The Rose & Crown, Lawrence Street
Dating back to the late 1700s, the Rose & Crown is a traditional pub with roaring fires to cosy up next to and a great selection of local beers and whiskies to try. You can turn Sunday lunch into a three-course meal here, beginning with starters like creamy garlic mushrooms or salt and pepper crispy shredded chicken. You can then move on to the main event – a roast topside of beef or succulent roast chicken breast, served with duck fat roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, homemade Yorkshire pudding and ‘proper’ gravy. If this doesn’t take your fancy, there are other mains available, too, including fish and chips, a gammon steak or pies. To finish, you can then tuck into decadent sticky toffee pudding or a triple chocolate brownie.

Served from 12pm until they run out
From £16.95

Pearly Cow, Clifton
Inhabiting a Georgian townhouse with an artfully-styled interior, Pearly Cow celebrates Yorkshire’s fishing and farming heritage by dishing up some of its finest produce from the land and sea. You can end the week here with a roast dinner that features both traditional and modern touches. To truly indulge, you can start your meal with fresh North Sea oysters, or salt-baked celeriac with truffle soup. You can then choose between a 45-day salt-aged beef sirloin, roast chicken, or a wild mushroom and butternut squash wellington, all of which are accompanied by a Yorkshire pudding, roasted parsnips, cauliflower cheese, glazed carrots and roast potatoes. Additional sides can be added to customise your meal and you can finish with desserts like a 70% Valrhona chocolate tart with raspberry and pistachio, or a classic bread and butter pudding.

Served 12-4pm
£34 (two courses) / £40 (three courses)

The Fat Badger, High Petergate
This 17th-century pub is full of charm and personality thanks to its quirky decor. It also has its own secret beer garden, which boasts views of York Minster. Each Sunday, The Fat Badger offers a Sunday roast alongside its à la carte menu, ensuring there’s something for everyone. If you’re opting for the roast, you can choose from a chicken supreme, slow-cooked beef rump, pork loin with crackling, or a vegan feta, leek and potato pie. These all come trimmed with Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, creamy mash, seasonal vegetables and red wine gravy. Cauliflower cheese is also available as an extra and you’re sure to find the perfect drinks pairing on the pub’s extensive wine list.

Served 12-8pm
From £17.95 for one course

Plonkers, Cumberland Street
Situated down by the river Ouse, Plonkers serves wines from all around the world, along with an internationally-inspired menu. This wine bar and bistro has a cosy and rustic feel with exposed brick walls, overhead beams and a flagstone floor. Every Sunday, it offers a hearty carvery featuring roast beef, chicken, or pork with crackling. These come complete with potatoes, carrots, parsnips, peas, red cabbage, gravy and a generously-sized Yorkshire pudding. A vegetarian option is also available and from February there will be live entertainment on Sunday evenings in the form of Plonkers’ popular open mic night.

Served 12-4pm
£16 (adult) / £9.50 (child)

Roots, Marygate
This Michelin-starred restaurant resides in an impressive Grade II-listed former pub with arts and crafts era features. Roots’ menu is curated by the award-winning Yorkshire chef Tommy Banks and brought to life under the direction of Great British Menu North East winner Will Lockwood. Its dishes evolve through the seasons and are made using ingredients from its own farm and garden, many of which have been fermented, candied, cured, pickled or dried to create flavours you might not have experienced before. Throughout 2025, the meat on Roots’ Sunday Feast menu will change each month, starting with roast herb fed chicken in January. A vegetarian option is also available, or you can upgrade to a rib of beef for an extra cost. Whichever you choose, it will be served with fluffy Yorkshire puddings, wild garlic roast potatoes and a decadent Tunworth and mustard cauliflower cheese.

Served 12–3:30pm
£60 per person

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