Where to eat over the holidays

Want someone else to take care of the cooking? Check out this list of where to eat over the holidays.
03 Dec 2024
Discover Ipswich, Staff Writer

This Christmas holidays if you’ve got friends visiting and want to impress, or if you just don’t want to do the dishes, check out these great restaurants open to serve you.

Find out where to eat over the Christmas Holidays below…

Club Services Ipswich

The Greedy Grinch cocktail at CSI

Club Services Ipswich will be open all through the holidays except Christmas Day, seven days a week.  And kids eat free during the holidays through their new member app.

On Christmas Eve there will be all-day dining from 11.30am – 8.30pm, live entertainment at lunch and dinner and the club will be open until midnight.

CSI also have a festive cocktail available for the season called Greedy Grinch!  After Christmas lookout for their new Banarama cocktail, available from Boxing Day until New Year’s Eve.

Brothers Leagues Club

The jus at Brothers

Brothers Leagues Club will be open the entire Christmas period except Christmas Day and there are no public holiday surcharges. The club boasts a restaurant and a cafe, a soon to open state of the art kids play room, as well as three bars on site and they have gelato!  Plus kids eat for free at lunch and dinner on Mondays with a full priced adult main meal! The club closes at midnight on Christmas Eve.

Ellen & Rod

Ellen and Rod chocolate and almond custard croissants

Ellen & Rod cafe will be open all through the holidays except for Christmas Day.  From Boxing Day until 3 January they will open from 7am to 12pm with their full breakfast menu on offer and return to normal hours on Saturday 4 January. 

General Public

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General Public will be open all through the holidays except for Christmas Day and Boxing Day!  There will also be delicious cocktails specials like The Grinch’s Merry Colada and The Grinchy Twist to taste!

Elderflower Cafe

Elderflower Cafe

Elderflower Cafe will be closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, but open the rest of the holidays from 7am!

Mihi Tavern

pub food and drinks celebration

The Mihi Tavern is open the entire holidays including Christmas Day!  They will be serving up a delicious buffet lunch on the big day too – bookings are essential.

Ipswich Jets

Ipswich Jets new chicken supreme

Open the entire holidays except Christmas Day, Ipswich Jets is the place to be for heritage charm and great food.

Indian Mehfil

Indian Mehfil

You can enjoy delicious Indian food at Indian Mehfil for lunch and dinner all through the Christmas period, except for Christmas Day.

Stony Creek Brewing

Stony Creek Brewing

You’ll have to get in before Christmas to get a taste of locally brewed craft beer and exceptional food from Stony Creek Brewing these holidays.  They will be open up until 22 December, and then closed until 3 January, when they will re-open for normal trade.

Summer Land Camels Cafe

Two for one breakfast is available at Summer Land Camels on Valentine's Day

The Summer Land Camels Cafe will be open all through the holidays with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day!

PA Hotel

Seafood platter at the PA Hotel

The Prince Alfred Hotel specialises in fresh delicious seafood.  They will be open all holidays except Christmas Day.

Fourthchild Cafe

Pancakes at Fourthchild cafe

Specialty Campos coffee, epic breakfasts and delicious lunches and dinners will be available at Fourthchild every day during the holidays except for 26 December.

They’re also opening Christmas Day from 11am-2pm with a festive lunch booking available. A special menu will be available for New Years Eve also!

Homage

Homage

Looking for a unique countryside experience with exceptional food then head to Homage!  They are open for dining during the holidays (Tuesday December 24 through to Tuesday December 31), however Christmas Day bookings are already full. Limited seats remain for Christmas Eve dinner (bookings essential) and bookings are being taken for Boxing Day breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Homage will also be open on New Year’s Eve breakfast, lunch and dinner but bookings must be made in advance.

The Barn will open from 11.30am to 2pm for food and at 4pm for drinks on Saturday December 28 and Sunday December 29.

Discover Ipswich Staff Writer
Rocky the Rock Wallaby is a Sagittarius who lives at the Ipswich Nature Centre and often contributes to Discover Ipswich in his spare time. When he's not busy showing tourists around, blogging or hanging out with his cute and fluffy mates at the Nature Centre, he likes to hit the gym for a leg session, graze on quinoa salad and ponder the possibilities of the universe.

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