Best Sunday Lunch Restaurants in Highbury/Islington

336 restaurants available nearby

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1. Hawksmoor Spitalfields

4.6

Exceptional(7206)

Price: Expensive

• British • Shoreditch

Booked 89 times today

Prime cuts of matured British beef and other classics served in stripped-back, bare-brick surroundings.

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2. The Ivy West Street

4.5

Awesome(4984)

Price: Very Expensive

• Modern European • Covent Garden

Booked 142 times today

The Ivy restaurant has been a firm fixture on London’s dining and social scene since 1917. The restaurant and private room upstairs are the epitome of real glamour. A shimmering central dining bar in the restaurant draws admiring attention, and the signature harlequin stained-glass windows, oak panelling and striking contemporary art collection ensure the longevity of this very British of dining institutions. Executive Chef Gary Lee creates balanced seasonal menus, featuring Ivy classics, but accounting for today’s tastes, incorporating more Asian dishes, salads and vegetables, and the advent of a “sea and shells” section. Director Fernando Peire leads a strong and experienced team to deliver the unfaltering service for which The Ivy has become well known over the years. The Ivy welcomes customers without reservations at the central dining bar, where the A La Carte and Set menus are both served.

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3. Blacklock Covent Garden

4.7

Exceptional(3304)

Price: Moderate

• Steakhouse • Covent Garden

Booked 131 times today

We are giddy with excitement to open our biggest restaurant yet in the heart of Covent Garden in an old listed building that once housed the King’s Coachmakers on Bedford Street.

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4. The Lore of the Land

4.7

Exceptional(827)

Price: Very Expensive

• Gastro Pub • Fitzrovia

Booked 28 times today

A traditional pub serving contemporary English food in the heart of Fitzrovia. The Lore is composed of The Pub on the ground floor, The Kitchen on the first floor and Private room with bar on the top floor.All of our food is freshly prepared by Head Chef Michal Kaszuba and his brigade in the Lore kitchen on the first floor. Our menus have been created especially to reflect the seasons, when ingredients are at their very best.Our legendary Sunday roast is slow-cooked with delicious trimmings.THE PUBA copper and pewter topped bar serving a range of beers, including our very own Gritchie brews, premium spirits, cocktails and selected wines. The walls are adorned with eclectic and original artwork. THE KITCHENOpen plan but still intimate. Experience the sight and sound of our open kitchen with the Chefs cooking on our bespoke, charcoal fuelled oven and char-grill. THE PRIVATE ROOMA wonderful private room with private bar on its own floor.

5. Bacchanalia

4.4

Awesome(1054)

Price: Very Expensive

• Greek • Mayfair

Booked 148 times today

Culinary artistry, inspired by historic Greco-Roman feasts. The Mediterranean’s finest ingredients are given centre-stage, and dishes are finished at table to theatrical acclaim. Breath-taking interiors by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, where classical myths are retold through a modern palette of the most refined materials, and comforts to sink into. Dramatic artworks by Damien Hirst soar over the dining area, whilst the eye falls on piece after piece of original, antique sculpture.

6. Blacklock Soho

4.7

Exceptional(5942)

Price: Moderate

• Steak • Soho

Booked 109 times today

Blacklock is a modern version of the Great British chophouse. Set in an old brothel, we take the best meat in the country from the award winning farmer and butcher Philip Warren in Cornwall. We cook chops simply over our real charcoal grill with a little help from vintage Blacklock irons and serve it all up alongside cocktails that give back and wine on tap in our atmospheric subterranean chop mecca. On Sundays we serve a Sunday Roast almost as good as Mum's.Bookings and Walk-Ins available:Monday - Friday 12:00 - 15:00pmMonday - Friday 17:00 - 22:30pmBookings up to 8 guests (Mon-Thurs)Bookings up to 6 guests (Friday)Saturday: 12:00 - 23:00Bookings for lunch and pre-theatre from 12noon to 23:00Bookings up to 6 guestsSunday 12:00 - 20:00Bookings all day for up to 6 guests

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7. St. JOHN Smithfield

4.8

Exceptional(4124)

Price: Very Expensive

• British • Farringdon

Booked 73 times today

Fergus Henderson’s original home of “Nose to Tail Eating” opened in a former smokehouse around the corner from Smithfield Market in 1994.Celebrating the finest of indigenous British produce and making the most of what is seasonally best whilst applying straight forward cooking techniques, St. John is now celebrated as one of the 50 Best Restaurants in the World and in 2009 was awarded its first Michelin Star.Nose to tail eating means that, where appropriate, every part of the animal should be put to good use in the kitchen and so along with Roast Beef and Lemon Sole, diners will find Rolled Pig’s Spleen, Kidneys and Ox Heart, Liver and Chitterlings as well as the Roast Bone Marrow & Parsley Salad, something of a ‘signature’ dish.

