Classic pub food on Whitehall
If you’re looking for traditional British pub food, you’ve come to the right place. From our steaks and pies to our ever favoured fish & chips, nothing beats a pub lunch in the heart of London.
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.
Summer of Spritz
Summer is here, and so is our Spritz Menu, packed full of the season's must have tipple.
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.
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.
Sandwiches
Served Monday-Friday 12-5
Treacle cured bacon, lettuce & heritage tomato
- £11.00
Cyder battered fish finger sandwich, lettuce, tartare sauce
Served in brioche bun
- £9.50
Cumberland sausage & ale onion sandwich, English mustard
Served in brioche bun
- £9.00
Rump steak open sandwich, horseradish
Served on sourdough
- £15.00
Feta & roasted pepper sandwich, heritage tomato & lettuce (v)
- £8.50
Starters
Classic prawn cocktail
Bloody Mary dressing, bread & butter
- £14.00
Smoked mackerel rillette
Seeded cracker, pickled cucumber
- £13.00
Chargrilled king prawns
Chilli, garlic & parsley, toasted sourdough
- £13.00
Feta & roasted pepper salad
Lollo biondi, radish, red onion & olives, citrus dressing
- £11.00
West Country Steaks
Dry aged West Country Sirloin
Triple cooked chips, rocket & nduja butter
- £39.00
Dry aged West Country Rump
Triple cooked chips, rocket & nduja butter
- £30.00
Pan seared Barnsley lamb chop
Leek, peas, samphire, Jersey Royal potatoes and mint sauce
- £28.00
Mains
Pan roasted duck breast
Herb veloute, courgette, new potatoes, red wine jus
- £28.00
Chicken schnitzel
Fried St Ewes egg, Tenderstem broccoli, smoked anchovy & caper butter
- £23.00
Fish & Chips
Cyder battered haddock, triple cooked chips, marrowfat mushy peas
- £21.00
Classic Beef Burger
sesame bun, cheese, pickle, crispy onion, burger sauce fries
- £20.00
Plant burger
sesame bun, vegan cheese, pickle, crispy onion, burger sauce fries
- £19.50
Steak & Ale pie
Creamy mash, seasonal vegetables, gravy
- £24.00
Shepherd's Pie
Minced hogget shoulder, root vegetables
- £21.00
Sausage & Mash
Cumberland sausages, creamy mash, seasonal vegetables, beer onion gravy
- £19.00
Wild rice salad
Broad beans, wild mushrooms, courgette
- £18.00
Chicken Caesar Salad
Parmesan cheese, lettuce, croutons, soft boiled egg, anchovy Caeser dressing
- £19.00
Sides
Mixed spring salad
- £5.50
Cauliflower cheese
- £8.00
Garlic wild mushrooms
- £6.50
Broccoli & toasted hazelnuts
- £6.50
Mac & cheese
- £8.50
Puddings
Sticky toffee pudding
Vanilla ice cream
- £10.00
Coconut rice pudding
Orange & honey
- £8.00
Apple & Rhubarb crumble
Vanilla ice cream
- £10.00
Chocolate brownie
Vanilla ice cream
- £8.50
Kids Mains
Beef burger
Cheese, ketchup, fries
- £10.00
Fish & chips
Batter haddock, triple cooked chips, tartare sauce
- £11.00
Sausage & mash
Cumberland sausages, creamy mash, gravy
- £9.50
Chicken strips & chips
- £9.50
Mac & cheese
Mixed salad
- £10.00
Starters
Classic prawn cocktail
Bloody Mary dressing, bread & butter
- £14.00
Fried whitebait
Garlic mayo, bread & butter
- £10.00
Smoked mackerel pate
Samphire butter, fennel, dill & watercress salad, sourdough
- £12.00
Feta & roasted pepper salad
Lollo biondi, radish, red onion & olives, citrus & honey dressing
- £11.00
Sunday roasts
All served with goose fat roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, honey roasted carrots & parsnips, gravy
Roast beef, horseradish cream
- £26.00
Half roast Shropshire chicken
- £24.00
Roast pork belly, apple sauce
- £24.00
Spinach & Ricotta Wellington
- £22.00
Mains
Fish & chips
