Roast Dinners in London

Roast Dinners in London
To-do List
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To-do List

Everyone needs a to-do list. And all of these venues will have their roast dinners reviewed at some point. Think I should add somewhere to the list? Then do get in touch, click here to e-mail me or leave a comment, or tweet, facebook, send a pigeon or even gram me.

Now also featuring recommender.

Prospect Of Whitby – Wapping
The Ned, Bank
The Connaught Grill, Park Lane
Rules, The Strand (Monday to Sunday!)
Tapping The Admiral, Kentish Town
Brook House, Fulham
The Duke Of Sussex, Chiswick
Duck & Waffle, Liverpool Street
The Gardener’s, Southfields (recommended by https://twitter.com/janewest73)
Story Cellar, Soho (recommended by Ruth via Facebook)
No Fifty Cheyne, Chelsea (my choice)
Gengelly’s @ Earl Of Derby, Nunhead (via London Popups)
The Hound, Chiswick (my discovery, via Londonist)
The Dove, Hammersmith (re-visit)
Fern, Croydon (my discovery)
Ember Yard, Soho (my discover, via Twitter)
The Old Ship, Hackney (Chaz)
The Chequers, Walthamstow (Alison, via comments here)
Ling Ling’s @ The Bluecoats, Tottenham (via Time Out…yeah I know).
The Royal Oak, Watford (Chef Mikey on the Grim)
Bolland & Crust, Wood Green (Sian’s neighbours)
Bread Street Kitchen, Bank (regular accomplice)
Meraki, Fitzrovia (regular accomplice)
Temper, Covent Garden (2nd visit)
Starling Bistro, Esher (Mike & Elena)
The European, Leytonstone (just random browsing)
The Lord Southampton, Belsize Park (via Camdenist)
Slow Burn, Walthamstow (regular accomplice)
The Kerfield Arms, Camberwell (my discovery)
Kerridge’s Bar & Grill, Charing Cross (boss)
Kapara, Soho (my discovery)
The Alma, Crystal Palace
The Salusbury, Queen’s Park
The George, Great Portland Street
Hat & Feathers, Clerkenwell (Londonist)
The Clement Attlee, Limehouse
The Black Eel, Dalston (my discovery)
The Pig’s Head, Clapham (supertedbaker)
The Telegraph, Putney Heath
Island, King’s Cross
The Wheatsheaf, Tooting
Hawksmoor, St Pancras (launching soon, via press reports)
The Red Setter, Clapham Junction (via No Hurry on Reddit London)
Ekstedt, Whitehall (via league of roasts)
Out-back at Hawke Pub, Hackney… (contacted me though read on London Popups)
Upstairs @ Trinity, Clapham (Angus)
Darby’s, Battersea (Angus)
Meli Melo, Brick Lane (Reddit)

Any comments?

  • By Darcey on April 26th, 2025 at 9:06 AM:

    Please can you review the hangover bowl roast at Lagom! Also as a Northerner who has recently moved here I am severely disappointed by how expensive roast are in London. Do you have any cheap recommendations near Bermondsey ?

    • By Lord Gravy on April 26th, 2025 at 9:33 AM:

      Hello fellow northerner and welcome to the world of £30 roast dinners 🙂

      I did a guide on affordable (but good) roasts a couple of years ago, it should still be valid – https://rdldn.co.uk/affordable-roast-dinners-in-london-2023/. The Gladstone Arms would be your closest – though it’s Indian flavoured, so not exactly traditional.

      I went to Lagom, yikes, pre-pandemic, and found it excessively salty – https://rdldn.co.uk/eat-lagom-hackney-church-brew-co-hackney/. Didn’t know they were doing roasts again. I know their meat is gorgeous so I wouldn’t want to put you off going…my review is from 6 years ago! If you do go, let me know what you think please 😉

  • By Caroline on March 28th, 2025 at 8:52 PM:

    Would love to read your review of the recentlyish renovated The Royal Forest in Chingford.

    • By Lord Gravy on April 2nd, 2025 at 10:01 AM:

      1 hour and 40 minutes away from where I live…I’m going to need some evidence that I should add this to my to-do list!

  • By Alison Garner on January 25th, 2025 at 7:40 PM:

    Please review the Chequers in Walthamstow, my personal fave is the beef – must have the Cauliflower Cheese.
    I await with roast bated breath.

    • By Lord Gravy on January 26th, 2025 at 9:40 AM:

      Gosh if only everyone on the tube had roast bated breath…the dreams. Consider it on my to-do list, I do like a visit or three to Walthamstow.

  • By Em on November 25th, 2024 at 10:50 PM:

    Could I please suggest “The old king’s head” in London Bridge. Less than £15 a roast. Great service, good ale.

    • By Lord Gravy on December 6th, 2024 at 10:49 AM:

      Well, you may suggest it and it looks like a proper pub…but the only image of the roast on Google Maps looks rather scary!

  • By Shyam on August 18th, 2024 at 3:33 PM:

    Just been to the Parakeet in Kentish Town, roast beef was on point. Recommend adding to the to-do list Lord Gravy!

    • By Lord Gravy on August 25th, 2024 at 10:10 AM:

      I’ve been…and they didn’t do roast potatoes! https://rdldn.co.uk/the-parakeet-kentish-town/

      Gorgeous venue though, I do need to go back during the week one time.

  • By Mark on January 16th, 2024 at 3:44 PM:

    Might I suggest “The Open Page” in Earlsfield? After doing the rounds all over SW London trying to find a good roast, I found this place literally 2 mins from my front door and it instantly became my go-to by a long, long way. Their sticky toffee pudding is awesome too.

