11 Canterbury Sunday roasts with prices, serving times and hygiene ratings, from The Parrot in the city to The Fordwich Arms. Checked October 2026.
The Canterbury Sunday roasts people look for first are at The Red Lion in Stodmarsh, which says it is “renowned for our roast dinners every Sunday”; The Granville at Lower Hardres, which serves its Sunday menu until 9pm; and two pubs in the Michelin Guide, The Bridge Arms and The Fordwich Arms. Menus, prices and serving times were last checked on 25 October 2026.
Several pubs call their menus samples that change week to week, so the prices below are a guide to the range rather than a promise. Sunday tables go early, so book ahead.
Canterbury city centre
The Parrot
The Parrot on Church Lane is a Shepherd Neame pub that the local branch of CAMRA describes as a 14th-century building with stone-flagged floors and three open fires. Its site says roasts are served on Sundays from noon “until they are all gone”, and recommends them; it also lists vegan and vegetarian options. The pub is open on Sunday until 10.30pm, with food until 9pm. Book a table through the website or call 01227 454170. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 1 April 2026). 1-9 Church Lane, CT1 2AG. Our listing.
Thomas Becket
The Thomas Becket on Best Lane was the Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable CAMRA branch’s Pub of the Year in 2024. CAMRA’s listing describes an 18th-century pub with a log burner, four handpumps of rotating local ales and a traditional menu every day, with roasts on Sundays. It is “very dog-friendly”, with more than 400 photographs of customers’ dogs on the walls, and it takes cards only. CAMRA lists Sunday opening as 12pm to 10.30pm. The pub has no website of its own; book through OpenTable. Hygiene rating 3 (FSA, 24 July 2026). 21 Best Lane, CT1 2JB. Our listing.
The Corner House
The Corner House is an independent restaurant on Dover Street, just outside the city walls, which describes its cooking as “simple food, done well”. Its Sunday lunch menu is served from 11.30am to 5pm at £35 for two courses or £40 for three. Mains include roast topside of beef served medium-rare, chicken supreme with a pig in blanket, confit pork belly and a nut roast, with beef dripping potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding; slow-cooked lamb shoulder is a £5 supplement and a beef Wellington for the table is £26 extra. Gluten-free and dairy-free menus are published, and children’s meals are £15. Call 01227 780793. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 5 June 2025). 1 Dover Street, CT1 3HD. Our listing.
South of the city: Lower Hardres and Bridge
The Granville, Lower Hardres
The Granville sits on Faussett Hill, south of the city, which its site puts “just 10 minutes from Canterbury’s centre”; the pub has been in Lower Hardres “for over a century”. It serves food until 9pm every day, and on Sundays offers roasts “along with our Sunday menu available from 12pm to 9pm”. The autumn menu lists roast sirloin of beef at £23.90, garlic and thyme chicken at £20.50, slow-cooked pork belly with crackling at £20.50 and a veggie roast at £18.90, all with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and gravy. Every roast comes in a children’s size. Book online; parties of more than six should call 01227 700402. Hygiene rating 3 (FSA, 25 June 2026). Faussett Hill, CT4 7AL.
The Bridge Arms, Bridge
The Bridge Arms is a 16th-century inn on Bridge High Street and a selected restaurant in the Michelin Guide. Its Sunday lunch menu lists 28-day-aged sirloin of beef with fresh horseradish cream at £26, slow-roast pork belly with Kentish cider and mustard at £25, roast chicken with wild mushroom stuffing at £23 and roast cauliflower with salsa verde at £22, served with heritage carrots, winter greens, swede, roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding; cauliflower cheese is £5 extra. Sunday food is served from 12pm to 5pm and the pub stays open to 9pm. Book through OpenTable, at reservations@bridgearms.co.uk or on 01227 286534. Hygiene rating 4 (FSA, 10 September 2026). 53 High Street, Bridge, CT4 5LA. Our listing.
The Red Lion Inn, Bridge
The Red Lion Inn, along the same street, describes “British pub dining with a subtle French influence” and an award-winning garden. Its Sunday menu runs from 12pm to 4pm. The Sunday set lunch on its menus page, in a menu dated 31 May 2026, is £18.95 for one course, £21.95 for two and £24.95 for three, with a choice of seared rump of beef, slow-roasted leg of lamb or roast chicken. All come with Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese and gluten-free gravy. A 12.5% service charge is added for groups of eight or more and for tables served in the garden. Book online or call 01227 832213. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 23 October 2025). 75 High Street, Bridge, CT4 5LB. Our listing.
