Thanksgiving dinner can be as easy as pumpkin pie if you make reservations.
Instead of stressing over the perfect place settings and appetizers and turkey and ham and sides and desserts and all the things that may flit across your mind as you plan Thanksgiving dinner, whip out your mobile phone and make a reservation. Besides being a major time saver, it’s a great way to ensure your family and friends will have a delicious, satisfying meal without worrying about who will do the dishes.
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and availability may be limited so be sure to reserve your seat at the table for Thursday, Nov. 26, at any of the following restaurants. You’ll be thankful that you did.
The Palm
Choose from a prix fixe four-course menu inclusive of a soup or salad, entree with sides and decadent desserts like pumpkin pie or New York cheesecake. This Thanksgiving menu is $55 per person. If the Palm’s classic a la carte menu with favorites like surf and turf or chicken parmigiana is more of your thing, that will be available as well.
3391 Peachtree Road N.E. (Westin Buckhead Hotel), Atlanta. 404-814-1955, www.thepalm.com/Atlanta.
Park 75
The buffet will include holiday favorites, a carving station, live music by pianist Alex Reddick and much more from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A seat at the table is $92 for adults and $38 for children ages 6-12. A prix fixe menu will also be offered from 6-10 p.m. The cost is $55 for adults and $28 for children ages 6-12. Children 5 and under are complimentary for both menu options. Reservations are required. Call 404-253-3840.
75 14th St. N.E. (Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta), Atlanta. www.fourseasons.com/atlanta/dining/restaurants/park_75/.
Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse
From 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m., give thanks for things like oven-roasted Vermont free-range organic turkey, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, cornbread, kale and more. Leave room for pies, bread budding and creme fraiche. The cost is $50 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under. Reservations are required. Call 404-844-4810.
3500 Peachtree Road N.E. (Phipps Plaza), Atlanta. https://davios.com/atl.
10th & Piedmont
From 10 a.m.-10 p.m., this Midtown restaurant will offer guests a traditional Thanksgiving buffet, which features carving and hot stations with roasted garlic prime rib, slow-baked brown butter turkey breast, butternut squash bisque, stone-ground yellow grits, cornbread and more. Dessert options include pies, chocolate ganache cake and Chantilly bread pudding. The cost is $34.95 per person. To RSVP, call 404-602-5510.
991 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.communitashospitality.com/10th-and-piedmont/.
Saltwood Charcuterie & Bar
Choose to enjoy a family-style lunch or dinner for $65 per person. Holiday delectables will include a traditional turkey dinner or baked Chilean sea bass, country-smoked ham, vegetables, local apple fritters and more. Lunch service will be from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; dinner will be served from 5-9:30 p.m. Call 404-745-5000.
1065 Peachtree St. N.E. (Loews Atlanta Hotel), Atlanta. www.saltwoodatlanta.com.
Ray’s Restaurants
Dine at Ray's on the River, Ray's at Killer Creek or Ray's in the City for a Thanksgiving buffet with ham, turkey and prime rib, root vegetables, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie until you pop. Ray's in the City is open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. All other locations are open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Reservations suggested. www.raysrestaurants.com.
Ray’s on the River, $45.95 per adult, $22.95 per child (ages 5-10). 6700 Powers Ferry Road, Sandy Springs. 770-955-1187.
Ray’s at Killer Creek, $37.95 per adult, $18.95 per child (ages 5-10). 1700 Mansell Road, Alpharetta. 770-649-0064.
Ray’s in the City, $37.95 per adult, $18.95 per child (ages 5-10). 240 Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-524-9224.
The Colonnade
Atlanta has changed a lot since 1927, but one restaurant has stood the test of time — the iconic Colonnade. Thanksgiving at this Atlanta classic includes roast turkey, vegetable soup, cranberry salad, side choices of items like broccoli cheese casserole, mashed potatoes or green beans and your choice of pumpkin pie, apple pie or coconut icebox. Open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. $25 per person; kids 10 and under, $11.
1879 Cheshire Bridge Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-874-5642, colonnadeatlanta.com.
The Shed at Glenwood
The fine folks at the Shed want to take care of you this Thanksgiving. Relax and sip champagne while you feast on a seasonal menu of Gum Creek Farms ham, smoked turkey, salmon croquettes, jalapeño grits, cauliflower gratin, beet salad and bourbon-roasted banana pudding. Buffet, noon-7 p.m. $50 per person; kids ages 4-10, $20. Reservations required.
475 Bill Kennedy Way S.E., Atlanta. 404-835-4363, theshedatglenwood.com.
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