Imagine tucking into a full Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, not for a formal evening meal, but for a relaxed and utterly delicious weekend brunch. This is the festive reality now on offer at The Table Café in Southwark, which has launched one of London's most inventive seasonal menus.
A Festive Feast for Brunch
The sustainably-minded café, which also has a branch in Battersea, is serving its Christmas brunch throughout December. Priced at an accessible £25 per person, the menu includes canapés, a main course, and a dessert. For groups of eight or more, you can upgrade to include a mimosa for £30 per head.
The experience begins with a trio of festive canapés designed to set the tone. Guests are treated to beetroot cured salmon, chestnut falafel with cranberry sauce, and free-range pigs in blankets. This initial offering ensures there's a delightful bite for every preference.
Creative Mains and a Standout Vegan Option
The centrepiece of the menu is a cleverly conceived Festive Full English breakfast. This hearty plate combines classic brunch items with Christmas dinner essentials, featuring free-range eggs, maple-cured bacon, more pigs in blankets, roast Brussels sprouts, stuffed mushrooms, black pudding, homemade cranberry ketchup, a hash brown, beans, sourdough, and a surprising yet welcome drizzle of turkey gravy.
For vegetarians, the meat is swapped for robust alternatives like chestnut, leek and sage mushrooms, and sweet potato rounds. However, the true showstopper for one reporter was the Vegan Pumpkin Pancakes. Served as a main with savoury toppings such as mushroom, leek, sage, avocado, truffle oil, poached free-range eggs, and parmesan, this dish was so impressive it inspired a desire to request the recipe.
Indulgent Desserts to Complete the Experience
Choosing a dessert presents a genuinely difficult decision, with options ranging from sticky toffee waffles to spiced poached pear pancakes. The classic Christmas pudding, drenched in a blackcurrant and brandy cream, offers pure indulgence.
Yet, the Eggnog Trifle emerges as a standout. This rich and velvety dessert, layered with mascarpone, homemade amaretti biscuits, and spiced winter berries, perfectly captures the essence of Christmas in a glass.
Overall, The Table's Christmas Brunch delivers a warm, creative, and affordable festive experience. It is the perfect solution for brunch lovers who want all the joy and flavour of Christmas without the stress and preparation of a traditional sit-down dinner.
The Christmas brunch menu is available Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM, and Saturday and Sunday from 9 AM to 4 PM. The Southwark branch is located at 83 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0HX.
