Updated on 30th January 2025

Where to Get the Best Sunday Lunch in Leeds

Leave the washing up to someone else with these Sunday lunches.

Written on Food and Drink Updated on 30th January 2025

Don’t fancy cooking today? Fear not, because we’ve rounded up the best places to get a Sunday roast in Leeds…

Nothing beats a proper Sunday dinner, but that doesn’t mean you have to slave away in the kitchen. Leeds is full of pubs and restaurants who pride themselves on serving up a homemade roast with all the trimmings – the question is, where should you go? Well, we’ve got the answer. These are the best Sunday lunches in Leeds, so get stuck in.

Sunday roasts in Leeds city centre

Whitelock’s & The Turk’s Head

Come Sunday, sister bars Whitelock’s and The Turk’s Head join forces to serve up one of the finest Sunday lunches in Leeds. You’ll be spoilt for choice with three different meats to choose from, alongside a roasted nut & herb loaf.

Their roast topside of beef and roasted loin of pork come from Yafforth Hill Farm, while the roasted leg of lamb is sourced from Bridge Grange Farm, adding local provenance to the tasty mix. It all comes with a Yorkshire pud, crispy roasts, seasonal veg, and a jug of gravy. Love cauli cheese? It’s an added extra, but well worth it.

Where? Whitelock’s & Turks Head, Turks Head Yard, Briggate, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 6HB.
How much? From £15.50 to £18.95.
When? Served from 12pm to 8pm.

Ox Club

A Sunday Lunch laid out on a table at Ox Club

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Head to Ox Club on a Sunday for a lunch like no other. Here, in their stripped back dining room, they’ve refined the humble roast dinner in their own style. Yes, you can enjoy a classic roast rump cap of beef, but that sits alongside a fennel and apple porchetta with smoked trotter.

Veggies can go for the grilled squash with mushrooms, truffle grains and roast vegetable gravy. All come with Yorkshire puds, pommes Anna and seasonal organic veg, but if you want to add a touch of Ox Club flair, add the smoked mash, hispi cabbage or truffle cauli cheese as regret-free sides.

Where? Ox Club, 19a The Headrow, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 6PU.
How much? From £17.95 to £19.50.
When? Served from 12pm to 5pm.

Fearns

A plate of roast dinner at Fearns

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Led by head chef Jade Crawley, Fearns is now a must-visit in Leeds’ food and drink scene with its innovative approach to sustainability and European creativity. End your week in this open, stylish dining room with their Sunday Service.

You have four mouthwatering meat options to choose from – the black pepper sausage, lemon pepper chicken leg, pulled lamb shoulder and roast beef – alongside a seitan roast. On the side? You get roasted potatoes, za’tar roasted seasonal veg, herby Yorkshire puddings and house gravy. Want to really go all out? Pair it with one of their incredible Bloody Marys.

Where? Fearns, Department, 4 The Blvd, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 1PZ.
How much? 2 courses for £25, 3 courses for £30.
When? Served from 12pm to 5:30pm.

The Whitehall

Sunday lunch at The Whitehall

Sunday is when The Whitehall really comes into its own. The stylish dining room on the edge of Leeds city centre is known for its innovative approach to British and European cooking, so where better to experience a refined take on the classic roast?

Choose from the roast rump cap of beef, corn fed chicken, seasonable vegetable Wellington or roast belly pork. Want to go all out? Go for the luxurious lamb leg or the elegant beef Wellington. Whatever main you decide on, it’ll come with a delightful combo of roast carrot, cauliflower cheese, green beans, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and gravy.

Where? The Whitehall, West Point, Whitehall Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4JY.
How much? From £19.95 to £42.95.
When? Served from 12pm to 8pm.

Chef Jono at V&V

The Sunday lunch at Chef Jono at V&V

The beauty of the Sunday lunch at Chef Jono at V&V isn’t just in the fact you get to eat in one of the most celebrated fine dining restaurants in Leeds, but in the fact that the menu changes every month. That’s because the Sunday roast offering here comes in the form of a tasting menu taking familiar ingredients and flavour combinations, and doing them the Chef Jono way.

