Most Sunday roasts near Sevenoaks cost £22 to £26 a plate, and kitchens close from 4pm. Ten pubs compared: prices, serving times, dogs and booking.
The Sunday roast most people around Sevenoaks get pointed to is the one at the Bucks Head at Godden Green, the award-winning pub by Knole Park. In town, the White Hart, the Chequers and the Oak Tavern all serve roasts. Most plates cost £22 to £26, and many kitchens stop at 4pm. Every entry was checked against the pub’s own website and menu on 25 October 2026.
The prices below are taken from each pub’s own Sunday menu, so they are only as current as that menu. Several pubs describe theirs as a sample that changes week to week. Hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency register, checked the same day.
Sunday roasts near Sevenoaks at a glance
| Pub | Where | Roast prices on the menu | Sunday food |
|---|---|---|---|
| The White Hart | Sevenoaks, Tonbridge Road | £18.95 to £27.45 | Sunday menu (hours on its site) |
| The Chequers | Sevenoaks High Street | £15.95 to £29.95 | 12pm to 4pm |
| Oak Tavern & Tap House | Sevenoaks High Street | Two courses £23, three £27 | Pub open 12pm to 8pm |
| Bucks Head | Godden Green | £19 to £26 | 12pm to 4pm |
| The Kings Head | Bessels Green | £18.50 to £28 | Pub open 12pm to 11.30pm |
| George & Dragon | Chipstead | Not published online | 12pm to 5.30pm |
| The Windmill | Sevenoaks Weald | £19.95 to £26.95 | From 12pm; site says 8pm and 5pm |
| The Bull | Otford | £19.95 to £28.95 | 12pm to 8pm |
| The Samuel Palmer | Shoreham | £19 to £26 | 12pm to 4.30pm |
| The Greyhound | Charcott | Not published online | Two sittings, from 12pm and from 2.15pm |
In Sevenoaks town
The White Hart, Tonbridge Road
The 17th-century coaching inn opposite the Knole Park entrance, run by the Brunning & Price group. Its Sunday menu lists six roasts: beef served pink with Yorkshire pudding at £24.45, slow-roasted pork belly and half a roast chicken at £23.45 each, shoulder of lamb at £27.45, a mixed beef and pork plate at £26.95 and a cashew, chestnut and squash nut roast at £18.95. All of them come with greens, roast potatoes, parsnip purée, red cabbage and a roast carrot, and there is a separate children’s Sunday menu. Food hygiene rating 5, inspected 8 April 2026. Tonbridge Road, Sevenoaks TN13 1SG. Sunday menu (the pub’s own URL for it says Monday, the page says Sunday) · our listing.
The Chequers, High Street
A town-centre pub that its owners, the Marlowe’s group, describe as “one of the area’s last truly traditional pubs”, in a building dating back to the 16th century. The Sunday lunch menu runs from 12pm to 4pm. Beef is a 30-day dry-aged Aberdeen Angus rib-eye from Longcroft & Old at Smithfield at £24.95, corn-fed chicken is £18.95, a mixed beef and chicken plate is £29.95 and a vegetable “nutless” roast is £15.95. Every roast comes with cauliflower and broccoli cheese. Children can order any roast at half the size for half the price. A discretionary 12.5% service charge is added. Food hygiene rating 5, inspected 24 September 2024. 73 High Street, Sevenoaks TN13 1LD. chequerssevenoaks.co.uk.
Oak Tavern & Tap House, High Street
The High Street pub that used to be the Oak Tree. It is the one place in town selling its Sunday roast as a set menu: two courses for £23 or three for £27. The roasts are dry-aged Angus sirloin, Yorkshire chicken, Old Spot pork belly or a sweet potato, mushroom and lentil Wellington, which is vegan without the Yorkshire pudding. The “Ultimate Roast”, with all three meats, is a £5 supplement. The Sunday menu on its website is the one labelled 2025, so check the prices when you book. The pub is open from 12pm to 8pm on Sundays and adds an optional 12.5% service charge. Food hygiene rating 5, inspected 7 July 2026. 135 High Street, Sevenoaks TN13 1UP. theoaksevenoaks.co.uk.
Just outside town
Bucks Head, Godden Green
A family-run pub two miles from the town centre, five minutes’ walk from Knole Park. It calls its roast “award winning”, and its wider record is public: Best Destination Pub at the Muddy Stilettos Kent awards in 2025, Tenanted Pub of the Year and Heart of the Community at the Shepherd Neame Pub Awards 2025, and Best Food Offer at the same awards in 2023. The meat comes from Coldbreath, the butcher in Seal. On the current sample menu, Ightham beef sirloin aged 32 days and lamb rump are £26, chicken and pork are £22, and a vegan sweet potato and borlotti bean pie is £19. Sunday food is served from 12pm to 4pm. The pub calls itself “very dog friendly”. Food hygiene rating 5, inspected 25 March 2026. Park Lane, Godden Green TN15 0JJ. bucksheadsevenoaks.co.uk · our listing.
The Kings Head, Bessels Green
A village pub on the Westerham Road just west of the town, open from 12pm to 11.30pm every day. Its Sunday roasts come with parsnip purée, kale, slow-roast carrots and a Yorkshire pudding, plus cauliflower cheese, red cabbage and swede mash for the table to share. Dry-aged Angus sirloin is £25, pork belly and loin £23, free-range chicken £19.50 and a vegan Wellington £18.50. The “Ultimate Roast”, with all three meats, is £28. The pub also prints a separate “doggy roasts” menu. Food hygiene rating 4, inspected 2 November 2024. 2 Westerham Road, Bessels Green TN13 2QA. kingsheadbesselsgreen.co.uk · our listing.
