British food in Toronto: Sunday roasts, pie and mash and a proper pub
Toronto has always had a soft spot for British food, and food writers reckon it's having a bit of a moment [1]. You won't go short of a roast, a pie or a pint with the footie on.
The short version
- For a Sunday roast, The Dorset, The Oxley and The Queen and Beaver all do one, according to a March 2026 round-up [2].
- For the football, The Queen and Beaver shows UK sport, and Scotland Yard by St Lawrence Market is the home of Toronto's Spurs fans [3][4].
- For fish and chips, Olde Yorke on Laird Drive does haddock, cod or halibut with mushy peas [5].
- For pie and mash with liquor, head to Eastend Pie and Mash on Gerrard East [1].
- For British groceries, British Pride Bakery has shops in Scarborough and Mississauga, with a butcher's counter and imported staples [6].
Where we checked
We only list places we found in a current source from 2025 or 2026. Menus, opening hours and match screenings change, so check before you go, especially for an early kick-off.
| Place | Area | What it's good for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Queen and Beaver Public House | Downtown, 35 Elm Street | UK sport on TV, Sunday roast beef from noon | [3] |
| Scotland Yard | St Lawrence, 56 The Esplanade | Spurs supporters' pub | [4] |
| The Dorset | The Well, 457 Wellington Street West | Sunday roast, cottage pie | [2] |
| The Oxley | Yorkville, 121 Yorkville Avenue | Sunday roast with a big Yorkshire pud | [2] |
| Roxton | 1112 Dundas Street West | Fish pie, pie and mash, chips with curry sauce | [1] |
| Eastend Pie and Mash | Gerrard Street East | Pie and mash with liquor or gravy | [1] |
| Corduroy Lounge | Leslieville | Haddock and chips, pie and mash, Yorkshire puddings | [1] |
| Olde Yorke Fish & Chips | Leaside, 96 Laird Drive | Fish and chips, mushy peas, takeaway | [5] |
| British Pride Bakery | Scarborough, 65 Rylander Boulevard | Pies, butcher's counter, British groceries | [6] |
The Sunday roast
The roast is where Toronto surprises people. Streets of Toronto's March 2026 round-up of the city's best Sunday roasts included [2]:
- The Dorset at The Well on Wellington Street West, a British pub serving roast beef, lamb, chicken or prime rib, plus a cottage pie.
- The Oxley in Yorkville, known for a roast with a large Yorkshire pudding and plenty of gravy.
- The Queen and Beaver on Elm Street, just off Yonge near Dundas, a British pub in a converted house that serves roast beef on Sundays from noon [3].
There's also a roast in less likely places. blogTO reported in January 2026 that Animl Steakhouse on King West now does a full roast dinner every Sunday, with prime rib and crispy-edged Yorkshire puddings [1].
Book ahead on a winter Sunday. When it's minus ten outside, half of Toronto has the same idea.
A pub with the footie on
Toronto is five hours behind the UK, so a 3pm kick-off back home is 10am here, and the early Saturday game starts at 7.30am. Pubs that show Premier League football open early for the big matches, and a fry-up with your pint at breakfast time is all part of the fun.
- The Queen and Beaver shows UK sport on its screens, and its roast makes a Sunday match a proper day out [3].
- Scotland Yard, on The Esplanade near St Lawrence Market, is the hub for Toronto's Tottenham Hotspur supporters, according to a December 2025 guide to the city's football bars [4].
Most supporters' clubs for the big English and Scottish teams pick a pub and post their screenings on social media. Search for your club's Toronto supporters' group before match day, as venues move.
Fish and chips, pies and the full English
Olde Yorke Fish & Chips on Laird Drive, in Leaside, is a family-run chippy doing haddock, cod or halibut, with mushy peas on the side. You can eat in or take away [5]. Haddock is the default in Toronto, which suits most northerners just fine.
For pie and mash, blogTO points to Eastend Pie and Mash on Gerrard Street East, which serves savoury pies with mash and your choice of parsley liquor or gravy [1]. A proper East End caff in east Toronto: someone had to do it.
The east of the city has long been a hub for British, Irish and Scottish expats, and newer places keep opening there. Corduroy Lounge in Leslieville, which opened in late 2025, is part cocktail bar, part neighbourhood pub, with haddock and chips, pie and mash and Yorkshire puddings [1].
Out west, Roxton, near Dundas West and Ossington, comes from the team behind the Man of Kent pub. It has a mostly British menu, from fish pie to beef pie and mash, and does chips with curry sauce, as real Brits do [1].
A full English is harder to pin down. Plenty of Toronto pubs and brunch spots do a British breakfast at weekends, but menus change often, so we haven't listed one. Ask in the community group for the current favourite.
British groceries: Marmite, PG Tips and the Christmas pud
British Pride Bakery
The easiest way to stock up is British Pride Bakery, which has nine shops across Ontario. Each one combines a bakery, a butcher's counter and imported British groceries [6]. The two closest to Toronto are:
- Scarborough: 65 Rylander Boulevard, its newest shop, serving Toronto's east end with pies, Crawford's butchery and British imports [6].
- Mississauga: 6956 Financial Drive, in the west of the Greater Toronto Area [6].
Expect pies, sausage rolls, scones, British bangers and black pudding, plus shelves of the biscuits, crisps and tea you miss [6]. If you're planning a proper Christmas, call your nearest shop in November to ask about Christmas puddings, mince pies and gammon.
Ordering online
If you can't get across town, British Pride's sister shop, The Great British Shop in Halifax, Nova Scotia, sends British imports anywhere in Canada. Because it ships from inside Canada, there's no customs duty to pay on delivery [7]. It's handy for the tea, biscuits, crisps and chocolate you can't find locally [7].
The supermarkets
The big Toronto supermarkets carry some British brands in their international aisles, but the range comes and goes. Tea is easy, as Canadians drink plenty of it, though British blends are stronger than the local ones. If you can't live without a particular brand, buy a big box when you see it.
One tip for a proper cuppa: Canadian milk comes in bags as well as cartons and jugs. Nobody quite knows why. You'll get used to it.
Bringing food in your suitcase
Bringing food from the UK is fine for most packaged, shop-bought items, but you must declare all food when you arrive in Canada. Meat products, including that pork pie from the services, are the ones most likely to be refused. When in doubt, declare it and let the border officer decide.
For the latest openings, roast recommendations and who's showing the early kick-off, ask in our community group for Brits in Canada.
Sources
- blogTO: British cuisine is having a moment in Toronto right now and here's where to find it (January 2026)
- Streets of Toronto: The best Sunday roast in Toronto that actually lives up to the hype (March 2026)
- Streets of Toronto: The Queen and Beaver Public House (updated July 2026)
- Matador Network: The best bars in Toronto for watching football (December 2025)
- Olde Yorke Fish & Chips
- British Pride Bakery: Find your nearest shop
- British Pride Bakery: The Great British Shop