Clerkenwell
Quality Chop House is a Victorian dining room in Clerkenwell, and its Grade II-listed wooden booths make Sunday lunch feel like an occasion. On Sundays it...
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Best roast dinners in London
Beth's pick of London's best Sunday roasts, from classic pub roasts to Indian, Caribbean, Cantonese and vegan versions.
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Best roast dinners in London
Beth's pick of London's best Sunday roasts, from classic pub roasts to Indian, Caribbean, Cantonese and vegan versions.
Central London
Chapter 1 · 7 places
Soho
The Devonshire is a Soho pub with a busy ground-floor bar, white-tablecloth dining rooms upstairs and a roof terrace looking over the Piccadilly Theatre....
Piccadilly Circus · Walk-in
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Borough
Hawksmoor Borough is the Borough Market branch of the steakhouse group, on Winchester Walk near London Bridge. On Sundays they keep it simple and only roast...
London Bridge · Walk-in
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Strand
Simpson's in the Strand first opened in 1828 and has stood at 100 Strand since 1904, and it calls itself the home of the English roast and the silver carving...
Charing Cross / Embankment · Walk-in
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Covent Garden
Cora Pearl is a Covent Garden restaurant in a historic townhouse, a sister to Kitty Fisher's in Mayfair, with plenty of daylight and room between tables. Its...
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Borough Yards
Café François is an all-day French brasserie at Borough Yards, by Borough Market. At Sunday lunch you can have beef sirloin or porchetta, but The Infatuation...
London Bridge · Walk-in
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St James's
Fallow is a St James's restaurant on Haymarket from chefs Jack Croft and Will Murray, with a glossy green marble dining room and a focus on sustainability. The...
Piccadilly Circus · Walk-in
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North London
Chapter 2 · 13 places
Newington Green
The Golden Tooth is a newer gastropub on Green Lanes near Newington Green, from chef Matthew Scott and sommelier Charlie Carr, who were behind Papi. Time Out...
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Islington
The Drapers Arms is a classic Islington gastropub with plain wooden tables, chandeliers, checkerboard floors, log-burners for winter and a small courtyard...
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London
The Bull & Last is a traditional pub on Highgate Road by Parliament Hill Fields, with cask ales and six bedrooms upstairs. The roasts of pork or beef come with...
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Muswell Hill
The Red Lion & Sun is an independent pub in Highgate Village, with two beer gardens and a wood-burning fire, on a site that has had a pub since the 16th...
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Kentish Town
The Parakeet is a Kentish Town pub with stained-glass windows, including one of Jimi Hendrix, and a cosy back dining room. The roast menu features hay-smoked...
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Islington (Baring St)
The Baring is a smart Islington pub and restaurant on Baring Street, and it leans more towards the restaurant. On Sundays, alongside some midweek favourites,...
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Angel
The Tamil Crown is a neighbourhood pub on a leafy street in Angel, from the team behind the Tamil Prince, with a Guinness pint downstairs and a polished dining...
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Camden / Kentish Town Rd
Guanabana is a laid-back Caribbean restaurant on Kentish Town Road with a halal menu, and one of the few halal Sunday roasts in London. Its Island Roast is...
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Essex Road
Ling Ling's is a Cantonese residency from chefs Jenny Phung and James Shepherd, cooking at Godet, a low-key natural wine pub on Essex Road. Their Sunday roast...
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Chalk Farm
LD's Kitchen is a vegan soul-food kitchen now cooking at the Imperial Palace of Big Red, a rock pub on Chalk Farm Road. Its Sunday roast returned on 27...
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Lower Clapton
The Dragon Flame is a live-fire barbecue crew cooking in the kitchen at Star by Hackney Downs, a corner pub on Queensdown Road in Lower Clapton. Their roast...
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Dalston
Acme Fire Cult is Andrew Clarke's live-fire restaurant at the Bootyard on Abbot Street in Dalston, where everything is cooked over open flames. Its Sunday...
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Islington
The Pig & Butcher is a mid-1800s Islington pub with a bright, farmhouse-style interior, and it butchers all its meat on site in a room downstairs. Roasts have...
Angel · Walk-in
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East London
Chapter 3 · 7 places
Canary Wharf
Blacklock's Canary Wharf branch sits under the railway tracks on the North Dock, so expect the odd rumble of trains overhead. The Sunday roast runs all day,...
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Nunhead
The Old Nun's Head is a 1930s pub on Nunhead Green, with a good range of craft ales and a Britney Spears shrine behind the bar. On Sundays the roasts come from...
