Frederick's is a long established Islington restaurant with a family history stretching back to 1969. Louis Segal created it within a former public house named The Duke of Sussex, whose royal namesake Frederick inspired the restaurant’s name. The Segal family has continued to run the business across three generations, gradually expanding the original rooms while preserving a personal approach to hospitality. This continuity has made Frederick's a familiar Camden Passage institution where regular guests, families and first time visitors share the same welcoming dining spaces.
The kitchen serves a broad contemporary menu under chef Wilson Montoya, with dishes adjusted frequently to reflect seasonal availability. British produce and longstanding supplier relationships provide the foundation, while European and wider international influences bring variety to the cooking. Fresh seafood, carefully prepared meat, vegetarian dishes and vibrant salads allow diners to choose between comforting favourites and more exploratory combinations. The approach values recognisable ingredients, balanced presentation and generous flavour, making the menu accessible to groups with different tastes and appetites.
Frederick's is also known for an extensive wine list that combines quality, value and a wide choice of regions and styles. Bottles from established European areas sit alongside selections from newer wine producing countries, allowing the team to match different dishes and budgets. Classic and contemporary cocktails support a visit to the bar, while an all day snack selection gives guests the option of a lighter meal. Children are welcomed, and several main menu dishes can be served in smaller portions, reinforcing the inclusive character of the restaurant.
The building unfolds through several distinct spaces, including a light filled conservatory, a secluded garden, a terrace and private rooms for gatherings. These areas allow Frederick's to move comfortably between lunch, dinner, drinks, weddings and larger celebrations. Many members of the team have worked at the restaurant for years, helping service feel familiar and assured. Close to Angel station and the antique shops of Camden Passage, Frederick's combines a sense of local history with flexible contemporary dining and the warmth of a restaurant still shaped by its founding family.
Address: 106 Camden Passage, Islington, London N1 8EG, United Kingdom
Fredericks Restaurant Islington Menu
STARTER
Frederick’s chicken soup
Salt & pepper squid, sweet chilli sauce
Pan-fried scallops, turmeric cauliflower florets & purée, pomegranate, walnuts
Dressed Colchester crab, crushed avocado, fennel salad, pickled ginger
Mackerel assiette: smoked fillet & potato salad; rillettes, Kohlrabi remoulade
Mushroom parfait, plum & cherry relish, chargrilled toast
vegetarian
Angus beef carpaccio, rocket, Pecorino, crispy shallots
Seared marinated tofu, warm turmeric pearl barley, cranberry & curly kale salad
vegan
Superfood salad; roast broccoli, butternut squash, avocado, quinoa, pumpkin seeds, flaked almonds
vegan
MAIN COURSES
Miso glazed halibut, bok choy, broccoli, spring onion, pine nuts, sake beurre blanc
Roast Scottish fillet of salmon, herb crust, vegetable fricassée
Roast fillet of cod, mash, baby chorizo, cavolo nero
Seafood pappardelle
