Thanksgiving Reservations Available At Tampa Bay Restaurants

TAMPA BAY, FL — A day spent toiling in the kitchen to prepare a Thanksgiving meal isn't for everyone. If you prefer to skip the cooking, here are some Tampa Bay restaurants offering Thanksgiving feasts:

Café Alfresco

Café Alfresco, 344 Main St., Dunedin, will offer Thanksgiving brunch and lunch service Thursday, Nov. 25 starting at 9 a.m. with the last seating at 4 p.m.

Chef Shardai Chaput is offering two Thanksgiving specials including roasted turkey breast served with gravy, butternut squash, old-fashioned apple-sage dressing, crème fraiche mashed potatoes and cranberry relish.

Or diners can choose baked ham with a brown sugar cinnamon spice glaze served with honey-orange raisin sauce, baked sweet potato and green beans with toasted almonds.

Top it off with freshly baked pumpkin pie with cinnamon whipped cream.

Also on the menu will be fan-favorite entrees and sandwiches.

Takeout is available. Click here.

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 4322 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, will be open from 11 a.m to 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and will be serving a special three-course menu. Guests can opt to enjoy the traditional herb-roasted turkey, a classic filet mignon or prime bone-in ribeye. There will also be a three-course children’s menu available for $23 per child under 12.

The Thanksgiving meals are also available for pre-order for curbside pickup or delivery.

Here is a link to pre-order for pickup.

Here is the link to pre-order for catering and delivery.

Fleming’s is also donating 10,000 meals to Food Donation Connection this Thanksgiving, and every Thanksgiving dinner at Fleming's will help support that goal. Fleming’s has an ongoing partnership with Food Donation Connection, and to date has donated 23 tons of food across all locations. Fleming's anticipates donating another two tons of food in November in addition to its 10,000 meals donation for Thanksgiving.

American Social

American Social, 601 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Tampa, is letting guests put their aprons away with its Thanksgiving to-go meals now on sale. Pickups will take place on Wed, Nov. 24 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The menu includes:

Honey-glazed ham served with truffle mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts with bacon vinaigrette and sliced almonds, baked mac & cheese and Caesar salad for $80 for two to four people and $160 for six to eight people.

Oven-roasted sliced turkey with turkey gravy, truffle mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts with bacon vinaigrette and sliced almonds, baked mac & cheese and Caesar salad for $75 for two to four people and $150 for six to eight people.

Garlic and herb-roasted prime rib with truffle mashed potatoes, au poivre, creamy horseradish, Brussels sprouts with bacon vinaigrette and sliced almonds, baked mac & cheese and Caesar Salad for $125 for two to four people and $275 for six to eight people.

Sugar Factory

If you're looking for something decadent after the big meal, head to the Sugar Factory at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, 5223 Orient Road, Tampa, for a Gobble Gobble Milkshake —a pumpkin spice ice cream milkshake, decorated with a sweet pumpkin mellowcreme, milk chocolate turkey, autumn mix sprinkle and salted caramelized pepitas seeds with a slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top, all served in a milk chocolate covered mug.

This $21 milk shake is available at the Sugar Factory through Nov. 30.

Willa's

Willa’s, the neighborhood restaurant and bar located at 1700 W. Fig St. in North Hyde Park, will serve a “Big Willa Style'' Thanksgiving takeout menu available for pre-order here or by emailing hi@willastampa.com through 5 p.m. on Monday.

Pick-up can be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24. The “Big Willa Style” family meal serves four to six people for $450, or guests can select favorites from the à la carte menu to complement home cooked dishes.

