From The Tamil Crown’s spicy Sunday fare to Blacklock’s bottomless pudding, you’re sure to become a regular at these spots.
A good Sunday roast is a ritual to the British. The crisp edge of the roast potatoes, the glaze on the vegetables and the lashings of gravy are all components of the ideal Sunday roast. Some may argue the best roast dinner is the one you make at home, but if you do wish to go to one of London’s many restaurants to partake in this tradition, it’s important the meal hits the mark.
From fusion roasts to elevated takes on this British classic, L360 has rounded up the most delicious Sunday roasts in London.
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The Fat Badger, Notting Hill
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Margot Robbie cites the Fat Badger — a restaurant tucked above Canteen on Portobello Road that’s quickly becoming the city’s hottest reservation — as her favourite London pub. The set Sunday lunch menu comes with small sharing plates, a main with all the trimmings and a dessert for £65.
Diners say the quality of ingredients at the Fat Badger makes for an elevated roast. Expect seasonal produce, mouth-watering combinations and a decadent sweet treat to polish it all off.
The Devonshire, Soho
Best for a special occasion
A reservation here might be as difficult to get as an Hermès handbag, but if you do manage get a table, you’re in for a treat. Opt for a three-course set menu for £60 per person or choose from the a la carte menu. Dishes include classics like a smoked salmon or white crab starter, a rib of beef main and your choice of pudding, such as a classic sticky toffee pudding or a chocolate mousse. What makes this place special is that, while the venue is located inside a pub, a saunter upstairs leads you to a stunning room dotted with tables covered with pristine white tablecloths, each with the signature handwritten menu on it.
Reservations open a few weeks in advance, so keep an eye out on the website to secure your spot.
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The Spaniards Inn, Hampstead
Best for cosy Sundays
This quaint spot in Hampstead is ideal after a long Sunday walk on the Heath, though there’s an on-site car park if the weather doesn’t hold up. This cosy spot has historic period features and a charming allure. Expect a roast of your choice, with all the trimmings, best rounded off with the warming apple and spiced rhubarb crumble.
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Blacklock, multiple locations
Best for a pudding-lovers
Meat takes centre stage at Blacklock, where whole joints are roasted over hot coals and English oak, enhancing the flavour. The beef, lamb and pork are all served with a Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, veggies and lashings of gravy. There’s a vegetarian option, too — a barbecued cauliflower chop roast with meat-free trimmings that’s sure to satisfy even the hungriest of diners.
Any pudding fiends will find it difficult to say no to the signature pudding here — a white chocolate cheesecake with seasonal berries that’s dished up tableside (and worry not, the waiting staff don’t stint on the portion sizes).
The Tamil Crown, Angel
Best for a fusion twist
The Tamil Prince and The Tamil Crown are the jewels in the crown of London’s Indian-inspired restaurants. Promising a roast with an Eastern twist, The Tamil Crown serves up a spicy, tangy take on this British classic. Choose from a vegetarian curry, masala chicken, masala lamb shank or a sea bream — set on a thali brimming with Indian classics, including stir-fried cabbage, gobi 65 (deep-fried cauliflower), mango pickle, roast potatoes, flaky buttery roti and poppadoms to name but a few.
To end with a sweet treat, opt for a gulab jamun, mango lassi or shrikhand (a sweetened, strained yogurt).
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The Queens, Primrose Hill
Best for bargain-seekers
Looking for a classic roast with all the trimmings and no fuss? The Queens in Primrose Hill at the top of Regent’s Park offers up classic options like a slow-cooked pork belly, rump of country beef or half roast chicken — paired with garlic and rosemary potatoes, maple-roasted carrots, hispi cabbage and crushed celeriac.
If you’ve still got space for a dessert, the miso sticky toffee pudding is a must try for a classic with an umami twist.
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Ekstedt at the Yard, Embankment
Best for sharing
Ekstedt takes inspiration from Nordic dishes to create the sharing Sunday roast of your dreams. Choose from a wood-oven braised beef short rib or a fire-cooked leg of lamb, among others — all to be shared. Each is served with some atypical accoutrements; hasselback potatoes, a wood-oven roast apple with spices and a fresh green salad. The Nordic inspiration seeps through to the dessert menu, where one of the highlights is the Nordic sticky rye pudding — a great way to round off a Sunday feast.
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Mount St. Restaurant, Mayfair
Best for experimental foodies
Not every Sunday roast in London is what you expect. Mount St Restaurant is located above The Audley Public House, a buzzing pub in Mayfair. The restaurant is an upmarket cosy hideaway — the perfect spot after a morning of shopping in the city — and the Sunday menu includes classics like roast beef or a lamb rack with mint jelly. Unexpected menu items, however, include a lobster pie for two, dover sole or, for veggies, a roasted cauliflower with curry sauce.
Those who dine here should take a moment to admire the art on the walls. The restaurant and its private rooms are home to more than 200 pieces of art by the likes of Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse and Lucian Freud. Even the floor of the dining room is an on-site commission by American artist Rashid Johnson titled ‘Broken Floor.’
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Roast, London Bridge
Best for kids
As its name suggests, roasts are served in this city-centre eatery all year long. Options include roast beef, pork belly and even a nut roast for vegetarians and vegans. Children can choose from chicken or beef, or perhaps sausage and mash might be more likely to tickle their taste buds. There’s also a halal menu, which features items such as a sage and onion stuffed Cumbrian chicken and a sea bass fillet.
Berners Tavern, Soho
Best for a splurge
If you’re looking for an extra special Sunday roast, Berners Tavern is a London institution. Known for serving classic, elegant British fare in a dining room studded with pieces of art, this is by no means a casual affair. The Sunday set menu costs £45 for two courses and £55 for three. The Berners Tavern pork and pistachio pie is an unmissable starter, and the sirloin beef is always cooked to perfection.
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Mildreds, multiple locations
Best for a veggie Sunday roast
Plant-based foodies should unquestionably have Mildreds firmly on their radar. The Christmas menu includes a choice between a plant-based chick+n, bakon and leek lattice or a harissa carrot loaf, served with a mammoth number of sides; roast potatoes, carrots and parsnips, sweet potato and chestnut stuffing, creamed cabbage and cauliflower cheese.
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