Christmas in Byron Bay
A jolly, holly Byron Christmas
Festive food, sunshine and plenty of good times! You’re invited to join us at Crystalbrook Byron for a uniquely coastal Christmas in Byron Bay.
Relax, unwind and get in a beachy state of mind. Enjoy an indulgent, social, and distinctly festive buffet featuring the best local seafood and traditional Christmas fare.
Christmas lunch
- Friday, 25 December 2026
- Buffet style Christmas lunch
- Seatings from 12:30pm
- Adults $279
- Children aged four to twelve $99
- Complimentary for children aged three and under
Christmas dinner
- Friday, 25 December 2026
- Three course set menu
- Seatings from 5:30pm
- Adults $140
- Children aged four to twelve can dine off a la carte kids menu
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On the menu: Christmas buffet lunch
A selection of local artisan breads with whipped brown butter and olive oil (GFa, DFa)
From the ocean
- Freshly shucked oysters with lemon and mignonette (GF, DF)
- Ballina king prawns with cocktail sauce (GF, DF)
- Moreton Bay Bugs with citrus and sauce gribiche (GF, DF)
- Beetroot cured ocean trout and smoked salmon with house pickles (GF, DF)
- Pickled NZ mussels with fennel, chilli, white wine and parsley (GF, DF)
- Roasted Ballina line-caught fish (GF, DF)
To local farms
- Bangalow Sweet Pork Ham glazed with our honey and native spice with Christmas chutney (GF, DF)
- Slow roasted lamb shoulder with fennel caponata and green olive mint jus (GF, DF)
- Roast turkey breast ballotine with pistachio lemon stuffing and native pepper cranberry chutney (GF, DF)
- Local charcuterie selection of sliced chicken and silverside pastrami (GF, DF)
And local produce
- Baked miso eggplant with spiced quinoa and tahini dressing (GF, DF, VG)
- Spiced honey-baked pumpkin wedges with walnut crumb (GF, VG, N)
- Kipfler potato salad, with capers, gherkin, sundried tomato and chive (GF, DF, VG)
- Heirloom tomato salad with red pickled onion, baby capers and basil (GF, DF, VG)
- Currumbin Valley mixed leaves with native vinaigrette (GF, DF, VG)
- Pasta salad with romesco sauce, fresh peas and bacon (DF)
- Classic roasted vegetables with heirloom carrots, Brussels sprouts, olive oil potatoes and smoked sweet potato
- Roasting pan juice red wine gravy (GF, DF)
To finish on a sweet note
- Cherry Ripe with a chocolate cake
- Rocky road slice with macadamia nut (N)
- Nutella slice, hazelnut sponge, caramel glaze (GF, N)
- Christmas pudding, classic custard
- Vintage fruitcake
- Gingerbread stars
- Rum balls, coconut and Davidson's plum (VG)
- Candy canes
- Fruit platter
For the kids
- Fish and chips
- Chicken nuggets
- Calamari and chips
On the menu: Christmas dinner
To start
Your choice of
- Beetroot cured ocean trout, caper pickle, fennel and orange (GF, DF)
- Chicken roulade, apricot and pistachio stuffing, sautéed greens, chicken jus (GF, DF, N)
- Byron Bay stracciatella, tomato carpaccio, pickled shallots, micro herb salad (GF, V)
Something more
Your choice of
- Pumpkin and zucchini cannelloni, cashew cream, confit fennel, crushed saltbush (VG, GF, N)
- Turkey ballotine, honey glazed carrot, our Christmas jus (GF, DF)
- Baked local line-caught market fish, kipfler potatoes, citrus beurre blanc, sautéed greens (GF, DFa)
To finish
Your choice of
- Nutella slice, hazelnut sponge, caramel glaze (GF, N)
- Classic pavlova, seasonal mixed fruit, burnt vanilla Chantilly (GF)
- Christmas pudding, classic custard
For the kids
- Fish fingers (GF)
- Spaghetti noodles (V)
- Chicken karaage nuggets (GF)
- Gooey cheeseburger
- 150g scotch fillet steak (GF)
The fine print: Cancellations between 18 December 2026 and the time of the scheduled reservation will incur 50% price of booking. Crystalbrook Crowd discount not applicable. Forest Byron Bay and Crystalbrook Collection are proud to serve exclusively Australian seafood. The pickled mussels are imported from New Zealand. Forest Bar menu is available for guests to dine off from 12pm-9pm on Christmas Day.