22 Christmas Menus To Ring In The Festive Season
Get your palates ready for the year-end festive feasts coming your way
2020 might have been an eventful year, to say the least, but that doesn't mean we can't end it on a good note. With the year-end festive season just around the corner, we're already looking forward to the (socially distanced) feasting. The diet plans can wait till 2021 because this is the season for log cakes, glazed hams and Christmas puddings.
Here are a few Christmas menus to anticipate.
15 Stamford by Alvin Leung at the Capitol Kempinski Hotel presents multi-course menus for the whole month of December until Christmas Day, so if you’re looking to get well-fed, this is the place. Book a sumptuous Christmas lunch that gets an Asian remix - think wild snapper in kumquat shoyu dressing and Tajima Wagyu beef rump with an assam sauce. Dinner involves classic flavours like foie gras with raspberry spiced apple and Hokkaido Black Angus beef tenderloin with black truffle and duck fat potato.
A Festive Set Lunch starts at $58++ (three courses), and a Festive Set Dinner (five courses) is at $158++, wine pairing options available.
The Capitol Kempinski Hotel is located at 15 Stamford Road, Singapore 178906
Escape the city and indulge in a decadent spread at The Knolls. Its holiday classics include Scottish smoked salmon and Alaskan king crab, wagyu beef short ribs, and roast turkey with winter vegetables and sauteed chestnuts. Finish off with apple pudding and chocolate cranberry tart for dessert. Vegetarians fret not. The dedicated vegetarian menu will please you with the roasted winter vegetables, porcini and cheese ravioli with black winter truffle, and tomatoes with burrata mousse. You can also top-up for free-flow wines, beers and champagne.
24 Dec: $85 (lunch), $158 (dinner); 25 Dec: $158 (lunch), $85 (dinner), $98 for top up of free-flow champagne, wine and beer.
The Knolls at The Knolls at Capella Singapore is located at 1 The Knolls, Sentosa, Singapore 098297
From 19 to 27 December, The Summerhouse is offering Communal Dinner and Communal Brunch menus that include pan-seared scallop drizzled with foie gras sauce and topped with caviar, roasted turkey roulade with chestnut and cranberry stuffing, homemade pork and duck terrine with bacon and pistachio, and Christmas pudding topped with mulled wineberries and rum & raisin ice cream. The menus are available with a minimum of two diners, so you can have an intimate meal with just your best bud or S.O.
19 - 27 Dec: Communal Dinner ($110/pax, minimum of two diners required), Communal brunch menu ($90/pax), reservations for the Garden Dome ($455/couple)
The Summerhouse is located at 3 Park Lane, Singapore 798387
Christmas dinner by the river — that’s what you can enjoy at Summerlong at Robertson Quay. Its Mediterranean-tinged six-course dinner set includes oysters with Italian prosecco foam, Alaskan king crab tartare and Greek yoghurt cheesecake, and a choice of grass-fed Australian angus beef with grilled asparagus and Jerusalem artichoke puree or Mediterranean scampi with Greek orzo pasta. Take the celebrations further on Christmas day, with a special brunch that includes a slow-roasted orange juice and herb-marinated turkey with minced chicken and chestnut stuffing.
24 – 25 Dec, $75
Summerlong is located at 60 Robertson Quay #01-04, Singapore 238252
Four Seasons’ Christmas Day Semi-Buffet Dinner will delight with One Ninety’s signature Seafood Extravaganza, a Charcuterie Station, and ice cream booth. Go to town with the premium shellfish, crustaceans, and fish offered, as well as the whole wagyu beef bresaola and smoked air-dried black forest ham, and an enticing spread of 20 cheeses. Finish off with a sweet treat specially created by pastry chef Audrey Yee.
24 Dec: Christmas Eve Semi-Buffet Dinner ($128++/adult, $64++/child)
25 Dec: Christmas Day Semi-Buffet Dinner ($128++/adult, $64++/child) and Christmas Day Special Brunch Buffet ($248++/adult, $84++/child)
Four Seasons Singapore is located at 190 Orchard Boulevard, Singapore 248646
15 Stamford by Alvin Leung at the Capitol Kempinski Hotel presents multi-course menus for the whole month of December until Christmas Day, so if you’re looking to get well-fed, this is the place. Book a sumptuous Christmas dinner or Christmas Day brunch, which involves appetisers like oysters, clams and prawns, your choice of entrees such as short ribs, turkey, rack of lamb, or fish, and finally, free-flow tapas and desserts.
