Bring your appetite when you visit The Great Dickens Christmas Fair - there is ever so much to eat and drink!
Feast on delicious foods from the British Empire and beyond, from scrumptious savories to tempting hand-crafted sweets. Then visit one of our 5 traditional pubs to enjoy draft ales, wine, and champagne, or wrap your hands around a Hot Buttered Rum, Irish coffee, or Hot Toddy. Or, enjoy a traditional English High Tea with Scones and little sandwiches - anytime is teatime in Britain!
Food prices at the Dickens Fair range from desserts/coffee/tea at $2 to full plated meals at $15. Reservation meals at Cuthbert's Tea Shoppe are $27. No food vendors accept credit cards; there are four ATMs in the event.
Savories
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The Chestnut Cart (Jonah Nickolds) Roasted organic chestnuts, served hot in traditional paper cones. Delicious and nutritious - helps to stave off scurvy! |
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Acropolis Greek Food (Ted & Glynnis Papageorgacopoulos):
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HMS Fish & Chips (Art & Cookie Napala):
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The Tippling Toad (Patrick Morris) Delicious full meals, including turkey, duck, and chicken platters, with all the sides and extras. A Christmas favorite. Don't forget the pumpkin pie! A private dining parlour may be reserved for a special sit-down feast. There are two seatings a day, at 2:00 and 4:00; included in the reservation is a ticket for the Saucy French Postcards Review. Advance reservations are recommended, and can be made either at the counter or in advance by emailing [email protected]. |
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Mr. Barker's Bangers (Valerie Taylor):
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Heritage Meat Pies (Marlene Haggard):
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Mr. Punch's Pasta (Andrew Patterson) A favorite of children of all ages!
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Daybreak Crepes/Roast Beef (David Day):
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Fresh Popped Popcorn (Andrew Patterson) Fresh hot, buttered popcorn served all day in front of the Victoria & Albert Theatre. |
Sweets
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Cinnamon Crunch Almonds (Valerie Taylor) Glazed and roasted before you, these sweet nuts are habit-forming! |
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Maclaren's Cookies & Milk (Andrew Patterson) Fresh-baked warm Cookies and Ice Cold Milk. A holiday favorite!
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Mr. Brown's Fine Coffee and Tea (Jeremy & Kristi McMaster) offers refreshing hot beverages and sweet treats:
We also offer wheat and/or gluten-free options:
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Cuthbert's Tea Shoppe (Sue Honor) is the place where visitors to the Dickens Christmas Fair can come and enjoy a nice pot of tea, scones, tea sandwiches, and delightful desserts in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Victorian London. Patrons do not need reservations, but without a reservation there is a possibility that we may not have space available due to our Shoppe's popularity, especially for our 4 p.m. High Tea service. In addition to tea, our menu includes Tea Sandwiches, brownies, gingerbread, rum cake, Devon puffs, plum pudding, English sticky toffee pudding, shortbread, trifle, fruit cup, gingersnaps, tarts, and macaroons. Gluten-free and/or vegan options available of most items! |
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Bramosia Fine Chocolates & Candies (Paul Schneider) Fine hand-made artisan chocolates and candies by the piece or by the box, including:
All of our delicious chocolates are gluten, soy, and GMO free. We have three vegan/dairy-free options. The chocolate is fair trade certified. |
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Two English Ladies (Bob Holdstock) A mother-daughter team born right here in England, specializing in traditional cream tea products:
Take home everything you will need for an authentic English Cream Tea to have with family and friends; everything is made according to original English recipes! |
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London’s Finest Cakes & Puddings (Kristen and Dean Scott) All of our cakes are made from scratch and are perfect for serving at your next holiday meal or giving as gifts to friends. We use only the finest ingredients to create tasty, mouth-watering cakes such as:
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New this Year!B & P Confectionary & Toy Shoppe (Boucher & Patterson) A distinguished establishment catering to those looking for sweets and treasures for both the young and young at heart. We aspire to provide our customers with quality, imported confections that will surely bring joy to even the most discerning palette. The establishment is run by Mrs. Truly S. Boucher and her partners, Mr. A. Patter and Mr. M. Son, long time local merchants and proprietors of all things sweet, tasty and indulgent. |
