The Daily Record's Nicola Croal has declared Porter and Rye's Sunday roast the best she has tried in Glasgow, praising its enormous portion size and quality for £25 per person.
Roast dinners are a Sunday staple in Scotland, with many places across Glasgow offering carvery meals. While roasts are often associated with cosy pubs, several fancier restaurants in the city also serve them on Sundays.
Competition in Glasgow's Sunday roast scene
Several eateries in the city offer special roast deals on Sundays, including the Loveable Rogue, which was named in Britain's 2024 Top 50 Best Sunday Roasts in The Good Food Guide's annual awards. Saint Judes also recently launched the city's first ever Sunday Roast munchie box, which foodies have been raving about.
Porter and Rye is located at 1131 Argyle Street in the Finnieston neighbourhood of Glasgow. The fine-dining restaurant has earned numerous titles and awards for its dry-aged steaks, and earlier this month was named one of the top steak spots in Europe.
The £25 roast dinner experience
Before that, they also made the cut in the 101 Best in the World rankings for three consecutive years. Available every Sunday from 12-9pm, Porter and Rye offers an enormous roast dinner for £25 per person, which Croal noted is not the most budget-friendly price but offers good value given the portion size.
The meal comes with an abundance of meat and veg, including honey glazed carrots, creamed cabbage with smoked pancetta, beef dripping and rosemary roast potatoes, roast garlic mash, charred shallot and buttered tender stem. It also came with bone marrow gravy and a huge beef dripping Yorkshire pudding.
Quality and verdict
Croal was impressed by the presentation, noting it was served all on one plate rather than with several side dishes to arrange yourself. The beef was tender, the bone marrow gravy mouthwatering, and the roast potatoes were perfectly crisp on the outside and fluffy inside.
As a high-end steak restaurant, they added bone marrow to the plate, which Croal had never tried before. She said it wasn't her favourite part of the meal but was a welcome addition.
Croal left "filled to the brim with a very happy stomach" and believes the price can't be argued with for the quality of food received. She warned that those wanting to try it need to be quick, as the place is always booked out in advance on Sundays, and is likely to be busy during autumn.
