Christmas Day lunch around Ilford costs £49.99 to £104.95 at six pubs and steakhouses, with festive menus from £15.49. Updated 10 November 2026.
Nine pubs and restaurants around Ilford publish a Christmas 2026 menu, and this guide puts their prices, deposits and booking deadlines in one place. For Christmas Day the names most people land on are the King George V in Gants Hill (four courses for £49.99), the two Toby Carveries at Snaresbrook and Woodford (£74.99 and £72.99), the Cuckfield in Wanstead (£95) and the two Miller & Carter steakhouses (£104.95). Festive menus earlier in December start at £15.49. Every entry was checked against the venue’s own site on 10 November 2026.
Prices exclude service charges unless we say otherwise.
Christmas Day under £75: Gants Hill, Snaresbrook and Woodford
1. The King George V, Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill
The King George V is the Greene King pub on Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill. Its Christmas Day page gives four courses for £49.99 on 25 December 2026, the lowest Christmas Day price on this list.
The pub names pigs in blankets, cranberry-topped Brie wedges and Marie Rose king prawns among the dishes and says there are meat-free options. Pre-orders opened on 21 October and are taken online through a link sent by email after booking.
No new bookings are accepted after 18 December; after that the pub asks you to ring.
Price Christmas Day 4 courses £49.99
Booking Christmas Day deposit £10 an adult, £10 a child; full payment by 1 December 2026, menu choices by 11 December; deposits non-refundable from 11 December
Address 645 Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, IG2 6SX
Website greeneking.co.uk/pubs/essex/king-george-v/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for lowest Christmas Day price here, meat-free options
2. Toby Carvery Woodford, Southend Road
Toby Carvery Woodford is on Southend Road, Woodford Green. Its Christmas Day menu page prices Christmas Day dining at £72.99, with the carvery at the centre of the meal.
The festive menu for the rest of the season costs from £15.79 Monday to Friday, £17.79 on Saturdays and £20.79 on Sundays. Toby’s deposit policy asks £10 a head for every Christmas Day guest whatever the party size.
Price Christmas Day £72.99; festive menu from £15.79 Mon to Fri, £17.79 Sat, £20.79 Sun
Booking Christmas Day £10 a head deposit, full payment and pre-order by 1 December; festive menu £5 a head for parties of 12 or more
Address Southend Road, Woodford Green, IG8 8LG
Website tobycarvery.co.uk/restaurants/london/woodfordgreenessex/menus/christmasdaymenu
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Good for carvery on Christmas Day, low weekday festive price
3. Toby Carvery Snaresbrook (the Eagle), Hollybush Hill
The Toby Carvery at Snaresbrook occupies the Eagle, the pub on Hollybush Hill across the road from Eagle Pond, a few minutes from Snaresbrook station. Its Christmas Day menu page gives £74.99 for Christmas Day, built around the carvery.
The festive menu runs from £15.49 Monday to Friday, £17.49 on Saturdays and £20.49 on Sundays. The deposit rules are the same as at Woodford: £10 a head for Christmas Day, with full payment and pre-orders due by 1 December.
Price Christmas Day £74.99; festive menu from £15.49 Mon to Fri, £17.49 Sat, £20.49 Sun
Booking Christmas Day £10 a head deposit, full payment and pre-order by 1 December; festive menu £5 a head for parties of 12 or more
Address 73 Hollybush Hill, Snaresbrook, E11 1PE
Website tobycarvery.co.uk/restaurants/london/snaresbrooklondon/menus/christmasdaymenu
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Good for carvery on Christmas Day, by Eagle Pond, near Snaresbrook station
Christmas Day in Wanstead
4. The Cuckfield, High Street, Wanstead
The Cuckfield is the pub at 31 High Street, Wanstead. Its Christmas Day menu is five courses for £95, starting with hors d’oeuvres for the table (whisky-smoked salmon rillettes, a Camembert and fig tartlet, truffled mushroom crostini).
Starters include pan-seared scallops and celeriac and truffle soup; mains are hand-carved turkey breast, Black Angus beef Wellington, lamb rack, lemon sole or a vegan root vegetable Wellington, served with roast potatoes, sprouts with chestnuts and red cabbage. Christmas pudding with Cointreau butter and a chocolate salted caramel yule log are among the desserts, and mince pies finish the meal.
A glass of Prosecco adds £6.50, Champagne £12.
