GAIL's - Islington
Pastries & Breakfast Pots
The flakiest butter croissants, soft sweet muffins and sticky buns fill us with glee. Our freshly baked, handmade pastries brighten every morning and set us up for the day ahead.
Croissant
Rich, all-butter flaky pastry£2.70Pain au Chocolat
Rich dark chocolate batons wrapped in golden, flaky croissant pastry£2.80Pain aux Raisins
Golden, flaky pastry rolled with juicy raisins and pastry cream£2.80Cinnamon Bun
Golden, flaky croissant pastry filled with cinnamon, brown sugar and butter, baked and then tossed in cinnamon sugar£3.60Chocolate & Almond Croissant
Made using twice-baked, unsold pain au chocolats and topped with almond frangipane and flaked almonds. Part of our Waste Not range.£3.95Chia Seeds, Strawberry, Rhubarb & Vanilla Compote Plant-based
Chia seeds are a superfood high in protein, antioxidants and fibre. Made using oat milk with a rhubarb, strawberry and vanilla compote. Topped with fresh strawberries.£4.80Overnight Oats, Raspberry Puree & Pistachio Butter Plant-based
Our porridge oats are soaked overnight in oat milk then mixed with coconut yoghurt. Topped with raspberry puree, roasted pistachio butter and whole pistachio kernels.£4.80Greek yoghurt, Blueberry & Blackcurrant Compote, Gail's Granola & Blueberries
Strained Greek yogurt layered with blueberry and blackcurrant compôte, served with GAIL's fruit and nut granola and fresh blueberries£4.80
Porridge
Porridge
Porridge oats with oat milk, served with either blueberries, maple syrup and toasted seeds, almond butter and fruit compote, or Demerara sugar, honey or date syrup£4.30
Iced Drinks
Cool down with an iced drink in the shade (or sun)
Iced Latte
A summer favourite. All we need is ice, cold milk and our iconic espresso.£3.70Iced Mocha
A delicious combination of ice, cold milk, vegan cocoa syrup and our iconic espresso. A rich and comforting cocoa flavour that mixes beautifully with our GAIL’s House Blend espresso.£3.70Iced Chai Latte
A sweet, lightly spicy flavour that’s also refreshing - perfect for warm summer days. A delicious combination of ice, cold milk and our bespoke chai syrup.£3.70Iced Chocolate
A moreish iced drink with a classically rich cocoa flavour. A delicious combination of ice, cold milk and our vegan cocoa syrup. Perfect for children, but also great for adults with a sweet tooth.£3.70Iced Black
One for the coffee purist. GAIL’s House Blend espresso poured over water and ice.£3.20
Sandwiches
Avocado & Chickpea Sandwich Plant-based
Avocado salsa verde, chickpeas, radish and coriander cress in a potato bun£2.40Smoked salmon, avocado yogurt and chives in a poppyseed sourdough roll
Made with sustainably sourced smoked salmon£2.90Souffle Egg, Spinach & Cheddar Slider
Fluffy cheese soufflé with spinach and tomato relish in a brioche bun£6.30· PopularMozzarella, Pesto & Tomato Focaccia
Mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto on rosemary focaccia£6.50· Popular
Savouries
Throughout the day, we’re baking cheese straws twisted with mature English cheddar and sausage rolls made with Hepburn’s pork .
Spinach & Feta Roll
Feta cheese, spinach and leeks wrapped in buttery puff pastry and sprinkled with sesame and nigella seeds£4.60Broccoli & Cheddar Slice
Our seasonal slice, featuring broccoli, Westcombe cheddar, hispi cabbage and smoked almonds£5.60Ham, Comte Cheese & Leek Quiche
Short, crumbly pastry filled with Comté cheese, Hepburn's ham, leeks and Dijon mustard in a savoury egg custard£5.30Goat's Cheese & Tomato Quiche
Our seasonal quiche, featuring Quicke’s goat’s milk clothbound cheese, artichoke hearts, sundried cherry tomatoes and a tomato & red pepper tapenade£5.30Ham & Cheese Croissant
Unsold, surplus croissant filled with rich béchamel sauce, Hepburn's ham and Lincolnshire Poacher cheese. Part of our Waste Not range.£4.80Cheese Straw
Crispy puff pastry with mature cheddar cheese£2.60Cheese and Chive Drop Scone
Light, savoury scone made with Quicke's Cloth-bound Mature Cheddar, buttermilk and chives£2.90
Salads
Packed full of our favourite things.
