Review on Queen's Head & Artichoke

There's been a tavern on this site since the reign of Good Queen Bess (the name was apparently dreamed up by her head cook), although the present hostelry only dates from around 1900. It now runs as a brisk and busy gastropub, equally handy for Regent's Park strollers and Euston Road office types.

The downstairs bar is a dressed-down space filled with bare wooden tables and weather-beaten sofas, while the first-floor dining room puts on a more flamboyant face with ornate clocks and gold-framed pictures. Food is served right through the day and you can opt for a few plates of tapas or something more filling from the well-considered modern menu.

Around 20 different items feature on the tapas list, from hummus with flatbread, grilled courgettes and sweet potato couscous to chorizo with Puy lentils, fishcakes and pork belly skewers marinated in paprika. Among the more substantial dishes are Brie and leek tart, grilled organic Black Mountain ribeye with hand-cut chips, and sea bream with squid, rocket and tomato salsa. For dessert, try Tuscan citrus cake with Greek yoghurt or chilli chocolate mousse with whipped cream.

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Cuisine

Gastro pub / Tapas

Restaurant Opening Times

Lunch: 12.30 - 3.00pm
Dinner: 6.30 - 10.15pm

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Facilities at Queen's Head & Artichoke

  • Alfresco dining
  • Private dining room
  • Private parties
  • Vegetarian menu
  • 45 covers
  • Family Friendly

Address

Queen's Head & Artichoke
30-32 Albany Street
Regent's Park
North West London
NW1 4EA

Nearest tube station: Great Portland Street

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Queen's Head & Artichoke Sample Menu

SAMPLE MENU

SMALL PLATES
Homemade bread
with herbs & nuts, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic
£2.50
Black and green marinated olives
£2.50
Flatbread
with spinach, feta, halloumi, egg & basil oil
£6.50
Flatbread
with tomato, mozzarella & oregano
£6.50
Lachmajun
flatbread with spiced minced lamb and parsley
£6.50
Mixed nuts/seeds & raisins/almonds
£2.50
Hummus
with flatbread
£5.00
Babaganoush
with flatbread
£5.00
Saganaki (baked spicy feta)
with flatbread
£6.50
Marinated artichoke hearts
£6.00
Piquillo peppers
filled with feta,oregano & honey
£6.50
Gigantes plaki
giant beans in tomato sauce
£5.50
Grilled halloumi skewers
with chilli & mint
£4.50
Courgette fritters
with tzanziki
£6.50
Puy lentils with raw beetroot & goat's cheese
with paprika
£6.50
Frittata with courgettes & red peppers

mixed leaves & aioli
£5.20
Beetroot, sweet potatoes & caramelised onion salad
port reduction
£5.50
Homemade stuffed vine leaves
with rice, lemon and herbs
£4.50
Deep fried breaded cauliflower
harissa
£4.50
Manchego cheese spring rolls
with chilli jam
£4.50
Mushroom & parmesan risotto ball
£5.50
Beetroot & goats cheese fritters
with chieve creme fraiche
£5.50
Wild mushroom bruschetta with parmesan
£7.50
Patatas bravas
£4.00
Buffalo mozarella, tomato & basil
£8.50
Chick peas, black olives, feta, red onion & coriander salad
£5.50
Greek salad
£5.50
Fattoush salad
with flatbread
£5.50
Superfood salad
with quinoa, orange, fennel & pomegranate
£6.50
Roast pumpkin
with thyme, parmesan & truffle oil
£6.50

MEAT
Ham croquettes
with red onion marmelade
£6.50
Black pudding cake
with poached egg
£7.50
Chipolata sausages
with English mustard
£6.50
Greek village sausage
with ratatouillie
£7.50
Grilled lamb chops
marinated with lemon & rosemary
£9.50
Pork belly
with braised red cabbage & apple
£7.50
Grandma's meatballs
with chips & oregano
£7.50
Hot salt beef
with mustard
£8.00
Presa (medium rare pan fried pork loin)
with green beans & roast garlic
£9.50
Chicken skewers
marinated with lemon, tarragon & garlic
£5.50
Pork skewers
marinated in paprika, tahini & lemon sauce
£5.50
Spring onions wrapped in bacon
with horseradish mayonnaise
£4.50
Beef stifado
£8.50
Chick pea & chorizo stew
£6.50

SEAFOOD
Marinated anchovies
with chilli olive oil & white wine vinegar
£4.00
Smoked salmon
with caper berries
£5.00
Smoked mackarel pâté
with melba toast
£5.50
Lyme bay crab
with tatare sauce & toast
£11.50
Steamed black mussels
with white wine and parsley
£8.50
Smoked haddock & salmon croquettes
with tartare sauce
£7.50
Salt & pepper deep-fried calamari
with aioli
£6.50
Whitebait
with rouille
£5.50
Grilled tiger prawns
with chilli & garlic
£8.00
Grilled octopus
with hummus, cocktail chorizo & rocket salad, balsamic dressing
£10.50

PLATTERS
Mixed tapas vegetarian/with cured meats
£8.50/12.50
Charcuterie
Serrano ham, chorizo, salami & lonza, picalilli
£12.50
Smoked fish platter
smoked salmon, mackarel & trout, potato & horseradish salad
£19.50
Hard cheese platter
Kefalotiri 24 months (Greek), Comte 12 months (French), Cornish Yarg nettle wrap (British), Paterson's oatcakes & apple chutney
£12.50

À LA CARTE
1/2 dozen Maldon oysters
with shallot & cabernet sauvignon vinegar
£12.00
Fruits de mer
Maldon oysters, tiger prawns, lyme bay crab, green lip mussles, smoked salmon, whelks & aioli
£23.00
Avgolemono & smoked salmon soup
£7.00
Chicken & duck liver pâté
with apple & sultana chutney, toast
£7.50
Cretian dakos
with olive oil, red wine vinegar, tomato & feta
£7.50
Pan fried cod
with creamy roast garlic mash, hollandaise, Jerusalem artichoke crisps
£15.50
Baked tandoori salmon
with yellow split pea dhal
£14.50
Stuffed butternut squash
with sunblush tomato, goat's cheese, baked orzo risotto & crispy kale coconut chips
£11.50
Gnocchi
courgette ribbons, spinach, rocket pesto and baked ricotta cheese
£12.50
Pork souvlaki
with chips, tzanziki, greek salad & pitta
£11.50
Beef burger
with feta & coriander, onion rings, grilled tomato, gherkin, flatbread & feta sauce
£11.00
Moussaka
with mixed leaf salad
£11.50
Welsh organic 28 day hung rib eye steak
with rosemary polenta chips, baby cress, roast tomato. herb & garlic butter
£20.00

SIDES
Rocket, parmesan & balsamic
£3.50
Mixed leaves
£3.50
Chips with feta sauce & truffle oil
£7.50
Mixed greens
with chilli & garlic
£3.50

DESSERT
Fruit plate, honey & yoghurt
£6.50
Semolina citrus cake
with Greek yoghurt
£5.50
Apple and pear crumble
with creme anglaise
£6.50
Chocolate brownie
with chantilly
£5.50
Baked cheesecake
£5.50
Chocolate truffles
with raisins & hazelnuts
£4.50
12 months aged Kefaltiri cheese
quince jelly, paterson's rough oatcakes
£7.50
Vin santo di carmignano
with cantuccini
£8.50/100ml
Glenguin botrytised semillon
£8.00/100ml
Pedro ximenez triana, bodegas hidalgo
£6.00/100ml

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