Lightly Dusted Calamari
With mango & sweet chilli salsa
Sunday Roasts in Manchester
Sundays are for the finer things in life, like a leisurely start to the day and freshly prepared Sunday roasts at The Sawyer's Arms, of course. It's the perfect excuse to enjoy a well-deserved treat with loved ones before tackling the week ahead – and is there anything more British than Sunday lunch at the pub in Manchester?
Explore our juicy joints and prepare to rejoice, because everyone has an ideal seasonal choice – be it beef, chicken, or our delicious vegetarian nut roast.
SUNDAY LUNCH AT The Sawyer's Arms
Since you’re already here, allow us to boast, we’ve also got home-cooked veggies and crispy roasts, honey-glazed parsnips, roasted carrots and steamed greens, served alongside crunchy Yorkshire Puddings and rich gravy.
With mouth-watering Sunday roast options and all the trimmings, anyone looking for perfect pub roasts in Manchester should start heading this way… Browse our sumptuous Sunday roast menu below and book your table today.
Festive Specials
Some of our dishes may vary during the festive period as we make for new seasonal delights that are sure to bring cheer this Christmas. Indulge over our Festive burger, Turkey Pie and scrumptious Christmas pudding, to name a few.
Sunday Menu
Starters
Soup of the Day (V)
With sourdough bread and butter. Vegan serve available.
Nachos (V)
Hand-cut tortilla chips, cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
Add pulled beef brisket (+£2 supplement)
Slow Cooked Pulled Duck Croquettes*
With a sweet chilli mayo and watercress & pickled onion salad.
Garlic Mushrooms on Sourdough (VE)
Roasted mushrooms with baby spinach, served on toasted sourdough.
Scottish Smoked Salmon*
On sourdough bread with horseradish cream & pickled pink onions.
Sunday Roast
All our Sunday roasts are served with roast potatoes, glazed parsnips, thyme roasted carrots, long stem brocolli, a Yorkshire pudding and gravy.
Nut & Vegetable Roast^ (V)
Almonds, walnuts, sweet potato and root vegetables served with a rich vegetarian gravy. Vegan serve available.
Roast Sirloin of Beef
Hand-carved, 21-day-aged roast beef.
Roast Chicken
Succulent roasted half chicken with sage & onion stuffing.
Sides
Yorkshire Puddings (V)
Roast Potatoes (V)
Pigs in Blankets
Cauliflower Cheese (V)
Main Dishes
Ocean Fish & Chips*
A combination of hand-battered* haddock and breaded wholetail Scottish scampi with chunky chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.
Nicholsons Fish & Chips
Haddock hand-battered in Nicholson’s Pale Ale, with chunky chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.
Roast Beef Sandwich
Slices of 21-day-aged roast Sirloin of beef, on farmhouse bread with balsamic caramelised onions and horseradish sauce. With your choice of skin-on fries, chunky chips or salad.
Baked Macaroni Cheese (V)
Topped with a mature Cheddar crumb, served with garlic sourdough flatbread.
Nicholsons fish & chips (large)
Fillet of haddock hand-battered in our Nicholson's Pale Ale and with chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.
Nourish Bowl - Halloumi (V)
Crispy kale, brown rice and quinoa salad, topped with grilled long-stem broccoli and a sprinkling of pumpkin seeds. With Halloumi.
Nourish Bowl Salad (VE)
Crispy kale, brown rice and quinoa salad,mango and grilled long-stem broccoli. Topped with pumpkin seeds.
Nourish Bowl - Smoked Salmon
Crispy kale, brown rice and quinoa salad, topped with grilled long-stem broccoli and a sprinkling of pumpkin seeds. With Smoked Salmon.
Sausage & Mash
Outdoor reared British Pork sausages on a bed of clotted cream mash, topped with rich caramelised onion gravy and crispy onions. Vegetarian serve available.
