8 January 2024: The Caxton Restaurant & Bar located within the historic St Ermin's Hotel in Westminster today announces the launch of its Veganuary menu that will be served throughout January. Vegans and Veganuary enthusiasts can enjoy the selection of carefully curated plant-based dishes, perfectly paired with a chosen offering of vegan wines in the stylish, two AA Rosette Caxton Restaurant. Plant-Based Afternoon Tea is also available to book in the hotel's award-winning Tea Lounge.

Inspired by seasonal ingredients from the hotel's very own rooftop kitchen garden, the Veganuary menu includes a Curried parsnip soup, with green apple and crushed hazelnuts (£12), a choice of two mains, Gochujang marinated celeriac steak, coriander tahini sauce, onion pakoda and red pepper dip, crispy kale (£24) or marinated portobello mushrooms, garlic toasted fregola, grilled courgettes, coconut harissa eggplant purée (£24), and dessert is a bitter orange and almond cake with raspberry sorbet and chocolate cream (£9.50).

The accompanying wine list features new world-renowned Vegan wines for 2025 including Xarel-Lo Chardonnay XAXAXA 2022 (Spain), Chiaretto Rosato Gorgo Di Bricolo (Veneto, Italy) and Monastrell, Bodegas Luzon (Jumilla, Spain).

The exquisite Planted-Based Afternoon Tea starts from £52 per person / £65 per person with a glass of champagne. The menu offers plain and fruit scones served with coconut cream and strawberry and a selection of mouth-watering Vegan sandwiches including a chickpea, beetroot houmous on a beetroot wrap, sundried tomato with artichoke and lovage pesto, pulled BBQ jackfruit with vegan cheese and crunchy, salad, lemon and dill cucumber triple decker, and green pea and avocado with vegan cream cheese and basil. Sweet treats include stem ginger cake with maple vegan cream, chocolate mousse with blueberry compote, raspberry cheesecake with raspberry and thyme gel, marmalade lamington topped with desiccated coconut, and carrot cake with vegan cream cheese frosting.

For further information, visuals or review requests please contact WixHill:

 + 44 (0) 1483 203992. Tim Fordham – Moss tim@wixhill.co.uk or Jo White jo@wixhill.co.uk

Notes for editors:

The Caxton, St Ermin's Hotel, 2 Caxton Street, SW1H 0QW

www.caxtongrill.co.uk  |  Tel: 0800 652 1498

Open: Lunch 12.00pm - 2.00pm | Dinner 6.00pm – 09:30pm

The Caxton is a 72-cover restaurant, with private dining available for ten people

The St Ermin's Hotel is also home to the Caxton Bar for a lighter menu, Caxton Terrace for snacks and the Tea Lounge serving seasonal afternoon tea.

Notes to Editors:

2025 Lead in prices :

Standard Double Superior Room – From £329

Family Room – From £459

Suites – From £599

Family Suites -From £599

All rates are Room Only including VAT

Covid cleanliness is a priority for the hotel for all guests, visitors, staff and suppliers at this time - https://stermins.info/rest-assured

St Ermin's Hotel Property Highlights:

·       St Ermin's Hotel, Westminster has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will ensure everyone working at the St Ermin's Hotel receives a minimum hourly wage of £11.05 for London, significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s

o   Excellent location – around the corner from St James' Park tube – minutes from Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament

o   Interesting history of involvement with the UK intelligence services from WWI to the present day

o   Award winning, two AA Rosette Caxton Restaurant on site

o   Third floor terrace Bee Hives – home to over 300,000 Buckfast Bees and London's only Bee & Bee hotel, with urban beekeeping workshops available.

o   Fantastic family stay packages including 'Budding Bond' spy kits, 'A Bedtime Story' book stays and kids afternoon teas.

o   Beautiful selection of Afternoon Teas, served in one of London's prettiest Tea Lounges

o   Stunning ballroom and event spaces, showcasing dazzling chandeliers and magnificent plasterwork

o   State of the art meetings facilities and private rooms

o   Special wedding packages and wedding party events

o   Fantastic range of rooms and suites

o   Member of the Considerate Hoteliers Association

o   Voted a 'Top London Hotel' in Condé Nast Traveller Reader's Choice Awards

o   Top 40 Hotels in London - Tripadvisor

o   Four AA Red Stars 2022

o   Winner of a Tripadvisor Travellers Choice 2021 Award

o   Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award 2023

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