Christmas Set Menu at The Tawny Owl in Darlington

When it gets to Christmas Day at The Tawny Owl, you’ll feel the Christmas spirit as soon as you walk through our doors with family and friends, met by perfectly trimmed trees, twinkling lights, and a festive transformation to your favourite country pub. This year we have a spectacular set menu available for £65.95.

Then, when you take a seat for Christmas dinner, prepare to tuck into the likes of our Duo of Smoked Salmon for starters, a succulent Beef Fillet Wellington* in a rich, red wine jus for the main event, followed by the festive delight of our Merry Berry Meringue Bauble, filled with berries, amaretti biscuits, and cream.

Of course, you’ll want to pair every dish with a tipple to suit, from celebrating in style with new cocktails creations to trying an old favourite with a seasonal update. This is Christmas dinner how it should be – indulging in delicious food, flavourful drinks, and time with the people you love.

Christmas Day Menu

Available 25th December only

STARTERS

Root Vegetable Tatin (VE)

Mixed root vegetables in a redcurrant & maple flavoured glaze on a puff pastry base served with pesto

Duo of Smoked Salmon

Served with toasted sourdough bread & lemon Aioli

Chicken Liver & Fig Pate*

Served with a smokey flavour tomato & apple chutney & toasted rustic bread

Sweet Potato & Roasted Pepper Soup (VE)

Topped with toasted croutons caramelised red onion chutney and crispy sage

Smoked Duck salad

Served with red endive, watercress, radish and pomegranate seed

Baked Scallops & Prawns

In a creamy garlic and cheese sauce served with toasted bread

MAINS

Hand-carved turkey breast

Served with lemon & thyme stuffing wrapped in bacon, a Cumberland pig in blanket, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and gravy

Roasted Sweet Potato & Apricot Tart (VE)

Topped with seeds and drizzled with pesto on a bed of parmentier potatoes & carrots. Served with sprouts and seasonal greens

Beef Fillet Wellington*

With a mushroom & truffle flavoured duxelles wrapped in a puff pastry with a rich red wine jus, served medium

Slow-cooked pork belly*

With crispy crackling chive mash, a mini caramalised apple pie and a red wine jus

Pan Roasted Cod Loin*

Wrapped in Scottish smoked salmon served on a bed of crispy new potatoes, with clams in a Bouillabaisse sauce, samphire & pesto

British venison steak*

Served with wilted baby spinach and chestnut, dauphinoise potato's and blackcurrant jus

Confit de Canard à l'orange*

Served with dauphinoise potatoes, tenderstem broccoli® and a blood orange sauce

Desserts

White Chocolate Cheesecake Trio

Served with fresh berries & blackcurrant curd

Christmas pudding (V)*

Filled with vine fruits and soaked in rum, served warm with brandy sauce. Vegan alternative available

Merry Berry Meringue Bauble

Berries, amaretti biscuits and cream encased in meringue on a base of blackcurrant curd

Chocolate & Caramel Trillionaire Tart (VE)*

Served with Jude's vegan vanilla ice cream made with coconut oil

Cheese Board (V)

Coastal Cheddar, Double Gloucester, Blue Shropshire, Cenarth Brie with a smokey flavoured tomato chutney, savoury biscuits, butter & grapes

Chocolate Delice (V)

Brownie topped with dark chocolate mousse, coated in milk chocolate and topped with orange curd, served with vanilla ice cream

Coconut Milk Sorbet (VE)

Served with raspberries in sauce and mint

Allergen Information

Our easy-to-use allergen guide is available for you to use on the food section of our website or on our Glass Onion app. We keep it online so that it’s always as up to date as possible and you can filter out dishes containing any of the 14 major allergens. If you can’t access the internet, we will be happy to provide you with the information. Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. If you have any questions, allergies or intolerances, please let us know before ordering.

* Contains alcohol. † Contains tree nuts and/or peanuts. (v) = made with vegetarian ingredients; (ve) = made with vegan ingredients, however, some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this. If you require more information please ask your server. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights. Fish dishes may contain small bones. Moving Mountains® is a registered trademark of Moving Mountains.

Children's Christmas Day Menu

Available 25th December only

Starters

Sweet Potato & Roasted Pepper Soup (VE)

Topped with toasted croutons caramelized red onion chutney and crispy sage

Smoked Duck Salad

Served with red endive, watercress, radish and pomegranate seeds

Mains

Duck Confit

Served with baby potatoes, tenderstem® broccoli, spinach and a blood orange sauce

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

Roasted Sweet Potato & Apricot Tart (VE)

Topped with seeds and drizzled with pesto on a bed of parmentier potatoes & carrots. Served with sprouts and seasonal greens

Desserts

Christmas pudding (VE)

With mixed vine fruits, served with a vanilla soya custard

Ice Cream (V)

Please ask your server for the flavours

Allergen Information

Our easy-to-use allergen guide is available for you to use on the food section of our website or on our Glass Onion app. We keep it online so that it’s always as up to date as possible and you can filter out dishes containing any of the 14 major allergens. If you can’t access the internet, we will be happy to provide you with the information. Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. If you have any questions, allergies or intolerances, please let us know before ordering.

