The Drapers Arms is a neighbourhood pub and restaurant at 44 Barnsbury Street in Islington. Set in an elegant nineteenth century building, it remains as comfortable for one person reading over a drink as it is for friends gathering around a full meal or celebrating an important occasion.
Food is prepared fresh and the menu changes daily with the seasons. British ingredients appear in unfussy but carefully judged combinations, moving between soups, salads, seafood, meat and vegetable dishes according to what the kitchen can source at its best.
Lunch and dinner may include comforting pub traditions alongside more refined plates, while Sunday brings a generous roast service. Desserts and cheese complete the meal, and the changing format rewards regular visits without losing the honest, familiar character expected from a local pub.
The wine list is a major part of the experience, with bottles chosen across regions and price points and many options suited to the daily food. Beer, a garden and a private dining room upstairs add flexibility for casual drinks, outdoor tables, weddings, birthdays and group dinners.
Address: 44 Barnsbury Street, Islington, London N1 1ER, United Kingdom
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- Sunday Lunch Menu Mains Whole roast chicken, roast potatoes, carrots, greens, bread sauce & gravy (for 2/3) £50
- Sunday Lunch Menu Mains Roast pork belly, roast potatoes, carrots, greens & gravy £24
- Sunday Lunch Menu Mains Rare roast 48 day aged sirloin, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, carrots, greens & gravy £27.50
- Sunday Lunch Menu Mains Cote de boeuf, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, carrots, greens & gravy (for 2/3) £95
The Drapers Arms Menu
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Lunch Menu Starters
Beetroot, horseradish buttermilk, komatsuna cress & hazelnuts
Delica pumpkin, onion squash, pink peppercorn, harissa yogurt & sage
Purple sprouting broccoli, almonds & Cantabrian anchovy
Braised cuttlefish, squid ink, fennel, tomato & piment d’Espelette
Ham hock & ox tongue terrine, cornichons, watercress & sourdough
Beef fillet tartare & toast
Pistacchio Mortadella, lardo, celeriac & carrot rémoulade, pork fat toast
Baked camembert, bone marrow, toast & pickles (for 2)
Lunch Menu Mains
Spiced aubergine ragu, orzo & parmesan
Cornish sole, prawn velouté, honeycomb tomato & samphire
Whole seabass, cockles, parsley, lemon & capers
Suet crust chicken, leek & 'nduja pie *£1 goes to Action Against Hunger
Rump steak, chips, salad & chimichurri butter
Deep fried oxtail, celeriac & bone marrow puree, pickled red onion, crispy onion
Duroc pork belly, turnips, cima di rapa & whole grain mustard sauce (for 2)
35 day aged côte de boeuf, chips, salad & chimichurri butter (for 2/3)
Lunch Menu Sides
Chips
New potatoes
Mixed leaf salad & vinaigrette
Cabbage & chilli oil
Green beans & crispy shallots
Lunch Menu Dessert
Cheese plate, quince paste & water biscuits (Baron Bigod, Bleu d’Auvergne)
Muscat grape clafoutis & amaretto crème fraîche
Lemon posset & shortbread
Hazelnut & marshmallow brownie
Sunday Lunch Menu Starters
Beetroot, horseradish buttermilk, komatsu cress & hazelnuts
Delicia pumpkin, onion squash, pink peppercorn, harissa yoghurt & sage
Purple sprouting broccoli, almonds & Cantabrian anchovy
Ham hock & ox tongue terrine, cornichons, watercress & sourdough
Deep fried oxtail & red wine sauce
Sunday Lunch Menu Mains
Spiced aubergine ragu, orzo & parmesan
Roast pork belly, roast potatoes, carrots, greens & gravy Loved
Rare roast 48 day aged sirloin, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, carrots, greens & gravy Loved
Plaice, prawn veloute, honeycomb tomato & samphire
Whole red mullet, cockles, parsley, lemon & capers
Suet crust beef bourguignon pie * £1 goes to action against hunger
Whole roast chicken, roast potatoes, carrots, greens, bread sauce & gravy (for 2/3) Loved
Cote de boeuf, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, carrots, greens & gravy (for 2/3) Loved
Sunday Lunch Menu Dessert
Cheese plate, quince paste & water biscuits (Baron Bigod, Fourme d'Ambert)
Lemon posset & shortbread
Hazelnut & marshmallow brownie
Basque cheesecake
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