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Updated October 2026

LEON Christmas Menu 2026

Not yet. As of 12 October 2026, LEON has not announced a 2026 Christmas menu. From 2023 to 2025 it launched between 5 and 15 November, each time with a turkey dish, a turkey sandwich or wrap, and festive lattes.

  • Researched 12 Oct 2026
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Aji Verde Chicken from the LEON menu
2026 Christmas menuNot announcedChecked leon.co and press, 12 Oct 2026
Last launch5 Nov 2025LEON's "Twisted Christmas" menu
Usual start5 to 15 NovLaunch dates 2023 to 2025
Usually gone byMid JanuaryOff leon.co by 2 to 17 Jan
2026 status

Is the LEON Christmas menu out for 2026?

No. On 12 October 2026 there was no 2026 Christmas menu on leon.co, in LEON's current Foodie Fact Sheet or in the press. We will add the items, prices and calories when LEON publishes them.

The leon.co sitemap has no festive menu pages. The homepage, the menu page and LEON's downloadable menu (created on 1 September 2026) list no festive dish. The current Foodie Fact Sheet, issued on 16 September 2026, has no Christmas items either.

Last year LEON announced its Christmas menu on 23 October 2025 and put it in restaurants on 5 November. That is a guide, not a promise for 2026.

LEON's allergen page still links to the Christmas 2025 fact sheet. That sheet is out of date, so do not use it to check this year's menu.

Last year

What was on the LEON Christmas menu in 2025?

LEON's 2025 "Twisted Christmas" menu had three dishes and five gingerbread drinks. The dishes were the Twisted Trimmings Sandwich, the Veggie Twistmas Sandwich and a Baharat Turkey & Aleppo Cranberry rice bowl.

Calories are LEON's own figures from its Christmas 2025 fact sheet. Drink calories are for a regular size with whole milk. A regular Gingerbread Latte with oat milk was 174 kcal.

Prices are LEON's recommended prices from its launch announcement. Some restaurants charged more: one of LEON's printed price lists showed the turkey bowl at £9.89. Delivery apps usually cost more again.

ItemWhat was in itkcalPrice (RRP)
Twisted Trimmings SandwichBaharat-spiced pulled turkey, apricot & pine nut stuffing, grilled halloumi, pickled red cabbage, honey mustard mayo and cranberry sauce in ciabatta715£8.99
Veggie Twistmas SandwichBaharat-roasted butternut squash, grilled halloumi, apricot & pine nut stuffing, cranberry sauce and pickled red cabbage in ciabatta648£7.99
Baharat Turkey & Aleppo Cranberry (Bowl'd)Pulled turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and LEON Aioli on brown rice with slaw, pickled red cabbage and crispy onions806£9.49
Gingerbread LatteGingerbread syrup with espresso and your choice of milk233£4.50
Iced Gingerbread LatteAs above, served over ice169£4.50
Gingerbread Matcha LatteGingerbread syrup with matcha and your choice of milk240£4.85
Iced Gingerbread Matcha LatteAs above, served over ice176£4.85
Gingerbread Hot ChocolateHot chocolate with gingerbread syrup458£4.75
These are 2025 items. None of them are on sale now, and LEON has not said whether any will return.
Dates

When does LEON's Christmas menu usually start and end?

LEON's Christmas menu has started in the first half of November and been off its website by mid January. LEON does not publish an end date.

Launch dates come from LEON's head of food (2023) and LEON's own announcements (2024 and 2025). The end dates are the first archived copy of leon.co without the festive items, so the real last day in restaurants may have been a little earlier. Restaurants can also sell out before the menu ends.

YearLaunch dateOff leon.co by
202315 November 20232 January 2024
202413 November 202416 January 2025
20255 November 202517 January 2026
Every year

What does LEON put on its Christmas menu every year?

Each year from 2023 to 2025 LEON sold a turkey main, a turkey wrap or sandwich with stuffing and cranberry, and a range of festive hot drinks. The names and recipes changed every year.

The Turkey Christmassaman, a turkey and coconut curry on brown rice, ran in 2023 and 2024. LEON's head of food said in 2023 that it had been on the menu "for the past couple of years". In 2025 LEON swapped it for the Baharat turkey bowl.

  • 2023: Turkey Christmassaman Curry, The Festive Feast Wrap, a Miso & Porcini Gravy Pot and the Spiced Christmas Latte.
  • 2024: Turkey Christmassaman (£7.99), The Christmas Cracker wrap (£7.99) and five Praline Dream drinks (from £4.20).
  • 2025: the Baharat Turkey bowl, the Twisted Trimmings and Veggie Twistmas sandwiches, and five gingerbread drinks.
Diets

Are any LEON Christmas items vegan or gluten-free?

