Standfirst: Slow afternoons, proper gravy and Yorkshire puddings that earn their place — four Dublin Sunday roasts verified from the restaurants’ own menus and pages this October.
There are two kinds of Sunday in Dublin: the one where you graze on toast and good intentions, and the one where you book a roast and do the day properly. If you are in the second camp, these four kitchens are serving now — every detail below is taken from the restaurants’ own current pages, because nothing ruins a Sunday like arriving for a roast that stopped running in 2023. For the rest of the week, start with the hottest restaurants in Dublin right now.
The Old Spot — Bath Avenue, Dublin 4
The gastropub benchmark. The Old Spot, at 14 Bath Avenue, serves its Sunday roast in two sittings — 12.30pm to 3pm and 5pm to 8pm — which makes it as good for a post-match lunch as for an early family dinner. The room does the traditional thing warmly rather than themey: exposed brick, old engravings and service the Michelin Guide has praised. Go hungry and leave room for dessert; the bread and butter pudding has its own following.
Hawksmoor — College Green, Dublin 2
The grand-room option. Hawksmoor’s Sunday roast runs until 5pm in the former National Bank building on College Green, with dry-aged rump or sirloin, beef-dripping roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, roasted carrots, buttered greens and bone marrow and onion gravy. There is a Ballylisk Wellington for vegetarians and a Sunday feasting option for tables of two or more who want a sharing cut with all the trimmings. This is the roast to book when you want the day to feel like an occasion.
Brookwood — Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2
The unhurried one. Brookwood, at 141 Baggot Street Lower, centres its Sunday on slowly roasted 100% Irish beef, carved fresh and served with mash, Yorkshire pudding, roast veg and a gravy it has been refining since 2014. Its own current page lists Sunday opening from 1pm to 8.30pm, with the roast service from 3pm — check the timing when you book. It describes Sunday as a different pace, and that is exactly the appeal: relaxed, warm and built for lingering.
Fade Street Social — Fade Street, Dublin 2
The group-friendly city-centre pick. Fade Street Social serves its Sunday roast from 12pm into the evening, with Irish meats, crispy roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and rich gravy, plus less traditional plates such as stuffed roast pork and a chicken, ham hock, duck liver and tarragon pie. It suits birthdays and mixed groups better than a hushed dining room — and you can finish up in the cocktail bar and rooftop garden afterwards.
Whichever you choose, book. For more tables to try, see our ultimate guide to where to eat in Dublin. Every one of these kitchens recommends reservations for Sunday, and the good slots — roughly 1pm to 3pm — go first. A roast is a small commitment to doing Sunday well. These four repay it. If you want Sunday without the roast, Banba, the new seasonal opening on Harcourt Street, is open Sundays from 12pm to 8pm.
Good to know: Sunday times above were checked on the restaurants’ own sites on 17 Oct 2026; match days and events can change service, so confirm when booking — and tell them about allergies in advance.
Photo: Hawksmoor Dublin via official website (hawksmoor.ie) — Sunday roast at Hawksmoor, College Green
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