I was really impressed with Roast. It has a sassy bar and also I prefer my food crisp and spicy I really enjoyed the traditional menu.

Def. worth a visit.

Be very careful and read the full details of the offer. You can miss the fine points. We thought it was 2 for 1. We understood it was food only. what we didn't see was that it was for breakfast only. So if you indulge yourself, you will pay for it.

Lovely setting; food average and wildly over-priced. Service is a big issue: rather than being ignored, we find the waiters incredibly intrusive, constantly interrupting conversations and not coordinating their service - on our first visit we had three waiters assigned to our table, interrupting us at 30 second intervals. On return visits they were busier, so not so attentive(!) but equally irritating in their ability to disrupt the flow of conversation for trivial questions. Additionally, if you visit on a Sunday there is huge pressure to turn tables and their constant reminders that "you only have 2 hours" are somewhat unwelcoming.

I totally enjoyed the breakfast at roast on Saturday. We were taking a walk in the Borough Market and found the restaurant by coincidence. The price is 2 for 1 for the meals and price is right with this discount offer. My fiance had a English breakfast and myself omelette. Both are tasty and fairly high quality. Butters and jams came with the toasts are tasty and breads are all super. The atmosphere is relaxed with less people but people working there is lively and friendly. You will also enjoy seeing people walking in the market or getting ready to open the shops if you choose the window side of the seats. Overall we spent 2 hrs to read books/newspapers, had cups of latte/coffee and orange juices because we loved the atmosphere and environment. It was definitely a nice place to visit and we will be back again when we would like to have a bit relaxing morning on weekend.

We had been speaking about going to Roast for some time and were unsure due to mixed reviews. I have no intention of ever going back. We arrived to smile and were seated at our table. We were given menus and asked if we would like a drink... just water for now and I will look at the wine list. It then took at least 15 minutes for anyone to come near us again, and I had to wave them down. I asked for some advice on the extensive and expensive wine list. No real help available, sommelier available for this extensive and as mentioned expensive wine list. We finally decided on a bottle which then took at least 10 minutes to arrive. Food was ordered and delivered promptly. Taste... ok... value for money not ok. Overall the food was good. The service was appalling, there were so very many waiters and no one to wait on us, each time we required service we had to hail someone down. Considering the cost to dine here, it certainly is NOT worth the money spent. I would not choose to dine in this restaurant. Nothing special on offer! Stay away. I would much rather eat a Sunday roast at Garrison or the Village East on Bermondsey Street. Much better all round value

Went with 6 friends the other night for dinner and had a trully fantastic meal!
Roast is a unique spot, atmosphere was buzzing and the food did not disappoint, a true sense of occasion!

I had the fried sprats - outrageously delicious, but couldn't help by trying my friends hot scotch egg with piccalilli's - scrum!

Torn when ordering the main i decided to give the 16 OZ 30 day hung steak a whirl - was beautifully tender, knife through butter!

Wine's were great as well, great range, something for all.

Overall, had a truly great evening, food and service were fantastic, atmosphere warm and buzzy, highly recommend!

Roast is fantastically positioned, looming over borough market which is a foodies heaven. If you get a good window seat you can watch the world go by. The restaurant dines out on its connection to the market and a lot if the ingredients supposedly come from the market itself. I last went on a Friday lunch - the market and the restaurant were very busy the service was good albeit a tad rushed. The food is good and exactly what you would expect but its not a Michelin star place. The clientele were a mixture of media types and suits oh and a few families with prams. I hear they do a great breakfast the perfect way to get fuelled up before you go shopping in the market. Recommended!

Hugely disappointing. The food is fine, if predictable, but the service is decidedly slapdash. We felt on a production line, treated with less care and respect than the suckling pigs being manhandled in the kitchen behind us. Even if the large pricetag had been halved, we would still have felt short-changed. Avoid.

We went to Roast for an intimate birthday meal, and they looked after us EXTREMELY well. I love this restaurant and the staff and the atmosphere. I dont think you can beat it for any occasion !

I went to Roast with some friends for a 30th birthday last night. The starters were good but the mains took over an hour to arrive and were not to the standard we expected. The lamb was too fatty and very tough and the calves liver was raw in the middle.


There was a good selection of wines but the service was poor. We did get a bottle of champagne when we complained but I wouldn't go back to Roast, which is a shame as the atmosphere was generally good.

Roast is a breath of fresh air. The venue is beautiful, I could sit for hours watching the trains go by through the huge windows. It's worth asking to sit on the higher platform as it provides a better view.

The Roast menu is rewritten for lunch and dinner depending on what fresh produce is available so it's difficult to comment on any one dish, but traditional Sunday lunch fare is always available.

By all means have a roast dinner with all the trimmings but rather than just roast beef why not try ox heart, or suckling pig with black pudding? Its worth the risk as the more unusual things on the menu tend (at least in my experience) to be the most delicious.

The wine at Roast was fantastic with an unsual list that includes many British bottles. The entire experience is very reasonably priced which is lucky for me as I would pay next to anything for the warm fuzzy feeling that I get after a meal there.