10 of the best Christmas dinners in Birmingham for 2025

There are loads of reasons to look forward to Christmas every year - spending time with your favourite people, festive films, and mountains of mince pies. Let’s be honest, though - the best thing about Christmas is the food. Juicy roast turkey, crispy pigs in blankets, creamy potato dauphinoise - just thinking about it makes our stomachs rumble.

But if you’re anything like us, those big festive family meals at home can get a little out of hand. If you love eating, but you can’t face the mountain of washing up and the arguments over who’s cooking what, perhaps it’s time to think about letting someone else do the hard work.

That’s where our guide to the best Christmas dinners in Birmingham comes in. Birmingham being the exciting culinary centre that it is, there are loads of brilliant restaurants cooking traditional Christmas dinner over the festive period. Heading out for a Christmas dinner doesn’t even have to be expensive - lots of our favourite festive feasts are actually impressively affordable, so you can treat your loved ones, or colleagues, to a meal out this Christmas.

Scroll down and you’ll find everything from traditional Christmas roast dinners - golden roast turkeys, crispy potatoes, and crucially, pigs in blankets galore - as well as some more creative, international options that celebrate the diversity of food in Birmingham. Whatever you’re craving, there’s something here to make your season merry and bright.

Grab your diary, have a scroll through our guide, and get your Birmingham Christmas dinner booked nice and early: because the only thing better than great food is not having to cook it yourself.

Gaucho Birmingham

What: Gaucho really nails everything we want from a Christmas dinner location - gorgeous, luxurious interiors, atmosphere, and a festive menu packed with high quality steak and comfort food. Yes, there’s still a ballotine of turkey with beef fat roasties if you want to keep it classic, but otherwise, we recommend getting stuck into Gaucho favourites like the classic burger, ancho steak and chocolate brownie.
Where: 55 Colmore Row, B3 2AA
How much: Three courses for £45
Book now: Gaucho Birmingham

1900 Restaurants at Edgbaston Park Hotel Birmingham

What: Edgbaston Park Hotel is a popular spot for festive food over the Christmas period - the in-house 1900 Restaurant does justice to the classics with some honest cookery. At just £36 for a three course lunch, 1900 offers brilliant value for money, as well as dishes like roast parsnip and apple soup, as well as a traditional roast turkey dinner, and you also have the option of festive afternoon tea, larger Christmas dinner celebrations, and even seasonal canapes if you’re booking a private party.
Where: Edgbaston Park Hotel Birmingham, 53 Edgbaston Park Road, B15 2RS
How much: Lunch three courses for £36, Dinner three courses for £63
Book now: Edgbaston Park Hotel Birmingham

Mowgli Street Food Birmingham

What: Mowgli has perfected the art of the great Christmas dinner, pairing vibrant Indian street food with magical interiors, festooned with twinkling fairy lights and decorations. Come Christmas, Mowgli offers stacked tiffin boxes, cinnamon-spiced mocktails and a Christmas feasting menu starring signature dishes like yoghurt chat bombs, gunpowder chicken and an array of delicious curries.
Where: 30 Grand Central, Stephenson Place, B2 4BF
How much: £40 per person
Book now: Mowgli Street Food Birmingham

The Goat King

What: In a city that boasts perhaps the best Indian food in the country, The Goat King is a genuine hidden gem, serving some absolutely astonishing Indian cooking right in the heart of the city centre. Ravinder Ubhi’s cooking focuses almost exclusively on goat, with his fusion ‘brumjabi’ cooking offering a unique twist on a Christmas feast. Exclusive hire of the whole restaurant is also available, for up to 24 hungry guests.
Where: 27 Warstone Lane, B18 6JQ
How much: 27 Warstone Lane, B18 6JQ
Book now: The Goat King

F1® Arcade Birmingham

What: Forget the pub back room - this year’s Christmas party deserves pole position. F1® Arcade Birmingham offers an adrenaline-fuelled festive bash with over 50 full-motion racing simulators for head-to-head or team play. Groups of 20–200 can book private areas or the whole venue, complete with champagne cocktails, sharing plates, tacos and truffles - perfect if you’re after a Christmas party with a competitive twist.
Where: 2 Chamberlain Square, B3 3AX
How much: Christmas packages start at £49
Book now: F1® Arcade Birmingham

Tattu Birmingham

What: Tattu’s stunning themed restaurants deliver big on wow factor for Christmas, and the flavour-forward modern Asian menus are packed with luxurious bites. Expect dishes like beef short rib, Peking duck pancakes, white miso salmon with cucumber salad, and an extensive sushi menu.
Where: 18 Barwick Street, B3 2NT
How much: Set menus start from £60
Book now: Tattu Birmingham

Dirty Martini

What: Dirty Martini has been home to raucous parties for over a decade, playing host to everything from intimate celebrations to big corporate Christmas shindigs. As well as all the themed festive drinks packages you can dream of, Dirty Martini also lays on some thoroughly snackable Christmas food, with platters of honey mustard pigs in blankets, turkey and pancetta sliders, and roast pork and apple croquettes. Throw in live musicians and cabaret, and Dirty Martini is throwing a Christmas to remember.
Where: 7 Bennetts Hill, B2 5ST
How much: Festive platters start at £30 per person
Book now: Dirty Martini Birmingham

Fazenda Birmingham

What: Another one for the steak lovers among us, Fazenda brings South American flair to Birmingham with its elegant take on the traditional Brazilian rodizio. Expect continuous tableside service of expertly grilled meats, a gourmet market table, and a stellar South American wine list. There are private spaces for hire too, making this perfect for corporates and private celebrations.
Where: 55 Colmore Row, B3 2AA
How much: Menus start at £40 per person
Book now: Fazenda Birmingham

Bill’s Bullring Restaurant

What: Ultra-reliable, with a menu full of food you just want to eat, Bill’s Restaurant never fails when it comes to Christmas. Not only do you get a free glass of fizz to kick things off, you can also get stuck into king prawn cocktail, sticky toffee pudding, chicken liver and brandy pate and a black cherry and almond cheesecake, as well as your usual Christmas dinner. Located right in the heart of the Bullring, Bill’s is easily accessible for everyone too.
Where: Bullring Shopping Centre, B5 4BE
How much: Three courses for £35.95
Book now: Bill’s Bullring Restaurant

Revolucion de Cuba Birmingham

What: With a variety of Christmas feasting menus, salsa dancers, colourful cocktails and live music, Revolucion de Cuba is putting the party in Christmas party. This year’s theme is Twilight en Cuba, turning Revolucion de Cuba into an immersive after-dark Christmas carnival experience, with your choice of festive canapes, buffet, tapas-style sharing plates of a full two or three-course Christmas dinner.
Where: 8 Temple Street, B2 5BN
How much: TBC
Book now: Revolucion de Cuba Birmingham

Are you in charge of booking the Christmas party for your friends, family or colleagues? Don't fret, we have just the thing - a guide to the best Christmas party venues in the Midlands, from festive restaurants with top-notch food to plush hotels, shared party destinations and more.