Monterey County's Best Thanksgiving Dinners
This page has all the dinners that took place in 2011. Bookmark this page and return to get information about 2012’s events.
Why suffer the stress of trying to please everyone's palate this Thanksgiving? Start a new tradition with a family Thanksgiving meal at one of Monterey County's best restaurants.
Big Sur Thanksgiving Dinners
Have a great Thanksgiving dinner and fantastic scenery at the Big Sur River Inn Restaurant. Dishes include herb roasted turkey with cornbread sage stuffing, maple marshmallow yams, garlic mashed potatoes, fresh cranberry relish, pumpkin cheesecake and home baked apple pie. Call 831-667-2700 for specific information on dishes and to reserve a spot.
Rocky Point Restaurant offers meals for turkey-lovers and -loathers alike along with breathtaking coastal views. The Thanksgiving dinner includes turkey, gravy, stuffing, green beans, sweet and mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin or pecan pie, cheese bread and soup or salad. Don't like turkey? Rocky Point will also offer their full dinner menu. Noon-8pm, $49, call 831-624-2933 to reserve.
Carmel Highlands Thanksgiving Dinners
Pacific’s Edge Restaurant at the Hyatt Carmel Highlands offers an amazing four-course prix fixe menu this Thanksgiving. Dishes include a 16-ounce rib chop, dayboat scallops, butternut squash, agnolotti, squab, brussels sprouts, yellowfin tuna carpaccio, and (of course) roasted organic turkey. Dessert options include pumpkin cheesecake, carmel pecan tart, chocolate ganache. 2pm-8pm, $90 for adults, $45 for children 5 to 12, children under 5 dine free. Call 831-622-5445 to reserve.
Carmel-by-the-Sea Thanksgiving Dinners
Aubergine at L'Auberge Carmel also offers a delectable four course menu with choices in each category. Seatings run from 2-9pm, $79 plus tax and service per person; wine pairings are $50 additional. Call 831-624-8578 to reserve; there is a 3-day cancellation policy.
Mission Ranch hosts a three-course Thanksgiving feast. Starter options include roasted butternut squash soup or mixed greens with cranberries. Entrees include fresh salmon, roasted pork loin or free range turkey. Dessert is complete with your choice of pumpkin pie, pecan pie or apple-cranberry strudel. 1-7:30pm, $47 for adults and $25 for children 12 and under. Call 831-625- 9040 to reserve; there is a 3-day cancellation policy.
Casanova offers both a lunch and dinner on Thanksgiving day. The regular menu and a traditional Thanksgiving meal will be served for both. Lunch will be served from 11:30am-2pm and will include a Thanksgiving special for $19.50, not including dessert. A three-course Thanksgiving dinner will be served from 3-8pm and will include turkey and all the trimmings for $34.75, not including dessert. For more information call 831-625-0501.
Looking for something a little more casual? Jack Londons Restaurant & Pub offers items from their full menu as well as a turkey, prime rib and salmon. 11:30am-10pm. Call 831-624-2336 to reserve.
Carmel Valley Thanksgiving Dinners
Bernardus Lodge hosts a delectable, gourmet Thanksgiving Day buffet. Dine on traditional Thanksgiving favorites made with sustainably sourced, local and organic produce and naturally raised meats, as well as several special creations from Chef Cal Stamenov. There will also be wine tasting and hot apple cider by the fireplace. 12pm to 3:30pm, $70 for adults, $32 for children 5-12, free for children under 5. Call 831-658-3400 to reserve.
