Sunday roast in Camden: where to book, and what it costs

The short version: expect roughly £20 to £25 for a pub roast around Camden, more at a restaurant. Book anywhere that takes bookings, because Sunday lunch fills up. Check the menu before you go: several prices below come from older listings and reviews, and roast prices have crept up.

Camden Town and Mornington Crescent

The Prince Albert, Royal College Street

The Prince Albert, 163 Royal College Street NW1, has its own Sunday roasts page and a book-a-table link on its site. The kitchen runs 12:00 to 19:00 on Sundays, and the pub stays open until 22:30. It has a beer garden. One reviewer put the roast at £22, so budget £20 to £22 and confirm on the menu. Sunday roasts page.

The Spread Eagle, Albert Street

The Spread Eagle, 141 Albert Street NW1, is a Young’s pub that has been on the site since 1858, a short walk from Regent’s Park and away from the market crowds. It takes bookings. Order the pork belly: one review site calls it the best pork belly roast in Camden, though it also mentions the odd chewy slice and thin gravy, so ask for extra. A review of an older visit had roasts at £15 to £17, and a review site puts typical spend at £22, so plan for the top of that range. Sunday kitchen hours are unclear, so check before a late lunch. Spread Eagle.

The Colonel Fawcett, Randolph Street

The Colonel Fawcett, 1 Randolph Street NW1, says on its own site that it is famous for its Sunday roasts. Food is served 12:00 to 19:00, the pub is open until 22:00, and it has two gardens and air conditioning. It is closed Mondays. An old review mentioned about £15 a head with vegetarian options, which will have risen, so check the menu. The Colonel Fawcett.

Kentish Town border

The Lord Stanley, Camden Park Road

The Lord Stanley, 51 Camden Park Road NW1, is the one for people who hate booking: it is walk-in only. Its own site gives Sunday kitchen hours of 12:30 to 16:00 and 18:00 to 21:30. CAMRA describes a tile-fronted 1920s corner pub with an island bar and open kitchen, and mentions roast rib of beef on Sundays. An older reviewer paid £20 for chicken, and SquareMeal puts the average spend at £30 to £49, so expect more than a basic pub roast. Turn up early. The Lord Stanley.

Guanabana, Kentish Town Road

Guanabana, on Kentish Town Road, does a halal Caribbean Island Roast with jerk beef or half jerk chicken. The Infatuation singled it out, noting that there are not many halal Sunday roasts in London. Roast Dinners in London recorded £20 in 2022, so assume more now. Camden Town is the nearest station. The Infatuation.

Primrose Hill

Michael Nadra, Primrose Hill

The dressy option. Michael Nadra’s Primrose Hill site lists a Sunday roast every Sunday at £32 per person, with aged Argentinian Black Angus sirloin, slow-roasted pork belly, corn-fed chicken breast or a vegetarian nut roast. It is the only price in this guide taken from a venue’s own menu. Check opening hours before booking. Michael Nadra menus.

Pembroke Primrose Hill

The Pembroke, NW1, is a former Pembroke Castle, one of the Camden Castles, dating to the late 1860s. Its Sunday roast page lists sirloin of beef, lamb shank, pork loin with crackling or turkey. OpenTable shows Sunday opening from 12:00 to 22:00 and puts it in the £25 and under band. The roast price itself is not listed, so check the menu. Pembroke Sunday roast.

Why older prices undershoot

Roast Dinners in London adjusts its own figures for inflation: £16 in 2019 becomes about £22.59 in 2026, and £20 in 2022 becomes about £25.67. So when you see a £15 roast in an old review, add a good £5 to £8 in your head.

How to play it

• Want a booked table and a garden: the Prince Albert or the Colonel Fawcett.
• Want to skip the booking: the Lord Stanley, early.
• Want halal: Guanabana.
• Want to spend: Michael Nadra, £32.

One warning: the Farrier in Camden Market closed in November 2024, though older roast guides still list it.