Our head chef Elliott Lidstone brings over 12 years experience in Michelin starred kitchens to the Empress. The frequently changing seasonal menu features quality produce from the restaurant's neighbourhood suppliers - meat from Ginger Pig, fish from Jonathan Norris, bread from E5 Bakehouse & coffee from Nude in Brick Lane.

For all the latest from the kitchen you can follow Elliott on twitter @ElliottLidstone.

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Bar snacks
Almonds £3
Ham croquettes £5
Crispy artichoke with salsa verde £5
Whitebait & paprika aioli £5
Cecina £8.5
Marinated courgettes & lardo £5.5
Crispy pig’s ear & apple sauce £4.5
Whole baked camembert £12
Padron peppers £4.5

Plum tart £5.70
Vanilla panna cotta, lemon & blueberries £5.70
Chocolate mousse, honeycomb & raspberries £5.70
White peach sorbet, strawberries & candied almonds £5.70
Cashel blue, chutney & fruit loaf £5.70

Affogato £3.80

Today's menu
Minestrone soup £4.6
Fennel, unpasteurised goat’s cheese & chilli £6.5
Sprouting broccoli, beetroot, ricotta & sesame salad £6.3
Smoked ham hock terrine & piccalilli £7
Pork rillettes £5.5
Snails & bone marrow £6.9
Mussels, white beans & chilli £6.5
Mackerel, horseradish, new potato, samphire & cucumber £6.5/12.5
Goat’s cheese & wild garlic risotto £11.5
Cod, lentils & salsa verde £14
Whole bream, artichoke & spring onion (for 2 to share) £24
Guinea fowl, gem, wild garlic & radish £15
Pork belly, spelt & hazelnuts £14.5
Chargrilled steak & chips with wild garlic butter
- Onglet £14.5
- Rib eye £25

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