Sunday Roast in Chester: Where to Book, Checked October 2026

For a Sunday roast in Chester, most people land on The Pied Bull on Northgate Street, The Brewery Tap on Lower Bridge Street, Brunning & Price’s Old Harkers Arms and The Architect, and the Ring O’ Bells in Christleton. All five publish their Sunday menus, and four of them publish prices. Every entry was checked against the venue’s own website on 25 October 2026.

Menus change with the seasons, so treat a price as a guide and check before you book.

Inside the walls

The Brewery Tap, Lower Bridge Street

The Brewery Tap is the pub of Spitting Feathers, the Waverton brewery, in the great hall of Gamul House, a 17th-century town house reached by a flight of steps from the street. Its autumn Sunday menu lists roast beef served pink at £19.50, Kurobuta pork from the brewery’s own farm at £18.50, roast lamb at £20.50 and a “King of Roasts” with two meats at £23.50, all with roast potatoes, carrot and swede mash and cheesy leeks. There is a weekly vegetarian roast at £18.50. West Cheshire CAMRA named it Pub of the Year for 2025. The pub is open on Sundays 12pm to 10pm. Call 01244 340999. Hygiene rating 4 (FSA, 1 March 2024). 52-54 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU. Our listing.

The Pied Bull, Northgate Street

The Pied Bull says it serves “one of the most popular Sunday roasts in Chester” and recommends booking. Its food page lists roast beef, roast pork loin, a “Best of Both” beef and pork, and a vegetarian nut roast, each with a homemade Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, buttered mash, roast parsnips, carrot and swede, greens, cauliflower cheese and gravy. On its winter menu the roast is £23.95. Food is served on Sundays 12pm to 7.45pm. The pub says it has held a licence since 1535 and brews its own beer in the cellar. Families are welcome, with a children’s menu, and dogs are welcome in the pub and beer garden. Call 01244 325829. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 20 February 2025). 57 Northgate Street, CH1 2HQ. Our listing.

The Architect, Nicholas Street

The Architect is a Brunning & Price pub overlooking the Roodee racecourse, named after Thomas Harrison, who the pub says designed the house for himself as well as Grosvenor Bridge and much of Chester Castle. On its Sunday menu roast beef with Yorkshire pudding is £22.95, slow-roasted belly pork £21.95, half a roast chicken £22.95, shoulder of lamb £26.95, and beef and pork together £24.95. A vegan mushroom, celeriac and ale pie is £16.95. The pub is Coeliac UK accredited. Dogs are welcome in the bar area, and supervised children are welcome, with high chairs. Parking at the pub is limited. Call 01244 353070. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 5 June 2026). 54 Nicholas Street, CH1 2NX. Our listing.

The Cross Keys, Duke Street

The Cross Keys is a one-room Joule’s pub just inside the walls near the Bridgegate. It has no website of its own. CAMRA’s branch guide says it serves pies at any time and a roast on Sundays, with Joule’s Pale Ale, Pure Blonde and Slumbering Monk on the bar. No Sunday menu or prices are published, so ring ahead. It is open on Sundays 1pm to 9pm, and is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, according to CAMRA. Call 01244 344460. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 2 September 2026). 2 Duke Street, CH1 1RP. Our listing.

By the river and the canal

The Boathouse, The Groves

The Boathouse is a JW Lees pub with rooms on the River Dee, just outside the walls. Its website says every Sunday it serves “proper roasts with all the trimmings, bottomless gravy and unlimited Yorkshire puddings”. It does not publish Sunday prices online. Food is served on Sundays 12pm to 8pm, with breakfast from 8am to 10.30am, and there are vegetarian and vegan options. On weekdays a set menu runs at two courses for £17.45. The pub is open daily 10am to 11pm. Call 01244 328709. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 4 March 2026). The Groves, CH1 1SD. Our listing.

The Old Harkers Arms, Russell Street

The Old Harkers Arms is a Brunning & Price pub on Russell Street, just east of the city centre, listed in every Good Beer Guide since 1998 bar 2024. Its Sunday menu has roast beef with Yorkshire pudding at £22.95, slow-roasted duck leg with sour cherries at £21.95 and shoulder of lamb at £26.95, all with duck fat roast potatoes and vegetables, plus pigs in blankets at £6.95 on the side. Brunch is also served on Saturdays and Sundays. Children are not admitted: the pub says “Harkers is an adult only environment”. Open Sundays 10am to 10.30pm, with food until 9pm. Call 01244 344525. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 27 March 2026). 1 Russell Street, CH3 5AL. Our listing.

Boughton and Hoole

The Jolly Gardeners, Christleton Road

The Jolly Gardeners is an independent freehouse in Boughton that is listed in the Michelin Guide. Its Sunday menu, which it marks as a sample, lists roast beef rump cap with horseradish cream at £28, roast pork belly at £22 and roast butternut squash at £18, each with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, buttered greens, carrot and swede mash and gravy. Cauliflower cheese is £6 on the side. The ground floor is kept for walk-ins; the upstairs dining rooms can be booked. The kitchen serves on Sundays 12pm to 9pm. Call 01244 835391. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 15 October 2025). 33 Christleton Road, CH3 5UF.

