in thinking that Sunday lunch should be at lunch time

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Is it normal to have family Sunday lunch at 3pm? Off to mums later and that is when she is doing it which is just great with a 22m and 4 year old. Will have to do them a lunch snack to keep going and probably a tea snack as well. I am not usually precious about timings for naps/ food etc and they do roll with whatever we are doing but why can't it be either lunch or tea? It will only be grandparents and an aunt apart from us. GGrrrrr.

If we have guests (or are guests) for Sunday lunch, we tend to eat around 2/2.30pm, with plenty of nibbles beforehand. The meal will inevitably be a feast so only a very light supper required.

If we are just ourselves, it is more like 1/1.30pm

god oyu old miserable fucker OP

Yabu. Chill fgs.

I know when children are young it seems imperative that they eat at set times, but things move on and people forget that part if they're not dealing with it all the time.

It's surely ok once in a while - just give them a little snack. And you do get lunch cooked for you, which is a major plus in my book.

I think if you are going to close family or friends you should be able to ask them to give your little ones a snack before the main event. Most people are sensitive to the needs of young children and will go along with whatever makes life easier.

We can only seat 10 (or 12 at a squeeze) in our dining room, so will often serve the littlest ones early at the kitchen table. This fulfils a dual purpose of giving us more space and not forcing them to wait unreasonably.

Even if they did have to wait, it is not a problem because they will have stuffed their faces with crisps, etc. while the adults get slowly sloshed on an empty stomach.

Not a time I would choose to eat BUT you know when it is so can work around it.

I'd just be grateful that someone else was cooking for me tbh.

When I was growing up we always had Sunday lunch around 3pm. We had a lie in then a cooked bacon creakfast at around 10.30am-11.00am. Lunch at 3pm then a sandwich tea at 6pm.

Now we tend to do breakfast the same but have a sandwich around 2pm then Sunday dinner at 6pm.

when I cook a big Sunday roast, It's quite a production. So it takes time and is quite late. But I provide snacky stuff to fill the gap.

it's not much of a problem for people like us who get up late on Sundays and have a big breakfast just once a week.

If you are going to wait until 3 or 4, you have a light meal at 11 or 12. I don't know anyone that would suggest you sustain yourself on a slice of toast eaten at 8am.

The whole point of a late lunch is that you socialise during the preparation time. There is no other reason to delay the lunch. Most roasts can be done in less than two hours so if preparation begins on returning from church, it means a sit down of 3pm. Any longer cooking times can be handled by judicious use of the automatic timer.

If the host does not want a late lunch, they can easily plan the menu and cooking arrangements. The fact is they are actively planning and choosing a late lunch.

I don't think it really matters what time a Sunday roast is served, as long as it's a good one .

What would be a pain would be turning up not knowing what time food will be served and having to placate hungry little ones. If you know what time the meal will be served you can either keep them going with snacks or feed them separately. It's only one day.

i cant get over how geriatric the OP sounds and rather pathetic
hey LIVE a little

Sunday lunch is anytime between 1pm and 3pm. But guests are offered brunchy stuff between 11.am and 12.oo if it is going to be nearer 3pm.

We have Sunday lunch at 7pm on Monday.

Can't bear wasting Sunday on cooking and faffing.

It makes Monday worth looking forward to.

And your idea of 'living a little' coderrooo, is what exactly???