Christmas Festivities at the Adam Handling Collection
The Adam Handling Collection has created exceptional Christmas experiences at their restaurants and bar across London, Windsor and Cornwall. With an array of sustainable, British luxury menus and experiences, it is THE place for a Christmas party to end all Christmas parties!
The Collection also has a range of foodie gifts on offer, including gift vouchers, Adam’s Limited Edition Boxset of cookbooks, and a ‘Party Pack’ of six sustainable British wines including ‘Adam Handling Own Label Brut – NV’ for £135, or the ‘Chef Adam in a Box’ set, with three opulent wines for £450 including ‘Krug Grande Cuvée Brut, 171st Edition, Champagne – NV’.
Gift the foodies in your life the chance to “Cook like Chef Adam this Christmas” with the Collection’s gift hamper, which includes ‘Adam Handling Own Label Brut’, an Adam Handling branded apron, a jar of his much-loved ‘Chicken butter’ and a loaf of bread, Gravy, Seasoning jars for sprouts, roast potatoes and roast vegetables, and a few other goodies. For pre-Christmas delivery of these gifts, please order before 18th December 2024.
“This isn’t like any traditional hamper. This is a secret hamper, so that your food tastes like mine when you cook your Christmas lunch.”
FROG BY ADAM HANDLING
COVENT GARDEN, LONDON
For an enchanting festive season in London, step into Adam’s Michelin-starred restaurant Frog, in the heart of Covent Garden, for a feast that champions the very best produce from the British Isles. The festive tasting menu is £195pp, with optional supplements, and can be matched with an option of incredible wine pairings. In true Frog style, the menus must remain a mystery until guests arrive, so come and experience the menu with us to find out more!
The restaurant can accommodate up to 36 guests and is available for private hire, upon request. Or, for a more intimate celebration, Frog’s private dining room – The Library – has space for up to 12. Guests can then continue the party by heading down to Eve Bar, just below the restaurant, which has an exclusive area for 12 people, perfect for private hire. Eve will be offering festive cocktails like ‘Santa’s Cookies’, with Vodka, white chocolate liqueur, cacao nib Campari, cookie milk and vanilla bitters’ and ‘Fireside Tipple’ with Avallen Calvados, spiced peach liqueur, Macallan and apple, with snacks and bar food also available.
Frog by Adam Handling & Eve Bar
34-35 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7HG
Frog by Adam Handling opening times
Monday: 5-10pm
Tuesday to Saturday: 12-1pm; 5-10pm
Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th: Closed
Wednesday 1st January: Closed
Eve Bar opening times
Monday to Saturday: 4pm-late
Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th: Closed
Wednesday 1st January: Closed
The Loch & the Tyne
OLD WINDSOR, BERKSHIRE
The Loch & the Tyne is offering a relaxing escape from the city, perfect for families and friends to come and enjoy sustainable British luxury in the frost-tipped countryside of Old Windsor. The pub has a Private Dining Room which seats 12 guests, and suites for overnight stays available for 2-4 guests, including a master suite with a free-standing bathtub and indulgent breakfast, which you can opt to supplement for the full festive experience. Breakfast supplements include an upgrade to Champagne and Caviar, or an optional Bloody Mary.
The festive a la carte menu will be available from 3rd – 31st December and guests are invited to tuck into a traditional ‘Stuffed turkey, all the trimmings’ as well as delicious dishes such as ‘Haggis hash, hen’s egg’. The pub’s guest favourite trifle will, of course, be included on the dessert menu, alongside a ‘Christmas pudding, brandy parfait’ and ‘Eggnog burnt cream’.
For Christmas Day itself, The Loch & the Tyne is offering a 3-course menu, including ‘Lobster, fennel & tomato soup’, and main courses of ‘Stuffed Turkey, cranberry, chestnut’, ‘Beef Wellington’, ‘Roast Duck’ or ‘Butternut Squash Wellington’, along with a selection of desserts, and a free-flowing cheese and Port station for £150pp.
Those getting into the festive spirit can choose from Christmas cocktails such as ‘Sloe-groni’, made with Sloe gin, Boatyard gin, Campari and Discarded Vermouth.
