FabSwingers.com forum: Eating Out on Christmas Day

By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

We will be going to a restaurant rather than a having a meal in a traditional domestic setting.

Anyone else.

Or is it un-Christmassy.

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By *mallteaserWoman
over a year ago

Central

We eat out too, just saves so much time and stress, x

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By *eeriseWoman
over a year ago

Manchester and that's all you need to know

The only place I'll be eating out of is my kitchen.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We used to do it as part of xmas.

Got to expensive as the family grew though.

Great to spoil the wife,no cooking or clearing up afterwards.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

personally i would never eat out christmas day, a big home cooked dinner is what christmas is about for me.

all the family around.

plus my dads turkey is epic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"personally i would never eat out christmas day, a big home cooked dinner is what christmas is about for me.

all the family around.

plus my dads turkey is epic

same for me, plus i dont think i could ever justify the cost of it.

i oddly enjoy the stress of cooking with family

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"personally i would never eat out christmas day, a big home cooked dinner is what christmas is about for me.

all the family around.

plus my dads turkey is epic

same for me, plus i dont think i could ever justify the cost of it.

i oddly enjoy the stress of cooking with family

We prefer to take it in turns in our family - that way at least 3 times out of 4 our cooking is done for us. And with a dishwasher there's no real clearing up needed.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I'm cooking for my parents and it's only going to be the three of us but I'm going to put on a spread and I can't wait

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

Initimate dinner this year

Current thinking is Chicken with truffles, red cabbage cooked in gammon, roast potatoes Tom Kerridge style

Decent champagne, white burgandy, decent Pinot noir, dessert wine not yet chosen

Cheese and biscuits and a dessert

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

My sister does Christmas every year. The kids have chosen roast beef this year. Yum!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mr ,Mrs Son & Daughter going out this Xmas to a nice Hotel.

First time Mrs hasn't cooked in 30 years.She loves cooking and all the festivities, but we talked her in to just going out and relaxing and letting someone else cook.

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By *oasterCockbumMan
over a year ago

Highway 61

goin out for the second year .... last year took my folks and my daughter to a curry house .... mum an daughter are both veggie and loved it .... this year booked for the same ... then back to mine to eat shite and watch shite on tv ... that's wot makes Christmas for me ... lol ....

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

In general our Christmas lunch is no more than an ordinary roast beef with all the trimmings, which we all love.

I have never eaten a meal out that I have enjoyed as much as our own roast beef and yorkshire pudding meal at home. rich gravy crispy potatoes mulled wine on the stove.

Generally still in Pj's as there is no need to dress.

Snooze in chair watching old films. wine Xmas pud and homemade brandy butter.. bliss.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Family have been doing this for the past 8 years, booking a table at a hotel and eating there.

No cooking, no cleaning and no arguments. Simples

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've always fancied going out in Christmas Day but ju and kids prefer staying at home. We are having my parents this year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We are having our Christmas Day on Boxing Day as my daughter has to work Xmas Day,

so we are thinking of having lunch out Xmas day

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By *asterspire and 806Couple
over a year ago

Chesterfield

Spire is working Xmas day again this year so will deliver him a Xmas lunch to work & will have a special lunch together when be both off work!! Hate being apart at Xmas! !

Ebonie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No chance the days of left overs are too good to pass up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I (Mrs) will be cooking Xmas dinner on Xmas eve as ill be working Xmas day into boxing day again ;-(

Cooked our xmas dinner on xmas eve for a few years when the my younger kids were younger because of work commitments and because we would have at least 14 people for dinner so took up most of my day and as much as I enjoyed making dinner I also felt guilty not being able to spend time with the kids and they were'nt bothered what day we had a big family meal together but they were bothered if mum was too busy on xmas day to spend time with them.....

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By *4FantasyCouple
over a year ago

Spalding

7 round our table this year. I am off Christmas Eve so will be prepping the spuds and veg and laying the table. Madness in our house until the old ones go home

Then we can chillax open some bubbly and watch crap on tv! I worked many a Christmas Day in hotels and trust me the only good thing about it was the double pay and a day of in leui... no one wanted to be there! So eating out for us.. no thanks.xx

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By *hebrummiesCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

After discovering that our local restaurants insist their staff MUST work Christmas day, without any extra pay, without any help for travelling costs, meaning for some staff the cost of getting into work was more than they were getting paid, we refuse point blank to support this. In fact, that Christmas we became a taxi for the local restaurant staff that day as we were so disgusted at the way they were being treated!

Also, because most people have paid up front tips are fairly light (contrary to what you would think) and most pay via credit/debit card, which many restaurants then charge the staff a handling fee on their tips (up to 20% of the tip you leave by a card won't even get to the person you intended it - NOT on!) they don't often make that much on Christmas day tips either - so, if you MUST go, please make sure you take some CASH for a good tip for these poor souls having to spend their Christmas day in such a way...

