Ultimate guide to Gippsland’s best Sunday roasts
Hot veggies, salted meats and gravy with dripping, here’s our list of the region's best warming weekend meals.
Jacob Wallace
June 29, 2026
Winter is well and truly here so the Monitor recommends getting rugged up, making the trip down to your local pub, cosying up by a fire and digging into a hearty Sunday roast.
We’ve compiled a list of the best roasts we’ve seen around Gippsland, but if you know of one that is worthy of our guide then feel free to email your suggestion to [email protected].
🍴Let’s dive into some roast and dripping!
Tinamba Hotel
Roasted veggies and meats at the Tinamba Hotel.
The Tinamba Hotel has a slow cooked lamb shoulder and chargrilled chicken permanently on its menu but also offers a Sunday lunch set-menu special.
The deal is a two course meal for $55 per person or a three course meal for $69 per person with either the lamb or chicken options.
Customers can upgrade to the 500g porterhouse for an additional $5 per person.
Price: From $55 to $74.
Where: 4-6 Tinamba-Seaton Road, Tinamba.
Lakeside Club
A roast and dessert at the Lakeside Club.
The Lakeside Club in Sale offers a $20 Sunday roast of the day and dessert special. It includes roast potatoes, pumpkins, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli in cheese sauce and gravy.
Customers can pick either a sticky date pudding, butterscotch sauce or strawberries with ice-cream for dessert.
Price: $20.
Where: Corner of Guthridge Parade and Foster Street, Sale.
Traralgon Bowls Club
The roast at the Traralgon Bowls Club.
Traralgon Bowls Club offers a roast of the day all through the week that is served with seasonal roast vegetables and gravy.
The roast has a gluten free and dairy free option.
Price: $20.
Where: 50 Liddiard Road, Traralgon.
Yarragon Hotel
The Yarragon Hotel.
The Yarragon Hotel offers a roast of the day throughout the week that comes with mashed potato, roast veggies, steamed greens and gravy.
The roast has a gluten free option.
Price: $30.
Where: 105 Princes Highway, Yarragon.
Meeniyan Hotel
The Sunday roast at Meeniyan Hotel.
The Meeniyan Hotel offers a selection of Sunday roasts: choose between pork, lamb or veggie options. Each roast comes with mashed potato, veggies, gravy and a yorkshire pudding.
Price: $28.
Where: 117 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan.
Toolshed Bar, Bistro & Cabins
The roast at Toolshed Bar, Bistro & Cabins in Noojee.
Toolshed Bar, Bistro & Cabins in Noojee serves an 18-hour slow cooked roast beef with vegetables, cheesy cauliflower, steamed greens and gravy every Sunday.
Price: $32.
Where: 38 Loch Valley Road, Noojee.
The Star Hotel
A selection of smoked meats and sides at the Star Hotel in Sale.
The Star Hotel in Sale has an American take on the Sunday roast. They offer a house smoked meats platter that includes brisket, sausages, cornbread, mac ‘n’ cheese, coleslaw and chips.
Where: 173 Raymond Street, Sale.
The Grove Gippsland
Smoked bbq ribs at the Grove Gippsland.
Every second and fourth Sunday of the month, the Grove Gippsland hosts a smoking event that features beef, pork and chicken along with sides like onion rings, pickles, milk buns and chips.
Their menu changes based on the season and availability.
Price: $50 - $55.
Where: 27 Uren Road, Krowera.