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HOTEL FELIX Girton’s glamorous Hotel Felix is a gorgeous spot for a Christmas feast, a romantic minibreak, an office party or a New Year’s Eve night out. The
festive dining menu (priced from £22.50 for lunch, £38.50 for dinner) is available from 1 to 24 December, and includes Christmas classics like roast turkey with all the trimmings alongside indulgent crowd-pleasers, such as slow-cooked beef cheeks with truffle mash potato, plus veggie options like a mushroom and tarragon torte. If you’re entertaining kids over Christmas, check out the afternoon tea with Santa (8 and 15 December), or if just you want to get away from it, you can bag a Boxing Day escape for £65 per person. Call 01223 277977 or email Kerry at christmas@hotelfelix.co.uk for info or to book.
Gourmet feasts FOR A TRULY INDULGENT DINING EXPERIENCE, TURN YOUR FEET TO ONE OF THESE CELEBRATED LOCAL RESTAURANTS. AFTER ALL, IF YOU CAN’ T INDULGE AT CHRISTMAS, WHEN CAN YOU?
RESTAURANT TWENTY-TWO A sleekly restored Victorian town house on the banks of the Cam, Restaurant Twenty-Two has been flying since being acquired
HOTEL DU VIN Great food, great wine and a handsome location on
Trumpington Street make for a winning combo this Christmas at
by owners Sam Carter and Alex Olivier in spring last year. Bold flavours, exciting ingredients and dishes inspired by the seasons are what diners can expect from a visit to this restaurant, as well as a team so knowledgeable and passionate that it’s impossible not to be swept up in the enthusiasm. Treat yourself this festive season and book in for an extra-special lunch with friends (three courses for £32.50 set menu or five-course tasting menu for £50). If there’s a large group, you can take advantage of the upstairs private dining space, the Chesterton Room, which seats up to 12 people.
Hotel du Vin, where there are lavish dinners, party nights, overnight stays and more in store. We love the sound of the festive afternoon tea (chocolate truffle Christmas pudding and champagne? Yes, please!), and the New Year’s Eve gala, which includes a slap-up feast, DJ and dancing until the small hours. You can also enjoy the three-course menu (27 November to 24 December), with duck liver parfait with plum and figgy chutney, daube of beef provençale, and chocolate and clementine yule log with coconut ice cream. It’s priced at £29.95 Sunday to Wednesday and £34.95 Thursday to Saturday.
PARKER’S TAVERN The Telegraph called it “clever and charming” while The Guardian ’s Jay Rayner said you simply “won’t want to leave” – it can only be Parker’s Tavern,
a restaurant so singularly crowd-pleasing that it became the jewel in Cambridge’s restaurant scene within weeks of opening its doors. Stylish interiors, killer cocktails and a decadent (but fun) menu make it a winner every time, and the festive season is no exception. For larger groups, there’s the ballroom, with echoes of a college dining hall, which can accommodate up to 200 people. Get dressed up and enjoy a Christmas feast that includes pheasant wellington, roast Norfolk bronze turkey and Christmas pudding trifle.
IMAGES The festive season marks an abundance of delicious, indulgent food. Treat yourself to festive afternoon tea at Hotel du Vin, or perhaps a cocktail (or two) at the bar in Parker’s Tavern
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