About Time You Tried: London’s Best Beef RoastsBy Alicia Grimshaw
Looking for the best beef roasts in London? The search ends here. We ate our way through London’s Sunday roast offerings to find the ultimate beef delights. We do love a good roast, and when we can’t get our hands on the real thing, Burts Chips’ Devon Roast Beef crisps really do the job.
Best Beef Roasts in London: Ultimate Guide
We absolutely love snacks, and we’re so excited to be working with Burts this week on a special Burts Chips Week! Feeding your taste for adventure, expect lots of delicious crisp-themed features, beautiful crisp-inspired features and a very special competition giveaway. You can get involved with Burts’ Crisp Week by following them on Twitter here, Facebook here and Instagram here, and share your crisp love by using the hashtag #BurtsChipsWeek. Forks at the ready, here’s where to find the best beef roasts London:
1. Best for Classic Roast: Pig & Butcher
Order: Roasted dry aged Hereford sirloin with Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, creamed leeks and vegetables (£19.50)
What: Heady cocktails, nourishing and wholesome food, and hand pulled ales await at The Pig and Butcher. Here, it’s all about bringing conversation back to the dining table, from their sharing plates to their Sunday roasts. The team specialise in serving rare breeds such as White Park cattle, Iron Age pigs and Hebridean lamb – the quality shows, the roasts require all your attention.
Eat and Drink: The Pig & Butcher are really good at one thing – not producing an overly fussy roast. They stick to the classic formula; rare beef, crispy yorkies, proper spuds and nicely cooked veggies. And the addition of the creamed leeks adds a nice home comfort twist to the dish. Glorious, just glorious.
Where: 80 Liverpool Rd, London N1 0QD
2. Best for Fancy Roast: Blacklock Soho
Order: 55 day-aged rump served with Yorkshire, duck fat roast potatoes, heritage carrots, sprouting broccoli and bone marrow gravy (£18)
What: Blacklock Soho is London’s worst kept secret. Everyone now bangs on about their chops and cocktails – and who can blame them. These guys dish up the juiciest, most plump, meat-tastic chops in London. All of their chops are cooked in their custom build fire oven – and good grief, they’re bursting with that intense, smokey flavour that sends people wild.
Eat and Drink: Aside from their sharing roasts, which feature an artery popping three meat medley along with jugs of gravy, and a mound of veggies – their other roasts are perfect for people who don’t like to share. If you’re in no mood to tackle a small farm yard, opt for the roast beef – a succulent, juicy medium-rare rump served with fluffy yorkshires, and crispy roast potatoes that you will never be able to imitate.
Where: 24 Great Windmill St, Soho, London W1D 7LG
Photo Credit: Blacklock Instagram
Best Beef Roasts in London: Ultimate Guide
3. Best for British Roast: The Dean Swift
Order: Rump of 28 day aged British roast beef with horseradish plus trimmings (£17.50)
What: Beer and beef – a winning combo in our eyes. Good news: The Dean Swift excels in both areas. It’s the best of British at this local, the menu has been created with fresh ingredients and seasonality in mind. Sup on cask ales, European wines and London craft beers. As gastropubs go, this one is pretty snazzy.
Eat and Drink: One of the best beef roasts in London for sure. The Dean Swift has a concise Sunday roast menu – sticking to the classics. The beef is melt-in-the-mouth delicious, and the Yorkshire are crispy enough to with stand the onslaught of gravy. Roast beef and a good dollop of horseradish is hard to beat.
Where: 10 Gainsford St, Butler’s Wharf, London, SE1 2NE
4. Best for an Award-Winning Pub: Marksman
Order: Roast Hereford beef with Yorkshire pudding (£15)
What: The Marksman in Hackney is a proper pub, with proper food and proper beer. Chefs Tom Harris and Jon Rotheram, both alumni of Michelin starred St John restaurant in Clerkenwell breathed new life into this boozer back in 2015. And while the decor has gone slightly upmarket (think leather banquets over smoked-stained cushions), they’ve cleverly combined stand-out pub food with a great place to drink.
Eat and Drink: There’s good reason why The Marksman scooped the Michelin Pub of the Year 2017 award – the food here is exceptional, whilst still keeping it simple. Their roast features hearty slabs of beefs, and roast potatoes which are essentially golden toasty nuggets of pure bliss. A roast that would make your mum happy.
Where: 254 Hackney Rd, London E2 7SJ
Best Beef Roasts in London: Ultimate Guide
5. Best for a Modern Roast: Hereford Road
Order: Roast rib of beef with kale, swede, roasties and Yorkshire (£18.50)
What: Hereford Road really puts the word ‘gastro’ in gastropub. This pub gives all the care and attention to classic well-loved British eats. And being housed in an old gin palace, their drinks list focuses heavily on the spirit, boasting over 40 gin-inspired cocktails. Have a roast, neck some gin cocktails and crawl back home just in time for Antiques Roadshow.
Eat and Drink: One of the best beef roasts in London, Kale on a Sunday roast should make more of an appearance. This humble green veg wilts underneath the rich, intense gravy. It’s a superb dish boasting seasonal produce, and the beef will knock your ruddy socks off. If you have any room left – their sticky toffee pudding is simply sublime.
Sponsored post in assocation with Burts. You can get involved with Burts’ Crisp Week by following them on Twitter here, Facebook here and Instagram here, and share your crisp love by using the hashtag #BurtsChipsWeek.
