Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets
Galvin Bistrot & Bar
35 Spital Square, London E1 6DY
The menus
5 menus · 101 dishes
VG stated by the venueour readingVG from the listed ingredientsV vegetarian · VG vegan · GF gluten free · DF dairy free · PESC pescatarian · H halal · VGO, GFO vegan or gluten-free option
All day menu
A La Carte
Mon to Sat 11:45 to 21:300 itemsPDF menu
Printed: “Dining hours Monday to Saturday 11:45am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-9:30pm”
Starters to share4
- Home-made focaccia bread, Senia olive oil£3.50focaccia, olive oilour readingVG
- House marinated gordal olives£6gordal olivesour readingVG
- Padron peppers, Maldon salt£6padron peppers, sea saltour readingVG
- Ricotta, honey dip£6ricotta, honeyour readingV
Bites & small plates5
- Wild mushroom and parmesan arancini£4.50 eachwild mushroom, parmesan, riceour readingPESC
- Confit lamb croquette, yogurt, guindilla£5 eachconfit lamb, yogurt, guindilla
- Jambon de Bayonne 60gr£15jambon de bayonneour readingDF
- Juan Pedro Domecq 100% ham de belotta 20gr£18bellota hamour readingDF
- Sardines fumee, piquillo pepper£9smoked sardines, piquillo pepperour readingPESCDF
Raw Bar4
- Jersey rock oyster£3.50 eachoysterour readingPESCDF
- Beef tartare, roasted bone marrow, autumn truffle£19beef, bone marrow, truffle
- Yellow fin tuna tataki, wasabi mayo, tuna garum dressing£20yellowfin tuna, wasabi mayo, tuna garumour readingPESC
- Red prawn carpaccio, leche de tigre & apple granita£22red prawn, leche de tigre, apple granitaour readingPESCDF
Pizzette2
- Burrata, figs, colonnata lardo£12burrata, figs, colonnata lardo
- Brie, truffle honey & hazelnuts£12brie, truffle honey, hazelnutsour readingV
Seasonal plates & pastas7
- Pear and radishes kimchi, ricotta, toasted walnut£10pear, radish kimchi, ricotta, walnutour readingV
- Mediterranean stewed baby octopus, taggiasca olive£12baby octopus, taggiasca oliveour readingPESCDF
- Chicken liver parfait, chestnut, port wine reduction£13chicken liver parfait, chestnut, port
- Wild mushrooms ravioli, miso, pecorino£22wild mushroom, pasta, miso, pecorinoour readingV
- Clams linguine, bottarga£24clams, linguine, bottargaour readingPESC
- Oxtail orzo, gremolata£32oxtail, orzo, gremolata
- Mussels saganaki, aged barrel feta, chorizo£22mussels, feta, chorizo
Mains & Grill7
- 40 days aged Dingley Dell pork T-bone, nduja, pumpkin£23pork T-bone, nduja, pumpkin
- BBQ slow cooked lamb shoulder, tzatziki£24lamb shoulder, tzatziki
- Roast pigeon crown, celeriac, leg & liver on toast£29pigeon, celeriac, pigeon liver, toast
- Grass-fed sirloin beef steak on the bone£38sirloin steak
- Double cheeseburger, lyonnaise onion, house pickles, black pepper sauce (served with french fries)£22beef patties, cheese, lyonnaise onion, pickles, black pepper sauce, bun, french fries
- Dedham Vale 28 days aged tomahawk steak£105tomahawk steak
- Fish marketask a team member for price & availabilityfish of the dayour readingPESC
Sides4
- French fries, truffle aioli£8french fries, truffle aioliour readingV
- Roast baby Lou potatoes£8potatoesour readingV
- Sauteed cavolo nero, garlic & chilli£8cavolo nero, garlic, chilliour readingVG
- Autumn leaf salad£7autumn leavesour readingV
Desserts5
- Classic tiramisu£7.50mascarpone, coffee, spongeour readingV
- Basque cheesecake, salted caramel£8.50cream cheese, salted caramelour readingV
- Apple Tarte Tatin, Normandie crème fraîche£9apple, pastry, crème fraîcheour readingV
- Orange & pumpkin custard tart£9orange, pumpkin, custard, pastryour readingV
- Dark chocolate mousse, pistacchio, morello cherry£9dark chocolate, pistachio, morello cherryour readingV
Other menu
Afternoon Menu
Mon to Sat 14:30 to 18:300 itemsPDF menu
Printed: “Monday-Thursday 3PM-6PM; Friday & Saturday 2:30PM-6.30PM (menu also says available Fri and Sat 2.45pm-5.30pm; kitchen break 4.30-5). £1 Jersey rock oysters with a drink purchase.”
