The George Covent Garden is a lively pub at 8 Great Queen Street, positioned between Covent Garden Piazza and Holborn station. Cosy interiors and a spacious outdoor terrace create contrasting places to settle in, whether the occasion is lunch, drinks, an evening meal or a gathering with friends.
The kitchen follows a straightforward policy of preparing food fresh, cooking it to order and serving familiar pub dishes with care. Snacks and smaller plates suit casual visits, while sandwiches, burgers, pies and other substantial choices provide the structure for a complete lunch or dinner.
Vegetarian choices and a menu for children make the pub useful for mixed groups and family meals. Weekday lunch offers combine sandwiches with chips and a drink, while buffet menus can be arranged for parties, work events and other occasions that need food designed for sharing.
Draught beer, wine, spirits, spritzes and alcohol free refreshments support both quick drinks and longer meals. Live piano sessions bring music to the pub each Wednesday, and the terrace, bookable tables and flexible function options help the George accommodate visits of many different sizes.
Address: 8 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5DH, United Kingdom
The George Holborn Menu
SNACKS & SMALL PLATES
Warm sourdough and butter (v)
Gordal Olives (vg)
Sausage roll
HP sauce
Scotch egg
mustard mayonnaise
Hoi sin mushroom spring roll
pickled cucumber, spring onion and pickled ginger (vg)
Somerset charcuiterie
apple borretane onions, marinated mini figs
Hummus
charred padrons, siracha, crispy corn (vg)
Lobster & crab croquettes
bisque mayo, pink grapefruit, shaved fennel
Crispy buttermilk fried chicken
Korean bbq
Baked Camembert
roast garlic, hot honey, warm sourdough (v)
PUB CLASSICS
Beer Battered Fish & Chips
Mushy Peas, Tartare Sauce
Fried Chicken Sandwich
Hot Honey, Soy Chilli Garlic Crisp, White Cabbage Slaw, Ranch, Fries
The George Cheeseburger
American Cheese, Gherkin, Bacon, Remoulade Sauce, Fries
THE GRILL
350g Iron Age Pork Chop
250g Bavette
350g Barnsley Mutton Chop
450g Ex Dairy Sirlon Chop
800g Ex Dairy Rib of Beef
180g Iberico Presa
Iberico Pork Ribs
Homemade BBQ Sauce
Seabass Ceviche
Jersey Royal Potato, Jalapeño Dressing, Tomato Granita
Sourdough Smoked Butter
SAUCES
Chip Shop Curry Sauce
Peppercorn Sauce
Bubbledogs Hot Sauce
Chimichurri
SIDES
Skinny Fries – Chunky Chips
Creamed Spinach – Mashed Potato
Mac & Cheese – Mixed Leaf Salad
COCKTAILS
Rhubarb Gimlet
Boatyard Gin, Rhubarb Wine, Cordial
Oopsie Daisy
Tanqueray 10, Suze, Elderflower, Fizz
Green Apple Highball
Singleton 12, Talisker 10, Green Apple Cordial, Sherry, Soda
STARTERS
British Asparagus (v)
Ricotta, Egg Yolk, Wild Mushrooms, Wild Garlic, Walnuts
Highland Wagyu Shortrib
Meat Sauce & Lemon
Occhi (v)
Parmesan Filled Pasta, Caponata, Gordal Olive & Basil
Chicken & Bacon Caesar Salad
Grilled Chicken Thigh, Caesar Dressing, Anchovies, Pancetta
MAINS
Roasted cod
chickpeas & nduja stew. lemon, crsipy herbs
Sesame grilled sweetheart cabbage
gochujang glaze, coconut yoghurt, crispy onions (vg)
Crab linguini
chilli, tomato, garlic, lemon, parsley
Sticky glazed lamb shoulder
braised butterbeans & chorizo, gnocchi, mint jus
Aged pork cutlet
miso barley, BBQ maitake mushroom, branston pickle jus
