This year, we're going all out…

The Festive Season 2026 at The Horse & Hound

We've curated a selection of menus and events to see you through the end of the year. We'll be set up for celebrations, reunions, work parties and more — whatever you need for the perfect festive get-together, our sights are set on providing the height of hospitality.

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Starters

Butternut Squash Soup

With home-made bread & butter

Mr Giddings’ Famous Chicken Liver Pâté

With cranberry relish & sourdough toast

Whipped Goats Cheese

With beetroot, walnut, & honey

Mains

Roasted Turkey Breast

Sausage & sage stuffing, roast potatoes, sprouts & chestnuts, cranberry sauce, proper gravy

Pan Seared Sea Bream

Crushed new potatoes, wilted greens, pesto cream

Squash & Cranberry Nut Roast

Roast potatoes, wilted greens, roast vegetable gravy

Desserts

Classic Christmas Pudding

Brandy custard

Warm Chocolate Brownie

Caramelised oranges, honeycomb ice cream

Starters

Butternut Squash Soup

Chestnut and sage crumble, warm bread & butter

Mr Giddings’ Famous Chicken Liver Pâté

Cranberry relish & sourdough toast

Smoked Salmon Rillettes

Caperberries, pickles, whipped butter and granary toast

Whipped Goats Cheese

Beetroot, walnut, & honey

Mains

Roasted Turkey Breast

Sausage & sage stuffing, roast potatoes, sprouts & chestnuts, cranberry sauce, proper gravy

Baked Sea Bream

Herb & almond crumb, Calabrian peppers & potatoes, pesto

Braised Featherblade of Beef

Buttery mash, roast shallots & carrots, Guinness sauce

Squash & Cranberry Nut Roast

Honey roast parsnips, bread sauce, cranberry relish, roast vegetable gravy

Desserts

Classic Christmas Pudding

Brandy custard

White Chocolate Blondie

Chocolate crémeux, honeycomb ice cream

Cranberry, Orange & Walnut Bread Pudding

Proper custard

Starters

Butternut Squash Soup

With sage & apple fritter

Guinea Fowl, Bacon and Black Pudding Ballotine

With cranberry relish & chestnut crumble

Pan Seared King Scallops

Parsnip purée & crisps, pomegranate

Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé

Celeriac & apple velouté, walnut oil

Mains

All served alongside pigs in blankets, cauliflower cheese, and a selection of vegetables

Duo of Pork

Pan seared tenderloin, braised shoulder, fondant potato, rainbow carrots, cider jus

Cod Wrapped in Prosciutto

Crab raviolo, celeriac & fennel remoulade, butter sauce

Pan Roast Fillet of Beef

Chicken liver pâté, black truffle rösti, roast shallot, wild mushrooms, Madeira sauce

Beetroot & Squash Wellington

Wilted spinach, buttery mash, roast vegetable demi glace

Desserts

Classic Christmas Pudding

With vanilla & brandy custard

Trio of Chocolate

Dark chocolate cremoso, frozen milk chocolate parfait, & white chocolate blondie

Pear Frangipane Tart

With amaretto syrup & vanilla ice cream

On Arrival

Glass of Prosecco with Canapés

Whipped goats cheese & fig chutney / smoked turkey rillettes / fishcake & sweet chilli

To Start

Alan’s Festive Bread with Whipped Butter and Hot Honey

Followed By

Ham Hock & Black Pudding Ballotine

With soused vegetables & mustard dressing

Treacle Cured Salmon

With bulgur wheat, cucumber & buttermilk salad

Rainbow Vegetable Terrine

With burnt leek aioli

The Main Event

All served with garlic & rosemary roast potatoes, potato gratin, cauliflower cheese, pigs in blankets, & a selection of vegetables

Traditional Roast Turkey Breast

With gammon, orange and brazil nut stuffing, cranberry sauce, & turkey gravy

Roast Cod Loin

Pea purée, fennel and apple cream & salmon roe

Beef Wellington (£8 supplement)

35 day aged beef tenderloin, duck liver parfait & prosciutto, wrapped in homemade puff pastry, with buttered spinach & port sauce

Portobello Mushroom Kiev

Garlic & herb butter, white bean purée, charred hispi, roast vegetable demi glace

Something Sweet

Classic Christmas Pudding

Served with brandy & vanilla custard

Classic Sherry Trifle

Ladies fingers and fruit with a generous soaking of sherry, raspberry jelly, custard and Chantilly cream

Millionaire’s Chocolate Tart

Madagascan vanilla ice cream, chocolate crumble

To Finish

Coffee and home-made petit fours

Selection of cheeses, Christmas cake & port (£12 supplement)

A non-refundable deposit of £25 per person is required upon booking to secure a table. As we use exclusively fresh ingredients, we will require menu choices to be preordered to ensure availability.

And there's more…

Still in the Works

Boxing Day

Boxing Day Menu

The perfect remedy for the day after — our Boxing Day menu is being finalised and will be shared here and on our social media.

Coming Soon

New Years Eve

New Years Eve Menu

See the year out in style. Our New Years Eve menu is being finalised and will be shared here and on our social media.

Coming Soon

Gather Your People — We'll Do the Rest

Tables for the festive season book up quickly. Call us or drop us an email to secure your date, and we'll help you pick the right menu for your party.

01937 290 163 info@horseandhoundkd.com

*All menus are potentially subject to change*

All our food is prepared in the presence of common allergens — please inform us of any dietary requirements and we will adapt the dishes where possible.