Christmas Day Menu

There is a choice at every stage, with six starters, four pastas, four mains and five desserts on the card. The menu is served all day on Friday 25 December, at lunch and at dinner, and a discretionary 13.5% service charge is added to the bill.

The pasta is made by hand in the open kitchen, the work behind the Best Handmade Pasta & Contemporary Italian Restaurant 2026 title from LuxLife's Leaders Magazine.

Starters

Creamy Burrata comes with Pappa al Pomodoro, the Tuscan soup of bread and tomato. Slow-Baked Aubergine Parmigiana is finished with basil and cheese, and Sarde in Saor brings the Venetian dish of sardines cooked sweet and sour with onions. Fried Calamari and Fried Courgettes arrive with lemon and a tartare dip. The two meat starters are Beef Tartare with Crispy Potato and an XL Size Scottish Beef Carpaccio with Rocket & Shaved Parmesan.

Pasta or a main course

The second course is pasta or a main. Bonbon-Shaped Ravioli are served with Slow-Cooked Beef & Onion Genovese Ragù, the Neapolitan ragù of beef and onions. Homemade Mafaldine comes two ways, with Black Truffle or with Slow-Cooked Wild Boar Ragù, and a Seafood Pasta completes the pasta choices.

Guests who would rather have a main choose from a Veggie Wellington with Roasted Baby Winter Vegetables & Gravy, Slow-Cooked Beef Short Rib with Creamed Truffle Potato, Rib Eye with Bordelaise Sauce & Dauphinoise Potatoes, and Seabass with Cauliflower Purée & Fried Capers.

Desserts

Torta della Nonna is the Tuscan custard tart topped with pine nuts, and Torta di Visciole e Ricotta the Roman tart of ricotta and sour cherries. Chocolate Cake with Sour Cherry, Lemon Sorbet Served in a Lemon Shell and Gelato complete the list.

Vegetarian, fish and allergies

There is a vegetarian choice in every course: Creamy Burrata with Pappa al Pomodoro or Aubergine Parmigiana, then Homemade Mafaldine with Black Truffle or the Veggie Wellington, and the desserts. For guests who eat fish but not meat, Sarde in Saor or the calamari lead to the Seafood Pasta or the seabass. Several dishes use cheese, so strict vegetarians should mention it when ordering. Any allergy or dietary requirement can be raised with a member of staff, who will be happy to help.

Christmas Day and Christmas parties

This menu is served on 25 December only. For Christmas parties before the day, Osteria runs three group set menus for private and group bookings, at £65 and £75 for three courses and £100 for four, in the Private Dining Room, a semi-private area or the whole restaurant. Christmas at Osteria by Bocconcino.

Christmas Day can be booked through the booking page or on 020 7499 4510.

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