The Best Spots In London For A Sunday Roast

Acme Fire Cult puts its own spin on Sunday lunch with a grilled and smoked meat platter designed for sharing. Priced at £39 per person, it features a changing line-up of meats including Westholme wagyu rump, Tamworth pork belly, herb-fed chicken skewer, lamb chops and Cotechino sausage. Chapa roast potatoes and cabbage accompany the platter, while salsa roja and gooseberry ketchup provide a punchy alternative to traditional roast condiments. The restaurant’s live-fire cooking gives the meal a distinctly barbecue-led feel, and its large heated alfresco terrace means there’s space to settle in whatever the weather. 

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Popular Newington Green newcomer the Golden Tooth is making a name for itself with a Sunday roast menu that balances classic accompaniments with less expected cuts and combinations. Mains include Dexter picanha with horseradish crème fraîche, rolled pork loin with crisp crackling and Merguez sausage, Yorkshire hogget belly with mint sauce, and corn-fed poussin with wild garlic. Beef-fat roast potatoes, buttered seasonal greens, oversized Yorkshire puddings and cauliflower cheese round things off. The wine list is another draw, with sommelier Charlie Carr championing a selection that is 80% English wines.

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Maison François is bringing a French touch to the British Sunday roast with Le Grand Roast, a sharing feast created by executive chef partner Matthew Ryle and his team. Designed for at least two people to share, it features 40-day dry-aged beef rump, roast suckling pig with golden crackling and stuffed saddle of rabbit. The accompaniments are equally distinctive: Yorkshire puddings topped with garlicky escargots, crisp pommes paillasson, seasonal vegetables from Flourish Farm and silky cauliflower gratin. Individual chicken, pork and beef roasts are also available. Look out for the roaming condiment trolley, stocked with everything from dijon mustard to béarnaise – and a Sunday wine list featuring fine and rare bottles at half their usual list price.

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If you’re yet to make it to 2026’s hottest opening, here’s the perfect excuse to check it out. Part of Nick Jones’s mega St Clement hotel off the Strand, Café Clement is its beautiful restaurant. On Sundays, Café Clément’s lunch offering comprises a set menu that begins with a selection of starters to share, followed by a choice of whole roasts. Options include wild turbot, Cornish Red chicken and Somerset lamb. Grab a table on the covered, heated terrace for a side order of excellent people watching.

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Peckham hotspot Hausu has just added Sunday lunch, with head chef and co-founder Holly Middleton-Joseph putting a fire-led spin on the roast. Whole cuts are cooked over fire, roasted or braised and served sharing-style, with the menu changing weekly according to what suppliers have available. Expect dishes such as brown sugar and mustard-roasted hare with bacon and tarragon, overnight-braised hogget with turnips and green hot sauce, or ex-dairy beef with black lime and fermented chilli butter. There’s a mushroom ragu for vegetarians, alongside roasted Empress potatoes with Hausu’s own potato dust. Bloody Marys and records complete the set-up.

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Communal dining is central to The Camberwell Arms, whose family-style Sunday lunches are legendary. The menu offers a choice of roasts with a little more character than the usual selection. Options include spiced roast chicken with cavolo nero, chilli and schmaltz yoghurt; beef, ale and bone marrow pie with buttered greens; Tamworth pork with red cabbage, cider and burnt apple; and lamb with purple sprouting broccoli, pecorino crème fraîche and crumbs. All are served with a side of the pub’s cracking roast potatoes. It’s a particularly good choice if you’re looking to book a long lunch with friends, as the dishes are designed to be passed around the table.

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At The Connaught Grill, Sunday lunch comes with a touch of tableside theatre. Start with a Bloody Mary before the Hereford beef rib arrives on the restaurant’s restored silver trolley, ready to be carved and served with all the trimmings. Other main courses include organic roast chicken, seabass en croûte and artichoke pie, while sides range from pommes anna to the restaurant’s chips. Save room for dessert: the apple tarte tatin is flambéed at the table and served with crème fraîche ice-cream and cider sauce.

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Dean Street Townhouse serves its Sunday roast from 12pm to 5pm, with a menu that puts a polished spin on familiar British favourites. Choose Black Angus sirloin with horseradish and gravy, rare-breed pork belly with apple sauce, or a celeriac and artichoke pithivier for a vegetarian alternative. Sides include crisp roast potatoes, carrots, parsnips, cauliflower gratin and steamed spinach, allowing diners to build their own plate. The dessert menu sticks to nostalgic British classics, with sticky toffee pudding and steamed syrup sponge with custard among the options.

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Bermondsey’s Dockley Road Kitchen has launched a Sunday roast menu built around seasonal produce and carefully sourced ingredients. Meat comes from local butcher Farmer Tom Jones, while vegetables are supplied by neighbouring businesses at Spa Terminus. Sunday options include Hubbard chicken with bread sauce and Galloway beef with horseradish, both served with Yorkshire pudding, carrots, roast potatoes and stuffing. There’s also a fish dish and a vegetable-led option of Pink Panther squash with spelt, cavolo nero and hazelnut. For dessert, choose chocolate terrine with whipped cream and brandy prune or lemon sorbet.

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