It’s coming to that time of the year for the holiday festivities. Are you looking for a place to host a company Christmas meal or organise a festive lunch/dinner party with your friends? Let us give you a hand here with our list of London restaurants with a halal Christmas menu available for this year! The wonderful thing about London is that there are always options available and these Christmas menus come in different culinary twists & influences as well. These are some of the busiest times for London restaurants so make sure you book early to reserve your table(s)!
Restaurants with Halal Christmas Dinner Menu in London
*This list will be continuously updated as more Christmas menus get released
Meet Bros Steakhouse
Price per person: from £60
Meet Bros is one of the hottest new openings of the year in London’s halal dining scene. The Malaysian fusion steakhouse has designed three special festive menus for the occasion, featuring the likes of herb-crusted lamb cutlets, seabass & salmon, beef wellington, etc. The restaurant is completely alcohol-free and a range of seasonal mocktails will also be available to compliment the menus.
Halal status: All meats served are halal
Location: Paddington
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Dishoom
Price per person: from £42
A Christmas menu with an Indian twist would be something special, wouldn’t it? The popular Indian restaurant, Dishoom, is offering a Christmas menu at only £42 per person. Apart from classic dishes like biryani, pau bhaji, black daal etc., the main event features a whole turkey leg prepared in raan style, accompanied by Gunpowder potatoes, chilli sprouts, cranberry chutney, and more. Vegetarian & vegan options are also available. Last but not least, the menu will finish with a festive mince pie kulfi.
Wingmans Soho
Price per person: £60
Here’s a slightly different Christmas feast style at Wingmans. Available at their Soho branch only, Wingmans are doing a bottomless wings & fries festive feast, complemented with a welcome drink, a selection of starters (please mention your halal request), unlimited drinks, and their cookie dough pies for desserts. This unlimited festive feast offer is only available for groups of 8+ from Mondays to Fridays.
Halal status: halal dishes marked on menu
Location: Soho
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Guanabana
Price per person: from £45
There is no dispute that Guanabana’s Halal Island Sunday Roast is one popular hit in London and it’d certainly make a fantastic Christmas roast as well. The Island Christmas menu is completely halal, featuring a Caribbean and Latin American twist to a traditional roast. Roast aside, you can also get the Sea Bass or Wagyu Steak on their Christmas menu.
Halal status: All meats served are halal
Location: Kentish Town
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Balans
Price per person: from £45
If you’re looking for a more traditional but halal-friendly Christmas meal, then check out Balans. There is one menu designed for the Soho branch and another one for the other three. Both menus come with a halal roasted turkey, vegetarian Wellington, and Cornish hake, along with various starters & puddings. Everything on the menu is halal friendly with the exception of the chicken liver which is only present on the Soho menu.
Halal status: Chicken & beef are halal (as well as turkey & lamb for this occasion EXCEPT for the chicken liver)
Location: Soho / Kensington / Shepherds Bush / Stratford
Empire Empire
Price per person: from £25
Empire Empire is a disco-themed Indian restaurant that’s fast becoming a local hot spot in Notting Hill. For the holidays, they have released several festive menus, including the Biryani Festive Feast (£25pp), Festive Feast (£50pp), and Vegetarian Festive Feast (£50pp).
Halal status: Chicken, lamb & beef are halal
Location: Notting Hill
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Bintang
Price per person: £30
“Salu Salo sa Pasko” means Filipino Christmas feast and there’s no better place to enjoy a halal Filipino Christmas menu than Bintang! There is a booking minimum of four people and the option to choose between two-course or three-course. The menu features the likes of Lumpia, Pinoy Christmas Chicken Inasal Special, Wagyu Beef Kaldereta etc., and is finished with Calamansi Cheesecake and Filipino Sorbet.
Halal status: All meats served are halal
Location: Kentish Town
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Ramoramen Soho
Price per person: £28
Popular halal Japanese-Filipino fusion ramen restaurant, Ramoramen Soho, is offering a 3-course Christmas menu, featuring some of their most popular dishes such as roasted scallops, Lobster Ginatan ramen, Wagyu Donburi, etc.
Halal status: All meats served are halal
Location: Soho
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Benares
Price per person: from £92
Fancy a Michelin-starred Christmas feast? Benares has not just one but four festive menus available for you to choose from! The Deluxe Festive Menu, especially, features a tantalising Tandoori Lobster and a 24-hour slow-cooked Nalli Nihari lamb for the main course. Though the dessert on the deluxe menu originally comes with brandy sauce so please make sure you let the staff be aware of your halal requirements during booking to swap the dessert.
Halal status: Chicken & lamb are halal
Location: Mayfair
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Colonel Saab
Price per person: from £59.95
If you want a location to impress, Colonel Saab‘s glamour will do the job. Located within the Grade II listed Holborn Town Hall with all its original grandeur & opulence, it’s the perfect venue for any special occasion. On the Christmas Season Menu, you can enjoy a taste of contemporary Indian cuisine, featuring the likes of Murgh Malai Tikka with kasuri methi cheese fondue, Confit Duck, etc.
Halal status: All meats served are halal
Location: Holborn
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Ginza
Price per person: from £70
Thought about Japanese fine-dining for your Christmas feast? You can find both a Christmas lunch and dinner menu at Ginza this year. The lunch menu features simpler dishes such as chicken karaage, sashimi, sirloin steak, etc. Whereas the dinner menu has more luxurious offerings featuring the likes of lobster, black cod, and sukiyaki. Please let the staff aware of your halal requirements so that they can cater accordingly.
Halal status: Chicken, lamb & Black Angus beef are halal
Location: St James
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