The “Big Willa Style” meal serves four to six people and includes:

Snacks

• Biscuits – cheddar and chive
• Potato Chips – house noochy seasoning
• Toasted almonds – marconas, citrus zest and fresh herbs
• Cured Castelvetrano olives – citrus, chili & fennel pollen
• Prosciutto Di Parma – aged 16 months and newspaper-thin
• Willa's cheese – rotating cow's milk cheese
• House pickles – half-sour cucumbers, onions and fennel
• Shrimp cocktail – poached in court-bouillon with lemon amd cocktail sauce

Sides

• Braised greens with confit garlic and apple cider vinegar
• Coconut squash with brown butter
• Roasted mushrooms with thyme, rosemary and garlic butter
• Macaroni au gratin with gruyere, cheddar and provolone
• Roasted fingerling potatoes with chicken schmaltz and herbs

Salad

• Tahini Caesar with little gems and kale with a mountain of Grana Padano and rustic croutons

Main Course

• Boneless turkey breast seasoned with salt and pepper and slow-roasted in the rotisserie (24 ounces)
• Seared Ora king salmon with parsley, thyme and rosemary (24 ounces)
• Served with gravy and cranberry sauce

Dessert

• Pumpkin pie

Willa’s can also accommodate parties of any size for holiday dinners at the restaurant. With the addition of boneless turkey breast, the family style menu includes sides like roasted mushrooms and macaroni au gratin with gruyere, cheddar and provolone and a crave-worthy dessert menu.

Details on booking a family dinner, friendsgiving or work holiday party are available here or by emailing ellie@willastampa.com.

Rivers Edge Restaurant & Bar

The Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel’s Rivers Edge Restaurant & Bar at 200 N. Ashley St., Tampa, will be open on Thanksgiving Day, offering a buffet menu with an array of options to choose from, such as a bourbon maple-glazed roasted Tom turkey, a lavender-cruised pork loin and a butternut squash velouté.

The hotel’s Rivers Edge Restaurant & Bar offers floor-to-ceiling windows that provide panoramic views of the Hillsborough River. With direct access to the Tampa Riverwalk, customers can avoid the post-dinner food coma and end their Turkey Day with a stroll down the 2-mile trail.

The Rivers Edge Restaurant’s Thanksgiving Day buffet will be served from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults can enjoy this dining experience for $45 and children for $20. You can find a photo of River’s Edge Restaurant & Bar here.

4 Rivers Smokehouse

Enjoy 4 Rivers Smokehouse's iconic smoked meats such as signature Angus brisket, smoked turkey, boneless ham, bone-in leg of lamb, prime rib and smoked salmon.

No holiday meal is complete without a table full of homestyle sides. 4 Rivers at 14330 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, is offering sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, BBQ baked beans and more.

The 4 Rivers Bakery will serve up a selection of holiday pies and cakes including caramel apple pie, pumpkin pie, Texas bourbon pecan pie, coconut cake and red velvet cake.

View the complete 4 Rivers Thanksgiving menu here or place an online order here.

All Thanksgiving orders will be available for pick-up with reheating instructions on Wednesday, Nov. 24.

The once-a-year sandwich also makes its return to 4 Rivers Smokehouse through Nov. 27. The Pilgrim is loaded with smoked turkey, cornbread stuffing, warm turkey gravy and cranberry chutney.

Bon Appétit

Fans of Turkey Day, even those who balk at the thought of the titular turkey, will find something waiting for them this year at Bon Appétit restaurant, 148 Marina Plaza, Dunedin.

Bon Appétit is offering a full Thanksgiving Day celebration, complete with a four-course, all-day dinner and an upstairs buffet in the Crystal Ballroom from noon to 5 p.m.

Guests will find holiday fare presented in both traditional and non-traditional fashions. Roasted Carolina turkey with pecan stuffing, giblet gravy and fresh cranberry sauce will be available for Thanksgiving traditionalists, and the Chilean sea bass or the bourbon-lacquered roast duck are for those in search of haute holiday cuisine.

Starters include butternut squash bisque with crisp sage or the holiday salad with a variety of leafy greens, dried cranberries and housemade dressing.

Those who prefer to graze may enjoy the upstairs buffet, which offers an assortment ranging from green beans with toasted almond to tuna tartare.

Popular entrées like the Carolina turkey and prime rib will be available carved to order, and the penne pasta with fresh herbs offers vegetarian guests a reprieve from the typical plate of sides.

Desserts include classic pumpkin pie with dulce de leche and whipped cream or the Bon Appétit chocolate mousse along with seasonal fruits and berries, a selection of cakes, pies and mousse.

