The most exhausting part of festive hosting is rarely the guests. It is the planning, the cooking, the coordination, and the quiet pressure to make a Christmas table feel abundant, generous, and memorable.

This festive season, a group of familiar restaurants including Quivo, Isabelle, Las Meninas, Elementary, and Café Colombo want to do the heavy lifting for you. Instead of asking hosts to commit early or lock themselves into multiple phone calls and reservations, Valiram F&B‘s festive catalogue allows different cuisines to coexist naturally at one table. Mediterranean comfort, Italian classics, Spanish feasts, British roasts, and Sri Lankan hospitality can all sit side by side, reflecting how many festive gatherings actually unfold.

How to Build a Festive Table Without Planning Weeks Ahead

More importantly, many Christmas catering options require confirmation weeks in advance, which can make planning difficult when guest lists and schedules are still shifting. This collection takes a different approach. With a 72-hour pre-order requirement, it allows hosts to plan much closer to the date, making it suitable for last-minute Christmas gatherings, flexible family meals, and office celebrations that come together with little notice.

Each dish in the festive catalogue is designed to feed 8 to 10 people or more. For hosts planning Christmas meals for families, offices, or large groups, this removes the guesswork of portion sizing and reduces the risk of over- or under-ordering.

Quivo

Quivo’s festive offerings draw on the flavours that regulars will recognise, adapted into generous, shareable formats for the season. Mediterranean cooking forms the backbone of the menu, with dishes designed to anchor the table and be passed around with ease.

Featured dishes include festive roasts and hearty mains that emphasise warmth and familiarity, such as Mac & Three Cheese, Nomad’s Lamb Shanks, or the Seabass Habibi that come with thoughtful sides for indulgent scoops. These dishes work particularly well as centrepieces, offering structure to a multi-cuisine spread without overwhelming it.

Isabelle

Isabelle approaches the festive season through the lens of an Italian family table, where meals are generous, unhurried, and designed for sharing. The Festive Italian Feast focuses on classic Italian flavours that feel celebratory yet comforting.

The menu features Italian mains and accompaniments rooted in tradition, with fresh flavours and meat-based dishes with sides intended for communal serving. Think 1.5kg Roasted Angus Ribeyes for carving at the table, or classic Caprese Salads and Lasagna. Isabelle’s offerings are particularly well-suited for mixed-age gatherings, appealing broadly while still feeling indulgent enough for a festive occasion.

Las Meninas

Las Meninas brings a distinctly Spanish sense of abundance to the festive table. Its Christmas menu is built around the idea of shared plates and conversation-driven dining, where dishes arrive at the table and are enjoyed at a relaxed pace.

Featured offerings include tapas-style dishes alongside larger seafood-driven centrepieces, reflecting the restaurant’s focus on Spanish coastal flavours. From smaller plates that encourage grazing like Spanish Cold Cuts to substantial feasts like the Seafood Platter or Trio of Tiger Prawns designed for group sharing, Las Meninas’ festive selection introduces energy and sociability to the table.

Elementary

For those who associate Christmas with roasts and traditional trimmings, Elementary’s festive carvery provides a familiar anchor. Drawing from British festive traditions, the menu centres on hearty roasts and indulgent sides that are immediately recognisable and comforting, think: showstopping whole Christmas Turkey, Slow-Roasted Leg of Lamb and Shepherd’s Pie to grace your table.

Featured dishes include classic roast meats accompanied by traditional festive sides, designed to satisfy a crowd and bring a sense of structure to the meal. When paired with the catalogue’s more globally influenced offerings, Elementary’s carvery helps ground the table in something unmistakably seasonal.

Café Colombo

Café Colombo’s festive offerings introduce the warmth and generosity of Sri Lankan hospitality to the table. The Festive Biryani Table featuring chicken, mutton, prawn or crab is designed for group dining, with aromatic rice dishes and accompanying sides that scale naturally for larger gatherings.

These dishes are deeply comforting, richly spiced, and ideal for casual festive celebrations or office gatherings. The format also travels well, making Café Colombo’s offerings particularly suitable for takeaway or delivery-based hosting arranged closer to the festive date.

Sweet Endings

A festive table feels incomplete without dessert, and the festive sweet selections are designed to round out the meal without complicating planning. Handcrafted and shareable, they function as a natural conclusion to a communal spread or as thoughtful additions to the table. Select from Christmas classics like an incredible Christmas Pudding, German Christollen, festive Yule Logs and everyone’s favourite Bread & Butter Pudding.

A Festive Table That Fits Real Life

Ultimately, what makes this festive offering compelling is not just the range of cuisines, but the way it fits with how we actually host. With a single order covering multiple restaurants and a 72-hour preorder requirement, it removes much of the friction traditionally associated with festive planning.

Festive catering works best when it adapts to how people gather. This catalogue supports both takeaway and dine-in options, allowing hosts to choose what fits their setting, whether it is a home dinner, an office celebration, or a casual year-end gathering. The dishes are designed to travel well and be served communally, making them suitable for different hosting formats.

By positioning Christmas dining as something flexible, generous, and shared rather than rigid or over-engineered, this multi-restaurant festive catalogue allows hosts to focus less on logistics and more on the people gathered around the table.

For menus, pricing, and ordering, contact the participating restaurants directly or refer to the festive catalogue here.

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