London restaurants celebrate British Pie Week with special menus and limited-edition pies

British Pie Week returns from 2^nd to 8^th March, and London’s restaurants and pubs are marking the occasion with a host of special menus and limited-edition creations. Celebrating one of the cornerstones of British cuisine, the annual event shines a spotlight on the pie in all its forms – from time-honoured classics to inventive reinterpretations. Across the capital, chefs are embracing both tradition and experimentation, offering diners the chance to revisit familiar favourites or discover new flavour combinations. Here are some of the standout options to seek out this year.

Holborn Dining Room at Rosewood London

Holborn Dining Room at Rosewood London is widely regarded as one of the capital’s go-to destinations for pies, and will celebrate British Pie Week from 2nd to 8th March with a series of limited-edition creations. Head chef Ilona Perczyk and pie maker Laszlo Kiss have developed a menu that includes a Free Range Chicken & Wild Mushroom Pie (£29), Trout & Smoked Haddock Fish Pie (£28), Beer Braised Beef Ribs Pie (£33) and a Hand-Dived Scallop & Lobster Pie (£36), alongside a Lamb & Chargrilled Aubergine Pie (£29), a sharing Traditional Shepherd’s Pie (£56) and a Montgomery Cheddar Cheese & Potato Pie (£28) for vegetarian diners. Executive pastry chef Mark Perkins’ Rhubarb Pie (£18) will also be available, with all savoury pies served with unlimited creamy mash throughout the week. The Pie Room will additionally offer a curated takeaway selection from The Pie Hole between 2^nd and 6^th March, 11am to 3pm.

To book a table at Holborn Dining Room, Rosewood London, 252 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EN, visit their website here.

The Trafalgar in Chelsea

At Grade II listed Georgian pub The Trafalgar, in Chelsea, a Beef Shin and Guinness Pie will be available for one week only. Priced at £21, the dish is served with creamy mash, seasonal vegetables, and gravy. The Trafalgar, known for its rotation of pies such as Lobster and Scallop and Venison and Beef, is offering the limited-edition version alongside its regular menu. The venue is described as “an opportunity to enjoy the family-favourite pie in an elevated setting.”

To book a table at The Trafalgar, 224-226 King’s Road, London SW3 5UA, visit their website here.

Pivot Bar & Bistro in Covent Garden

Pivot Bar & Bistro in Covent Garden is introducing a pie flight for British Pie Week, allowing diners to sample three different pies: Short Horn Beef (£8), Chicken and Mushroom (£8) and Celeriac and Lentil (£7). Customers can choose from a selection of toppings and accompaniments, such as gravy, mash, crispy onions and beef brisket. Pivot is also offering a pint for £4.50 with the purchase of any pie, in keeping with the “pie and pint” tradition.

To book a table at Pivot Bar & Bistro, Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8BE, visit their website here.

Hoodwood in Kentish Town

In Kentish Town, Caribbean takeaway Hoodwood is offering a Creamy Jerk Chicken & Mushroom Patty Pie throughout the week, priced at £14 with a side of mash. The pie features slow-cooked oak-smoked jerk chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce, spiced with Hoodwood’s signature jerk seasoning and encased in a short, flaky pastry. According to the restaurant, the pie is “spiced with signature jerk seasoning for warmth without overpowering heat”.

For further information about Hoodwood, 81 Kentish Town Road, London NW1 8NY, visit their website here. No bookings are required.

The Walmer Castle in Notting Hill

At the iconic Notting Hill pub The Walmer Castle, on Ledbury Road, British Pie Week will be marked with a revival of a classic Victorian pairing. For one week only, the kitchen will serve a limited-edition Beef Shin & Oyster Pie (£27.50), inspired by a once-common London combination frequently referenced in the novels of Charles Dickens, when oysters were plentiful and often cooked with slow-braised beef. The Walmer Castle’s contemporary interpretation features richly braised County Wexford beef shin layered with Colchester oysters and encased in golden pastry. The pie is served with thyme mash and a deeply savoury beef and oyster gravy, presented in an oyster shell on the side, and finished with a crisp deep-fried oyster. The dish will be available throughout British Pie Week, from 2^nd to 9^th March.

To book a table at The Walmer Castle, 58 Ledbury Road, London W11 2AJ, visit their website here.

Berners Tavern in Fitzrovia

Berners Tavern, the Fitzrovia restaurant led by executive chef Jason Atherton, is marking British Pie Week with a special collaboration alongside historic London pie and mash institution M.Manze. Available from 2^nd to 22^nd March for both lunch and dinner, the limited-edition dish brings together the heritage of the capital’s traditional pie and mash houses with Berners Tavern’s modern British cooking. The pie is made using M.Manze’s signature pastry and baked in the brand’s traditional pie tins, filled with an elevated beef and onion mixture developed by Atherton and the Berners kitchen team. Priced at £26, it is served with smoked bone marrow mash, bordelaise sauce and classic parsley liquor, with guests also able to add an additional pie for £9.

To book a table at Berners Tavern, 10 Berners Street, London W1T 3NP, visit their website here.

Kokum in East Dulwich

Acclaimed Indian restaurant Kokum, in East Dulwich, is adding a Chicken Madras Pie to its snacks menu for the week. The pie, costing £7, contains chicken cooked South Indian style with spices and curry leaves, encased in golden pastry. The restaurant is led by co-founders Simeron Lily Patel and chef Sanjay Gour, and has become something of a local hero in recent years.

To book a table at Kokum, 58-60 East Dulwich Road, London SE22 9AX, visit their website here.

The Mayfair Chippy in Knightsbridge and Mayfair

The Mayfair Chippy, with locations in Knightsbridge and Mayfair, is offering a “Mayfair Classic Fish & Chip Pie” for £26.50. The open pie includes grilled haddock fillet, crispy battered wally, curried scraps, mushy peas, and HP gravy, bringing together elements of a traditional fish and chip supper in pie form.

To choose a location and book a table at The Mayfair Chippy, visit their website here.

The Wolseley in City of London

The Wolseley in City is offering two limited-edition pies, created in collaboration with M Manze, the capital’s oldest pie and mash shop on Tower Bridge Road. There is a meat-based version, with rump of beef and smoked bone marrow, and another for vegetarians with curried lentils, roasted root vegetables and mushrooms, both made with M Manze’s signature pastry and served with buttery mashed potatoes, traditional parsley liquor and chilli vinegar.

To book a table at The Wolseley, 68 King William Street, London EC4N 7HR, visit their website here.

Food Desk