Reservations are highly recommended. Call ahead to the front desk at 727-733-2151.

Metro Diner

Let Metro Diner make Thanksgiving easy with its heat-and-serve holiday feasts to go that feed up to eight featuring fresh roasted turkey or maple-glazed baked ham.

All seasonal specials are available in the diner or to go and include:

Stuffing waffle with turkey: Oven-roasted turkey breast topped with gravy, served over creamy mashed potatoes and homemade savory stuffing waffle.

Sausage and gravy chicken tenders waffle with two buttermilk marinated and fried chicken tenders topped with sausage gravy over a homemade waffle pressed from cornbread stuffing, with sweet and spicy sauce on the side.

Festive Holiday Dinner with roasted turkey and cranberry sauce or maple-glazed baked ham served with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cornbread stuffing and bread pudding.

Holiday Feast To-Go: Metro Diner is serving the ultimate heat-and-serve holiday feasts including maple-glazed baked ham or roasted turkey with cranberry sauce. Guests can choose from sides like creamy mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potato mash, green bean casserole, savory cornbread stuffing, macaroni and cheese and Hawaiian dinner rolls. These feasts come cold to be heated up at home and can be customized to serve a party of one, four or eight.

Pre-order by Nov. 22 and pickup times are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 23 and Wednesday. Nov. 24, and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25.

All diners will remain open on Thanksgiving Day for holiday feast pick-ups and table service until 2:30 p.m. Click here.

Metro Diner is located at 4011 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa and 5250 4th St. N., St. Petersburg.

Bahama Breeze

Enjoy an island-inspired family bundle to-go from Bahama Breeze this Thanksgiving.

Featuring sliced turkey, green beans, cornbread stuffing, cranberry-pineapple chutney, choice of mashed potatoes or cinnamon mashed sweet potatoes and four slices of pumpkin praline cheesecake. Each bundle serves four people for $75 and is available only on Nov. 25.

Also, Bahama Breeze restaurant at 3045 N Rocky Point Drive E, Tampa, will be open on Thanksgiving.

Bob Evans

Bob Evans allows families to choose from a variety of meals including the Premium Farmhouse Feast, which serves up to 10 people and includes turkey, ham, bread and celery dressing, corn, mashed potatoes with gravy, baked rolls, green beans with ham, cranberry relish, macaroni and cheese, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie and double-crust apple pie for $134.99.

It’s packed cold. All you have to do is heat it up and enjoy. Or leave the dishes to Bob Evans and dine in from a wide selection of menu offerings including all-day breakfast. Bob Evans will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 25.

Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel will offer its Heat n’ Serve Feast ($139.99 serving eight to 10 people) or the Family Dinner ($89.99 serving four to six people) to be picked up in advance then heated and served at home.

Orders can be picked up through Thanksgiving Day. If you preorder the Heat N’ Serve Feast and schedule your pick-up on Nov. 23, you’ll receive a $10 bonus card.

Del Frisco’s Grille

Enjoy a Thanksgiving three-course dinner starting at $49 per person from Del Frisco's Grille, 4138 W Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa.

Start with the butternut squash bisque with maple mascarpone cream and spiced pumpkin seeds. Enjoy roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce and a choice of side.

There will be pumpkin cheesecake or pecan pie a la mode for dessert.

If you would prefer to gather around your own table, pick up a Family Meal Pack To-Go. The small pack feeds two to four people while the large pack feeds four to six people. Pricing varies by location.

Kona Grill

Reserve your table at the Kona Grill, 4134 W Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, and enjoy a traditional roasted turkey Thanksgiving dinner with all of the fixings for $29 a person, or experiment with the macadamia nut turkey dinner ($32 per person) or Turkey Mucho Loco dinner for $28 per person.

The kids’ macadamia nut or roasted turkey meals are also being offered at $16 per person.

Kona Grill’s Thanksgiving dinners to go are available from Nov. 24 through Nov. 28 and are also available for delivery and curbside pickup.

To eat in, a reservation is recommended.