A prawn cocktail served in a way you’ve never seen before and Moroccan lamb with olive, tomato and courgette, followed by a pink-in-the-middle roast beef with a Yorkshire pud, truffle pomme puree, cauli cheese and red wine jus. The optional cheese board and drinks pairing are a little extra.

Where? Chef Jono at V&V, 68 New Briggate, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 6NU.
How much? £49.
When? Served 12pm to 3pm.

Gaucho

Someone pouring gravy onto a roast dinner at Gaucho Leeds

Enjoy your Sunday dinner in the lap of Leeds luxury at Gaucho’s meat-tastic underground dining room. Step below Park Row and you’ll find one of the most extravagant roast dinners the city has to offer. It’s here you can indulge in a succulent roast sirloin of beef, cooked to perfection and served with a slew of sumptuous sides.

Think seasonal veg, plump (and unlimited) Yorkshire puds, cauli cheese and that all-important red wine gravy. Want to take your Sunday to the next level? Try the Never-Ending Roast for £37 a head. You’ll have your pick of three different joints with unlimited veg and Yorkshire puddings. Heaven.

Where? Gaucho, 21-22 Park Row, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 5JF.
How much? From £27 per person.
When? Served 12pm to 5pm.

Shears Yard

A selection of roast dinners at Shears Yard

Not content with being one of the most impressive restaurants in Leeds, a place where modern fine dining is right at home, Shears Yard also applies its culinary flair to the humble Sunday roast, and to startling effect.

Carnivores can choose from roast sirloin of beef or overnight-roasted pork shoulder with crackling while veggies can plump for a truffle potato and blue cheese gratin – all come with roast spuds, seasonal veg, Yorkies and gravy (including a veggie version). As good as the mains are, leave room – the desserts are the perfect end to the weekend, from a cherry-inflected brownie to an almond and blood sponge.

Where? Shears Yard, 11-15 Wharf Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7EH.
How much? From £17 to £19.50.
When? Served 12pm to 5pm.

The Adelphi

A plate of roast dinner at The Adelphi in Leeds

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The Adelphi is a proper old school pub that serves a proper roast dinner – you’ll soon see why it’s one of the best in Leeds, once you’ve found yourself a spot in one of the Victorian pub’s many nooks and crannies.

Making a decision is a tricky task – you can have the roast chicken with a pig-in-blanket and stuffing, slow cooked pork belly or a root vegetable nut roast made with almonds and gravy. All come with a Yorkie, roasties, savoy cabbage, leeks & roasted veg. Fancy a bit of everything? You can get all three, with all the trimmings, for two people.

Where? The Adelphi, 3-5 Hunslet Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 1JQ.
How much? From £15 to £17.50.
When? Served from 12pm to 6:30pm.

Lamb & Flag

Lamb & Flag is one of the best places for Sunday lunch in Leeds. Their roast selection changes on a regular basis, but all their meats come from the Yorkshire Dales Meat Company. You can get roast belly pork or roast topside of beef, roast chicken breast and a nut roast.

Everyone gets roasties, braised spiced red cabbage, mashed potato, seasonal veggies like buttered greens and carrot and swede mash, and a Yorkshire pudding. Oh, and oodles upon oodles of red wine gravy. There are also a few extras like the obligatory dose of crackling if you get the pork, or sides like pigs in blankets and cauliflower cheese, with extra gravy, roasties or Yorkshire a little more.

Where? Lamb & Flag, 1 Church Row, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7HD
How much? From £16 to £22.
When? Served from 12pm to 7pm.

The Brunswick

The Brunswick vegan roast

The Brunswick has been the location of one of the best roasts in Leeds since it opened in 2015. They’ve been fine-tuning and perfecting it since then – and all their hard work has certainly paid off, as you can tell by the throngs that descend to end the weekend in gravy-soaked style.

