Old Doctor Butler's Head menu with up-to-date-prices

Old Doctor Butler’s Head Menu

September 7, 2026
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Old Doctor Butler’s Head is a historic pub and restaurant at 2 Masons Avenue in Moorgate. Established in 1610, with the present building dating from just after the Great Fire of London, it occupies an atmospheric alleyway setting that feels distinct from the surrounding City streets.

The kitchen serves traditional pub classics alongside more refined seasonal dishes. Food is available in the bar as well as the first floor restaurant, so guests can choose between a casual plate with a drink and a more settled lunch or dinner at a reserved table.

Seasonal produce guides the food offering, with hearty British cooking at the centre of the menu. The combination of familiar pub fare and restaurant style dishes suits both a quick weekday meal and a longer gathering, while buffet options can support private functions and celebrations.

Cask ales are a particular focus, joined by international lagers, wines and cocktails. City workers, sports viewers and visitors exploring nearby landmarks all use the pub, and its weekday food service makes it especially well placed for lunch, after work dining and small group occasions.

Address: 2 Masons Avenue, Moorgate, London EC2V 5BT, England

Old Doctor Butler's Head Menu

Small Plates

Panko breaded prawns
£8.50

Sweet chilli dip

Slow braised pulled beef croquettes
£8

Deep smoked mayonnaise & Grana Padano

Grilled Tandoori chicken skewer
£8.50

Mixed quinoa, chickpeas, micro coriander, tangy yoghurt, broad beans & gem lettuce salad

Mini falafel & Moroccan houmous (vg)
£9.50

Chickpeas, pink pickled onions, lemon oil, dukkah & grilled flat breads

Southern fried crispy loaded chicken strips
£8.50

Heinz firecracker, smokey baconnaise sauces, spring onions & chillies

Mac & cheese bites (v)
£6

Kentish tomato chutney

Large Plates

Haddock & chips
£19.75

MSC & line caught haddock in a Whitstable Bay beer batter, pea purée, tartare sauce, lemon, chips. Why not add curry sauce?

Chargrilled courgettes & new potato salad (vg)
£7.50

Nutty buckwheat, broad beans, honey & mustard dressing, confit garlic & crispy sage

Honey roast ham & eggs
£15.50

Kent honey and Demerara sugar–glazed ham with 1698 ale and caramelised onion chutney, served with skin-on chips

Mains

Grilled 5oz Sirloin steak
£17.50

Roquette, Grana Padano, garlic butter & chips

Grilled Tandoori chicken skewers
£17.50

Mixed quinoa, chickpeas, micro coriander, tangy yoghurt, warm pitta, broad beans & gem lettuce salad

Pie Corner

Cauliflower & spinach Balti pie (vg)
£17.50

Shortcrust pastry, spicy Balti sauce

Chicken, Whitstable Bay Blonde Lager & ham hock pie
£16.30

Leek, savoy cabbage, peas, shortcrust pastry, cream sauce

Steak & Bishop's Finger ale pie
£16.30

Shortcrust suet pastry

Choose a side

Pie Creamed mash (v)
£5
Pie chips (vg)

Choose a sauce

Red wine gravy
Liquor parsley sauce (vg)

Burgers

Smash beef burger
£18.50

American cheese, pickle, Kentish tomato chutney, onions, pickled hispi cabbage, baconaise, toasted bun & skin on house chips

The plant burger (vg)
£15.85

Applewood cheese, Kentish tomato chutney, Gochujang mayonnaise, lettuce, pickled red onions & gherkin, toasted bun & skin-on chips

Add on

Burger topping – Streaky bacon
£1.50
Burger topping- Whitstable Bay beer battered onion rings (vg)
£1.50

Sides

Whitstable Bay beer battered onion rings (vg)
£4
Skin-on chips (vg)
£5.50
BBQ pulled pork loaded fries (small)
£10

Golden rosemary fries, loaded with BBQ pulled pork, melting Cheddar and mozzarella, finished with kimchi, gochujang mayo and ranch sauce

Chicken shawarma loaded fries (small)
£10

Golden rosemary fries, loaded with chicken shawarma, crispy streaky bacon, melting Cheddar and mozzarella, finished with hot & sweet jalapeño salsa, buffalo sauce and a touch of hot honey.

Sandwiches

Pulled BBQ Pork Flatbread
£9.50

Slow-cooked BBQ pulled pork with umami mayonnaise, piled high with pickled red cabbage and onions, cherry tomatoes, peppery roquette, spring onions and crispy onions

Crispy pulled mushrooms, umami mayo, hot & sweet jalapeno relish warm flatbread (vg)
£10

Loaded with pickled red cabbage & onions, cherry tomatoes, roquette salad, spring & crispy onions

Chicken Shawarma Flatbread
£9.50

Spiced chicken shawarma with hot honey and buffalo sauce, piled high with pickled red cabbage and onions, cherry tomatoes, peppery roquette, spring onions and crispy onions