Where to eat a Sunday roast in a London pub

Roast rib of beef at The Red Lion & Sun in Highgate is £32 this Sunday, and a 681g côte de boeuf for the table is £95. That is roughly the top of the range for a London pub roast. Most of the ones below sit between £25 and £29 a plate.

How we chose: the Top 50 Gastropubs list, Michelin’s 2026 stars, the National Restaurant Awards, Time Out’s gastropub list and The Infatuation’s roast ranking, with prices from each pub’s own Sunday menu where it publishes one.

The Devonshire

Gastropub of the Year at the 2026 National Restaurant Awards and first on the Top 50 Gastropubs list, the Soho pub off Piccadilly Circus serves roast rib of beef on Sundays, and The Infatuation warns that it is hard to book. On a weekday, have the lamb hotpot with creamed leeks and the sticky toffee pudding.

Denman Street, Soho · book well ahead for Sunday

The Harwood Arms

This Fulham pub holds a Michelin star, and on Sunday the kitchen does roasts from noon until 8:15pm. Brett Graham of The Ledbury has been a director since 2009, and the cooking leans on game and wild food. Start with the venison Scotch egg (£12), then two courses at £64.

Walham Grove, Fulham · two courses £64 · roasts all day Sun · book with a card

The Waterman’s Arms

“The best Sunday roast we’ve ever had” is The Infatuation’s verdict on the lamb shoulder for sharing, which comes third on its ranking of London roasts. The Barnes pub butchers whole animals, so the pork collar with pig-skin ragù is the alternative. It sits 9 km west of the centre, by the river.

Lonsdale Road, Barnes · book

The Kerfield Arms

Camberwell’s pub won a star in 2026, and its Sunday menu reads like a normal pub’s at a slightly higher price: Highland rump £28, pork collar £27, chicken £25, or sirloin for two at £78. Have the taramasalata with fried pizza dough (£7) while you wait.

Grove Lane, Camberwell · roasts £25–28 · book

The Camberwell Arms

Time Out ranks it the best gastropub in London, and on Sundays the kitchen, run by former St. JOHN cooks, sends out whole joints to share with beer onions on toast to start. Order for the table rather than one plate each.

Camberwell Church Street · book

The Baring

Sirloin for two is £78 on this Islington pub’s Sunday menu, beef rump £29 and chicken £27, and the Yorkshires are the crisp kind. It is 17th on the Top 50 Gastropubs list. Order the chicken or the sirloin; those are the two that make the roast lists.

Baring Street, Islington · roasts £27–29 · book

The Tamil Crown

Instead of beef, this Angel pub roasts lamb shank or masala chicken on a Sunday, and it is the only roast here built around masala. It is 35th on the Top 50 Gastropubs and books through SevenRooms.

Elia Street, Angel · book on SevenRooms

The Golden Tooth

Porchetta is the Sunday roast at this Newington Green pub, but the reason people talk about it is the red prawn stargazy pie, £52 and big enough for a table. Small plates run £5–18 the rest of the week.

Green Lanes, Newington Green · stargazy pie £52 · book

The Marksman

On Hackney Road, Sunday is a set menu, £42 for two courses or £48 for three, and the brown butter and honey tart should be one of them. The pub says it was the first in London to win Michelin’s Pub of the Year.

Hackney Road · Sunday set £42 · closed Mon · book on OpenTable

The Red Lion & Sun

Highgate’s gastropub posts a new menu by 11am every day, and on Sunday it runs from braised lamb shank (£29) to the vegetable and chestnut roast (£22) for anyone not eating meat. Have the rib of beef if you only come once. Groups are capped at eight.

North Road, Highgate · roasts £22–32 · daily noon–10pm food · book

Checked October 2026.