Have you missed going down to the pub for a spoiling Sunday dinner with all the trimmings? 

Fortunately, the latest round of the lockdown easing means that this Sunday will be the first time in months that people can tuck into a tasty roast inside their local pub.

So, if you’re hankering after a roast and want to help support a local business, here’s a list of just some of the places serving up traditional Sunday dinners in and around Watford.

The Royal Oak, Watford Heath

The beautiful Royal Oak pub in Watford Heath is serving up a range Sunday roasts to people, including slow cooked shoulder of lamb, roasted pork belly, slow roasted short rib of beef, confit roasted duck and cauliflower welsh rarebit. 

All roasts are served with garlic and rosemary, roast patatoes, roasted vegetables, mixed seasonal greens and a yorkshire pudding.

Prices start at £14 and other menu options are available. 

One reviewer said: "We had heard good things about the Sunday Roast at Royal Oak so made the journey out to check it out our for ourselves. We had booked a table and had a baby with us and the staff had accommodated this for us perfectly. The food blew me away and our only wish is that we lived closer to the pub."

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The Rose and Crown, Kings Langley

Said to serve up “lovely” roast dinners, The Rose and Crown serves up a variety of different roasts for people to enjoy.

Roasts include roast beef, roast pork belly and fig & dolcelatte roast. All are served with smoked beef dripping roasted potatoes, sautéed greens, roasted root vegetables, Yorkshire pudding & bottomless gravy.

Prices start from £12.95 and other menu options are available.

One reviewer said: “Had a lovely Sunday roast dinner. They were also very accommodating with my dairy allergy. I was even tempted by one of their amazing vegan desserts. It was absolutely lovely.”

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Red Lion, Bushey

Served with a Yorkshire pudding, crisp roast potatoes, buttery mash, a roast parsnip, red onion and carrot medley, savoy cabbage and peas and lashings of rich beef gravy, there are variety of roasts on offer at the Red Lion.

Roasts include a lion of pork, sirloin of beef, lamb shank, hand-carved turkey whilst there is also a vegetarian option.

People can also get stuck into a triple roast, which includes a hand-carved sirloin of beef, pork loin and turkey with a pork, orange & fig stuffing and crisp crackling.

Other menu options are also available.

One reviewer said: “Went out for a quiet drink and a sunday roast, the staff were accommodating and friendly, the food was exceptional, would come back again.”

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The Feathers public house and kitchen, Rickmansworth

The Feathers serves up a variety of roasts, all of which are served with seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes & Yorkshire pudding.

Roasts include beef, chicken, leg of lamb and nut roast, with prices starting from £12.

Other menu options are also available.

One reviewer said: “Great atmosphere with friendly staff. A great selection of food with what we picked tasting excellent. The butchers board in particular provided a great selection of food to try. Would highly recommend and will be visiting again.”

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The Three Crowns, Bushey Heath

The Three Crown serves up three “delicious” different roasts served with roast potatoes, honey roast parsnips, vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and  roast gravy or gluten free vegetable gravy.

Roasts include chicken, topside roast beef and nut roast, with prices starting from £10.

Other menu options are also available.

One reviewer said: “Great food, service and location. Had the Sunday roast.... Was delicious.”

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