Where to Eat on Christmas Eve and Day in Dallas 2013
These restaurants are open during the holidays. Book your reservations now.
By Carol Shih|
Christmas is upon us. I know some of you are in denial, but hark! Hear those angels sing, “MERRRRRRRRRRY CHRISTMAS” in their golden voices.
Break out the hot chocolate, the peppermint sticks, the whatevers to get yourself in the mood. In two weeks, you’ll need a place to eat. Don’t feel like cooking? We’ve got your back. Consider dining out at these options in Dallas. We have a short list of places to pre-order meals to-go.
Keep checking back as we update this list. More restaurants, I’m sure, will be sending in their Christmas menus. Happy holidays, everyone.
Christmas Eve – December 24, 2012 – 5pm – 9pm Price is $50 per person or $25 per child. Reservations are available from 5pm-9pm, at 214-443-9339 or online. 5680 N. Central Expwy.
Christmas Eve Menu First Course Shrimp and lobster chowder Harvest salad with frisée, endive, blue cheese hazelnut vinaigrette Roasted brussels sprouts with cranberries, bacon maple vinaigrette
Entrée Pumpkin risotto with crème fraîche, crispy sage Smoked duck breast with roasted chestnuts and cherries, sautéed broccoli rabe Roasted strip loin, triple cooked fries, grilled asparagus, au jus Pan seared striped bass, with carrot purée, english peas, saffron beurre blanc
Dessert Mint and Chocolate yule log, candied cranberries Upside down pineapple spice cake, rum crème anglaise New York style cheesecake, berry coulis
Cook Hall will offer a special holiday menu Christmas Eve and Christmas Day featuring gastropub fare from Chef Douglas Wagenhauser. For $50 per person, guests may feast on the following, choosing one dish from each section:
Appetizers Deviled Eggs with Gulf Blue Crab Chopped Salad with Grilled Shrimp Butternut Squash Soup, Oyster Mushrooms
December 24th, 2012 | 12:00 noon – close $40 for 3 Course Prix Fixe or a la carte 842 Market St., Ste. 100, Allen, TX For reservations, call 972-908-2532
ENTREE Double Bone Pork Chop Sourdough Stuffing, Roasted Walnuts, Drunken Cherries, Caramelized Apple-Cider Jus, Grilled White Asparagus
DESSERT Red Velvet Cupcake Rum-Cream Cheese Icing, Candied Pecans, Egg Nog Crème Anglaise
$35.00 per person
Childrens Menu – Choice of Hamburger Served with Choice of Homemade French Fries or Sweet Potato Fries Chicken Strips Served with Choice of Homemade French Fries or Sweet Potato Fries Texas Toast Grilled Cheese Served with Choice of Homemade French Fries or Sweet Potato Fries Served with Warm Chocolate Sauce $10.00 per child
Cook Hall will offer a special holiday menu Christmas Eve and Christmas Day featuring gastropub fare from Chef Douglas Wagenhauser. For $50 per person, guests may feast on the following, choosing one dish from each section:
Appetizers Deviled Eggs with Gulf Blue Crab Chopped Salad with Grilled Shrimp Butternut Squash Soup, Oyster Mushrooms
Christmas Brunch at The Pyramid Restaurant The Pyramid Restaurant offers Christmas Brunch including breakfast items, omelets, carved meats and decadent desserts. Traditional holiday favorites will be served including crab cake eggs benedict, pecan and toffee sticky buns, chicken habanera breakfast sausages, roasted turkey, cranberry sauce and more. Guests will receive a complimentary welcome mimosa or glass of sparkling wine. Valet parking will be provided complimentary. Christmas Brunch is offered for $65 for adults, $55 for seniors, $30 for 6-12 years and under 6 years complimentary. For reservations, please call +1.214.720.5249 or visit pyramidrestaurant.com.
Christmas Dinner at The Pyramid Restaurant The Pyramid Restaurant will offer a special holiday prix-fixe dinner menu on Christmas Day for $65 per person. Experience an exceptional Christmas meal from Executive Chef Brian Armstrong including roasted turkey, roasted Niman Ranch prime rib, seared cobia, spinach and stuffed ricotta agnolotti and deconstructed eggnog cheesecake. Valet parking will be provided complimentary for guests. For reservations, please call +1.214.720.5249 or visit pyramidrestaurant.com.
InterContinental Dallas Wednesday, December 25th, 10:30am – 2:00pm $71 for adults, $29 for children ages 6-12, Children 5 and under eat free InterContinental Dallas, 15201 Dallas Parkway, Addison
You’ve got enough to worry about this holiday season without also planning an elaborate Christmas Day meal. So this year, leave the hard work to us and join us for brunch at the InterContinental® Dallas. You’ll dine in our elegant Crystal Ballroom, where we’re hosting an all-you-can-eat feast featuring breakfast and seafood stations, a hot carving station, desserts and more. While your family relaxes and enjoys the day, our friendly staff will take care of all the details.
