Waitrose has launched its 2025 Christmas food-to-order menu, featuring dishes created in collaboration with Michelin-star chefs including Michel Roux, Angela Hartnett, Andi Oliver and Rick Stein. Customers must place orders by 15 December to guarantee delivery before Christmas, with slots expected to fill quickly.
The menu spans starters, mains, sides, desserts, party food and sandwiches. Standout starters include a lobster and king prawn velouté pie (£70, reduced from £80) developed with Rick Stein, and scallops and prawns with roasted garlic butter (£15). Angela Hartnett's arancini with saffron risotto and braised veal (£24) and Rick Stein's classic fish soup with golden harissa and parmesan toasts (£25) are also available.
For the main course, a new 'turkey bauble' (£50) features a free-range turkey breast with stuffing centre, wrapped in dry-cured beechwood smoked bacon and glazed with cranberry and orange. Other options include a No.1 turkey, chicken and duck pie with champagne sauce (£30, reduced from £40), No.1 stuffed Scottish salmon with prawns and salsa verde (£50), and a salmon roulade wellington filled with ricotta, spinach and pine nuts (£40). A No.1 wagyu beef pie with red wine and port (£35, reduced from £40) is also on offer.
Waitrose's festive range also includes a whole cooked lobster and a plant-based turkey with all the trimmings, catering to various dietary preferences. The supermarket has not yet announced the full list of party food and desserts available.
