Covid-19 Roadmap
- We will keep this simple, we are working to ensure that your safety and that of our team comes first.
- The world has changed and this is our response, our roadmap outlining how we are working to adapt and what that will mean for your Menagerie experience.
- We kindly ask that you cooperate with our Covid Guidelines to protect yourself and others, for this to work it will be a joint effort.
What you need to know before you dine with us:
- · We are currently only able to accept bookings for up to 6 guests both inside and outside. These 6 people, including adults and children.
- · Please check in with reservations at reception and use our hand sanitiser pod. A team member shall take you to be seated at your table.
- · We will require name and contact details of one member of your party, which will be stored for 21 days to support NHS Test & Trace. These details will be held confidentially and deleted after the given period.
- · Our team will be wearing masks. Guests are also needed to wear masks when they enter the hotel and when moving around in order to be seated, when leaving and visiting the bathroom. Whilst seated at a table, masks can be removed. Guests in the garden do not need to wear masks, but do if they enter the hotel at any time.
- · Throughout the entirety of your experience we will ask you to maintain a 1 metre distance from other parties & staff.
- · Please kindly do not let children wander around the venue and please accompany them when visiting the bathroom.
- · There will be a one - way route through the venue with guests entering through the main Hotel reception, visiting the bathroom and exiting the venue through our Terrace Bar side doors.
- · Once you have been shown to your table we ask that you remain at your table other than to visit the bathroom. There will be no bar service, we shall bring everything to the table.
- · If you are going to the bathroom or leaving the venue please follow our one-way system through the venue.
- · Bathrooms; guests will be asked to queue outside the bathrooms. The bathrooms shall be thoroughly cleaned every 30 minutes.
- We want to reassure you that there’s regular thorough cleaning throughout the hotel; all our team will be washing their hands every twenty minutes and sanitising ‘touch points’ every half an hour. The tables and chairs will be cleaned after each customer.
- · To avoid cross contamination menus will only be used once and then recycled.
- · We will bring cutlery to the table with your food and provide disposable napkins, these will also be recycled after use.
- · We respectfully ask that you pay by contactless, credit/debit card wherever possible.
- · Please kindly refrain from moving furniture around. Please ask a team member for assistance.
- · We are only permitted to serve until 10pm, please kindly leave the venue by this time.
- · If you feel at all unwell, please save your visit for another day.
Enhanced Hygiene
What are we doing to ensure we maintain a hygienic environment:
- Staff temperature checks on arrival at work
- · Hand sanitiser stations on arrival and around the venue
- Enhanced cleaning procedures across the venue
- Deep cleans between sittings
- 20 minute regular hand wash protocol for staff
- · Application of Zoono** 30 day protective surface shield throughout the entire
- venue, proven to be 99.9% affective at destroying covid-19 upon contact.
- · NanoSeptic continuously self cleaning surfaces to cover heavily handled areas such
- as door handles
- · Personal protective equipment & screens for staff, face shields and masks where appropriate and gloves for specific duties (handling deliveries & waste, food preparation, reservations desk.)
- · Sterilisation of crockery, cutlery and glassware.
- · Hourly cleaning checklist relating to waiter stations, POS screens and equipment
- Personal staff pre-shift checklists
- For our team:
- Staggered arrivals for shifts
- One person at a time in the staff room
- Staff change into uniform on-site
- Working in team bubbles
- · New procedures for taking deliveries and handling waste
- Kitchen and bar teams side by side working
Steventon House Hotel
Christmas 2026
A beautifully decorated Victorian country house, exceptional food, warm hospitality and a team who genuinely love this time of year.
Our most popular dates sell out months in advance — book early to avoid disappointment.
Christmas Day Lunch
Friday 25th December 2026 · Served 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Put the oven gloves away this year. Raise a glass of Prosecco on arrival, then sit back and enjoy a beautifully prepared three-course Christmas lunch in our festive Victorian country house — with not a single dish to wash up afterwards.
- Roast Breast of Turkey with all the trimmings
- Roast Sirloin of British Beef & Yorkshire Pudding
- Pan-Roasted Fillet of Sea Bass
- Wild Mushroom, Spinach & Chestnut Wellington
- Traditional Christmas Pudding, Tea or Coffee & Mini Mince Pies
Includes Prosecco on arrival, three courses, tea or coffee & mini mince pies.
Celebrating as a family? Our private dining room seats up to 28 guests.
£25 deposit per person secures your table · Pre-order & full payment by Friday 11th December.
Or email events@steventonhousehotel.co.uk — Christmas Day always sells out.
More Festive Celebrations
Festive Lunches
From £30.00pp
2 Courses £30.00 | 3 Courses £35.00
25th November – 23rd December 2026
11:30am – 3:00pm
For 2–40 guests, or up to 100 in the Conservatory Suite. Traditional Roast Turkey, Scottish Salmon or Vegan Shepherd's Pie. Includes tea, coffee & mini mince pies.
£15 deposit per person
Christmas Party Nights
From £49.95pp
Prosecco on arrival, our three-course Christmas dinner, then the DJ takes over until late in the Conservatory Suite. Exclusive use for parties of 80+.
- Fri 4th & Sat 5th Dec£49.95pp
- Fri 11th & 18th, Sat 12th & 19th Dec£54.95pp
7pm Arrival · 7:30pm Dinner · 9:30pm Party · 12am Bar Closes · 12:30am Carriages
Private Christmas Dining
From £34.50pp
2 Courses £34.50 | 3 Courses £39.50
Perfect for corporate teams and relaxed festive gatherings. Monday to Thursday evenings throughout December, with optional DJ.
Prefer something different? Our Indian Banquet Buffet is available for private hire at £42.50pp — minimum 30 guests Mon–Thu, 80 Fri–Sat.
Stay the Night
Including Full English Breakfast
Make it a proper occasion with special room rates for Christmas guests.
- Superior£125
- Deluxe£145
- Four Poster Suite£165
Ready to Book?
Call us on 01235 831223 or email events@steventonhousehotel.co.uk