1 - 25 Dec: Festive Set Lunch ($58++/pax) and Festive 5-course Set Dinner ($158++/pax)
25 Dec: Christmas Day Buffet Brunch ($168++/pax)
The Capitol Kempinski Hotel is located at 15 Stamford Road, Singapore 178906
For the entire month of December, you can have a taste of Salted & Hung’s ‘Feed Me’ menu, which features a unique curation of scallop with caviar, house-made charcuterie Jerusalem artichoke with confit egg and mushroom dashi, and Miyazaki grape-fed pork loin with turnip and apple butter. And on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, tuck into king crab (pictured), Kagoshima beef and honey-glazed ham.
‘Feed Me’ menu: $68/$98 (lunch), $148/$188 (dinner)
24 & 25 Dec: $148(lunch), $188 (dinner)
Salted & Hung is located at 12 Purvis Street, Singapore 188591
If you love your Asian food, then you’ll be glad to know that Hotel Indigo Katong will introduce a range of Asian and Western cuisine for Christmas. This includes canapes, oyster omelette, ‘Kopi C’ flavoured BBQ pork spareribs, ‘Carbonara’ gratin lobster and more. They also have a Neighbourhood Brunch menu on Christmas Day, which features hearty local favourites with a twist, such as beef rendang bun, turkey ngoh hiang ‘Golden Pillow’, and chicken yakitori.
24 Dec: Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet ($58++/adult, $29++/child)
25 Dec: Christmas Day Brunch Buffet ($48++/adult, $24++/child)
Hotel Indigo Katong is located at 86 East Coast Road, Singapore 428788
Fancy an underwater dining experience? Aqua Gastronomy at the S.E.A. Aquarium will give you the immersive experience you're looking for, with a revamped holiday menu and themed winter decor. Indulge in a gastronomical experience in an igloo-like pod, where you dine on 100 percent sustainable seafood while admiring panoramic views of more than 40,000 marine creatures, and take in the dreamy lighting effects and oceanic soundscapes. To top it all off, a scuba diving performance.
6 Nov - 18 Dec: 4-course Six-Hands Holiday Menu ($118++ for RWS members; $138++ for non-members)
19 Dec - 3 Jan: 5-course Festive Menu ($138++ for RWS members; $168++ for non-members)
Aqua Gastronomy is located at Open Ocean Habitat, S.E.A. Aquarium, 8 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098269
If you’re all about embracing tradition when it comes to Christmas, then head down to The English House, where British celebrity chef Marco Pierre White will whet your appetite with a three-course meal that begins with a choice of starters such as beef carpaccio, fresh crab cocktail, foie gras terrine and cod fish fingers, followed by mains like roast turkey, pan-seared salmon, veal chop and lamb fillet all accompanied by roast potatoes, sauteed veggies, pigs in a blanket, and Yorkshire pudding. Finally, round it off with Christmas pudding and apple and orange tart.
24 - 26 Dec, $125
The English House is located at 28 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore 238972
From now till 31 December, Oxwell & Co and Straits Clan are partnering up to launch Oxwell & Clan’s six-week Christmas party. Look forward to their Roast & Toast set menu that includes a glass of prosecco, sides (Starter Lab sourdough, shrimps and scotch eggs), a choice of main from free-range roast chicken, beef sirloin or barramundi, all with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, and dessert. Plus, getting into the spirit of Christmas, Oxwell & Clan will also be partnering with Food Bank SG to provide ‘One for One Meals’ to those in need within the local community.
Until 31 Dec: Roast & Toast set menu ($98)
Oxwell & Clan Festive Pop-Up at Clan Cafe is located at 31 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore, 089845
Middle Eastern cuisine for Christmas? Fat Prince rises to the occasion with its festive menu. The latter involves one mezze, a main dish, a side, a dessert and a glass of cava. Tuck into seasonal specials like flame-grilled Argentinian red prawns with green gazpacho and spiced roasted duck breast with caramelised endive and pumpkin puree, and fennel and potato salad. Finish off with a Turkish lemon tart and milk crisps made with Middle Eastern spice, and wash it all down with a festive rum-infused cocktail pudding.
14 - 24 Dec, $98
Fat Prince is located at 48 Peck Seah Street #01-01, Singapore 079317