  • By Claire on January 4th, 2024 at 10:19 PM:

    The Prince up near Wood Green / Bounds Green (N22) apparently does a cracking roast – we’re trying it on Sunday!

    • By Lord Gravy on January 15th, 2024 at 8:20 AM:

      How was it? I have friends in Wood Green so maybe I might add it to my to-do list (and their’s!)

  • By Gareth Williams on December 9th, 2023 at 5:52 PM:

    The Hare & Billet in Blackheath does a simply marvellous Sunday Roast. Lovely views over the Heath and a mere ten minute walk from Lewisham DLR, or a 15 minute walk from Cutty Sark DLR should you prefer a more picturesque pre-roast amble.

    • By Lord Gravy on December 10th, 2023 at 9:05 AM:

      Oooh and now I live in south London, its only an hour to get to, instead of an hour and twenty! I like the look of their gravy so it can go on the to-do list…thanks!

  • By Lord Gravy on March 30th, 2023 at 9:13 AM:

    Oh that’s exciting to hear…I might have to bump it up my priority list. Thanks for advising and keep roasting 🙂

  • By Mischa and Dan on March 26th, 2023 at 3:00 PM:

    My mate and I literally just had a Mondo Sando roast in Camberwell.
    It is the one.

  • By Jonathan Brooks on January 22nd, 2023 at 12:30 PM:

    I strongly recommend Tapping The Admiral in Kentish Town. A great atmospheric backstreet boozer with amazing sunday roasts.

    • By Lord Gravy on January 24th, 2023 at 7:19 PM:

      That’s a good shout – I actually had one from there during the lockdown days when they were doing takeaways. Will add it to the list!

  • By Catherine on November 27th, 2022 at 11:50 AM:

    You should try Maggie Jones’ off High Street Ken. Has roasts all week (mostly game) and classic roasts on weekends.

    Bit old school though in that you only get yorkshire pud with the beef.

    • By Lord Gravy on December 2nd, 2022 at 7:54 PM:

      Great suggestions – looks like my kind of place. Wonder how many mentions of another Maggie I’d manage in the same review though…eeeek.

  • By Tess on October 31st, 2022 at 10:08 AM:

    Shocked to my core that I can’t find The Red Lion & Sun in Highgate mentioned on this website 😉

    • By Lord Gravy on November 1st, 2022 at 6:33 PM:

      Yeah that is quite an oversight, isn’t it? They used to be on my to-do list…not sure what happened! Have added again.

  • By Shyam Hegde on October 2nd, 2022 at 3:03 PM:

    Just been to the Cleveland Arms in Paddington – highly recommend the pork belly!

    • By Lord Gravy on October 5th, 2022 at 7:40 AM:

      That is a really good shout…and in a convenient area for me too! Definitely adding to the list.

  • By Shyam Hegde on September 11th, 2022 at 8:32 AM:

    Check out the Westbourne. Not the biggest of portions, but the roast beef is always on point, good roast potatoes and homemade horseradish…. Starting to become a bit pricey however.

    https://www.thewestbourne.com/

    • By Lord Gravy on September 11th, 2022 at 8:49 AM:

      That’s a good shout – I’m surprised that I’ve never been there!

  • By That silly american on February 9th, 2022 at 3:44 PM:

    Sorry…..I was referring to the Mayflower.

    • By Lord Gravy on February 16th, 2022 at 6:22 PM:

      Yikes…not sure I can promise to hold it until 2023…but we will do something 😉

  • By Lord Gravy on February 3rd, 2022 at 5:17 PM:

    Well I’d be honoured to go for a roast dinner with you…but which of the 75 places on the to-do list are you referring to?!

  • By That silly american on February 3rd, 2022 at 5:13 PM:

    You should hold off on this one. I may visit next year and what better place to have a roast with a goofy American than at the pub one of his ancestors may have had their last proper pint in before heading to the new world. Granted we’ve screwed most everything up from that point forward, but still.

  • By Marios Kyprianou on September 12th, 2021 at 1:12 PM:

    The Albert Arms, 1 Gladstone St, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6EY

    • By Lord Gravy on September 13th, 2021 at 5:15 PM:

      I’ve already been! But it is very good 🙂 https://rdldn.co.uk/the-albert-arms-elephant-castle/

  • By Dom on September 27th, 2020 at 5:07 PM:

    The mayflower in Rotherhithe, fab roast

    • By Lord Gravy on October 1st, 2020 at 5:19 PM:

      Good shout…I’ve been told multiple times this is a very good roast…I’ve finally added it to the to-do list.

  • By Marios Kyprianou on September 19th, 2020 at 5:10 PM:

    The Black Dog Beer House
    17 Albany Rd, Brentford TW8 0NF

    • By Lord Gravy on September 24th, 2020 at 6:43 AM:

      Brentford IS the new Peckham.

  • By Bethan on February 26th, 2020 at 6:19 AM:

    The Talbot N1 is not on your lists that I can see? You need to be quick on this one though as the chef is moving on soon but best Yorkshire puds!

    • By Lord Gravy on February 28th, 2020 at 7:45 PM:

      Well it is on my list now – looks like a good tip, thanks. However – I do have 120+ other places on there 😉

  • By George on November 4th, 2018 at 1:10 AM:

    The East India Club
    St. James’s Square
    SW1

    Absolutely the best roast dinner in London. Served tableside from a massive silver trolley. All the gravy you want!!! Fantastic roast potatoes and parsnips. You can even get an extra Yorkshire pud. Followed by magnificent British cheeses.

    • By Lord Gravy on November 6th, 2018 at 9:25 PM:

      Sounds awesome. But how does a fat, scruffy northern slob like me get in?!