The Best London Restaurants For A Father’s Day Lunch Worth Lingering Over
- Yvette Legge
- 6 hours ago
- 3 min read
Father’s Day lends itself to the long lunch. The kind that begins with a drink, rolls into something generous, and ends several hours later with dessert, coffee and no particular desire to be anywhere else.
This year, London’s restaurants are making a compelling case for doing it properly, with elegant dining rooms, rooftop tables, generous feasts and a few thoughtful touches for fathers along the way. Whether the mood is classic and clubby, high above the skyline, or somewhere a little more unexpected, these are the places turning Father’s Day into something more indulgent than the usual last-minute booking.
Boisdale
If Father’s Day should feel like an occasion, Boisdale understands the brief. Its Sunday Jazz Lunch pairs the sort of hearty, old-school dining it is known for with live music, giving the day a little swagger from the outset. Boisdale of Belgravia is hosting Richard Hadfield, while Boisdale Canary Wharf leans into Sinatra with Stephen Triffitt. This is the place for fathers who like a proper lunch, a little theatre and a dining room with a sense of occasion.
The Jugged Hare
For a Father’s Day lunch that does not believe in holding back, The Jugged Hare is hard to fault. Its special sharing feast is built around beef sirloin, Blackface leg of lamb and rotisserie chicken, all with the expected trimmings, before sticky toffee pudding arrives to finish the job. It is generous, deeply satisfying and exactly the kind of City lunch that knows how to turn Sunday into a proper event.
Amazónico
For those who would rather swerve the traditional roast altogether, Amazónico offers a more exuberant route through Father’s Day with its Asado feast. The focus is a mixed grill platter, all served in a room that already knows how to deliver atmosphere. It is bold, energetic and made for the sort of celebration that starts at lunch and somehow keeps going.
MIKO Mei Fair
For something less expected, MIKO Mei Fair brings contemporary Thai cooking to the occasion in an intimate Mayfair townhouse setting. It is a strong choice for fathers who would rather skip the usual steak and roast circuit in favour of something a little fresher, livelier and more distinctive. The whole thing feels smart without trying too hard, which is often exactly the balance a Father’s Day lunch needs.
COYA Mayfair
For a Father’s Day lunch with a little more pulse, COYA Mayfair is taking the lively route with its Azucar Sundays experience. Expect Peruvian sharing plates, high-energy Mayfair atmosphere and the sort of celebratory rhythm that makes lunch feel like the start of something rather than the whole event. It is a strong pick for fathers who like their Sundays a little less traditional and a little more vibrant.
Aviary
If the ideal Father’s Day lunch involves a skyline, Aviary makes a very persuasive case for heading upwards. Its Sunday feast menu puts prime rib of beef centre stage, complete with all the trimmings, while the rooftop setting does a great deal of the work in making the day feel celebratory. It is familiar in all the right ways, only with a much better view.
Kitty Hawk
The same roast-meets-rooftop appeal runs through Kitty Hawk, where Father’s Day comes with prime rib of beef and the full Sunday feast treatment, all served high above the city. There is something inherently appealing about taking a familiar tradition and giving it a view, and Kitty Hawk does exactly that. Ideal for those who like their Sunday lunch classic, but not too grounded.
Wagtail
For a lunch that feels polished from the start, Wagtail is also joining the rooftop roast line-up with a special Sunday feast and prime rib of beef. The setting does a lot of the work here. A skyline, a generous plate and a table that feels a touch above the everyday is a hard combination to argue with, especially when the brief is to make the day feel just a little more elevated.
Blue Boar Pub
For something more relaxed, Blue Boar Pub at Conrad London St James offers a pleasingly unfussy kind of Father’s Day lunch. The food leans satisfyingly traditional, with a hearty roast at its core, but the overall mood is just polished enough to make it feel like more than a standard Sunday pub meal. It has ease, comfort and that all-important sense that nobody needs to rush.
TOZI Battersea
Not every Father’s Day booking needs a one-day-only menu to earn its place. TOZI Battersea works beautifully as a stylish all-rounder, particularly for fathers who prefer a table full of cicchetti, pizza and pasta to a more traditional Sunday lunch. With its terrace, live music and summer drinks line-up, it is the sort of place that makes celebrating feel easy. Less formal Father’s Day special, more long, very enjoyable lunch that just happens to land perfectly.
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