The Best Roasts in Sydney
The classic roast might seem like a holdover from the past, but it’s a damn delicious one. A dish of roast meat – traditionally beef, but these days you’ll usually get a few different options – and an assortment of vegetables can of course be eaten on any day of the week, but there’s something particularly excellent about eating it on a Sunday. Add in Yorkshire pudding and a good drenching of gravy, and you’re in heaven.
So, where to find a piece of heaven in Sydney? Head to an eastern suburbs stalwart for a classic British roast, a French bistro turning tradition on its head, and an inner-city favourite where the Yorkshire pudding is as big as your face.
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The Bat & Ball Hotel
The Redfern boozer’s ramping up your Sunday with its MBS3+ scotch fillet – roasted rare – plated up with fennel-roasted carrots, greens and potatoes. House gravy and a yorkie, too. Meat-averse get a house-made nut and lentil loaf and mushroom gravy subbed in. Book in now, and order a pint of Guinness when you’re in.
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The Old Fitzroy
The menu at Sydney’s great-grandfather pub is a masterclass in comfort food – but the hot tip is the Sunday roast. Choose crackling pork belly ($33), chicken ($32) or slow-roasted Japanese squash ($28) with all the trimmings. Live jazz bands play in the front bar every Sunday from 2pm.
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Forrester’s
Forry’s “Big Yorkie” is a face-sized Yorkshire pudding brimming with roast turkey, mashed spuds, peas and sticky glazed carrots ($35). It’s executive chef Pat Friesen’s solution to an age-old problem of never having enough pudding to mop up the inevitable sea of gravy.
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Bistro Moncur
Moncur’s Sunday rosbif ($45) is a banger that changes every six weeks. Right now it’s tender Riverina lamb rump, duck-fat potatoes, pumpkin puree, petits pois a la français (braised peas) and a Yorkie. Available from midday until sold out.
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Cricketers Arms Hotel
The beloved pub’s upstairs bistro, Chez Crix, is serving up a roti du Dimanche ($42) you want to know about. It changes – and sells out – week to week. Think braised beef cheeks, root veggies and kale braised in white wine, plus proper mashed potatoes, Bordelaise sauce and a tallow-cooked Yorkie. Mon dieu!
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The Lord Dudley Hotel
Roast chook or roast pork? That’s the question at our favourite British boozer. Both are reasonably priced at $28, which means you’ll have some extra coin for another pint.
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Morrison’s Oyster Bar & Grill
Get a dessert with your roast in this handsome brasserie’s $54 two-course stunner. Aged Angus rump or rolled pork belly? Basque cheesecake or choccie mousse? You have some tough decisions to make, from 11.30 till sold out.
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The Waratah
We love the Waratah’s Australiana take on the humble roast – featuring roast chook, roast apricots, a hasselback potato, green beans and a Yorkie, all drenched in gravy. Sundays only, from midday till sold out.
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Banco
Manly’s worst kept secret is mixing it up on Sundays with a rotating roast. The options? Perhaps porchetta, pork neck or stuffed lamb shoulder. Be sure to book between 4.30pm and 6pm to get in on the daily happy hour, too.
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The Glebe Hotel
Choose one of three roasts – beef, porchetta or veggie – at Glebe’s old faithful. This one’s $34, and you can throw in the daily dessert for an extra $7.
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The Duke of Clarence
This cosy British tavern’s Sunday roast will set you back $34 for sirloin, porchetta or lamb (or $30 if you opt for the spiced eggplant steak), and comes with extra gravy for mopping up afterward. Add a pig in a blanket for an extra $4.
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The Cut Bar & Grill
Weekend lunches in The Rocks are sorted: head to The Cut, order the $49 roast. You'll get slow-cooked prime rib, hasselbacks, peas, sweet roast onions and a Yorkshire pud. You'd be wise to get the hot fudge sundae too.
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The Norfolk Hotel
This $30 winner delivers roast beef supported by crispy golden spuds, carrots, rainbow chard, mustardy parsnips and a Yorkie. Plus, heaps of gravy.
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The Royal Leichhardt
The Royal’s roast is best enjoyed from the pub's gorgeous wrap-around balcony. If you’re early enough to nab a table there, you’ve officially won Sunday. Available until sold out.
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Casa Esquina
At this Balmain beauty, tacos meet a classic roast lunch. The share-style $60 feast delivers roast chook, porchetta, Old Bay-spiced fries and salad, along with tortillas and salsa.
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The Gidley
Is this Sydney's most luxe Sunday roast? Perhaps. Head in on July 6, August 3 or September 7, 2025, for The Gidley’s curated take on a classic. Start with confit duck cigars, crudites and tuna tartare, before a salad of charred grapes and standout roast meat – with Gidley's signature elegance and service. Bookings essential.
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Rocker
From Med-style plates to killer cocktails, there’s very little Rocker can’t do. Case and point: the epic Sunday roast offering. Wagyu beef rump ($35), crispy pork belly ($34) and maple-spiced pumpkin ($32) are your choices. Or go for the “big roast” featuring all three. Plus up your plate with a raft of sides, sauces and extras.
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Promenade
Promenade’s “roast by the coast” involves Wagyu rump with onion gravy ($39) with honey-glazed carrots, buttered peas, roast potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding. Try and stop us getting a $16 pint of Guinness, too. Available until July 6.
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Four in Hand
The darling of the Four In Hand’s paddock-to-plate menu is the $30 Sunday roast. The added bonus of a hefty wine list makes this a solid option in the east. Book ahead if you can.
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The London
The London’s Sunday stunner comes with a choice of pork, beef or spatchcock for $29. There’s also a line-up of $12 spritzes to cure the Sunday blues.
