Christmas Evenings Out at Whiteley

Festive parties, food, drinks and more…

Planning an amazing Christmas night out with friends, family or your work mates? We’ve got the ultimate guide to where to find the best places to eat, drink, play and be merry and book now for Christmas 2024 at Whiteley.

Delicious cocktails and mocktails with seasonal twists, inspired Christmas menus from across the world, twinkling fairy lights, fun crackers and party hats for selfies, festive tunes… Whiteley is all you need to enjoy a seasonal celebration to remember.

A New Yorker Christmas at Frankie & Benny’s

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Recreate Elf, When Harry Met Sally and those festive episodes of Friends with Frankie & Benny’s fairytale in New York menu. Full of American-Italian classics, dig into starters of delicious meatballs and mushroom bruschetta, mac ’n’ cheese with side servings of pigs in blankets and festive burgers served with cranberry relish.

With giant profiteroles; baked cherry and apple crumble and spiced apple pie cocktails, this is Christmas with the ultimate NY twist. Book ahead and enjoy free fizz too.

Set menus start from two courses for £19.95; find out more here

Have a very Buon Natale at Wildwood

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Classic roasted turkey breast, chicken liver pâté, indulgent pizza tartiflette and baked chocolate cookie dough… Wildwood make for the perfect party hosts with menus full of delicious food and drink that everyone will love. With private dining rooms for work parties or huge tables to fit friends and family, enjoy glasses of welcoming Prosecco, fun crackers and an utterly fabulous night out. Cin cin.

Menus start from £34.95pp (book in November for their £32.95 offer) from 5 November; find out more here

Go for an epic adventure at Rock Up

Now’s the time to embrace some brilliant team building while climbing Rock Up’s exciting arena. You can book parties with packages of tasty food and drink and even hire the whole place for the whole company. This is the perfect way to have some fun and celebrate just how great your team are.

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Comfort and joy at Prezzo

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The Italians know how to throw a party – and good food is their secret. These are menus for midwinter featuring oven-baked spicy king prawns and pancetta mac and cheese bakes while Italian classics such as carbonara and bolognese rub shoulders with Tuscan beef stew paired with creamy mashed potato and veggie Calabrese burgers. And don’t miss out on delicious cocktails of Isolabella limoncello with white wine, Sicilian lemon and soda and Prezzo’s best ever chocolate cake. It’s the perfect way to embrace the indulgence of the season.

Menus start from £24pp for two courses from 12 November; find out more here

The more, the merrier at Harvester

Book your party on 12 November and you’ll all receive a free glass of prosecco (and a soft drink for any designated drivers) at Harvester’s Big Christmas Party. From then until 31 December, the festive menu has traditional turkey and half a rotisserie chicken, burgers, ribs and mushroom galettes for mains with favourites including king prawn cocktail and tomato soup for starters and Christmas puddings and gingerbread and caramel profiteroles for afters.

Contact your Harvester restaurant direct for prices; find out more here

Christmas steak and handcrafted cocktails at Bar + Block

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Elevate your Christmas party this year with Bar + Block’s selection of two- and three-course menus that put the spotlight on incredible ingredients and great cooking…

Choose from turkey and all the trimmings (apricot, apple and sage stuffing, beef dripping roast potatoes, honey-glazed parsnips, carrots, mixed greens, pig in blanket, Yorkie and gravy); festive loaded burgers; caramelised carrot Wellington; mince pies and churro de leche sundaes… Drinks include Elf Juice and Polar Espresso Martini while – if you’re getting together with the family – they have kids’ menus of three courses for £10. So dress up, meet up and enjoy a wonderfully festive celebration.

Set menus start from £26.95 from 7 November to 31 December (including a Christmas Day menu); find out more here

Go for a cinema Christmas party at Cineworld

’Tis the season for some brilliant new films at Cineworld: Gladiator 2 is out 15 November and Wicked is out 22 November (even the kids’ films are set to be huge with Mufasa out 20 December and Moana 2 out 27 November).

Get last-minute outfits and beauty at H&M and Boots and secret Santa presents at Flying Tiger Copenhagen and enjoy easy parking and access by public transport; Whiteley is the place to come for your incredible Christmas evenings out.

Enjoy warming noodles and gyoza at wagamama

Come together over wagamama’s long tables to eat together and share nourishing and comforting plates of sashimi salmon + pickled mooli seared tataki; teriyaki beef brisket hot pot and vegan k-dogs all washed down with strawberry shiso mojitos or some of their mindful juices.

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