Festive Dining at The May Fair Hotel
December at The May Fair Hotel means there's always a reason to book a table. May Fair Kitchen carries the season from afternoon tea through to a full Christmas Day feast, with a festive set lunch and Christmas Eve dinner in between, and The May Fair Bar stays open on the day itself for anyone who'd rather raise a glass than sit down to five courses. Larger tables are just as welcome as tables for two, and for anyone giving rather than booking, a gift voucher makes for an easy gift.
May Fair Kitchen, Afternoon Tea
Afternoon tea at May Fair Kitchen is built around Charbonnel et Walker chocolates and served with Newby Teas. Finger sandwiches include smoked salmon with Amalfi lemon cream cheese, and organic lemon-roasted corn-fed chicken with truffle mayonnaise, alongside warm buttermilk scones with Cornish clotted cream, and patisserie such as chocolate hazelnut mousse with dulce de leche and Madagascan vanilla, finished with Charbonnel et Walker truffles.
Afternoon tea starts from £49 per guest, with Champagne and rosé Champagne upgrades available.
May Fair Kitchen Festive Dining
2-8 guests
Whether it's a catch-up before the year runs out or a proper sit-down dinner, May Fair Kitchen's festive set menu meets it halfway. From Monday 16th November to Wednesday 23rd December, choose two courses for £39 or three for £45, highlights include Venetian beef carpaccio to start, lamb cutlets with Parmesan and lemon crust to follow, and Christmas pudding with brandy sauce to finish, each served with a glass of Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs or a Panettone Negroni.
Alternatively, opt for the Festive Taste of May Fair Kitchen, sharing courses for £65 per person, seared beef with seared beef, Lombardy Gorgonzola Dolce and truffle dressing, sea bass fillets and clams with San Marzano tomatoes, lemon, chilli and black olives, and Christmas pudding with brandy sauce, served with a glass of Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial NV or a panettone Negroni.
May Fair Kitchen Festive Group Dining
6+ guests
Six guests or more finds its place at May Fair Kitchen too, whether it's the office party, the wider family, or a table of old friends who only manage this once a year. From Monday 16th November to Wednesday 23rd December, the festive group sharing menu runs for £85 per person, served with a glass of Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial NV or a Panettone Negroni. Highlights include thinly sliced octopus with Amalfi lemon and green chilli dressing to start, bucatini with 'nduja, San Marzano tomatoes and pecorino among the mains, and Christmas pudding with brandy sauce to finish.
May Fair Kitchen, Christmas Eve
There's something about Christmas Eve that deserves an evening out, and May Fair Kitchen is ready for it.
On Thursday, 24th December, an exquisite four-course menu carries the evening along nicely, from seared beef with Lombardy Gorgonzola Dolce and truffle dressing, through to aged ribeye with Gorgonzola Dolce crème, to a matcha tiramisù to finish, all for £110 per guest.
There's something about Christmas Eve that deserves an evening out, and May Fair Kitchen is ready for it.
On Thursday, 24th December, an exquisite four-course menu carries the evening along nicely, from seared beef with Lombardy Gorgonzola Dolce and truffle dressing, through to aged ribeye with Gorgonzola Dolce crème, to a matcha tiramisù to finish, all for £110 per guest.
May Fair Kitchen, Christmas Day
Christmas Day only comes round once a year, and May Fair Kitchen treats it that way. On Friday, 25th December, a five-course menu at £165 unfolds slowly, the way the day itself should: Champagne-cured Scottish salmon with hamachi and passion fruit dressing to begin, a Moët Brut jelly to clear the palate, aged beef Wellington with charred greens and red wine reduction at the centre of it all, and a Madagascan vanilla yule log with chestnut caramel to close. A three-course children's menu runs alongside at £70, built for the little ones at the table.
The May Fair Bar, Christmas Day
Not everyone wants a full sitting on Christmas Day, and The May Fair Bar makes room for that too. Open from 3pm to 11pm, it keeps The Travel Edition running as usual: a Wagyu sando with lemon mascarpone, lobster brioche with chilli lemon mayonnaise, and Korean fried chicken lollipops with creamy blue cheese sauce, alongside cocktails such as the Riviera, made with Whispering Angel Rosé and Provence flowers, and the Ciao, Amalfi lemon vodka with tomato and mozzarella, each one carrying the evening off somewhere else entirely.
