Boxing Day Tea

Always cold turkey, ham which we never had on C day, lots of salads and jacket potatoes on Boxing day.
Usually followed by trifle which no-one could manage the day before.
We have always eaten in the evening on C Day so no tea was ever prepared.
Just snacks about 11pm if anyone was still up and hungry.

MawB, the same here too.
We usually have the full English for breakfast, then mid afternoon I will lay out a big buffet of cold turkey, a home cooked ham, a pork and egg pie, baked potatoes, salads, sausage rolls, pizza and chips for the DGDs. Followed by cheese and biscuits, mince pies, Christmas cake and DD's famous chocolate log. People can help themselves whenever they want. If anyone is hungry in the evening they can make themselves a sandwich.

Is it all of you going to the restaurant or just you and DH ? If just the two of you I'm wondering what DD is eating Christmas day. Why would anyone want a full Christmas roast two days running or is she not bothering and waiting for you to cook the roast.
I think she's being cheeky to ask.

Chicken nuggets and oven chips for the kids. Cold turkey crown, jacket potatoes and salad. Ice cream with assorted stuff like sauce, meringue, sprinkles to make your own sundae.

That’s what I would do anyway.

Lyndiloo, it's a happy conundrum to face.
How nice that your GC will eat and enjoy your Christmas food.
Perhaps you should scale it back a bit, so that it's less work for you. I am sure you have thought of this but I do anything possible in advance, including making stuffing, cooking the Turkey and making the gravy. That leaves mostly vegetables on the day and presumably you can get away with just a couple of different vegetables and roast potatoes.

Desert is already sorted so just a few crackers and a glass of fizz ... sounds pretty good to me. Hope you all have a lovely day. ??

MawB. Exactly the same in our family.

I usually love Boxing Day as the pressure is off!
A ham, cold turkey, a raised turkey and cranberry pie courtesy of Mr Waitrose, assorted winter salads and gratin dauphinoise is usually the sort of thing we have - all laid out buffet style.

Stick to your guns!
Who needs 2 Christmas Dinners in as many days?

I think that if it is your responsibility then it should be your menu.....

Our usual boxing day fare is sandwiches, salads and curry made from leftovers. You won't have any. I would go for something completely different like fish as too much turkey can get boring.

But it seems that the decision has been made for you and you will just have to make the best of it and enjoy the time with your family.

From reading this, and looking at the time you posted, it sounds as though this has very much been on your mind.
It sounds as though this Christmas, was to be a treat for you and DH, and to have to cater for more that a tea on Boxing Day, is not what you wanted
If your DD wants nuggets and chips for the children, can she not cook them at your house?
I don't think you are being unreasonable, but that's just me.