You can get beef topside, chicken supreme, porchetta, or a vegan ‘chicken’ seitan roast. You can even swap your Yorkshire pudding for a vegan-friendly dose of sweet potato mash and olive oiled-carrots. All roasts come with a Yorkshire pud, crispy roasts, maple-glazed carrots, tenderstem broccoli in salsa verde, gravy and a mini Bloody Mary.

Where?The Brunswick, 82 North Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7PN.
How much? From £15.95 to £19.95.
When? Served from 12pm to 6pm.

Three’s A Crowd

Three's A Crowd Vegan Roast

Three’s A Crowd is a rustic gastropub at the top of Leeds city centre with a light, airy, welcoming feel that’s complemented by its modern approach to pub grub fare. Perfect for a Sunday lunch, right? You’d be correct.

There’s plenty of choice when it comes to your main – honey & balsamic gammon, rare breed beef rump cap, middle white porchetta, black pudding and sausage stuffing and the vegan butternut squash & chestnut nut roast. Whatever you plump for, it’ll come adorned with lashings of red wine gravy, a Yorkshire pudding, garlic roast potatoes, and a carrot, pea and mint medley.

Where?Three’s a Crowd, 76-78 North Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7PN.
How much? From £20 to £29.
When? Served from 12pm until 7pm.

Tattu

A table of food with wintery decor at Tattu

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Okay, so this Sunday lunch is a little different. The lauded Chinese restaurant, Tattu, is known for being creative, putting a refined, modern touch on classic combinations. So how does that work with a roast dinner? The Imperial Roast is served sharing-style, and sees you dig into a trio of tasty meats – aromatic roast duck, Chinese BBQ chicken, and char siu pork.

Want to take it up a notch? Add on their iconic caramel soy steak for an extra £10. Veggies won’t miss out either, with satay cauliflower and mock caramel soy beef fillet. It all comes served with Asian twists on classic trimmings, like salt and pepper roast potatoes, while you can also add sides, sharing cocktails and dessert.

Where? Tattu, 29 East Parade, Minerva House, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 5PS.
How much? £32.50 per person.
When? Served from 12pm to 6pm.

The Midnight Bell

Veggie Sunday Roast wit ha huge Yorkshire pudding at The Midnight Bell

The Midnight Bell is a throwback of a pub in Holbeck. They source all their meat from The Yorkshire Dales Meat Company, serving up a choice of roast beef topside or roasted pork loin with crispy crackling and a roast chicken.

They do a lovely nut roast too, and all their trimmings are veggie-friendly, from the roast potatoes to the gravy (you get your own, there’s a meat-tastic red wine version for everyone else). Everyone gets a Yorkshire pud, as well as braised spiced red cabbage, seasonal veg and mashed potato. Why not wash it down with a pint of Leeds Brewery’s finest?

Where? The Midnight Bell, 101 Water Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 5QN.
How much? From £16 to £18.50.
When? Served from 12pm to 7pm.

Crowd Of Favours

Roast dinner on the table at Crowd of Favours

A charming pub in the heart of Leeds city centre, Crowd of Favours comes alive on Sundays with their roast provided by kitchen residents Schnitfaced. You can choose from topside of beef, crispy belly pork, skin on chicken breast and a spiced vegetable pie.

Each are served alongside a medley of classics – we’re talking mash, roasties, glazed carrots and parsnips, seasonal greens, gravy and a Yorkshire pud. Feeling hungry? You can add more meat for £5, while sides like pigs in blankets, garden peas with cabbage and bacon and cauli cheese come in at an extra £3.50. Leave room for the dessert of the day though.

Where? Crowd Of Favours, Harper Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7EA.
How much? £16.50 per person.
When? Served from 12pm to 7pm.

