Elevate your festive dining in London at these restaurants serving up special menus, the flavours of Christmas and unparalleled experiences.

Pictured: Bar + Block

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Bombay Delight

Wimbledon

Bombay Delight’s brilliant Christmas menu features a curated selection of authentic Indian twists on classic Christmas dining. Starters range from smoked salmon and avocado salad, grilled venison fillet on a bed of mixed salad leaves and dressed with walnut and shallot vinaigrette, and crispy broccoli fritters dusted with chaat masala and served with mint chutney. For mains, you can choose from slow-cooked lamb in a rich coconut sauce, infused with curry leaves, house-blended spices and raisins; juicy minced guinea fowl kebabs seasoned with white spices, mint-coriander dust and chaat powder; roast turkey breast with stuffing, Brussels sprouts, baby roast potatoes, carrots and gravy; and roasted aubergine topped with smoky spiced baigan bharta.

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Colombo Kitchen

Putney

Colombo Kitchen offers a unique festive twist on their usual Sri Lankan cuisine with their Christmas menu, which features starters of egg and avocado hopper, Ceylon spiced BBQ pork belly, and creamy lentil and potato veloute. Main dishes include choices from Sri Lankan spice Christmas Grilled Turkey Breast, Sri Lankan Coconut Spiced Grilled Pumpkin, and Pan-Seared Stone Bass. Then move onto exciting Sri Lankan twists on festive desserts like Ceylon Christmas Cake or Spiced Poached Pears.

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Tampopo

Wimbledon

Tampopo offers a great way to celebrate the season this year with the Classic Christmas Menu for just £29 per person for four courses. Enjoy tasty starters of glazed sticky wings, pork gyoza or sweet corn fritters before moving onto delightful dishes of Nasi Goreng Royale, Japanese Katsu, Black Pepper Stir Fry and Traditional Green Curry. There’s also unlimited sides of jasmine rice, noodles or seasoned fries. You can also opt for the Odyssey Menu (38pp) which includes some delish extra dishes of roasted hispi, prawn dim sum, Beef Rendang and Pad Krapow Khai Chicken.

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Dalchini

Wimbledon

Dalchini and its downstairs bar Holybrew this Christmas are bringing guests a celebration filled with flavour, warmth and festive cheer. From December, Dalchini will bring diners a special Christmas menu blending its signature Indo-Chinese inspired cuisine with the flavours of Christmas. After or before dinner, head to Holybrew for a festive drinks with craft brews, cocktails, live music and cosy winter ambiance.

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Le Raj

Epsom

Le Raj is a long-standing Epsom favourite serving up excellent elevated Bengal cuisine. This season they are offering a festive winter set menu, featuring four courses of seasonal dining, beginning with appetizers of roasted poppadoms before moving to fabulous starter choices of Malai Broccoli charred the tandoor, and marinated in ginger, cardamom, finished in creamed malai sauce, minced lamb kebab marinated in spices and garlic, or Paneer Shatkora. Choices of mains include tender Kodu E Gosht slow-cooked with cumin, pumpkin and sun-dried chillies, Turkey Tikka Masala marinated in cinnamon and nutmeg, and Sabdi Pudina infused with sun-dried spices, curry leaves and fresh mint.

CENTRAL LONDON

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Mr Porter

Modern steakhouse Mr Porter is celebrating Christmas in style this year with their Deluxe Christmas Menu (£135pp) featuring starters of Feuille de Brick, spicy yellowtail sashimi, potato chips with sour cream and caviar, and a trio of carpaccios including Jamón De Bellota 100% Ibérico. Main dishes include a show-stopping 1000g+ bone-in steak, taboon roasted sea bass with adobo sauce, and grilled lobster with herb butter, with sides of cauliflower mac ‘n’ cheese, tenderstem broccoli with black garlic, and skinny fries with basil aioli.

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Sabine

With iconic views of St Paul’s Cathedral, rooftop bar and restaurant Sabine offers a gorgeously London-style festive atmosphere to appreciate alongside its new festive menu. Starters range from nikka cured salmon with yuzu, wasabi cracker, and caviar, to ham hock & mustard terrine with piccalilli and sourdough crisp, or a plant-based grilled Ttou with edamame beans, black rice and chimichurri. Mains include poached cod fillet with seaweed beurre blanc, tolled turkey breast wrapped in parma ham with all the trimmings, or pumpkin gnocchi with cashew and sundried tomato pesto. Desserts include spiced rum and dried fruit truffles, matcha tea Crème Brûlée, or date pudding.

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Bar + Block

Bar + Block serves up a decadent festive feast to enjoy this season, with starters including baked mini camembert, grilled scallops in blankets and chorizo in red wine. Mains include a Block Steak Sampler offering tender fillet, sirloin and rump with beer-battered onion rings, truffle and Grana Padano beef-dripping triple-cooked chunky chips, samphire and steak sauce. Seafood fans can dive into roasted hake and seafood trio with hake fillet, half garlic lobster tail, scallops and king prawns whilst those after a festive twist on a classic can enjoy the Festive Loaded Burger.