Lightly Dusted Calamari
With mango & sweet chilli salsa
Sunday Roasts in Edinburgh
Sundays are for the finer things in life, like a leisurely start to the day and freshly prepared Sunday roasts at Hector's, 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 better than Sunday lunch at the pub in Edinburgh?
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 Hector's
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 Edinburgh should start heading this way… Browse our sumptuous Sunday roast menu below – where you’ll also discover Scottish classics like our Sausage & Mash with pork and haggis sausages, or sweet temptations like our Cranachan, guaranteed to keep you warm throughout the colder seasons.
Sunday Menu
Starters & Sharers
Nachos (V)
Hand-cut tortilla chips, cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
Add pulled beef brisket (+£2 supplement)
Cullen skink
Soft-flaked smoked haddock in a creamy velouté sauce with potatoes and parsley. with farmhouse bread and butter.
Haggis, Neeps & Tatties
Traditional Scottish dish of mutton and hearty oatmeal with aromatic mixed spices, with mashed swede, potatoes and gravy.
Soup of the Day (V)
With sourdough bread and butter. Vegan serve available.
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.
Smoked Scottish 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.
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 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.
Haggis, Neeps & Tatties
Traditional Scottish dish of lamb and hearty oatmeal with aromatic mixed spices, with mashed swede, potatoes and gravy.
Sausage & Mash
Pork & Haggis sausage, on a bed of clotted cream mash, topped with rich caramelised onion gravy and crispy onions. Vegetarian serve available.
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.
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.
Crofter's Pie
Pulled lamb topped with haggis mash, served with thyme roasted carrots and long-stem broccoli.
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.
Cranachan (V)
Traditional Scottish dessert of smooth whipped cream, sweet honey, a dash of whisky, raspberries and golden toasted oats.
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.