Sunday lunch in Ryde, on the seafront.

Sunday at RT Café Grill has its own menu. It is made for long lunches: a roast, something from the sea if you’d rather, and nobody waiting for your table at half past two.

The roasts.

Every roast comes with roast potatoes, a Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables and gravy, which comes up in jugs for the table to pour. Roasts start at £22, with dishes such as:

• Treacle and thyme roasted sirloin of grass-fed beef
• Roasted loin of rare breed pork with crackling
• A pithivier of woodland mushrooms, leeks and Comté, with mushroom gravy, and a vegan option

Alongside the roasts there are oysters, a few starters, dishes such as St Austell Bay mussels or a squash risotto, cheese, and gelato made here. There is a vegan option at every course.

This is a sample of a Sunday, not a fixed menu. The chefs may add a special depending on what comes in. To find out exactly what’s on, call 01983 526118 or look on Instagram. The Sunday menu has the full sample, with prices.

The times.

There are no first and second sittings. Once the table is yours, it is yours for lunch. The full à la carte is back on Thursday, or on Tuesday in June, July and August.

Booking.

Tables for one to seven book online. For eight or more, call 01983 526118. Please tell us about allergies or dietary requirements when you book.

For a bigger family lunch, ask us about a private room in The Cellar. Our guide to group dining in Ryde explains how it works.

In December.

From 26 November to 20 December the festive menu is served at Sunday lunch: three courses for £49 per head, paid in full when you book. We are closed from 21 to 29 December.

Questions we get asked.