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Whitechapel
The Marksman is a Hackney Road pub, the first in London to be named Michelin Pub of the Year, with a dog-friendly pub downstairs and a smarter dining room...
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Hoxton
The Macbeth is a revamped Hoxton pub that cooks Portuguese food, with a big Shakespearean mural on the wall. It added a Sunday menu in February 2026, served...
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Fish Island
Inis is a British-Irish café and restaurant on Rookwood Way in Fish Island, Hackney Wick, with a seaweed-green banquette and a dog-friendly welcome. Sunday...
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Columbia Road
The Nelson's is an independent pub off Hackney Road that has been a pub since 1825, and Time Out calls it one of London's finest LGBTQ+ pubs. The roast...
Hoxton (Overground) · Walk-in
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Deptford
Buster Mantis is a restaurant and bar in a Deptford railway arch, and they say their roast is neither a traditional Jamaican nor a British Sunday lunch but...
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South London
Chapter 4 · 3 places
Stockwell
The Canton Arms sits on a busy road between Vauxhall and Stockwell, and the Standard says it still feels closest to a local of all its sister gastropubs....
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Camberwell
The Camberwell Arms looks a little rough from the outside, but inside there is a casual dining room at the back run by former St John cooks. Sunday lunch is...
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Tooting
The Selkirk is a Victorian corner pub in Tooting, open since 1882 and part of a small family-owned group of neighbourhood pubs. The Infatuation describes the...
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West London
Chapter 5 · 7 places
Fulham
The Harwood Arms is London's only Michelin-starred pub, yet at heart it is still a backstreet Fulham pub, known since the 2000s for its venison Scotch eggs....
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Brompton
The Cadogan Arms is a Chelsea pub on the King's Road, on a site where the Rose and Crown first opened in the 1600s. Its menu leans on British produce,...
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Barnes
The Waterman's Arms is a wood-panelled pub overlooking the river in Barnes, with Sam Andrews, formerly of the Camberwell Arms, in the kitchen. The Infatuation...
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North Kensington
Cue Point's Garden Bar Grill & Smokehouse is on Bramley Road in North Kensington, and its garden is the place to be on a warm weekend. The roast is...
Latimer Road · Walk-in
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Chelsea Embankment
Overlooking the Thames and Albert Bridge in Old Chelsea, this restaurant has an open grill, a first-floor dining room and a bar downstairs. Its Sunday roasts...
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Kensington
The Blue Stoops is a Kensington Church Street pub from the Allsopp's brewery family, named after the 18th-century tavern of Jamie Allsopp's ancestor. Time Out...
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Notting Hill
The Mall Tavern is a busy Notting Hill pub on Palace Gardens Terrace that runs monthly quiz, film and chess nights. The Sunday menu covers chicken, beef with...
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Frequently asked questions
When are Sunday roasts served?
Most of these venues serve roasts on Sunday only, usually from midday to mid-afternoon, so check each venue's times on its card. Some run later: The Harwood Arms serves all day until 8.15pm, Blacklock Canary Wharf takes its last seating at 8pm, The Selkirk serves until 9pm and The Mall Tavern until 10.30pm. Guanabana serves its Island Roast on Saturdays as well as Sundays.
Do I need to book?
For the best-known roasts, yes. The Harwood Arms takes bookings a couple of months ahead, and the Canton Arms' lamb shoulder for five sells out quickly. At The Red Lion & Sun, a whole suckling pig has to be ordered in advance.
Where can I find an unusual roast?
The Tamil Crown in Angel serves an Indian roast, Guanabana in Kentish Town does a halal jerk roast, and Ling Ling's at Godet adds Cantonese flavours such as miso gravy. LD's Kitchen at Big Red is fully vegan, Cue Point does an Afghan-Texan barbecue roast, The Macbeth offers piri-piri roast chicken, and Buster Mantis mixes Jamaican and British Sunday lunch.
Is there a roast for vegetarians or vegans?
Yes. LD's Kitchen's roast is entirely plant-based, and several pubs have a vegetarian main, such as Fallow's roast maitake mushroom and The Parakeet's squash wellington.
Where next
Dog-friendly pubs in LondonA pint afterwards, if the dog is coming too.- Heath, Canal and Thames walk pubsA walk first, then a pub at the end.
- North London pubsNorth London pubs when Sunday lunch is not the plan.
More from FairWhere
- East London pubsEast London pubs when the group is starting from that side.
- London parks for groupsA park walk before Sunday lunch.