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Traditional Sunday Roast at The Old White Swan in York

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, especially at The Old White Swan: warm and welcoming, where people can live life to the fullest in beautiful buildings, brimming with character.

Join us within our historic walls at The Old White Swan every Sunday to indulge in the heartiest Sunday Roasts with your friends and family, including all your favourite pub food dishes.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM OUR SUNDAY ROAST

Take your pick from our range of juicy joints —beef, chicken, ham hock, grilled lamb chops or our delicious vegetarian nut roast. Enjoy home-cooked and flavoursome vegetables, like crispy roast potatoes, honey-glazed parsnips, glazed Chantenay carrots, steamed greens, crunchy Yorkshire Puddings, and unlimited gravy (of course).

Have a look at our sumptuous Sunday roast menu below and book a table today!

Sunday Menu

Starters

Starters

Tomato and Basil

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Served with sourdough bread and butter

4.75
SMOKED SCOTTISH SALMON

Food iconSMOKED SCOTTISH SALMONFood item icon

Served with sourdough bread and butter

6.50
Roast Shallot & Armagnac Tarte tatin (ve)

Food iconRoast Shallot & Armagnac Tarte tatin (ve)Food item icon

Roasted baby shallots with an Armagnac glaze baked in puff pastry and served with a balsamic dressing

5.50
CALAMARI

Food iconCALAMARIFood item icon

Crispy squid served with lemon aioli

6.00
NICHOLSON’S CURED MEAT & CHEESE PLATTER

Food iconNICHOLSON’S CURED MEAT & CHEESE PLATTERFood item icon

Yorkshire cured ham, coppa, pancetta, and schiacciata salami. Served with Nicholson's Cheddar cheese, golden beetroot piccalilli, marinated olives and sourdough bread.

14.00
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FISH PLATTER^

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King prawns in a Marie Rose sauce and smoked Scottish salmon served on toasted ciabatta bread, wholetail Whitby scampi, beer-battered haddock goujons and mini smoked haddock & kedgeree fishcakes served with tartare sauce and lemon aioli.

14.00
House-Cooked Nachos (v) large

Food iconHouse-Cooked Nachos (v) large Food item icon

Hand-cut tortillas, cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.

9.25
SALADS

SALADS

Wheatberry, apple and cranberry salad (ve)

Food iconWheatberry, apple and cranberry salad (ve)Food item icon

Wheatberry kernals, diced apple, cranberries, spring onions and apricots combined with salad leaves, cherry tomatoes and cucumber, topped with sunflower and pumpkin seeds.

8.50
With sliced avocado (ve)

Food iconWith sliced avocado (ve)Food item icon

11.00
With smoked Scottish salmon

Food iconWith smoked Scottish salmonFood item icon

12.00
With chargrilled chicken breast

Food iconWith chargrilled chicken breastFood item icon

11.00
Smoked Haddock & Kedgeree Fishcakes^

Food iconSmoked Haddock & Kedgeree Fishcakes^Food item icon

Served with a house salad, herb-glazed baby potatoes and lemon aioli.

9.75
Main Dishes

Main Dishes

Root Vegetable Hot Pot (ve)

Food iconRoot Vegetable Hot Pot (ve)Food item icon

A hearty vegan hot pot of carrots, swede and pearl barley, topped with sauté potatoes and a herb crumb. Served with glazed green beans and glazed Chantenay carrots.

10.00
NICHOLSON’S FISH & CHIPS

Food iconNICHOLSON’S FISH & CHIPSFood item icon

Fillet of haddock hand-battered in our Nicholson's Pale Ale and served with chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.

12.00
OCEAN FISH & CHIPS

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A mix of hand-battered^ haddock fillets and breaded wholetail Whitby scampi served with chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce. 50p donation to the RNLI per dish sold+

14.50
SMOKED APPLEWOOD MACARONI CHEESE (V)

Food iconSMOKED APPLEWOOD MACARONI CHEESE (V) Food item icon

Macaroni pasta in a rich Smoked Applewood cheese sauce and topped with mature Cheddar. Served with garlic ciabatta bread

Add Smoked Back Bacon

Food iconAdd Smoked Back BaconFood item icon

1.00
TOAD IN THE HOLE

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British outdoor-bred pork sausages inside a Yorkshire pudding with creamy mashed potato, topped with a rich balsamic caramelised onion gravy, served with steamed greens and glazed Chantenay carrots.

Vegetarian Toad in the Hole available (v)

10.50
NICHOLSON’S HUNTER’S CHICKEN

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Grilled chicken breast topped with smoked back bacon, BBQ sauce and cheese, served with a house salad, hand-battered^ onion rings and chips.

11.00
STEAK AND NICHOLSON'S PALE ALE PIE

Food iconSTEAK AND NICHOLSON'S PALE ALE PIEFood item icon

British Beef slow-cooked in Nicholson's Pale Ale, encased in shortcrust pastry, served with creamy mashed potato, steamed greens and glazed Chantenay carrots. Awarded gold at the British Pie Awards.

12.50
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10oz RIBEYE STEAK

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21-day-aged ribeye steak topped with garlic butter, served with a roasted flat mushroom, plum tomato, crispy hand-battered^ onion rings and chips.

