Celebrate Christmas at The Tickled Trout

Join us for a Vintage Christmas

We invite you to join us for a Vintage Christmas this festive season.

Enjoy freshly prepared menus featuring the finest seasonal, local ingredients, complemented by award-winning Balfour Wines, craft beers, and Christmas cocktails - perfect for enhancing your celebrations.

Celebrate with us for a festive party, Boxing Day feast or New Year’s celebration. Please note we are now fully booked for Christmas Day.

Plus look out for our special family activities, on our what's on page.

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Our festive menus

If you're joining us for a festive party with colleagues or friends, our chefs have been hard at work perfecting our Christmas menus for you.

Enjoy freshly prepared menus featuring the finest seasonal, local ingredients, complemented by award-winning Balfour Wines, craft beers, and Christmas cocktails - perfect for enhancing your celebrations.

Scroll down to view our 2024 festive menus.

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CHRISTMAS PARTY MENU

TO START

Curried butternut squash & carrot soup,

sourdough, herb oil (ve/gfo)

Chestnut & cranberry scotch egg,

pan-fried wild mushrooms (gf)

Bloody Mary prawn cocktail,

iceberg lettuce, apple, brown bread (gfo)

Pressed ham hock & quince terrine,

festive chutney, crostini (gfo)

MAINS

Lemon & thyme roasted turkey crown,

duck fat roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, sage & onion stuffing, turkey gravy (gfo)

Chestnut & cranberry nut roast,

roast potatoes, red wine jus (ve/gf)

Slow-braised beef short rib,

bone marrow mashed potatoes, red wine jus (gf)

Almond & herb crusted salmon,

fondant potato, saffron & chive butter sauce (gf)

For the table

Clementine & hazelnut sprouts, stock pot carrots, honey roasted parsnips, festive spiced braised red cabbage

DESSERT

Clementine Christmas pudding,

brandy custard

Dark chocolate brownie,

cherry ice cream, cherry compote (ve/gf)

Baileys & white chocolate cheesecake,

honeycomb ice cream (gf)

Artisan cheese plate,

spiced chutney & crackers (gfo)

£5pp supplement

£40 per person

Our Opening Hours

23rd December: Kitchen 12pm – 9pm | Bar 12pm –  10pm

Christmas Eve: Kitchen 12pm – 9pm. Bar 12pm – 10pm

Christmas Day: Christmas Lunch reservations only.

Boxing Day: Kitchen 12pm – 6pm | Bar 12pm – 7pm

27th December – 28th December: Kitchen 12pm – 9pm | Bar 12pm – 10pm

29th December: Kitchen 12pm – 8pm | Bar 12pm – 9pm

30th December: Kitchen 12pm – 9pm | Bar 12pm – 10pm

New Year’s Eve: Kitchen 12pm – 9pm. Bar 12pm – 1am

New Year’s Day: Kitchen 12pm – 6pm. Bar 11am – 7pm.

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CONTACT US

01622 814 717

VISIT US

Lower Rd, Maidstone ME15 0PE

OPENING TIMES

Monday-Friday
Breakfast 08.00 - 10.30
Lunch Midday - 15.00
Dinner 17.30 - 20.45

Saturday
Breakfast 08.00-10.30
Lunch & Dinner Midday - 20:45

Sunday
Breakfast 08.00-10.30
Lunch & Dinner Midday - 19.45

We ask you to arrive 15 minutes before the end of service to ensure we can accommodate your order.