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The best Sunday roasts in Covent Garden

Jessica Dellow, Content Writer UK, Thatsup Jessica Dellow, Content Writer UK, Thatsup
Jessica Dellow

There's nothing like a proper Sunday roast, and in Covent Garden, you'll find some of the best in London. Whether you're craving a perfectly cooked pink beef sirloin with all the trimmings, a melt-in-your-mouth slow-cooked pork belly with tangy applesauce, or a tasty veggie option, Covent Garden's spots have it all. From traditional British pubs to stylish bistros, this guide highlights the top spots for a  Sunday feast in one of London's liveliest areas. Here's where to enjoy an epic Sunday roast in Covent Garden.

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      Rules One of the OGs
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      Hawksmoor Nobody does it quite like Hawksmoor
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      Cora Pearl A lush Sunday lunch in theatre land
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      Pivot A seasonal Sunday roast
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      The Lamb & Flag A classic pub lunch

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Sunday roasts in Covent Garden

The best places to enjoy a proper Sunday roast in Covent Garden

Rules – Sunday roasts in Covent Garden
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Rules – Sunday roasts in Covent Garden
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Rules – Sunday roasts in Covent Garden
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Rules – Sunday roasts in Covent Garden
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Rules – Sunday roasts in Covent Garden
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Rules – Sunday roasts in Covent Garden
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Rules – Sunday roasts in Covent Garden
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Rules – Sunday roasts in Covent Garden
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Rules – Sunday roasts in Covent Garden
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Rules – Sunday roasts in Covent Garden
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Rules

One of the OGs

Rules is renowned for being one of the oldest restaurants in London, serving traditional British cuisine at its finest, focusing on game cookery, oysters, pies, and puddings, all at affordable prices. Their standout dish is the Roast Rib of Beef for two people, served with buttered greens, Yorkshire puddings, horseradish cream, and a rich red wine jus.

Hawksmoor

Nobody does it quite like Hawksmoor

Nowhere does meat quite like the legendary Hawksmoor. Their Sunday roasts are nothing short of divine, having twice earned the title of Best in the UK. It's a true team effort–an entire rump of 35-day dry-aged beef is slow-cooked over charcoal before getting a perfect oven finish. Naturally, it comes with all the essential trimmings: crispy beef-dripping potatoes, buttered greens, carrots, towering Yorkshire puddings, and cauliflower cheese, all drenched in their luscious bone marrow gravy.

Cora Pearl

A lush Sunday lunch in theatre land

Cora Pearl's Sunday lunch is a real treat, with starters like gruyère and onion croquettes and scallops thermidor. The menu might change slightly from time to time, but for the main event, choose from dishes like roast sirloin of Highland beef, Suffolk pork belly, or a shareable organic chicken, all served with crispy potatoes, cauliflower cheese, honey-glazed carrots, Hispi cabbage, and Yorkshire pudding. Round it off with a sweet treat like milk and cookies or chocolate cremeux and Morello cherry.

Pivot

A seasonal Sunday roast

The ultimate Sunday roast experience is a highlight at Pivot, featuring an award-winning sharing roast for four, complete with three succulent meats: half roast chicken, beef strip-loin, and lamb shank. It's all served with pigs in blankets and unlimited sides, including crispy roast potatoes, hispi cabbage, creamy cauliflower cheese, glazed carrots, Yorkshire puddings, and rich gravy. The atmosphere is on point, overlooking Covent Garden's famous Piazza.

The Lamb & Flag

A classic pub lunch

If you want a classic Sunday pub lunch, head to The Lamb & Flag. This traditional Soho boozer has been plating up classic British dishes for a while, including a tasty Sunday roast. Choose from corn-fed chicken, lamb shoulder, sirloin of beef, or a veggie option, which might be something like squash and feta pithivier. You can also choose the 'duo of roast', including the corn fed chicken supreme and sirloin of beef. Every choice is served with roast potatoes, sage and onion stuffing, maple parsnip and carrot, savoy cabbage, pumpkin and swede mash, Yorkshire puddings and rich gravy.

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