Sunday Lunch - The Fox and Roman

Having visited The Fox and Roman a few weeks earlier and being pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food from a chain pub I was keen to return to try out their Sunday Lunch on my quest to find York's Best Sunday Lunch.

If you visit their website there is usually a voucher on the homepage and I grabbed the £10 off a £40 spend.

What's on offer?

You are spoilt for choice on the Sunday Roasts:

These are nestled amongst a full a la carte menu including steaks, fish and chips, and some classic pies.

The final option on the Sunday Roasts list is the "Vintage Sunday Roast Platter" which can be ordered for two people to share and includes a couple of slices of the beef, pork, and turkey with stuffing and pigs in blankets.

On the side is a Yorkshire pudding each, some "duck fat roast potatoes", seasonal veg, parsnips, and a large jug of gravy.

What worked?

Sharing from a platter brings a more homely feel to the meal and the huge jug of gravy was very welcome. The trio of meats were delicious, the turkey standing out as being full of flavour and cooked to perfection making up for the well-done beef, I suppose someone has to get the end slice.

The Yorkshire pudding was just as I love them, fluffy on the inside with a crisp shell, nothing special but perfectly well made. If I had been at home I would have had at least three of them, so with just one each I had to ration it out. We had just enough room to share a desert and I wouldn't have wanted any larger portions.

What didn't work?

My mouth watered at the prospect of "duck fat roast potatoes", my mind conjuring images of spuds crisping off in bubbling duck fat creating a shell of tasty crunchiness encasing a fluffy, buttery centre. What arrived were limp, tasteless, waxy quarters with a blackened chewy outer layer. I probably wouldn't have minded the potatoes or even noticed how rubbish they were if I hadn't been built up by the description on the menu.

Although the sharing platter was a nice way to serve the meal, the tray the food had been presented on was cold, the plates were cold, the gravy jug was cold, the vegetable dish was cold. I can't see any excuse for what is essentially a restaurant not being able to warm plates as after only a couple of minutes what had been a piping hot roast dinner had been cooled to room temperature by the vessels they were served in.

Is it York's Best Sunday Lunch?

I'm afraid not. The dishes from the main menu are very good, but the Sunday Roast was nothing special. The search continues.

Sunday Roast Platter

◄ Back

Next ►

Picture 1 of 1