Thursday 1st August 2013

Is it ever too soon to wish everybody a Happy Christmas? Not according to the team at The Devonshire Arms!

The award winning pub and restaurant at Middle Handley is already celebrating the Festive Season after completely selling all its Christmas Day tables…six months in advance!

"We have 82 people booked in, which really is our full capacity for Christmas Day lunch," said Manager, Alistair Myers, "and we already have a reserves list of people hoping we might be able to squeeze them in if there are any cancellations.

"The crazy thing is that we sold out without even publicising what our Head Chef Tom Lawson has planned for the day's menu but, I think we can safely say that he will come up with something that manages to be both traditional and contemporary."

Bookings are being taking for Christmas Eve dinner but Alistair says that too is already getting busy, "I know it's still high summer but the best thing to do would be to start thinking about Christmas now, because we'd love to share it with you - if we have the space!"

... Or Taste The Flavours Of Spain

But away from the talk about Christmas - and while the sun is still shining - the Devonshire Arms is bringing you the authentic style and flavour of Spanish dining to enjoy, when theyhost a traditional Spanish Tapas Evening on Thursday August 15th.



In place of the usual three course option, Head Chef Tom Lawson and his team will prepare a selection of tapas dishes in authentic Spanish style, with around 30 items to choose from, priced between £4 and £6 each.

Carafes of specially selected Spanish white and red wines will be availabile throughout the evening too, along with Spanish sangria.

"The great thing about tapas is that the range is so varied, so this is an evening that really should appeal to all tastes, with a great selection of vegetarian options among the choices," said Alistair.

"This is going to be a very relaxed and informal evening but the food will certainly be up to the excellent standards of our previous special events, all of which have proved to be an enormous success.

"Our Sausage Night, Pie Night, Independence Day and our Italian Evening were all completely sold out well in advance, so we do advise making a booking as soon as possible for our Tapas Evening to avoid disappointment."

For more information about the Tapas Evening and other events at the Devonshire Arms, visit www.devonshirearmsmiddlehandley.com or call 01246 434 800.

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