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Contents

Festive Dining Page 4

Festive Menu Page 7

Private Dining & Events Page 8

Festive Afternoon Tea in the Observatory Page 8

Festive Stays Page 11

Christmas Day Luncheon Page 12

Two-night Christmas Experience Page 15

New Year’s Eve Celebrations Page 16

Christmas Vouchers Page 18

Christmas Bookings Hotlines

Lunch or Dinner in the Seahorse Restaurant www.resdiary.com/restaurant/grandcentralhotelseahorserestaurant

Afternoon Tea in the Observatory www.resdiary.com/restaurant/grandcentralhoteltheobservatory

Residential Packages www.grandcentralhotelbelfast.com

Private Dining, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve conf2@gch.hastingshotels.com

Or for any of the above enquiries, you can telephone: 028 9590 8909 (Monday to Friday)

028 9023 1066 (Saturday & Sunday)

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The Grand Café

Our lively Grand Café is open throughout December to welcome you and your friends with an array of festive

favourites. Enjoy Christmas classics such as turkey, brie and cranberry bagels, seasonal sausage rolls,

rich gingerbread, Christmas pudding, mulled wine and much more.

The Grand Café is open for breakfast from 7 - 11.30 am.The all-day menu is available from 12 - 10 pm.

The Seahorse Restaurant

The Seahorse Restaurant’s fine dining menu is the best way to savour the festive season throughout December.

–Lunch £45

Served from 12.30 -2 pm–

Dinner £55Served from 6.30 -9.30 pm

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Traditional Prawn Cocktail Marie Rose Sauce,

Guinness & Treacle Bread

Roast Parsnip SoupCountry-style Terrine,

Piccalilli, Apple Balsamic Purée

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Traditional Roast Turkey, Glazed Grants Ham

Sage Stuffing, Cranberry Jus

Roast Sirloin of Irish Beef Green Peppercorn Cream,

Yorkshire Pudding

Roast Glenarm Salmon Braised Fennel,

Champagne & Dill Velouté

Wild Mushroom & Kearney Blue Cheese Strudel

Each served with selection of Chef’s seasonal Vegetables and Potatoes

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Steamed Christmas Pudding with Rich Vanilla &

Brandy Custard

Zesty Lemon and Vanilla CheesecakeBlueberry Compote

Baked Bitter Chocolate Tart

Raspberry Gel and Raspberry Cream

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Grand Café Coffee and Thompson’s Tea

Festive MenuSample

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Private Dining & Events

The Grand Central has three exquisite private dining spaces to host unique parties and intimate celebrations. The Panorama Lounge hosts up to eighty guests in perfect luxury with commanding

views of Belfast city centre. The Farset and Blackstaff Suites both host up to forty guests for festive

events and soirées.

We can assist you in choosing the perfect room and creating a bespoke menu for your special event, including cocktail reception, canapés,

gourmet menu and fine wines.

Menus are available from £55 per person.

Our private dining packages include room hire, welcome cocktail and a four-course menu. We can also recommend entertainment options from DJs,

to live bands, singer/s or harpists.

Festive Afternoon Tea in the Observatory

Experience the ceremony of a sumptuous afternoon tea, infused with the magic of Christmas.

Partake of festive delicacies in the elegant Observatory Cocktail Lounge, with breath-taking

vistas of Belfast and beyond.

Served daily throughout December from 1 - 5 pm

Festive Afternoon Tea - £45 Festive Afternoon Tea with Mulled Wine - £50

Festive Champagne Afternoon Tea - £55 (per person)

Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance.

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Festive StaysThere’s no better place to spend the festive season than

at the Grand Central Hotel. Relax, shop, celebrate and make the most of being in the heart of the city during the most

wonderful time of the year!

For our best festive offers from £140 B&B including mulled wine and mince pies visit grandcentralhotelbelfast.com

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Christmas Day LuncheonGather with friends and family in our stunning Seahorse

Restaurant to celebrate this very special day. Be welcomed by a Champagne and canapé reception in the lounge followed by a decadent six-course luncheon with all the trimmings. Everything is lovingly prepared by our chefs, drawing on

the finest local produce.

You can indulge in all your traditional favourites – smoked Glenarm salmon, roast Irish turkey, salt-aged

Glenarm sirloin of beef, Christmas pudding with brandy sauce and a delectable choice of artisan

Irish cheeses.

There will be a special visit from Santa Claus with a gift for every child.

Drinks reception from 1 pm with lunch being served at 1.30 pm

Christmas Day in the Seahorse Restaurant

£140 per person £75 per child, up to age 13

Christmas Day in the Grand Café

£100 per person £55 per child, up to age 13

Ask us about our other options on Christmas Day including:

• Private Dining

• Celebrations in the Observatory

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Christmas Eve

Check in and enjoy a Festive Afternoon Tea with mulled wine in the Observatory bar. Savour a decadent

seasonal dinner in the Seahorse Restaurant before retiring to one of our luxurious bedrooms.

–Christmas Day

Indulge in a leisurely breakfast in the Grand Café. Our traditional Christmas Luncheon includes a visit

from Santa Claus with a gift for every child.

Retire to the Seahorse Lounge with family and friends to relax and unwind. Feeling peckish? Sample a fabulous

hot and cold buffet from 7pm. Stay overnight and enjoy our Boxing Day Brunch - a continental style

Boxing Day Champagne Brunch served in the Observatory exclusively for Christmas Residents

on Boxing Day.

Two Night PackageArriving on Christmas Eve for two nights

Including Christmas day lunch in the Seahorse Restaurant

One we prepared earlier...Once you come to stay with us you will wish you stayed for longer! Whether its to get up early on Boxing Day to

be the first in the queue for the Mulberry handbags in the House of Fraser sales, or to do a bit of sightseeing, just let us know how many nights you want to stay for and we will

prepare a tailor-made package exclusively for you.

Christmas ExperiencesJoin us at the Grand Central this Christmas

for a festive city break to remember.

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New Year’s Eve in the Seahorse Restaurant

Bring in the New Year with our New Year’s Eve Celebration Experience. The opulence of the Seahorse Restaurant and Lounge provide the perfect backdrop for a stylish start to 2020.

Indulge in a Champagne and canapé reception, a decadent six-course dinner and musical entertainment. Enjoy an overnight stay in

one of our luxurious rooms, with breakfast in the Seahorse Restaurant.

New Year’s Eve Celebration from £185 per person sharing

New Year’s Eve Dinner £100 per person

New Year’s Eve in the Observatory Roaring 20’s Cocktail Party

Join us for a panoramic New Year’s Celebration.

Reserve your table for the night, sip on the finest cocktail and drinks selection and take in the

unique views of Belfast and beyond as you welcome in 2021.

Welcome Cocktail, Bottle of Bollinger per couple with seasonal Tapas at 10pm.

Live musical entertainment

and Piper at Midnight.

£90 per person

New Year’s Eve Celebrations

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