# The Empress

130a Lauriston Road, London E9 7LH, Hackney

Page: https://dishesof.com/london/venues/the-empress-victoria-park/

Menu data read from the venue's own website on 2026-10-22; not yet confirmed by the venue. Diet labels marked "(stated)" are printed on the venue's own menu. "(our reading)" is inferred from the listed ingredients only: always check with the venue, especially for allergies.

## Daily menu

Served: times not printed

### Snacks and starters

- **Nocellara olives** · nocellara olives · _vegan (our reading)_
- **E5 bread and butter** · bread, butter · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Black pudding Scotch egg, house chutney** · black pudding, egg, chutney
- **Welsh rarebit** · cheese, bread · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Crispy pig’s ears & crackling, apple sauce** · pig's ears, crackling, apple sauce
- **Spinach & chickpea panisse, romesco mayo** · spinach, chickpea, romesco, mayo · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Beetroot burger, American cheese, gherkins** · beetroot patty, American cheese, gherkins, bun · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Cheeseburger, smoked streaky bacon, gherkins** · beef patty, cheese, smoked streaky bacon, gherkins, bun
- **Watermelon, feta & red onion salad** · watermelon, feta, red onion · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Brown shrimp, kohlrabi, cucumber** · brown shrimp, kohlrabi, cucumber · _pescatarian (our reading)_
- **Burrata, tomatoes, broad bean, lovage** · burrata, tomatoes, broad bean, lovage · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Cauliflower, butter beans & leek** · cauliflower, butter beans, leek · _vegetarian (our reading)_

### Mains

- **Roast aubergine, borlotti beans, spelt, salsa verde** · aubergine, borlotti beans, spelt, salsa verde · _vegan (our reading)_
- **Chalk stream trout, Jersey Royals, tartare sauce** · trout, Jersey Royal potatoes, tartare sauce · _pescatarian (our reading)_
- **Roast pork belly, watercress, shallots & caper salad** · pork belly, watercress, shallots, capers
- **Veal Schnitzel, coleslaw** · veal, breadcrumbs, coleslaw
- **Highland steak & triple cooked chips, peppercorn sauce** · Onglet (200g) £23; Rump (250g) £27 · steak, chips, peppercorn sauce
- **Chicken & smoked ham pie with mash & spring greens** · To share · chicken, smoked ham, pastry, mash, spring greens

### Sides

- **House salad** · £6 · salad · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Buttered greens** · £5 · greens, butter · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Cauliflower cheese** · £5 · cauliflower, cheese sauce · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Chips** · £5 · potato · _vegan (our reading)_

### Desserts

- **Sticky toffee pudding, clotted cream** · sticky toffee pudding, clotted cream · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Rhubarb & apple crumble, vanilla ice cream** · rhubarb, apple, crumble, vanilla ice cream · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Eton mess** · meringue, cream, strawberries · _vegetarian (our reading)_
- **Hackney gelato** · £4 · gelato, vanilla, chocolate & hazelnut, strawberry & clotted cream, sea salted caramel, raspberry · _vegetarian (our reading)_

Source: https://empresse9.co.uk/menu/

## Sunday Lunch

Served: Sun · 12:00 to 21:00 · We serve roast dinners as well as our daily menu every Sunday from 12 noon through to 9 pm.

### Roasts

- **Roast beef & Yorkshire pudding** · beef, Yorkshire pudding, trimmings, gravy
- **Roast pork belly & apple sauce** · pork belly, apple sauce, trimmings, gravy
- **Nut roast** · nut roast, trimmings, gravy · _pescatarian (our reading)_

Source: https://empresse9.co.uk/the-empress-sunday-lunch/