{"id":4908,"date":"2026-10-20T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/?p=4908"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:03:17","slug":"christmas-menus-2026-at-hotel-meridional-celebrate-in-guardamar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/christmas-menus-2026-at-hotel-meridional-celebrate-in-guardamar\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Menus 2026 at Hotel Meridional: Celebrate in Guardamar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Christmas Menus 2026 at Hotel Meridional: Celebrate in Guardamar<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Some meals begin with a toast and end with the kind of conversation there\u2019s never time for during the working day. Christmas is the perfect excuse to <strong>bring the team together<\/strong>, share a table and celebrate everything the year has brought.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At Hotel Meridional, we\u2019ve prepared our <strong>Christmas Menus 2026<\/strong> for these get-togethers in Guardamar del Segura. Our restaurant, <strong>El Jard\u00edn<\/strong>, located inside the hotel, offers menus for <strong>company lunches and dinners<\/strong>, with sharing options, chargrilled dishes and Alicante flavours, <strong>from \u20ac30 per person<\/strong>, drinks not included.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">And if you\u2019re looking for somewhere to celebrate <strong>Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year\u2019s Eve or New Year\u2019s Day<\/strong> with your family, you\u2019ll also find special menus for those dates. Here\u2019s what each one includes, so you can choose your next celebration.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Company Lunches and Dinners in Guardamar del Segura<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Choosing the menu is part of the fun of organising the <strong>company Christmas meal<\/strong>. Would you rather share a few dishes? Fancy an <em>arroz a banda<\/em>, or a menu with meat or fish as the main course?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4822-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4822-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4822-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4822-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4822-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4822-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4822-scaled-403x269.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At our restaurant, El Jard\u00edn, you\u2019ll find <strong>four company menus<\/strong> to suit different tastes and budgets. From garlic prawn croquettes to poularde cannelloni with truffle and foie gras, each option offers a different way to gather around the table at Hotel Meridional.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Matasuegras Menu \u2013 \u20ac30 per person<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A <strong>sharing menu<\/strong> featuring fish, croquettes and poularde cannelloni, with <strong>turr\u00f3n<\/strong> adding a festive touch to dessert.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>To share<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Tuna belly salad with anchovies and flame-roasted peppers.<\/li>\n<li><em>Marinera<\/em> with hake Russian salad and smoked eel.<\/li>\n<li>Garlic prawn croquettes.<\/li>\n<li>Poularde cannelloni with truffle and foie gras.<\/li>\n<li><em>Turr\u00f3n<\/em> and <em>\u00f1ora<\/em> pepper souffl\u00e9 with <em>mantecado<\/em> ice cream.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> \u20ac30 per person. Drinks not included. VAT included.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Cascabel Menu \u2013 \u20ac35 per person<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The <strong>Cascabel menu<\/strong> brings together Iberian cured meats and Mediterranean flavours in a sharing menu with <strong>a choice of options across several courses<\/strong>. Highlights include <strong>chargrilled aubergine with pistachio <em>ajoblanco<\/em><\/strong> and a <strong>tapa of <em>arroz a banda<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>To share<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Assorted Iberian cured meats.<\/li>\n<li>Hake Russian salad with <em>rega\u00f1\u00e1<\/em> crispbread.<\/li>\n<li>Chargrilled aubergine with pistachio <em>ajoblanco<\/em>, or slow-cooked egg with artichoke.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Your choice of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Salad of Alicante salt-cured fish.<\/li>\n<li>Tuna belly salad with anchovies and flame-roasted pepper (+\u20ac2.50).<\/li>\n<li>Iberian chorizo croquettes or Iberian ham croquettes.<\/li>\n<li>Chargrilled Iberian pork <em>abanico<\/em> or a tapa of <em>arroz a banda<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Your choice of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><em>Mantecado<\/em> ice cream with almond crumble.<\/li>\n<li>Creamy truffled cheesecake (+\u20ac4).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> \u20ac35 per person. Drinks not included. VAT included. Supplements apply to the options indicated.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Acebo Menu \u2013 \u20ac40 per person<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Alicante salt-cured fish<\/strong> opens a menu that also features a mini pastrami bao, smoked sardine toast, and <em>cecina<\/em> and aged <em>txuleta<\/em> croquettes. For the main course, choose between <strong>chargrilled Iberian pork<\/strong> and <em><strong>arroz a banda<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Salad of Alicante salt-cured fish.