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.
The details:
- Thursday, 25 December 2026
- Seatings from 12:30pm
- Adults $279 includes welcome glass of bubbles
- Children aged four to 12 $99
- Complimentary for children aged three and under
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)
In between
- Roasted eggplant, cranberry pandanus dressing, coconut feta, finished with toasted buckwheat and seeds(V, GF)
- Pasta salad with romesco sauce, fresh peas and bacon (DF)
- Heirloom tomato salad with red pickled onion, baby capers and basil (GF, DF, VG)
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)
- Roasted Ballina line-caught fish (GF, DF)
- Roasting pan juice red wine gravy (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
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
The fine print: Cancellations between 18 December 2025 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.