Price Christmas Day 5 courses £95; Prosecco £6.50, Champagne £12 extra
Booking Christmas Day deposit £25 a head, balance and pre-order by 1 December; deposits non-refundable within 14 days of the booking
Call 020 8989 1913
Address 31 High Street, Wanstead, E11 2AA
Website thecuckfieldwanstead.co.uk/menus/christmas-day-menu
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Good for five courses, vegan main, Prosecco or Champagne add-on
Miller & Carter: Newbury Park and Woodford Green
The two Miller & Carter steakhouses in the borough share one Christmas Day menu, priced at £104.95 a head at both. It opens with sourdough to share, then starters including a prawn and smoked salmon cocktail, duck parfait with a duck bon bon, a twice-baked cauliflower and Camembert soufflé, or slow-roasted tomato soup. Mains include a turkey paupiette, pan-fried duck and a 10oz filet mignon or ribeye topped with scallops and samphire; desserts include Christmas pudding with brandy sauce, sticky toffee pudding and a cheese selection. There are vegetarian and vegan dishes. A Young Guest Christmas Day menu for children aged 12 and under costs from £47.95. Both take a £10 a head deposit on every Christmas Day table, with full payment and pre-orders by 1 December.
5. Miller & Carter Newbury Park (the Dick Turpin), Aldborough Road North
This is the steakhouse in the old Dick Turpin pub on Aldborough Road North at Aldborough Hatch. Its Christmas page carries the Christmas Day menu above.
On other December days the festive menu is two courses from £33.50 or three from £37.50, served all day Sunday to Friday and from 12pm to 5pm on Saturdays.
Price Christmas Day £104.95, Young Guest menu from £47.95; festive menu 2 courses from £33.50, 3 courses from £37.50
Booking Christmas Day £10 a head deposit on all tables, full payment and pre-order by 1 December; festive menu £10 a head for tables of 7 or more, 12 to 24 December; Boxing Day £10 a head for tables of 5 or more
Address Aldborough Road North, Newbury Park, IG2 7TD
Website millerandcarter.co.uk/restaurants/london/millerandcarternewburypark/christmas
Good for steak on Christmas Day, children's Christmas Day menu, vegan choices
6. Miller & Carter Woodford Green, High Road
The Woodford Green branch is at 393 to 395 High Road, Woodford Green. It serves the same £104.95 Christmas Day menu and the same festive menu from £33.50 for two courses, and its booking information gives the same deposit rules as Newbury Park.
Price Christmas Day £104.95, Young Guest menu from £47.95; festive menu 2 courses from £33.50, 3 courses from £37.50
Booking Christmas Day £10 a head deposit on all tables, full payment and pre-order by 1 December; festive menu £10 a head for tables of 7 or more, 12 to 24 December
Address 393-395 High Road, Woodford Green, IG8 0XG
Website millerandcarter.co.uk/restaurants/london/millerandcarterwoodfordgreen/menus/christmasdaymenu
Good for steak on Christmas Day, children's Christmas Day menu, vegan choices
Festive menus in December
7. Provender, High Street, Wanstead
Provender is the French restaurant on Wanstead High Street, opened in 2012; it describes its cooking as “contemporary French” and says it has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2012. Its menu page links a Christmas prix fixe, uploaded in October 2026, at £35 for two courses at lunch and £42 for three courses at lunch or dinner.
The dishes include smoked and beetroot-cured salmon with horseradish cream, a herb-crusted fillet of cod with crab cake, venison cottage pie, and a turkey plate with chestnut stuffing, Brussels sprouts, red cabbage, hasselback potato and cranberry sauce. A discretionary 12.5% service charge is added.
The menu does not say whether it covers Christmas Day, so ask when booking.
Open last bookings Mon to Thu 9.30pm, Fri and Sat 10pm, Sun 8.30pm, from 12pm daily
Price Christmas prix fixe lunch 2 courses £35, lunch or dinner 3 courses £42; 12.5% discretionary service charge
Call 020 8530 3050
Address 17 High Street, Wanstead, E11 2AA
Website provenderlondon.co.uk/provender-menu
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Good for French cooking, Bib Gourmand (restaurant's own claim), turkey or fish
8. The Cricketers, High Road, Woodford Green
The Cricketers is the McMullen pub on the High Road near Woodford Green, which the brewery says has been “part of the McMullen family of inns since 1898”. Its pub page links a festive menu at £22.95 for two courses or £26.95 for three, served from 1 November but not on Christmas Day, with children aged 12 and under at half price.