East of the city: Fordwich, Ickham and the Stour villages
The Fordwich Arms, Fordwich
The Fordwich Arms is a Michelin-starred restaurant in an Arts and Crafts pub by the River Stour, run by Dan and Natasha Smith since 2017. Its sample Sunday menu has roasts of Hereford beef, Gloucester Old Spot pork, saddle of Blackface lamb and a Black Bomber cheese pithivier, with a 1kg dry-aged rib of Hereford beef to share at a £25 supplement a head. Roasts come with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, glazed carrot, hispi cabbage, tenderstem broccoli and cauliflower cheese. The site does not print a price for the Sunday menu. Sunday food is served from 12pm to 4pm, and a 12.5% service charge is added. Call 01227 286690. Hygiene rating 3 (FSA, 28 May 2026). King Street, CT2 0DB. Our listing.
The Duke William, Ickham
The Duke William calls itself a “quintessential Kentish pub” with rooms in Ickham, and builds its menus on local produce. A sample Sunday menu on its site lists 28-day-aged roast sirloin of beef at £23.50, Orchard Farm porchetta with crackling at £21.50 and a roast Ranger chicken supreme at £20.50, served with rosemary roast potatoes, carrots, greens, Yorkshire pudding and gravy, with cauliflower cheese to share. The kitchen serves from midday to 5pm on Sundays, and the pub closes at 7pm. A discretionary 12.5% service charge is added. Book online, call 01227 721308 or email info@thedukewilliamickham.com. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 10 February 2026). The Street, Ickham, CT3 1QP. Our listing.
The Red Lion, Stodmarsh
The Red Lion is a 200-year-old pub about ten minutes’ walk from Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve. Its site says it backs British farming and is “renowned for our roast dinners every Sunday”. The Sunday menu, which the pub says changes often, lists sirloin of beef served pink at £26, garlic and rosemary leg of lamb at £25, slow-roasted pork belly at £24, a quarter roast chicken on the bone at £22 and a red lentil nut roast at £23. Each comes with roast potatoes, honey-roasted parsnips, carrots, seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese and red wine gravy, and a child’s roast is £12. The Sunday kitchen runs from 12pm to 4pm. CAMRA says dogs are welcome inside and out. Call 01227 722571. Hygiene rating 3 (FSA, 12 June 2025). Stodmarsh Road, CT3 4BA. Our listing.
Grove Ferry Inn
Grove Ferry Inn is a Shepherd Neame pub with rooms on the bank of the River Stour. Its site invites visitors in the colder months to “warm up inside by our cosy open fire or enjoy a comforting Sunday roast”. Food is served on Sundays from 12pm to 6pm, and the pub opens from 8am at weekends. Book a table through the website or call 01227 860302. Hygiene rating 4 (FSA, 11 March 2026). Grove Ferry Road, CT3 4BP. Our listing.
Whitstable
Chestfield Barn, Chestfield
Chestfield Barn calls itself “an historic 14th century bar and restaurant”, with an open log fire in winter and a garden with a koi carp pond. Its Sunday menu is served from 12pm to 5pm, with last bookings at 5pm. It lists roast topside of beef at £21.50, roast leg of lamb at £22.95, roast turkey with sausage and onion stuffing at £19.95 and a nut roast at £19.50, which can be made vegan. All come with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, gravy and seasonal vegetables, and there is a separate children’s Sunday menu. Dogs are welcome in the downstairs bar. The pub asks for bookings by phone on 01227 793086. Garden tables cannot be reserved. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 17 June 2026). 101 Chestfield Road, CT5 3LU. Our listing.
How we chose
We started with the places people search for when they want a roast near Canterbury and kept those whose own website, or CAMRA listing, says they serve one on Sundays. Where a pub publishes its Sunday menu, we have given the prices and serving times from it. Every entry has a Food Standards Agency hygiene rating of 3 or above, checked on the FSA register on 25 October 2026. We left out places whose sites mention a Sunday roast but publish no menu or Sunday serving times. Our monthly Canterbury food hygiene ratings story covers new inspections across the district.
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For more places to eat and drink, see our guides to Canterbury pubs, Canterbury restaurants and Canterbury cafes. For more to do, see things to do in Canterbury, what’s on in Canterbury this month and our Canterbury business directory, including pubs in the directory.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get a Sunday roast in Canterbury in the evening?
Most Canterbury-area kitchens stop serving roasts in the afternoon, usually between 4pm and 6pm. The Granville at Lower Hardres says its Sunday menu runs from 12pm to 9pm, and The Parrot in the city centre serves roasts from noon until they run out, with food to 9pm on Sundays.
How much is a Sunday roast in Canterbury?
On the menus the pubs publish, a main-course roast costs roughly £19 to £26. The Red Lion at Stodmarsh lists sirloin of beef at £26, The Granville £23.90 and Chestfield Barn’s topside £21.50. The Red Lion in Bridge has a set Sunday lunch at £18.95 for one course, and The Corner House in Canterbury charges £35 for two courses.
Do any Canterbury Sunday roasts have a Michelin Guide listing?
Two do. The Fordwich Arms in Fordwich holds a Michelin star and serves a Sunday roast menu from 12pm to 4pm, and The Bridge Arms in Bridge is a selected restaurant in the Michelin Guide, with Sunday roasts until 5pm.
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