Something a little different, but definitely worthy of the Christmas menu. Jackie Leonards – Dublin’s oldest produce vendor, located in Smithfield, offers deliveries of produce boxes, filled with everything you need for the holiday season.
Boxes vary in price and you can also “Build-a-Box / Create Your Own”. Daily deliveries to Dublin, Meath, Louth, Kildare and Wicklow and nationwide delivery within 72 hours.
With 10 retail outlets in Dublin, you can walk in and buy delicious ready-to-use Christmas foods in the store throughout December, from soups, entrees, main event dishes, desserts; Canapes, hot and cold buffet, side dishes and winter salads.
However, they also offer nationwide delivery in Christmas food baskets and boxes that can be delivered on Christmas week: Christmas in a Box costs € 395, serves 8-10 and includes a starter of smoked salmon and trout terrine Smoked Goatsbridge with citrus crème fraîche. and cucumber pickle and all the other traditional dishes, side dishes and sides, and even the cheese plate.
There are other offers such as Christmas Dinner for two, with prices ranging between € 45 and € 99 (Prosecco included); and a seasonal entertainment offer for € 295 for 15 people that can be delivered on the 30th for New Years celebrations (deadline is December 19)
For those of you who may not know DropChef, it was created in 2014 by three friends who wanted to deliver healthy and healthy food to homes in Ireland. It’s a subscription service and every week they deliver all the ingredients you need to cook healthy dinners along with an easy-to-follow recipe card.
Christmas sees the return of its holiday food kit delivery service. The bespoke offering caters to families of all sizes with four packages ranging from ‘the Cupid’ for 2-4 people to ‘the Blitzen’ for groups of ten or more. The kits are available now, with the most popular ‘Rudolph plan’ expected to sell out in early December.
This year also marks the first year of a completely plant-based option for those catering to vegetarians or vegans.
This option definitely eliminates the hassle of cooking or preparing your Christmas dinner, as Eatto’s Christmas meals are made from the best local Irish ingredients, cooked by experienced chefs and delivered frozen to your doorstep to ensure all the goodness.
Just follow the step-by-step warming guide and you can have a succulent prosciutto-wrapped turkey, sage-apricot filling, crispy roasted potatoes, creamy mash, and citrus-glazed sprouts, ready in no time!
And you can have all of this and more with Eatto’s Festive Feast box, or the ‘All the Trimmings’ box has your favorite garnishes or choose the delicious vegan pecan roast for those looking for a plant-based option.
Locally appreciated Orla McAndrew Bespoke Catering, famous for its excellent food and service, offers a Christmas dinner at home with “everything handmade and with lots of love!” as she herself says.
Dinner is € 35 per person with a minimum order of six and includes Organic Turkey Crown, Honey Roasted Ham, Turkey Sauce, Rosemary Thyme Stuffing, Dauphinois Potato, Roast Potatoes, Honey Roasted Root Vegetables, Sausage OR ‘Flynn’s’ Pigs in Blankets’, Braised Red Cabbage, Brussel Sprouts with Toasted Almonds, Handmade Mince Pies and Chocolate Rum Cake (GF).
Phenomenal value for what’s included and the standard. There are two pickup points: one in Cork city center and the other in Donoughmore.
Based in Ballincollig, Cork Catering sources all of its products from local suppliers in the greater Cork area.
They offer high quality rustic food at a good price.
The full Christmas dinner at home menu has three courses of traditional dishes and is a minimum order of 4 people for delivery.
They also offer vegan and halal deals.
Direct contactless delivery to Cork City and a wider area including Carrigaline, Ballincollig, Blarney, the Rochestown area and everything within that radius.
- Closing time: Wednesday, December 15 (or when all drop-off spaces are filled).
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The Twelve Bakery store is having a splendid Christmas party for you again, which you can pick up on Christmas Eve and serve on Christmas Day.
I love the twist on the classic Christmas menu with a turkey and ham Wellington dinner for € 50 for two and € 94 for four. This one comes cooked with all the trimmings, including the stuffing, roasted potatoes, veggies, and cranberry sauce, as well as a bottle of mulled wine.
You can also reserve a delicious smoked alder ham (cooked on The Green Egg) at € 42.00 for 3 kg and € 23 for 1.5 kg.
