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Original poster

Family friends around for dinner Saturday night- can i do a roast?

164 replies

hmmmwhattoeat · 04/03/2026 21:55

I will start with the fact i love a good roast, and i know logically you can have one any time,BUT it seems odd to eat one on a Saturday night for some reason.

Apart from the fact i like a roast, another benefit it brings is that i can prepare most of it in advance so it still enables me to drop kids to and from their clubs and I know they will also eat it!! Win win

Would you think its a strange choice if you went around for an evening dinner and were served a roast dinner???

Unreasonable- you can not serve a roast for saturday night dinner
Reasonable- stop being silly thats perfectly fine

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Bonkers1966 · 04/03/2026 22:07

All I can say is : if I was heading to yours for a dinner party any night of the week and you put a roast dinner in front of me and offered me a glass of wine 🍷. Nom noms. Genuinely thrilled 😁

mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/03/2026 22:07

Ooh I'm in camp No - sorry girl, as much as I love a roast, its not Saturday night dinner appropriate! 🥰

HeddaGarbled · 04/03/2026 22:05

Do they like roast dinners? I’d be very happy to be served one but you know them well so you’ll know whether they’ll be the same.

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hmmmwhattoeat · 04/03/2026 22:04

Ahh not so positive anymore 🤣.
I see others feel the link to Sunday is too strong too. :(

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Waitingfordoggo · 04/03/2026 22:02

I’d be delighted to arrive at a friend’s on any day of the week to find they had made me a roast. I mean, the Tony Carvery is open all day every day so eating a roast at any time or day is clearly acceptable (I’m sure your roasts are better than the Toby Carvery though!)

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hmmmwhattoeat · 04/03/2026 22:02

Woohooo- this is positive so far 😃.

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blankcanvas3 · 04/03/2026 22:02

I wouldn’t mind a roast. But if you want to do prep earlier you could make something like a chilli!

keepwakingup · 04/03/2026 22:01

not on a Saturday night!

ThiagoJones · 04/03/2026 22:01

I don’t see a problem with it necessarily, but for some reason I wouldn’t fancy a roast on a Saturday night! I’m not a big roast fan anyway but I see them more as an afternoon comfort food followed by chilling out on the sofa type meal rather than a dinner party type meal.

firstofallimadelight · 04/03/2026 22:00

No it’s not Sunday!

Bristolandlazy · 04/03/2026 22:00

Mmmmmm can't go wrong with a roast.

LollipopLil · 04/03/2026 21:58

I'd love a roast so it's a yes from me.

Even though I'd still cook my own the following day 🤗

vincettenoir · 04/03/2026 21:58

I think a roast always goes down well and it would be generally well-received and a good talking point.

I guess one downside is that some of your friends might be having a roast the following day. But that doesn’t seem like a biggie.

Besidemyselfwithworry · 04/03/2026 21:56

I’d absolutely do a roast especially if everyone will enjoy it

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