A true festive feast, the Warwick Melrose Hotel’s Christmas brunch is legendary. Make your season bright with a menu full of traditional, delicious holiday items, such as: • Beginnings (from Melrose Cobb Salad to Roasted Beet Salad) • Seafood Display on Ice (Jumbo Shrimp and Snow Crab Claws) • Entrées and Sides (from Turkey and Seared Pork Tenderloin with Potato-Sausage Hash to Chicken Tortilla Casserole)
• Action Stations (Ham, Prime Rib, Omelets and Waffles) • For The Young Ones (Parmesan Chicken Tenders, Mac & Cheese, PB&J) • Grand Desert Display (Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Anglaise, Pumpkin, French Apple and Buttermilk Pies, Caramel Pecan Tarts, Cakes)
Seatings are from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The cost is $60 for adults, $24 for children 5-12 and complimentary for those 5 and younger.
Mesa will be opening dec 24, 25th and 31st. Last reservation will be at 8 o’clock on the 25th and 31st however we will be taking Christmas parties and food orders! We will have a regular menu and also a variation of chef specials.
Christmas Day December 25, 2013 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
2800 Routh St. Ste. 165 Dallas, Texas 75254
MoMo’s Pasta in the Quadrangle is offering a three-course Christmas lunch or dinner for $24.95 per person. Guests may choose from a house or Caesar salad, an entrée of Pollo ari Carciofi, chicken breast with mushrooms and artichoke hearts in garlic butter, Veal al Limone, veal with lemon sauce, garlic, parsley and cream, or Salmone alla Toscano, fresh salmon filet served with a delicate basil cream sauce, and tiramisu for dessert. The regular menu will be available as well.
December 24-26, 2013 Dinner Service begins at 6:00 PM Prix-Fixe Four-Course Menu: $70 Located inside the Hilton Anatole, 2201 N. Stemmons Freeway For more information, call 214-761-7479 or go to sersteak.com
STARTER: SELECT ONE MESQUITE GRILLED TEXAS QUAIL sweet potato “trinxat”, maple bubbles JUMBO LUMP CRAB CAKE ginger aioli, fine herb salad STEAK TAR TAR dijon, shallots, quail egg yolk GRILLED CIABATTA PANZANELLA eggplant, red onion, cucumber
SOUP + SALAD: SELECT ONE LOBSTER BISQUE old bay crème fraiche, tempura lobster SQUASH-RED CURRY BISQUE “cappuccino foam” WEDGE apple wood bacon, blue cheese, tomato-oregano dressing LOCAL ARUGULA marcona almonds, preserved lemon vinaigrette
STEAK + CHOPS + SPECIALS: SELECT ONE BERKSHIRE “PORCHETTA” basil, pine nuts, apricots, green beans FILET OF BEEF orange glazed carrots, bordelaise COLORADO RACK OF LAMB orange crust, mushroom risotto, orange emulsion WILD SALMON roasted onions, broccolini, soy glaze DOUBLE B FARM’S CHICKEN BREAST wood-grilled, avocado, cilantro, peruvian pepper sauce
DESSERT: SELECT ONE COCONUT CREAM PIE toasted coconut VALHRONA FONDANT “snickers” cream, peanut butter ice cream PUMPKIN PIE CHEESECAKE pineapple-cinnamon marmalade
Presented from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24, Fearing’s Christmas Eve Lunch will present selections from the restaurant’s daily lunch menu, as well as a new three-course holiday lunch priced at $60 per person. The three-course menu will feature a starter choice of Lobster Bisque with Bourbon Eggnog Cream, or Pan-Browned Nantucket Bay Scallops over Brussels Sprout Leaves. Main course selections will include Pan-Seared New Zealand Saint-Pierre on Salsify Purée with Maine Lobster/Chanterelle Mushroom Fricassee, or Crown Roast of Prime Ribeye with Parsley Marble Potatoes and Smoked Cheddar/Spinach Casserole. The Christmas Eve Lunch concludes with a Dessert Trio of Cinnamon Apple Open-Faced Pie with Brown Sugar Crème Fraîche, Eggnog Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwich with Cranberry Compote, and Chocolate Peppermint Crème Brûlée with Mini-Christmas Tree Cookie, all chased with a selection of take-home cookies for Santa’s expected visit that night.
Also on December 24, Fearing’s will again present its traditional Christmas Eve Dinner, featuring a three-course holiday menu with a broad selection of seasonal starters and main courses, followed by a dessert trio and take-home cookies for Santa. Fearing’s Christmas Eve Dinner will be served from 5 to 8:30 p.m. and is priced at $100 for adults and $30 for children. The restaurant’s regular dinner menu is not available on that evening.
