Christmas Menus
Festive food this Christmas
Join us this Christmas for all occasions in our Pen & Cob brasserie. We want to take the pressure off you, so leave the cooking and entertainment to us and focus on spending this festive period with your loved ones. Enjoy our festive menu throughout December. Christmas day is filled with an elegant 3 course meal and Boxing Day follows with a carvery lunch.
You can find full details of our Christmas events, promotions and terms and conditions in our Christmas brochure.
Pen & Cob Menu
Available in Pen & Cob or one of our private rooms
Served from Midday until 9pm (excluding Sunday) from Monday 27th November until Sunday 24th December
To book please call Pen & Cob direct 01234 369900 or email hello@penandcob.co.uk
2 Courses £23 / 3 Courses £29
Starters
Curried butternut
squash & lentil soup,
coriander oil
Chicken, apricot and
tarragon terrine, earl
grey chutney, toasted
focaccia
Seabass, ginger and
lime fishcake, fennel
slaw, rocket pesto
Mains
Oven roasted turkey
breast, garlic and herb
roast potatoes, pigs
in blankets, sage and
onion stuffing, glazed
carrots and parsnips,
brussel sprouts, herb
gravy
Lemon and herb crusted salmon, roasted new potatoes, wilted kale, coriander bisque
Parsnip, apricot and
lentil nut roast, roasted
potatoes, glazed carrot
and parsnips, Brussel
sprouts, gravy
Desserts
Honeycomb cheesecake, chocolate sauce, vanilla cream
Lemon and berry delice,
mango puree, raspberry
sorbet
Traditional Christmas pudding, brandy sauce
Pre-orders will be required.
Please note this menu is subject to change.
Festive Afternoon Tea
Served from Monday 27th November until Sunday 7th January excluding Christmas Day and Boxing Day.Christmas Day
Lunch served between 12.30pm and 3pm£85.00 per person • Under 12s £42.50
Starters
Celeriac and truffle soup, pickled mushrooms, blue cheese gnocchi
Peppered beef carpaccio, oxtail bon bon, roasted fig, Parmesan
King prawn and crayfish cocktail, bloody mary sauce, apple lardons, brown bread croutons
Mains
Roast turkey breast, ballontine of leg stuffed with cranberry and apricot, roast potatoes, mulled red cabbage, glazed parsnips, bacon sprouts
Pan fried hake supreme, duchess potatoes, tenderstem broccoli, saffron and mussel sauce
Slow cooked sirloin of beef, roast potatoes, glazed carrots and parsnips, mulled red cabbage, green beans, Yorkshire pudding
Feta, olive and red pepper pithivier, roasted new potatoes, black cabbage, sun dried tomato sauce
Desserts
Traditional Christmas pudding, rum poached fruit, brandy sauce
Glazed lemon meringue pie, raspberry sorbet
Dark chocolate and salted caramel parfait, amaretto crumb, vanilla mascarpone
Full payment will be required 4 weeks in advance of event.
Please note this menu is subject to change.
Boxing Day
3 Course Carvery
After the Boar’s Head Ceremony outside the hotel at 11.30am, come inside from Midday and enjoy our carvery to include Roast Turkey, Beef and Gammon (Vegetarian option available)
£32.50 per person • Under 12s £15
A selection of hot and cold starters which include terrines, fishcakes, salads and soups to help yourself to.
Roasted joints of beef, gammon and turkey served with all the trimmings and a selection of seasonal vegetables and potatoes.
Main course also includes a fish and vegetarian option.
Delicious hot and cold desserts which include tarts, cheesecakes, crumbles and fruit platters available to take from the buffet.
Full payment will be required 4 weeks in advance of event.
Please note this menu is subject to change.
Booking Enquiry Form
For more information, simply complete the form below and we will get in touch as soon as we can or contact the events team on 01234 346565 or email events@bedfordswanhotel.co.uk
Allergen Information
Some of our menu items contain allergens and whilst we try our very best to ensure your food is suitable for you, our food is prepared using shared equipment and stored in areas in which allergenic ingredients are present. As a consequence, we cannot guarantee that dishes are 100% free from allergenic ingredients. Our allergen information, that is available upon request, details which dishes contain allergenic ingredients as intentional ingredients. Ingredients may have changed since your last visit, please ask a member of staff for further details.