George & Dragon, Chipstead
A dining pub with oak beams, an open fire and a garden. It serves food seven days a week. Its own site says the Sunday menu “varies slightly”, with a choice of roast dinners, but it does not publish Sunday prices online. The kitchen serves from 12pm to 5.30pm on Sundays and the pub closes at 8pm. If you bring a dog you must ask for a table downstairs, and the pub warns it cannot always take dogs on busy weekends. Online booking covers tables of up to six. The pub is on the FSA register as awaiting inspection under its current registration. 39 High Street, Chipstead TN13 2RW. georgeanddragonchipstead.com · our listing.
The Windmill, Sevenoaks Weald
A village pub listed in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide, according to its own website, with Larkins and other Kent beers on the bar. The kitchen is part time during the week, but Sunday is a roast day. Beef is £23.95, pork and gammon £22.95, a quarter chicken £21.95 and nut roast £19.95. A two-meat plate is £25.95 and a three-meat plate £26.95, all with Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and gravy. Children’s roasts are £16.95 and include an ice cream. One page of its website says roasts now run until 8pm and another says noon to 5pm, so ring 01732 463330 if you want a late table. High chairs and baby changing are available. Food hygiene rating 4, inspected 8 April 2026. 1 Windmill Road, Sevenoaks Weald TN14 6PN. windmillsevenoaksweald.com · our listing.
Worth the drive
The Bull, Otford
A historic coaching inn on Otford High Street, and the latest Sunday kitchen in this guide: 12pm to 8pm. Its Sunday roast menu has dry-aged sirloin served pink at £25.95, a pork belly and shoulder duo and free-range chicken at £22.95 each, and a nut roast at £19.95, which can be made vegan. The “BIG Mixed Roast” of beef, pork and chicken is £28.95. Every plate comes with cauliflower cheese, a pig in blanket and stuffing. The pub also has its own menu for dogs. Food hygiene rating 5, inspected 18 September 2024. 17 High Street, Otford TN14 5PG. thebull-otford.co.uk · our listing.
The Samuel Palmer, Shoreham
The 15th-century Church Street pub, named after the landscape painter who lived in the village. On the Sunday lunch menu, half a roast chicken is £21, pork belly £22.50, sirloin £26 and a mushroom and cashew Wellington £19, each with a Yorkshire pudding and red wine gravy. Sunday lunch is served from 12pm to 4.30pm in both the bar and the restaurant. Dogs are allowed in the main bar and on the terraces but not in the restaurant. Bookings are secured on a card, with a £10 a head charge for no-shows, and a discretionary 12.5% service charge is added. Food hygiene rating 5, inspected 24 September 2025. Church Street, Shoreham TN14 7RY. thesamuelpalmer.com · our listing.
The Greyhound, Charcott
A small country pub near Leigh that has been trading since the 1850s. It says it is “well-known for our gluten-free offerings” and has ales from about 20 breweries on its hand pumps. Sunday lunch runs in two sittings: 12pm, 12.15pm or 12.30pm, then 2.15pm, 2.30pm or 3pm. There are no 1pm tables because the pub is so small. Booking is advised, and tables of eight or more pay a deposit and order in advance. Its roast prices are not published online, and it says its menus are samples that change regularly. Food hygiene rating 5, inspected 31 March 2026. Charcott, Leigh, Tonbridge TN11 8LG. thegreyhoundcharcott.co.uk · our listing.
How we chose
These are the pubs people around Sevenoaks search for when they want a roast. We picked them on public evidence: awards, entries in guides such as CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide, how long the pub has been trading, a food hygiene rating of 3 or above, and a roast menu or Sunday serving times published on the pub’s own website. We have not eaten at them for this guide and we do not rate the food. Every price, time and rule above comes from the pub’s own site or menu, and hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency. We left out pubs whose Sunday food we could not confirm from their own pages. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@sevenoaksonline.co.uk.
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Prices, serving times and booking rules were checked against each pub’s own website or menu on 25 October 2026. Menus change with the seasons, so confirm with the pub before you go.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the best Sunday roast in Sevenoaks?
The pub with the most public recognition is the Bucks Head at Godden Green, two miles from the town centre by Knole Park. It was Muddy Stilettos Kent’s Best Destination Pub in 2025 and won Best Food Offer at the Shepherd Neame Pub Awards in 2023. In the town itself, the White Hart on Tonbridge Road, the Chequers and the Oak Tavern on the High Street all serve roasts every Sunday.
How much is a Sunday roast in Sevenoaks?
On the menus published in October 2026, most meat roasts cost £22 to £26. Vegetarian roasts start at £15.95 at the Chequers, and mixed roasts reach £29.95 there. The Oak Tavern sells two courses for £23. The Chequers, Oak Tavern and Samuel Palmer add a 12.5% service charge.
Which Sevenoaks pubs serve Sunday roast in the evening?
The Bull at Otford serves food until 8pm on Sundays, and the Windmill at Sevenoaks Weald says on its website that roasts now run until 8pm, although another line on the same site says 5pm, so ring first. The Bucks Head and the Chequers stop at 4pm and the Samuel Palmer at 4.30pm.
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