As autumn approaches and the nights draw in, the appetite for a Sunday roast grows. Whether you prefer a succulent portion of meat or an alternative, fluffy roast potatoes and thick gravy are essential. Extras range from vegetables and stuffing balls to Yorkshire pudding and pigs in blankets, making it one of Britain's most beloved classics.
Top picks across the region
Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas offer plenty of fantastic restaurants, cafes and pubs serving Sunday roasts. Options include city centre spots, borough venues, and country pubs in Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, often paired with walks and cosy fires.
Country pub favourites
The Old Hall Inn in Whitehough near Chinley, on the fringes of the Peak District, serves roasts from 12 noon until 7pm. The menu features a 'While You Wait' section, starters like chicken parfait, and roasts from £20, including roast pork belly, aged roast beef, chicken supreme, roast lamb leg and nut roast, all served with homemade Yorkshire pudding and beef stock gravy.
The Davenport Arms in Woodford, acquired by Robinsons in the 1920s, is a red-brick building styled like a Cheshire farmhouse. Signature roasts from £17 include sirloin beef, chicken supreme and roasted chimichurri cauliflower, with seasonal vegetables, roasted potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and red wine or vegetable gravy. A deluxe roast adds pig in blanket, cauliflower cheese and stuffing.
The Church Inn in Mobberley was named best pub in the north west at the National Pub and Bar Awards, hailed as "the perfect, quintessential English village pub". Roasts from £18.95 include 28-day aged sirloin of beef, slow-roasted lamb shank, or supreme, with a mixed meat roast option and cauliflower cheese available for £4.95.
City centre and borough options
Station House in Cheadle Hulme, revived by The Almond Family and Joseph Holt in late 2025, offers an elevated traditional British Sunday roast. Options include 35-day-aged beef sirloin (£21.50), red wine and rosemary-braised lamb shank (£23.50), half a Shropshire chicken (£19.50), and Porchetta slow-roasted pork loin (£18.50), with a vegetable roast mix for £18.50.
Jane Eyre in Ancoats and Chorlton offers two courses for £31 or three for £35, with starters like chicken terrine and smoked mackerel paté. Mains include roast sirloin of beef, confit pork belly, or chicken supreme, served with beef fat roast potatoes, roasted carrots, root veg mash, pork stuffing, buttered greens, 'yorkie' and special Sunday gravy, plus a vegan nut roast.
Trof in Manchester City Centre, reinvented as The Trof, serves roasts from £22, including rump of beef, pork and sage sausage meat stuffed porchetta, slow roasted shoulder of hogget, and chicken breast with pork stuffed thigh. Seasonal sides include creamed spinach and carrot and swede mash.
The Bay Horse on Thomas Street in the Northern Quarter serves roasts from £17 with giant Yorkshire puddings, vegetables, rosemary roasties and gravy. Choices include roast chicken supreme, topside of beef, and roasted cauliflower, with sides like cauliflower cheese and pigs on blankets with honey and mustard glaze.
Gladstone Bistro in Stalybridge offers a Middle-Eastern twist on the roast with zaatar, tahini and sumac. Diners can choose two courses for £32 or three for £36, with options like rump of beef rubbed in Middle Eastern spices, chicken supreme, spiced lamb, and a cheese onion and zaatar pie.
Blacklock in Manchester City Centre serves roasts with 55 day aged beef rump, 28 day aged lamb leg, or 21 day aged pork loin (£24-26), with Yorkshire puddings, duck fat roasties, seasonal vegetables and gravy. The 'All In' sharing option features beef, lamb and pork roasts for £28 per person.
Maray in Manchester City Centre will fire back up its roasts from September, with past options including spiced pork belly, roasted chicken supreme, topside beef, and nut roast, plus sides like cauliflower cheese, roasties, carrots and mash.
