Leave the Dishes Behind! Newport Beach Restaurants that are serving Thanksgiving Dinner
And just like that, Thanksgiving 2018 is upon us! The amazing thing about Thanksgiving is you have the option to cook a feast or, go out and leave the cooking to someone else! Yes! Because the holidays are the best time of year but can also be stressful; so, we’ve curated a list of restaurants serving a special Thanksgiving menu so all you have to worry about is rounding up the crew to enjoy the feast and deciding where to eat!
Current Coastal Cuisine is offering up the ultimate Thanksgiving buffet. With offerings like fresh made salads, artisan breads, a breakfast and pasta station; or, a hot food bar with options like Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, baked macaroni and cheese AND a carving board station! Also, don’t forget desserts as you will have every opportunity to keep filling your plate up. Reservations are required to make ‘em fast!
Celebrate this Thanksgiving like royalty at Five Crowns with world-class menu offerings like oven roasted free range turkey paired with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, buttered Blue Lake green beans, and house made cranberry compote. If you’re more of a prime rib type of person look no further with their prime rib of beef served in the traditional manner with au jus alongside yorkshire pudding, organic whipped cream horseradish and your choice of a side. OR, enjoy the best of both worlds with turkey and prime rib because it’s Thanksgiving after all!
The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar
Have your wine and enjoy it too…sitting, eating, indulging…NOT cooking and cleaning up! The Winery has a three course Thanksgiving meal of your dreams! Start with a choice of roasted butternut squash bisque, pumpkin and ricotta ravioli or organic heirloom tomatoes and fresh burrata. Then move to the main course with options like traditional maple glazed free range turkey, king salmon “a la Plancha”, grilled beef flatiron steak or main scallops and jumbo wild white shrimp. Top off all the satiating beginning and main course with the finale-dessert! Options include streusel pumpkin pie and vanilla bean creme brulee.
An Orange County Thanksgiving has to include waterfront and Waterline Newport Beach is delivering just that. Enjoy their Thanksgiving dinner on the waterfront with a starter of a multigrain baguette with maple and pecan butter, a choice of carrot soup or razor clam salad to start; and then a selection of citrus marinated turkey breast and leg, beef wellington or Alaskan halibut for your entree. And then, as the grand finale choose from either classic pumpkin pie or a chocolate torte. Dinner and a view? Sign us up!
Enjoy a rustic Tuscan holiday menu with an ocean-view. Now that sounds like a great Thanksgiving! With antipasti starters like zuppe di zucca inverno made up of hubbard squash soup, spiced pepitas and mascarpone, or crispy lamb belly porchetta this Thanksgiving feast will be a good one! Then, decide between a grilled beef tenderloin, diver scallops or turkey al forno as your main. And last, but certainly not least for dessert the options are scrumptious with sea salt caramel budino, old fashion banana cinnamon bombolini or assorted gelato. Now this sounds like a Thanksgiving spent well!
Enjoy three well curated coursed at The Bungalow for Thanksgiving this year! You have the option of choosing tiers with how much your budget allows. Starters are included in all tiers with the options of corn chowder, caesar salad, butternut squash raviolis, lobster bisque soup, and their Bungalow salad. Now, for the tiers! Tier one includes an option between pan roasted turkey breast, blackened wild king salmon or a grilled vegetable tart. Tier two offers options between a prime rib of beef, a prime rib and pan roasted turkey breast combination, a prime filet mignon, or a miso marinated chilean sea bass. And, if you really want to go all out Tier three offers the choice between a prime bone-in ribeye or a northern Australian lobster tail. And for the final hoorah, choose a sweet treat offering of berries and ice cream, vanilla creme brulee, pumpkin pie or a chocolate souffle cake. Ah, we love Thanksgiving.
Give thanks at Oak grill this Thanksgiving! A delicious four course meal comes with housemade parker rolls served with lavender honey butter (!!) with first course options of blue cheese and pecan stuffed dates and wild rice and root vegetable arancini. The second course options include a choice between butternut squash soup or a baby kale salad. For the third course, choose between roasted turkey, beef filet, main lobster or carolina gold rice and wild mushroom risotto. And for dessert indulge in pumpkin pie, apple pie or cranberry sorbet. And the best part of this all? Absolutely no dishes to be washed in sight!
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