Christmas Eve dinner will consist of a Prix Frixe menu, with an Amuse-Bouche and three courses for $45 (soup or salad, entree and dessert, offering three choices per course.) The menu include: • Amuse-Bouche – Egg Nog Shooters • First Course – Roasted Corn Chowder with Lobster, Fall Spinach Salad or Romaine Wedge Salad
• Second Course – Pan Seared Striped Bass, Hereford Sirloin Steak, or Pork Osso Buco • Third Course – Pumpkin Crème Brulee or Tiramisu Cheesecake
Mesa will be opening dec 24, 25th and 31st. Last reservation will be at 8 o’clock on the 25th and 31st however we will be taking Christmas parties and food orders! We will have a regular menu and also a variation of chef specials.
Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. $36 for 3 Course Prix Fixe or A la carte from Regular Menu Price does not include alcohol, gratuity or tax. 5959 Royal Lane, Suite 707 (214) 739-5959
ANTIPASTI: Chili Crab Salad yellow tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, basil-lime dressing Tortellini Fonduta shaved white truffles from Alba, Italy & parmesan sauce
SECONDE: Seared Scallops fennel, peas & parmesan risotto with chanterelle mushroom sauce Vongole Manila clams, Florida shrimp, shaved garlic, white wine, Italian parsley & garlic bread Chianti Braised Short Ribs parmesan-sage whipped potatoes & chianti sauce
DOLCI: Tiramisu layers of chocolate cake & mascarpone cream, dark rum, chocolate shavings & leghorn sauce
Feast of Seven Fishes for $125 per person Tuesday, December 24, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. For reservations, please call 214.368.8220. 8220-B Westchester Dr.
On Christmas Eve, Chef John Tesar will offer a special Feast of the Seven Fishes tasting menu at his nationally acclaimed restaurant, Spoon Bar & Kitchen. The meal, which is a longstanding Italian tradition, will feature seven courses of fresh seafood from waters around the globe.
The Feast of the Seven Fishes menu will be available for $125 per person (tax and gratuity not included), with optional wine pairings for $75. In addition, Spoon’s a la carte menu will be offered. For reservations, please call 214.368.8220.
We will serve our regular menu plus some great special (no holiday prix fixe menus or anything). Still have some reservations left – readers can call 214-823-8550 to save a table. We will be closed on Christmas.
Seared Duck Breast with pumkin ravioli, pickled ramps, heirloom cherry tomatoes and sour cherry demi glace
Braised Lamb Shank over butternut squash puree with sauteed baby beet greens, sage compound butter and lavender jam
Sauteed Alaskan Cod over winter vegetable medley with blood orange, endive and persian cucumber salad and red Thai curry pepper coulis
Jumbo Prawns over warm fregola and mushroom salad with fermented black bean butter sauce and preserved kumquats back to the top
Orders must be received no later than Monday, December 23rd
Let City Cafe take care of all your Holiday Dinner needs for all tastes and budgets. Chef Mario & the gang can make your Holiday dinner a breeze, with creative or traditional Holiday options.
Here are just a few of City Cafe’s Holiday offerings;
FM Smoke House cooks up your no-fuss Christmas celebration with Smoked Beer Can Turkeys. Seasoned and smoked with the signature pecan/maple wood blend, the 12 lb. bird is steamed from the inside with a can filled with Franconia Dunkel beer and packaged for easy reheating. $59 includes one quart of brown spice gravy. Savory sides including Mashed Potatoes, Seasoned Green Beans, Smoked Corn and the popular White Cheddar Macaroni and Cheese are also available ($15 – $25, serves 6 – 8).
Orders must be placed by December 21 and are available for pickup between 11:00 a.m. and midnight on December 23 or between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on December 24. To place an order call 972-751-6633.
Greenville Avenue’s Green Grocer is preparing fully-cooked, organic and locally sourced holiday dinners with 5-side and 8-side packages available as well as a la carte options. Meat offerings include choice of fully cooked pasture raised turkey breasts or hams.
Side options include artichoke, spinach and brie dressing, creamed kale, Brussels sprouts with bacon, whipped sweet potatoes with walnuts, caramelized carrots and more. Paleo, gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options available as well as freshly baked breads, pies, paleo chocolate brownie cake and holiday friendly wines and beers.
Prices for a la carte vary $6.99-$24.99, 5-dishes plus either turkey breast or ham (turkey breasts are approximately 5-6 lbs. each, smoked boneless hams are approximately 6-7 lbs. each) is $169.99 with 8-sides is $229.99. Orders must be placed by December 18 and can be picked up December 24 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Green Grocer is an intimate neighborhood market featuring organically grown and locally produced food products and specialty items. Close relationships with farmers and producers supports the local economy and decreases transportation costs and emissions and gives customers the freshest, most delicious foods available.