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Without sounding like scrooge Christmas day is a working day for many places. Where I used to work you never got paid extra if you were scheduled in and I didn't work in an environment where you get tips.

In this day and age where bottom line is King companies get tougher.

If you were salaried somewhere that had to stay open over Christmas I doubt you'd get extra pay.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"After discovering that our local restaurants insist their staff MUST work Christmas day, without any extra pay, without any help for travelling costs, meaning for some staff the cost of getting into work was more than they were getting paid, we refuse point blank to support this. In fact, that Christmas we became a taxi for the local restaurant staff that day as we were so disgusted at the way they were being treated!

In the service industry we work a 7 day week 365 days a year, no day is different from another.

Plus lots of other jobs, including NHS.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes x hubby cooked n now can't x tried cooking it last year but this year it's in a restaurant

Cool

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

We have always celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve and for many years my dad has gone without a turkey dinner due to my mum being Danish and we have a complete different Christmas dinner....so this year I'm going all out so my dad gets a proper English Christmas dinner

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By *hebrummiesCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

In the service industry we work a 7 day week 365 days a year, no day is different from another.

Plus lots of other jobs, including NHS."

Which is fair enough, people know what they get into (or should) when they apply for a job, however, most people assume that those working are at least on double time and that their tips are going to be good in return for working on such a day, to find that for some it meant they were actually out of pocket, was, to our minds, unacceptable, especially considering the vastly inflated prices you pay for that days food.

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By *ighland_RoseCouple
over a year ago

Brigadoon

"I've always fancied going out in Christmas Day but ju and kids prefer staying at home. We are having my parents this year. "

How are you cooking them? I always find my oven is too small to fit them in.

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By *extoysareusCouple
over a year ago

kinky heaven

Christmas is a rip off now, having worked every Christmas day foe the last 10 years.

Meals are 3-4times the price and staff get paid same amount.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

In the service industry we work a 7 day week 365 days a year, no day is different from another.

Plus lots of other jobs, including NHS.

Maybe the prices are high cos most places pay the staff more?

If I worked in a restaurant I'd go in knowing I'd likely have to work Christmas day.

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By *hebrummiesCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

Maybe the prices are high cos most places pay the staff more?

If I worked in a restaurant I'd go in knowing I'd likely have to work Christmas day. "

If they paid the staff double or more I wouldn't complain, that is my point exactly, the staff do NOT get paid extra but it is compulsory to work, take into account the fact that a taxi into work will cost double (no public transport) and some staff actually end up having to pay out more than they earn to work the day - NOT acceptable.

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By *extoysareusCouple
over a year ago

kinky heaven

We used to pay triple time till about 6 years ago, then all bank holidays etc paid the same hourly rate.

Like it or lump it

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

didn't know what my mum was doing in time to book a meal but now shes going to my brothers and everywhere booked up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Christmas is a rip off now, having worked every Christmas day foe the last 10 years.

Meals are 3-4times the price and staff get paid same amount.

The reason meals are more expensive at Christmas or new years eve, is it only happens once a year, supply and demand, I don't imagine you will be moaning about having very few customers in January.

Christmas income keeps some business trading through the quiet times.

Business charge what the market will bear. it isn't a rip off its about profit and keeping going.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe the prices are high cos most places pay the staff more?

If I worked in a restaurant I'd go in knowing I'd likely have to work Christmas day.

I suppose it depends if the staff are happy to get paid during quiet times, all business is about swings and roundabouts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I shall be having Christmas dinner at home on my own. Kids are older and out with their partners. Just as well I like my

own cooking and company.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We ate out 2 years ago and I wouldnt do it again. It just doesn't feel the same. Im not a brilliant cook but Christmas doesn't have to be about perfection for me, it just feels right to be at home.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"personally i would never eat out christmas day, a big home cooked dinner is what christmas is about for me.

all the family around.

plus my dads turkey is epic

Well said. I hate the idea people have to work x mas day so would never eat out!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive never eaten out on xmas day, always a big massive family roast, although this year everyone is coming to my house so it will be my first time playing hostess! I dont mind though as that means I dont have to do the washing up this year! ( family rule, whoever cooks doesnt have to do the dishes)

Roast lamb and all the trimmings followed by xmas pud and much later on in the eve cold meat, bread, pickles etc and a massive trifle!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only time I've ever eaten out on Christmas Day was in Hong Kong. The catering department all decided it would be a great idea, it was awful. The catering department descended on one house the following day all brought some sort of food and we had a feast

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

The Hotel I work for is packed over Xmas.

