The Clink Restaurant at HMP Brixton has launched its Christmas Menus for 2026, bringing traditional festive dining to the UK’s original prison training restaurant. Operated by The Clink Charity, the restaurant gives people in prison the chance to train for City & Guilds qualifications in Food & Beverage Service, Professional Cookery, Barista Skills, and Food Hygiene, serving members of the public inside the working prison itself.

This year’s Christmas menu opens with dishes including a Chicken croquette with charred sprout salad, pickled cranberries and chestnut purée; a Beetroot gravlax of salmon with crème fraîche, watercress and clementine; or a Kataifi pastry-wrapped goats’ cheese with truffle honey-glazed beetroot.

Traditional roast dinners are served – Roast turkey with chestnut stuffing and Yorkshire pudding, and Roast sirloin of beef with horseradish sauce – alongside a Pan-fried pollock with butterbean stew and a wild mushroom-stuffed hispi cabbage for vegan guests.

To finish, a Pear and stem ginger pudding, Whipped vanilla cheesecake with spiced blackcurrant and pear compote, and Warm mince pies with clotted cream. As the prison is alcohol-free, there are a range of creative mocktails on offer also, from a seasonal Clementine Mojito to a Blackberry Grove, a refreshing twist on the classic Bramble.

The restaurant regularly ranks among TripAdvisor’s top London restaurants to visit, and in September 2026, Benugo and The Clink Charity launched a five-year partnership to create long-term hospitality career pathways for prison leavers, combining employment opportunities, mentoring and training support.

The Christmas Menu 2026 runs from Tuesday 1st December until Sunday 20th December. Bookings must be made at least seven working days in advance; all diners must be 18 or over and bring physical photo ID. Guests pass through airport-style security on arrival, with phones and personal items stored in lockers before being escorted to the restaurant. The venue is alcohol-free.