Chicken & Truffled Oyster Mushroom Pie
Chicken breast in a truffle & white wine Oyster mushroom sauce, in a short crust pastry.
MAIN FOOD MENU AT The Cambridge in London
If our historic walls at The Cambridge could talk, d’you know what they’d say? Take a seat, pal, this is going to be a good day… Discover our superb range of cask ales from specialist breweries and a delicious pub menu filled with high-quality dishes, each made of only the freshest ingredients and influenced by 150+ years of British heritage.
Our chefs have been busy crafting seasonal dishes that suit the winter months. Warm up with creations like our Pulled Duck Croquettes and Garlic Mushrooms on Sourdough, brand-new Chicken and Truffled Oyster Mushroom Pie, or our British Steak & Nicholson's Pale Ale Pie.
No matter what you choose, it’ll go well with the traditionally tangy flavours of our Bramley Apple & Blackberry Crumble, as distinctive and vibrant as The Cambridge.
Main menu
Our Famous Pies
We pride ourselves on serving the very best traditional pies. Our pies are served with Cornish clotted cream mash, thyme-roasted carrots, and a rich gravy unless otherwise stated.
Puy Lentil & Vegetable Cottage Pie* (VE)
Topped with carrot and sweet potato mash. Served with long-stem broccoli and thyme roasted carrots.
Slow-cooked Beef Rib, Shin & Pulled Brisket Pie
Cooked in a rich red wine sauce, topped with light pastry. Served with roasted carrots, rich gravy and Cornish clotted cream mash.
Fish Pie
Salmon & king prawns in a creamy white wine sauce, topped with parsley & mature Cheddar mash.
British Steak & Nicholson's Pale Ale Pie
Blade of beef in Nicholson’s Pale Ale gravy in a hand crimped thyme pastry pie. Sprinkled with a topping of Maldon sea salt.
Wild Boar & Chorizo Pie
With red pepper and baby onions in a Fino sherry sauce and short crust pastry.
Hand-pulled Lamb Shank Shepherd's Pie
Lamb shank in a rich minted gravy topped with herbed mash, served with thyme roasted carrots, long-stem broccoli and a rich gravy.
Starters & Sharing
Lightly Dusted Calamari
With mango & sweet chilli salsa.
Nachos (V)
Hand-cut tortilla chips, cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
Fish Platter*
Wholetail Scottish scampi, king prawns with Marie Rose sauce and smoked Scottish salmon, beer-battered haddock goujons and mini salmon & dill fishcakes with tartare sauce and lemon aioli.
Soup of the Day (V)
Slow Cooked Pulled Duck Croquettes*
With a sweet chilli mayo and watercress & pickled onion salad.
Garlic Mushrooms on Sourdough (VE)
Roasted mushrooms with baby spinach, served on toasted sourdough.
Scottish Smoked Salmon*
On sourdough bread with horseradish cream & pickled pink onions.
Landlord's Platter*
Balsamic glazed mini chorizos, pulled duck croquettes, boneless chicken pieces, Padrón peppers and halloumi fries, with a selection of dips.
Garden Platter (V)
Oven baked mini camembert topped with a truffle infused beer chutney, served with Padrón peppers, marinated olives, crispy long-stem broccoli, garlic sourdough flatbread and aioli to dip.
Main Dishes
Grilled Fillets of Sea Bass
Herb-crushed baby potatoes, long stem broccoli and a king prawn, mussel & white wine butter sauce.
Chicken, Bacon & Avocado Salad
On a bed of seasonal salad topped with pumpkin seeds.
Salmon & Dill Fishcakes*
With herb-glazed baby potatoes, house salad and lemon aioli.
Ocean Fish & Chips*
A combination of hand-battered* haddock and breaded wholetail Scottish scampi with chunky chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.
Nicholson's Fish & Chips
Haddock hand-battered in Nicholson’s Pale Ale, with chunky chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.
Baked Macaroni Cheese (V)
Topped with a mature Cheddar crumb, served with garlic sourdough flatbread.
Chargrilled Chicken & Chorizo
Chargrilled chicken breast, pan-fried chorizo and long stem broccoli with baby potato wedges.
Garlic Chicken Schnitzel
Schnitzel smothered in garlic butter, with lemon aioli and skin-on fries.
Nourish Bowl Salad (VE)
Crispy kale, brown rice and quinoa salad, mango and grilled long-stem broccoli. Topped with pumpkin seeds.
Sausage & Mash
Outdoor reared British Pork sausages on a bed of Cornish clotted cream mash, topped with rich caramelised onion gravy and crispy onions. Vegetarian serve available.
10oz Chargrilled Ribeye Steak
21-day-aged ribeye steak with vine cherry tomatoes, green salad and chunky chips. With your choice of Béarnaise*, craft ale mushroom & bacon* or peppercorn* sauce.
Burgers
Our mouth-watering burgers are served with lettuce, gherkin, tomato, mayonnaise and come served with BBQ salsa and skin-on fries, unless otherwise stated.
Beef Brisket Burger
Chargrilled beef patty topped with hand-pulled BBQ beef brisket and cheese sauce.
Buttermilk Chicken Burger
Crispy chicken breast, smoked back bacon, avocado and smoked Cheddar cheese.
Classic Cheese & Bacon Burger
Chargrilled beef patty, with smoked Cheddar cheese and smoked back bacon.
The Nicholson's Burger
Double beef patty, cheese sauce, smoked back bacon, tobacco onions and a crushed hash brown.
Plant-Based Burger (VE)
Plant-based patty, pickled pink onions, vegan mature slice (made with coconut oil), jalapeños & tomato salsa, served with a house salad.
Add any of the following toppings:
Pulled Beef Brisket
Smoked Cheddar Cheese (V)
Jalapeños (VE)
Guacamole (VE)
Crispy Tobacco Onions (V)
BBQ sauce (VE)
Bacon
Sides
Halloumi Fries (V)
With a sweet chilli mayonnaise.
Skin-On Fries (V)
Chunky Chips (V)
Garlic Flatbread (V)
Side Salad (VE)
A mix of tomatoes, cucumber, Asian slaw and mixed leaves.
Desserts
Our desserts come with a choice of bourbon vanilla ice cream (V), custard (V) or Cornish clotted cream (V), unless otherwise stated.
Bramley Apple & Blackberry Crumble (VE)
Caramel Biscuit Torte (V)
With salted caramel sauce. Vegan serve available.
Sticky Toffee Pudding (V)
With a choice of bourbon vanilla ice cream or custard.
Double Chocolate Brownie (V)
On its own or with custard.
Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients.
(V) = made with vegetarian ingredients, (VE) = made with vegan ingredients, however some of our preparation, cooking and serving methods could affect this. If you require more information, please ask your server. Fish dishes may contain small bones. * = this dish contains alcohol. ^= contains nuts.
All items are subject to availability. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights.
Where table service is offered, a discretionary service charge of 10% may be added.