16.50
SUNDAY ROASTS

SUNDAY ROASTS

ROAST RUMP OF BEEF

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Hand-carved, 21-day-aged roast beef

13.50
ROAST CHICKEN

Food iconROAST CHICKEN Food item icon

Roasted half British chicken

12.50
SLOW-COOKED PORK BELLY

Food iconSLOW-COOKED PORK BELLY Food item icon

Roasted with honey and served with a baked apple

13.00
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ROOT VEGETABLE & NUT ROAST (V)

Food iconROOT VEGETABLE & NUT ROAST (V)Food item icon

Carrots, parsnips, swede, sweet potato and nut roast served with rich vegetarian gravy.

12.00
ROAST BEEF SANDWICH

Food iconROAST BEEF SANDWICH Food item icon

Slices of 21-day-aged roast beef served on farmhouse bread with balsamic caramelised onions and horseradish sauce served with chips.

8.00

Add to your roast

Add to your roast
Cauliflower Cheese (v)

Food iconCauliflower Cheese (v)Food item icon

2.95
Roast Potatoes (v)

Food iconRoast Potatoes (v)Food item icon

2.75
Yorkshire Puddings

Food iconYorkshire PuddingsFood item icon

2.00
BURGERS

BURGERS

All of our burgers are served on a toasted linseed bun with lettuce, gherkin, tomato and mayonnaise and served with BBQ salsa and skin-on fries unless otherwise stated.

Classic Cheese Burger

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Chargrilled beef burger topped with Monterey Jack cheese.

11.00
NICHOLSON’S BURGER

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Two chargrilled beef burgers or buttermilk chicken breasts with smoked back bacon, Monterey Jack cheese and hand-battered^ onion rings.

13.50
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Beyond Meat® Burger (ve)

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The revolutionary Beyond Meat® burger. A plant-based patty topped with a cheese alternative produced from coconut oil and served with a house salad.

13.50
CHICKEN BURGER

Food iconCHICKEN BURGERFood item icon

Crispy buttermilk chicken breast topped with Monterey Jack cheese.

11.00
Add avocado and smoked back bacon

Food iconAdd avocado and smoked back baconFood item icon

12.50
CAULIFLOWER, KALE & SMOKED CHEDDAR CHEESE BURGER (V)

Food iconCAULIFLOWER, KALE & SMOKED CHEDDAR CHEESE BURGER (V)Food item icon

Encased in a crispy parsley crumb.

10.50
Sides & Extras

Sides & Extras

Skin on fries (v)

Food iconSkin on fries (v)Food item icon

2.95
Chips (v)

Food iconChips (v)Food item icon

2.95
Mac & Cheese (v)

Food iconMac & Cheese (v)Food item icon

3.50
Mushy peas (ve)

Food iconMushy peas (ve)Food item icon

1.50
House salad (ve)

Food iconHouse salad (ve)Food item icon

2.75
Green beans (ve)

Food iconGreen beans (ve)Food item icon

2.95
Garlic bread (v)

Food iconGarlic bread (v)Food item icon

2.50
Garlic bread with cheese (v)

Food iconGarlic bread with cheese (v)Food item icon

2.95
Beer-battered onion rings - small

Food iconBeer-battered onion rings - smallFood item icon

With sour cream

2.50
Beer-battered onion rings - large

Food iconBeer-battered onion rings - largeFood item icon

With sour cream

4.50
Desserts

Desserts

BELGIAN CHOCOLATE BROWNIE (V)

Food iconBELGIAN CHOCOLATE BROWNIE (V)Food item icon

Served warm with vanilla pod ice cream.

5.25
STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING (V)

Food iconSTICKY TOFFEE PUDDING (V)Food item icon

Served with your choice of vanilla pod ice cream or rich creamy custard.

5.25
Nicholson's Cheese Board for two (v)

Food iconNicholson's Cheese Board for two (v)Food item icon

Cropwell Bishop Stilton and Nicholson’s Cheddar cheese with grapes, crackers, celery and tomato & apple chutney.

8.25
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Apple and blackberry crumble (V)

Food iconApple and blackberry crumble (V)Food item icon

Apple and blackberry compote topped with a biscuit crumble

and served with your choice of vanilla pod ice cream or creamy custard.

5.25
Apple and blackberry crumble (V) -To Share

Food iconApple and blackberry crumble (V) -To ShareFood item icon

Apple and blackberry compote topped with a biscuit crumble topping

and served with your choice of vanilla pod ice cream or creamy custard.

8.75

Allergen Information


Our easy-to-use allergen guide is available for you to use on the food section of our website or on our Glass Onion app. We keep it online so that it’s always as up to date as possible and you can filter out dishes containing any of the 14 major allergens. If you can’t access the internet, we will be happy to provide you with the information. Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients.

If you have any questions, allergies or intolerance's, please let us know before ordering. Our fish dishes may contain small bones. *Contains nuts. ^Contains alcohol. (v) = made with vegetarian ingredients, however some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this. (ve) = made with vegan ingredients; however, some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this. If you require more information, please ask your server. Where table service is offered, a discretionary service charge of 10% may be added. †Payments are made to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Ltd, which pays all its taxable profits to the RNLI. Registered charity in England (209603), Scotland (SC037736) and in the Republic of Ireland (20003326).

ALLERGEN AND DIETARY OPTIONS