The Strand serves Christmas feasting with live music on Palm Jumeirah

The Strand, positioned along Palm Jumeirah’s waterfront, orchestrates two distinct Christmas celebrations on 25 December, each calibrated to suit different rhythms of festive gathering. The day unfolds across a traditional lunch service and an evening dinner, each accompanied by the kitchen’s Mediterranean inspired approach to seasonal cooking and the bar’s carefully crafted cocktails.

The Christmas Day lunch spans three hours, with seatings from noon to three or one to four o’clock. Guests settle into a leisurely afternoon where the menu opens with salt baked beets adorned with crumbled feta, roasted walnuts and balsamic glaze, oak smoked salmon, or creamy turkey soup. The roasts follow: turkey breast with gravy and cranberry, roast beef, roast salmon, lamb shank, or an Impossible meatloaf for vegetarian diners. Each arrives with seasonal vegetables, rosemary potatoes and Yorkshire pudding, while sticky toffee pudding and Christmas Eton mess close the meal. Children receive their own menu of roast turkey or roast chicken.

As evening descends, The Strand transforms into an entertainment venue. The four hour Christmas dinner unfolds across four seating times, beginning at five o’clock through to the midnight slot, with vocalist Lisette Vega providing live accompaniment. The menu mirrors the lunch service, yet the atmosphere shifts toward celebration and extended hospitality. Beverage packages range from house selections featuring Prosecco, mulled wine and festive cocktails, to Veuve Clicquot, or soft beverages for those preferring alcohol free options.

Reservations require forty eight hours’ notice. The restaurant can be reached by telephone on 04 430 2221 or through direct message on Instagram.

Imagery courtesy of The Strand (@strandcraftkitchen).