Nourish Bowl With Chicken
Crispy kale, brown rice and quinoa salad, mango and grilled long-stem broccoli. Topped with pumpkin seeds. With chicken.
10oz Chargrilled Ribeye Steak
21-day-aged ribeye steak with vine cherry tomatoes, green salad and chunky chips. With your choice of Béarnaise*, craft ale mushroom & bacon* or peppercorn* sauce.
Pies
Chicken & Truffled Oyster Mushroom Pie
Chicken breast in a truffle & white wine Oyster mushroom sauce, in a short crust pastry.
Puy Lentil & Vegetable Cottage Pie* (VE)
Topped with carrot and sweet potato mash. Served with long-stem broccoli and thyme roasted carrots.
Slow-cooked Beef Rib, Shin & Pulled Brisket Pie
Cooked in a rich red wine sauce, topped with light pastry. Served with roasted carrots, rich gravy and Cornish clotted cream mash.
Fish Pie
Salmon & king prawns in a creamy white wine sauce, topped with parsley & mature Cheddar mash.
British Steak & Nicholson's Pale Ale Pie
Blade of beef in Nicholson’s Pale Ale gravy in a hand crimped thyme pastry pie. Sprinkled with a topping of Maldon sea salt.
Wild Boar & Chorizo Pie
With red pepper and baby onions in a Fino sherry sauce and short crust pastry.
Burgers
Our mouth-watering burgers are served with lettuce, gherkin, tomato, mayonnaise and come served with BBQ salsa and skin-on fries, unless otherwise stated.
Beef Brisket Burger
Chargrilled beef patty topped with hand-pulled BBQ beef brisket and cheese sauce.
Buttermilk Chicken Burger
Crispy chicken breast, smoked back bacon, avocado and smoked Cheddar cheese.
Classic Cheese & Bacon Burger
Chargrilled beef patty, with smoked Cheddar cheese and smoked back bacon.
The Nicholson's Burger
Double beef patty, cheese sauce, smoked back bacon, tobacco onions and a crushed hash brown.
Plant-Based Burger (VE)
Plant-based patty, pickled pink onions, vegan mature slice (made with coconut oil), jalapeños & tomato salsa, served with a house salad.
Add any of the following toppings:
Pulled Beef Brisket
Smoked Cheddar Cheese (V)
Bacon
Jalapeños (VE)
Guacamole (VE)
BBQ sauce (VE)
Crispy Tobacco Onions (V)
Sides
Halloumi Fries (V)
With a sweet chilli mayonnaise.
Skin-On Fries (V)
Chunky Chips (V)
Garlic Flatbread (V)
Side Salad (VE)
A mix of tomatoes, cucumber, Asian slaw and mixed leaves.
Desserts
Our desserts come with a choice of bourbon vanilla ice cream (V), custard (V) or Cornish clotted cream (V), unless otherwise stated.
Bramley Apple & Blackberry Crumble (VE)
Caramel Biscuit Torte (V)
With salted caramel sauce. Vegan serve available
Sticky Toffee Pudding (V)
With a choice of bourbon vanilla ice cream or custard.
Double Chocolate Brownie (V)
On its own or with custard.
Hot Drinks
Our 100% Arabica coffee offers a medium body & delicate taste. Containing beans from plantations in Nicaragua, this coffee is linked to a project which supports the sustainable wellbeing of 26 small scale coffee producing farms.
Plus a Selection of Teas, Please ask a member of our team for the full range
Tea
Earl Grey
Green Tea
Peppermint Tea
White Americano
Cappuccino
Espresso
Flat White
Latte
Mocha
Hot Chocolate
Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients.
(V) = made with vegetarian ingredients, (VE) = made with vegan ingredients, however some of our preparation, cooking and serving methods could affect this. If you require more information, please ask your server. Fish dishes may contain small bones. * = this dish contains alcohol. ^= contains nuts.
All items are subject to availability. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights.
