From succulent roasted meats to hearty veggie alternatives, SoGlos has you covered with our round-up of the best pubs and restaurants in Gloucestershire to tuck into Sunday lunch — a British rite of passage!
Charingworth Manor in Chipping Campden
Head to the 14th-century Charingworth Manor, a destination with a delightful fusion of 14th-century heritage and modern elegance, for a traditional Sunday roast nestled within 54 acres of manicured Cotswolds nature and scenery.
Relax and enjoy a spectacular lunch featuring a delightful mix of classic roast dishes and innovative additions, with a sample menu including rabbit gnocchi to start, roast sirloin beef for main and peach frangipane for dessert. Enjoy succulent meats, seasonal veggies and a Yorkshire pudding — all created using locally sourced produce — topped with what some call the best gravy in the Cotswolds, all within their newly refurbished restaurant.
Foston's Ash Inn in Stroud
A 19th-century pub in Stroud, Foston's Ash Inn is serving up excellent roasts every Sunday from 12pm until 3.30pm.
Whet your appetite with something from the snack selection, such as a Cotswold nduja scotch egg or some cheddar and kimchi croquettes; before moving onto the main event with dishes including Gloucester Old Spot porchetta, root vegetable Wellington or West County sirloin of beef — with all the trimmings; topping it all off with a seasonal pudding to settle that sweet tooth.
Brasserie Blanc in Cheltenham
Offering an array of appealing options for Sunday lunch, tuck into a meal surrounded by the light and elegant decor of Brasserie Blanc in Cheltenham.
Inspired by its chef patron, Raymond Blanc, Brasserie Blanc focuses on seasonal ingredients in dishes created with a French twist. Guests can enjoy starters like cheese soufflé and French onion soup, before ordering a main of beef, chicken or a beetroot and smoked cheddar parcel for vegetarians — plus, each roast comes with the usual trimmings, including bottomless roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and gravy!
The Speech House Hotel in the Forest of Dean
Step inside the warm and historic interiors of The Speech House Hotel near Coleford, to sample its Sunday lunch menu that includes plenty of delicious options.
From topside of Welsh beef to pumpkin and goats cheese gnocchi, both meat-eaters and vegetarians will be able to choose a flavoursome dish to warm you up after a walk through the stunning surroundings of the Forest of Dean.
Sef Steakhouse in Cheltenham
As well as its prime cuts of dry-aged meat, Sef Steakhouse in Cheltenham's Quadrangle also has a menu specially created for Sunday lunch.
The independent restaurant's Sunday offering is available from 12pm to 5.30pm and features succulent cuts of beef sirloin, pork belly, lamb leg, chicken, as well as a veggie roast roll of sweet potato and pepper with veggie gravy.
The King's Arms Prestbury in Cheltenham
Available until 5pm every Sunday, for hungry eaters looking for a delicious roast dinner in a cosy atmosphere, head to The King's Arms in Prestbury on the outskirts of Cheltenham.
Priding itself on only using sustainable, seasonal ingredients, guests can choose from roast beef, half a roast grain-fed chicken or a veggie beetroot and smoked cheddar parcel with truffled artichoke pesto — each served with cauliflower cheese, roasted seasonal vegetables and Savoy cabbage.
Coal Kitchen in Gloucester
A Sunday roast with all the classics awaits at Coal Kitchen at Gloucester Quays, with plenty of cocktails and tipples to wash it all down with, too.
Tuck into main course options from dry-aged beef striploin to a Gloucester pork belly, with all the usual trimmings as well as cauliflower cheese and maple glazed parsnips, before sampling the dessert menu with highlights including passionfruit eton mess, homemade chocolate brownie and churros.
The Farmer's Boy Inn in the Forest of Dean
Famous for its epic pies, The Farmer's Boy Inn in Longhope offers a unique take on Sunday lunch with its Sunday roast dinner pie.
The dish has all the classic elements of a roast, all stuffed into a pastry casing — with a crisp Yorkshire pudding on the side.
Téatro in Cirencester
Fancy Sunday lunch at a piano bar this weekend? Make your way to the lovely town of Cirencester and find Téatro — a restaurant below Ingleside House offering a exquisite dining experience to guests from across Gloucestershire.
Starters include rabbit terrine or baked camembert, with mains of roast pork belly, 28-day dry-aged sirloin chicken supreme or cauliflower steak, all served with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and red wine gravy.
The Lygon Arms in Broadway
Expect old school charm and rural character at this historic hotel set in the picturesque village of Broadway in the Cotswolds.
Grab a candle-lit table at Grill, the James Martin-led restaurant at The Lygon Arms and tuck into a Sunday feast with family and friends, with menu highlights including sirloin of beef; half chicken; pork belly; or a nut roast, with seasonal greens, roast carrots and potatoes, a Yorkshire pudding and lashings of gravy.
The Village Pub in Barnsley
A quintessential English country inn, The Village Pub in Barnsley boasts oak-beamed ceilings, roaring fireplaces and plenty of cosy corners to feast in.
Its Sunday lunch menu has starters including onion soup or jellied ham hock, while its mains feature roast sirloin, pork collar or a squash bake, all served with plenty of trimmings to fill up hungry bellies.
The Painswick in Stroud
The Painswick in Stroud serves up a flavoursome flurry of Sunday lunch dishes, available from 12pm to 3pm each week.
Tuck into a warm truffle pudding with smoked onion and Tunworth cheese or torched Loch Duart salmon with miso crème fraiche to start; before moving on to a roast Stokes Marsh Farm rump of beef or Tamworth pork loin with all the trimmings; finishing with a classic affogato or sticky toffee pudding for dessert.
The Fleet Inn at Twyning near Tewkesbury
With a varied menu accompanied with gorgeous views, grab a table at The Fleet Inn at Twyning near Tewkesbury and get stuck into a warming Sunday lunch, looking out over the River Avon.
The menu features meat options such as a rump of Hereford and Angus beef, a belly of West End Farm pork, and Castlemead Farm chicken; as well as a seasonal vegetable wellington for vegetarians, all served with the usual trimmings and red wine gravy.
The Crown at Ampney Brook in Cirencester
Part of Wild Thyme & Honey, The Crown at Ampney Brook is a restored inn dating back to the 16th century — offering up a welcome as warm as its menu of Sunday lunch favourites.
The Cirencester pub and hotel serves its Sunday roasts from 12pm until 8pm each week, with pitted Nocellara olives and chorizo spiced pork scratchings to nibble on before moving onto the main event of half spatchcock roast Norfolk chicken; honey roast belly of English pork; rosemary West Country lamb; or roast pumpkin and mushroom pithivier, all with plenty of trimmings and house gravy.
Hotel du Vin in Cheltenham
Chic and elegant, Hotel du Vin in Cheltenham offers an classy dining experience that's a real treat for Sunday lunch.
Enjoy two courses or indulge in a three-course feast, in which diners can choose an appetiser from its French Market Table, before moving on to the Roast du Vin menu, featuring a roasted sirloin of beef and roasted chicken with stuffing and all the usual trimmings — bon appetit!