Maggiano’s Little Italy

Available only on Nov. 25, enjoy a family-style Thanksgiving dinner at Maggiano’s Little Italy, 203 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, with lots of sides, including pasta.

Be sure to reserve your table. Or choose to pick up your entire Thanksgiving feast between Nov. 23 and Nov. 24.

Maggiano’s will have everything ready for your party of four to five people for $169.99 (cold) and $179.99 (hot). Go online to make your menu selections and schedule your pickup time.

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse

Enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse this year.

Ruth's is serving a three-course meal featuring a soup or salad starter, oven-roasted turkey with sausage and herb stuffing and your choice of one of four popular side dishes.

It comes complete with a dessert duo for $42.95 per adult. Be sure to make a reservation.

If you don’t want to dine-in, you can enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner at your table for $175 or Thanksgiving sides for $115. Both serve four people.

Preorders have already started and orders will be available for pick up from noon to 6 p.m. on Nov. 24, and must be reheated. If you order sides, they will be prepared for you hot and are available to pick up from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 25.

Locations are 1700 N Westshore Blvd., Tampa, and 131 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg.

Seasons 52

Seasons 52, 204 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, is boxing up Thanksgiving classics like roasted turkey, housemade cranberry relish, mashed butternut squash, choice of salad and a pumpkin pie mini indulgence.

Serving four to six people for $175, boxes are available for pickup on Nov. 24 but can be pre-ordered now.

Seasons 52 is also open on Thanksgiving for dine-in, you can enjoy a classic holiday dinner for $32.95 per adult and $16 per child. Be sure to make a reservation.

The Capital Grille

The Capital Grille at International Plaza, 2223 N Westshore Blvd., Tampa, will offer traditional Thanksgiving meals to go with sides including brioche stuffing, gravy, French green beans with Marcona almonds, cranberry-pear chutney, Sam’s mashed potatoes, pecan-crusted sweet potatoes with hot honey and seeded rolls, serving between four and six people for $125.

Or leave the cooking and the dishes to The Capital Grille. Beginning at 11 a.m., join The Capital Grille as it serves a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in the dining rooms with roasted turkey, stuffing, potatoes, green beans and cranberry chutney for $43 per adult and $15 per child.

Eddie V’s Prime Seafood

Serving guests in its restaurant, Eddie V's Prime Seafood at 4400 W Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, is offering a dine-in Thanksgiving meal with turkey, potatoes, gravy, three sides, cranberry chutney and bread for $43 per adult and $15 per child. The full menu is also available. Be sure to make a reservation.

BRIO Italian Grille

This year, BRIO Italian Grille at 2223 N Westshore Blvd., Tampa, in International Mall will offer a traditional Thanksgiving feast to go. Just be sure to make a pre-order.

The traditional Thanksgiving Feast features turkey, all of the trimmings and dessert. Orders need to be placed by 8 a.m. on Nov. 23. You can pick it up between Nov. 23 and Nov. 25. There are four take-out choices: feed three people for $78.99, six people for $148, 10 people for $229 or 20 people for $419.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

Bring home your Holiday Boxed Meal from Dickey's Barbecue Pit this year.

Each box comes with your choice of peppercorn garlic prime rib, spiral cut ham, smoked turkey, Cajun-fried turkey or prime rib, plus cornbread dressing and gravy, two sides and rolls.

The meal feeds 10-12 people and is $115.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit is at 3699 W Gandy Blvd., Tampa; 2653 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Wesley Chapel; 2119 Tyrone Blvd. N, St. Petersburg; and 23020 State Road 54, Lutz.

Golden Corral

On Wednesday, Nov. 25, Thanksgiving eve, pick up your Holiday Meal from the Golden Corral.

Choose from a whole roasted turkey meal or holiday spiced ham. There are two take-out choices: feed two to four people for $44.99 or six to eight people for $89.99. Each meal includes mashed potatoes, gravy, choice of sides, a whole pie and their famous yeast rolls.

Locations are 6942 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa; 10050 Ulmerton Road, Largo; 5300 Commercial Way, Spring Hill; 11801 56th St., Temple Terrace; and 6855 Gall Blvd., Zephyrhills.