FROM THE GRILL
Both served with watercress, shallot, caper salad
10oz Scotch 35-day dry aged sirloin steak
8oz Scotch 35-day dry aged fillet steak
add Sauce
Peppercorn, Garlic Butter
DESSERTS
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Cornish Clotted Cream
Apple Crumble
Vanilla Custard
Almond Cake
Strawberries, Buckwheat Creme Patissier
Invisible Trifle
AFTERS
‘The Don’ Old Fashioned
Don Julio 1942, Grand Marnier, Cocchi Barolo Chinato
Sticky Toffee Old Fashioned
Brown Butter Buffalo Trace Bourbon, PX Sherry, Bitters
Irish Coffee
Glendalough Double Barrel Whiskey, Coffee, Guinness Reduction, Cream
Royal Manhattan
Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Cocchi Barolo Chinato, Maraschino, Orange Oils
DESSERT WINE
Sauternes
Château Lafon, Bordeaux, France 2022
20 yo Tawny Port
Sandeman, Douro, Portugal
Tokaji Late Harvest
Mylitta, Dobogó, Hungary 2022
PUB FAVORITES
Roasted cod
chickpeas & nduja stew. lemon, crsipy herbs
Battered fish & chips
marrow fat mushy peas, curry sauce, tartare sauce
Double rib & flank burger
potato bun, burger sauce, American cheese, fries
Chicken & Parma ham schnitzel
Kaltbach cheese, loaded wedge salad, seasoned fries
Scotch flat iron steak frites
roast garlic butter, watercress salad
Sesame grilled sweetheart cabbage
gochujang glaze, coconut yoghurt, crispy onions, (vg)
Pie of the day
Sandwiches served from From 12-4pm (Monday-Friday)
Dry aged rump of roast beef sandwich
Emmental cheese, fried onions, horseradish gravy
Wood roasted vegetables
rosemary & potato soughdough, crematta, lovage pesto (vg)
PUDDINGS
Sticky toffee pudding
butterscotch, maple pecans, clotted cream ice cream (v)
Spiced apple and golden sultana crumble
almond and coconut, custard (vg)
Blacksticks blue cheese
walnut treacle tart, damson jelly
Rhubarb & custard cheesecake
shortbread & meringue
Spotted Dick & custard
golden raisin puree, rum & raisin ice cream
WHILE YOU WAIT
Warm sourdough
butter (v)
Gordal olives
STARTERS
Lobster & crab croquettes
bisque mayo, pink grapefruit, shaved fennel
Prosciutto
pickled mushrooms, black pudding sourdough, Bramston pickle butter
Charred mushroom shawarma
coconut yoghurt, pickled guindillas, mint &radish salad (vg)
Chestnut & brown butter risotto
crispy beef cheek, roast squash
Baked rosemary Camembert
roast garlic, hot honey, warm sourdough (v)
MAINS
Roasted cod
chickpeas & nduja stew. lemon, crsipy herbs
Sesame grilled sweetheart cabbage
gochujang glaze, coconut yoghurt, crispy onions (vg)
Crab linguini
chilli, tomato, garlic, lemon, parsley
Sticky glazed lamb shoulder
braised butterbeans & chorizo, gnocchi, mint jus
Aged pork cutlet
miso barley, BBQ maitake mushroom, branston pickle jus
FROM THE GRILL
Both served with watercress, shallot, caper salad
10oz Scotch 35-day dry aged sirloin steak
8oz Scotch 35-day dry aged fillet steak
add Sauce:
Peppercorn, Garlic Butter
SNACKS AND SMALL PLATES
Warm sourdough and butter (v)
Gordal Olives (vg)
Sausage roll
HP sauce
Scotch egg
mustard mayonnaise
Hoi sin mushroom spring roll
pickled cucumber, spring onion and pickled ginger (vg)
Somerset charcuiterie
apple borretane onions, marinated mini figs
Hummus
charred padrons, siracha, crispy corn (vg)
Lobster & crab croquettes