* Contains alcohol. † Contains tree nuts and/or peanuts. (v) = made with vegetarian ingredients; (ve) = made with vegan ingredients, however, some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this. If you require more information please ask your server. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights. Fish dishes may contain small bones. Moving Mountains® is a registered trademark of Moving Mountains.

Christmas Day Menu

Available 25th December only

STARTERS

Root Vegetable Tatin (VE)

Mixed root vegetables in a redcurrant & maple flavoured glaze on a puff pastry base served with pesto

Duo of Smoked Salmon

Served with toasted sourdough bread & lemon Aioli

Chicken Liver & Fig Pate*

Served with a smokey flavour tomato & apple chutney & toasted rustic bread

Sweet Potato & Roasted Pepper Soup (VE)

Topped with toasted croutons caramelised red onion chutney and crispy sage

Smoked Duck salad

Served with red endive, watercress, radish and pomegranate seed

Baked Scallops & Prawns

In a creamy garlic and cheese sauce served with toasted bread

MAINS

Hand-carved turkey breast

Served with lemon & thyme stuffing wrapped in bacon, a Cumberland pig in blanket, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and gravy

Roasted Sweet Potato & Apricot Tart (VE)

Topped with seeds and drizzled with pesto on a bed of parmentier potatoes & carrots. Served with sprouts and seasonal greens

Beef Fillet Wellington*

With a mushroom & truffle flavoured duxelles wrapped in a puff pastry with a rich red wine jus, served medium

Slow-cooked pork belly*

With crispy crackling chive mash, a mini caramalised apple pie and a red wine jus

Pan Roasted Cod Loin*

Wrapped in Scottish smoked salmon served on a bed of crispy new potatoes, with clams in a Bouillabaisse sauce, samphire & pesto

British venison steak*

Served with wilted baby spinach and chestnut, dauphinoise potato's and blackcurrant jus

Confit de Canard à l'orange*

Served with dauphinoise potatoes, tenderstem broccoli® and a blood orange sauce

Desserts

White Chocolate Cheesecake Trio

Served with fresh berries & blackcurrant curd

Christmas pudding (V)*

Filled with vine fruits and soaked in rum, served warm with brandy sauce. Vegan alternative available

Merry Berry Meringue Bauble

Berries, amaretti biscuits and cream encased in meringue on a base of blackcurrant curd

Chocolate & Caramel Trillionaire Tart (VE)*

Served with Jude's vegan vanilla ice cream made with coconut oil

Cheese Board (V)

Coastal Cheddar, Double Gloucester, Blue Shropshire, Cenarth Brie with a smokey flavoured tomato chutney, savoury biscuits, butter & grapes

Chocolate Delice (V)

Brownie topped with dark chocolate mousse, coated in milk chocolate and topped with orange curd, served with vanilla ice cream

Coconut Milk Sorbet (VE)

Served with raspberries in sauce and mint

Allergen Information

Our easy-to-use allergen guide is available for you to use on the food section of our website or on our Glass Onion app. We keep it online so that it’s always as up to date as possible and you can filter out dishes containing any of the 14 major allergens. If you can’t access the internet, we will be happy to provide you with the information. Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. If you have any questions, allergies or intolerances, please let us know before ordering.

* Contains alcohol. † Contains tree nuts and/or peanuts. (v) = made with vegetarian ingredients; (ve) = made with vegan ingredients, however, some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this. If you require more information please ask your server. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights. Fish dishes may contain small bones. Moving Mountains® is a registered trademark of Moving Mountains.

Children's Christmas Day Menu

Available 25th December only

Starters

Sweet Potato & Roasted Pepper Soup (VE)

Topped with toasted croutons caramelized red onion chutney and crispy sage

Smoked Duck Salad

Served with red endive, watercress, radish and pomegranate seeds

Mains

Duck Confit

Served with baby potatoes, tenderstem® broccoli, spinach and a blood orange sauce

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

Roasted Sweet Potato & Apricot Tart (VE)

Topped with seeds and drizzled with pesto on a bed of parmentier potatoes & carrots. Served with sprouts and seasonal greens

Desserts

Christmas pudding (VE)

With mixed vine fruits, served with a vanilla soya custard

Ice Cream (V)

Please ask your server for the flavours

Allergen Information

Our easy-to-use allergen guide is available for you to use on the food section of our website or on our Glass Onion app. We keep it online so that it’s always as up to date as possible and you can filter out dishes containing any of the 14 major allergens. If you can’t access the internet, we will be happy to provide you with the information. Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. If you have any questions, allergies or intolerances, please let us know before ordering.

