Best Sunday Roast in Cheltenham: 12 Roasts, Prices and Times
Twelve Sunday roasts in Cheltenham with prices from £13 to £34, serving times, vegan and children's roasts, and which pubs take dogs for Sunday lunch.
In short: for the best Sunday roast in Cheltenham, go to The Merryfellow in Charlton Kings for a classic pub roast (all three meats for £22), The Brown Jug on Bath Road for value (from £15, children's roast £12.50), and Sam's Montpellier for a restaurant roast (slow-cooked lamb shoulder, £25.95). Most kitchens serve roasts from noon until 3pm or 4pm, so book for Sunday lunch.
Twelve Sunday roasts in Cheltenham, with prices and serving times checked on each pub's and restaurant's own menu on 19 October 2026.
How much is a Sunday roast in Cheltenham?
Between £13 and £34 for a roast main, with most pubs at £17 to £22 and the restaurants and hotels at £20 to £34.
| Where | Roasts | Served | Veggie option |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Exmouth Arms | £13 to £19 | Kitchen 12pm to 7pm | Vegetable wellington |
| Norwood Arms | From £13.45 | 11am to 9pm | Nut roast wellington |
| The Brown Jug | £15 to £23.50 | 12pm to 4pm | Vegan nut roast |
| The Suffolk Arms | £16 to £19 | Sundays | Vegan maitake mushroom |
| The Merryfellow | £17 to £22 | 12pm to 4pm | Carrot and lentil wellington |
| The Five Alls | Small plates, £8 to £11.50 | Sundays | Leek and mushroom filo pie |
| The Botanist | £18.95 to £27.95 | Sundays | Mushroom bourguignon pie |
| Sam's Montpellier | £19.95 to £25.95 | 12pm to 3pm | Spiced celeriac steak |
| Queens Hotel | £20 to £25 | 12.30pm to 5pm | Roasted Quorn |
| Hotel du Vin | 2 courses £29.95 | 12.30pm to 4pm | Vegan pithivier |
| The Ivy Montpellier | £32 (beef) | 11am to 4pm | None |
| The Nook On Five | £32 to £34 | 12pm to 4pm | None |
The best Sunday roast pubs in Cheltenham
Four of them sit within about 450 metres of each other on Bath Road and Suffolk Road, so if one is full, the next is a few minutes' walk away.
The Merryfellow
A Charlton Kings pub whose roast menu runs from beef, pork and chicken on one plate to a Sunday roast version of its award-winning Big Boy pie.
- 🍖 Roasts £17 to £22
- 👶 Children's roast £10 to £12
- ⏰ 12pm to 4pm
- 📍 School Road, Charlton Kings
The Brown Jug
A traditional community pub on Bath Road where every roast comes with cauliflower cheese, buttered greens and braised red cabbage on the side. It has a beer garden and a fire, and dogs are welcome.
- 🍖 Roasts £15 to £23.50
- 👶 Children's roast £12.50
- ⏰ 12pm to 4pm
- 📍 Bath Road, The Suffolks
The Exmouth Arms
The cheapest roast in our list, from a vegetable wellington at £13 to leg of lamb at £19, with half portions for children. It has a garden and a car park behind the pub; bookings are for inside tables only.
- 🍖 Roasts £13 to £19
- ⏰ Kitchen 12pm to 7pm
- 📍 Bath Road, The Suffolks
The Suffolk Arms
Now independently run, with a set Sunday lunch and a vegan roasted maitake mushroom that comes with its own roast potatoes and mushroom gravy. Dogs are welcome in the bar.
- 🍖 Roasts £16 to £19
- 🍽️ 2 courses £25, 3 courses £30
- 📍 Suffolk Road, The Suffolks
The Five Alls
A small-plates Sunday roast: order the meats and the trimmings separately, from triple-cooked potatoes to pigs in blankets with apricot stuffing. The website calls its menus samples, so prices may change.
