How much?! Heston Blumenthal whacks up Christmas Dinner price

Heston Blumenthal’s Christmas Dinner is set to be a memorable experience – if you can afford the luxury meal.

The price of Heston Blumenthal’s Christmas Dinner at the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, has increased this year.

Foodies can get the ten-course culinary experience for a whopping £450.

The TV chef put up the price of the festive dinner by £25 from £425 last year.

It used to cost £395 in 2022 – meaning the price has increased by £55 in two years.

But before getting their hands on the food at the triple Michelin star restaurant, diners will have to pay upfront.

This is now considered a standard practice for Christmas dinners in the UK hospitality industry which has been plagued by guest no-shows and dine-and-dash incidents.

What’s on the Fat Duck menu this year?

As you might expect, it does things a little differently.

So there is no roast turkey.

The festive dinner is not available on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Boxing Day, or on Mondays and Tuesdays.

The Christmas Experience at the restaurant which Heston has run since 1995 is available between November 27 and December 22.

The luxury menu boasts ten courses of Heston’s signature minimalist food.

To kick things off, first up is Christmas Tipples made using nitro-poached aperitifs, snowball, Bucks Fizz and Bristol Cream.

This is followed by the aerated beetroot with horseradish cream, a pine tonic of botanicals and roast scallop with white chocolate and caviar.

The main courses are called Twas The Night Before Christmas which is short rib of beef, lardo do colonnata, dried fruits, gold carrot and sherry.

The other main is King’s Venison from around 1066, served with beetroot, chestnuts, Brussels sprouts, black truffle and umbles.

Diners will be served cheese, nuts and port, followed by Black Forest gateau.

The final course is called Like a Kid in a Sweetshop.

A spokesperson for Fat Duck said the Christmas experience is available to book now.

They said: ”The festive period is one full of wonderment and anticipation.

‘Join us on the fortunes of Christmas, along the way there’ll be sprouts, chocolate, guilty pleasures, baubles, mulled wine, indulgence and magical transformations.

‘However you celebrate it, yuletide is a time full of memories and emotions.

‘Come prepared for excitement, joy, discovery and some nice surprises – after all, isn’t that what Christmas is all about?’

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