Sunday Roast in Brighton: Where to Book

The Sunday roasts with the strongest public record in Brighton are at Embers in The Lanes, the city’s public-vote winner for 2025 and 2026; the Bell Tower in Kemp Town, voted third; plant-based Earth and Stars in North Laine; and the Cleveland Arms, a national roast winner in 2019. Every entry was checked against the venue’s own website on 25 October 2026.

We have not eaten these roasts for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Each entry sets out what the venue publishes: the roasts on its Sunday menu and what they cost, when they are served, and its booking, children and dog rules. Where a venue’s site did not show something, we have said so. Hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Menus change week to week, so treat prices as a guide.

The Lanes and the city centre

Embers, Meeting House Lane

Embers cooks “absolutely everything over an open wood fire”, its own site says, and it was voted Best Sunday Roast in the 2026 Brighton Restaurant Awards, known as the BRAVOs, for the second year in a row. Its roast page says the menu usually includes sirloin of beef, smoked half chicken and a duo of pork, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options, but it does not publish prices. Roasts are served every Sunday from 12.30pm to 7pm. Booking is not required but is recommended, and families are welcome. Closed Tuesday. Call 01273 869222. Hygiene rating 4 (FSA, 24 September 2025). 42 Meeting House Lane, BN1 1HB. Our listing.

The Coal Shed, North Street

The Coal Shed is the Black Rock Restaurants steak and seafood house in Clarence House on North Street, with a 140-seat dining room, its site says. The Sunday menu lists a 35-day aged rump of beef at £28, a half roast chicken with burnt lemon at £28, a vegan smoked Merlot mushroom at £20 and a 500g sirloin on the bone for two at £32.50 a head. All come with garlic roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, gravy and a Yorkshire pudding. It placed 16th in the BRAVO roast vote. The restaurant is cashless and says it is not dog friendly. Open Sunday noon to 11.30pm. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 21 May 2026). 30-31 North Street, BN1 1EB. Our listing.

Hove and the west of the city

Carne, Church Road, Hove

Carne is a charcoal grill steakhouse with a hidden back garden, its site says, and it came sixth in the BRAVO roast vote. Its sample Sunday menu lists dry-aged Aurox beef sirloin at £25, roast Iron Age pork belly at £22, Somerset Saxon roast chicken at £24, and a mushroom and chickpea puff pastry at £20, each with seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes, a Yorkshire pudding and gravy. The Carne sharing roast for two, with all three meats, cauliflower cheese, pigs in blankets and stuffing, is £65. Open Sunday noon to 11pm, last food orders 9pm; the site does not say when roasts stop. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 29 October 2025). 63 Church Road, Hove BN3 2BD.

Lion and Lobster, Sillwood Street

The Lion and Lobster is a Portobello Pub Co pub a street back from the seafront, and its Sunday page promises live jazz from the Charlie Miller Trio every Sunday from 6pm. The autumn Sunday menu lists beef sirloin at £21.50, porchetta with crackling at £19, stuffed chicken breast at £19.50 and a trio of all three at £28. A “deluxe” range, such as a 28-day aged sirloin at £28.50, is only for tables that book, the pub says. A 12.5% discretionary service charge is added for table service. Food is served Sunday noon to 7pm. It placed 15th in the BRAVO roast vote. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 20 September 2022). 24 Sillwood Street, BN1 2PS. Our listing.

Kemp Town and Lewes Road

The Bell Tower, Arundel Road

The Bell Tower, a neighbourhood pub on the edge of Kemp Town, came third in the 2026 BRAVO roast vote. Its October 2026 Sunday menu lists a three-meat roast of beef, chicken and pork at £26.50, slow-cooked beef rib at £23, roast chicken at £20, bone-in pork loin with crackling at £20 and a vegan stuffed onion at £19. Each comes with herby roast potatoes, celeriac, leeks, sugar snap peas, savoy cabbage, beetroot puree and a Yorkshire pudding. A children’s mini roast (12 and under) is £13. A 10% discretionary service charge is added for table service. The kitchen runs Sunday noon to 6.30pm, call 01273 686993. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 22 October 2024). 1 Arundel Road, BN2 5TE. Our listing.

The Howard, Howard Road

The Howard describes itself as “a friendly Brighton pub stocking excellent real ales and serving tasty food”, with Sunday roasts on its menu and free pool all week. It placed 12th in the 2026 BRAVO roast vote. The site does not publish roast prices, so ask when you book on 01273 675356 or at bookings@thehowardbrighton.co.uk. The kitchen serves Sunday midday to 6pm, and the pub is open midday to 10pm. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 19 January 2024). 1 Howard Road, BN2 9TP. Our listing.

North Laine, London Road and Fiveways

Earth and Stars, Windsor Street

Earth and Stars is a North Laine pub whose whole menu is plant-based. It came fifth in the 2026 BRAVO roast vote, was voted the second-best pub in Brighton and won the awards’ Plant Champions title. The roast menu on its site, labelled spring and summer, lists a celeriac and butternut squash nut roast at £18, a white wine, leek and cannellini bean wellington at £18 and a ‘pork belly’ with rice paper crackling at £20, with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, a Yorkshire and gravy. A gluten-free Yorkshire is available, and the children’s roast is £12.50. The kitchen runs Sunday noon to 5pm. Call 01273 722879. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 23 September 2025). 46 Windsor Street, BN1 1RJ. Our listing.

