Cannot boast about Sunday roast

My favorite thing about lazy weekends in Chicago is going to brunch. This was our chance to try different restaurants, although I found myself repeatedly going back to Grange Hall Burger Bar {hands.down. best potatoes in all of Chicago}, Orange {imagine the most decadent pancake flight you've ever eaten}, Bongo Room {to die for pretzel pancake}, and Bub City {everything about this place is ah-may-zing}. So of course, I'm on the look out for some good brunching spots in London.

Apparently, brunch isn't a huge thing here, but Sunday roast is, so Ross and I wanted to give it a try. Roast consists of some kind of protein {chicken, beef, or a vegetarian option}, roasted/sautéed veggies, potatoes. and figgy pudding {not the kind of pudding you're thinking of, but instead it's a large, crispy bread with gravy}. The pub we ended up going to didn't offer a vegetarian roast, so I tried another London speciality: fish + chips. 

Ok, so this has nothing to do with Sunday roast, but this salad was too good to not show off. Presenting: the three beet salad with goat cheese, walnut, and a dijon mustard vinaigrette. My taste buds were definitely happy with this starter! 

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Beef roast that Ross certainly enjoyed. The figgy pudding {brown roll toward the back of the plate} was not something we enjoyed. 

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Woof. Below are the fish + chips I tried. I've now attempted to like this meal a few times, and each time, I cannot finish it for fear of throwing up on the plate {I usually end up covering it with a napkin so the fish doesn't stare at me}. The fact that they fry the fish with the skin on thoroughly grosses me out. Needless to say, I need to stop ordering this meal. 

So we tried Sunday roast, and I can't say I'm pleased with it {which I guess doesn't surprise me, because I can't say I'm a fan of England's food}. However, that won't stop us from trying to find our favorite restaurant and roast in town. In the meantime, I'll be dreaming of Chicago brunches...:).