Sunday roasts in the Leeds suburbs

Cheesy Living Co

Sunday lunch at the Cheesy Living Co is a seriously indulgent affair. Trust us when we say this is an experience like no other. You’ll get a huge pot of fondue at the centre of the table, with Yorkshire puddings, slow-roasted rosemary & paprika potatoes, pickled red cabbage, honey-roasted carrots and more ready for dipping.

But it doesn’t stop there. You can also add on extras – we went for the porchetta and roast beef cold cuts. And of course, it wouldn’t be a roast dinner without a drizzling of caramelised onion gravy. Yum.

Where? Cheesy Living Co, 478 Roundhay Road, Oakwood Lane, Roundhay, Oakwood, West Yorkshire, Leeds LS8 2HU.
How much? £19.95 per person.
When? From 12pm to 4:30pm.

Myrtle Tavern

Myrtle Tavern Christmas Roast

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They’ve long since been considered one of the best places for Sunday lunch in North Leeds, so if you’ve not been to Myrtle Tavern to end your weekend yet, what are you waiting for? Nestled in a corner of Meanwood Park, their roasts are the stuff of legend. Go for roast silverside of beef, honey roast gammon, turkey crown or roast pork with crackling.

Can’t choose? They also do all three meats, while vegans can enjoy a nut roast. All roasts come served with garlic & rosemary roast potatoes, creamed leeks, stuffing, roasted caramelised carrots & parsnips, savoy cabbage, Yorkshire pudding and stock pot gravy.

Where? Myrtle Tavern, Parkside Road, Meanwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 4NE.
How much? From £17 to £18.75.
When? Served from 12pm to 5pm.

The Beck & Call

The Beck & Call, Sunday lunch roast dinner

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This family-friendly Meanwood pub is so loved for its roasts, you’ll want to make sure you get in early on a Sunday, because people aren’t afraid to queue at The Beck & Call to get their chops around it. All their meat is sourced from Yorkshire farms – choose from beef topside with creamed horseradish, pork belly with apple chutney or lamb shoulder with mint sauce.

Going meat-free? The veggie haggis is a fine substitute. For your buck, you’ll get plenty of bang – roast spuds, seasonal greens, buttered carrots, Yorkshire puds and loads of proper gravy. Definitely worth queuing for.

Where? The Beck & Call, Stainbeck Road, Meanwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 2NP.
How much? From £13.95 to £17.95.
When? Served from 12pm to 7pm.

The Cardigan Arms

A close up of the Cardigan Arms roast

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A Kirkstall Brewery pub dripping with Victorian charm, The Cardigan Arms comes into its own on Sundays. Find a pew in one of the many snug rooms to enjoy a perfect setting for your pint and roast dinner. And what a roast it is, with four options to choose between.

The beef topside is served pink and rubbed with mustard and black pepper, the nut roast is topped with ruby beetroot, while the turkey’s dished up with streaky bacon and the Wellington with goats cheese. All come with roasties, maple-roast carrots and parsnips, seasonal greens, spiced red cabbage, a Yorkshire pud and gravy. Sides like cheesy leeks or more gravy, Yorkshires and roasties are a little extra, but always, always worth it.

Where? The Cardigan Arms, 364 Kirkstall Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS4 2HQ.
How much? £17 per person.
When? Served from 12pm to 5pm.

Kirkstall Bridge Inn

Two roast dinners at Kirkstall Bridge Inn

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Kirkstall Bridge Inn is famous for its roast dinners in Leeds. Expect big, loaded plates of food, served up in a homely Victorian pub setting, right beside the river. You can choose from three types of meat, be it roast chicken, slow-cooked pork shoulder or slow-cooked beef brisket.

For veggies, there’s with two meat-free options – mushroom and spinach Wellington or a triple-layer vegan roast. Your plate will come loaded with all the trimmings. Think seasonal veggies, roast potatoes, sage and onion stuffing, pigs in blankets and Yorkshire puds (except vegan), with loads of gravy.

Where? Kirkstall Bridge Inn, 12 Bridge Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS5 3BW.
How much? From £14.50 to £16.50.
When? Served from 12pm to 5pm.