Edgar's at Quail offers both a three course prix-fixe menu and a la carte options this Thanksgiving. The prix-fixe menu is $28 and includes options such as roasted sugar pumpkin soup, green salad, turkey, stuffed acorn squash gratin, pumpkin pie and a trio of seasonal sorbets. 2pm-9pm, must reserve at 831-620-8910,
Marina Thanksgiving Dinners
Enjoy a great Thanksgiving prix-fixe menu, as well as other dining options, at Kula Ranch Island Steakhouse. For the first course of the prix-fixe menu, choose from a tossed green salad with ten-year aged raspberry wine viniagrette, toasted macademia nuts, sun-dried cranberries and crumbled blue cheese or butternut squash soup. Then dig into an entree of tender slow-roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, candied yams, house-made stuffing, blue lake green beans. For dessert, choose between pumpkin pie with Chantilly cream or a pumpkin creme brulee. A limited appetizer and entree menu will also be available. 2pm-8pm $26.95 for adults, $9.95 for 11 and under. Call 831-883-9479 to reserve.
Monterey Thanksgiving Dinners
The Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa is always a great destination for a holiday meal. The Monterey Bay Buffet has over 40 items, including seafood, steamship of beef, duck and chicken paté, cheese and fruit, salads, cold cured meat, smoked salmon, and the traditional turkey. 1-7pm, $55 for adults, $23 for children. Call 831-646-1700 to reserve.
Prefer to have your Thanksgiving dinner on your own turf? The Monterey Plaza also offers a full Thanksgiving dinner for 12 to go! The dinner includes a 12-14 pound turkey and all the fixings. All you need to do is warm it up! $135, last day to order is November 24. Call 831-646-1700 to order.
Just down Cannery Row, InterContinental the Clement Monterey offers a delectable prix-fixe Thanksgiving dinner with a great ocean view. Menu items include walnut-raisin bread with pumpkin butter and cranberry sauce, spinach quiche, peanut pumpkin soup, sweet potato and pear salad, sweet gem lettuce and potato gnocchi; main course options include thyme-roasted turkey breast, butternut squash ravioli, pan-seared sea bass or smoked pork rib chop; for dessert, choose from pumpkin cheesecake brulee, ginger spice cake and warm apple pie. 12pm-9:30pm, $48 for adults, $19 for children 12 and under. Call 831-375-4800 to reserve.
Cannery Row Brewing Company offers a three course prix-fixe Thanksgiving dinner. The first course features a choice of pumpkin soup, roasted squash ravioli, grilled Caesar salad. For the entree, choose between 7-hour slow-smoked Diestel turkey or 5-hour slow-smoked prime rib. Enjoy a wide variety of side dishes like cornbread stuffing, double butter smashed potatoes, candied and roasted carrots, roasted brussels sprouts with bacon and onions, but leave room for the pumpkin pie! $24.99; call 831-643-2722 for hours and to reserve.
The Sardine Factory offers a special four-course prix-fixe Thanksgiving menu. The soup course is butternut squash bisque with crisp smoked bacon, which will be followed by an autumn green salad and an entree course of roast Diestel turkey with sage dressing, mushroom gravy, cranberry orange relish, Yukon gold and sweet potato gratin, fresh green beans and baby carrots. For dessert, enjoy pumpkin pie or crème Brûlée. $39.95 for adults, $37.95 for seniors 60 and older, $17.95 for children under 12, and free for children under 5. The Sardine Factory will also offer items from their regular menu during Thanksgiving dinner. Call 831-373-3775 to reserve.
The Monterey Marriott's Thanksgiving feast consists of a carving station, crab cake station, seafood station, salad buffet and a dessert station. Call 831-649-4234 for information and to reserve.
Jacks Restaurant at the Portola Hotel & Spa offers an indulgent Thanksgiving Day Brunch Buffet. Appetizers include cheeses, smoked salmon with bagels, poached prawns, and California rolls; salads include a traditional Waldorf, a marinated seafood pasta salad, and Castroville artichoke and tomato in balsamic vinaigrette; the carving station includes roasted turkey, prime rib and grilled salmon; side dishes include mashed potatoes, candied yams, grilled vegetable lasagna and brussels sprouts with bacon & pearl onions; and dessert items include pumpkin, pecan and fruit pies, as well as cakes, pastries and mousses. 11am-3pm, $39.95 for adults, $16.95 for seniors, $16.95 for children ages 6-12, children 5 and under eat free. For reservations call 831-649-2698.
