12 Dulwich-area pubs with 2026 Christmas prices, from £38 festive menus to £120 on Christmas Day, plus booking rules and hygiene ratings. Checked October 2026.
For Christmas Day in Dulwich, most people look first at the Rosendale in West Dulwich (£88 a head), the Florence opposite Brockwell Park (£103), the Half Moon in Herne Hill (£120) and the Great Exhibition in East Dulwich (£98). For a festive meal earlier in December, the Herne Tavern starts at £38.
Christmas Day menus here are almost all pre-order, and the popular sittings go first, so book early. Prices exclude service unless we say otherwise.
Open on Christmas Day
Christmas Day 2026 is a Friday. Besides the eight pubs below, the Plough at 381 Lordship Lane, SE22 8JJ, opens on Christmas Day from 12pm to 6pm and takes bookings for its Christmas set menu through its own website, according to its DesignMyNight listing. The Herne Tavern and the East Dulwich Tavern both list Christmas Day as closed.
1. The Rosendale, West Dulwich
The Rosendale is the big Victorian pub on Rosendale Road, and this year it says it is “also open on Christmas Day”. Its Christmas Day menu is £88 a head and starts with a glass of Henners English sparkling wine and a mushroom pâté crostini.
Then come four starters, five mains including roast turkey with pigs in blankets and a beef Wellington, puddings or British cheeses, and mince pies. The same Christmas brochure has a three-course festive menu for other December days.
Open Christmas Day 11am to 5pm; Christmas Day menu served 12pm to 4pm
Price Christmas Day £88; festive menu £42, or £31.50 Monday to Friday 12pm to 6pm
Booking pre-order only on Christmas Day; Christmas bookings by phone or email; optional 15% service
Call 020 8761 9008
Address 65 Rosendale Road, SE21 8EZ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 12 February 2025
Website therosendale.co.uk/christmas
Good for children's menu on request, vegan main, gardens, private rooms
2. The Commercial, Herne Hill
The Commercial is the pub on Railton Road beside Herne Hill station. Its Christmas menus page offers a five-course Christmas Day menu for £90.
It starts with sourdough, then a starter such as chicken liver and brandy parfait or celeriac and truffle soup. Mains include hand-carved turkey breast, blade of beef, duck breast, sea trout and a vegan root vegetable Wellington, then pudding, British cheeses and mini mince pies.
A glass of Prosecco is £6.50 extra, Champagne £12. The pub’s festive menu, served from 11 November, is three courses for £38.
Price Christmas Day 5 courses £90; festive menu 3 courses £38
Booking Christmas Day £25 per person deposit, balance and full pre-order by 1 December; festive menus £10 per person deposit, pre-order seven days ahead
Call 020 7733 8783
Address 210-212 Railton Road, SE24 0JT
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 3 December 2025
Website thecommercialhernehill.co.uk/christmas
Good for vegan main, beside Herne Hill station, Prosecco or Champagne add-on
3. The Victoria Inn, Peckham
The Victoria Inn on Choumert Road, off Rye Lane, says it dates from 1878 and now has boutique rooms upstairs. Its Christmas page promises “all of the Christmas traditions, none of the Christmas stress”.
The Christmas Day menu is three courses for £93, with butter-roasted turkey, roast duck, halibut, beef Wellington and two vegetarian mains. Colchester oysters are £4 each, and a children’s festive menu is available on request.
Price Christmas Day 3 courses £93; festive party menu 2 courses £39, 3 courses £43
Booking Christmas Day pre-order only; festive party menu for groups of four or more, pre-order only
Call 020 7639 5052
Address 77-79 Choumert Road, SE15 4AR
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 17 July 2025
Website victoriainnpeckham.com/christmas
Listing Our listing
Good for children's menu on request, vegan main, rooms upstairs, card only
4. The Great Exhibition, East Dulwich
The Great Exhibition on Crystal Palace Road says December “fills up fast round here”. Its Christmas Day menu is four courses for £98.
It opens with focaccia and chicken liver parfait, then a choice of three starters, and mains including beef Wellington, confit duck, roast turkey, sea trout vol-au-vent and a vegan lentil Wellington. A half lobster can be added for £35.
The festive dining menu for other days has turkey, Romney Marsh lamb or a mushroom Wellington.
Price Christmas Day 4 courses £98; festive menu 2 courses £35, 3 courses £39
Booking festive menu pre-order only; book through the pub's Christmas page
Call 020 8161 9918
Address 193 Crystal Palace Road, SE22 9EP
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 11 August 2025
Website greatexhibition.pub/christmas
Listing Our listing
Good for vegan main, lobster add-on, cheeseboard for two £25
5. The Florence, Herne Hill
The Florence faces Brockwell Park on Dulwich Road, and its Christmas page says “the turkey’s on your plate, the washing up isn’t”. The Christmas Day menu is three courses for £103: starters include seared scallops and smoked halibut, and mains include butter-roasted turkey, roast duck breast, halibut and beef Wellington.