The Signalman, Ditchling Rise

The Signalman, by London Road station, was voted Brighton’s best pub in the 2026 BRAVOs and seventh for its roast. The food comes from Big Sam’s Kitchen, which runs the pub kitchen. Its Sunday menu lists a 50-day aged beef rump at £19.50, apple cider rolled pork belly with crackling at £18.50, a garlic and rosemary chicken supreme at £17.50, a vegetarian mushroom, brie and cranberry wellington at £16.95 and a vegan pork belly at £17.50. All come with greens, maple carrots, red cabbage, rosemary potatoes, celeriac puree and gravy; a low-gluten gravy is available. The kitchen serves Sunday noon to 5pm. Call 01273 689783. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 31 January 2026). 76-78 Ditchling Rise, BN1 4QQ. Our listing.

The Roundhill, Ditchling Road

The Roundhill calls itself Brighton’s “100% vegan pub and restaurant” and lists its “famous Sunday roasts”. Its site notes fourth place for Best Roast and the Plant Champions title in the 2024 BRAVOs. It keeps seven craft taps and two cask lines that change weekly. The site does not publish Sunday prices. The kitchen runs Sunday noon to 7pm; closed Monday. Parking is tight, the pub says, and it names Springfield Road, Princes Road and Rugby Road as the nearest pay and display streets. Call 01273 235884. Hygiene rating 3 (FSA, 24 July 2025). 100 Ditchling Road, BN1 4SG. Our listing.

The Cleveland Arms, Cleveland Road

The Cleveland Arms, a back-street pub near Fiveways, says it won Knorr’s Best Sunday Roast in England in 2019 and that its meat comes from Sussex farms. It came tenth in the 2026 BRAVO roast vote. The October 2026 Sunday menu lists Sussex-bred sirloin of beef at £20, minted pulled lamb shoulder at £19, rolled pork belly at £19, roast chicken supreme at £18, a vegetarian or vegan wellington at £18 and a children’s roast at £10. Food is served Sunday noon to 6pm. It says it is “very family and dog friendly” and has disabled facilities. Call 01273 502396. Hygiene rating 5 for the kitchen, Ladled With Love (FSA, 18 November 2025). 27A Cleveland Road, BN1 6FF. Our listing.

Patcham and Rottingdean

Ladies Mile, Patcham

Ladies Mile was built in 1935 as the Ladies Mile Hotel for a new Patcham estate, and CAMRA gives its Moderne interior one star on its list of historic pub interiors. It placed 14th in the 2026 BRAVO roast vote. Its own site does not publish a Sunday menu, but gives Sunday kitchen hours of midday to 6pm. Call 01273 554647 or email info@theladiesmilepub.co.uk to book. Hygiene rating 5 for the kitchen (FSA, 31 July 2025). Mackie Avenue, Patcham BN1 8RA. Our listing.

The Plough Inn, Rottingdean

The Plough sits beside the village pond in Rottingdean. Its own site describes oak beams and wood panelling and says it is “child and dog friendly”. Food is served Sunday noon to 7pm, and the pub opens noon to 10.30pm. Tables of more than eight should call 01273 390635 or email info@theploughinnrottingdean.co.uk rather than book online, and the pub asks that a booking for eight is not extended on the day. The site does not publish a Sunday menu. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 16 November 2017). Vicarage Lane, Rottingdean BN2 7HD. Our listing.

How we chose

This is a list of the Sunday roasts people search for, chosen on records anyone can check rather than on taste. We started with the Best Sunday Roast category of the 2026 Brighton Restaurant Awards, a public vote with 71,285 votes cast across the awards, and kept the venues inside Brighton and Hove. Three of its top ten are not here: the Thatched Inn in Hassocks and the Hurstwood near Uckfield are outside the city, and we could not check the Grand Hotel’s or Kindling’s Sunday menus on their own sites. We added the Roundhill for its 2024 roast award and the Plough in Rottingdean as the long-standing village pub. Nothing rated below 3 by the Food Standards Agency was considered.

We checked every venue’s own website on 25 October 2026 for its Sunday menu, serving times, booking rules and any closure notice. Hygiene ratings come from the FSA register on the same day. Winter hours change, so check with the venue before you go.

For more ideas, see the best pubs in Brighton, the best restaurants in Brighton, things to do in Brighton and what’s on in Brighton this month. Every pub in the city is in our Brighton business directory.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is the best Sunday roast in Brighton?

In the 2026 Brighton Restaurant Awards (BRAVOs), a public vote, Embers in The Lanes was named Best Sunday Roast for the second year running, with the Grand Hotel second and the Bell Tower in Kemp Town third. Other city venues in the top ten were Earth and Stars (fifth), Carne in Hove (sixth), the Signalman (seventh), Kindling (eighth) and the Cleveland Arms (tenth). The Cleveland Arms also says it won Knorr’s Best Sunday Roast in England in 2019.

How much is a Sunday roast in Brighton?

On the menus the venues publish, a single meat roast costs £17.50 to £28. The lowest is the garlic and rosemary chicken supreme at the Signalman at £17.50; the highest are the 35-day aged rump of beef and the half roast chicken at the Coal Shed, both £28. Most sit between £19 and £25. Several add a discretionary service charge: 10% at the Bell Tower and 12.5% at the Lion and Lobster.

Where can I get a vegan Sunday roast in Brighton?

Earth and Stars in North Laine and the Roundhill on Ditchling Road are fully plant-based, so every roast is vegan. Earth and Stars lists a ‘pork belly’ with rice paper crackling at £20. Elsewhere, the Signalman lists a vegan pork belly at £17.50, the Coal Shed a smoked Merlot mushroom at £20 and the Cleveland Arms a vegan squash and spinach wellington at £18.