bisque mayo, pink grapefruit, shaved fennel
Crispy buttermilk fried chicken
Korean bbq
Baked Camembert
roast garlic, hot honey, warm sourdough (v)
PUB FAVORITES
Roasted cod
chickpeas & nduja stew. lemon, crsipy herbs
Battered fish & chips
marrow fat mushy peas, curry sauce, tartare sauce
Double rib & flank burger
potato bun, burger sauce, American cheese, fries
Chicken & Parma ham schnitzel
Kaltbach cheese, loaded wedge salad, seasoned fries
Scotch flat iron steak frites
roast garlic butter, watercress salad
Sesame grilled sweetheart cabbage
gochujang glaze, coconut yoghurt, crispy onions, (vg)
Pie of the day
Sandwiches served from From 12-4pm (Monday-Friday)
Dry aged rump of roast beef sandwich
Emmental cheese, fried onions, horseradish gravy
Wood roasted vegetables
rosemary & potato soughdough, crematta, lovage pesto (vg)
PUDDINGS
Sticky toffee pudding
butterscotch, maple pecans, clotted cream ice cream (v)
Spiced apple and golden sultana crumble
almond and coconut, custard (vg)
Blacksticks blue cheese
walnut treacle tart, damson jelly
Rhubarb & custard cheesecake
shortbread & meringue
Spotted Dick & custard
golden raisin puree, rum & raisin ice cream
WHILE YOU WAIT
Warm Sourdough
butter (v)
Gordal Olives
SNACKS & STARTERS
Scotch egg
mustard mayonnaise
Sausage roll
HP sauce
Lobster & crab croquettes
bisque mayo, pink grapefruit, shaved fennel
Hoi sin mushroom spring roll
pickled cucumber, spring onion and pickled ginger (vg)
Baked rosemary Camembert
roast garlic, hot honey, warm sourdough (v)
MAINS
Battered fish & chips
marrow fat mushy peas, curry sauce, tartare sauce
Scotch 35 day 8oz dry aged fillet
Watercress, shallot & caper salad,fries
Sesame grilled sweetheart cabbage
gochujang glaze, coconut yoghurt, crispy onions (vg)
Double rib & flank burger
potato bun, burger sauce, American cheese, fries
add bacon
ROASTS
All served with roast potatoes, maple roasted carrot, wilted greens, onion puree, Yorkshire pudding (except vegan roast), gravy
Dry aged rump of beef
horseradish creme fresh
Lemon & thyme roast chicken
bread sauce
Wild mushroom & spinach Wellington (vg)
Smoked date and maple glazed ham
grain mustard gravy
SIDES
Fries (vg)
Roast Potatoes
Pigs in Blankets
Sage and onion stuffing
Baron Bigod cauliflower cheese
parsley crumb (v)
PUDDINGS
Sticky toffee pudding
butterscotch, maple pecans, clotted cream ice cream (v)
Spiced apple and golden sultana crumble
almond and coconut, custard (vg)
Blacksticks blue cheese
walnut treacle tart, damson jelly
Rhubarb & custard cheesecake
shortbread & meringue
Spotted Dick & custard
golden raisin puree, rum & raisin ice cream
MAINS
Sausage roll
ketchup
Cheese & garlic flatbread (v)
Fish fingers
chips, tartare sauce, peas
Chicken schnitzel
garlic butter, beans, fries
Cheeseburger & fries
Steak
chips, beans
PUDDINGS
Selection of Ice Cream or Sorbet
SUNDAY ROAST
All served with roast potatoes, maple roasted carrot, wilted greens, onion puree, Yorkshire pudding (except vegan roast), gravy
Dry aged rump of beef
horseradish creme fresh
Lemon & thyme roast chicken
bread sauce
Wild mushroom & spinach strudel (vg)
Smoked date & maple glazed ham
grain mustard gravy
DESSERTS
Sticky toffee pudding
Cornish Clotted Cream
Apple Crumble
Vanilla Custard
Almond Cake
Strawberries, Buckwheat Creme Patissier