Three chicken wings
  • £3.75
Triple cooked chips
  • £4.00
Horseradish mash (v)
  • £3.50
Plain Caesar salad, anchovies
  • £4.50

Pudding

Apple Crumble, custard
  • £5.00
Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or intolerance. Please note that we cannot 100% guarantee that gluten may not be in our dishes as we operate a commercial kitchen in which food containing gluten is also served.
However, we will always do our best.
We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus.
Tables of 6 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

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