Sunday dinner winners

In Bristol, with Sunday lunches that get booked up faster than Glastonbury, we have lots to boast about when it comes to the traditional roast, writes

- ELLIE KENDALL

T’S that time of year when many foodie venues begin to roll out their top notch roast dinners every Sunday. And in Bristol we have lots to boast about when it comes to a Sunday lunch - from waiting lists and tickets that get booked up faster than Glastonbury, to roasts with a view and a bit of history.

And, or course, utterly delicious, out-of-this-world food, many of which has been named in coveted lists, or even given awards. A good old British roast dinner is said to be one of the nation’s most beloved and favourite meals, you know.

So, with that said, we have compiled a list of fave favourite spots - from restaurants to pubs to boats - that experts, locals and us here at Weekend have considered to be the best in the city...

8 John Street, Bristol, BS1 2HR

No Bristol roast dinner list would be right without The Bank Tavern sitting firmly in a prominent position. After all, this is the pub that sells out its entire year’s worth of Sunday roasts in a matter of minutes - even quicker than Glastonbury sells tickets for its iconic music festival.

This year's bookings sold out on January 1 in just 13 minutes, with the team telling its customers and those desperate to book, that they had crashed the website with their attempts. Roasts, according to the online menu at time of writing, cost £15 for a classic main, £3 for a starter, £3.95 for a dessert, and £1.50 per extras like additional veg or an extra Yorkshire pudding.

Items and dishes on the menu include things like rare topside of beef, slow cooked pork belly with crackling, red lentil and mixed veg loaf, sticky toffee pudding, chocolate cheesecake, and roasted butternut squash with pumpkin seeds.