Christmas In July

A Proper English
ChristmaS

In season at last.

Rick Stein at Coogee Beach presents its first-ever Christmas in July. Our Sunday 12 July lunch has sold out - so by popular demand, we’ve opened a second seating on Friday 24 July. Then, through to 31 July, a $79pp Christmas set menu runs Tuesday to Thursday evenings and Friday lunch. Our rooms are dressed for the season by Balsam Hill.
*Signed copies of Rick Stein's Christmas book — strictly limited.

BOOK THE 24 JULY LUNCH
VIEW THE $79 SET MENU
VIEW THE JULY 24 MENU

FIRST SEATING

12 July (SOLD OUT)

Second Seating

Friday, 24 July

$79 SEt MENU

TUE-FRI, to 31 July

THE STORY

For Rick Stein, an Englishman to his core, Christmas isn't really summer.

It's frost on the windows, the lights along a winter harbour, the slow roast, the fire going. Forty Christmases in Padstow have made the case clear: Christmas dinner belongs in winter weather.

This July, at his Australian flagship, Rick brings his Christmas to the edge of the Pacific. The turkey is his recipe, roasted slowly with all the proper trimmings. The pudding is the one his family has been making for decades. And because we're at the seaside — not Padstow — you can swap the bird for a half lobster Thermidor.

It's not Christmas in July as a gimmick. It's Christmas as the English know it, finally in the right weather.

FRIDAY, the twenty-fourth of July

The Christmas Feast

A full Christmas menu, from canapés on arrival to a Christmas pudding finish — served in our beachfront dining room with the Pacific stretched out in front of you.

12:00Pm

$120

$60

+$100

Price

LUNCH

ADULT

arrival

LOBSTER

PRICE

UPGRADE

CHILDREN

Our 12 July seating sold out. This second lunch, Friday 24 July, is now open.

RESERVE YOUR SEAT

Strictly limited, bookings a must.
Prepayment required to confirm booking.

THE MAINS

CHOOSE YOUR CHRISTMAS

One Christmas table. Two ways to take it.

— MAIN COURSE —

Rick Stein's Roast Turkey

Slow-roasted to Rick's recipe, served with all the trimmings, done properly.

— MAIN Course, Alternative —

Half Rock Lobster
Thermidor

Half rock lobster finished in the kitchen — a signature of Rick's seafood philosophy, on Coogee's most generous plate.

THE SPECIAL LUNCHES

The Feast MENU

ON ARRIVAL

To share

OYSTERS KILPATRICK

Crispy bacon, Worcestershire sauce

Mini Prawn Cocktail

Fresh cooked prawns with a Marie Rose sauce

Roast Beef Profiterole

Roasted beef topped with caramelised onion and horseradish cream

Entrée

Choice of one

Confit Duck

Gently confit duck leg with a sweet and sharp braised red cabbage and frisée salad

New Zealand King Ora Salmon Gravlax

Cured salmon, thinly sliced, with mustard dill sauce and toasted rye

Main

Choice of one, with sides to share

Balmain Bug & Prawn Pithivier

Very much a special occasion dish. Balmain bug and prawns wrapped in butter puff pastry, served alongside a shellfish cream sauce

Roast Turkey with All the Trimmings

Roasted turkey with chestnut stuffing, Christmas ham, bread sauce, cranberry sauce and the all-important gravy

— or upgrade —

Half Rock Lobster Thermidor +$100

The classic French dish, served in the shell with a white wine, cream, mustard and Parmesan sauce. Served with buttered new potatoes and salad.

Sides to Share

Beef fat roasted potatoes · Crisp cabbage, walnut and apple salad · Green beans in a tomato sauce

Dessert

Choice of one

Christmas Pudding

Slowly steamed and full of fruit and spice. Served with fresh-made custard

Black Forest Trifle

With Kirsch, cherries and rich chocolate. What could be nicer?

RESERVE YOUR SEAT
VIEW KIDS MENU

$120 per adult · $60 per child · Half rock lobster Thermidor upgrade + $100
A surcharge of 10% applies on Sundays. A Merchant Service Fee of 1.9% applies to credit card payments.
Menu subject to change*

THE $79PP WEEKLY SET MENU

Christmas, Midweek

Three courses · $79 per person · Tuesday to Thursday dinner & Friday lunch · to 31 July

A smaller Christmas table for a weeknight. Three courses drawn from the season — pork and herb terrine or a mussels and hot-smoked salmon chowder to start; salmon en croûte or duck breast with duck-fat kipflers to follow; Christmas pudding with house-made brandy custard, or a semifreddo cheesecake with mandarin and Campari, to finish. Sides for the table, and oysters if you're in the mood.

Please note this menu is subject to change.

VIEW THE FULL SET MENU
BOOK A TABLE IN JULY

Can’t Make THE JULY 24 LUNCH?

The Christmas menu runs all month

From 14 to 31 July, Rick's $79pp Christmas set menu runs from Tuesday to Thursday dinner and Friday lunch.

BOOK A TABLE IN JULY

GOOD TO KNOW

FREQUENTLY ASKED

  • Yes — the 24 July lunch is a curated set Christmas menu, from canapés through to Christmas pudding. Choose between Rick's roast turkey or the lobster Thermidor upgrade as your main.

  • Yes. We've opened a second seating on Friday 24 July with the same menu. After that, our $79pp Christmas set menu runs Tuesday to Thursday dinner and Friday lunch until 31 July.

  • Your seat at the feast includes arrival canapés, your main course (turkey or lobster), trimmings and sides, and Christmas pudding to finish. Beverages are charged on consumption.

  • Yes. Until 31 July, a $79 three-course Christmas set menu is available Tuesday to Thursday evenings and Friday lunch. Please note it's served as designed, with no substitutions or dietary modifications.

  • Please let us know at the time of booking and our team will do everything we can to accommodate. For complex requirements, please email us directly hello@ricksteinatcoogeebeach.com.au

  • Yes. Rick Stein at Coogee Beach welcomes guests of all ages.

Reservations

Save a Seat
at Rick's Table

Our July 12 lunch has sold out. A second seating on Friday 24 July is now open - and we expect it to go the same way. Bookings are open now.

BOOK THE CHRISTMAS FEAST

For private dining or group enquiries, please contact hello@ricksteinatcoogeebeach.com.au