* Contains alcohol. † Contains tree nuts and/or peanuts. (v) = made with vegetarian ingredients; (ve) = made with vegan ingredients, however, some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this. If you require more information please ask your server. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights. Fish dishes may contain small bones. Moving Mountains® is a registered trademark of Moving Mountains.

Christmas Day Menu

Available 25th December only

STARTERS

Root Vegetable Tatin (VE)

Mixed root vegetables in a redcurrant & maple flavoured glaze on a puff pastry base served with pesto

Duo of Smoked Salmon

Served with toasted sourdough bread & lemon Aioli

Chicken Liver & Fig Pate*

Served with a smokey flavour tomato & apple chutney & toasted rustic bread

Sweet Potato & Roasted Pepper Soup (VE)

Topped with toasted croutons caramelised red onion chutney and crispy sage

Smoked Duck salad

Served with red endive, watercress, radish and pomegranate seed

Baked Scallops & Prawns

In a creamy garlic and cheese sauce served with toasted bread

MAINS

Hand-carved turkey breast

Served with lemon & thyme stuffing wrapped in bacon, a Cumberland pig in blanket, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and gravy

Roasted Sweet Potato & Apricot Tart (VE)

Topped with seeds and drizzled with pesto on a bed of parmentier potatoes & carrots. Served with sprouts and seasonal greens

Beef Fillet Wellington*

With a mushroom & truffle flavoured duxelles wrapped in a puff pastry with a rich red wine jus, served medium

Slow-cooked pork belly*

With crispy crackling chive mash, a mini caramalised apple pie and a red wine jus

Pan Roasted Cod Loin*

Wrapped in Scottish smoked salmon served on a bed of crispy new potatoes, with clams in a Bouillabaisse sauce, samphire & pesto

British venison steak*

Served with wilted baby spinach and chestnut, dauphinoise potato's and blackcurrant jus

Confit de Canard à l'orange*

Served with dauphinoise potatoes, tenderstem broccoli® and a blood orange sauce

Desserts

White Chocolate Cheesecake Trio

Served with fresh berries & blackcurrant curd

Christmas pudding (V)*

Filled with vine fruits and soaked in rum, served warm with brandy sauce. Vegan alternative available (VE)

Merry Berry Meringue Bauble

Berries, amaretti biscuits and cream encased in meringue on a base of blackcurrant curd

Chocolate & Caramel Trillionaire Tart (VE)*

Served with Jude's vegan vanilla ice cream made with coconut oil

Cheese Board (V)

Coastal Cheddar, Double Gloucester, Blue Shropshire, Cenarth Brie with a smokey flavoured tomato chutney, savoury biscuits, butter & grapes

Chocolate Delice (V)

Brownie topped with dark chocolate mousse, coated in milk chocolate and topped with orange curd, served with vanilla ice cream

Coconut Milk Sorbet (VE)

Served with raspberries in sauce and mint

Allergen Information

Our easy-to-use allergen guide is available for you to use on the food section of our website or on our Glass Onion app. We keep it online so that it’s always as up to date as possible and you can filter out dishes containing any of the 14 major allergens. If you can’t access the internet, we will be happy to provide you with the information. Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. If you have any questions, allergies or intolerances, please let us know before ordering.

* Contains alcohol. † Contains tree nuts and/or peanuts. (v) = made with vegetarian ingredients; (ve) = made with vegan ingredients, however, some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this. If you require more information please ask your server. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights. Fish dishes may contain small bones. Moving Mountains® is a registered trademark of Moving Mountains.

Children's Christmas Day Menu

Available 25th December only

Starters

Sweet Potato & Roasted Pepper Soup (VE)

Topped with toasted croutons caramelized red onion chutney and crispy sage

Smoked Duck Salad

Served with red endive, watercress, radish and pomegranate seeds

Mains

Duck Confit

Served with baby potatoes, tenderstem® broccoli, spinach and a blood orange sauce

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

Roasted Sweet Potato & Apricot Tart (VE)

Topped with seeds and drizzled with pesto on a bed of parmentier potatoes & carrots. Served with sprouts and seasonal greens

Desserts

Christmas pudding (VE)

With mixed vine fruits, served with a vanilla soya custard

Ice Cream (V)

Please ask your server for the flavours

Allergen Information

Our easy-to-use allergen guide is available for you to use on the food section of our website or on our Glass Onion app. We keep it online so that it’s always as up to date as possible and you can filter out dishes containing any of the 14 major allergens. If you can’t access the internet, we will be happy to provide you with the information. Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. If you have any questions, allergies or intolerances, please let us know before ordering.

* Contains alcohol. † Contains tree nuts and/or peanuts. (v) = made with vegetarian ingredients; (ve) = made with vegan ingredients, however, some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this. If you require more information please ask your server. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights. Fish dishes may contain small bones. Moving Mountains® is a registered trademark of Moving Mountains.