THE nights are getting chillier, the days shorter and there’s an early autumnal feel in the air.

Summer days filled with picnics, barbecues and trips to the beach now feel like a distant memory.

However, autumn brings the chance to return to some hearty dishes – and that means roast dinners.

Everyone has a take on where serves the perfect Sunday roast so we’ve compiled the top five places in Bournemouth with Google reviews of 4.5 and above. 

Which is your favourite?

Sunday Roast Deliveries

With 4.7 stars, Sunday Roast Deliveries took the top spot.

Based in Draycott Road, Sunday Roast Deliveries will bring you a hot and fresh meal at home or work within a five mile radius of Winton.

Roast dinners are available on Sundays only and people can take their pick from beef, turkey, gammon, salmon, mixed meats, vegetarian, vegan or just vegetables and potatoes. You can also pick from roast, sweet or mashed potatoes, a variety of vegetables including carrot and parsnip, broccoli, peas, swede, red or savoy cabbage.

Plus there’s a plethora of mouthwatering extras to select from including pigs in blankets, cauliflower cheese and Yorkshire puddings.

Meals cost £8 for a small, £11 for a standard and £12.50 for a large.

One Google review read: “Tasty, good portion size and great variety to choose from and that gravy!”

Darcy’s Bar & Kitchen

Situated in Christchurch Road in Southbourne, Darcy’s Bar & Kitchen achieved 4.7 stars out of 186 reviews.

One happy customer said: “A wonderful Sunday roast, beautifully cooked and full of flavours. Staff very friendly and helpful. Great value for money.”

According to Darcy’s website, the restaurant serves the “best roasts in town” and are served on Sundays all year round.

All roasts come served with roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots, broccoli, cheesy cauliflower and leaks, homemade Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and gravy.

Diners can choose from the likes of beef, chicken, lamb, vegan bubble and squeak, cheesy leak and potato croquette, nut roast and turkey.

Roast dinners are served on Sundays only from 12pm to 5.45pm and booking is recommended.

The Larder House

"Roast dinners perfected" and an "amazing roast dinner" are just some of the glowing reviews on Google.

The Larder House in Southbourne Grove serves roast dinners from 12pm to 8pm on Sundays.

Diners can choose from wood fired half roast chicken, topside of beef, overnight cooked ham hock and vegetable wellington.

The Larder House had an overall rating of 4.5 out of a whopping 501 reviews. 

Arbor Restaurant 

Located in the Green House Hotel in Grove Road, the Arbor Restaurant had a 4.6 rating on Google.

One review read: "One of the best lunch Sunday Roast I've ever had. The slow roasted lamb shoulder accompanied with beef dripping potatoes, swede mash, turnips, cauliflower cheese and mint sauce."

With 2 Rosettes, Arbor prides itself on using locally sourced and sustainable produce.

Sunday lunch is served between 12.30pm and 2.30pm and includes the likes of 28 day aged sirloin of beef and Yorkshire pudding, roast chicken and bread sauce and roast lamb and mint sauce.

Vegetarian options are also available.

Mirabelle Restaurant

Bournemouth Echo:

Mirabelle Restaurant in The Cumberland Hotel serves roast dinners on Sundays between 12.30pm and 2.30pm.

Described on The Cumberland Hotel website as 'award winning', customers can choose from a variety Sunday lunch options.

They include slow roasted rib eye of beef, pan roasted chicken breast, slow roasted leg of Dorset lamb, grilled tuna steak and roasted vegetable moussaka. 

One reviewer said: "Fantastic food, super friendly staff and smart decor."