On Christmas Day the pub opens from 11.30am to 3pm for drinks, with the kitchen closed; on Boxing Day food is served from 12pm to 8pm.
Open Christmas Eve 12pm to midnight, food to 6pm; Christmas Day 11.30am to 3pm, no food; Boxing Day 12pm to 10.30pm, food to 8pm
Price festive menu 2 courses £22.95, 3 courses £26.95; children 12 and under half price
Booking £5 a head deposit for the festive menu
Call 020 8504 2734
Address 299-301 High Road, Woodford Green, IG8 9HQ
Website mcmullens.co.uk/cricketerswoodford
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Good for car park, dogs welcome, garden, wheelchair accessible
9. The Beehive Harvester, Beehive Lane, Redbridge
The Beehive is the Harvester on Beehive Lane, between Redbridge and Gants Hill. Its Christmas page prices the festive menu at £21.49 and offers Christmas Day click and collect for anyone eating at home.
The restaurant takes Christmas Day bookings, but its site does not print a Christmas Day price, so ask when booking. Breakfast with Santa runs on 5, 6, 12, 13 and 19 to 24 December at £12.99 a child (£13.99 on Christmas Eve).
Price festive menu £21.49; Breakfast with Santa £12.99 a child, £13.99 on Christmas Eve
Booking Christmas Day £10 a head deposit, full payment and pre-order by 1 December; festive menu £5 a head for parties of 12 or more
Address Beehive Lane, Redbridge, IG4 5DR
Website harvester.co.uk/restaurants/london/thebeehiveilford/christmasbookings
Good for Christmas Day click and collect, Breakfast with Santa, families
How we chose
These are the pubs and restaurants in the Ilford, Wanstead and Woodford area that publish a 2026 Christmas menu with a price you can check. Prices, dates and deposit rules come from each venue’s own site and menu, first on 1 November and again on 10 November 2026; the Miller & Carter prices come from the menu PDFs linked on each restaurant’s Christmas Day page. Two well-known places did not make the list. The Duke in Wanstead still links its 2025 Christmas party menu, and the Bull in Wanstead has a Christmas page with events but no menu prices. Check with the venue before booking, as festive menus can change.
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More in Ilford at Christmas: Ilford Christmas lights switch-on, the Ilford Christmas market, Santa’s grottos, Christmas at Valentines Mansion, Christmas travel and closures, things to do in Ilford, what’s on this month and pubs in our business directory.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I have Christmas dinner in Ilford on Christmas Day 2026?
Six places on this list publish a Christmas Day 2026 price: the King George V in Gants Hill (four courses £49.99), Toby Carvery Woodford (£72.99), Toby Carvery Snaresbrook (£74.99), the Cuckfield in Wanstead (five courses £95), and Miller & Carter at Newbury Park and Woodford Green (£104.95 each, Young Guest menu from £47.95). The Beehive Harvester in Redbridge takes Christmas Day bookings and Christmas Day click and collect but does not print a Christmas Day price. The Cricketers in Woodford Green opens for drinks on Christmas Day with the kitchen closed.
Which pubs in Ilford are open on Christmas Day 2026?
Christmas Day 2026 is a Friday. The King George V in Gants Hill, the Toby Carveries at Snaresbrook and Woodford, the Cuckfield on Wanstead High Street and the Beehive Harvester in Redbridge all take Christmas Day lunch bookings, as do the Miller & Carter steakhouses at Newbury Park and Woodford Green. The Cricketers in Woodford Green opens from 11.30am to 3pm for drinks only. Most want full payment and a pre-order by 1 December.
How much is a Christmas meal in Ilford in 2026?
On other December days a festive menu costs from £15.49 at Toby Carvery Snaresbrook and £15.79 at Toby Carvery Woodford on weekdays, £21.49 at the Beehive Harvester, £22.95 for two courses at the Cricketers, £33.50 for two courses at Miller & Carter, and £35 for a two-course Christmas lunch at Provender in Wanstead. Christmas Day runs from £49.99 to £104.95 a head.
Do I need to pay a deposit for Christmas Day?
Yes, at every place here that takes Christmas Day bookings. Toby Carvery, the Beehive Harvester and both Miller & Carters take £10 a head, with full payment and pre-orders by 1 December. The Cuckfield takes £25 a head. The King George V takes £10 for each adult and child, with full payment by 1 December, and deposits become non-refundable on 11 December.
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