The Chapel Bar is a versatile Islington venue on Penton Street, combining relaxed drinking and dining with spaces designed for celebrations and private events. Its food offering is shaped by Arenella’s Sicilian inspiration, bringing the warmth of southern Italian cooking to the bar’s sociable atmosphere. Guests can reserve a dining table, meet for drinks or gather a group for a meal that naturally encourages sharing.
Bar snacks and starters provide an easy beginning, with Nocellara olives, salted almonds, focaccia and grilled peppers alongside calamari fritti with lemon and garlic mayonnaise. Caponata combines aubergine, capers and pine nuts, while crisp arancini arrive with mozzarella and tomato sauce. These plates work well beside a cocktail or as the opening to a longer dinner.
Main courses move from comforting pasta to substantial meat dishes. Pasta alla Norma celebrates aubergine, tomato and ricotta, tortelloni may be paired with red pesto or wild mushrooms, and chicken Milanese comes with tomato dressed pasta. Steak tagliata with rocket and Parmesan offers a simple grilled choice, while vegetable stews and seasonal sides ensure there are satisfying options without meat.
Saturday bottomless brunch pairs a starter and main with a choice of Prosecco, spritzes or house wine for a lively weekend occasion. The wider drinks list focuses on Sicilian inspired cocktails, seasonal Italian wines and familiar favourites, while tiramisu, cassata and lemon polenta cake provide a sweet finish. This combination of food, drinks and flexible rooms makes The Chapel Bar particularly suited to group celebrations.
Address: 29 Penton Street, Islington, London N1 9PX, United Kingdom
The Chapel Bar Menu
Vegetarian & Vegan Canapés
£59 per platter containing 30 pieces of one dish
Goat's cheese and red onion marmalade tartlets
Tomato and basil bruschetta on gluten-free bread
Greek salad spoons
Butternut squash risotto spoons
Vegetable samosas with raita
Crumbed mushrooms with roast garlic mayo
Forest mushroom and thyme tartlets
Vegetable spring rolls with sweet chilli
Mediterranean vegetable crostini
Meat Canapés
£65 per platter containing 30 pieces of one dish
Parma ham, goat's cheese, and pear
Chicken liver pate and onion jam crostini
Bang Bang chicken spoons
Spicy chicken skewers
Lamb kofte and tzatziki
Sausage wrapped in bacon, honey mustard dressing
Vietnamese meatballs, sweet chili sauce
Pulled pork and slaw spoons
Chilli beef brisket and slaw spoons
Mini beef burgers
Mini chicken burger with garlic mayo
Sweet potato & quinoa burger
Chilli beef brisket and slaw sliders
Pulled pork and slaw sliders
Mini fish & chips
Four BBQ chicken wings
BBQ & Sides
Individual items available
Roasted Mediterranean veg with pesto & mozzarella ciabatta
Roast mushroom skewers
Corn on the cob
Crispy chips
Finger Food Desserts
£5.95 each
Chocolate mousse with honeycomb crumb
Profiteroles with chocolate sauce
Tropical fruits with coconut yoghurt & almond
Lemon sorbet with berry coulis
Eton Mess
Chocolate brownie with ice cream & salted caramel sauce
Bagels
From £8
Salt beef bagels with gherkins & English mustard
Smoked salmon bagels with cream cheese
Buffet Menu Two
£38 per person
Fennel roasted belly of pork
Cod fish cake, parsley sauce
Cauliflower steak with garlic, lemon, caper dressing
Crispy roasted potatoes
Green salad with Cesar dressing
Warm vegetable salad
Buffet Menu Three
£45 per person
Slow roasted shoulder of lamb, garlic, rosemary
Fresh Salmon Fillet With Salsa Verde
Roast butternut Squash Wellington
Roasted new potatoes
Charred endive and walnut, blue cheese
Warm vegetable salad
Barbeque Menu Three
£33 per person
Homemade beef burger
Sweet potato and quinoa burger
Marinated chicken kebab
Garlic Mushroom skewer
Cumberland sausage
Vegan sausage
King prawn skewer
Mediterranean vegetable skewer
Italian potato salad
Greek salad
Vegan Greek salad
Main Courses – £39 per person
All main courses are served with seasonal vegetables
Slow roasted lemon-rosemary and garlic chicken, roast potatoes, and honey glazed carrots
Mussels marinière- garlic bread
Gnocchi with pomodoro and basil sauce
Desserts – £39 Menu
Included with £39 main course menu
Eton Mess
Poached pear with coconut yoghurt & hazelnut
Chocolate brownie sundae with salted caramel
Main Courses – £45 per person
All main courses are served with seasonal vegetables
Roasted cod with salsa Verde and cannellini bean stew
Sirloin of beef and roasted potatoes with green beans
Roasted cauliflower steaks with basmati jeweled rice salad, crispy onions and pomegranate
Desserts – £45 Menu
Included with £45 main course menu
Vanilla panacotta, berry coulis
Cheese board, biscuits and chutney
Cherry chocolate fudge torte, raspberry sorbet
Signature Cocktails
Handcrafted cocktails
Pink Rabbit
Bombay Sapphire | Blueberry | Ginger
Sicilian Collins
Malfy Sicilian Lemon Gin | Cointreau | Citrus
Glitz n Glam
Vanilla Smirnoff | Chambord | Passionfruit | Bubbles
Spicy Margarita
Tequila Blanco | Lime | Cointreau
Passionfruit Pisco Sour
Pisco | Lime | Passionfruit
Mezcal Negroni
Mezcal | Campari | Vermouth
Classic Cocktails
Traditional cocktail selections
Clover Club
Hendricks | Raspberry | Lemon
Espresso Martini
Stolichnaya Vanil Vodka | Kahlua | Coffee
Pornstar Martini
Stoli Vanilla Vodka | Passoa | Bubbles
Whisky Sour
Makers Mark Bourbon | Lemon | Angostura Bitters
Negroni
Gin Mare | Campari | Martini Rosso
Mojito
Havana Especial | Mint | Lime
Frozen Margarita
Portônica
Hugo Spritz
Low & No Cocktails
Non-alcoholic and low-alcohol options
Blue Bay Moscow Mule
Blueberries | Ginger | Lime
Shirley Temple
Ginger Ale | Lime | Grenadine
Apple Crumble
Cinnamon | Elderflower | Apple
Virgin Passionfruit Mojito
Mint | Lime | Passionfruit
Cucumber Mint Collins
Cucumber | Mint | Soda
Beer & Cider
Beer and cider selections
Peroni Gluten Free
5.1% ABV / 330ml
Beavertown Lazer Crush Alcohol Free IPA
0.3% ABV / 330ml
Heineken Zero
0.0% ABV / 330ml
Spirits
Whisky and spirits selection
Jack Daniel's Honey
ABV 35%
Jameson's
ABV 40%
Glenfiddich 12 year old
ABV 40%
Chivas Regal 12 year old
ABV 40%