From crackly pork to golden potatoes: 12 of Sydney’s best Sunday roasts

Sunday roasts are returning to pubs across Sydney, serving up supersized Yorkshire puddings, golden spirals of crackling porchetta, and roasted vegetables drenched in creamy, rosemary-spiked gravy.

From a roast in a lively Irish pub accompanied by Guinness and craic, a wine bar by the beach, or by the fireplace in a heritage-listed hotel, these places will provide solace in the winter months ahead.

The Richmond Inn, Richmond

$25 per person, Sundays from 11.30am until sold out

Load up the kids and head to The Richmond Inn for their Sunday roast. It’s budget-friendly and changes weekly, rotating between a traditional pork, chicken, beef or lamb roast with all the trimmings (garlic roasted potatoes, green beans, pumpkin, baby peas and red wine jus, with a Yorkie with every beef roast). Plus, there’s free face-painting from 1-4pm, and a lush, pet-friendly outdoor courtyard.

90 March Street, Richmond, richmondinn.com.au

Forrester’s, Surry Hills

$35 per person, available daily

We’re starting off big. Chef Patrick Friesen serves Forrester’s traditional roast in a fluffy Yorkshire pudding the size of a dinner plate, ensuring you have enough to pick up every last drop of gravy. The meat changes weekly and is paired with crispy baked potatoes, peas and carrots. Expect a modern, dog-friendly bistro with indoor plants and plenty of natural light.

336 Riley Street, Surry Hills, forresters.com.au

The Yorkshire Rose, Avalon Beach

$39 per person, available Thursday to Sunday

With rose bushes, Union Jack bunting and a roaring fireplace, this cosy pub looks as though it comes straight from the English countryside. Bookings are essential for its popular Sunday roast, which is available with roast beef, pork or chicken. Each plate includes roast potatoes, carrots, peas, a Yorkshire pudding, gravy and an accompanying sauce. Bonus: sticky date pudding is available for dessert.

48 Old Barrenjoey Road, Avalon Beach, theyorkshirerose.com.au

The Old Fitz, Woolloomooloo

From $28 per person, Sundays from noon until sold out

Enjoy a side of live jazz with your Sunday roast at The Old Fitz, the charming old-world pub from the Odd Culture team. Choose from three mains (crackling pork belly, chicken Maryland or Japanese pumpkin), each served with roast potatoes, carrots, greens, a Yorkshire pudding and gravy. There’s balcony seating on sunny days and a fireplace for chilly evenings.

129 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo, oddculture.group

Shea’s, Randwick

$30, Sundays until sold out

Shea’s offers a taste of home for the Irish community in Sydney, with a classic roast, add-ons like soda bread, live music, Guinness and plenty of craic. Choose from roast beef or chicken with mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, pumpkin, stuffing, broccolini, roasted carrots and a Yorkshire pudding, all smothered in gravy. Turn up early to score a table – demand is high, and it’s walk-in only.

211 Clovelly Road, Randwick, sheas.com.au

The Duke of Clarence, Sydney

From $28 per person, available every Sunday

The Duke’s Sunday roast has become a Sydney staple. The British-themed pub has a cosy bar, a fireplace in the library room, and four varieties of roast to choose from. There’s British-bred roast beef sirloin, porchetta, lamb and pumpkin, each with house-made gravy, heirloom carrots, broccolini, peas, beef-fat roasted potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding.

Laneway, 152/156 Clarence Street, Sydney, thedukeofclarence.com

Royal Cricketer’s Arms, Prospect

$30 per person, available every Sunday

Head to this heritage-listed pub to try their traditional Sunday roast by the fireplace or in the beer garden beneath 100-year-old willow trees. The weekly roast special rotates between pork, lamb shoulder or half-chicken and comes with roast pumpkin, potatoes, vegetables, gravy and a Yorkshire pudding.

385 Reservoir Road, Prospect, mycricketers.com.au

Banco, Manly

$35 per person, Sundays from 4.30pm until sold out

Banco keeps their roast offering fresh, changing it up every week with different meats, vegetables and sauces. On any given Sunday, you might find porchetta, pork neck or stuffed lamb shoulder. There’s a great wine list for lovers of lo-fi and natural varieties, and between 4.30 and 6pm you can score a glass for $10.

17b Whistler Street, Manly, bancomanly.com

Woolwich Pier Hotel, Woolwich

$30 per person, Sundays from 11.30am until sold out

Cosy-up by the fireplace with a traditional porchetta roast at Woolwich Pier Hotel, a thoughtfully restored pub across the road from The Goat Paddock, overlooking Lane Cove River. The porchetta roast is available weekly (alongside a rotation of specials such as roast beef) and is served with seasonal vegetables, chat potatoes, apple puree, gravy and a Yorkshire pudding.

2 Gale Street, Woolwich, woolwichpierhotel.com.au

The Carrington, Surry Hills

$34 per person, Sundays from noon until sold out

The Carrington is a modern pub that’s retained its charm and character, and it’s an obvious choice for pup-loving pub-goers. While you enjoy a leg of grass-fed lamb with roasted vegies and a Yorkshire pudding, your dog has its choice of steak and vegetables or beef tartare. Plus, there are $10 frozen margs and $10 pints all day.

565 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, thecarringtonsydney.com

Folly’s, Cammeray

$30, Sundays from noon until sold out

Folly’s is a relative newcomer to the roast circuit, having introduced the weekly special in April. The kitchen, helmed by Michelin-trained chef Antonio “Ace” Espiritu (ex-L’Oustau de Baumaniere, France), is serving a 12-hour slow-roasted beef brisket with roast potatoes, asparagus, Dutch baby carrots, Brussels sprouts with bacon jam, a Yorkshire pudding and red wine gravy. Walk-ins are welcome.

429 Miller Street, Cammeray, follys.com.au

The Crix (Chez Crix), Surry Hills

$38 per person, Sundays from 4pm until sold out

The weekly roast has returned to The Crix, just in time for winter. The roast meat special rotates weekly − perhaps beef rump cap or porchetta − but the trimmings remain the same: a Yorkshire pudding, duck-fat potatoes, vegetables, house-made horseradish cream and jus. Order it upstairs at their French-inspired bistro, Chez Crix, or downstairs at the pub (with working fireplace).

106 Fitzroy Street, Surry Hills, instagram.com/chezcrix