9 pubs around Crouch End with Christmas Day lunch from £90 to £114.95, plus child prices, deposits and who is shut on the day. Checked November 2026.
For Christmas Day around Crouch End, the King’s Head on Crouch End Hill has the lowest published price at £90 for five courses, with the Victoria Stakes (£100) and the Clissold Arms (£105) the Muswell Hill names most people land on. The Queens is closed on the day.
Christmas Day 2026 falls on a Friday, and there are no trains or Tubes that day, so plan to walk or drive. One deadline matters: the King’s Head, the Maid of Muswell and Miller & Carter all want full payment and a pre-order by 1 December.
Open on Christmas Day
1. The King’s Head, Crouch End Hill
The King’s Head stands at the foot of Crouch End Hill, by the clock tower. Its Christmas Day menu is five courses for £90, starting with sourdough for the table, then starters such as chicken liver and brandy parfait, glazed goat’s cheese or prawn cocktail, and mains of hand-carved turkey breast, blade of beef, duck breast, Scottish sea trout or a root vegetable Wellington.
Desserts include a sticky toffee Christmas pudding and British cheeses, with mini mince pies to finish. The pub lists Christmas Day hours of 11am to 6pm.
Open Christmas Day 11am to 6pm
Price Christmas Day five courses £90; add Prosecco £6.50 or Champagne £12
Booking £25 a person deposit; balance and pre-order by 1 December
Address 2 Crouch End Hill, N8 8AA
Website thekingsheadcrouchend.co.uk/christmas
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Good for lowest price, town centre, vegan main
2. The Maid of Muswell, Alexandra Park Road
The Maid of Muswell is the pub on Alexandra Park Road, between Muswell Hill and Alexandra Palace. It serves the same five-course Christmas Day menu as the King’s Head, priced on its Christmas Day menu page at £95: turkey, beef, duck, sea trout or a root vegetable Wellington, with thyme-roasted potatoes, sprouts with chestnuts and braised red cabbage.
The booking rules are the same too: a £25 a head deposit, then the balance and every dish chosen by 1 December. The pub lists Christmas Day hours of 12pm to 6pm.
Open Christmas Day 12pm to 6pm
Price Christmas Day five courses £95
Booking £25 a person deposit; balance and pre-order by 1 December
Address 121 Alexandra Park Road, N10 2DP
Website themaidofmuswell.co.uk/christmas
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Good for near Alexandra Palace, vegan main
3. The Victoria Stakes, Muswell Hill
The Victoria Stakes is at No. 1 Muswell Hill, the road that climbs from Crouch End to the Broadway. Its 2026 Christmas Day menu is five courses for £100, opening with bubbles on arrival and a cream cheese and cranberry tartlet, then starters such as duck liver parfait, cheese soufflé or smoked salmon, and mains of roast turkey, sirloin of beef, cod loin or a mushroom, spinach and sweet potato Wellington.
Children have their own three courses for £45. Through December the Christmas menu is £38.50 for two courses or £43.50 for three.
An optional 12.5% service charge is added.
Price Christmas Day five courses £100, children three courses £45; December Christmas menu 2 courses £38.50, 3 courses £43.50
Booking enquiry form on the Christmas page, or events@victoriastakes.co.uk
Call 020 8815 1793
Address 1 Muswell Hill, N10 3TH
Website victoriastakes.co.uk/christmas
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Good for children's menu, vegan Wellington, gluten-free options
4. The Clissold Arms, Fortis Green
The Clissold Arms on Fortis Green is the pub where the Kinks played their first gig, and it keeps a Kinks room. Its festive page says it was named best family pub in London at the Great British Pub Awards 2026.
The Christmas Day menu is four courses for £105, with children under 12 at £60: soup, prawn cocktail or courgette and feta patties, then roast Norfolk turkey, kleftiko lamb shank, sea bass or a vegan pie, Christmas pudding or cheesecake, and macaroons. A £30 a head deposit is needed, and sittings run from 11.30am to 9pm.
Its December festive menus run from £38 (a meze spread) to £54.
Open Christmas Day sittings 11.30am to 9pm
Price Christmas Day four courses £105, children under 12 £60; December festive menus £38 to £54
Booking £30 a person deposit; by email to info@clissoldarms.co.uk
Address 105 Fortis Green, N2 9HR
Website clissoldarms.co.uk/festive-menus-2026
Good for Kinks history, late sittings, children's price, vegan main
5. Miller & Carter, Muswell Hill Broadway
Miller & Carter is the steakhouse on Muswell Hill Broadway. The Christmas Day menu linked from its Muswell Hill page is £114.95 a head, the highest in this guide, with a young guest menu from £49.95, and it is built around steak: a 10oz fillet or ribeye topped with scallops and samphire, as well as a turkey paupiette with pigs in blankets, duo of duck, black cod and a butternut squash and chestnut roast.
Starters include a cauliflower and Camembert soufflé and a prawn and smoked salmon cocktail. Its booking page asks for a £10 a head deposit on every Christmas Day table, then full payment and a pre-order by 1 December.
The December festive set menu is from £37.50 for two courses.
Price Christmas Day £114.95 a person, young guests from £49.95; December festive set menu 2 courses from £37.50, 3 from £41.50
Booking £10 a person deposit; full payment and pre-order by 1 December
Address 87 Muswell Hill Broadway, N10 3HA
Website millerandcarter.co.uk/restaurants/london/millerandcartermuswellhill/christmas
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Good for steak on Christmas Day, children's menu, vegetarian roast
Festive menus in December (closed on Christmas Day)
6. The Queens, Crouch End
The Queens on Broadway Parade is Crouch End’s Grade II listed Victorian pub, now run by Urban Pubs and Bars. Its Christmas page lists the pub as closed on Christmas Day, open 12pm to 1.30am on Christmas Eve and from noon on Boxing Day.
