This winter, enjoy a festive feast you won’t forget at our incredible restaurants and cafes. From a steaming hot chocolate and treats on the go, to turkey dinners and Christmas party venues, here in the heart of Exeter – we’ve got you covered!

Coal Kitchen

The perfect venue for all your seasonal celebrations, at Coal Kitchen you can expect a warm welcome this winter, along with a carefully curated Christmas menu, festive music, bubbles and cocktails. The Christmas menus start at £21.95pp and include roast turkey and all the trimmings, roast cod with root vegetables and lots of exciting options for veggies and vegans.

Chandos Deli

With the colder months on the way, there’s never been a better time to dine at Chandos Deli. With an array of hearty menu options, including their famously good cheese toasties, cinnamon buns and warming winter soups, whether you’re eating in or taking away, you can be sure that you’ll leave Chandos feeling cosy and comforted.

Starbucks

Hooray… the red cups are back, and they’re filled with some pretty exciting things! Making a welcome return are the toffee nut latte, egg nog latte and cinnamon latte, while new for this year you’ll find a tempting fudge brownie hot chocolate and caramel waffle latte. Christmas has hit the food menu at Starbucks too, with the ‘Tis the Season turkey sandwich, plant-based Very Merry Beyond Meat® sandwich and lots of fun festive sweet treats, too!

Lloyd’s Lounge

It doesn’t get much more exciting than a Christmas celebration at Lloyd’s Lounge. Enjoy a sumptuous two-course Christmas lunch or a sharing board loaded with your pick of festive tapas. Plus, back for another year are the wonderful winter chalets, which are bookable for groups of four to six guests, offering a unique private drinking and dining experience in the heart of Exeter. Each chalet comes with faux fur blankets, twinkling lights, and is set up ready for you to play your own music! 

Slim Chickens

Bored of turkey and in the mood for something naughty… and nice? Well, make your way down to Slim Chickens to try their brand new winter mac bowls and shakes. Choose from a Tender Mac & Cheese Bowl with chopped fried buttermilk tenders, or the hot and spicy Buffalo Mac & Cheese Bowl, both of which include extra cheesy mac & cheese served up with tasty Texas toast and a drink. Holy macaroni!

Coffee#1

Coffee#1 have really gone all out this year to bring you a fabulously festive feast. For nibbles, choose from an Irish cream roulade, Christmas loaf cake, giant mince pie, cinnamon Portuguese tart, chocolate orange friand or an adorable gingerbread man. For festive drinks, there’s a mint hot chocolate, snowball white hot chocolate, Irish cream latte, and festive gingerbread latte. Yum!

Snow House Bar & Domes 

Join us for festive drinks in the heart of Princesshay with the return of the Snow House Bar & domes. Open every day between 11am and 10pm, with a merry mix of fully covered and heated snow domes, outdoor seating, Christmas bar and festive favourites such as bratwursts, crepes and freshly made churros from the nearby market stalls. Find out more about the Snow House Bar here.

Nando’s 

We wish you a peri Christmas, we wish you a peri Christmas! We’re so excited to see that Nando’s has launched its Christmas menu – bringing Portuguese sunshine to the classic chicken dinner. Our favourite peri-peri gravy is back. Plus, there’s a new spiced clementine baste and a toffee apple-infused cider. Book in soon for chicken and spice and all things nice.

Costa

If it’s festive fayre you’re after, you’re sure to find it at Costa! A new Toffee Penny latte joins the menu alongside the Purple One latte, while cocoa fans will adore the new Terry’s Chocolate Orange and After Eight hot chocolates. For lunch there’s a bacon macaroni cheese toastie, pigs under blankets panini, turkey toastie (plus a vegan ‘turkee’ option), along with a pork and apple sausage roll and 15 (yes, really!) new festive snacks!