Cyder battered haddock, triple cooked chips, curry sauce, tartere sauce & marrowfat mushy peas
- £21.00
Classic beef burger
sesame bun, cheese, pickle, crispy onion, burger sauce fries
- £20.00
Plant burger
sesame bun, Vegan applewood cheese, pickle, crispy onion, burger sauce fries
- £19.50
Sides
Creamy mashed potatoes
- £4.00
Cauliflower cheese
- £7.50
Mac & cheese
- £8.50
Pigs in blankets
- £7.00
Puddings
Sticky toffee pudding
Vanilla ice cream
- £10.00
Coconut rice pudding
Orange & honey
- £8.00
Chocolate brownie
Vanilla ice cream
- £8.50
Apple & Fig Crumble
Vanilla ice cream
- £10.00
Kids Roasts & Mains
Roast beef
Goose fat roast potatoes, roasted root vegetables, cabbage & gravy
- £12.50
Roast chicken
Goose fat roast potatoes, roasted root vegetables, cabbage & gravy
- £11.00
Beef burger
cheese, ketchup, fries
- £10.00
Fish & chips
Tartare sauce
- £11.00
Sausage & mash
Cumberland sausages, creamy mash, gravy
- £9.50
Hugo Spritz
Plymouth Gin, Elderflower, Prosecco, Soda
- £11.00
Berry Hugo 0.0%
Three Spirit Livener 0.0%, Watermelon, Elderflower, Soda
- £8.50
Allora Spritz
Allora Aperitivo al Limone, Soda
- £12.00
Pimm's Fizz
Pimms No.1 Cup, Prosecco, Lemonade
- £10.00
Martini Spritz
Tanqueray Gin, Martini Blanco Vermouth, Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic
- £11.00
Aperol Spritz
Aperol, Prosecco, Soda
- £12.00
Picante Spritz
Altos Plata Tequila, Beesou Honey, Green Chilli & Lime, Soda
- £12.50
Sparkling Marg
Altos Plata Tequila, Burnt Faith Triple Sec, Fever-Tree Mexican Lime Soda
- £12.50
Raspberry Honeybee
Sapling Raspberry & Hibiscus Vodka, Beesou Honey, Fever-Tree Blood Orange Soda
- £12.50
White Sangria
Lillet Rose, Burnt Faith Peach Liqueur, Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic
- £11.50
Passionfruit Fizz
Absolut Blue Vodka, Montzi Passionfruit & Yuzu, Prosecco, Lemonade
- £12.50
Amalfi Spritz 0.0%
Lyre's Italian Spritz 0.0%, Fever-Tree Blood Orange Soda
- £9.50
Cuban Colada
Havana Spiced Rum, Pineapple & Coconut, Fever-Tree Mexican Lime Soda
- £12.50
Pineapple & Yuzu
Pineapple, Coconut, Apple & Yuzu Soda
- £5.00
Elderflower & Raspberry
Raspberry & Orange Blossom Soda, Elderflower
- £5.00
Raspberry & Rose
Fever-Tree Raspberry & Rose Lemonade
- £4.00
Sicilian Lemon
Fever-Tree Sicilian Lemonade
- £4.00
TRIP Cherry Lemon
Magnesium, Lion's Mane, Chamomile
- £4.50
TRIP Peach & Ginger
Ginseng, Turmeric, Lemon
- £4.50
Social Garden Fizz
Three Spirit Social, Lion's Mane, Lemongrass
- £6.00
Steinbock Riesling 0%
- G 7.3/B £36.50
Nooh La Coste Provence Rose
- G9.10/ B £47.50
Our delicious Summer Spritz menu is live! Refreshing & Cooling drinks that are sure to quench your thirst. There's something for everyone!
Sunday Best
We’re famed for our traditional Sunday roast being the best in Westminster, and for good reason.
Tender cuts of British meats or varied veggie options, served alongside crispy roast potatoes, giant Yorkshire puddings, the best of the season’s vegetables and of course lashings of proper gravy. Start your day with one of our famous Bloody Marys, and kick back and relax while you wait for your roast to arrive.
Book nowSummer of Spritz
No terrace? No problem. Right here on Whitehall, we’re bringing full-on Mediterranean energy indoors—sunshine strictly optional. Step inside, grab a seat, and let us transport you somewhere a little more Riviera, a little less rush hour.
Our Spritz menu is in and it’s the drink of the season—bright, breezy, and basically summer in a glass. So sip, sit back, and let the world carry on outside while you pretend you’re poolside on the Med. Passport not required.
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