CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD
Four countries. Four Christmases. One little Welsh Pub.
This December, The Wayfarer's Kitchen is going travelling.
Three courses · £32.95 per person
POLAND → SWEDEN → DENMARK → WALES →
POLAND → SWEDEN → DENMARK → WALES →
FOUR WEEKS. FOUR TRADITIONS. ONE CHRISTMAS JOURNEY.
Christmas looks very different depending on where you spend it.
This December, The Wayfarer's Kitchen is going travelling. We'll begin with the traditions of Poland's Wigilia, head north to Sweden's generous Julbord, cross to Denmark for a wonderfully Danish Christmas — including a rather important hidden almond — before finally coming home to Wales.
Each week brings one carefully curated three-course feast, inspired by the food and traditions that make Christmas special in that country.
Three courses · £32.95 per person
A vegetarian journey is available throughout.
FIRST STOP
POLAND
3-6 DECEMBER
Wigilia — Christmas Eve in Poland
In Poland, Christmas begins around the table.
Wigilia, the traditional Christmas Eve feast, is shaped by family, ritual and dishes passed from one generation to the next. Forest mushrooms, cabbage and handmade dumplings are at the heart of the celebration.
For our first Christmas journey, The Wayfarer’s Kitchen brings a little of that tradition to Llanfihangel.
THE POLISH CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE
TO BEGIN
Zupa Grzybowa — Polish Forest Mushroom Soup (V)
A rich winter soup of forest mushrooms and porcini, finished with cream, herbs and traditional Polish pasta.
THE FEAST
Polish Christmas Pierogi Feast
Six golden Polish dumplings with three different fillings — potato & cheese, sauerkraut & wild mushroom, and meat & onion — served with smoked Polish sausage, braised red cabbage, caramelised onions, sour cream, dill and pickles.
Alternative vegetarian option
Vegetarian Pierogi Feast (V)
Six potato & cheese and sauerkraut & wild mushroom pierogi with browned mushrooms, braised red cabbage, caramelised onions, sour cream, dill and pickles.
SOMETHING SWEET
Sernik — Polish Christmas Cheesecake (V)
Traditional baked Polish cheesecake made with twaróg curd cheese, served with spiced plum compote and vanilla cream.
3–6 DECEMBER · THREE COURSES · £32.95
BOOK THE POLISH EXPERIENCE
Christmas bookings are being taken directly by The Crown so we can make sure we have the right date, time, party size and any dietary requirements.
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SECOND STOP
SWEDEN
10–13 DECEMBER
Julbord — Sweden's Christmas Table
In Sweden, Christmas is a feast of abundance.
The traditional Julbord brings family and friends together around a table filled with contrasting flavours — cured fish, Christmas ham, sausages, creamy potatoes, pickles and lingonberries, with everyone returning to the table for just a little more.
For our second Christmas journey, we're taking the spirit of the Julbord and turning it into one generous Swedish Christmas feast.
THE SWEDISH CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE
TO BEGIN
Gravlax with Mustard-Dill Sauce
Dill-cured salmon with dark rye, pickled cucumber, lemon and traditional Swedish mustard-dill sauce.
Alternative vegetarian option
Swedish Beetroot, Apple & Dill Salad (V)
Creamy beetroot and crisp apple with pickled cucumber, dill and dark rye crispbread.
THE FEAST
Swedish Christmas Julbord
Mustard-glazed Christmas ham, little smoked sausages, creamy Jansson's Temptation, braised red cabbage, lingonberries, pickles and Swedish mustard.
Alternative vegetarian option
Swedish Vegetarian Julbord (V)
Mushroom, chestnut & beetroot Christmas loaf with a vegetarian Jansson-style potato bake, braised red cabbage, lingonberries, pickles and mustard.
SOMETHING SWEET
Kladdkaka — Swedish Sticky Chocolate Cake (V)
Warm Swedish sticky chocolate cake with winter berries and vanilla ice cream.
10–13 DECEMBER · THREE COURSES · £32.95
BOOK THE SWEDISH EXPERIENCE
Christmas bookings are being taken directly by The Crown so we can make sure we have the right date, time, party size and any dietary requirements.
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THIRD STOP
DENMARK
17–20 DECEMBER
Danish Christmas — Hygge & the Hidden Almond
In Denmark, Christmas is all about hygge — warmth, comfort, family and time together.
