News18th August 2026

Sunday Roast at The Maids Head

Picture the smell of gravy drifting through the room. Add a table full of trimmings. Then add a few relaxed hours with nowhere else to go. At the Maids Head Hotel, the UK's oldest hotel, we turn Sunday Roast into a proper occasion.

In fact, we serve it in a setting with over 800 years of history behind it.

Every Sunday from 12pm to 2:30pm, our WinePress restaurant opens its doors for a Sunday Roast menu. We built it around seasonal, local ingredients. In short, these are the same ingredients behind our 2 AA Rosette dining, just in a more comforting form. So, we recommend booking to guarantee your table. But if you’d rather take your chances on the day, walk-ins are welcome too.

What’s on the menu

Above all, we keep things simple, generous, and full of choice. Here’s what’s on offer:

Three meat options – Served with classic trimmings

One fish option – for something a little lighter

One vegetarian option – we give this just as much care as everything else on the table

Either way, choose from our selection of Sunday roast dishes, with the meat and vegetarian options served with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables Yorkshire pudding and rich gravy.

Pricing

However hungry you’re feeling, there’s a format to suit you:

1 course £22

2 courses £27

3 courses £32

Good to know

In fact, you don’t need to be staying with us to join us. Our restaurant also welcomes non-residents. So it’s just as good for a family lunch or a catch up with friends as it is for our hotel guests.

A setting to match the meal

Dining at WinePress means eating within character-filled walls. This building has welcomed visitors to Norwich since the 13th century – right in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter, just moments from Norwich Cathedral and Tombland. As a result, it turns a routine Sunday lunch into something more memorable.

Book your table – call 01603 272010, email winepress@maidsheadhotel.co.uk, or book online.

We’d love to see you!

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