Desserts are also available, of course, and the list is long with the signature 1-pound Christmas pudding with dangerously flavorful homemade brandy butter, lush trifles, classic tiramisu, signature ‘Stout 1’ puddings, chocolate logs, cheesecakes. West restaurant’s marshmallows and fudge bags, banoffee and mulled wine. Hmm!
I find that dessert is often made in addition to Christmas dinner with all the trimmings that can be the main annoyance. You can of course make it ahead of time to help, but there’s nothing like a freshly made dessert. This is where Betty & Nancy desserts come in! Established in May 2021 by Sinéad Lynch, the Kells, Co. Meath-based company is named after her two nannies – Nanny Betty and Nanny Nancy. “At Betty & Nancy’s we like that ‘treat yourself’ mentality,” says Sinead. “For us, there is nothing more indulgent and comforting than savoring every last bite of your favorite dessert. Our goal is to create this exact sensation with every sweet we make. “The holiday offering includes five delicious homemade desserts, all priced at € 25: Raspberry White Chocolate Trinket, Sticky Caramel Pudding, Salted Caramel Cheesecake from Bailey, Banoffee Pie and Roulade Fresh Berry Meringue.
- Delivery and collection in Meath, Westmeath and Cavan and can be delivered from Christmas week to Christmas Eve inclusive.
- Closing time: Monday, December 20. Look them up on Facebook
Avoca always has a great holiday food offering with every little occasion covered, even breakfast on Christmas morning or party food for New Years celebrations, as well as all your taste buds and covered main course preferences from which to even vegetarians eat meat.
Favorites are available again this year, but some new items from the Christmas Food Collection include Glazed Fruit & Nut Mont D’or Cheese, Ballyhenry Organic Cote de Beouf, Spiced Beef, Braised Venison, Mushroom & Vegetable Pie, Ginger Bundt Cake. , Apple, and Blueberry and Orange Mini Crumbles.
To order, call or visit the store you want to pick up from and they have nine locations in Dublin and Wicklow.
A summary of some available offers.
Niall Sabongi and Karl Whelan’s chef-run fishmonger and food shop have left nothing out of their holiday offering with sustainable Irish seafood Christmas dinner selections to order from € 60 to € 450, including items like Whole Dressed Irish Crab. , Whole Steamed Local Lobster, a dozen Rock Oysters, Sally Barnes Smoked Wild Irish Tuna; a wide selection of baskets and gifts ranging from € 45 to € 250, including their Kaviari kits, and also cheese boards, wines and Christmas catering available.
- Orders are available for pickup until December 24th. Also taking orders for New Years celebrations.
- Cut-off: Until the week before Christmas
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Dublin’s famous food hall has its usual fantastic range of Christmas food to cover the main event with lighter entertainment.
Highlights include the 5kg free-range Irish white turkey for € 70 and a delicious selection of desserts. The meats are not cooked, but all the accompaniments, fillings, sauces, etc. restaurant-quality products are ready-to-heat and come with cooking instructions.
- You can click and collect at the Exchequer Street or People’s Park locations.
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PBF selects only the finest, genuinely free-range Irish bronze turkeys for its Christmas food collection. They’ll be marinated, hand-tied, and broiled overnight in the rotisserie oven, ready to be picked up on Christmas Eve (reserve your time slot in advance) at any of their six largest Dublin locations. Large € 115 (cooked, for 8-10); Regular € 95 (cooked, food 6-8) and roasted ham with Irish honey € 95 (food 12-15).
Asador, a very popular Christmas box in 2020, has relaunched its ‘At Home’ Christmas meal offer for 2021, open for pre-order now.
Christmas Roast Box is a complete three-course meal and cookies for Santa to bake with his little ones for € 295 (for 8-10 people).
They also provide all the sauces and glazes they use in their restaurants to give the food that special restaurant touch. You can also choose to add wine, cheese, share snacks, cocktails, and more.
Many more restaurants have added Christmas menus at home through Click and Collection, including Ali Davis Food, Ballsbridge D4; Berman and Wallace, Clonskeagh, D4; Peperina Garden Bistro, Ranelagh, Dublin 6; and Café Rua, Castlebar, Mayo.
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