The Best Dog-Friendly Sunday Roasts in Burnham-on-Sea

Sunday is already the best day of the week. The only thing that improves it is not having to cook it yourself. And the only thing that improves that is being in a pub in Burnham-on-Sea with your dog asleep under the table and a Yorkshire pudding the size of a small satellite dish in front of you.

Here is the catch, though. Plenty of pubs do a Sunday roast, and plenty of pubs claim to be dog-friendly. The pubs that genuinely do both, a proper roast AND a real welcome for your dog, are a shorter list than you would hope.

This guide is that list. Every pub below is verified on The Pub Hound, meaning someone has confirmed in person what these places actually allow, rather than assuming it from a website.

At a glance

Burnham-on-Sea has at least four pubs offering Sunday roasts that welcome dogs. The Railway does roasts from £9, with dogs inside and in the garden and water bowls confirmed. The Victoria Hotel does roasts from £11.99 and welcomes dogs.

Dunstan House Inn does slow-roasted West-Country beef with dogs welcome throughout, and The Rosewood runs a two-for Sunday deal, with dogs in the garden and outdoor area only. Always book ahead, because Sunday roasts in Burnham fill up, especially in summer.

Pub	Roast from	Dogs inside?	Garden?	Book ahead?	Water bowls?
The Railway	£9	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (confirmed)
The Victoria Hotel	£11.99	Yes	Yes	Yes	Check listing
Dunstan House Inn	See website	Yes	Yes	Yes, essential	Yes (confirmed)
The Rosewood	Two-for deal	Garden only	Yes	Yes	Check listing

A quick note on prices before we go on. The Railway and The Victoria Hotel figures come from their current live menus. Dunstan House Inn's roast price is not confirmed from a live source, so we have not put a number on it, and it is worth checking dunstanhouseinn.co.uk for the current menu before you visit.

The Railway

The value pick, and the most flexible option on this list.

The Railway does a Sunday roast from £9, with a choice of hand-carved beef, hand-carved turkey with a pig in blanket, or a mushroom and ale pie for anyone going vegetarian. Whichever you pick, it arrives with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, mash, sage and onion stuffing, a Yorkshire pudding and gravy.

The genuinely useful bit is that the roast is served all day Sunday, not just at lunchtime. Most pubs stop serving roasts by four or five in the afternoon. A late walk on the beach does not have to mean missing lunch entirely.

The Railway is the only pub on this list serving Sunday roasts all day, so a late beach walk does not mean missing lunch.

It is a Greene King pub, so this is honest, good-value pub food rather than gastropub territory. That is exactly why the £9 price point and the all-day serving are worth knowing about. On the dog side it is one of the best-verified pubs in town: dogs inside, a beer garden, confirmed water bowls, and a separate restaurant area, with the full roast menu at greeneking.co.uk.

The Victoria Hotel

The most comprehensive roast menu in Burnham, with something for every member of the family.

The Victoria Hotel starts its roasts at £11.99. The full range covers roast beef with Yorkshire pudding at £12.99, roast chicken with Yorkshire pudding, a pig in blanket and stuffing at £12.99, and roast pork with Yorkshire pudding and stuffing at £12.49. If you cannot choose, the trio of meats is £15.99, with all three plus a Yorkshire pudding, a pig in blanket and stuffing.

There is a mushroom bourguignon pie for vegans at £11.99, and a children's roast chicken at £4.99. That makes this the easiest option if you are bringing younger family along as well as the dog. Everything comes with sea salt roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and gravy.

The pub holds a five-star food hygiene rating, and dogs are welcome inside with a garden as well. One thing worth checking directly: the "12 to 5pm" window you may see quoted is a weekday lunch deal, not the Sunday roast serving times. Confirm the current Sunday hours when you book, and see the full menu at thevictoriahotelburnhamonsea.co.uk.

Dunstan House Inn

The one to book if you want to make a proper occasion of it.

Dunstan House Inn is a Young's pub that describes its own roast as "probably the best Sunday roast in the world" on its website. The roast is built around slow-roasted West-Country beef, and the local sourcing is a genuine point in its favour. Reviewers consistently mention the large Yorkshire puddings, and the optional extras run to honey roasted vegetables, pigs in blankets and truffled cauliflower cheese.

One reviewer even singled out the smoked roast potatoes as an unusual twist, which is not something you see on every roast menu.

Dunstan House Inn describes its own roast as "probably the best Sunday roast in the world." That is the kind of confidence you have to admire.

It is also one of the most dog-welcoming pubs in town. One TripAdvisor reviewer described dogs being treated "like royalty", with dog refreshment stations, treats and dog beds, though that was written about a hotel stay rather than a roast visit. Dogs are welcome throughout, and our data confirms dogs inside, a garden, water bowls and a separate restaurant area.

On price, we are deliberately not quoting a figure. Reviews suggest a higher, per-head range than the other pubs here, but there is no current live menu price we can stand behind. Check dunstanhouseinn.co.uk for the current menu before visiting, and book ahead because Sunday roasts here are popular.

The Rosewood

The summer option: great value, great outdoor space, but not one for winter roasts with the dog.

The Rosewood is a Hungry Horse chain pub, and it runs a two-for Sunday deal. Hungry Horse deals change fairly often, so rather than quote a price that might be out of date, check the current offer on hungryhorse.co.uk.

The important distinction with The Rosewood is on the dog side, and it is worth being straight about. Dogs are welcome in the garden and outdoor area only, not inside. In summer that is no problem at all.

Dogs are welcome in the garden and outdoor area only, not inside, so The Rosewood is one to save for a sunny day rather than a winter roast.

In winter, if you want a proper sit-down roast indoors with your dog beside you, The Rosewood is not the right choice. For that, The Railway, The Victoria Hotel or Dunstan House Inn are the better bets.

Before you book

A few practical things worth knowing before you commit to a table:

• Book ahead for all four, especially in summer and on bank holiday Sundays. Burnham is a seaside town and Sunday lunch is competitive in season, so a table is not something to leave to chance.
• Most stop serving by four or five in the afternoon. The Railway is the exception, serving roasts all day Sunday, which gives you far more flexibility around a walk.
• Confirm your dog is welcome when you book. Even at dog-friendly pubs, specific areas can apply, and The Rosewood in particular is garden and outdoor only.
• Earn it first. A beach walk or a stroll along the seafront promenade makes the roast feel properly deserved, and the beach is a short walk from all four pubs. Our dog owner's day out in Burnham-on-Sea guide covers the beach access rules, the pier, and the best seafront walk before lunch.

Wondering about beach access before your roast? Read our complete guide to dogs on Burnham-on-Sea beach for the exact zone rules and seasonal dates.