Fabulous restaurant in Borough Market, food was exceptional as was the wine, from our own vineyard in Chapel Down. From the waiters to the chefs, we were looked after! Throughly recommend this place and will definitely go back.
After a bit of a frustrating start with breakfast menu's and no cocktails menu we had a super lunch.
The atmosphere was great, food was good, service not as good as I was expecting. Couple next to us waited a long time for their starters, I ordered a glass of wine with my main course which never arrived but was charged for, it just..
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Can't fault it. I had the squid to start with, pork belly and sides for the main course and sticky toffee pudding for dessert. The pork belly may have been the best I've had - it melted in the mouth and was very nicely seasoned. The table service was excellent and the waiters were very attentive. The building was also lovely.
It's ambience OMG oh my god superb superb se bi upper we find too many dishes that are superb from there menu I m big fan of them
Thanks god I visit there
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It's a well designed place. You can find great and fresh sea food. we ordered salmon, mash potato and some soup. Staff was good. Ambience was fine. overall worth a try.
Ah, the classic Sunday roast. Us British can’t get enough of a mountain of roast potatoes and endless jugs of gravy and I for one am one of those people. I’ve been brought up eating them every Sunday and still to this day we mostly enjoy a roast every Sunday when we’re not out and about. We missed our fix recently however and so on the next best day, a Monday of course – we found ourselves heading into one of Borough’s most famous restaurants – Roast. A British restaurant which sits above Borough Market.
Roast, located at the Borough Market’s iconic Floral Hall, is a landmark British restaurant. Dining for traditional British food isn’t really on my list but this time the occasion was the quarterly company lunch. The restaurant has a very modern and contemporary setting. At the bar side of the restaurant, you get to enjoy the view of the busy Borough Market buzzing downstairs. The bar side was quite busy when we arrived at 2pm – the bar stools were all filled and the tables were filled with diners. Luckily people from the bar table moved away after a while and we got the space. I don’t drink but they seem to have an extensive collection of wines, spirits, and liquors. Their cocktails look really nice and pretty delicate (the Apple Martini seemed to be the most popular one among the group!).
Last Minute Dinner - Overall a great casual dining experience.
Arrival
Coat check in a fairly small arrival space, but the space opens up from there. The bar area is what you see first and is separated by a separator with an open top, from the rest of the restaurant.
Food and Conversation
Spaces between tables are small, a bit more akin to casual/informal dining and the noise levels are just low enough to not interrupt your conversation but be ready to speak up.
The food matches the name perfectly and feels like a great sunday roast that's just that bit more fancy. The pork belly was a perfectly cooked roulade-style complemented by an amazing sauce.
Quality / Price
The quality/price balance isn't out of proportion, although I do think it's ever so slightly overpriced.
Will I go again? Absolutely!
I have been familiar with Roast for ages. Roast was opened by restaurant entrepreneur Iqbal Wahhab in 2005 to bring the best of British food back on the plate, literally. I dined here shortly after it opened, and found it ok but nothing more, I confess. I came back about a year ago for a morning ‘ladies who breakfast’ session with my friend Hot and Chilli, and loved it. Roast was back! So I followed up with another breakfast recently for their Big Breakfast charity morning (Roast support a number of charities with events and fundraising); finally, a week ago, I came over for an evening meal with a bunch of fellow bloggers.
3,7 would be a fairer score... Great breakfast, amazing atmosphere, but very cold staff. Some of the tables are very close together, for me a no-no in this price bracket.
Absolutely stunning meal! The ambience, food, drinks and service was excellent. The Big Ben cocktail looked amazing and tasted great. Their chateaubriand was superb - the best I’ve had in my life! Their beef wellington and roast beef is also a must try. We ended the meal with a lovely sticky toffee pudding mousse which so delicious and wasn’t too heavy.
Beautiful looking restaurant at a great location. All the staff were super friendly and super helpful. The food was good but not worth the high price.
You can find better beef Wellington at a lower price than this place. Overall, the place felt very pricey, but the food does not live up to the price. Great place for one time visit.
I was invited to a lunch here and what a surprise. One of those places you'd never know existed - unless you knew! Had the roast beef and it was delightful. The roast potatoes were amazing and I also got try snaffle one of my colleague's chips which were equally great.
This place is amazing! Came here for the first time and loved the ambience. Very relaxing.
The staff were nice and vibrant and made us feel so welcome.
The food? Top notch and some new flavours tasted… had the scallops and oysters to start. Lush.
For the mains was the beef wellington. I’ve seen some reviews about price etc and expense….
There are cheaper mains but at the end of the day you get what you pay for… a super tasty cut of tender beef cooked by a fine team of chefs… if you are unhappy about the price… choose something else or eat elsewhere!!! Don’t give a bad review for your own preferences…
Rice pudding was GF/Vegan friendly which is a bonus and tasted LUSH.
Love this place and will be back again. Credit to the team on making this a really nice experience!
We went for a wonderful dinner here at Roast. I actually had the Sunday roast which I wouldn't order again, not because it wasn't good but because my mom makes it much better.
My sister got the pork belly which was outstanding, best ever!! It had great English style crackling, oh yumm.
The dessert I had was sticky toffee pudding. It was sublime! Literally felt my eyes roll back in my head. OMG!
This place is wonderfully located next to the Borough Market. So have fun after our before you go.
Came for breakfast, this Saturday. A lovely break from the chaos of Borough Market. It was great, a good amount of choice but not overwhelming. The service was friendly and food tasty.
We had Eggs Benedict (the eggs were such good quality - literally were orange) and tried the potato tatties which were great. And the breakfast martini was lovely.
Will definitely come back.
My family and I came for the afternoon tea and loved the experience. The teas were flavorful and each bite of the selection of finger foods carried a new and delicious experience. The chicken curry finger sandwiches and lemon meringue tart were especially liked. Our table overlooked the bustling market below, creating a wonderful atmosphere.
We had a nice Sunday lunch, however we were not really impressed. We had the sourdough bread as a starter, which was not fresh at all - it was actually pretty hard and also was served cold, which was disappointing. The beef wellington was nice, but again not amazing. The beef could use more searing, and the components were pretty loose, not sticking properly together. I really enjoyed the classic beef Sunday roast dish, I would recommend that dish to anyone. The décor felt a bit outdated. Friendly staff. Also at great location to then wander around Borough market and London bridge. We paid £115 for bread, two main dishes and two wine glasses (12.5% service charge is included when they bring you the receipt). Book in advance, especially if you want to visit on a Sunday.
Went on Father's Day, food was delicious. One server was miserable but Jimmy was amazing. She was so full of energy and really made our day :)
Come here for lunch last weekend and it is in a fantastic position overlooking Borough Market. Cocktails to start with were divine and the starters were amazing. I had the roast beef and it was good but a little chewy which was very disappointing. But I can't fault anything else. Yes it is expensive but it is a lovely place to visit
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