Monday, April 28, 2025

Sunday roast in London – Five of the best

Not for vegetarians

Meat with gravy, roasted potato, Yorkshire pudding and vegs. Britain´s celebrated food tradition

sunday roast in london

Smokehouse, Islington. This is a gastro-pub dishing up barbequed flavours and smoked and grilled meats alongside over 60 craft beers. Smokehouse lives up to its namesake and is a place where Sunday Roast in London have a edge. Particularly as the carefully sourced meat is smoked in-house. The slow-smoked shoulder is heavenly, served with traditional trimmings, honey mustard carrots and duck fat greens. Smokehouse has been serving British-inspired dishes since 2013.
Address: 63-69 Canonbury Road, London N1 2DG. Tube: Highbury and Islington

sunday roast in London

Find Aside in Peckham

You will need Google Map to find this tiny little spot if you´re not a local. At Aside the menue focuses on seasonal ingrediences. The Sunday roasts are served with roast potatoes and xtra-large Yorkshire pudding and charred carrot. A seriously good roast discreetly down a back street in Peckham.
Address: 56 Goldsmith Road, SE15 5TF. Peckham Overground

The Guinea Grill in Mayfair

This is a traditional Mayfair pub and steakhouse with some extraordinary meat for Sundays. Hearty beef, pork belly, rack of lamb and sirloin served with beef dripping gravy, Yorkshire pudding, onions with bacon and variety of vegetables. The Guinea pub has been here since 1423. The blue cheese, truffle and walnut gratin ensures Veggies are not missed out. Address: 30 Bruton Place, Mayfair, W1J 6NL. Tube: Green Park

Roast at Borough Food Market

This place has the clue in the name. At Roast they are serious about aiming for the best Sunday roast. Based in the Borough Market, Britain´s oldest food market, the main ingredients are right on the doorstep. Dishes from the traditional roast beef to seafood and organic salads. Brunch on Saturday and Sunday Roast.
Address: The Floral Hall, Stoney St, London SE1 1TL

sunday roast in London
Meats are carved on a silver trolley by your table.

Posh Carvery in Covent Garden

Simpson´s in the Strand has served roasts since 1848. Unlike most carveries, at this posh place Scottish beef and Welch lamb are carved on a silver trolley by your table. Historic Simpson´s use to be home of chess and a favorite haunt for Sherlock Holmes. Now it´s all about carving meat every day. A 30 day dry aged roast rib beef served from the trolley with all the trimmings costs 42 pounds.
Address: 100 Strand, London WC2R 0EW

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Simpsons in the Strand; The meat couldn´t look better
Gudmund Lindbaek
Gudmund Lindbaek
Journalist founded King Goya online travel magazine. Meeting people for engaging stories. I´m off to uncover the best strategies for long life living. This is part of my venture “Around the World in 80 Lanes” – about travel, run sprint, staying fit! I just want a tiny slice of adventures to feel alive, and then excited to return home.

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