In partnership with Artizone.com, the local online order and home delivery service, Green Grocer products can be delivered direct to your door. Green Grocer is located at 3614 Greenville Avenue. Hours of operation are 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. For more information go to www.GreenGrocerDallas.com or call 214-643-6209.
Take time to enjoy your holiday and let Highland Park Cafeteria make your day special. Roast turkey, carved spiral ham, cornbread dressing, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, baked squash casserole, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, candied yams and many other favorites are made fresh daily.
A traditional meal to serve at your home is $49.99 for 2-4, $99.99 for 8-10 people and $154.99 serves 10-12. Deadline for ordering is December 19.
The Highland Park Cafeteria bakes holiday pies to order ($13.99-$18.99) and includes seasonal favorites such as pecan, apple, rhubarb, sweet potato, buttermilk and more.
“Orders must be placed by December 20 and are available for pick-up at KB’s or Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen on Tuesday, December 24 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. All major credit cards are accepted. Visit www.kentrathbun.com for more details and ordering information and www.wineposte.com for all wine orders.”
Entrees
· Hickory Roasted Turkey with Green Chili Red Eye Gravy
· Niman Ranch Pork Loin with Dried Cranberry-Orange Demi
· Wood Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Marsala Mushroom Sauce
· Spiral Ham with a Molasses Black Pepper Glaze.
Sides
· Chunky Garlic Whipped Potatoes
· Butternut Squash Grain with Brown Butter Cornbread Crumble
· Texas Sweet Corn Pudding
· French Green Bean-Portabella Mushroom Casserole
· Brandy Glazed Baby Carrots
· Vermont Maple Sweet Potatoes with Candied Pecans
· Aged Gouda Mac and Cheese
Desserts
· Pumpkin Cheesecake with Vanilla Caramel
· Sweet Potato-Maple Pecan Pie.
And because no holiday meal is complete without wine, Chef Rathbun has partnered with the Wine Poste to provide perfectly paired wines with each meal. The Wine Poste staff has curated the following four-pack bundles to elevate and complement your dinner.
The ham is a Peanut Fed Surryano from S. WALLACE EDWARDS & SONS. “While the award-winning Surry Farms Surryano Ham continues to gain national acclaim, Edwards has been fine tuning the curing process to bring something truly unique to ham lovers everywhere. The secret lies in not just the curing process and smokehouse, but also in the special diet his heritage breed, pasture raised hogs are fed during their time in the fields. The Virginia staple: peanuts.
“The flavor and texture of our traditional Surryano Hams has always been over the top, and with this project, the additional oils and proteins from the peanuts created something truly special,” said Edwards, speaking on behalf of the company. “We’ve done a few limited releases of this varietal over the past two years to make sure we had it right, and the end result is an even more intensely flavored ham with a rich, buttery texture that exceeded my expectations.” The hams have been dry cured and hickory smoked using recipes and methods dating back to the 1600’s,and after aging for a full, 18 months they are ready for the culinary world’s enjoyment.”
Riscky’s Barbeque, the 86-year-old legendary Fort Worth BBQ staple, is serving up a special Texas-sized “Easy Meal Deal” traditional Christmas feast to-go this holiday season for only $59.99, available to order now through January 2, 2014.
“The holiday season is the busiest time of year for all families, so we are offering our customers an easy, hassle-free way to feed the whole family this Christmas,” said Joe Riscky, owner of Riscky’s Barbeque. “Our Texas-sized ‘Easy Meal Deal’ provides a complete traditional Christmas dinner to-go, available to order in-store or by phone. Give us a call, make your selections, and we’ll take care of the rest.”
Riscky’s holiday ‘Easy Meal Deal’ feeds six-to-eight people, comes pre-packaged and ready-to-cook (heating instructions included), and consists of traditional holiday favorites, including:
Meat: Choice of ½ Ham or ½ Turkey ½ Country Ham (3.5 lbs.): Sweet and juicy pit ham seasoned with famous “Riscky Dust” and slow-smoked to create that perfect Texas flavor. ½ Turkey (3.5 lbs.): Boneless succulent white breast of turkey seasoned with Riscky’s famous “Riscky Dust” and slow-smoked to tender perfection.
Sides: Southern-Style Cornbread Dressing: Southern-style cornbread dressing with whole kernel corn, red bell pepper, celery, onion and fresh herbs.
Choice of Two: Homemade Potato Salad Classic Coleslaw Creamed Spinach Savory Sweet Potato Casserole Macaroni and Cheese
Bread: Freshly Baked Rolls
Condiments and Sauces: Homemade Turkey Gravy: Traditional southern-style turkey giblet gravy made with fresh herbs and real butter. Riscky’s Famous BBQ Sauce (1 quart / 2 lbs.)
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