Whether your idea of a winter warmer is a draft beer sourced from a Sussex brewery, or slow-braised salt marsh lamb shank on creamy mashed potato, new pop-up pub The Bishop at The Berkeley is now open for orders.
The Berkeley transforms a corner of the hotel into a different foodie destination each season, and from 11 November the London hotel has been pouring pints and serving pies.
The pub’s name is inspired by the tall bishop’s mitre hat that originally graced The Berkeley logo, and has been designed to “transport diners from the capital to the countryside”.
The Bishop at The Berkeley features rustic tables and chalkboard menus, and is divided into two areas. One side is the bar, complete with beer taps, old church pews and bar stools – where guests can gather for drinks and nibbles – and the other is a cosy dining room. Beer mats will have pub quiz questions on the reverse, and diners will find illustrated maps of the best pubs in Belgravia, with the number of steps from the Berkeley listed next to each watering hole.
The pub is open from Wednesday to Sunday, and guests can sip English wines, vintage ports and draft beers, including The Bishop pale ale and lager, which the team recommend with The Bishop hand-cut crisps.
Small bites include crispy pork scratchings, fried pickles and blue cheese dressing, and black pudding croquettes with house-made HP sauce.
In the pub’s dining annexe, The Bishop at The Berkeley will offer classic British dishes, daily specials and homemade burgers. A spokesperson said: “The mammoth Angus beef burger with fried egg served with fries, pickles and burger sauce is set to break the internet and will also deliver high stakes in taste. For those wishing to delve into the raft of sumptuous pies and mains, slow-braised salt marsh lamb shank on the creamiest mashed potato, fish pie, battered fish and chips and crispy chicken Kiev are all served with traditional sides.”
The dessert menu boasts sticky toffee pudding and vanilla ice cream, decadent molten chocolate stout cake served with amaretto ice cream, and pear and blackberry crumble.
The Bishop will also offer daily specials, including Wellington Wednesday, and rabbit and prawn pie embellished with a pastry “B” on Saturdays, followed by Sunday roasts.
