NAVIDAD FELIZ (Happy Christmas)

We want you to have the best Christmas Party ever at Amigos -
Good Food, Good Fun and plenty of Christmas Cheer!  Menu at bottom of page...

 
Christmas in Mexico

Unlike Ulverston, the weather is warm in Mexico during the Christmas season. Families shop for gifts and good things to eat in the market stalls. They decorate their homes with lilies, poinsettias and evergreens. Family members cut intricate designs in brown paper bags to make lanterns called farolitos. They place a candle inside and then set the farolitos along pavements and windowsills to illuminate the community with the spirit of Christmas.

The Mexican celebration of Christmas is called las posadas and begins on December 16. The ninth evening of las posadas is Buena Noche, Christmas Eve. The children lead a procession to the church and place a figure of the Christ Child in the nacimiento or nativity scene there. Then everyone attends midnight mass.

Christmas in Ulverston

Yes we know… it is cold, wet, and foggy in England at Christmas time. In total contrast, families welcome the warmth and cheer of a roaring open fire to huddle around, indeed the little stool by the log fire at our home is always occupied first! The rest of us have to stand gravely close and toast our bottoms until scorched!  We decorate our homes with holly, ivy, and often a fragrant Nordman Fir and a sprig of Mistletoe!!!  Carole singers go from house to house ringing handbells and singing Christmas songs. Yes this does still happen locally… though not widespread enough now. 

Our Dickensian Christmas Celebrations http://www.dickensianfestival.co.uk/  (November 29th & 30th) are a lovely beginning to the festive period in Ulverston and will coincide with the launch of our new Christmas Menu that weekend...  Steering away from traditional English food, let us warm you up with spicy Mexican stew, sizzling hot fajitas and a shot of chilie vodka!

Organising a MID-WEEK Christmas Party?

We know how much preparation and organisation is needed to co-ordinate a Christmas Party and frankly there aren't enough weekends in December to celebrate this period of good will.  For this reason, if you make an advance booking for 8 people or more MID-WEEK during December 2008 we'll give you a voucher that will entitle you to £20 off your total food bill any time during January 2009. 

Making a Reservation?

Diners are requested to pre-order their food choices from our CHRISTMAS MENU, full details available on our PRE-ORDER form.

To secure your Christmas Party booking a non-refundable deposit of £5 per person is required (this also applies to customers already having a reservation with us).  You can arrange to pop in and see us, or for your convenience make a payment over the phone by credit or debit card. Please contact us on 01229-587616 after 6pm to confirm your booking.

CHRISTMAS MENU - click to open

PRE-ORDER FORM - click to open



WINE & DRINKS LIST coming soon 

Why not pre-order wine/sangria/pitchers of beer for your arrival...