Enjoy the festive season at Bibendum.

We love Christmas and offer our function room for private parties and work events.

Enjoy a relaxing Christmas Day with no cooking, let the Bibendum team provide a personal, professional and stress free service.

Book early using the forms below. Any questions? Contact us and ask for Heidi or Bryony or email reservations@bibendum-bar.co.uk

Christmas Day Menu

25th December 2025

3 course Adults £92    Children 5-12years £45

£50pp deposit to secure your reservation

Roasted Root Vegetable & Celeriac  Soup 

served with oven baked bread, roasted chestnuts & truffle oil (GFO*/Ve)

Stilton & Port Pâté

served with oven baked bread & red onion chutney (GFO*)

Ham Hock, Cranberry & Sage Terrine

served with oven baked bread & piccalilli (GFO*)

Traditional Sussex Turkey

Served with garlic & herb roast potatoes, sausage meat stuffing, pigs in blankets, seasonal vegetables & a rich meaty jus (GFO*)

Braised Leg of Duck

Served with creamy dauphinoise potatoes, roasted root vegetables, tender stem broccoli with red red cabbage

Stuffed Monkfish Tail with Cranberry

served with crushed new potatoes, greens & a red wine sauce

Savoy Cabbage Stuffed vegetable “Haggis”

served with garlic & herb roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, red wine & thyme jus (GFO*/Ve)

Traditional Christmas Pudding

served with brandy sauce (GFO*Ve)

Chocolate Orange Cheesecake

served with blood orange sorbet (GFO*Ve)

Vanilla Panacotta

served with mulled berry compote

Selection of British Cheeses

served with Crackers, Chutney & Grapes (GFO*/Ve)

(GFO*/Ve) these dishes can made suitable for a Gluten Free or Vegan option

Function Room Bookings

Friday & Saturday – £450

(Minimum 45 people required for evening reservation)

11am – 5pm or 6pm – 12am

Sunday to Thursday – £350

11am – 5pm or 6pm – 12am

(If all day bookings are required please state at reservation)

45 – 80 guests for either a 3 course or a 2 course meal or

45 – 120 guests for our Christmas Buffet

£15pp deposit upon booking

Restaurant Bookings

1 – 60 guests 3 courses £42.50 or 2 courses £37.50

£5pp discount for restaurant reservations @12noon

£15pp deposit upon booking

Please inform us of any dietary requirements your party may have as we are more than happy to tweak items on the menu to suit your needs.

Gluten Free and Vegan options are available

All deposits are non-refundable

Deposits will be taken off your final bill on the evening of your party

Minimum 48 hours’ notice or no-shows will be charged.

Drinks Package

Arrival Drinks

  • Prosecco from £35 per bottle*
  • Wine from £28 per bottle*
  • Jugs of Pimms £25
  • Bucket of Coronas (x5) £27

Have a favourite tipple? Let us know if you would like something a bit different for your guests and this can be priced accordingly.

We also have multibuy offers available.

*One Free bottle per case ordered – Minimum purchase of 2 cases of 6 is required.

Terms & Conditions apply.

Decoration & Room Layout

Linen

If you would like your function to be that little bit extra special, we can offer our linen at a charge of:

  • Per Table Cloth £10
  • Per Chair Cover £7

Coloured bows and table runners can be included with these prices (if we have your desired colour in stock)

Balloons

For beautiful balloon designs and decorations, we recommend:

Paperlane 01323 502145

Conference Facilities

Board room: U- Shape, Theatre or Cabaret style setup available upon request.

Please contact to discuss requirements

Entertainment

Music

Fancy a little music? We can highly recommend some local DJs who have done many events with us here at Bibendum;

If you have your own DJ or Band then feel free to bring them along! Please make sure speakers are off the floor fixed to tripods and equipment is PAT tested. Liability insurance details must be provided.

Casino Tables

Hire our exciting Casino Tables ‘just for fun’ to entertain your guests.

We offer full sized Roulette, Black Jack or Poker Tables complete with a Croupier for 3 hours.

£300 for 1 table or

£350 for 2 tables

Photobooth

Hire a photo booth for your event; you’ll receive all the digital images directly to your phone and a copy of all photos/videos will be emailed to you.

Only £300 for the duration of your function.

Event Enquiry

About your event

Get in touch about your upcoming event and we’ll work with you to make it an occasion to remember.