St Helens Star Best Of 2022 top six roast dinners revealed

Yorkshire puddings filled with gravy, crispy roast potatoes and tender slices of meat that melt in the mouth – roast dinners have been a staple meal on Sundays for hundreds of years.

Whether it’s for lunch or evening meal, the traditional roast is a firm favourite but where can hungry people get the best that St Helens has to offer?

So far in our Best of 2022 competition we’ve looked at hair, nails, beauty and fitness as well as pies, pubs and fish chips.

Breakfast and afternoon tea were the most recent categories with voting for the town’s best independent shop taking place last weekend.

Next up, we asked you to tell us your favourite place to go for a roast dinner and why they deserve to be included on our shortlist.

After reading all of your nominations, we’ve narrowed it down to six, who will now battle it out to be named Best Roast Dinner in St Helens and we need your help to choose an overall winner.

There are three ways to vote:

1. Search for the Best Of post on our St Helens Star Facebook or Instagram pages and comment under the post with the name of your winner = 1 vote

2. Name your favourite in the comments section on this article via our website = 2 votes

3. Purchase a copy of this week’s St Helens Star (July 7 edition) and fill in the entry form = 5 votes

(*NB For newspaper entries, email a screenshot of the completed entry form to heidi.summerfield@newsquest.co.uk – please note that only original copies will be accepted. More than one entry can be submitted per person but you will be asked to provide your own unique reference code for each entry to avoid duplication eg if your name is Smith you may wish to write Smith123 or HS21! as your code. You will need to provide a different code for each entry submitted. For full terms and conditions go to Newsquest.co.uk/terms)

Voting officially opens today, Thursday, and closes at midnight on Monday and we will be announcing the winner next week.

Keep an eye out for our next Best Of appeal on our social media pages on Friday.

OUR SIX BEST ROAST DINNERS SHORTLIST:

The Stanley Arms, Gillars Lane, St Helens

With “great food and great portions”, The Stanley Arms was a popular choice in the nominations and the “lovely staff” also got a mention.

One review on their Facebook page said: “We had roast dinner – beef, lamb and pork and it was all tender with generous helpings.”

Another said: “Fantastic Sunday dinner.

The gravy and the roasties are so good and I like the veg coming in a separate dish.

“Highly recommended!”

For more details go to facebook.com/stanleyarmspub/

Stanley Arms

The Brown Edge Pub, Nutgrove Road, Thatto Heath

When nominations say somewhere serves “the best roast dinner ever” and “their roasts are amazing”, The Brown Edge pub was a definite for our shortlist.

According to satisfied customers it’s “hands down the best” and “consistently delicious”.

For more details go to facebook.com/thebrownedgepub

The Brown Edge

The Wheatsheaf, Sutton

Happy customers say they’re “never disappointed” when they visit this Mill Lane venue.

One review on their Facebook page said: “This is the best pub in the area with lovely home cooked food.”

With “beautiful roasts” that are “always piping hot”, it’s clearly a great place to spend a Sunday afternoon.

For more details go to facebook.com/TheWheatsheafOfficial/

The Wheatsheaf

St Helens Sunday Roast To Your Door, Great Delph, St Helens

When you’re fed up of cooking at the weekend and need a break from preparing the perfect meal, why not try this new business venture which offers homemade Sunday roasts to your door.

They promise to take the hassle out of cooking and offer roast beef, gammon and chicken as well as a vegetarian roast and giant Yorkshire puddings served with fresh vegetables and a pot of gravy.

For more details go to facebook.com/sundayroaststhelens/

St Helens Sunday Roasts To Your Door

Junction Inn, Junction Lane, St Helens

This establishment serves “gorgeous Sunday dinners” with “really big portions”, which make it a hit with hungry visitors.

One nomination for Junction Inn said they should win as everything is homemade including the gravy.

Another said: “I’m a regular Sunday lunch customer and I can honestly say it’s always absolutely gorgeous.

“It’s a huge portion that’s cooked to perfection with gravy to die for.”

For more details go to facebook.com/junctionsutton/

Junction Inn

Sarah’s Sunday Roasts

This business serves everyone’s favourite family tradition right to your door.

They prepare fresh, seasonal and locally sourced food, cooking up a hearty meal for customers to enjoy with family and friends.

Happy customers say it’s “the best Sunday lunch they’ve had in a long time” and “we’ll definitely be ordering again”.

For more details go to facebook.com/sarahssundayroasts/

Sarah's Sunday Roasts