The pub lists itself as dog friendly and family friendly, and offers a children’s festive menu on request.
Price Christmas Day 3 courses £103; festive party menu 2 courses £39, 3 courses £43
Booking Christmas Day pre-order only; festive party menu for groups of four or more, pre-order only
Call 020 7326 4987
Address 131-133 Dulwich Road, SE24 0NG
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 10 January 2026
Website florencehernehill.com/christmas
Good for children's menu on request, dogs welcome, vegan main, opposite Brockwell Park
6. The Crown and Greyhound, Dulwich Village
The Crown and Greyhound is the big pub in the middle of Dulwich Village, which reopened in March 2026 after a refurbishment. Its Christmas menus page offers a five-course Christmas Day menu for £110, served 12pm to 4pm according to a listing on ma.to.
Mains include hand-carved turkey breast, Black Angus beef Wellington, lemon sole, rack of lamb and a vegan root vegetable Wellington, with hors d’oeuvres to start and mini mince pies to finish. A glass of Prosecco is £6.50 extra, Champagne £12.
The festive menu, served from 11 November, is three courses for £49.
Open Christmas Day lunch 12pm to 4pm
Price Christmas Day 5 courses £110; festive menu 3 courses £49
Booking Christmas Day £25 per person deposit, balance and full pre-order by 1 December; festive menus £10 per person deposit, pre-order seven days ahead
Call 020 8299 4976
Address 73 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BJ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 1 December 2025
Website thecrownandgreyhound.co.uk/christmas
Good for vegan main, landscaped garden, Prosecco or Champagne add-on
7. The Prince Regent, Herne Hill
The Prince Regent is the Victorian corner pub on Dulwich Road. Its Christmas page offers “a four-course Christmas Day lunch, beginning with a glass of Prosecco on arrival”.
The Christmas Day menu is from £110 a head. Mains include Norfolk turkey, haunch of venison, stone bass and a vegan Wellington, served with roast potatoes, sprouts, cauliflower cheese and red cabbage for the table.
The Hereford beef fillet costs £10 more. The festive menu for other days is three courses from £43.
Open Christmas Eve 12pm to 11pm; Christmas Day 12pm to 6pm; Boxing Day 12pm to midnight
Price Christmas Day 4 courses from £110; festive menu 3 courses from £43
Booking online through the pub's Christmas page; discretionary 12.5% service
Call 020 4585 1040
Address 69 Dulwich Road, SE24 0NJ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 26 March 2025
Website theprinceregent.co.uk
Good for Prosecco on arrival, vegan main, private hire
8. The Half Moon, Herne Hill
The Half Moon is the Grade II listed 1896 Fuller’s pub at the corner of Half Moon Lane and Norwood Road. Its Christmas Day menu is £120 a head, the dearest here.
That includes a glass of English sparkling wine, two canapés each (a prawn cocktail vol-au-vent and a truffle cheese croquette), a starter, a main such as British turkey breast, a pudding, and roast potatoes for the table. A separate children’s Christmas Day menu is published.
For other December days the Christmas dining menu is two courses for £45.95 or three for £49.95.
Price Christmas Day £120; Christmas dining menu 2 courses £45.95, 3 courses £49.95
Booking online through the pub's Christmas page
Call 020 7616 5276
Address 10 Half Moon Lane, SE24 9HU
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 14 May 2026
Website halfmoonhernehill.co.uk/christmas
Good for children's Christmas Day menu, sparkling wine and canapés, listed building, buffet menu for parties
Festive menus in December
9. The Herne Tavern, East Dulwich
The Herne Tavern faces Peckham Rye Park on Forest Hill Road, and CAMRA lists it as a Real Heritage Pub for its 1930s interior. It is closed on Christmas Day, but its festive menu is three courses from £38, the lowest set price in this guide.
Mains are Norfolk turkey with pigs in blankets and chestnut stuffing, North Sea cod, confit duck leg or a vegan squash and chestnut Wellington. Pigs in blankets for the table are £7.
Open Christmas Eve 12pm to 11pm; Christmas Day closed; Boxing Day 12pm to 1am
Price festive menu 3 courses from £38; sirloin £8 extra
Booking through the pub's Christmas page; discretionary 12.5% service
Call 020 8299 9521
Address 2 Forest Hill Road, SE22 0RR
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 20 September 2023
Website urbanpubsandbars.com/christmas/the-herne-tavern
Good for heritage interior, garden, vegan main, private hire
10. East Dulwich Tavern, Lordship Lane
The East Dulwich Tavern sits on the corner of Lordship Lane and Grove Vale, with a 45-seat restaurant and a first-floor lounge. It is also closed on Christmas Day.
