The Lighterman is a gastropub and dining room at 3 Granary Square in King’s Cross. Set beside Regent’s Canal across three floors with several terraces, it combines all day dining and drinking with broad waterside views and a welcoming atmosphere for casual meals, celebrations and drinks.
The modern British and European menu is guided by local, seasonal and sustainably sourced produce. Snacks, small plates and fresh salads provide lighter ways to begin, while vegetables from regional farms and thoughtful plant based dishes give the selection variety beyond traditional pub cooking.
Flatbreads emerge from the clay oven with crisp bases and seasonal toppings, while meat and fish are cooked over coals for depth and colour. Larger plates retain the direct, comforting quality expected from a gastropub, supported by sides and desserts designed for an unhurried meal.
Weekend brunch changes the pace of the dining room, followed by signature roasts served throughout Sunday. Bloody Marys, expertly made cocktails, independent craft beer and biodynamic wine support the food, with alcohol free choices and a dog friendly ground floor broadening the pub’s appeal.
Address: 3 Granary Square, King’s Cross, London N1C 4BH, United Kingdom
The Lighterman Menu
Snacks
Perfect to Nibble on with a drink!
Olives
VG.
Nuts
V.
Bread and Butter
V.
Small Eats
Crispy Squid
with herb and chilli sauce.
Cauliflower fritters with turmeric sauce (Plant Based)
with cashew and turmeric sauce.
Castlemead chicken & Welsh leek terrine
Little Gem lettuce, shallots & Yorkshire pickle.
Gin-cured Loch Duart salmon
with homemade juniper yoghurt, beetroot & salmon roe.
Smoked ham hock & foie gras terrine
with pickled vegetables & toasted sourdough.
Burrata
with heritage beetroot, candied walnuts & basil pesto.
Charred Tenderstem broccoli (Plant Based)
with chilli & mint.
Flatbreads
Arrives when ready.
Prawn, tenderstem broccoli & chilli flatbread
Topped with tomato and oregano sauce, rose harissa prawns, Tenderstem broccoli and capers then baked. Finished with lemon zest, water cress and fresh red chilli.
Yellow summer courgette flatbread (Plant Base)
Tomato and oregano sauce on the base is baked and the topped with shaved yellow and green courgette, broad beans fresh mint, mint cress, lovage pesto & fresh lemon dressing.
Cotswold spicy sausage, violet artichoke & Cornish Yarg Flatbread
Tomato and oregano sauce on base, topped with Cornish yarg , Cotswold Sorbrassada and violet artichoke, then baked.
Margherita flatbread
Big Eats
Dexter Beef Burger
45 days dry-aged Dexter beef, Lancashire cheese, streaky bacon, The Lighterman relish & skin-on-fries.
Supergrain Burger (Plant Based)
with avocado green goddess, red onion marmalade & sweet potato fries.
Crispy breaded haddock
with crushed peas, homemade tartare, lemon & skin-on-fries.
Castlemead chicken breast
with smoked bacon, borlotti beans & smoked Cotswold pork sausage.
Pan-fried Atlantic cod
with parsnip, clams & Scottish girolles.
Superfood bowl (Plant Based)
fermented beetroot, cabbage, sprouting grains, radish, cashew & turmeric dressing.
Grilled Old Spot pork chop
with hispi cabbage & autumn butternut squash dressing, pine nuts.
Black figs, red & white chicory salad (Plant Based)
with cherry tomatoes & toasted seeds.
Baked celeriac (Plant Based)
with pomegranate salad, chanterelles, caper & raisin dressing.
Sides
Skin-on-Fries (Plant Based)
VG.
Sweet Potato Fries (Plant Based)
VG.