Bread1
- Home-made focaccia bread, Senia olive oil£3.50focaccia, olive oilour readingVG
Snacks5
- Marinated gordal olives£6gordal olivesour readingVG
- Padron peppers£6padron peppersour readingVG
- Confit lamb croquette, yogurt aioli£5 eachconfit lamb, yogurt, aioli
- Wild mushroom and parmesan arancini£4.50 eachwild mushroom, parmesan, riceour readingPESC
- Sardines fumee, piquillo pepper£9smoked sardines, piquillo pepperour readingPESCDF
Small plates & pasta4
- Beef tartare, roasted bone marrow, autumn truffle£19beef, bone marrow, truffle
- Mediterranean stewed baby octopus, taggiasca olive£12baby octopus, taggiasca oliveour readingPESCDF
- Pear and radishes kimchi, ricotta, toasted walnut£10pear, radish kimchi, ricotta, walnutour readingV
- Moules-frites£15mussels, french friesour readingPESC
Mains4
- 40 days aged Dingley Dell pork T-bone, nduja, pumpkin£23pork T-bone, nduja, pumpkin
- Barnsley lamb chop, chimichurri, tzatziki£24lamb chop, chimichurri, tzatziki
- Grass-fed sirloin beef steak on the bone£38sirloin steak
- Fish marketask a team member for price & availabilityfish of the dayour readingPESC
Sides3
- French fries, truffle aioli£8french fries, truffle aioliour readingV
- Roast baby Lou potatoes£8potatoesour readingV
- Autumn leaf salad£7autumn leavesour readingV
Desserts4
- Classic tiramisu£7.50mascarpone, coffee, spongeour readingV
- Orange & pumpkin custard tart£9orange, pumpkin, custard, pastryour readingV
- Basque cheesecake, salted caramel£8.50cream cheese, salted caramelour readingV
- Dark chocolate mousse, pistacchio, morello cherry£9dark chocolate, pistachio, morello cherryour readingV
Dinner menu
Festive A La Carte
Mon to Sat 11:45 to 21:300 itemsPDF menu
Printed: “Dining hours Monday to Saturday 11:45am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-9:30pm”
Starters to share4
- Home-made focaccia bread, Senia olive oil£3.50focaccia, olive oilour readingVG
- House marinated gordal olives£6gordal olivesour readingVG
- Padron peppers, Maldon salt£6padron peppers, sea saltour readingVG
- Hummus dip, flatbread£6hummus, flatbreadour readingVG
Bites & small plates5
- Wild mushroom and parmesan arancini£4.50 eachwild mushroom, parmesan, riceour readingPESC
- Confit lamb croquette, yogurt, guindilla£5 eachconfit lamb, yogurt, guindilla
- Jambon de Bayonne 60gr£15jambon de bayonneour readingDF
- Juan Pedro Domecq 100% ham de belotta 20gr£18bellota hamour readingDF
- Sardines fumees, piquillo pepper£9smoked sardines, piquillo pepperour readingPESCDF
Raw Bar4
- Jersey rock oyster, apple granita, shallot vinaigrette£4.50 eachoyster, apple granita, shallot vinaigretteour readingPESCDF
- Venison tartare, rose harissa, pecorino fiore sardo£18venison, rose harissa, pecorino
- Yellow fin tuna, clementine & gochujang dressing£20yellowfin tuna, clementine, gochujangour readingPESCDF
- Red prawn carpaccio, leche de tigre£22red prawn, leche de tigreour readingPESCDF
Pizzette2
- Burrata, figs, colonnata lardo£12burrata, figs, colonnata lardo
- Brie, truffle honey & hazelnuts£12brie, truffle honey, hazelnutsour readingV
Seasonal plates & pastas7
- Vichyssoise veloute, truffle crème fraîche£10leek, potato, truffle, crème fraîcheour readingV
- Mediterranean stewed baby octopus, taggiasca olive£13baby octopus, taggiasca oliveour readingPESCDF
- Duck liver parfait, pomegranate, mulled wine reduction£13duck liver parfait, pomegranate, mulled wine
- Wild mushroom ravioli, miso, pecorino£22wild mushroom, pasta, miso, pecorinoour readingV
- Dorset crab & nduja linguine£28Dorset crab, nduja, linguine
- Oxtail orzo, gremolata for 2£42oxtail, orzo, gremolata
- Mussels saganaki, aged barrel feta, chorizo£22mussels, feta, chorizo
Mains & Grill8
- Dingley Dell pork T-bone, calvados apple chutney£24pork T-bone, calvados apple chutney
- BBQ slow cooked venison, celeriac remoulade£26venison, celeriac remoulade
- Turkey ballotine, sage stuffing, cranberry sauce£26turkey, sage stuffing, cranberry sauce
- Grass-fed sirloin beef steak on the bone£34sirloin steak
- Double cheeseburger, Lyonnaise onion, house pickles, black pepper sauce, served with French fries£22beef patties, cheese, lyonnaise onion, pickles, black pepper sauce, bun, french fries
- Dedham Vale 28 days aged tomahawk steak£105tomahawk steak
- Add foie gras escalope 60gr to your steak£18foie gras
- Fish marketask a team member for price & availabilityfish of the dayour readingPESC
Sides4
- French fries, truffle aioli£8french fries, truffle aioliour readingV
- Mash and onion gravy£8mashed potato, onion gravy
- Creamed spinach£8spinach, creamour readingV
- Cauliflower gratin£8cauliflower, cheese sauceour readingV
Desserts5
- Artisanal panettone, marsala sabayon£9panettone, marsala sabayonour readingV
- Pistacchio millefeuille, vanilla custard£10pistachio, puff pastry, vanilla custardour readingV
- Apple tarte tatin, Normandie crème fraîche£9apple, pastry, crème fraîcheour readingV
- Dark chocolate mousse, wild berries, chocolate sauce£10dark chocolate, wild berries, chocolate sauceour readingV
- Cafe gourmand, hot drink with petits fours selection£8.50hot drink, petits fours
Set menu menu
Festive Lunch
Mon to Fri times not printed3 itemsPDF menu
Printed: “Valid 9 November to 23 December, Monday to Friday lunch time only; reservations of 1 to 8 guests only”
Menu dated: Christmas 2026 (valid 9 Nov - 23 Dec)
Set menu: 2 courses £28 / 3 courses £333
- Dingley Dell pork Christmas pie2 courses £28 / 3 courses £33Dingley Dell pork, pastry
- Turkey ballotine, sage stuffing, cranberry sauce2 courses £28 / 3 courses £33turkey, sage stuffing, cranberry sauce
- Artisanal panettone, marsala sabayon2 courses £28 / 3 courses £33panettone, marsala sabayonour readingV
Drinks menu
Sample Drink Menu (wine list)
Times not printed0 itemsPDF menu