Chargrilled organic guinea fowl breast, creamed Savoy cabbage, puy lentils & pancetta
Roast lamb rump, roast Jerusalem artichokes & wild mushrooms, cavolo nero, rosemary jus
Duck leg confit, crispy potatoes, garlic French beans, orange jus
Chateaubriand, chips, French beans, Béarnaise
Slow cooked venison ragù, celeriac & swede mash
Chargrilled Angus fillet of beef, truffle mash, wilted spinach, Jerusalem artichoke croquette, jus
cooked medium
Courgette, pea & Parmesan risotto, courgette tempura
vegan on request
Aubergine parmigiana, lamb’s lettuce, red onion & cherry tomato salad
vegan on request
DESSERTS
Black & blueberry cheesecake, lemon sorbet
Sticky toffee pudding, clotted cream
Pecan tart, vanilla ice cream
Passion fruit baked Alaska
Chocolate fondant, cherry ice cream
please allow 15 minutes
Poached pear & raspberry, maple & pear sorbet
vegan
Ice cream or sorbet
Selection of cheese from The Cheese Plate
Starters
Frederick’s onion soup
Vegetable tempura, ponzu sauce
Frederick's arancini
Mushroom parfait, cherry & plum chutney, toast
Feta, orange & beetroot, mixed leaf salad
Superfood winter salad; roast broccoli, butternut squash, avocado, quinoa, pumpkin seeds, flaked almonds
Main courses
Courgette, pea & Parmesan risotto, courgette tempura
vegan on request
Grilled goat’s cheese, fennel confit, lamb’s lettuce, walnuts
Seared marinated tofu, warm turmeric pearl barley, cranberry & curly kale salad
Frederick’s garden assiette
Starters
TWO COURSES £30; THREE COURSES £35; Available Tuesday to Friday lunch; For up to six guests
Pea & mint soup
Monkfish tempura, baby watercress, sesame seeds, spring onion, ponzu sauce
Grilled courgette, fennel, pomegranate & mixed leaf salad
Mains
TWO COURSES £30; THREE COURSES £35; Available Tuesday to Friday lunch; For up to six guests
Pan-fried fillet of salmon, roast beetroot, caper & spring onion salad
Chicken Milanese escalope, pear, rocket & parmesan salad
Pan-fried halloumi, new potatoes, chargrilled leek confit, balsamic dressing
Desserts
TWO COURSES £30; THREE COURSES £35; Available Tuesday to Friday lunch; For up to six guests
Baked mango cheesecake
Crème caramel
Ice cream or sorbet
PLATTER & LIGHT BITES
Olives
Mixed nuts
Edamame beans
Chips, béarnaise
Salt & pepper squid, sweet chilli sauce
Frederick’s arancini
Frederick's charcuterie, capers, cornichons
Prawn and vegetable tempura, Ponzu sauce
Ice cream per scoop
Selection of cheese from the Cheese Plate
CHAMPAGNES & SPARKLING
025 PROSECCO VALDOBBIADENE Bortolin Angelo
2023 11.5% £10.00 £50
547 PELORUS Cloudy Bay, New Zealand
NV 12.5% £60
001 THIÉNOT BRUT
NV 12% £15.10 £76
567 WISTON BLANC DE BLANCS West Sussex
NV 12% £76
575 PREAMBLE ROSÉ Stonor Valley, Oxfordshire
2018 12% £82
049 THIÉNOT ROSÉ BRUT
NV 12% £17.00 £88
500 VEUVE CLICQUOT Yellow Label
NV 12% £95
505 LOUIS ROEDERER Collection 244
NV 12% £18.00 £95
510 CHARLES HEIDSIECK Brut Reserve
NV 12% £100
539 THIÉNOT “Cuvée Garance” Blanc de Rouges
2010 12.5% £112
542 BILLECART SALMON ROSÉ BRUT
NV 12% £135
504 LOUIS ROEDERER Brut Vintage
2015 12% £140
535 LOUIS ROEDERER Brut Nature
2015 12% £145
514 BOLLINGER “PN VZ16” Blanc de Noirs
2016 12% £155
525 CHARLES HEIDSIECK Blanc des Millénaires
2006 12% £240
520 DOM PERIGNON
2013 12% £340
523 CRISTAL ROEDERER
2013 12% £350
578 SPARKLING SANS ALCOOL Famille Andreu
NV Alc. free £8.00 £40
