But December 25 needn’t always be a date to spend sequestered in the kitchen, as many restaurants and pubs are open for the big occasion. Here are nine of this year's best Christmas Day menus in Sheffield.
5. The Old Vicarage, Ridgeway
Chef Tessa Bramley's Old Vicarage takes the fine dining approach to Christmas Day lunch - roast saddle of lowland roe deer was on the menu in a previous year, alongside a lengthy wine flight. Photo: The Old Vicarage
6. The Cricket Inn, Totley
"You couldn’t have done anything better to make our day complete," raves a testimonial praising the Cricket Inn's Christmas Day offering in its 2019 brochure. Photo: Marisa Cashill
7. The Florentine, Ranmoor
The Florentine's Christmas Day menu runs to £75 per person - king prawn and poached lobster salad, roasted butternut squash and chestnut mushroom pie, and dark chocolate and cherry roulade are listed this year as well as the usual turkey, trimmings and Christmas pudding. Photo: Chris Etchells
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Browns in St Paul's Place might be a chain but it is open on Christmas Day, with a notably thoughtful five-course set menu for £80. Photo: Google