For Boxing Day lunch alone, we already have 285 booked!!

Thank goodness I work nights!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We off the inlaws , however bangbang has informed them he dosent like the roast the other week so he said hell buy the chicken to go with the beef for dinner for evreyone if he can have doubble eggs homemade chips an cheesy beans, instead,

Slutty

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mr ,Mrs Son & Daughter going out this Xmas to a nice Hotel.

First time Mrs hasn't cooked in 30 years.She loves cooking and all the festivities, but we talked her in to just going out and relaxing and letting someone else cook."

But do you not think of the poor staff who are forced to go to work on Christmas Day to feed the people who are too lazy to cook for themselves.

Sorry a bit bitter as I was a chef and had to argue each year to get to spend Christmas with my family. Being told that I either came into work or could look for another job kind of put the dampner on the season

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe the prices are high cos most places pay the staff more?

If I worked in a restaurant I'd go in knowing I'd likely have to work Christmas day.

Well said

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only ever dined out once at Christmas and tbh we were all disappointed with the food and the atomsphere.. Much prefer cooking the dinner myself.I blame the ex thingy I married was his idea.. Needless to say we didnt go out again for Christmas day

Like family Christmas dinner at home and enjoy all the chaos n mayhem it brings

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By *AURA6969TV/TS
over a year ago

RUGBY

1st year I've gone out for Christmas dinner Will see how it goes then decide where to go next year x

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

"personally i would never eat out christmas day, a big home cooked dinner is what christmas is about for me.

all the family around.

plus my dads turkey is epic

same for me, plus i dont think i could ever justify the cost of it.

i oddly enjoy the stress of cooking with family

Yep, me too!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would love to eat someone out on Christmas Day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

never eat out Christmas day.

I used to waitress at a hotel and had to work Christmas day, since then I've decided it's incredibly unfair on the staff who have to work. I'd hate to be given that shift instead of spending time with my family.

And ok not everyone has puerile to spend time with Christmas day, but if they'd rather work it would be much better for them to be working in ahostel for those who can't afford to go it for dinner. just my opinion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was going to have Xmas lunch on the beach in Australia whilst celebrating a white wash win of the ashes!

Think now I will stay at home and have dried out Turkey and Brussel sprouts instead

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I eat out, at my parents

I get to do it Boxing day too and have left overs to take home if I want. I've never fancied going to a hotel or restaurant to be honest and I think if I was completely on my own, Id still cook at home.

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By *opping_candyWoman
over a year ago

West Yorkshire

"I've always fancied going out in Christmas Day but ju and kids prefer staying at home. We are having my parents this year. "

What kind of stuffing goes well with parents?

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By *opping_candyWoman
over a year ago

West Yorkshire

I've never had a meal out on Christmas day and don't fancy the idea either. I'm sure the staff really don't want to be there and I'd end up feeling guilty!

My parents did ask if me and my sprogs wanted to join them last year when they went out for Christmas dinner and I declined - not the least because they'd done the same a few years previous for the first time and come back saying 'never again' lol!

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By *etitesaraTV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale

We are going for a curry with friends!

Don't like turkey, don't want the hassle of cooking so why not? The staff are Bangladeshi so hardly likely to be celebrating and its not inflated prices.

its a very popular restaurant as well, always full on Xmas Day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

if anyone fancies being eaten out on xmas day, please do give us a shout lol

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By *eonlylive1seCouple
over a year ago

Atherstone

We're going to Drayton Manor for xmas day,with Mrs W's family 5 course dinner £50 . Never done it before , and really looking forward to it, no cooking cleaning or hassle ...... Bliss

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mr ,Mrs Son & Daughter going out this Xmas to a nice Hotel.

First time Mrs hasn't cooked in 30 years.She loves cooking and all the festivities, but we talked her in to just going out and relaxing and letting someone else cook.

But do you not think of the poor staff who are forced to go to work on Christmas Day to feed the people who are too lazy to cook for themselves.

Ye,bit off a rant at someone who is going out for the first timne in 30yrs for reasons best not going into. But my wife deserves it after the year she's had and we'll be paying through the nose for it probably.

Have a nice Xmas.

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

"We are going for a curry with friends!

Don't like turkey, don't want the hassle of cooking so why not? The staff are Bangladeshi so hardly likely to be celebrating and its not inflated prices.

its a very popular restaurant as well, always full on Xmas Day."

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By *ark CharmerMan
over a year ago

Horsham

Few years back worked as a Chef and thought Xmas Day, easy peasy double time - only 7 chefs working the whole shift, we were knackered by 5pm and ran out of most things by 8pm, had to close the restaurant by 9pm with people still queuing, didn't think there would be so many people eating out in the West End.

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