<\/li>\n<li>Mini pastrami bao.<\/li>\n<li>Smoked sardine toast.<\/li>\n<li><em>Cecina<\/em> and aged <em>txuleta<\/em> croquettes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Main course (choose one)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Chargrilled Iberian pork <em>abanico<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Arroz a banda<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Dessert<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><em>Turr\u00f3n<\/em> and <em>\u00f1ora<\/em> pepper souffl\u00e9 with <em>mantecado<\/em> ice cream.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> \u20ac40 per person. Drinks not included. VAT included.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Zambomba Menu \u2013 \u20ac60 per person<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The <strong>Zambomba menu<\/strong> starts with tuna belly, Iberian cured meats, artisan cheeses and garlic prawn croquettes. Then choose between <strong>chargrilled sea bass<\/strong> and <strong>suckling pig<\/strong> served with nut crumbs and a salted <em>turr\u00f3n<\/em> praline.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Tuna belly salad with anchovies and flame-roasted red pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Assorted Iberian cured meats.<\/li>\n<li>Artisan cheeses.<\/li>\n<li>Garlic prawn croquettes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Main course (choose one)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Suckling pig ingot in its own jus, with nut crumbs and salted <em>turr\u00f3n<\/em> praline.<\/li>\n<li>Chargrilled sea bass.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Dessert<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Chocolate biscuit cake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> \u20ac60 per person. Drinks not included. VAT included.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year Menus in Guardamar<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The celebrations at Hotel Meridional go beyond company get-togethers. At our restaurant, El Jard\u00edn, you can also share the most special dates of the season with <strong>family or friends<\/strong>. Here are our <strong>full menus for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year\u2019s Eve and New Year\u2019s Day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-immortelleana-10445927-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-immortelleana-10445927-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-immortelleana-10445927-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-immortelleana-10445927-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-immortelleana-10445927-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-immortelleana-10445927-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Christmas Eve Menu \u2013 \u20ac50 per person<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Christmas Eve dinner<\/strong> features dishes such as <strong>chargrilled octopus<\/strong> with mangetout and bone marrow, <strong>turbot with <em>all i pebre<\/em><\/strong> and smoked eel, and poularde cannelloni with truffle and foie gras.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Aged beef <em>cecina<\/em> and <em>txuleta<\/em> croquettes.<\/li>\n<li>Chargrilled octopus, mangetout and bone marrow.<\/li>\n<li>Bonito ceviche with sweet potato and <em>\u00f1ora<\/em> pepper tiger\u2019s milk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Main course (choose one)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Turbot with <em>all i pebre<\/em> and smoked eel.<\/li>\n<li>Poularde cannelloni with truffle and foie gras.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Dessert<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Citrus, dates and white chocolate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> \u20ac50 per person. Drinks not included. VAT included.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Christmas Day Menu \u2013 \u20ac50 per person<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em><strong>Caldo con pelota<\/strong><\/em>, the traditional Christmas broth with meatball, takes its rightful place at <strong>Christmas lunch<\/strong>, alongside Alicante salt-cured fish, chargrilled sea bass and Iberian pork <em>presa<\/em> with sweet potato and truffle. The meal ends with bread, chocolate, olive oil and salt.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Salad of Alicante salt-cured fish.<\/li>\n<li>Bluefin tuna <em>arm\u00f3nica<\/em> croquettes.<\/li>\n<li><em>Caldo con pelota<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Main course (choose one)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Chargrilled sea bass with <em>adobo<\/em> and smoked burrata.<\/li>\n<li>Iberian pork <em>presa<\/em> with sweet potato and truffle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Dessert<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Bread, chocolate, olive oil and salt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> \u20ac50 per person. Drinks not included. VAT included.