Top 10 Restaurants for Sunday Roast in SW London and Surrey

1 The Lass O’ Richmond Hill, Richmond

Located just a stone’s throw from Richmond Gate, the Lass O’ Richmond Hill is a dog-friendly, village-style pub with warm hearths and an elegant yet welcoming ambiance. The food menu is expertly curated by their Head Chef, using seasonal British ingredients, including hand-foraged nettles from Norfolk Broads and sustainably-sourced game. The Sunday roast menu is extensive, with special mention going to the 35-day aged Angus rump of beef. There’s also options of a garlic and thyme half Sutton Hubbard chicken and rolled prochetta with apple and sage. For the herbivores, you have the choice of a delicious vegan wellington, replete with mushroom, spinach, carrot and rapeseed oil roast potatoes.

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2 The Bobbin, Clapham 

With its very many pubs (we’ve got the whole list of the best!) Clapham may be as well a capital district of Sunday roasts. The Bobbin, your human-and-dog-friendly neighbourhood pub, normally boasts a menu filled with all the flavours of the Med but on the weekends, they also add a touch of British-ness with the roast rump of beef, horseradish, and Yorkshire pudding, accompanied by roast potatoes, mashed potato, carrots, sauteed greens and jus. Yum.  

3 The Abbeville, Clapham 

Another of Clapham’s favourites, charmingly rustic The Abbeville has roasts galore. Hunker down in its cosy nooks by the open fire and choose between beef with Yorkshire pudding, pork belly with apple sauce (that’s the gluten-free option), chicken with bread sauce and the veggie roast of mushroom and nuts! The Abbeville also shows all the best action if sports are your thing.

4 The Lillie Langtry, Fulham

With delightful twists on classic British dishes, The Lillie Langtry brings shades of elegance to the gastropub experience. Found in the heart of north Fulham, it’s a charming experience of stylish decor, with a garden home to gorgeous flower trees. Their Sunday roast menu offers a delectable selection, from roasted pork belly to a vegetarian option of a butternut squash, kale and Greek-style ‘sheese’ tart, with a choice of sides such as pork and apricot stuffing balls and truffle parmesan frites. Absolutely mouth-watering choices.

5 Half Moon, Putney 

Your typical pub on the outside and the iconic music venue on the inside, Half Moon is a Putney stalwart. Relax in its leather wingbacks to some banger tunes by the top established and up-and-coming musicians from across the genres (this was the place of Kate Bush’s first public show!) and tuck in roasted 21-day aged Angus rump of beef, lemon, garlic and thyme roasted half chicken with pigs in blankets or Dingley Dell rolled pork loin with pork and sage stuffing. 

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6 The Foresters Arms, Hampton Wick

The historic Foresters Arms has been a favourite local watering hole of Hampton Wick since 1861. Cosy and atmospheric, it’s the perfect place to stop into after a crisp autumn walk. The Sunday menu boasts everything you’d want out of a really good roast, from a succulent topside of beef with homemade horseradish cream to an irresistible leg of lamb with mint sauce, a roast chicken supreme or a vegan Mediterranean tart. All served, of course, with Yorkshire puds, beef dripping roast potatoes, root veggies, broccoli and gravy. You won’t be able to say no to the option to add on a deliciously creamy cauliflower cheese, or if you’re really going or it, a side of pigs in blankets.

7 The Crooked Billet, Wimbledon 

A firm favourite with Wimbledon locals, The Crooked Billet has been serving up delish Sunday roasts since 1881. All the traditional pub grub is there, and Sunday offerings include 21 days aged rump of beef, sage & lemon half-roast chicken, and rolled dingley dell pork belly, plus a vegan mushroom, beetroot and nut wellington.

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8 The Builders Arms, Chelsea

The Sunday roast menu at The Builders Arms, whipped up by chef Ben Tish, is a delicious and delectable selection of beef rump, chicken or Portobello mushroom. This can all be enjoyed alongside show-stopping accoutrements of duck fat roast potatoes, winter greens and roots and Ben Tish’s signature gravy, perfect for pouring into Yorkshire puddings. Pudding at candle strewn tables comes in the form of hearty Sticky Toffee Puddings, piping hot, bubbling fruit crumbles & custard and baked chocolate puddings to share.

9 The King’s Head, Teddington 

This renovated Victorian gastropub gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘cosiness.’ With snugs, log fires and a walled beer garden surrounded by clambering vines, it’s the perfect spot to stop for a Sunday roast on either a summer or a winter walk through the sights of Teddington. Their roast menu offers more than the simple meats and sides: you can choose from aperitifs of Bloody Marys, G&Ts or Champagne, before tucking into sophisticated nibbles of fresh baguette with dips, cheese soufflé or celeriac fondant. Their roast meats are sourced exclusively from sustainable family butcher Aubrey Allen – who also serves the Royal Household! Enjoy roasts of grass-fed British beef rump, oak-smoked outdoor bred pork ribeye or half a roast grain-fed chicken. The veggie option is equally decadent: a delicious beetroot and smoked cheddar parcel with truffled artichoke pesto. Yum!

10 Wych Elm, Kingston 

A wonderful pub with friendly neighbourhood vibes (log burners to keep you warm during these long winter months!), Wych Elm serves a whole range of goodies, from stone-baked pizzas to burgers to steaks. And naturally, a fab Sunday roast accompanied by rosemary roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables and delicious homemade gravy. Choose between medium-rare slow roast dry-aged Scottish strip loin of beef, lemon and rosemary free-range chicken crown and slow-cooked Suffolk pork belly with crackling, or opt for vegetarian lentil, quinoa, mushroom, pine nut and pumpkin seed roast.