8. Bocconcino Soho

4.4

Awesome(905)

Price: Expensive

• Italian • Soho

Booked 39 times today

Nestled in the heart of Soho's bustling streets, Bocconcino offers an exquisite blend of traditional Italian gastronomy and contemporary London dining. Our restaurant showcases modern Italian elegance, with interiors featuring warm tones and marble accents. Our menu celebrates Italy's culinary heritage, marking us a standout Italian restaurant in Soho.Recognised by Conde Nast Traveller as a top 'Italian Restaurant in London' and nominated for 'Best Luxury Restaurant' and 'Best London Restaurant' at the 2023 British Restaurant Awards, Bocconcino sets the standard for Italian dining.Every Friday and Saturday, and for Saturday brunch, our restaurant with a DJ comes alive. Our ground floor vibrates with energy from live DJs, making Bocconcino the prime choice for a bottomless brunch or fine dining in Soho.

9. The Drapers Arms

4.7

Exceptional(1602)

Price: Moderate

• Gastro Pub • Angel

Booked 39 times today

GARDEN BOOKING VIA PHONE OR EMAIL ONLY.The Drapers Arms is a lovely 1830s pub in a residential area of IslingtonVery much a pub we are as welcoming to one person sitting with a beer and a paper as to a group having a special meal. In an informal and relaxing atmosphere we nonetheless take our food, drink and service seriously.Our food is all freshly prepared and our menu changes every day and across the seasons. With a focus on being enjoyable, honest and seasonal we are also affordable - our wine list available on our website is among the very best in London.

10. L'Escargot

4.7

Exceptional(681)

Price: Expensive

• French • Soho

Booked 33 times today

To welcome in 2025 we are offering a special lunch and pre-theatre menu. £20 for 2 courses and £25 for 3 (plus service). It is an amazing bargain for the whole of January.L'Escargot is London's oldest and most celebrated French restaurant serving classic French dishes. Favourite dishes include French onion soup, Lobster bisque, oysters, Tournedos "Rossini", grilled lobster, Chateaubriand and of course snails ! L'Escargot was voted one of the most romantic restaurants in London and is a perfect spot to celebrate a birthday or anniversary. If you want to come in just for a drink, upstairs there is a great cocktail bar with reasonably priced cocktails and a bar snack menu.The restaurant has welcomed celebrities such as Coco Chanel, Charles de Gaulle, Maurice Chevalier, Laurence Olivier, Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon. and was a favourite of Princess DianaL'Escargot is located close to all the major West-End theatres, which makes it an excellent pre and post theatre dining spot.

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Roisin
Devon •4 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Lovely experience for a belated Christmas get-together. Staff were extremely accommodating and helpful when I asked to extend the party size fairly last minute to our booking date. Exceptional service from the beginning to the end of our experience: staff were so attentive to the point of making sure our water glasses were never empty! Food was delicious. Comments were made that the steaks could have had some form of decoration (a jus at least) to make it look slightly more interesting — but these comments were soon retracted once everyone took a bite. Member of staff spilt some water over one of our party (no issue for us whatsoever) but was so kind in proactively taking a couple of drinks off our bill! A very kind gesture. Will definitely recommend Blacklock to others and would definitely dine again!
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Blacklock Covent GardenPrice: Moderate• Steakhouse• Covent Garden
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4.7
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Tommy
London •3 reviews
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
Fantastic Steak and great January deal. Will definitely be coming back next year as it’s more affordable for people like me
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Hawksmoor SpitalfieldsPrice: Expensive• British• Shoreditch
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4.6
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Emma
London •9 reviews
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
Excellent food. Don’t fill up too much on bread as if you have the cod wing starter it’s very generous and you may regret it. We followed with a sublime steak with crispy pink fir potatoes and yummy marmite hollandaise. Powered though despite being full and loved every mouthful!
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The Lore of the LandPrice: Very Expensive• Gastro Pub• Fitzrovia
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4.7
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mohamoud
London •2 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
Perfect and the stuff was amazing I would recommend it to anyone who love salads and Greek cuisine
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BacchanaliaPrice: Very Expensive• Greek• Mayfair
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4.4
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Carole
Kent •11 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
Food, service, ambience excellent. Drinks on the pricey side
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The Ivy West StreetPrice: Very Expensive• Modern European• Covent Garden
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4.5

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336 restaurants available nearby

1. Hawksmoor Spitalfields

2. The Ivy West Street

3. Blacklock Covent Garden

4. The Lore of the Land

5. Bacchanalia

6. Blacklock Soho

7. St. JOHN Smithfield

8. Bocconcino Soho

9. The Drapers Arms

10. L'Escargot

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