The Old Red Cow is an independent pub on Long Lane, close to Smithfield Market and Farringdon station. A cosy ground floor bar provides a relaxed setting for drinks, while the room upstairs offers more space for dining, events and gatherings.
The kitchen serves a modern British pub menu built around familiar dishes prepared with care. Starters and snacks lead into substantial choices such as fish and chips, homemade pies, burgers and seasonal main courses, with vegetarian dishes providing alternatives to the traditional pub favourites.
Sunday lunch brings roast meat and a vegetarian option with potatoes, vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and rich gravy. Desserts and carefully chosen sides complete the food offering, allowing the pub to work equally well for a quick bite, a full dinner or a leisurely weekend meal.
Beer is a defining part of the experience, with two cask lines and thirteen keg taps presenting local London breweries alongside respected producers from farther afield. Cider, wine, spirits and alcohol free beer broaden the drinks selection, and inclusion in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2025 reflects the pub’s commitment to a well kept pint.
Address: 71 Long Lane, Barbican, London EC1A 9EJ, United Kingdom
The Old Red Cow Menu
BURGERS
COW DELUXE
Flame grilled 8oz patty, bacon, cheese, lettuce, chipotle mayo, salsa, onion rings with chips
CHICKEN DELUXE
Crispy breaded chicken fillet, bacon, cheese, lettuce, chipotle mayo, salsa, onion rings with chips
CLASSIC CHEESEBURGER
Flame grilled 8oz patty, cheese, lettuce, chipotle mayo, salsa and chunky chips
PLANT BURGER
Vegan patty, lettuce, salsa and chunky chips Add cheese £1.50
PIES
Additional pies may be available. Ask a member of staff
STEAK AND ALE
STEAK AND KIDNEY
CHICKEN & LEEK
CHICKEN & HAM
SPINACH & GOAT’S CHEESE (V)
VEGETABLE TAGINE (VG)
CURRY CAULIFLOWER (VG)
Served with a choice of creamy mash or chunky chips, seasonal veg and rich gravy
PUB CLASSICS
BANGERS AND MASH
Three Smithfield Market sausages on a bed of creamy mash potato, fresh seasonal veg, sauteed onion and rich gravy
FISH AND CHIPS
Beer battered cod fillet with chunky chips, tartare sauce and a choice of garden or mushy peas
LAMB SHANK
Fall off the bone slow cooked lamb shank in rich gravy, served on a bed of creamy mash and seasonal fresh veg
HAM & EGGS
Thick cut home cooked gammon with 2 fried eggs, garden peas and chunky chips
DESSERTS
All served with a choice of creamy custard or vanilla ice cream
Add both £2
APPLE CRUMBLE
STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING
SYRUP SPONGE
STARTER
TEMPURA BATTERED PRAWNS
Served on a bed of mixed leaf salad with sweet chilli sauce
CHICKEN TENDERS
Served on a bed on mixed leaf salad and BBQ sauce
BUFFALO OR BBQ CHICKEN WINGS
Served on a bed of mixed leaf salad with BBQ or hot sauce
VEGETABLE SPRING ROLLS
Served on a bed of mixed leaf salad with sweet chilli sauce
DEEP FRIED MOZZARELLA STICKS
Served on a bed of mixed leaf salad with cheese sauce
SIDES
OLIVES (VG)
CHUNKY CHIPS
CHEESY CHIPS
SPICED WEDGES
GARLIC BREAD (ADD CHEESE £1.25)
TO SHARE
OLD RED PLATTER
Tempura battered prawns, chicken wings, vegetable spring rolls, spiced wedges, onions rings and garlic bread served with a selection of sauces
CHEESY NACHOS
Served with guacamole and salsa
SANDWICHES
All served with a side of chunky chips on white or malted bloomer
RED COW CLUB
Triple decker of white or malted bloomer, crispy breaded chicken, grilled bacon, tomato, cucumber and chunky chips