With the festive season just around the corner, here are the restaurants in the Tayside and Fife areas of Scotland where you can order food for Christmas.
Whether you love to stay at home or enjoy changing up traditions and going out for Christmas, nothing tastes better than the feast of the day being cooked up by someone else.
That someone else could quite easily be a top chef from your favourite restaurant as many venues are now offering their own Christmas Day dinner options which can be delivered straight to your door.
And to bring a little sparkle and luxury to your day, these venues from across Fife, Angus, Dundee, Perthshire, and the rest of Scotland will do the majority of the hard work, so you don’t have to.
See our list of eateries offering Christmas dinner at home below…
Achray House Hotel – Crieff, Perthshire
Taking the stress out of Christmas Day cooking, Achray House in Perthshire has launched an Achray’s At Home Christmas Box.
Featuring a three-course Christmas meal delivered a few days before Christmas – priced at £99 for two people, and additional covers at £35 per person.
For starter you can expect smoked salmon caper, shallot and lemon. As well as vegetable soup and a twice baked cheese soufflé, accompanied by brown bread and butter.
Following on from this, enjoy a main course consisting of either turkey, sirloin of scotch beef or honey roasted ham, served with roast potatoes, creamed savoy cabbage, hone carrots and parsnips, pigs in blankets, apricot and pistachio stuffing and gravy.
Last but not least you can choose between a trio of desserts of sticky toffee pudding with a toffee sauce, yule log with praline mousse, or a Strathearn cheese selection and biscuits.
This box arrives semi prepared and contains chef’s instruction to finish off and home and enjoy.
Vegetarian and other dietary requirements can also be catered for.
Contact details – Call: 01764 685 320 or email: admin@achrayhouse.com
Bookings available up until December 11
The Seafood Ristorante – St Andrews, Fife
If you love something different at Christmas then be sure to treat yourself to a Christmas hamper for two from St Andrew’s The Seafood Ristorante.
Offering a pre-starter of Smoked Salmon followed by a starter of duck terrine with winter fruit chutney and homemade brioche. A “Wellington” style sea trout with smoked haddock and leek gratin for main course and a Christmas classic sherry trifle for dessert.
Priced at £95 for two, additional extras including St Andrews farmhouse cheddar, potato dauphinoise or green beans with hazelnuts can be added for a small price.
Customers can collect the offering from the restaurant directly on December 22 or can have it delivered on December 23.
Contact details – Call: 01334 479 475 or email: dine@theseafoodristorante.com
East Neuk Cooks – East Neuk, Fife
Due to her success last year, Stacy Marshall who runs East Neuks Cooks is providing a Christmas dinner to your door.
The meal-in-a-tray Christmas special for one person has three courses – a sweet potato and ginger soup, traditional turkey main course with all the trimmings, and a homemade Christmas pudding with brandy sauce for dessert.
Priced at £27.50 this Christmas meal is a convenient meal option, and has a vegetarian alternative.
Delivering to the whole Fife area on December 22 December 23, this tray is designed to make cooking at home quick and easy. All customers have to do is reheat the food in the comfort of their own home and enjoy.
Contact details – Call: 07969 208 497 or email: orders@eastneukcooks.com
Bookings available up until December 1
The WeeCOOK Kitchen – Carnoustie, Angus
They may not be offering the full works for delivery, but The WeeCOOK Kitchen in Carnoustie is serving up a delicious range of hot takeaway Christmas dinner specials on their menu, and, they’re also cooking up a set menu from December 2 to December 24.
From festive pies to a three-course feast with dishes including haggis pakora, retro brie, Souvlaki kebabs, fish and chips, Christmas pudding and chocolate brownie available, there’s plenty to tuck into.
The dishes are also available for sit-in, drive-thru collection or can also be delivered in Carnoustie, Dundee and the local areas.
Contact Details: Call: 01382 533 671 or email: weecook@yahoo.co.uk
Forgan’s – Broughty Ferry, Dundee
If you are looking for something a little special, Forgan’s in Broughty Ferry is providing a Christmas day feast box for six people.
From canapes, to traditional turkey wellington with all the trimmings, to Christmas puds and a coveted cheeseboard, Forgan’s feast box can be enjoyed in the comfort of your home.
At £180 this experience provides simple cooking instructions to follow on the day, which you can collect from their venue on December 23.
Contact details – Call: 01382 735 870
Bookings available up until December 14
The Newport Restaurant – Newport
Taking the stress out of cooking, The Newport Restaurant are offering a ‘Christmas at Home’ five course menu for two.
With snacks, terrine, ravioli, a main course with all the trimmings, chocolate fondant dessert and a cheese selection of your choice, this meal has everything required to make Christmas dinner memorable.
With a choice of beef wellington, turkey, pescatarian and vegetarian options this luxury meal is priced at £150 and can be collected on December 24.
Contact details – Call: 01382 541 449 or email: enquires@thenewportrestaurant.co.uk
The Harbour Cafe – Fife
Offering an alternative Christmas meal, The Harbour Cafe in Fife are promoting their Festive Box which is made up entirely of seafood.
Containing a selection of fish based dishes including trout caviar blinis, mini crab cakes and creel-caught Scottish langoustines, this box is priced at £60 per person.
This selection can be order for up to 8 people, with a donation of £1 per box purchased to Hospitality Action.
Contact details – Email: enquiries@theharbourcafe.co.uk
Bookings available up until December 17
Home X’s Christmas by Nico – Scotland wide
You’ve probably heard of chef Nico Simone and his popular Six by Nico restaurants which offer up affordable tasting menu concepts.
After its lockdown success, Christmas by Nico is back with a dinner for two.
The four-course meal can be accompanied by wine and a Scottish cheese board for an additional cost.
Boxes are delivered on December 22 or December 23, and guide you through the cooking process to create a full Christmas meal with all the trimmings and spiced sticky toffee pudding for dessert.
The box costs £100 and has a vegetarian alternative available to order on their website, too.
Contact details: Call: 0141 732 0024 or email: customersupport@home-x.com
Kate’s Bespoke Catering – North-east
Due to popular demand Kate and Liam from Kate’s Bespoke Catering are offering Christmas Lunch boxes for a second year.
Priced at £35 per person, these Christmas boxes come fully prepared and only required heating at home.
For starters you can find a chicken terrine followed by a stuffed turkey escalope with all the trimmings. And ending the meal with a clementine panna cotta some of Kate’s homemade shortbread.
With various collection points along the north-east, these Christmas boxes can be collected on Christmas Eve, removing some of the stress of Christmas cooking.
Contact Details: Call: 07873 633 360 or email: info@katesbespokecatering.com
Bookings available up until December 18