Tired of the same old Thanksgiving turkey? TusCA Ristorante at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa offers a pasta station, roast beef, honey roasted ham, grilled salmon and more, as well as the traditional standbys. The Dave Morwood Jazz Band performs live from 3pm-7pm. Dine indoors, or out on the patio (weather permitting). 2pm-7pm, $48 for adults, $24 for children 5 to 12, no charge for children 4 and under. Call 831-657-6675 to reserve.
Esteban located in Casa Munras will showcase a three-course prix fixe dinner menu. For the first course choose from butternut squash soup or butter lettuce salad with candied walnuts and blue cheese. The main course features turkey breast and leg with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce. For dessert choose from pumpkin pie or chocolate cake with raspberry sorbet. 5-10pm, $37. Call 831-375-0176 for reservations.
The Beach Resort celebrates Thanksgiving with a special lunch buffet and prix fixe dinner menu. The lunch buffet will be served from 11am-4pm in the Points Ballroom, $32 adults, $25 seniors and $11 for children 3-12 years old. A special prix fixe dinner menu will be served in the Cafe Beach Restaurant from 5:30pm-9:30pm, $39 per person. For reservations call 831-394-3321.
Pacific Grove Thanksgiving Dinners
Fandango Restaurant’s great Thanksgiving menu includes duckling pate, basque salad, and a choice of entrees including roast tom turkey, roast New York strip, grilled salmon, Virginia baked ham, and Tortellini Maison for the vegetarians, plus traditional desserts. 12:30pm-7:30pm, $29.75 for adults, $16.50 for children 12 and under. Call 831-372-3456 to reserve.
Overlook the Pacific Grove Golf Links as you dig into a delectable Thanksgiving buffet at Point Pinos Grill. A carving station will serve up turkey and plenty of sides will be available including sausage stuffing, mushroom stuffing, salads, green bean casserole, candied sweet potatoes, vegetables and pumpkin pie. Noon-3:30pm, $25. Call 831-648-5774 to reserve.
Pebble Beach
Peppoli’s at The Inn at Spanish Bay serves up Italian cuisine on Thanksgiving Day. Choose from menu items like gnocchi, halibut, veal and salmon. For a traditional Thanksgiving dinner order the Tacchino Tradizionale which includes organic Heritage turkey and all of the fixings. Call 831- 647-7433 for reservations.
Pebble Beach’s Stillwater Bar & Grill cooks up a grand Thanksgiving Day Buffet. The buffet will include an oyster bar, carving station, cheese station, dessert station and a special kids station. Stillwater classics like Dungeness crab‐stuffed petrale sole and pea salad with Maui onions will also be served. 11am-6pm, $85 for adults and $35 for children ages 4-10. Call (831) 625‐8524 for reservations.
Roy’s at Pebble Beach puts a Hawaiian spin on Thanksgiving Dinner. Guests can enjoy original creations like Hawaiian dragon rolls, butter coconut crusted hapuka sea bass as well Thanksgiving classics like slow roasted herb turkey. Call 831-647‐7423 for reservations.
STICKS includes additional items to their regular menu for the holiday. Guests can enjoy fresh roasted turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry relish and traditional pumpkin pie. Children sized portions are also available. Call 831-647-7470 for reservations.
Seaside Thanksgiving Dinners
Admire Monterey Bay and one of the county's most beautiful golf courses as you dine on a great Thanksgiving buffet at Bayonet and Black Horse. The buffet includes three different kinds of salad, roast turkey and all your favorite side dishes, as well as treats for the palate like roasted prime beef, sautéed salmon, pasta shrimp cassoulet, butternut squash risotto, and more. 11am-3pm, $27.95 for adults, $13.95 for children 6-12, children 5 and under eat free. Call 831-899-5954 to reserve.
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