The Danish Christmas table is generous without being fussy: crisp roast pork, glossy caramelised potatoes, sweet-sour red cabbage and rich gravy, followed by one of Denmark's best-loved festive traditions — Risalamande, the creamy almond rice pudding served with warm cherry sauce.
And hidden somewhere in the pudding is one whole almond.
Find it, and tradition says you win a little prize.
For our third Christmas journey, The Wayfarer's Kitchen is bringing that cosy Danish Christmas feeling to The Crown — familiar enough to feel comforting, but different enough to feel like you've travelled somewhere new.
THE DANISH CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE
TO BEGIN
Danish Smoked Salmon & Rye
Smoked salmon with dark rye bread, pickled cucumber, dill and mustard dressing.
Alternative vegetarian option
Mushroom & Dill Tartlet (V)
Warm mushroom, caramelised onion and dill tartlet with a sharp pickled cucumber salad.
THE FEAST
Flæskesteg — Danish Christmas Roast Pork
Crispy crackling roast pork with Brunede Kartofler — caramelised potatoes — spiced red cabbage, apple mustard and rich gravy.
Alternative vegetarian option
Mushroom & Chestnut Wellington (V)
Golden puff pastry filled with mushroom, chestnut, caramelised onion and herbs, served with caramelised potatoes, red cabbage and vegetarian gravy.
SOMETHING SWEET
Risalamande with Warm Cherry Sauce (V)
Vanilla rice pudding folded with whipped cream and almonds, served with warm cherry sauce.
And somewhere in the pudding, one whole almond.
The guest who finds it wins the traditional little prize.
17–20 DECEMBER · THREE COURSES · £32.95
BOOK THE DANISH EXPERIENCE
Christmas bookings are being taken directly by The Crown so we can make sure we have the right date, time, party size and any dietary requirements.
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FINAL STOP
WALES
24–27 DECEMBER
We Come Home — A Modern Welsh Christmas
After three weeks travelling, Christmas comes home to Wales.
Rather than falling back on dishes our local guests see all year round, our final feast uses Welsh ingredients and flavours to create something recognisably Christmas — but unmistakably ours.
It's our homecoming: familiar, generous and properly festive.
THE WELSH CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE
TO BEGIN
Smoked Chicken, Leek & Caerphilly Croquettes
Two small golden croquettes with leek velouté, pickled apple and Welsh mustard.
Alternative vegetarian option
Caerphilly, Leek & Laverbread Croquettes (V)
Our vegetarian version, served with the same leek velouté, pickled apple and Welsh mustard.
THE FEAST
Welsh Christmas Turkey Roast
Turkey crown, leek & sage stuffing, pigs in blankets, goose-fat roast potatoes, Welsh honey-roasted roots, braised red cabbage, cranberry and rich gravy.
Alternative vegetarian option
Glamorgan Sausage Christmas Roast (V)
Caerphilly & leek Glamorgan sausages with roast potatoes, Welsh honey-roasted roots, red cabbage, cranberry and Welsh onion gravy.
SOMETHING SWEET
Welsh Honey & Penderyn Sticky Toffee Pudding (V)
Warm honey-and-date sponge, Penderyn whisky toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream and crisp honeycomb.
24–27 DECEMBER · THREE COURSES · £32.95
BOOK THE WELSH EXPERIENCE
Christmas bookings are being taken directly by The Crown so we can make sure we have the right date, time, party size and any dietary requirements.
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THE CHRISTMAS PASSPORT
FOUR COUNTRIES. FOUR CHRISTMASES. ONE LITTLE WELSH PUB.
Pick up your Crown Christmas Passport on your first journey and collect a stamp each time you join us for one of our four Christmas feasts.
POLAND · 3–6 DECEMBER
Wigilia
SWEDEN · 10–13 DECEMBER
Julbord
DENMARK · 17–20 DECEMBER
Hygge & the hidden almond
WALES · 24–27 DECEMBER
We come home
Collect all four country stamps and receive a £10 Crown voucher to enjoy in January or February.
Different traditions. One shared table.
CHRISTMAS PARTIES & GROUPS
BRING THE WHOLE TABLE
Christmas is better shared.
If you're planning a work Christmas meal, family get-together or festive night out with friends, bring everyone along for the journey.
Choose the country that takes your fancy — or come back and try more than one.
Christmas parties and group bookings welcome.
TALK TO US ABOUT YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY - Please call: 01490 420209 or email us: info@thecrowninn.wales
