Craving a turkey dinner? Fancy a dish with a tasty festive twist? These restaurants have got the goods. Skip all the drama that comes with yuletide dining at home because going out for your season's eatings saves fighting over the last crispy spud or having to watch the dog nab half of the pigs in blankets. Plus, our handy guide shows there's no shortage of splendid spots for Christmas dinner in Cambridge.
The Cambridge Chophouse is coming in hot with their Christmas offer. Boasting beaut bites on their set menu, the venue is whipping up hake supreme, roasted turkey, crayfish and lobster cocktails, and a scrumptious sticky toffee pudding.
This historic boozer is serving up a gorgeous festive feast on Christmas Day and throughout the season. Choose from decadent three-course meals, brilliant buffets and prosecco parties at The Red Lion.
Fab for any Christmas dinner party, The Mill is a real crowd-pleaser. Offering a huge range of real ales and draught beer, the venue also has a scrumptious amount of grub and a private room with enough seating for 16 people. Choose from buffets, set menus and finger food.
For the best Cambridge Christmas dinner in 2025, The Tickell Arms' fabulously festive menu is always one to watch. Think goats cheese fondants, braised blade of beef or roasts done right (that's with lashings of gravy, of course).
Head to Pizza Pilgrims in Cambridge for a 'crustmas' feast, with several packages available. There's wine, beer, fizz and Aperol spritz on the cards, alongside any of their delicious pizzas and Nutella rings for dessert.
Been searching for 'pubs doing Christmas dinner near me' recently? The Old Ticket Office is a great shout, dishing out festive menus including all the classics and plenty of plant-based options too. You can also take your meal up a notch with a prosecco package or mulled wine reception.
Located in the city centre, The Waterman is hosting a fab Christmas dinner this holiday season. Enjoy chowing down on everything from roasted turkey to heritage squash risotto and scrumptious British cheese boards.
The Petersfield is coming in hot with its Christmas Day dinners in Cambridge. Get stuck into a multi-course menu for £90 on the 25th, or £40 throughout the holiday season, with the likes of rump of beef, roasted turkey with stuffing and delicious pigs 'n' blankets.
Cosy country pubs and roaring open fires - there's nothing quite like it for your yuletide celebrations. The Crown & Punchbowl's Christmas menu has rustic intimacy by the bucket load and serves up British classics alongside vegan grub, making it some of the best Christmas lunch in Cambridge.
Wondering what's on the Browns' Christmas Day menu in Cambridge? Think classic roasts like turkey, beef wellington and lamb following pan-seared halibut or a vegetarian wellington. Their food is as much of a festive feast as their traditional décor of decked out halls, trees and wreaths.
Great for a Christmas party in Cambridge, Smokeworks on Station Road is the perfect destination to eat melt-in-the-mouth meats and vegan barbecue delights. Their festive menu offers three courses, including smoked Cumberland hotdogs and turkey buns.
Choose between sharing boards or a three-course set menu for £37.50 at King Street Brewhouse. Expect spiced butternut squash soup, crown of turkey, parsnip and celeriac nut roast, with an indulgent white and dark chocolate brownie for dessert.
Nothing screams Christmas quite like a slap-up meal in an eclectic brasserie with a historic working waterwheel. At MillWorks on Newnham Road, you can munch on a fantastic three courses for £43, including turkey, mushroom, spinach and lentil wellington, and steak & ale pie.
For a city centre pub with local ales and lots of character, look no further than The Mitre. They'll be dishing up pan-roasted salmon fillets, slow-cooked pork belly and a hearty nut roast, with a zesty lemon tart on the cards for dessert.
The Three Horseshoes hosts some of the best Christmas Day lunch in Cambridge for 2025, thanks to unique festive menu offerings of confit duck leg, chalk stream trout, cranberry nut roast and more. Plus, you can check out the venue's heated igloos, complete with gorgeous lights.
If you fancy having your Christmas dinner in Cambridge, why not tuck into a tempting festive spread at Tivoli. The menu includes crowd-pleasing nibbles, like pigs in duvets with dunkin' gravy and spiced cauli pakoras, with sliders and falafel available for sharing too. On top of that, you can find delicious pizzas, topped with venison, kale and horseradish, as well as your classic pepperoni.
Enjoy a wholesome and hearty Christmas dinner at The Carpenters Arms on Victoria Road. This warm and friendly pub has a welcoming atmosphere, so it makes the perfect setting to wolf down pizzas with festive toppings like the Larson (brie, bacon and cranberry) or the Shroom (garlic mushrooms, spinach, Italian cheese).
For a burger-fuelled take on Christmas dinner this year, check our Byron. They've got a set festive menu with two courses for £19.95 and three courses for £26, where The Festive Feast Burger (beef or chicken breast, sausage stuffing patty, bacon, rocket, maple mustard mayo, cranberry sauce, served with a pot of gravy) awaits, alongside sides like house tots with sage and onion seasoning, parmesan cheese and gravy and halloumi bites.
Wondering which restaurants are serving Christmas Day dinner in Cambridge? The Old Bicycle Shop is cooking up a festive feast for £70. That means starters such as beetroot salad with goat's curd, truffle and radicchio salad, mains of turkey, gammon and duck, accompanied by all the trimmings (and more alternative for those who stray away from classic roasts), not to mention desserts like Christmas pudding with brandy butter ice cream.
Or if you're looking for a pre-Christmas set menu for your get-together? Enjoy three courses for £37.50.
