Annual Christmas Lunch
Friday 18th December 2026 at:
The Paignton Club, 1 The Esplanade, Paignton TQ4 6ED.

Menu Options
Starters
Homemade Seasonal Vegetable Soup V/VG/GF
Chefs’ own traditionally made soup, served with breaded croutons
Classic Brussels Pate GFA
Served with seasonal salad and accompanied with toast
Stilton and Red Onion Tart V
Stilton and red onion in a short crust pastry oven baked until perfectly golden
Creamy Garlic Mushrooms V (vegan option available)
Sauteed mushrooms finished in a creamy garlic sauce
Traditional Royal Greenland Luxury Prawn Cocktail
Prawns served on a bed of iceberg lettuce and topped with a homemade seafood sauce
Main Event
Roast Breast of Turkey GFA
Hand carved and served with pigs in blankets, sage and onion stuffing
and chef’s traditional gravy
Slow Roasted Topside of Beef GFA
Hand carved, served with Yorkshire pudding and a traditional pan gravy
A Duo of Meats, Turkey and Topside of Beef GFA
Hand Carved and served with today’s gravy and a Yorkshire Pudding
Fillet of Atlantic Caught Salmon GFA
Pan fried, served with a white wine and prawn sauce and accompanied by new potatoes
A Duo of Spicy Aromatic Garden Cakes V/VG/GF
A mix of broad beans, peas and spinach in a herb breadcrumb, served with a tomato concasse
Luxury Nut Roast V/VG/GF
Served with a creamy mushroom sauce or a vegan gravy
All main courses are served with seasonal vegetables and roast potatoes
Sweet Endings
Traditional Christmas Pudding
Served with a delicious brandy sauce
Winter Berry Eton Mess V
With whipped Chantilly cream with winter berries and meringue
opped with a raspberry sauce
Chefs’ Individual Lemon Tart V/VG/GF
Served with a winterberry compote and Chantilly cream
Classic Cheese Plate V/GFA
Cheddar, stilton & Brie with crackers, celery and red onion chutney
3 Course menu £35.00 - Subsidised for Members of the Paignton Branch RBL to £25.00
Don’t forget our traditional raffle
Please complete the booking form sent to all members by email or.
contact the Membership Secretary at [email protected] for details
