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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

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Vegetarian Vegan Vegan Possible
Gluten-Free Gluten-Free Possible Dairy-Free

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.
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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

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Vegetarian Vegan Vegan Possible Gluten Free Gluten Free Possible
£20 deposit per person (non-refundable/non-transferable) required to secure booking.
Full payment will be required 4 weeks in advance of event.
Please note this menu is subject to change.

Christmas Party Nights

3 course meal & dance the night away!

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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.

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Vegetarian Vegan Vegan Possible Gluten Free Gluten Free Possible
£10 deposit per person (non-refundable/non-transferable) required to secure booking.
Full payment will be required 4 weeks in advance of event.
Please note this menu is subject to change.

New Year's Eve

Join us on New Year's Eve as we dine and party out of 2023 and into 2024!

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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.