🦞 What’s Available This Festive Season from Belhaven Lobster

Christmas and New Year are fast approaching, and we’re delighted to share what’s currently available from Belhaven Lobster for the festive season. Whether you’re planning a luxurious seafood dinner, hosting a family feast, or looking for a truly unique gift, we have everything you need — from live lobsters and brown crabs to our brand new Belhaven Lobster Christmas Gift Box.

All our shellfish is sustainably sourced, freshly landed, and available to pre-order now.

🦞 Live Lobsters — Fresh, Local & Sustainably Caught

Our live Scottish lobsters are caught using traditional trap fishing methods, ensuring high quality, exceptional flavour, and responsible sourcing.

We currently have:

• 0.5 - 1kg lobsters

• Larger sizes available on request

• Perfect for Christmas and Hogmanay feasts

How to Order:

Visit our website or contact us directly to reserve your lobsters.

Fresh Scottish lobsters available for Christmas and New Year.

🦀 Brown Crabs — Packed with Sweet, Festive Flavour

Our brown crabs are ideal for Christmas starters, seafood platters, or creamy winter dishes.

Available now:

• Whole live brown crabs

Brown crab is an excellent alternative or addition to lobster for your festive table.

Why not try Brown crab as a festive starter.

🗓️ Christmas & New Year Collections

You can pre-order now and collect closer to the day you need your seafood. Either visit www.belhavenlobster.com, send us an email to belhavenlobster@gmail.com or drop us a message on Instagram or Facebook.

Collection Location:

📍 Fisherman’s Stores, Victoria Harbour, Dunbar, EH42 1HX

Opening Hours:

Mon - Fri - 9.30-11.30am & 2-3pm

Sat - 9.30-11.30am

Sun - Closed

Festive Opening Hours:

🎄 Christmas: 23rd & 24th December - 9.30 - 11am

🥂 New Year: 31st December - 9.30 - 11am

We recommend booking early to guarantee availability — demand is always high at this time of year.

🎁 Introducing the Belhaven Lobster Christmas Gift Box

A coastal-inspired Christmas gift for seafood lovers.

Our limited-edition Belhaven Lobster Gift Box is available now and makes a perfect present for:

• Foodies

• Home cooks

• Seafood lovers

• Friends and family who “have everything”

• Hosts planning a festive dinner

• Anyone who loves Scottish produce

🎄 What’s Inside:

• Belhaven Lobster Gift Card

• Premium Lobster Shelling Tools

• One of Three Exclusive Recipe Cards

• Belhaven Lobster Stickers

🌟 Why It’s the Perfect Christmas Gift

• Practical, beautifully presented, and truly unique

• Celebrates local, sustainable seafood

• Offers an experience — not just an item

• Makes lobster night easy for any home cook

🛒 Buy a Gift Box When Collecting Your Order

Collecting your lobster or crab for Christmas or New Year?

You can add a Gift Box to your order and pick it up at the same time — a stress-free Christmas gift sorted in seconds.

A Belhaven Lobster Gift Box makes a prefect present for a seafood lover.

🍽️ Festive Lobster & Brown Crab Recipes to Try at Home

Here are some simple, festive-inspired dishes perfect for Christmas or Hogmanay.

🎄 1. Lobster Thermidor (A Christmas Classic)

A rich and luxurious dish, perfect as a Christmas Eve centrepiece.

Ingredients:

• Cooked lobster meat

• Butter

• Shallots

• Dijon mustard

• White wine

• Double cream

• Grated Gruyère or Parmesan

• Fresh parsley

Method:

1. Sauté shallots in butter.

2. Add wine, reduce, then stir in mustard and cream.

3. Fold in chopped lobster meat.

4. Spoon into lobster shells or a baking dish.

5. Top with cheese and grill until golden.

🥂 2. Brown Crab & Herb Tartlets

Elegant starters for Christmas parties or Hogmanay buffets.

Ingredients:

• Brown crab meat

• Crème fraîche

• Lemon zest

• Chives & dill

• Tartlet pastry cases

Method:

1. Mix crab meat with crème fraîche, herbs, lemon zest, salt & pepper.

2. Spoon into tartlets.

3. Garnish with micro herbs or a small slice of pickled cucumber.

🎁 3. Butter-Poached Lobster Tails

Perfect for Christmas Day lunch or a romantic New Year’s dinner.

Ingredients:

• Lobster tails

• Butter (lots!)

• Garlic cloves

• Lemon

• Fresh thyme

Method:

1. Melt butter slowly until foamy.

2. Add garlic and herbs.

3. Add lobster tails and gently poach for 10–12 minutes.

4. Serve with lemon wedges or atop creamy mash.

❄️ 4. Festive Brown Crab Risotto

Warm, comforting, and full of winter flavour.

Ingredients:

• Arborio rice

• Fish or vegetable stock

• White wine

• Brown crab meat

• Butter & parmesan

• Chives

• Lemon zest

Method:

1. Cook risotto as normal, adding wine and stock gradually.

2. Stir in crab meat with butter and parmesan.

3. Finish with lemon zest and fresh chives.

🛍️ Ready to Order?

Whether you’re planning a festive feast or searching for a thoughtful Christmas gift, Belhaven Lobster has everything you need this season.

👉 Place your orders for lobsters, brown crabs, and Gift Boxes now via our website, send us an email or drop us a message on our socials.

We can’t wait to help you celebrate a delicious, festive season with the best shellfish Scotland has to offer.

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