Several were gluten-free, but none were vegan. In 2025 the Baharat Turkey & Aleppo Cranberry bowl was LEON's gluten-free festive dish, and the Veggie Twistmas Sandwich was vegetarian but contained halloumi and wheat.

LEON says it handles all allergens in its kitchens and cannot promise an allergen-free dish. For everyday options see our guides to vegan food at LEON and gluten-free food at LEON.

  • Gluten-free: Baharat Turkey & Aleppo Cranberry bowl (2025), Turkey Christmassaman (2023 and 2024) and the Miso & Porcini Gravy Pot (2023).
  • Vegetarian: Veggie Twistmas Sandwich (2025) and the Miso & Porcini Gravy Pot (2023).
  • Vegan: no festive dish from 2023 to 2025. The gingerbread drinks came with oat, soya or coconut milk, but LEON did not label them vegan.
Right now

What can you order at LEON over Christmas instead?

Until a festive menu appears, you order from LEON's regular menu. The rice-based hot boxes are the closest match to the old Christmas bowls, and most of them are gluten-free.

The Aji Verde Chicken box is 760 kcal and gluten-free. Mushroom Magic Romesco is 570 kcal and vegan. See every box with prices on our LEON hot boxes page, or the full LEON menu with prices.

LEON's September 2026 fact sheet still lists a gingerbread syrup (57 kcal) among its coffee syrups. Ask in store whether it can be added to your drink. For calories on everything else, use our LEON calories guide.

Sources

  1. LEON leon.co sitemap, homepage and menu page, checked 12 Oct 2026: https://leon.co/sitemap.xml
  2. LEON Foodie Fact Sheet, September 2026, issued 16 September 2026: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rliuHCC-xdeHwL5BIJpmStiUb4eLOIxK/view
  3. LEON Foodie Fact Sheet, Christmas 2025, issued 5 November 2025: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DPztf2xTOgJhz_eVhN4ClEc-fOylBkLA/view
  4. LEON Christmas 2025 menu PDF (linked from leon.co, November 2025): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nn5Hja543neWmwdOhTjErC3p4QQGWJCY/view
  5. Retail Times: LEON announces 'Twisted Christmas' menu launch, 23 Oct 2025: https://retailtimes.co.uk/leon-announces-twisted-christmas-menu-launch/
  6. The Grocer: Leon launches new festive menu, 12 Nov 2024: https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/leon-launches-new-festive-menu-double-the-size-of-last-years/697716.article
  7. QSR Media: What's included in LEON's new Christmas menu?, 12 Nov 2024: https://qsrmedia.com/menu-innovations/news/whats-included-in-leons-new-christmas-menu
  8. LEON Foodie Fact Sheet, Christmas 2024, issued 13 November 2024: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Deze2WDJ8KHL30mD0ucUxtBKeSD3Zyji/view
  9. The Caterer: Jennie Beaumont on what Leon is cooking up for Christmas, 22 Nov 2023 (archived): https://web.archive.org/web/20240404130857/https://www.thecaterer.com/people/head-food-jennie-beaumont-what-leon-cooking-up-christmas
  10. LEON Foodie Fact Sheet, Christmas 2023: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19EnxFsnbGBzOAtPu0mBYJXXfdbxqO82Z/view
  11. leon.co archived 4 Jan 2026 (festive items listed) and 17 Jan 2026 (removed): https://web.archive.org/web/20260117222018/https://leon.co/
FAQs

Questions

Quick answers, using the facts on this page.

When does the LEON Christmas menu come out?

LEON has not announced a 2026 date. In the last three years it launched on 15 November 2023, 13 November 2024 and 5 November 2025.

How long is the LEON Christmas menu available?

Roughly two months. The festive items had gone from leon.co by 2 January 2024, 16 January 2025 and 17 January 2026. LEON does not publish an end date, and restaurants can sell out sooner.

How many calories are in the LEON Twisted Trimmings Sandwich?

The 2025 Twisted Trimmings Sandwich was 715 kcal, according to LEON's Christmas 2025 fact sheet. It is not on sale now.

Is the LEON Gingerbread Latte back?

Not as a menu drink yet. The 2025 Gingerbread Latte was £4.50 and 233 kcal (regular, whole milk). LEON's September 2026 fact sheet does list a gingerbread syrup at 57 kcal.

Did LEON have a vegan Christmas option?

No festive dish was vegan from 2023 to 2025. The 2025 Veggie Twistmas Sandwich was vegetarian and contained halloumi.