Where to have Christmas Day lunch venues in Oxford and across Oxfordshire
Our pick of the best local pubs, restaurants and hotels for a cracking Christmas Day lunch – so you can have a well-deserved day off and have someone else (like a top chef) do all the work for you.
Don’t want the hassle of cooking Christmas Day lunch this year? Then check out our list of the best local restaurants open on Christmas Day, where you can indulge in exquisite Christmas treats, fabulously festive dishes, hand-crafted cocktails and expertly selected wine.
Whether you’re after a traditional turkey feast with all the trimmings or a decadent classics with a festive twist, get into the Christmas spirit this year in Oxford and across Oxfordshire with these perfect places to have a spot of Christmas Day lunch come 25 December.
Enjoy Christmas Day in Gees, Oxford’s most beautiful and best-loved neighbourhood restaurant. Expect a Christmas Day luch menu featuring turkey, venison, truffle risotto, winter root vegetable wellington, and a fab Christmas pudding – all you’ll have to do on the big day is eat, drink and be merry!
£125.00 for 3 courses, including a selection of small bites on arrival
Served from noon until 4.30pm
Book online or via email, or call 01865 553540
Christmas Day lunch at this Cotswold institution is something quite special. Start with 36-month aged parmesan souffle, lobster veloute, winter truffle, or cured lock duart salmon and caviar. Have your pick of either roast turkey, woodfired monkfish, tournedos Rossini or celeriac Rossini. Finish off with a decadent Christmas pudding.
£185.00 for 3 courses, including a selection of snacks
Served from noon
Book online
For the ultimate stress-free celebration, let the team at the Old Swan spoil you in their elegant restaurant. Start with a glass of Champagne & canapés, followed by a sumptuous four-course menu with little extra festive touches. With a myriad of beamed, cosy quarters, roaring log fires and rugged flagstone floors, the Old Swan is the perfect place to enjoy a delicious four-course lunch on Christmas Day.
£110.00 for a four-course lunch, including a glass of Laurent-Perrier
Served from noon to 2.30pm.
Call 01993 774441 or email events@minstermill.co.uk to book now.
Roaring log fires, an eclectic collection of 20th-century portraits and a traditional yet glamorous setting for a stylish Christmas celebration…! As always, the Parsonage Grill is open throughout December, serving its All Day Menu. The Christmas Day Menu, featuring classic British dishes with a light, modern touch, is available throughout the day this year, but you’ll need to book early to prevent disappointment!
£135.00 for canapés and three courses
From 11.30am until 8.30pm
Reservations can be made online, by email, or by calling 01865 292305
Leave the stress at home and let the folks at Crazy Bear Stadhampton wine and dine you on Christmas day, served in their Glass House! Expect a specially crafted five-course menu complimented by a flute of fine champagne. There will also be a live Jazz band performance at this unique oasis in the countryside, just a 15-minute drive from Oxford city centre.
£99.00 per person (£49.00 for under 10s)
Open from noon to 6.00pm
Call 0203 9944555 or email enquiries@crazybear-stadhampton.co.uk to book
Located in the heart of historic Jericho, Brasserie Blanc Oxford is the original Brasserie Blanc, and it is very well loved by all and regulars. With a light, airy dining space to the front and a more intimate, cosy dining room to the back, the gorgeous brasserie has the ingredients for a perfect Christmas day lunch whether you are dropping by with friends or family.
£99.95 per person
Open from noon to 5.00pm but serving food until 3.00pm
Visit website or email oxford@brasserieblanc.com to book
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