Christmas Dinner 2024

[Pegojack]

The Plough is a cracking venue mind, my nephew got married there. But yeah, £125 is taking the piss. They also do a takeaway option for just £70

Tescos do a takeaway option too. Unfortunately you have to cook the f*cker when you get it home.

 

[Smurph]

 

[Swanjaxs]

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All very well, but nothing beats the traditional Penlan Christmas Tinner mush

 

[Smurph]

All very well, but nothing beats the traditional Penlan Christmas Tinner mush

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Dinner of champions.

Cooks in minutes and hardly any washing up. What's not to like?

 

[Swanjaxs]

Dinner of champions.

Cooks in minutes and hardly any washing up. What's not to like?

No washing up mush, straight outa the can with a plastic fork! Yo Ho Ho mush

 

[Smurph]

No washing up mush, straight outa the can with a plastic fork! Yo Ho Ho mush

Bingo, I'm in

 

[Skippyjack]

Darran, what Indian is open on Christmas day for a banquet, everyone has Sunday dinner nearly every week.. it's like a chore.. give me a chutney tray and multiple options as a starter, main and f*ck desert

 

[Cooperman]

£125 each for Christmas dinner? I hope that includes an all inclusive drinks package.

 

[Squarebear]

I don't actually mind cooking Christmas dinner. More accurately I don't actually mind buying the stuff from M&S (hark at me!) then my wife cooking it while I run around in the background, flapping.

Our local in Sketty bit off more than they could chew last Christmas, booked too many in then couldn't feed them. Some folks gave up waiting and went home hungry. That'd have been stressful.

 

[Cooperman]

Our local in Sketty bit off more than they could chew last Christmas, booked too many in then couldn't feed them. Some folks gave up waiting and went home hungry. That'd have been stressful.

That’s a nightmare for all involved. The reputation of the pub is significantly tarnished, and the families impacted have to go home and eat beans on toast for Christmas dinner.

 

[Darran]

Darran, what Indian is open on Christmas day for a banquet, everyone has Sunday dinner nearly every week.. it's like a chore.. give me a chutney tray and multiple options as a starter, main and f*ck desert

We haven’t been out for Christmas dinner for a few years now due to some personal circumstances but the Mumbai is outstanding with a turkey for every table which you take home.

 

[MrSwerve]

Each to their own and all that, but I wouldn't do Christmas dinner 'out' for free.

Nothing beats having a turkey in the oven, veg boiling, roasties in, while the family are together in the house opening presents. That's what Christmas is, to me.

£70+ per head for (effectively) a Sunday lunch? No thanks.

 

[Cooperman]

Each to their own and all that, but I wouldn't do Christmas dinner 'out' for free.

Nothing beats having a turkey in the oven, veg boiling, roasties in, while the family are together in the house opening presents. That's what Christmas is, to me.

£70+ per head for (effectively) a Sunday lunch? No thanks.

Everyone will have their own interpretation of what Christmas dinner means to them, after all we’re all in different positions.

I don’t think £70 a head is so bad as it’s likely to include a glass of bubbly and multiple courses; it’s certainly not going to be a straight up one course self service carvery. Getting staff in over Christmas will also come at a cost and that has to be factored in as well. It’s a no from me anyway as I couldn’t go without the pre or post Boxing Day footy scran of cold meat, pickles, etc; it’s the best meal of the year.

 

[jack_lord]

The Viv's are doing the same menu as the Pumphouse and the Old Inn (same brewery) but 15 quid cheaper.
It is each to their own on the way people enjoy the day but taking out the drama and the stress of relatives is worth the the cash if you have it spare. We will still cook a turkey and have our own dinner the following day without any of the others spoiling it with any rudeness or tantrums.

 

[Darran]

Each to their own and all that, but I wouldn't do Christmas dinner 'out' for free.

Nothing beats having a turkey in the oven, veg boiling, roasties in, while the family are together in the house opening presents. That's what Christmas is, to me.

£70+ per head for (effectively) a Sunday lunch? No thanks.

The four of us went to Florida for Christmas a few years ago.
We hired a villa out there that slept 10,we asked loads of friends to come with us,just get flights and their stay in the villa would be free.
Nobody would go giving it the “ooh you can’t go away for Christmas mun” bollox.

It was superb out there.