Beetroot, Lentil & Goat's Cheese Salad
Beetroot roasted with olive oil, garlic and thyme, tender lentils, soft goat's cheese and rocket leaves, dressed with a sundried tomato vinaigrette and roasted hazelnuts.£7.00Freekeh, Mushroom & Roasted Sweet Potato Salad Plant-based
Freekeh in a cranberry and almond dressing with roasted sweet potato, shiitake mushrooms, spinach, pomegranate and spicy seeds£7.00Summer Greens Salad Plant-based
Summer greens salad with black rice, preserved lemon & finished with a herbed tofu & avocado dressing.£7.00Smoked Salmon & Kohlrabi Remoulade
Smoked salmon salad with kohlrabi, cucumber, asparagus & peas served with a mustard seed relish.£9.60
Sweets & Cakes
When baking bread is your passion, it’s a short but gratifying leap into the endlessly creative realm of cakes, brownies, cookies and madeleines. From afternoon treats to birthday celebrations, every triumph is worth celebrating.
Pecan, Cinnamon Crumb Cake
Marbled cinnamon and cocoa cake with a pecan, cinnamon and brown sugar streusal crumb topping£4.70Blueberry & Custard Brioche
Brioche bun filled with vanilla pastry cream, topped with fresh blueberries and buttery shortbread crumble£4.20Brownie Finger
A decadent, fudgey dark chocolate brownie finished with cocoa powder£2.90Chocolate Chunk Cookie
Vanilla cookie with chunks of Valrhona dark chocolate£3.00Reverse Chocolate Cookie
Dark chocolate cookie with white chocolate chunks£3.00Oat, Pecan & Cranberry Cookie
With cranberries, pecans and almonds£3.00Pistachio, Lemon & Rose Cake
Rich pistachio cake, iced with lemon, rose water and raspberry icing and finished with rose petals£4.50Flourless Chocolate Cake
Rich, light, flourless chocolate cake£4.60Sea Salt, Caramel, Banana & Pecan Cake
Banana bread topped with salted caramel and piled high with caramelised, salted pecans£4.70Plain Scone
Sweet, crumbly dough with a light, golden crust£3.00Sultana Scone
Crumbly crust and soft, flaky interior with plump, juicy sultanas£3.00Tahini Bite
Sticky tahini and dark chocolate cake topped with sesame seeds£1.70Honey Cake
Bite-sized honey sponge cakes topped with cinnamon honey icing and blue cornflour blossoms£1.70Blueberry Muffin
Light vanilla sponge packed with fresh blueberries and topped with shortbread crumble£3.40Chocolate Muffin
Light vanilla sponge packed with chocolate chips£3.40Granola Bar
Chewy oats, nuts, seeds and dried fruit with demerara sugar, honey and cinnamon£3.306 Madeleines
With vanilla£6.50Chocolate Babka Loaf
Croissant dough offcuts swirled with chocolate custard, chocolate chunks and cocoa powder and baked into a loaf. Part of our WasteNot range. Serves 4-6£14.00Chocolate Loaf Cake
Rich chocolate loaf cake coated in chocolate and chopped hazelnuts Serves 6£12.00
Drinks
.
