Carrot & golden beetroot Soup
Topped with vegetable crisps and served with toasted rustic bread (ve)
The Tawny Owl
Neasham Road, Hurworth Moor, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 1QE
JOIN US FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AT The Tawny Owl
Spend this Christmas Day doing what truly matters most – spending quality time with family, sharing stories around the dinner table and creating those special memories together.
Our chefs have created a truly wonderful selection of dishes for you to make your Christmas meal even more memorable this year for just £62.95 per person*.
For your little ones, they’ll have their very own mouth-watering menu that we’re sure they’ll love (not as much as their presents though!).
We’re taking Christmas Day bookings at The Tawny Owl now, so take a look at our menu below, book your table and get ready for an extra-special day spent together.
Christmas Day Menu
Available 25th December only
STARTERS
Honey Roasted peaches & Parma ham
Served with burrata mozzarella cheese and pomegranate syrup
Smoked Scottish Salmon
Served with crème fraiche, lemon, capers and toasted sourdough
Pan-seared scallops
With smoked pancetta, pea purée and chestnut crumb
Wild Boar Ravioli*
Served in a creamy paris brown & wild mushroom sauce with crispy pancetta
Duo of Pâté*
British Pork & apple pâté and Duck parfait, served with pomegranate chutney, Orange curd, caper berries and toasted sourdough bread
Root Vegetable Tart Tatin
Mixed root vegetables in a redcurrant & maple flavoured glaze on a puff pastry base served with pesto (ve)
MAINS
Beef Fillet Wellington*
With a mushroom & truffle flavoured duxelles and a rich red wine jus, served medium. Served with honey glazed parsnips, glazed sprouts and seasonal greens
Hand-carved turkey breast
Served with lemon & thyme stuffing wrapped in bacon, a Cumberland pig in blanket, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and gravy. Served with honey glazed parsnips, glazed sprouts and seasonal greens
Pancetta wrapped cod Loin*
With a prawn, mussel and bouillabaisse sauce served with samphire & crushed baby potatoes. Served with honey glazed parsnips, glazed sprouts and seasonal greens
British venison steak*
With honey-roasted pear, wilted baby spinach, dauphinoise potatos and a whisky & marmalade jus. Served with honey glazed parsnips, glazed sprouts and seasonal greens
Roasted lamb Rump*
Served with dauphinoise potato, parsnip & chestnut puree and a rosemary & red wine jus. Served with honey glazed parsnips, glazed sprouts and seasonal greens
Slow-cooked pork belly*
With crispy crackling, mini apple pie, chive mash and a red wine jus. Served with honey glazed parsnips, glazed sprouts and seasonal greens
Roasted Sweet Potato & Apricot Tart
Topped with seeds and drizzled with pesto on a bed of parmentier potatoes & carrots. Served with sprouts and seasonal greens (ve)
SIDES
Side of red cabbage
Side of Sprouts
Side of PIB
Trio of Mini sides*
Including Pigs in blankets, sprouts with pomegranate seeds, roast potatoes and red wine jus
£5.95 supplement per person
Desserts
Sicilian Lemon Tart
Served with raspberries in sauce & a raspberry sorbet (v)
Christmas pudding*
Filled with vine fruits and soaked in rum, served warm with brandy sauce (v) (ve) option avaliable
Coconut milk Sorbet
Served with raspberries in sauce and mint (ve)
Mulled Rhubarb & Polenta cake
Served with custard (v) (ve) option avaliable
Eggnog crème brûlée*
Laced with Kraken dark rum and served with home-baked butter biscuits
Chocolate Delice
Dark chocolate mousse with brownie coated in milk chocolate and topped with orange curd, served with Vanilla ice cream (v)
Cheese Board
Saxon Cross Smoked Cheddar, Red Leicester, Blue Carre D'Aurillec, Pave D'affinois with smoked tomato chutney,savoury biscuits, butter & grapes
Allergen Information
Children's Christmas Day Menu
Available 25th December only
Starters
Carrot & golden beetroot Soup
Topped vegetable crisps and served with toasted rustic bread (ve)
Honey Roasted peaches & Parma ham
Served with mozerella cheese and pomegranate syrup
MAINS
Lamb rump
With dauphinoise potato, parnsip & chestnut purée, festive veg and rosemary gravy
Hand-carved turkey breast
With lemon & thyme stuffing wrapped in bacon, a Cumberland pig in blanket, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and gravy. Served with honey-roasted carrots & parsnips, glazed sprouts and seasonal greens
Curried vegetable Wellington
Lightly spiced curried parsnip and butternut squash wrapped in puff pastry served with tenderstem broccoli & crispy parmentier potatoes (ve)
Desserts
Christmas pudding
with mixed vine fruits, served with vanilla custard (v) (ve) option available
Sicilian Lemon Tart
served with raspberries in sauce & a raspberry sorbet (v)
Chocolate ice cream
With belgian chocolate sauce and a wafer
Vanilla ice cream
With belgian chocolate sauce and a wafer
Allergen Information
OUR SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS MENUS
Deposits & Pre-ordering Information
A non-refundable deposit of £10 per person is required for all Christmas Day bookings at the time of booking. Full payment will then be required by 1st December.
All Christmas day parties are required to make a pre-order on food by 1st December.
DISCLAIMER INFO
In the event of any changes to government guidelines that may affect your booking, your deposit will remain safe. In the unfortunate event that your booking cannot proceed, we will refund your deposit in full, using the original payment method.
Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur, and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. Full allergen information will be available from early November to allow you to confirm your booking. The information available is to the best of our knowledge correct, however, this is subject to change between the time of advance booking and the time of dining. If you have any questions, allergies or intolerances, or you require our allergen information, please let us know before booking and at the time of your visit. Please refer to our allergen information at the time of your visit to check for changes.
