Christmas Parties in Colchester
Festive feasts at the gates of Colchester Castle
Celebrate the Season, Castle-Side
Looking for somewhere special for your Christmas party in Colchester? Celebrate with colleagues, friends or family at Cod of the Castle, right at the foot of Colchester Castle.
2 courses £29 | 3 courses £34
Christmas party bookings for 2026 are now open!
Christmas Meals & Group Bookings
Gather around a large table in our cosy restaurant and enjoy our specially created Christmas Party Menu — perfect for office Christmas meals, friends and family get-togethers.
Private Christmas Parties in Colchester
For bigger celebrations, book our private upstairs event space. Decorate the room, plug in your playlist and make it your own – ideal for work Christmas parties and private festive celebrations.
Christmas Party Menu
2 Courses - £29 | 3 Courses - £34
Available for groups of 6 or more 🙌🏼
Starters
Galleon Garlic Prawns
Juicy prawns sautéed in garlic, white wine, and a tomato chilli broth
Medieval Meatballs
Tender beef meatballs simmered in a arich tomato sauce, served with crusty bread and butter
Courtesan’s Calamari
Tender calamari, lightly fried, served with a crisp salad and our homemade tartar sauce
Castle’s Catch Fish Soup
A warming bowl of fresh fish soup, served with crusty bread and creamy butter
Halloumi Joust (v)
Halloumi skewers grilled to golden with peppers, served with mango sauce and chilli jam
Smoked Salmon Paté
With crusty bread and butter
Main Course
Festive Roast Dinner
A choice of either roast turkey or roast beef, served with goose fat roasted potatoes, honey glazed roasted carrots and parsnips, Yorkshire pudding and gravy
Pan-Fried Sea Bass
Fillets of sea bass served with beurre blanc sauce, prawns, and seasoned crushed potatoes
Mariner’s Mussels
Plump mussels steamed to perfection in your choice of either a velvety garlic and white wine broth, or a fiery tomato, basil, and coriander broth. Served with warm crusty bread and creamy butter
Chicken Skewers
Skewered and grilled, served with roasted vegatables and a veloute sauce
Tagliatelle of the Tides
A tangle of pasta with prawns, calamari, salmon, and mussels, in your choice of either a creamy garlic and white wine sauce or fiery tomato, basil, and coriander sauce
Hearth-Roasted Aubergine (v/ve)
Slow-roasted and richly filled with tomato, onion, and currants, this aubergine comes with rustic sautéed potatoes
Dessert
Christmas Pudding
Served with custard cream
Court Baker’s Cheesecake
A daily creation from the castle’s kitchen, served with vanilla ice cream
MERCHANT’S BAKLAVA
Sticky, nutty, and golden – a treasure from the East, served with vanilla ice cream
The Ice Cream Treasury
Choose any three scoops of locally made ice cream or sorbet, sourced from Saffron Walden.
Your choice of:
Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Lemon Curd Meringue, Blackberry, Expresso Coffee Bean, Salted Caramel, Lemon Sorbet (ve), Elderflower Sorbet (ve)
Book Your Christmas Party
Ready to get festive? We’d love to host your Christmas celebration at the foot of Colchester Castle. To check availability for your office party, family get-together or festive meal, call 01206 767136, email hello@codofthecastle.co.uk, or send us an enquiry below.