Christmas day
Christmas Day with a Private Chef
Make your Christmas Day unforgettable with Chef Alpay. Instead of spending hours in the kitchen, relax and enjoy restaurant-quality food served in the comfort of your home. Chef Alpay designs festive menus filled with seasonal flavours, tailored to your family’s traditions.
Why Book a Private Chef on Christmas Day?
🎄 Save time and avoid stress in the kitchen
🍷 Enjoy bespoke dishes designed to match your taste
🍽️ Restaurant-level dining in your own home
👨👩👧 Perfect for families, intimate dinners, or festive gatherings
🥂 Celebrate while everything is prepared, cooked, and served for you
Your Perfect Menu Is Just One Click Away
Contact us for a quick quote and let’s start planning your unforgettable event.
Full service
Prep, Serving & Washing included
Canapés (Choose 2 Hot and 2 Cold)
Hot Canapés
Truffled Mushroom Arancini – With saffron aioli
Crispy Chicken Bites – Served with mustard mayo
Courgette Fritter Bites – With harissa yoghurt
Bang Bang Cauliflower Bites
Steak & Chips – Sirloin roll with skinny fries
Cold Canapés
Smoked Salmon Blinis – With dill cream
Prawn Cocktail – Served on baby gem
Crab Salad – In vol-au-vents
Beetroot, Goat Cheese & Pine Nuts – On polenta
Starters (Choose 2)
Leek and potato soup served with warm crusty bread and butter (vegetarian)
Creamy Jerusalem artichoke soup with sautéed wild mushrooms and a drizzle of truffle oil (vegetarian / vegan on request)
Celeriac and truffle velouté finished with roasted hazelnuts (vegetarian)
Smooth chicken liver pâté with fig chutney and toasted wholegrain bread
Classic prawn cocktail with baby gem lettuce, Marie Rose sauce and brown bread
Smoked salmon on sourdough with capers, horseradish and a soft-boiled quail egg
Burrata with heirloom tomatoes, basil oil, aged balsamic and toasted seeds (vegetarian – premium option)
Wild mushroom and truffle arancini with parmesan crisp and garlic aioli (vegetarian – premium option)
Goat Cheese Salad – With grapes, apple slices, and beetroot dressing (vegetarian)
Rolled Sea Bass – With celeriac purée and mint oil
Mains (Choose 2)
Beef short ribs dauphinoise potatoes, baby carrots, and sauce
Blade of Beef Dauphinoise potatoes, stem broccoli, and sauc
Slow-cooked beef cheek with its own cooking juices, roasted carrots, onions and pomme purée
Beef Wellington with dauphinoise potatoes, baby carrots and red wine sauce
Garlic and rosemary roasted chicken with sage & onion stuffing, crispy skin and gravy
Chicken Supreme – With Parmesan Polenta and Salsa Verde
Traditional roast turkey with all the trimmings
Rolled pork belly with pistachio stuffing
Herb-crusted rack of lamb with veal jus and potato fondant
Pan-fried sea bass with caper and butter sauce, served with a herb potato cake (gluten free)
Wild mushroom and spinach Wellington with vegetarian gravy (vegetarian)
Roasted cauliflower steak with chimichurri dressing (vegetarian / vegan)
Desserts (Choose 2)
Sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce and clotted cream
Classic apple crumble with custard
Rich chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream
Lemon tart with clotted cream and fresh berries
Dark chocolate fondant with melting centre and vanilla ice cream
Traditional Christmas pudding with brandy custard
Saffron-poached pear with mascarpone cream (vegetarian, gluten free)
Artisan cheese board with crackers and homemade chutney
📍 Service Areas
Alpay provides premium catering services in Loughborough, Leicester, and across the Midlands. We proudly cover up to a 50-mile radius, bringing fresh flavors and unforgettable dining experiences to your event — whether it’s a wedding, birthday, or corporate gathering.
Loughborough
Leicester
Nottingham
Derby
Coventry
Birmingham
Melton Mowbray
Hinckley
Market Harborough
Coalville
✨ And many more locations within 50 miles of Loughborough.
✨ Your Perfect Menu Is Just One Click Away
Contact us for a quick quote and let’s start planning your unforgettable event.
Pricing & Quotes — Christmas Day
Christmas bookings are limited. Guest numbers, service style, and menu choices shape the final quote. We’ll send a fast, tailored proposal once we have a few details.
Here’s what to share
📅 Date & timing — Christmas Day (25 Dec) or delivery on 23/24 Dec. Venue/postcode and number of guests (include children).
🍽️ Service style — in-home chef on the day, a delivered feast with easy reheat, or a hybrid. Canapés, plated courses, or sharing boards.
🧑🍳 Menu picks — starters, mains, sides, desserts. Any premium upgrades (e.g., beef Wellington, scallops).
🥦 Dietary requirements — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, halal, nut-free. Allergens to avoid.
🔪 Kitchen & equipment — oven/hob access, fridge/freezer space, tableware/serveware. Anything you’d like us to bring?
🧑🍷 Staffing — waiter/waitress, tray-passing, table service. Washing-up included in chef-at-home service.
💷 Budget range — target price per person. We’ll suggest the best options within it.
🕒 Schedule — preferred serve time, chef arrival, carving preferences, speeches or surprises.