A Round-Up Of Christmas Specials

• Belgian patisserie Debailleul is selling Christmas gift hampers featuring a combination of raspberry tarts; tiramisu pastries; Christmas-themed chocolates; apple tarte tatins; and a Galloway pastry. The hampers are priced at Rs1,599 (excluding taxes) and at Rs2,599 (excluding taxes). You can also shop for Bûche de Noël (see image) and Yule logs at the store. Emca Sadan, Ground Floor, Appasaheb Marathe Road, Prabhadevi. Tel: 96194 87395.

• On Wednesday, December 14, Salt Water Café will host the seventh edition of its series of Swine Dining dinners. For this Christmas special, Gresham Fernandes, group executive chef of Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality (the company that owns Salt Water), will serve crispy Cajun pork; meatloaf; spicy tamarind pork; pork and white bean cassoulet; plum cake; and bacon ice cream. The dinner is priced at Rs1,500 per person (including beer or sangria but excluding taxes). 87 Chapel Road, next to Mount Carmel Church, Bandra Reclamation, Bandra (West). To make a reservation, call 2643 4441 or 91677 27782.

• Bombay Baking Company, the bakery at the J. W. Marriott hotel, is selling Christmas goodies such as gingerbread; doughnuts; Yule logs; Dundee cakes; raspberry and almond cakes; plum puddings; marzipan; and Santa Claus-shaped chocolates. You can custom-make gift hampers with a combination of these products (the empty basket costs Rs375 plus taxes). The BBC is also offering roast turkey, cherry wood-roasted duck, and honey-baked ham all through the festive season, but orders need to be placed a day in advance. J. W. Marriott Hotel, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu. Tel: 6693 3399.

• Colaba restaurant Indigo will serve a special Christmas eve dinner menu on Saturday, December 24, and a Christmas brunch buffet on Sunday, December 25. The dinner menu will include roast turkey with cranberry sauce; vegetarian lasagna; and Christmas pudding. At the buffet on Christmas day, they will serve maple-glazed ham; chilled prawns in saffron broth; barbecued pork ribs; fig and pecan tart; panna cotta; and Christmas pudding. The brunch with alcohol is priced at Rs2,220 per person and at Rs2,153 per person, without alcohol. 4 Mandalik Road,
 off Colaba Causeway, 
Colaba. Tel: 6636 8981.

• From Friday, December 23 to Sunday, December 25, Indigo Deli will serve a special Christmas menu. You can choose between smoked leg of ham; roast turkey; pecan pie; cannelloni; and pecan ice cream. First Floor, Palladium, Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel. Tel: 2498 6262. Also at 5, Ground Floor, Pheroze Building, Apollo Bunder, near Gateway of India. Tel: 6655 1010.

• Momo Café, the all-day restaurant at Courtyard by Marriott, will serve a Chirstmas Eve dinner buffet, which will include roast turkey; smoked ham with a celery, lemon and thyme stuffing; maple-glazed roast ham with prunes, apricots and baby potatoes; and red wine-braised tenderloin. The meal with alcohol is priced at Rs1,800 per person (excluding taxes) and at Rs1,500 without alcohol (excluding taxes). They will also serve a special Christmas buffet brunch, with seafood chowder; smoked turkey and apple salad; and baked basa with a walnut crust. The brunch with alcohol is priced at Rs1,500 per person (excluding taxes) and at Rs1,200 without alcohol (excluding taxes). Andheri Kurla Road, near Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Andheri (East). Tel: 6136 9999.

• You can shop for Christmas treats at the Renaissance Hotel in Powai, which is hosting a Christmas market in its lobby, until Sunday, December 25. Here you can buy assorted Lindt chocolates; biscuits; cookie boxes; and candy necklaces. Daily, from 9am to 11pm. Renaissance Mumbai Hotel and Convention Centre, near Chinmayanand Ashram, Powai. Tel: 6692 7561.

• On Saturday, December 24, Cafe Prato, the all-day restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel, will serve a four-course Christmas menu, priced at Rs2,500 per person (excluding taxes). For Christmas brunch on Sunday, December 25, they will serve oysters; roast turkey; honey-baked ham; mince pies and Christmas pudding. The brunch with alcohol is priced at Rs3,500 per person and at Rs2,900 per person without alcohol. Four Seasons Hotel, Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli. To make a reservation, call 2481 8222.

• Out of the Blue, the Continental restaurant in Khar, is serving a festive menu that includes honey-glazed ham; lamb with mint pesto; rum-soaked plum cake; apple strudel; and chocolate dipped in strawberries. Until Saturday, December 31. Le Sutra, 14, Union Park, near Olive Bar & Kitchen, Khar. Tel: 2600 3000.

• Belgian bakery and cafe chain Le Pain Quotidien has launched a festive menu, which they will serve until Saturday, December 31. It features roast turkey with chestnut, sage and apple stuffing; tenderloin steak with onion and bay puree; roasted butternut pumpkin ravioli; and Christmas pudding. Dhanraj Mahal, C. S. M. Road, Apollo Bunder, near the Gateway of India, Colaba. Tel: 6615 0202.

• The Gourmet Shoppe at The Oberoi is selling Christmas hampers that include pralines; tree-shaped gingerbread; cookies; marshmallows; candles; pudding; and Christmas cake. Prices range from Rs895 for a “cookie delights” hamper to Rs5,000 for a deluxe hamper. The Oberoi, Nariman Point. Tel: 6632 6245.