The Best Sunday Roasts in Basildon 2026: Ranked on Real Reviews

Meyra Brasserie, on Billericay High Street, tops our roast list with 4.7 stars from 469 Google reviews, and Sunday roast is mentioned in 8 of them. Short beef rib gets 5 mentions, cocktails 26, live singer 14 and live music 9, so it's a roast with a soundtrack. Welcoming staff come up in 20 reviews. Tuesday hours run 9 am to 10 pm.

Phone 01277 711271.

Opening hours (from Google): Tuesday 9 am–10 pm; Wednesday 9 am–10 pm; Thursday 9 am–10 pm; Friday 9 am–10:30 pm; Saturday 9 am–11 pm; Sunday 9 am–9 pm; Monday 9 am–10 pm.

Hawk Battlesbridge has 4.5 stars from a whopping 3,559 Google reviews, the most in the guide, and it's a gastropub at Hawk Hill. Yorkshire pudding is mentioned in 24 reviews, roast potatoes in 9, lamb in 35, pork belly in 12. Polite staff get an impressive 110 mentions. That's a lot of people writing about the roasties, which is our kind of people.

Phone 01268 767263.

The King's Head, on Southend Road in Billericay, has 4.5 stars from 2,184 Google reviews. Roast comes up in 19 of them, alongside efficient staff in 40, quiz night in 11 and outdoor seating in 5. Apple crumble and sticky toffee pudding also get mentions, so leave room. A pub that does the roast, the quiz and the pudding is our idea of a full Sunday.

Phone 01277 637135.

The Darby Digger, on Radwinter Avenue in Wickford, has 4.4 stars from 2,400 Google reviews, and reviewers mention carvery a staggering 375 times, which is the biggest single topic number in the whole guide. Roast potatoes get 40 mentions, generous portions 38 and polite staff 165. If you like your Sunday dinner to be an event, here it is.

Phone 01268 571810.

The Gun Pub, at Bowers Gifford near Pitsea, has 4.4 stars from 932 Google reviews. Sunday roast is mentioned in 26, and buffet in 30, with a function room in 22 and a private room in 6. Tuesday hours run 10 am to 10 pm. A pub that clearly feeds a crowd well, whatever the occasion, and roast is on the list.

Phone 01268 551506.

Opening hours (from Google): Tuesday 10 am–10 pm; Wednesday 10 am–10 pm; Thursday 10 am–10:30 pm; Friday 10 am–11:30 pm; Saturday 10 am–11 pm; Sunday 11 am–10 pm; Monday 10 am–10 pm.

Rettendon Lodge Country Pub & Hotel, at Battlesbridge, has 4.2 stars from 989 Google reviews. Carvery gets 27 mentions, afternoon tea 4, and a wedding venue in 30, plus a bouncy castle in 11 and marquee events in 10, which is quite a range for one address. Polite staff are mentioned in 13. Bring the family, and a big appetite.

Phone 01245 320060.

The Barge Inn, at Hawk Hill in Battlesbridge, has 4.2 stars from 988 Google reviews, and the Sunday roast is mentioned in 42 of them, plus roast beef in 8 and Yorkshire pudding in 5. It's dog friendly in 10 reviews, with a gin selection in 10, real ales in 5 and an old pub feel in 13. Open 10 am to 8 pm on Tuesdays.

Phone 01268 732622.

Opening hours (from Google): Tuesday 10 am–8 pm; Wednesday 10 am–8 pm; Thursday 10 am–8 pm; Friday 10 am–8 pm; Saturday 10 am–8 pm; Sunday 10 am–8 pm; Monday 10 am–8 pm.

Quart Pot, on Runwell Road in Runwell, has 4.1 stars from 1,234 Google reviews. Sunday roast is mentioned in 39 of them, pie in 22, and a beer garden in 11. Pleasant staff get 28 mentions, and there's a quiz night in 6. A proper pub with a proper roast and a pie for anyone who fancies a change.

Phone 01268 578091.

The White Horse at Ramsden Heath has 4.1 stars from 579 Google reviews. A play area for kids is mentioned in 59 reviews, which tells you who's at the table, plus family friendly in 41, a beer garden in 11 and Sunday roast in 12. A country pub with room for the whole family and the roast to go with it.

Phone 01268 711884.