Christmas menus at Chester restaurants, including The Boathouse's traditional British roast with festive desserts and an early bird offer.
The Boathouse on The Groves is running its festive dining from 23 November, with the season continuing right into January 2027. It's a Chester venue that pairs a dining room with an on-site hotel, so it works as well for a proper sit-down meal as it does for a full weekend away.
The menu centres on a traditional British roast, served with all the veggie trimmings, roast potatoes and gravy, and festive desserts to follow. It's the kind of roast that doesn't try to reinvent the wheel — just the classics you'd expect around Christmas. If you're looking for something a bit more casual, there's a festive weekday early bird offer for bookings between 23 November and 10 December.
One of the more distinctive things they do is Plum Pudding Day on 27 November, an annual event that ties into their own Plum Pudding Ale, named after the dessert. The plum pudding itself dates back to the Victorian era and was a firm favourite of Charles Dickens, whose Stir Up Sunday tradition saw every family member stir the mixture from east to west to bring luck for the year ahead. It's a nice bit of history to have running alongside the food.
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Practical details to keep in mind: the restaurant closes on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, and the Christmas Day service is by booking only. The Boathouse is at The Groves, Chester, CH1 1SD.