Belu Still
330ml. Ethical British bottled still mineral water£1.90Belu Sparkling
330ml. Ethical British bottled sparkling mineral water£1.90Wildpress Apple
100% freshly squeezed apple juice using lesser-known apple varieties from wild & hidden orchards.£4.60Daily Dose Orange
Cold-pressed in Battersea using wonky fruit£4.20Daily Dose Lemonade
Cold-pressed in Battersea using organic wonky fruit.£4.20Daily Dose Strawb
This is a truly decadent, refreshing cold pressed juice with Strawberry, Apple, Lemon & Basil£4.20Daily Dose Iced Tea
Our Iced Tea is made with cold-brewed Darjeeling 2nd flush sourced direct from tea gardens by JING tea£4.60Squareroot Limeade
Made using whole, in-season fruit in East London£3.40Daily Dose Hot Shot
A fiery, organic, hot shot made with lemon, ginger, agave and cayenne pepper£3.60
Bread
Nothing gives us as much pleasure as a freshly baked, lovingly crafted loaf. We believe that everyone should enjoy good bread, and so for more than 25 years our bakers have mixed, kneaded, proved and baked our cherished sourdoughs for our customers
Dark Sourdough 650g
Wheat and wholemeal flours, brown starter. Dark, chewy, bitter-sweet crust, tight, tacky crumb and complex, wholesome flavour. Calories are per 100g£4.45San Francisco Sourdough 650g
White flour, San Francisco starter with milk and yogurt. A tangy, creamy flavour and open, cake-like crumb. Calories are per 100g£4.45White Sourdough 650g
Wheat flour, semolina flour, white and rye starters. Thick, chewy crust, soft, creamy crumb and rich, tangy flavour. Calories are per 100g£4.45Seeded Sourdough 650g
Wheat and rye flours, white starter, malt, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and linseeds. Each loaf is then rolled in even more seeds before being baked to give a crunchy crust and a light, open crumb. Calories are per 100g£4.50Mixed Olive Sourdough
White flour, white starter, fresh yeast, thyme and sea salt, studded with green and black olives. Watch out for occasional olive stones. Calories are per 100g£3.90Ciabatta
Wheat and rye flours, white starter, white poolish, fresh yeast. A long, slender loaf, our ciabatta has a golden, crispy crust and very soft crumb. Calories are per 100g£2.90Baguette
Wheat and rye flours, white starter, white poolish, fresh yeast. Our baguette has a characteristic crunchy crust and soft, pillowy crumb. Calories are per 100g£2.30Rye Sourdough 550g
Rye and wheat flours, rye starter, malt and black treacle. Finished with pumpkin seeds, cumin, caraway, fennel and coriander seeds. This dark, wholesome loaf has a crispy, bitter-sweet crust and rich, cake-like crumb. Calories are per 100g£5.00Gluten Free Sourdough
Corn, rice, chickpea and teff flours, gluten-free starter, black treacle. This loaf has a rich, close crumb, a dark, light crust and bitter-sweet, malted flavour. Calories are per 100g£4.50Plain Bagel
Wheat flour, white starter and fresh yeast. Shaped by hand, pressed, poached and baked, resulting in a chewy crust and dense, doughy crumb.£1.30
Grocery
Stock up your cupboards and jars with crackers, coffee, granola and more.
GAIL's Granola
Crunchy oats, almonds, hazelnuts, dried fruit and seeds, lightly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg£8.50Seeded Crackers
Crispy, buttermilk crackers with a mix of seeds and spices (fennel, poppy, sesame, caraway, nigella, golden linseed and brown linseed)£3.90Cheddar Cheese Crackers
Crispy, buttermilk crackers, topped with grated Quicke’s mature clothbound cheddar off-cuts. Part of our WASTE NOT range.£4.30Cacklebean Free Range Eggs
Free-range eggs from Arlington£3.50Quicke's Whey Butter
Made using the whey cream left over from the cheddar cheese-making process. Part of our Waste Not range£4.50Organic Strawberry Jam
Traditionally made in copper pans with whole fruit and cooked by hand in small batches by our friends at Tea Together£5.75Organic Raspberry & Rose Jam
Traditionally made in copper pans with whole fruit and cooked by hand in small batches by our friends at Tea Together£5.75Quicke's Mature Cheddar
A rich and buttery cloth-bound cheddar, handcrafted using milk from grass-fed British cows, made by Quicke's Farm in Devon£5.00Mevgal Greek Yoghurt
A traditional Greek strained yoghurt made from cow's milk£7.00Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough
Chocolate chunk cookie dough ready for you to slice and bake at home£14.00Vanilla Shortbread
Crumbly, buttery vanilla shortbread biscuits£4.50Chocolate Sables
Crumbly biscuits with dark chocolate, cocoa powder and sea salt£4.50Speculoos Biscuits
Crispy biscuits with mixed spice and cinnamon£4.50House Blend Coffee Pre Ground 200g
Full-bodied, balanced and sweet, with hints of muscovado sugar and a lingering nutty, walnut-like finish. A soft and pleasant acidity, often referred to as “bright”, and reminiscent of red berries.£7.00GAIL's House Blend (Whole Bean) 1kg
Full-bodied, balanced and sweet, with hints of muscovado sugar and a lingering nutty, walnut-like finish. A soft and pleasant acidity, often referred to as “bright”, and reminiscent of red berries.£28.00
