2 Rathbone Street, London, Greater London, W1T 1NR
William Nicholson. Distiller, politician, cricket player, benefactor and our founder. Since 1873, we’ve remained true to William’s ideals of what a great pub should be: warm and welcoming, where people can live life to the full in beautiful buildings, brimming with character. Within our historic walls, you’ll find a superb range of cask ales from specialist breweries, as well as delicious freshly cooked pub food.
Main Menu
Each individual pub is also a speciality house for pies, fish dishes or sausages and chops.
Whichever pub you visit, each one has its own distinctive warmth, genuine service and vibrant atmosphere.
Yorkshire ham, coppa pork, pancetta, pulled ham hock* and schiacciata salami. Served with golden beetroot piccalilli and artisan sourdough
Home-cooked tortillas, mature Cheddar cheese, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños
Served with artisan sour dough bread and butter
Served with white baslamic glaze and English herb oil dressing
A rich puy lentil and vegetable pie topped with sweet potato and carrot mash. Served with seasonal greens and glazed chantney carrots
Bulger wheat, courgette, chick peas and carrot combined with cherry tomatoes and mixed baby leaves. Dressed with English herb oil
Cod fillet hand-battered in our Nicholson's Pale Ale and served with chips, samphire tartare sauce and mushy peas
Cod fillet hand-battered in our Nicholson's Pale Ale and served with chips, samphire tartare sauce and mushy peas
A mix of hand-battered^ cod fillets and breaded wholetail Whitby scampi served with samphire tartare sauce, mushy peas and chips. 50p donation to the RNLI per dish sold+
Encased in shortcrust pastry, served with mashed potato, seasonal greens and glazed chanteny carrots
Encased in shortcrust pastry with a puff pastry lid, served with mashed potato, seasonal greens and glazed chanteny carrots
Served on a bed of mashed potato, topped with a rich caramelised onion gravy
Vegetarian option also available (V)
Grilled chicken breast topped with smoked back bacon, BBQ sauce and mature Cheddar, served with house salad, hand-battered onion rings and chips
Served with chips, peas and sampshire tartare sauce
Macaroni pasta in a rich Smoked Applewood cheese sauce topped with mature Cheddar, served with garlic ciabatta bread
Beef burger in a toasted brioche bun with mature Cheddar cheese, smoke house salsa and fries
Chicken breast in a toasted brioche bun with mature Cheddar cheese, smoke house salsa and fries
Two chargrilled beef burgers or chicken breasts on a toasted brioche bun with bacon, mature Cheddar cheese, hand-battered onion rings with smoke house salsa and fries
Served in a toasted brioche bun with houmous and fries
Aged for 28 days. Served with flat mushroom, plum tomato and chips
5oz rump steak cooked medium, served with plum tomato, flat mushroom and fries
With two fried free-range eggs, peas and chips
All our sandwiches are served with the choice of fries, mixed salad or house-cooked crisps.
Hand-battered* cod goujon with samphire tartare sauce. Served on farmhouse bread.
Hand pulled Shropshire chicken, crispy smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise served on farmhouse bread
3 Gloucester Old Spot sausages with English mustard, served on toasted sourdough
Vegetarian option also available (V)
All our food is prepared in a kitchen where nuts, cereals containing gluten and other allergens are present and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients.
If you have a food allergy or intolerance, please let us know before ordering. Full allergen information for food and drink is available, upon request. Fish dishes may contain small bones.