If you don’t have the energy to cook up a Christmas feast at home this year, look no further than these fabulous restaurants in and around Durban that are offering up mouthwatering menus that will satisfy all your Christmas cravings.

The Chef’s Table (Umhlanga)

The Chef’s Table is hosting a sophisticated Christmas lunch that includes a complimentary glass of bubbly on arrival followed by a four-course menu for R1,295 per person. Children under 12 years can tuck into a main meal and a dessert for just R550 per child. Some options on the menu include seared fillet with mielie pap, onion, quail egg and beef crisp; sous vide pork belly with saffron pear, baby corn and baby onion; and Christmas tart with brandy, preserved cherry and cinnamon melk. Make sure you book in advance to secure your spot with a R500 deposit.

 

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The Grill Room at The Oyster Box (Umhlanga)

The Grill Room is hosting a Christmas Eve dinner as well as a Christmas Day lunch this year. Christmas Eve dinner will be from 6 to 9pm at a cost of R2,600 per person (no children under 12 years allowed), which includes a six-course menu and live music. The Christmas Day lunch is hosted on the Ocean Terrace and in the Grill Room and includes live music, a welcome drink on arrival and a festive menu that will leave your taste buds tingling! The cost is R2,600 per person and R1,900 for children under 12 years. Be sure to book well in advance to avoid disappointment.

 

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Little Havanna (Umhlanga)

Little Havanna is hosting a Christmas lunch for only R790 per person and R395 for children under 10 years. Each table is provided with a salad, bread and garnishes to share, as well as a plated starter that includes options like springbok carpaccio and camembert cigars. Thereafter indulge in a main harvest buffet table with options like maple cherry glazed gammon, slow-roasted baron of beef and grilled line fish with tomato and onion sauce. Then finish off with a plated dessert such as Christmas mixed fruit trifle or malva pudding with brandy custard.

 

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The Sugar Club (Umhlanga)

Enjoy an elegant Christmas dinner at The Beverly Hills Hotel at their iconic Sugar Club restaurant from 6:30 to 10pm for R1,950 per person and R975 per child from 5 to 12 years old. They are serving a buffet-style menu for starters, mains and dessert with options like marinated calamari with mango salsa, oxtail cooked in red wine with butter beans, and strawberries and cream Eaton Mess. Be sure to book well in advance to secure your spot!

 

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Hartford House (Mooi River)

If you’re in the Midlands, enjoy Christmas lunch at Hartford House for R1,100 per person. This includes a welcome drink of mulled wine cooler and a set five-course menu as well as a special gift of a mini Christmas fruit cake to take home and enjoy. Some of the courses include gin-cured Midlands trout, Midlands lamb rump and a mouthwatering plated dessert.

 

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Granny Mouse (Balgowan)

Enjoy a relaxed afternoon with family and friends at Granny Mouse for Christmas with a bistro-style menu available from 11am to 4pm with a variety of starters, mains and desserts on offer. Choose from options like a summer salad of prawns for starters, seven-hour lamb shoulder for mains and Belgian white chocolate and lavender crème brûlée for dessert. There is also a special kiddies’ menu available for ages 3 to 11 years.

 

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14 on Chartwell (Umhlanga)

Choose from two set lunch menus this Christmas. For R450, you can indulge in starters such as salt-and-pepper calamari, lamb riblets, and Caesar salad. Mains include lamb cutlets, peri-peri baby chicken and rump steak. Finish off with a delicious affogato. For R550, add avocado ritz to the list of starters, and fillet Florentine and seared salmon to the mains.

Have we missed a Christmas special in Durban? Let us know in the comments below.

Please note that while we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information, some prices and deals might change without our knowledge. Bookings are essential and these specials are subject to availability.