Christmas Lunch and Dinner at the Townhouse Hotel
Joy to the World! Christmas Lunch and Dinner at the Townhouse Hotel
It’s almost the season of good cheer, carols, holidays and the most wonderful food! The team at Trees Restaurant at the Townhouse Hotel in the centre of the city have been hard at work putting their creative spin on a heavenly host of Christmas dishes for our festive-season feasts.
Expect traditional favourites with a new twist: celebratory starters, gloriously unctuous mains, perfect puddings at our spectacular Christmas buffet lunch for R485pp and our festive three-course Christmas dinner for 278pp – both include a welcome drink.
Best of all, it’s absolutely stress free – experience the joy and memories of a wonderful meal shared with those who mean the most to you. See our Christmas buffet lunch and Christmas dinner menus below.
Trees Christmas Buffet Lunch
To start
Pressed smoked beef & tongue terrine with pickled golden baby beet and beet root tzatziki
Smoked salmon and spinach roll with salsa Verde
Crunchy vegetable rice paper rolls with shredded duck and sesame – soy dipping sauce
Chilled potato - butternut vichyssoise smoked salmon grissini
Salads
Smoked snoek & vegetable salad, almonds, honey – rooibos dressing
Bulgur salad with turkey confit, chestnuts, feta, pomegranate dressing
Baby cos, mango & gammon salad with chilli – peppadew dressing
Ciabatta and radicchio “panzanella” pickled wild mushrooms, spring onion, pecorino and truffle dressing
Smoked duck and red cabbage slaw, sesame seeds, cranberry – emulsion
In between
Calamari and chorizo pot with roma tomatoes, farm herbs & green olives, garlic ciabatta crostini
Zucchini fritters with smoked salmon and Greek yoghurt, capers
Pumpkin fritters, smoked Karroo ostrich, cranberry compote
Mains
Pan fried local fish herb – caper butter, panko crumbed mussel & haddock fish cakes
Corned beef tongue and smoked beef ribs sticky mustard sauce, dates and onion rings
Turkey and bacon skewers, roast duck leg chards, chestnuts, candid baby root vegetables
Coke and brandy glazed joostenberg gammon, pomegranates, and pan gravy
Whole roasted lamb leg carvery, rosemary jus, mint sauce,
Penne pasta in in creamy turkey sauce, grilled beef chipolatas, farmed mushrooms and dried cranberries
Sides
Baby potatoes Lyonnaise style with biltong slivers
Savoury rice, with almonds and capsicums
Butternut fondant with cinnamon & pecan nut glaze
Sautéed green summer vegetables
Dessert
Cape winelands cheese board with crackers & preserves
Chocolate and peach trifle
Fresh Fruit & summer berry tartlets with raspberry mousse
Traditional mince pies
Macaroons
Ginger bread mousse with drunken cherries and nut brittle
Xmas pudding with vanilla pod anglaise
Trees Christmas Dinner Menu
Arrival drink
Starter
Turkey croquettes and turkey-and-sherry veloute, pickled beet slivers and smoked crackling
Or
Pressed beef & tongue terrine with mushroom emulsion, spiced butternut waffle, butternut & carrot preserves, current dressing, jus
Mains
All served with hasselback potatoes, savoury rice and market vegetables
Coke and brandy glazed Joostenberg gammon, with orange, pomegranate and whole grain mustard pan gravy
Or
Slow roasted leg of lamb with aubergine chips, confit garlic and minted jus
Or
Seared duck breast, turkey, bacon & cranberry strudel, stir-fried red cabbage and kale with cinnamon jus
Dessert
Christmas pudding with vanilla pod crème anglaise, candied orange and pistachio ice cream
Or
Dark chocolate and peach trifle with macadamia nuts
Get all the compliments of the season, remove all the stress – bring your family to Trees Restaurant’s festive Christmas lunch or dinner!
Diary Listing Event: Christmas lunch and dinner at Townhouse Hotel Date & Time: 25 December - Lunch 12h30 – 14h30; dinner 19h00 – 21h15 Venue: The Townhouse Hotel |