Sunday Roasts: Where to Book Across the Cities

Three very different Sunday lunches in and around Birmingham: a Marston's pub roast out in Rednal, a halal roast with Mediterranean touches, and a canal-side restaurant menu at Brindley Place. Here is what each is good for, where it sits, and what to settle before you book.

Brighton's Sunday roast is a booking decision as much as a menu one: the best tables go early, the roast runs out, and kitchens close sooner than you think. Here are three pubs worth planning around, what each is good for, and how to choose between a central dining room and a short trip out.

Cambridge does Sunday roast in three modes: a riverside table at Millworks, a straightforward pub plate at the Robin Hood, and a drive-out gastro or fusion roast. Here is what each is good for, the dish to order and when to book.

Sunday lunch in Canterbury comes down to two Shepherd Neame pubs in the centre and a bit of timing. Here is what to expect from the kitchen at The Parrot or The Shakespeare, how to book, and when to dodge the Buttermarket crowd.

Chester's Sunday lunch splits into two clear camps: help-yourself carvery and pub roasts on the edge of town, and sit-down Sunday menus in the centre. Here is what each is good for, how to book, and the trade-offs worth knowing before you pick a table.

Sunday roast in Dover means choosing between a Whitfield carvery, a village pub with a beer garden in Temple Ewell and a country inn at Martin. Here is what each is good for, when Sunday food stops and how to plan the drive.

Keswick does Sunday lunch best in its town-centre pubs, where roast beef, lamb and Yorkshire puddings sit alongside cask ale. This guide sorts the options by occasion, explains how far ahead to book, and flags the trade-offs so your post-fell lunch does not become a queue.

Leeds does Sunday roast in three distinct registers: a city-centre restaurant that opens for Sunday lunch only, a dockside pub reported to start at noon, and a pub out in Roundhay. Here is what each puts on the plate, what it costs and when you need to book.

Liverpool's Sunday roast scene splits into two clear choices: a steakhouse lunch built on dry-aged beef, or a traditional pub plate with all the trimmings. This guide compares Hawksmoor and Ma Boyle's, explains what lands on the plate, and covers bookings, timing and the sides worth ordering.

Two Newcastle addresses do a Sunday roast properly: The Broad Chare on the Quayside for bar snacks, beef and lamb with a proper pint, and Dobson & Parnell on Queen Street for a calmer quayside set lunch. Here is what each is good for, what the plates look like, and how to weigh the bar-snacks strategy against the cost.

Nottingham does Sunday lunch in three registers: refined plates in the city centre, proper pub roasts in the suburbs, and carveries built for big tables. This guide sorts the pubs and restaurants by the decision you're actually making, says where each one sits, and flags the trade-offs before you book.

Two straightforward pubs for a Stratford Sunday roast: The Red Lion at Bridge Foot for bottomless trimmings and all-day roasts, and the Rose & Crown on Sheep Street for a wider spread of meats and veggie options. Here is what each puts on the plate and how to choose.

Whitby gives you a straight choice on a Sunday: a traditional roast with all the trimmings, or fish and seafood with the harbour in view. This guide covers three places to book, what each is good for, when the Sunday kitchen runs, and how to pick between them for families, couples and dogs.

Eleven places for the best Sunday roast in York, sorted by what you actually want: a city-centre pub with Minster views, a smart hotel dining room, a group-friendly sharing roast or a village inn a short drive out.

Derry's Sunday lunch is a short list, not a long one: a city-centre restaurant on Strand Road, a bar and grill across the Peace Bridge, and a daytime stop in the Craft Village. Here is where each sits, when the kitchen runs and which one suits your table.

A short, practical guide to Sunday roast in Aberdeen: the city-centre restaurants and out-of-town rooms worth booking, how short Sunday sittings work, what to expect on the plate, and which option suits a table for two or a family group.

Fort William is not a carvery town, so a Sunday roast here means choosing between a walk-in High Street lunch, a roast pork or turkey bap, and a booked hotel table. Here is what each option actually serves, how summer booking works, and where to eat with walkers and hill traffic in mind.

Inverness does Sunday lunch in three distinct ways: a walk-in carvery inside the castle experience, a two-course riverbank lunch that rewards booking, and a music-led pub where the roast is not really the point. Here is how to pick between them.

Oban is a seafood town first, so Sunday lunch here is more often pub classics made with Scottish ingredients than a carved trolley. This guide covers where to eat, who takes bookings, and how to time it around ferries and trains.

Stirling's Sunday roast choice is small and specific: one dependable family-friendly pub on Drip Road, a Balloch alternative worth the drive if you want unlimited trimmings, and a short list of things to confirm before you set off.

A Sunday roast is a plated meal of roasted meat, crisp-edged potatoes, vegetables, gravy and often Yorkshire pudding, served on Sundays in pubs and restaurants. This guide explains the courses, the meats, the trimmings that decide whether it works, and how to read a Sunday menu before you book a table.