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Gastropub just off City Road near [[Old Street Station]].

<b>Note:</b> The William IV had a change of management in mid-2010.  We haven't visited since, and so our comments below may be out of date.

Two real ales &#8212; Black Sheep (&pound;2.65) and London Pride &#8212; plus a guest ale.  The guest ale on a visit in July 2007 was Cains 2008 (&pound;2.65); it tasted a bit funny but not actually off, and we weren't sure if it was meant to taste like that.  The Black Sheep was fine though.

[[Kake]] and [[Bob]] visited for lunch on a Tuesday in July 2007.  We got there at 1pm and it was fairly empty.  The decor is deliberately shabby but in a nice way.  Everything's painted white, but it's not really overwhelming.  Photos [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/965691219/ here], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/965691121/ here], and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/965691093/ here].

The lunch menu ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/965106803/ photo]) ranges from &pound;3.50 (chips with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream) to &pound;9.50 (fish and chips with peas).  About half of the dishes look potentially vegetarian, and the apple, celery, walnut and grape salad (&pound;6.75) might even be vegan.  The menu we saw was different from the one on the website, and included a seasonal-sounding dish (summer vegetable and herb soup, &pound;4.75), so it looks like they change it about a bit.

Kake had the smoked mackerel terrine with caper berries and toast (&pound;5.50); it was more substantial than expected, with thick-cut white toast and generous slices of terrine.  The terrine itself was quite acceptable, with nice big chunks of mackerel; it's a shame that it arrived fridge-cold, since it was much nicer once it'd warmed up a bit.  The caper berries were tasty too.  [[Bob]] had the pork and leek sausage sandwich (&pound;8.50 with chips, &pound;6.50 without) followed by the almond tart with double cream (&pound;4.50).

Wireless internet access is available (though not tested by us); ask for details at the bar.  There are seats and tables outside for the smokers to retreat to.  There is also a cat, a piano, and a selection of board games.  I assume you're allowed to play the board games, but I'm not sure about the piano.

See also:
* [http://fancyapint.com/pub/553 Fancyapint review]
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/29883/ Beer In The Evening comments]
* [http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/venue/2:29607/william-iv Time Out review]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2006/mar/18/restaurants1 Guardian review]
* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/266400#PlaceReviews Qype comments]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and [[Bob]], 31 July 2007.</div>

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