Sticky Walnut, Charles Street

Sticky Walnut calls itself “Hoole’s neighbourhood bistro” and has been on Charles Street since 2011. On Sundays it serves a set Sunday menu: two courses for £35 or three for £40, with roast beef, pork loin or a cauliflower pave as the roast, each with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, root vegetable mash, greens and gravy. A 10% discretionary service charge is added. The bistro says children eat free on Sundays, terms applying. Open on Sundays 12pm to 5pm; closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Call 01244 400400. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 27 January 2026). 11 Charles Street, CH2 3AZ. Our listing.

Villages and the countryside

Ring O’ Bells, Christleton

The Ring O’ Bells is a village pub in Christleton, east of the city, which says it won gold for Best Family Friendly Venue at the Taste Cheshire awards. Its Sunday menu lists topside of beef with Yorkshire pudding at £21.95, loin of pork with stuffing and crackling at £20.95, turkey breast at £20.95, a trio of all three meats at £24.95 and a vegetarian wellington at £19.95, with vegan and gluten-free options on request. Every roast comes with roast potatoes, creamy mash, roast carrot and parsnip, red cabbage, cauliflower cheese and gravy. The pub is open on Sundays 11.30am to 9pm, with food 12pm to 7pm; it is closed on Mondays. Book through OpenTable or call 01244 335422. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 22 January 2026). Village Road, Christleton, CH3 7AS. Our listing.

The Grosvenor Arms, Aldford

The Grosvenor Arms is a Brunning & Price pub in Aldford, south of Chester, with a garden that leads onto the village green. It lists every Good Beer Guide from 2009 to 2026, and the Good Pub Guide named it County Dining Pub of the Year five times, most recently in 2008. On its Sunday menu roast beef with Yorkshire pudding is £22.95, loin of pork £21.95, beef and pork together £24.95, shoulder of lamb £27.95 and half a roast chicken £22.95. A vegan cashew, chestnut and butternut squash nut roast is £17.95. Dog-friendly tables can be booked online; if none show in the calendar, they are taken. Call 01244 620228. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 21 October 2025). Chester Road, Aldford, CH3 6HJ. Our listing.

The Fishpool Inn, Delamere

The Fishpool Inn is an 18th-century inn on the edge of Delamere Forest, owned by Nelson Hotels, which says it reopened in 2013 after a year-long renovation and was named Best New Pub at the Publican Awards in 2014. Its Sunday lunch menu lists roast beef rump with Yorkshire pudding at £21.50, a roast bacon joint at £18.95, roast chicken breast at £18.95 and a vegan fruit and nut roast at £16.95. Food is served on Sundays 12pm to 9pm. Dogs are welcome in a limited dog-friendly bar section: book it on 01606 883277. Parties of 12 or more must pre-order three days ahead. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 2 October 2025). Fishpool Road, Delamere, CW8 2HP. Our listing.

The Boot Inn, Willington

The Boot Inn is a country pub in Boothsdale, near Willington and Tarporley, which says it is “nestled in the hillsides of Little Switzerland” and calls itself “a perfect place for a Sunday Roast by the roaring fire or a bite to eat before heading off for a stomp around the countryside”. Its online sample menus do not include the roast or its price, so ask when you book. Food is served on Sundays 12pm to 9.30pm, according to its menu, and the pub is open daily 9am to 11pm. Call 01829 751375. Hygiene rating 3 (FSA, 16 February 2025). Boothsdale, Tarporley, CW6 0NH. Our listing.

How we chose

These are the places people search for when they want a Sunday roast in and around Chester, chosen on the public record rather than on taste. We looked at whether a place publishes a Sunday roast menu, how long it has traded, its FSA hygiene rating and awards from named guides such as CAMRA, the Good Beer Guide, the Good Pub Guide and Michelin. Nothing here has a hygiene rating below 3. Prices and times come from each venue’s own website and menus as published on 25 October 2026; where a pub has no website, we used CAMRA’s branch guide and say so. We left out The Chester Grosvenor, which closed on 30 September for building works, though its website still advertises its restaurants. We also left out Shrub on Eastgate Row, which the Good Food Guide named best vegan Sunday roast in 2024: its website does not currently publish a Sunday menu, so call 01244 340919 to ask.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is a Sunday roast in Chester?

On the menus published in October 2026, a roast beef dinner costs £19.50 at the Brewery Tap, £21.95 at the Ring O’ Bells in Christleton, £22.95 at the Architect, the Old Harkers Arms and the Grosvenor Arms, £23.95 at the Pied Bull and £28 at the Jolly Gardeners, whose menu is marked as a sample. Sticky Walnut serves its roast as part of a set Sunday menu: two courses for £35 or three for £40, plus a 10% discretionary service charge.

Where can I get a vegetarian or vegan Sunday roast in Chester?

The Brewery Tap has a weekly vegetarian roast (£18.50), the Pied Bull a nut roast, the Ring O’ Bells a vegetarian wellington (£19.95) with vegan options on request, the Grosvenor Arms a vegan nut roast (£17.95), the Fishpool Inn a vegan fruit and nut roast (£16.95) and Sticky Walnut a cauliflower pave on its set menu.

Which Chester pubs serve a Sunday roast with dogs welcome?

The Pied Bull says dogs are welcome throughout the pub and beer garden. The Architect takes dogs in its bar area and asks you to say so when you book. The Grosvenor Arms at Aldford and the Fishpool Inn at Delamere keep a limited number of dog-friendly tables: book those online at the Grosvenor Arms, or by phone on 01606 883277 at the Fishpool.