The Best Sunday Roasts in London

Fallow - St. James

Creative, sustainable, stylish, and delicious, Haymarket’s Fallow provides a trendy, yet classy British dining experience with an ambient, post-industrial interior. The and open pass, zero waste and nose-to-tail ethos add to the modern feel. With reasonable prices considering the high quality ingredients and warm, convivial service. 

Their Sunday roasts include dairy cow rump, rolled pork belly, maitake mushroom, dairy cow fillet and lamb leg served with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, glazed carrots, braised red cabbage, greens and gravy. It's fantastic offer which is why Sundays are famously hard to book for and manically busy. My recommendation? Sit on the counter. Better service, more ambience, and you can watch the chefs work. 

The George - Fitzrovia

A grand, historic pub on Great Portland Street, the 18th-century, Grade II listed gastro offers a lively drinking experience downstairs and a refined, traditional British dining experience upstairs, complete with traditional furnishings that bring class to the booziness, and decadence to the simple. The George will have you transported to a time gone by yet with all the familiar comforts of a modern, tarted-up gastropub. 

Sundays come with a range of apetisers that offer variations on classics, like Welsh rarebit croquettes, black pudding Scotch egg, and red curry pork scratchings, and of course, their roasts. Options include Cumbrian native rump of beef with bone marrow gravy and horseradish cream, slow roasted chicken with sage & onion stuffed leg and bread sauce, a whole shoulder of lamb with garlic & herb sauce (by far the most expensive option at £75 but intended for sharing with gravy for two or three) and mushroom & celeriac Pithivier for the veggies and vegans amongst us.

The Bull & Last - Highgate

Once an old Victorian pub, now a Michelin-recommended restaurant, The Bull & Last is one of the best dining pubs in London. With a focus on quality ingredients, healthy portion sizes, and reproducing faithful pub classics with a modern, artistic hand. With guest rooms available and its proximity to Hampstead Heath, this has over the last decade become an unwavering hotspot. 

Their Sunday roast, definitely one of the best in the capital, comes with several meat options including English Lamb Rump, Sirloin of Shorthorn Beef, and an Aubergine Parmigiana Wellington for veggies and vegans. All come with the fluffiest of Yorkshire puddings, and proper gravy. Their rationalised presentation takes the loftiness of fine dining but with portions that would please the average joe. A great balance.

The Princess of Shoreditch - Old Street

Just on the Shoreditch/City border, tucked behind the Kingsland Road, in what would be considered by many to be the trendy capital of London, it’s a mighty challenge for any pub to stand out from the hoard. The Princess of Shoreditch doesn’t only stand out, but stands far above any in the area, for its 2 AA Rosettes weren’t earned for nothing.

Their selection of meets for Sunday roasts include Yorkshire Dales sirloin of beef (with a delicious horseradish cream), Free-range chicken, Plantation pork loin, and walnut and apricot nut roast for the veggies, and all properly garnished, this is where British food hit maximum class. 

The Jugged Hare - Barbican

While not cheap, it certainly is a massive treat. Pushing the boundaries and expectations of British food, The Jugged Hare innovates with its selection of unusual accompaniments for roast dinners. Smoked cod’s roe, whipped salt fish, caper hash browns, baked sea snails, Middle White pork & peppercorn terrine, all seem unlikely pairings for a traditional roast dinner. The Jugged Hare doesn’t care, but instead relies on its knowledge and confidence to know what works and what doesn’t. 

Unusually still, they serve Sunday roast from the rotisserie: Suffolk free range chicken, pigs in blankets (all year round), sage stuffing and bread sauce. Otherwise, their classics of 45 day aged Longhorn beef, Tamworth pork belly, and Welsh leg of lamb make for one of the best roast dinners in the capital. All served with yorkies, duck fat roast potatoes, seasonal veg, and rotisserie gravy, the roasts on offer at the Hare are nothing short of sublime.

The Three Stags - Lambeth

The gem of Kennington, The Three Stags are roast dinner specialists, serving more bougie takes on classic British food with a classy, considered wine list to match. An authentic gastropub just a walk from the Imperial War Museum, the spot is cherished by locals for its focus on ethically-sourced ingredients and sustainable vision, and an interior with great attention to detail. 

The Rookery - Clapham Common

There are few spots more suited to the area that they are in than The Rookery. It is leafy and trendy Clapham at its finest. The ideal spot to end up after a Sunday stroll in Clapham’s greenery. For those who came to Clapham to recreate the Surrey life in the city, The Rookery is no doubt known to them well, and there’s no doubt that they’ll keep banging on about the south-facing terrace.

With an ever-changing menu, it’s hard to make specific recommendations, but their Sunday roasts are a major selling point. The meat choices are typically roast rump of Longhorn beef, their signature slow-roasted pork belly, Swaledale roast chicken, and of course, homemade nut roast, with all the trimmings. Gravy comes in no short supply, with yorkies large and fluffy enough to soak it up. 

Note: the kitchen is closed for the summer and reopens in Autumn