The Loch & The Tyne
10 Crimp Hill, Old Windsor, Windsor SL4 2QY
Opening times from 03/12-23/12
Tues-Sat 12pm – 2.30pm & 5pm – 10pm
Sunday 12pm – 8pm
Opening times from 23/12-31/12
Mon 5pm – 10pm
Tues-Sat 12pm – 2.30pm & 5pm – 10pm
Sunday 12pm – 8pm
Ugly Butterfly
ST. IVES, CORNWALL
With floor-to-ceiling views out onto a dramatic seascape of crashing waves, Ugly Butterfly is one of the most exciting experience-led restaurants to visit this festive season for luxury menus focused on local Cornish produce.
For Christmas celebrations, small groups are welcome to enjoy a seasonal tipple and snacks at the bar, or the restaurant is also able to accommodate for larger tables of up to 18 people. Merrymakers are given the chance to go all out with supplements of native oysters – served fresh, crispy or a mix of both, to get a taste of the local surroundings. The £175pp menu otherwise starts with a selection of snacks, including the much-loved ‘Bread, chicken butter’, before offering starters such as ‘Spiced pumpkin soup’ and ‘Chicken liver, cranberry, black truffle’. Sure to be a guest favourite is the ‘Truffle-stuffed chicken, parsnip, potato’ main, followed by a dessert of ‘Sailboat chocolate, Brandy, salted milk’ – what’s not to love?
Guests also have the option to visit for a luxury festive afternoon tea with ‘Roast turkey & stuffing’ sandwiches, a ‘“Christmas pudding” tree’, ‘Roast apple & blackberry crumble’, and ‘Cinnamon & golden raisin scones’. The menu will be available Wednesday to Saturday 12-5pm from 1st-18th December, then 7 days a week until 31st December, and is priced at £45pp, or £55pp when adding bubbles.
Ugly Butterfly
Carbis Bay Estate, Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2NP
Restaurant Opening Times
Tues – 5-10pm
Wed-Sat – 12-2pm & 5-10pm
18.12- 31.12 – 12-2pm & 5-10pm
Afternoon Tea
Wed-Sat – 12-5pm
18.12- 31.12 – 12-5pm
THE TARTAN FOX
NEWQUAY, CORNWALL
For guests searching for a cosy retreat in the Cornish countryside, The Tartan Fox is welcoming in diners to its luxury British pub setting – complete with roaring fireplaces inside and mulled cider.
Perfect for families and groups of friends to celebrate the festive season in a relaxed environment, diners can snuggle up in the pub’s winter garden while toasting some marshmallows on their open fire or enjoy delicious and sustainably sourced food inside.
Tucked away in the Fox’s den, diners can expect dishes such as a hearty ‘Beef and Ale suet pudding, pickled red cabbage, champ’ and ‘Roast duck, ember-baked beetroot, pear and chicory’ with ‘Sprout & bacon’ and ‘Spiced braised red cabbage’ as sides, and a ‘Warm mince pie tart, brandy ice cream’ or ‘Spiced apple crumble soft serve’ for dessert.
For those joining on Christmas Day, a selection of popular snacks and starters will be served, including ‘Crab cocktail, yellow curry, sea herbs’ with ingredients straight from the Cornish coast, before tucking into a choice of traditional and unexpected mains with all the trimmings. For a sweet end to the meal, guests can choose from a selection of desserts but be careful to save room for the ‘Free-flowing cheese and Port station’ at the end of the feast!
The pub is also available for private hire, with standing bowl food for up to 100 guests, and sit-down dinners for up to 65 guests. For larger celebrations in the lead up to the big day, a feasting menu with sharing sides, mains and sweets are also being offered for a night full of Christmas cheer!
https://www.tartanfoxpub.co.uk/
The Tartan Fox
Carvynick Farm, A3058, Newquay TR8 5AF
Opening times from 02/12-31/12
Mon-Sat 12pm – 2.30pm & 5pm – 10pm
Sunday 12pm – 8pm