The Three Swords

Have you ever tried an Indian-style Sunday roast before? Well, we have at The Three Swords and we can’t stop thinking about it. Mains take you from veg seekh kebab and Goan beef brisket to a tandoori chicken leg and railway lamb chops, all of which are served alongside a medley of classics, but with a twist.

Yes, you’ll be digging into a Yorkshire pudding, but the spiced roast potatoes, broccoli and carrots have to be the star of the show. Drizzle over some tasty Nihari gravy and you have yourself one of the best Sunday roasts in Leeds.

Where? The Three Swords, 106 & 108 New Road Side, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 4QB.
How much? From £15 to £18.
When? From 12pm to 9pm.

Ilkley Moor Vaults

Ilkley Moor Vaults, roast dinner, Sunday lunch

This historic Ilkley pub, better known as the Taps, is the perfect Sunday stop off. Get yourself a pint of one of their local ales and then set about a weekly-changing menu full of roast-based delights. If you’re a carnivore you can look forward to beef striploin or turkey breast, or both if you’re in the mood.

Veggie or vegan? They go the extra mile with their Sunday offering – the root vegetable and nut roast comes with roasties, mash, root vegetable puree, savoy cabbage, tenderstem, red wine jus and homemade vegan Yorkshire puds. If that’s not enough, they even do a host of vegan sides and desserts, as well as a pre-order only rib of beef to share. Glorious.

Where? Ilkley Moor Vaults, Stockeld Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9HD.
How much? From £19.95 to £25.95.
When? Served from 12pm until it’s gone.

Heaney & Mill

Heaney & Mill Roast dinner in Leeds

The Sunday roast is one of the elements that has made Headingley’s Heaney & Mill one of the best restaurants in Leeds. This modern gastropub affair sources the meat locally to create a menu of tempting options. We’re talking corn-fed chicken or pork belly, lamb rump or dry-aged roast beef.

Veggies can look forward to a Yellison’s goats cheese roulade. Whatever you go for, they all come with the full kit and caboodle – rosemary and garlic roasties, truffle mash – oh, the truffle mash – cauliflower cheese croquettes, seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire puddings and a dowsing of red wine gravy.

Where? Heaney & Mill, 48 Otley Road, Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 2AL.
How much? From £19 to £22.
When? Served from 12pm to 6pm.

The Mustard Pot

A cornerstone of Chapel Allerton, the ever-so-rustic Mustard Pot lives up to its big reputation, with a Sunday dinner that pulls out all the stops. Their roast beef topside is served oh-so-perfectly pink in the middle, while the roast pork leg comes adorned with a perfect amount of crackling.

If you’re going without meat, their spinach, butternut squash & cranberry tart is great, or you can ask for them to make it vegan if you so require. They all arrive plated up with roast potatoes, mixed seasonal vegetables, sticky braised cabbage, oodles of gravy and a Yorkshire pudding on top, while extras like pigs in blankets and bacon-crumbed broccoli are a little more.

Where? The Mustard Pot, 20 Steinbeck Lane, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 3QY.
How much? From £15.50 to £17.79.
When? Served all day.

The Crown

Sunday roast lunch at The Crown, Boston Spa

This historic pub in the heart of Boston Spa is well worth visiting for your next Sunday dinner in Leeds. The Crown has a stylish, rustic feel, and a family-friendly atmosphere, perfect to end the week with. Their roast menu kicks off with a plate of pork crackling in apple sauce or chicken liver pate in a red onion marmalade.

For mains, take your pick from roast beef striploin, pork loin with crackling or garlic & herb chicken supreme, with confit roast spuds, honey-roast carrots and parsnips, braised red cabbage, sprouts and pan gravy. Veggie? They also have an ever-changing meat-free special that won’t go amiss.

Where? The Crown, Gower Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7PK.
How much? From £12 to £18.50.
When? Served from 12pm to 7pm.

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