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">New Year\u2019s Eve in Guardamar: Dinner, Grapes and a DJ Party<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The last night of the year begins with a <strong>welcome drink and a cocktail reception<\/strong> featuring acorn-fed Iberian ham, oysters and bluefin tuna tartare, among other delights. Then comes dinner, <strong>paired with the wines below<\/strong>, to see out 2026 and welcome in the new year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Welcome cocktail reception<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Welcome glass of Tantum Ergo Pinot Noir (sparkling wine).<\/li>\n<li>Acorn-fed Iberian ham.<\/li>\n<li>Oysters served natural, ceviche-style and with ponzu.<\/li>\n<li><em>Cecina<\/em> and aged <em>txuleta<\/em> croquettes.<\/li>\n<li>Spanish and international cheeses.<\/li>\n<li>Bluefin tuna tartare with lemon and truffle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Beef consomm\u00e9 with amontillado.<\/li>\n<li>Santa Pola red prawns and <em>quisquilla<\/em> shrimp.<\/li>\n<li>Chargrilled sea bass with <em>adobo<\/em> emulsion and burrata.<\/li>\n<li>Rubia Gallega beef tenderloin with P\u00e9rigueux sauce and wild mushrooms.<\/li>\n<li><em>Turr\u00f3n<\/em> and <em>\u00f1ora<\/em> pepper souffl\u00e9 with <em>mantecado<\/em> ice cream.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Wines<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Red: El Tiempo que nos Une.<\/li>\n<li>White: La Dona de la Motet, our own wine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The evening includes <strong>the traditional midnight grapes, party favours and access to the DJ party<\/strong>. Drinks from the bar are not included.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> \u20ac195 per person. With accommodation in a Sea View room and breakfast: \u20ac285 per person. VAT included.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019d like to round off the celebration with a stay at our hotel, ask about the option including <strong>accommodation in a Sea View room and breakfast<\/strong>. That way, you can ring in the new year and stay on to enjoy Hotel Meridional.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">New Year\u2019s Day Menu \u2013 \u20ac50 per person<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The <strong>first meal of the year<\/strong> brings together tuna belly, slow-cooked egg with wild mushrooms and truffle, and a steak tartare brioche. The menu continues with <strong>bluefin tuna<\/strong> and <strong>chargrilled Galician beef sirloin<\/strong>, before finishing with a <em>turr\u00f3n<\/em> souffl\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Tuna belly and anchovy salad.<\/li>\n<li>Slow-cooked egg with wild mushrooms and truffle.<\/li>\n<li>Steak tartare brioche.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Main course (choose one)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Bluefin tuna with <em>mojo pic\u00f3n<\/em> and beetroot tartare.<\/li>\n<li>Chargrilled Galician beef sirloin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Dessert<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><em>Turr\u00f3n<\/em> and <em>\u00f1ora<\/em> pepper souffl\u00e9 with milk ice cream.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> \u20ac50 per person. Drinks not included. VAT included.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Book Your Christmas Celebration at Hotel Meridional<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A shared table is a wonderful place to close the year with your team or get together with the people you love most. At Hotel Meridional, we look forward to <strong>celebrating Christmas in Guardamar del Segura<\/strong> with you, with the menus from our restaurant, El Jard\u00edn.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Get in touch to check availability<\/strong>, ask any questions about the menus and arrange your booking. Tell us <strong>the date you have in mind and how many guests you\u2019ll be<\/strong>, and we\u2019ll start preparing your celebration.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Address<\/strong><br \/>\nAv. de la Libertad, 64<br \/>\n03140 Guardamar del Segura, Alicante, Costa Blanca<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Phone<\/strong><br \/>\n+34 965 728 340<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>WhatsApp<\/strong><br \/>\n+34 669 367 926<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas Menus 2026 at Hotel Meridional: Celebrate in Guardamar Some meals begin with a toast and end with the kind of conversation there\u2019s never time for during the working day. Christmas is the perfect excuse to bring the team together, share a table and celebrate everything the year has brought. At Hotel Meridional, we\u2019ve prepared&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,20,49,18,120],"tags":[143,145,148,147,54,146],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-4908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas","category-events","category-guardamar-en","category-hotel-en","category-navidad-en","tag-143","tag-christmas","tag-corporate-menu","tag-events","tag-guardamar-del-segura-en","tag-new-yers-eve","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4908"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4910,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4908\/revisions\/4910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4908"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelmeridional.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=4908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}