Akatuki's front on Great Queen Street at night, its window painted with a snowy Christmas scene

Christmas dinner & parties in Covent Garden

A Japanese Christmas menu for lunch and dinner, and parties of every size, on Great Queen Street. Open every day of the season but Christmas Day.

Christmas menu poster: a tree of Akatuki dishes outside the restaurant. Four-course Japanese dining, 2 November to 1 January, £56.80 per person., book a table, opens in a new tab
  • Up to 10 guestsBook online
  • 11 or moreSend an enquiry
  • Private hireHalf or all of it
  • Christmas DayClosed
  • Dine in by 1 January, 18+Win an iPhone 18 Pro

Christmas parties

For a group of 11 or more, or to hire half or all of the restaurant. Tell us what you have in mind and we will agree the menu with you.

Fewer than 11? Book a table online, opens in a new tab, confirmed straight away. Or email info@akatuki.co.uk.

Optional: the occasion, a time of day, menu preferences or dietary needs.

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Christmas at Akatuki

Questions we are asked

When is the Christmas menu served?

2 November to 1 January. We are closed on Christmas Day, 25 December.

Are you open on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year's Eve?

Yes. We are open at our usual hours on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Christmas Day is the only day we close.

How much is the Christmas menu?

£56.80 per person.

What is on the Christmas menu?

Four courses, with a choice in each: starters & soups, mains, rice and desserts. The full menu is on this page.

Can we book a Christmas party?

Tables for up to 10 book online. For 11 or more, send the enquiry form on this page and we will agree a set menu with you. For a private party you can hire half of the restaurant, for up to 30, or the whole of it, for up to 80 seated.

Is there a vegetarian choice?

Yes. Dishes marked V on the Christmas menu are vegetarian. Please tell us about any allergies when you book.

Is there a Christmas giveaway?

Yes. Dine in with us by 1 January for a chance to win an iPhone 18 Pro, at any spend, on this menu or any other. It is open to anyone aged 18 or over. How to enter and the full terms are on our Christmas giveaway page.

Find us

Tucked away on Great Queen Street, between Covent Garden and Holborn. Four minutes' walk from Holborn station and five from Covent Garden. The West End theatres are close by for dinner before a show, and the British Museum is nine minutes away.

Street map with Akatuki on Great Queen Street, between Covent Garden and Holborn stations
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