The Rose and Crown, Wivenhoe

Christmas Day Menu 2025

£95 per head | £10 deposit required on booking

To begin your meal...

Homemade broccoli and stilton soup

 served with granary bread and butter

Top hat special

Two field mushrooms baked in the oven and topped with Cheddar or Brie

Shanghai chicken

Strips of chicken, pan fried and served with hot chilli sauce

Smoked salmon parcels

Smoked salmon filled with cream cheese and chives, drizzled in lemon dressing with granary bread and butter

Mains...

Roast Norfolk Turkey

Roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, sage and onion stuffing, seasonal vegetables in a rich gravy

Roast Sirloin of English beef

with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables in a rich gravy

Fresh fillet of lemon sole

Filled with Atlantic prawns, topped with a champagne sauce, creamy mash and garden peas

Hunter’s chicken

Chicken breast wrapped in bacon, smothered in tangy barbecue sauce, topped with Cheddar cheese, served with gourmet chips and salad.

Creamy courgette lasagna

Served with fresh salad and Garlic Bread

Chef’s pork schnitzel

Breaded pork baked in the oven served with chef’s creamy mushroom sauce, mashed potato and seasonal vegetables

To Finish...

Traditional Christmas pudding

served with brandy sauce profiteroles in a rich chocolate sauce

Orange infused mince pies

 Banoffee pie

Chocolate brownies

All served with double cream or ice cream