Its festive menu is three courses from £42, with the same choice as its sister pub the Herne Tavern: Norfolk turkey, cod, duck leg or a vegan Wellington, then sticky toffee pudding or Christmas pudding with clotted cream.
Open Christmas Eve 12pm to 11pm; Christmas Day closed; Boxing Day 12pm to 1am
Price festive menu 3 courses from £42; sirloin £8 extra
Booking through the pub's Christmas page; discretionary 12.5% service
Call 020 8161 0955
Address 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 20 January 2026
Website urbanpubsandbars.com/christmas/east-dulwich-tavern
Listing Our listing
Good for vegan main, first-floor lounge for groups, private hire
11. The Camberwell Arms, Camberwell
The Camberwell Arms calls itself a neighbourhood restaurant inside a 19th-century pub, and Harden’s rates its food “Very Good”. Its Christmas brochure serves Christmas “family style”, with dishes for the table to share.
The £58 Classic menu has roast pumpkin, glazed ham and Hereford sirloin with horseradish, then Camberwell Arms Christmas pie. The upstairs room takes up to 50 and offers Feasting (£68) and Banqueting (£80) menus.
Open Christmas menus 23 November to 23 December, not on Sundays
Price Classic menu £58; Feasting £68 and Banqueting £80 in the private room
Booking email enquiries@thecamberwellarms.co.uk; minimum two people, restaurant groups up to 14; ten days' notice for dietary needs
Call 020 7358 4364
Address 65 Camberwell Church Street, SE5 8TR
Hygiene rating 4, Food Standards Agency, 21 January 2026
Website thecamberwellarms.co.uk/christmas
Listing Our listing
Good for sharing menus, private dining room for 50, vegetarian and vegan served individually
12. Park’s Edge Bar and Kitchen, Herne Hill
Park’s Edge is a bar and restaurant on Norwood Road, a short walk from Herne Hill station and Brockwell Park. It lists signature and classic cocktails, wine and a rum list.
Its Christmas menu runs from Thursday 19 November 2026 at £59 a head. Supplements apply for a whole lemon sole (£15) or a 350g ribeye (£10).
It does not say whether it opens on Christmas Day.
Open Tue to Fri 5.30pm to 10.30pm; Sat 10am to 10.30pm; Sun 11am to 5pm; closed Monday
Price Christmas menu £59; lemon sole £15 extra, ribeye £10 extra
Booking online for groups up to eight with a £10 per person deposit; larger groups by phone or bookings@parksedgebnk.com
Call 020 8671 0306
Address 49-51 Norwood Road, SE24 9AA
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 27 September 2024
Website parksedgebarandkitchen.com
Good for cocktails, near Brockwell Park, near Herne Hill station
How we chose
These are the pubs and restaurants people across SE5, SE15, SE21, SE22 and SE24 book for Christmas, each with a 2026 Christmas menu with a price published on the venue’s own site, awards and listings such as CAMRA and Harden’s, and a Food Standards Agency hygiene rating of 3 or more. Every price comes from the menu each venue links from its own Christmas page, read on 29 October 2026. Menus and prices can change before December, so confirm when you book.
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For more locally, see things to do in Dulwich, what’s on in Dulwich this month, Dulwich Christmas markets, the Christmas lights switch-on, our guides to Dulwich pubs, restaurants, Sunday roasts and afternoon tea, and the Dulwich business directory.
Frequently asked questions
Which Dulwich pubs are open for Christmas dinner on Christmas Day 2026?
On their own websites, the Rosendale (£88), the Commercial (£90), the Victoria Inn (£93), the Great Exhibition (£98), the Florence (£103), the Crown and Greyhound (£110), the Prince Regent (from £110) and the Half Moon (£120) all publish a Christmas Day 2026 menu. The Plough on Lordship Lane also opens on Christmas Day, 12pm to 6pm.
How much is Christmas dinner in Dulwich in 2026?
Christmas Day menus at Dulwich-area pubs cost £88 to £120 a head. A festive menu on other December days is much cheaper: three courses from £38 at the Herne Tavern and the Commercial, £39 at the Great Exhibition and £42 at the Rosendale, which also offers £31.50 on weekdays.
Is the East Dulwich Tavern open on Christmas Day?
No. The East Dulwich Tavern and the Herne Tavern both list Christmas Day as closed. Both serve a festive menu through December, from £42 and £38 for three courses, and reopen on Boxing Day at 12pm.
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