sunday roast

Sundays at Hawksmoor in the UK are all about our Sunday Roast (voted best in the country, twice).  

Think all-natural, dry-aged beef rump, beef-dripping roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, roasted atlas carrots, buttered brussels sprouts, roasted shallot & garlic & lashings of bone marrow & onion gravy and the option for a side of cauliflower cheese, and Hawksmoor stuffing.  The tradition of Sunday Roast dates back to the 15th century where large joints of meat were roasted on a spit over an open fire, strictly on Sundays as some abstained from eating meat on certain days of the week due to religious affiliations. As you might imagine, to achieve a similar flavor, we start ours on our charcoal grill and finish them in the oven. 

Many who have had a Sunday Roast liken it to a Thanksgiving dinner – a comforting, filling meal that is best in the company of loved ones. But in the UK, they have it weekly – not once a year. And, should a Bloody Mary, or two, be consumed alongside it, who are we to judge? 

This British institution has brought friends and families together for centuries and we’re delighted to welcome Chicagoans to this tradition.  

“Sunday Roast is part-ritual, part-feast, and brings up fond childhood memories of friends and family gathered around incredible plates of food,” says Co-Founder Huw Gott. 
“We wanted to bring that same energy to our new Chicago home, to share this quintessentially English tradition with you. Roast beef, cooked over open fire, with all the trimmings … enough to bring a tear to even the most stoic English eye and to bind two great nations in the common ground of Beef & Liberty.”