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Reading Room at Saltdean Lido, Christmas

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Christmas Day Celebration

Friday 25 December 2026  ·  Bookings from 1pm, final seating 2.15pm

£145 per adult  ·  £80 per child under 12

We’re open on Christmas Day for this celebration only

This Christmas, leave the cooking and the washing up to us and settle in for a wonderfully relaxed afternoon at Reading Room at Saltdean Lido.

Your celebration begins with a chilled glass of Rathfinny Classic Cuvée and a selection of festive canapés, followed by a generous three-course Christmas feast with sharing sides and all the traditional trimmings.

Next, a selection of the finest Sussex cheeses with accompaniments, then delicious warm mince pies topped with brandy butter, accompanied by a glass of port.

And all of this upon a beautifully dressed traditional table with Christmas crackers and a Reading Room gift bag to take home.

Everything is ready to make this a Christmas Day to remember, spent with the people you love.

The Menu

Canapés

Sage and squash arancini
Smoked salmon blinis
Spinach and feta cigars
Brie, bacon and cranberry bites
House breads
Served to the table with rich festive butters

Starters

Mushroom and truffle bruschetta (PB)
Deeply savoury mushroom and aromatic truffle
Caramelised shallot tart (V)
Blue cheese, sweet pear and peppery rocket
Roasted winter squash tart
Creamy feta and walnut pesto
Reading Room prawn cocktail
A generous take on the festive classic

Mains

Roasted thyme and garlic turkey crown
Traditional bread sauce, apricot and pork stuffing
Roasted pork belly
Sweet apple sauce, buttered carrots and sage pork stuffing
Pan-fried fish of the day
Caper berries, spinach and rich brown butter sauce
Cashew and celeriac pithivier (PB)
Rich gravy, crispy kale and nut and chickpea stuffing

For the table

Roast potatoes, festive seasonal vegetables, pigs in blankets, Yorkshire puddings and all the traditional trimmings.

Desserts

Traditional Christmas pudding
Rich brandy butter and custard
Sticky toffee pudding
Vanilla bean sweet cream
Chocolate orange tart (PB)
Blood orange sorbet

To finish

Sussex cheese served with crackers, figs, seasonal fruit and house chutney, followed by tea or coffee, warm mince pies and a glass of port, with a Reading Room Christmas gift bag to take home.

(V) Vegetarian  ·  (PB) Plant Based  ·  (GF) Gluten-free  ·  (NGI) No gluten-containing ingredients

Allergies & intolerances: please ask for details before ordering

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