William IV is a Georgian corner pub at 7 Shepherdess Walk in Hoxton. Reopened in 2023 after a lengthy closure, it retains the character of a neighbourhood public house while adding a distinct dining room and a food programme intended for a proper meal.
The cooking takes a British pub approach with carefully sourced meat and seafood. Starters, seasonal vegetables and familiar comfort dishes are handled with enough detail to suit the dining room without becoming detached from the relaxed bar setting.
Fish and chips, pies, burgers and changing main courses provide substantial options, while the Sunday service gives traditional roasts a central role. Desserts complete the menu for diners who want to settle in rather than treat the pub as a quick drinks stop.
Cask ale, keg beer, an interesting wine list and cocktails broaden the reasons to visit. William IV works equally well for a casual pint with food, a weekend roast or a longer dinner in a historic Hoxton pub that has regained its place in the neighbourhood.
Address: 7 Shepherdess Walk, Hoxton, London N1 7QE, England
William Iv Menu
Sunday Menu
Kitchen open 12pm – 6.30pm. A discretionary 12.5% service charge will be added to your bill. We cannot guarantee the absence of traces of nuts or other allergens as they are present in our kitchen. Please inform staff of any allergies or intolerances before placing your order. Full allergen information is available from a member of staff. All of our meat is from Swaledale Butchers. Seafood from Flying Fish. Oysters from Wright Brothers.
St John Bakery sourdough, cultured butter
(v)
Carlingford rock oysters, mignonette
In house pickled St Austell mussels
Guinness soda bread, marmite butter
(v)
Breaded wholetail scampi, tartare sauce
Heirloom tomato, fennel & caper salad
(vg)
Padron peppers, romesco sauce, smoked almonds
(vg)
Anchovies on toast
Smoked mackerel pâté, cornichons, toasted sourdough
Roasted aubergine pâté & toasted pine nuts, on toasted sourdough
(vg)
Courgette, Lancashire cheese, charred corn, mint
(v)
Fried pig cheek, burnt apple ketchup
Over 28 day dry aged, rare breed beef top rump
Roasts all served with roast potatoes, carrots, parsnips, kale, Yorkshire pudding & gravy
Free range lemon & thyme chicken breast
Roasts all served with roast potatoes, carrots, parsnips, kale, Yorkshire pudding & gravy
Roasted hispi cabbage
(vg) Roasts all served with roast potatoes, carrots, parsnips, kale, Yorkshire pudding & gravy
Cauliflower cheese
(v)
Extra roast potatoes or vegetables
Extra Yorkshire pudding
(v)
Triple cooked chips
(vg)
Oysters & Seafood
Carlingford rock oysters with mignonette
In house pickled St Austell mussels
Anchovies on toasted sourdough
Breaded wholetail scampi & tartare sauce
Smoked mackerel pâté, cornichons, toasted sourdough
Snacks
Guinness soda bread, marmite butter, sea salt
v
Padron peppers, romesco sauce, almonds
vg
Rarebit crumpet
v
Fried pig cheek, burnt apple ketchup
Roasted aubergine pâté & toasted pine nuts on sourdough
vg
Whipped goats curd, beetroot, chives, pickled walnut relish, pangrattato
v
Mains
Check the specials board for our day boat fish from Brixham market.
Dry aged rare breed cheeseburger, triple cooked chips
Mushroom, leek & tarragon pie, triple cooked chips, peas & gravy
vg
Rare breed mutton pie, triple cooked chips, peas & gravy
Gammon steak, burnt apple ketchup, fried egg, triple cooked chips
Cumberland sausages, mash, leeks & gravy
Sides
Sourdough & in house cultured butter
v
Green salad
vg
Triple cooked chips
vg
Sautéd leeks & parsley vinaigrette
vg
Roasted new potatoes, garlic & herb butter
v
Pudding
Lemon tart & crème fraîche
v
Sticky toffee pudding, vanilla ice cream
v
Treacle tart, clotted cream
v
Orange syrup cake, vanilla ice cream
v
Hackney Gelato: vanilla (v), sicilian lemon (vg), dark chocolate (vg)
Children's Menu
Chicken nuggets, fries & peas
Breaded wholetail scampi, fries, peas & tartare sauce
Sausages, fries or mash & peas
Cheese on toast
v
Triple cooked chips or fries
v
Cheesy chips
v
Roast beef, pork or chicken
Sundays
Vegan Wellington roast
v / vg without yorkshire pudding. Sundays
Hackney Gelato: 2 scoops
vanilla (v), sicilian lemon (vg), dark chocolate (vg)
Children's Drinks
Blackcurrent cordial
Eager Juices: apple, orange, cranberry, pink grapefruit, pineapple
Lemonade, Coca-Cola, Diet Coke
Appletiser
Sunday Drinks
Bloody Mary
Ketel One vodka, tomato juice, lemon, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce
2:1 Coastal Martini
Tanqueray 10 Gin, Vault Coastal Vermouth, olive
Negroni
Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Tanqueray London Dry Gin, Campari
Ruby Highball
Johnnie Walker Black Ruby Scotch Whisky, La Tomato Liqueur, Cocchi Americano Rosa Vermouth, soda
Americano
Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Campari, soda
Llopart, Brut Rosé Corpinnat
Catalunya / Penedès, Spain / 11.5% / 2019 / organic / vg
Wiston Estate, Brut, English Sparkling Wine
Sussex, England / 12% / NV / vg
Champagne Palmer, La Réserve
Reims, France / 12% / NV / vg