Find the Perfect Festive Menu in Chester

With all the excitement of this year’s Christmas season in Chester, you may need some inspiration for where to get your festive fill. Chester is renowned for its many great restaurants, and they are made even more special with yuletide menus. We thought we’d give you a few suggestions on where to find a great festive menu in Chester.

The Glynne Arms, Hawarden

Just over the border into North Wales you will find the Glynne Arms, a welcoming, cosy pub in the heart of historic Hawarden Village. All the menus change seasonally and are created by Head Estate Chef Adam Williams to champion fruit and veg grown just a stone's throw from the pub istself. The Christmas menu is no exception, choose from 2 courses for £35 or three courses for £42. With Caramelised celeriac soup,  prawn cocktail or duck leg and apricot terrine to start, beetroot and mushroom wellington, pan roasted hake, free range turkey or Welsh PGI beef wellington for main and salted caramel apple tarte tatin, chocolate fondant and of course good old Christmas pudding and brandy sauce for dessert. Find out more about the Glynne Arms at Christmas here ->

The Forge, Hotel Indigo

Looking for somewhere to dine in Chester this festive season? Where better than the Forge, recently re-awarded 2 rosettes from the AA. From 25th November until 24th December you can enjoy a delicious three-course meal at lunchtime or in the evening for just £45 per person. The festive feast includes such delicious dishes as gammon shank and pork neck pressing, cured chalk stream trout and Heirloom squash tart to start. Merrifield duck breast, cranberry and orange turkey roulade and crapaudine beetroot for mains and spiced creme brulee, white chocolate mousse and sticky ginger pudding to finish. Find out more about the Forge at Christmas here >

La Brasserie
 

The ever-stylish and innovative La Brasserie at The Chester Grosvenor is made all the more special this Christmas with their festive food. From 2 - 23rd December, you can feast on their 3-course festive menu, compiled carefully by La Brasserie’s award-winning chefs. What’s more, you can enjoy your festive menu with live entertainment on Friday and Saturday evenings to really get into the festive spirit. Find out more about festive dining at The Chester Grosvenor here >

Palm Court & Nelson's Bar
 

You have your pick of where to enjoy some festive fayre at the stunning Grosvenor Pulford Hotel and Spa. Both Palm Court and Nelson’s Bar are offering festive menus from 29th November - 30th December – perfect for getting together with friends and family this season. At Palm Court you can indulge in festive dishes like a Cumin-spiced squash, spinach and puy lentil Wellington, prosciutto-wrapped, butter-roasted turkey escalope, and salted caramel and dark chocolate tarte. And at Nelson’s Bar there’s favourites like honey roasted parsnip soup, slow cooked beef feather blade, and of course, some traditional Christmas pudding. Find out more about The Grosvenor Pulford’s festive dining here >

Artezzan
 

It's time for 'seas and greetings' as Artezzan, the award-winning Mediterranean-style restaurant presents Christmas. Artezzan have a classic festive menu with a Mediterranean flair with dishes like Moroccan spiced chickpea soup, braised Tuscan  daube of beef, and panna cotta. With a wide range of drinks packages and innovative cocktails such as Christmas Colada and Pumpkin Spiced Mimosa, this is a must try this Christmas. Find out more about festive dining at Artezzan here >

 

North Light

From 20th November to 24th December enjoy festive feasting, cocktails that sparkle, long-awaited meetups, twinkling lights, all-day sipping, joyful lunches, live music, mulled wine and, good times. It's the perfect place to share the joy with loved ones, share a Christmas platter that includes baked camembert, pigs in blankets with cranberry glaze and Korean fried chicken with siracha mayo. Enjoy their famous turkey kebab, pan fried seabass or festive pie, and indulge in something sweet with espresso martini tiramisu, vegan vanilla cheescake or classic sticky toffee pudding. Or if you fancy something more casual there is a range of festive finger food to choose from, with mini kebabs, calamari, arancini, halloumi fries and more! Find out more about North Light

Cosy Club

Found in the refurbished arcade on Northgate Street, Cosy Club is a chic venue to enjoy your festive feast. Cosy Club unveil their festive menu with a selection of interesting dishes like Asian fried chicken, the cosy Christmas pie, and lemon and raspberry semifreddo. There's also an extensive drinks menu filled with innovative cocktails, craft beers and spirits, and wines. There’s something for everyone with scrumptious gluten-free and vegan options too. Choose 2 or 3 courses from just £27.95pp. Find out more about the Cosy Club here >

Sticky Walnut

If you’re looking for somewhere to take all the family for some cracking food and lovely service for the festive season, a visit to Sticky Walnut is a must. Here you’ll enjoy fantastic food in a laid-back atmosphere, accompanied by friendly and welcoming service. So bring your family and friends together and celebrate the most wonderful time of the year at your favourite Chester bistro. For starters you can enjoy sticky belly bacon, honey-baked goat's cheese and roasted butternut squash with baharat spice. For mains choose from seabream, 35 day aged sirloin of beef to share or turkey breast with crispy hazelnut and apricot stuffing. Not forgetting pudding, where chocoholics will delight in the Chocolate 'Oblivion' dessert! Find out more about Sticky Walnut here >

Chez Jules

From 25th November until 31st December you can enjoy a festive lunch or dinner at Chez Jules. On Tuesdays you can have two courses and a bottle of wine EACH for just £36.95pp and on Sundays you can have two courses for £22.95pp or three for just £26.95pp. Find out more about Chez Jules here >

Twenty Eight

Twenty Eight is a growing-led British tapas restaurant brought to you by the teams behind Chester's popular Chef's Table & Growing @ Field 28. Bringing seed to plate,
market garden produce to the heart of Chester. 

Their menus feature an inventive and ever-changing selection of vegetarian, meat, fish and game plates developed from Field 28's daily harvest of pesticide and biocide-free heritage produce and specialist leaf, served alongside a selection of hand-crafted cordials, cocktails, wines. For lunch choose three plates for just £22pp from a variety of delicious meat, fish, veg and sweet options. For dinner choose from a range of small plates that include cod kiev, crispy pork terrine, 28 day aged sirloin with truffle parsnip puree, bahart roasted squash, mulled wine poached pear, christmas pudding and bread and butter pudding to name a few.

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