- 🍖 Mains £8 to £11.50, trimmings extra
- 📍 Bath Road
Norwood Arms
A family- and dog-friendly Greene King pub with roast beef, turkey, sirloin and half chicken, Yorkshire puddings and cauliflower cheese, served all afternoon and evening.
- 🍖 Roasts from £13.45
- ⏰ 11am to 9pm
- 📍 Leckhampton Road
Sunday lunch in Cheltenham's restaurants and hotels
Sam's Montpellier
A roast menu alongside the usual plates, with blackened beef striploin, slow-cooked lamb shoulder and pork belly, and discounted desserts when you order a roast. Local musicians play on the last Sunday of the month.
- 🍖 Roasts £19.95 to £25.95
- ⏰ 12pm to 3pm
- 📍 The Courtyard, Montpellier
Queens Hotel
Victoria's restaurant roasts English beef, free-range chicken and pork loin every Sunday, with stuffing and Yorkshire pudding, in the grand hotel on the Promenade.
- 🍖 Roasts £20 to £25
- ⏰ 12.30pm to 5pm
- 📍 The Promenade
Hotel du Vin
A set Sunday lunch that starts at a French market table of soup, smoked salmon and charcuterie, then roast sirloin or chicken with "proper Yorkshires". Children get their own roast.
- 🍽️ 2 courses £29.95, 3 courses £34.95
- ⏰ 12.30pm to 4pm
- 📍 Parabola Road
The Botanist
Bottomless Yorkshire puddings and gravy with every roast, a roast trio for the indecisive, live music on Sundays from 1pm, and dogs welcome in the bar and outside.
- 🍖 Roasts £18.95 to £27.95
- 👶 Children's roast £7.95
- 📍 The Brewery Quarter, Town Centre
The Ivy Montpellier Brasserie
One roast, done properly: beef with Yorkshire puddings and rosemary red wine sauce, served in the domed Rotunda. There is no vegetarian roast and dogs are not allowed.
- 🍖 Beef roast £32
- ⏰ 11am to 4pm
- 📍 Rotunda Terrace, Montpellier
The Nook On Five
Cheltenham's only rooftop restaurant, five storeys above Imperial Square, serving roast chicken or Herefordshire sirloin on Sundays. Card details are taken when you book.
- 🍖 Roasts £32 to £34
- ⏰ 12pm to 4pm
- 📍 Imperial Square
Where can I get a vegetarian or vegan Sunday roast in Cheltenham?
Almost everywhere has one. For vegans, The Brown Jug's homemade nut roast (£15, vegan without the Yorkshire) and The Suffolk Arms' roasted maitake mushroom (£16) are the stand-outs, and The Botanist's chestnut mushroom bourguignon pie is vegan too. The Ivy and The Nook On Five have no vegetarian roast.
Do I need to book Sunday lunch in Cheltenham?
Book if you can. All twelve take bookings online or by phone, and the popular tables go first. The Exmouth Arms takes bookings for inside tables only, and The Nook On Five charges £10 per Sunday lunch booking if you cancel within 24 hours.
Sunday roast in Cheltenham: questions
How much is a Sunday roast in Cheltenham?
From £13 at The Exmouth Arms to £34 at The Nook On Five, with most pubs charging £17 to £22.
Where is the best Sunday roast in Cheltenham?
The Merryfellow in Charlton Kings for a classic pub roast, The Brown Jug on Bath Road for value, and Sam's Montpellier for a restaurant roast.
Where can I get a vegan Sunday roast in Cheltenham?
The Brown Jug's nut roast, The Suffolk Arms' roasted maitake mushroom and The Botanist's mushroom bourguignon pie are all vegan.
Which pubs do a children's Sunday roast in Cheltenham?
The Botanist (£7.95), The Merryfellow (£10 to £12) and The Brown Jug (£12.50), while The Exmouth Arms does half portions.
Which Cheltenham pubs are dog friendly for Sunday lunch?
The Brown Jug, the Norwood Arms, The Suffolk Arms (in the bar) and The Botanist (in the bar and outside).