For most Australian families, quality time on Christmas Day is peppered with hours spent slaving over a hot stove to prepare the perfect festive lunch.
But for wealthy families looking to burn a hole in their pockets, the day can be a far more relaxed affair.
Daily Mail Australia compiled a list of the country’s most lavish Christmas Day lunches, with unlimited three-booze packages, fresh oysters and champagne ice cream.
While Christmas can be a stressful day for some, others prefer to splash their cash and enjoy a lavish dinner (stock image)
Christmas Day will be filled with champagne and Habour views for those with tickets to Sydney’s Park Hyatt hotel (pictured)
Diners in Cairns can feast on a ‘premium seafood extravaganza’ at the exclusive Pullman hotel, where for $230 per person revellers can enjoy fresh oysters, three types of crab and a three-hour booze package.
Down in Sydney, the five-star Park Hyatt hotel is offering discerning diners a four-course set menu for $340 per person, and they will even be greeted with a glass of Veuve Clicquot Champagne on arrival.
Meanwhile, the city’s panoramic restaurant O Bar and Dining offers turkey with garlic and macadamia stuffing, with seared Wagyu sirloin or hemp rigatoni for $230.
When they arrive, the table will be filled with whipped ricotta, seaweed infused salt and oysters served with fermented persimmon vinegar.
They will then enjoy a traditional turkey breast with a herb, garlic and macadamia stuffing, but can also try a seared Jack’s Creek wagyu sirloin with charred hispi cabbage.
As night draws in, revellers at the O Bar and Dining in Sydney (pictured) will be treated to a panoramic light display of the city
O Bar and Dining in Sydney (pictured) offers panoramic views of the Harbour as well as seared Wagyu sirloin
Diners at Vue de Monde (pictured) in Melbourne need to be willing to part with $550 per person for their Christmas Day lunch
Vue de Monde (pictured), one of Melbourne’s top restaurants, even offers a mud crab sausage sizzle as part of its Christmas Day offering
But nothing will leave a dent in your pocket quite like the exclusive Vue de Monde in Melbourne, which offers a six-course tasting menu with wine pairing for a whopping $550.
For handing over their hard-earned money, families can enjoy whole duck, a two-part mud crab course – including a mud crab sausage sizzle.
The trendy Bathers’ Pavilion in Sydney’s Mosman saw its Christmas packages sell out months ago, offering revellers as $295 three-course lunch.
Bathers’ Pavilion in Sydney’s Mosman (pictured) sold out of their lavish Christmas lunch packages months in advance
At the light and airy Bathers’ Pavilion, guests will enjoy steak tartar and champagne ice cream
Far removed from soggy Brussel sprouts and store-bought cranberry sauce, diners will enjoy steak tartar, a traditional roast turkey with potato fondant and yuzu savarin with champagne ice cream.
In Adelaide, the exclusive boutique hotel Mont Lofty House is offering a decadent $265 Christmas lunch.
It offers a feast complete with a giant chocolate fountain and a live flambeed brulee station.
Christmas hotel and dining packages at the Mount Lofty House in Adelaide (pictured) sell for $2,350 for two nights and dinner
Mount Lofty House (pictured) is an exclusive boutique hotel for those who prefer a civilized Christmas
But first, guests can enjoy a dizzying array of antipasti and local charcuterie, before tucking into slow cooked beef porterhouse, freshly shucked oysters and charred baby octopus.
For those feeling a bit more exotic, they also have king prawns, New Zealand green lipped mussels and poached blue swimmer crabs.
Last year, Australians spent an estimated $25 million over the Christmas period, an average of $1,325 per person.
For food, the average spend was $122 per person, with another $131 per person spent on alcohol.
The average person spent $464 on presents for family and friends.
Australians were estimated to have spent $25 million collectively over the Christmas period last year, with travel and presents being the highest spend