The 2026 festive menu is three courses from £45, with roast Norfolk turkey, braised beef cheek, baked cod or a wild mushroom and celeriac pithivier, and sides such as pigs in blankets (£7) for the table.
Open Christmas Eve 12pm to 1.30am; Christmas Day closed; Boxing Day 12pm to midnight
Price festive menu 3 courses from £45; sirloin £8 supplement
Booking enquiry form on the Christmas page
Call 020 4585 1032
Address 26 Broadway Parade, N8 9DE
Website urbanpubsandbars.com/christmas/the-queens
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Good for listed Victorian interior, vegan main, groups
7. The Fox at Crouch End, Park Road
The Fox is the pub at the top of Park Road, a sister pub of the Queens. Its Christmas page lists it as closed on Christmas Day and open from 11am on Boxing Day.
The festive menu is three courses from £43, the lowest in this guide, with turkey, confit Aylesbury duck leg, baked cod or a butternut squash and chestnut Wellington.
Open Christmas Eve 12pm to midnight; Christmas Day closed; Boxing Day 11am to midnight
Price festive menu 3 courses from £43
Booking enquiry form on the Christmas page
Call 020 8161 0388
Address 2 Park Road, N8 8TD
Website urbanpubsandbars.com/christmas/the-fox-at-crouch-end
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Good for lowest festive price, vegan main
8. The Gatehouse, Highgate
The Gatehouse is at the top of North Road in Highgate village, with the Upstairs at the Gatehouse theatre above the bar. Its Christmas page lists it as closed on Christmas Day.
The festive menu is three courses from £49.50, with roast Norfolk bronze turkey, a Galician fish stew, rabbit with pancetta and ceps, or a nut and lentil roast. A separate festive tapas menu is linked from the same page.
Open Christmas Eve 12pm to 3am; Christmas Day closed; Boxing Day 12pm to midnight
Price festive menu 3 courses from £49.50; scallops £5 supplement
Booking enquiry form on the Christmas page
Call 020 8340 8054
Address 1 North Road, Highgate, N6 4BD
Website urbanpubsandbars.com/christmas/the-gatehouse
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Good for theatre upstairs, tapas option, vegan main
9. The Bull, Highgate
The Bull is on North Hill, below Highgate village. Its Christmas page offers a festive party menu, and publishes no Christmas Day menu.
The party menu is £46 for two courses or £50 for three, for parties of four or more and pre-order only, with sides such as Gruyère cauliflower cheese (£8) to add.
Price festive party menu 2 courses £46, 3 courses £50, parties of four or more
Booking pre-order only
Call 020 8341 0510
Address 13 North Hill, N6 4AB
Website thebullhighgate.com/christmas
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Good for groups, garden
Before you book
One more pub opens on the day just over the border in Highgate village: the Flask on Highgate West Hill (N6 6BU) lists a Christmas Day menu at £120 a head, with children aged 12 and under at £60 (directory listing).
Most of these want money up front: the King’s Head and the Maid of Muswell take a £25 deposit, the Clissold Arms £30, and three venues want the full bill and a pre-order by 1 December. Several add a 12.5% service charge. Nothing runs on the rail or Tube network on 25 December, so check Christmas trains and buses before you plan the journey. For the rest of the season see Crouch End Christmas markets, Christmas at Ally Pally, Christmas shows, what’s on in Crouch End this month and things to do in Crouch End. More local pubs and restaurants are in the Crouch End business directory.
How we chose
We picked pubs and restaurants across Crouch End, Muswell Hill, Fortis Green and Highgate that publish a 2026 Christmas Day price or a 2026 festive menu, with prices, menus and booking rules as listed on 1 November 2026 and rechecked on 11 November. Prices and availability change, so confirm with the venue when you book. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@crouchendnews.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@crouchendnews.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.
Frequently asked questions
Which Crouch End pubs serve Christmas dinner on Christmas Day 2026?
These publish a 2026 Christmas Day price on their own websites: the King’s Head on Crouch End Hill (£90 for five courses), the Maid of Muswell on Alexandra Park Road (£95), the Victoria Stakes in Muswell Hill (£100), the Clissold Arms on Fortis Green (£105) and Miller & Carter on Muswell Hill Broadway (£114.95).
Is the Queens in Crouch End open on Christmas Day?
No. Urban Pubs and Bars, which runs the Queens, lists it as closed on Christmas Day 2026, as are the Fox at Crouch End and the Gatehouse in Highgate. All three serve a festive menu through December, from £43 to £49.50 for three courses.
How much is Christmas dinner for children in Muswell Hill?
Where a child price is published: £45 for three courses at the Victoria Stakes, from £49.95 on the young guest menu at Miller & Carter and £60 for under-12s at the Clissold Arms.
Which pubs near Crouch End are open on Christmas Day 2026?
The King’s Head (11am to 6pm), the Maid of Muswell (12pm to 6pm), the Clissold Arms (sittings 11.30am to 9pm), the Victoria Stakes and Miller & Carter all serve Christmas Day lunch, and the Flask in Highgate has a £120 menu. The Queens, the Fox and the Gatehouse are closed on the day.
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