WHITE
Vermentino
Pays d’Oc, France 2022 13.5% £30
Verdicchio Classico Vignamato
Marche, Italy 2023 12.5% £32
Viognier Villa des Croix
Pays d’Oc, France 2023 12% £33
Chenin Blanc Babylon’s Peaks
Swartland, SA 2023 12.5% £36
Verdejo Finca Montepedroso
Rueda, Spain 2023 12.5% £39
Soave Paradiso, Marco Mosconi
Veneto, Italy 2023 12% £40
Duas Quintas Ramos Pinto
Douro, Portugal 2023 13% £41
Grüner Veltliner Rosshimmel Mittelbach
Austria 2023 13% £44
Sauvignon Blanc Lawson’s Dry Hills
Marlborough, NZ 2023 13% £46
Riesling Les Princes Abbes
Alsace, France 2021 13% £46
Lugana Catulliano Pratello
Italy 23/24 13% £47
Albariño Davila
Rias Baixas, Spain 2022 12% £53
Chablis
Burgundy, France 2023 13% £60
RED
Pinot Noir La Foule
Pays d’Oc, France 2023 12.5% £30
Monastrell Bodegas Luzon
Jumilla, Spain 2022 14.5% £35
Cabernet Merlot Meerlust Estate
Stellenbosch, SA 2021 14% £40
Côtes du Rhône Ch. de Montfrin
Rhone Valley, France 2021 14% £42
Nebbiolo D’Alba Stërma
La Biòca, Italy 2022 13.5% £45
Rioja Álava Tentenublo
Spain 2020 14.5% £45
Primitivo Heracles Masseria Surani
Puglia, Italy 2021 13.5% £46
Fleurie Les Granits Rose Lafont
Beaujolais 2023 13.5% £48
Carmenere Loma Blanca Viu Manent
Chile 2019 14% £58
Chianti Classico Riserva Mazzei
Italy 2020 14% £63
Malbec A Lisa Noemia
Patagonia 2022 14% £68
Rully Les Chaponnières
Burgundy, France 2022 13% £75
ROSÉ
Côtes de Provence Ch. St. Baillon
Provence, France 2023 13% £37
ORANGE
Torrontés Bodega Hector Meli
Mendoza, Argentina 2023 12% £45
BEER
Alhambra
Spain Beer 6.4%
Asahi
Japan Lager 5%
Balfour
Kent Gluten Free Lager 5%
Blue Moon
North America Craft Beer 5.4%
Corona
Mexico Lager 4.5%
Doom Bar (50cl)
Cornwall Amber Ale 4.3%
Freedom
NZ Pale Staffordshire Pale Ale 4.2%
Meantime
London Pale Ale 4.3%
Pilsner Urquell
Czech Republic Lager 4.4%
Toast Craft
Yorkshire Lager 5%
Vedett
Belgium Lager 5%
Bitburger
Germany Lager Alc. free
CIDER
Aspall
Suffolk Dry Cider 5.5%
Balfour
Kent Cider 5.4%
Sassy Poiré
France Cider 2.5%
VERMOUTH & APERITIF
Contratto Rosso
17%
Contratto Bianco
17.5%
Contratto Americano
18%
Ricard
45%
Pernod
40%
Campari
25%
SHERRY
Manzanilla, Bodegas Hidalgo, La Gitana
DRY 15%
Olorosso, Bodegas Hidalgo, Faraon
DRY 18%
Pedro Ximenes, Bodegas Hidalgo, Triana
SWEET 15%
SPARKLING COCKTAILS
Aperol or Campari Spritz
Aperol or Campari, Prosecco & a dash of soda water
Hugo
St. Germain elderflower liqueur, Prosecco & a dash of soda water
Champagne Mojito
Champagne Thiénot, Havana Club 3 y. o. Rum, lime juice, mint
House Cocktail
Prosecco, honey & raspberry
COCKTAILS £14
Lima Punch
Pisco 1615, green apple liqueur, Rittenhouse Rye Whisky, caramel liqueur, Tiki bitters, lemon juice
Rye Penicillin
Laphroaig 10yr, honey, fresh ginger, lemon juice
Garden Spritz
Absolut Vodka, Cartron Peach liqueur, cloudy apple juice, Plum bitters & a splash of Prosecco
Jungle Bird
Plantation pineapple Rum, Campari, pineapple & lime juice
Elizabeth Rose
Theodore Pictish Gin, Punt e Mes Vermouth, Martini Rosato, plum bitters
White Negroni
East London Gin, Contratto Bianco Vermouth, Prosecco & a dash of vanilla syrup
Breakfast Martini
Beefeater Gin, Grand Marnier, orange marmalade, lemon juice, cloudy apple juice
Blackberry Bramble
Beefeater Gin, Chambord, fresh berries, lemon juice
Division Bell
Encantado Mezcal, Aperol, Maraschino liqueur, lime juice