10 To Try: The Best Roasts in Brisbane To Cap Off Your Sunday

A proper Sunday roast isn’t something you often crave in Brisbane. Compared to more popular pub grub – parmies, steaks, chips – it can feel like a bit of a menu relic. But kitchens around Brisbane are revitalising the roast, either by putting a new spin on it, or plating up a version that reminds you why it’s a pub mainstay. With the mercury dipping lower and lower, there’s no better way to close out a long week than sitting carefree in front of a classic (or not so classic) Sunday roast.

Here, arranged by price, are 10 of the best pub roasts in Brisbane (and surrounds).

Easts Leagues Club

Forget football – serving up affordable, old-school comfort food is what leagues clubs are really all about. If you need proof, head to the dining room at Coorparoo’s Easts Leagues Club on Sunday. Those lucky enough to get in (bookings are recommended) can take their pick of roast pork, lamb, beef or chicken doused in gravy and served with seasonal veggies for $21.90. The club’s $2 membership is open to anyone and gets you $3 off all menu prices, so you can satisfy your stomach and your budget at the same time.

40 Main Avenue, Coorparoo

$21.90

The Newmarket Hotel

The Newmarket Hotel had a big facelift in 2025, bringing a funky new cocktail bar to the longstanding pub. But even before that, north-siders knew the Newy as the place to go for a generously sized roast. For $28, you get a plate piled with sirloin, roast potatoes, broccolini and Yorkshire puds, topped off with plenty of red wine gravy. It’s a popular serve that can sell out fast, so be sure to go early. On a sunny Sunday, nab a spot on the terrace and watch the shopping crowds ebb and flow at Newmarket Village.

135 Enoggera Road, Newmarket

$28

Fox & Hounds

Leave the city hustle and bustle behind and head south to Fox & Hounds, a British-style inn at the base of Mount Tamborine. The building’s 18th-century fixtures, including the stone fireplace and wooden bar, previously belonged to the Sussex Arms in Tunbridge Wells and were shipped over from England in the ’80s. So it’s no surprise you’ll find one of the best roasts in the state here.

Expect plates piled high with Yorkies, gravy and locally grown roast veggies. Roasts are pork or beef with all the trimmings and are on offer from 5pm Friday throughout the weekend. But pop in from 4pm on Sunday to score a giant Yorkshire pudding, the size of your plate, to go with your roast.

7 Elevation Drive, Wongawallan

From $29

The Boundary

One of West End’s favourite pubs is home to one of the city’s best Sunday roasts. The Boundary’s $29 roast is available for lunch and dinner with confit kipfler potatoes, mash, seasonal greens, gravy and a big Yorkshire pudding. The meat changes each week, but its tendency to sell out doesn’t. Stop by the 1884-built pub, grab your plate and head to the beer garden to enjoy your meal with a side of live music.

137 Boundary Street, West End

$29

The One Mile

This warm, welcoming Irish pub in Woolloongabba is more than a great place for a Guinness after a game at the Gabba. The One Mile deservedly gets attention for its parmies and pies, but its rotating Sunday roast just might be the definition of self-care. Whether it’s beef, lamb, pork or chicken, expect crisp roast potatoes, plenty of vegetables and lashings of gravy. The pub’s rich gravy is thickened with Guinness, meaning your meal pairs perfectly with a pint. What better way to see out Sunday than by splitting the G over a hearty roast?

28 Logan Road, Woolloongabba

$30

Electric Avenue

Electric Avenue doesn’t mess around. Every Sunday from the moment it opens at 12.30pm, roasts are ready to fly off the pass. It’s $32 for a Sunday roast with all the trimmings and all the Yorkshire puddings you can handle. Bear in mind, this roast sells out regularly, so the earlier you show up, the better. You can bring a friend and split the roast share board for $30 each. Also, make sure you pop upstairs to Mrs J Rabbits – the speakeasy boozer is the perfect spot for a post-roast tipple or just to pass the time until next Sunday.

23 Logan Road, Woolloongabba

$32

Port Office Hotel

If, like many Brisbanites, you have memories of being turned away from the Port Office for wearing the wrong shoes (there was apparently a “no leather shoes, no entry” rule which, rumour has it, was due to a spate of dine and dashes by young crooks in non-slip sneakers) you might not have returned to the Port Office since. The rules on footwear have changed, but the restaurant remains a standout for a Sunday roast. The city spot has a surprisingly traditional pub menu. Drop in on a Sunday for the weekly rotating roast: a perfect cut of chicken, turkey, pork, lamb or beef, served with roasted potatoes, gravy and a classic Yorkshire pudding.

40 Edward Street, CBD

$34

Bisou Bisou

Who says England should have a monopoly on the Sunday roast? Bisou Bisou makes a compelling case for handing the whole thing over to the French. In classic bistro style, the Valley favourite gives you a choice between roast pork, slow-roasted beef or its signature rotisserie chicken. There’s also a traditional ratatouille, as a meatless alternative. Each comes with seasonal roast vegetables and your pick of chestnut sauce, bearnaise, or gravy. Goodbye Sunday roast, hello le rôti du dimanche.

458 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

$35

Hotel Terminus

Hotel Terminus, the newly revamped 99-year-old pub on Fish Lane, pulls out all the stops on Sunday. The Ghanem Group has put together a classic pub roast menu, with your choice of Scotch fillet or stuffed chicken. The beef comes with horseradish cream and red wine sauce, while the chicken is topped with gravy. Both are served with roast potatoes, buttered greens and, of course, a Yorkshire pudding. Go all out and add a Scotch egg with black pudding, then finish off with the whisky butterscotch sticky date pudding. Just don’t make any post-meal plans – you won’t be mobile for a little while.

73 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane

$39

Clarence

One of Brisbane’s most inventive restaurants offers an appropriately adventurous weekend roast. Clarence serves a three-course set roast lunch for $75 every Sunday. The menu changes week to week, but a recent iteration saw honey roasted duck paired with potatoes, black bean and a witlof salad. You’re unlikely to find Yorkshire puddings here (although never say never with chef-owners Ben McShane and Matt Kuhnemann), but you get a trio of starters and a sweet pudding to finish. Plus, you can add on extra appetisers – don’t skip the seafood lasagne fritters – and settle in with a seasonal cocktail.

51 Fish Lane, South Brisbane

$75