The Cut & Craft team know how to pull off a showstopping Sunday lunch. It’s a pleasing mixture of tradition where it matters – the meat, the veg, the grandeur of it all – with flashes of modern sparkle to keep it fresh and exciting.

Everyone’s favourite low-waste chef, Mary-Ellen McTague, is behind the Sunday roast at Pip, the ground-floor restaurant at Manchester’s Treehouse Hotel. 

Albert’s Schloss does a great line in hearty meat dishes, but the pork knuckle steals the show, and then some. It’s a must for all roast dinner connoisseurs, especially if you’re looking for something to replace the common or garden chicken and beef options out there. Ausgezeichnet!

Diecast is undoubtedly one of the most intriguing and exciting recent(ish) additions to Manchester. Based on the food alone, the forecasts are very, very good. It’s clear that intense care and attention has gone into these meals, but front-of-house makes it all seem effortless, as it should be. Easily one of the city’s best Sunday roasts, and a must for all fans of those week-ending feasts.

Madre’s new Sunday feast is a superb addition to the line-up. This is a meal that brings exciting new flavours and dishes into the Sunday lunch template – perfect for open-minded traditionalists and adventurous diners alike. Or, to put it another way: on the seventh day, rest a bit, then head to Madre.

Folk Didsbury had a solid reputation way back in the 00s. They’ve simply built on that, with great food options, a superb-looking venue and some of the happiest, friendliest staff for miles around. When it comes to Sunday roasts in South Manchester, Folk has it nailed.

There’s something truly special about eating dishes created with ingredients freshly picked from the farm and prepared on-site, but combine that with the next-level ideas and cooking skills of the kitchen team and you’ve got yourself one of the finest Sunday lunches in all the land.

One of the more celebrated food offerings at the Deaf Institute is their Sunday lunch. This isn’t the bog standard English breakfast or Sunday roast, this is the Vegan Hangover, which unsurprisingly features an all-vegan menu. Meat-lovers needn’t be apprehensive, this is some of the most inspiring food in Manchester, vegan or not.

Time for a wildcard for those who fancy venturing beyond Manchester one of these Sundays. The Municipal Hotel is one of Liverpool’s grandest buildings, and what do all storied institutions need? A darn good Sunday lunch, that’s what. Happily, that’s precisely what Head Chef Andrew Green provides.