Eat In Or Take Out Thanksgiving Dinner From Tampa Bay Restaurants

TAMPA BAY, FL — A day spent toiling in the kitchen to prepare a Thanksgiving meal isn't for everyone. Many families prefer to skip the cooking and treat themselves to a Thanksgiving feast at a favorite restaurant. Or, better yet, use the takeout option many restaurants are offering this year and pretend you made it.

Here are some restaurants serving Thanksgiving meals or offering takeout:

Flor Fina

Flor Fina, 1412 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City’s newest dining destination located inside the recently opened Hotel Haya and overseen by Executive Chef Douglas Rodriguez, acclaimed as the “Godfather of Nuevo Latino Cuisine," will host a special Thanksgiving meal.

Menu highlights include chorizo cornbread stuffing and maple bourbon pecan pie. The special three-course menu is $65 per person. Reservations are encouraged, but not required. The regular Flor Fina menu will also be available.

Additionally, Cafe Quiquiriqui, the hotel’s Cuban cafe that serves as a neighborhood gathering spot, is offering homemade pies (pumpkin and pecan) for takeout through Nov. 26. Pie slices will be available for $5 and whole pies for $40 for pre-orders. A 48-hour notice is required on whole pie orders and a 72-hour cut-off applies for any Thanksgiving pre-orders.

RumFish Grill

Tradewinds Resort's RumFish Grill, 6000 Gulf Blvd., St Pete Beach, will offer a traditional Thanksgiving feast Thursday featuring roasted Tom turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potato, green beans, sage stuffing, cranberry sauce and giblet gravy for $29 per person.

Or go for the nontraditional and choose Rumfish's tenderloin and lobster with crab-stuffed lobster, a 5-ounce filet, asparagus coconut rice and Bearnaise sauce for $55. Dessert is sweet potato maple cheesecake.

RumFish Grill will open at 2 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. Click here for reservations.

Palm Court Italian Grill

The Tradewinds Resort's Palm Court Italian Grill also will offer a traditional turkey dinner with house or Caesar salad, olive bread, roasted Tom turkey with sage dressing, mashed potatoes with giblet gravy and fresh green beans topped off with harvest pumpkin pie for dessert for $38.

As an alternative, the restaurant will offer a rack of lamb dinner featuring a house or Caesar salad, olive bread, rack of New Zeland lamb with persillade, roasted rosemary potatoes with a red wine demi glaze, baby fall vegetables and harvest pumpkin pie for $44.

Palm Court will open at noon Thanksgiving Day. Click here for reservations.

Naked Farmer

Naked Farmer’s new Thanksgiving menu is available throughout the month of November. The menu consists of a Thanksgiving bowl, as well as a Friendsgiving package - each sourced locally and ethically in alignment with Naked Farmer’s mission to build a better food system.

Naked Farmer’s Thanksgiving bowl features roasted turkey breast, pumpkin farro, charred broccoli with lemon and garlic, roasted sweet potatoes, Florida orange corn bread with Florida oranges and Roselle flower chutney. Roselle flowers, otherwise known as “Florida Cranberries,” are sourced locally from Worden Farms.

The bowls are priced at $16 each and $3 from each bowl will be donated to Metropolitan Ministries, to help homeless and at risk residents.

The Friendsgiving package makes it easy for people to throw their own Friendsgiving and leave the cooking to the Naked Farmer. Each package will include roasted turkey breast, pumpkin farro, charred broccoli with lemon and garlic, roasted sweet potatoes, Florida orange corn bread with Florida oranges and Roselle flower chutney. Add-ons include Gala Apple Pie bars for dessert and wine. Packages are available for four, 10 and 20 people and start at $65.

Click here to order for pickup Thanksgiving Day from 9 a.m. to noon. Naked Farmer also delivers within 5 miles of its restaurants at 615 Channelside Drive, Tampa, and 200 Central Ave., St. Petersburg.

Elevage

Tampa’s Epicurean Hotel and signature restaurant, Élevage, 1207 S. Howard Ave., Tampa, is hosting a special Thanksgiving Day feast available as family-style dine-in or to-go. Priced at $59 for adults and $25 for children 12 and under, the meal includes:

• Autumn Salad – hearty greens, endive, radicchio, winter squash, radish, torn croutons, goat cheese, pomegranate pepitas, apple cider vinaigrette
• Roasted Whole Gobbler – selection of white and dark meat, pork sausage stuffing, giblet gravy, cranberry relish
• Blackstrap Glazed Ham – cippolini and chestnut marmalade
• Or Bern’s dry-aged ribeye – 16-ounce cut with black garlic, charred scallion, horseradish crème, bordelaise (there's a nominal up-charge for this selection).
• Green beans – foraged mushrooms, fried shallot
• Roasted Brussels sprouts – smoked chilis, local palmetto honey, toasted almonds, sumac
• Sweet potato casserole – toasted pecans, smoked maple butter, marshmallow brûlée
• Haricots verts – forest mushrooms, tobacco onions
• Soubise whipped potatoes – roasted garlic, crème fraiche
• Fresh-baked breads – whipped apple and cinnamon butter
• Dessert table of assorted pies and sweets

Elevage will serve from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. There's complimentary valet parking until 7 p.m.

To-go orders must be placed in advance via phone by Tuesday, Nov. 24.

Call 813-999-8726 or click here.

Fuzzy's Taco Shop

Who says you have to have a traditional Thanksgiving meal? Fuzzy’s Taco Shop is taking away the stress of meal planning this holiday season with its Baja-inspired family meals. The taco shop’s Taco Family Meals and Fajita Family Meals allow families to spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying each other’s company around the dinner table.

Both packages are available in two sizes: regular (serves four to six people) and large (serves six to eight) and can be ordered online at www.FuzzysTacoShop.com or by calling your local shop to place your order. The family meals are available at participating locations and pricing may vary by location.

The Taco Family Meal is available for $35 for regular size and $50 for large, and includes:

• Choice of two meats – shredded chicken, seasoned ground beef, spicy pork or grilled veggies (fajita beef, fajita chicken or shredded brisket are available for an additional charge)
• Choice of two sides – borracho beans, black beans, refried beans, cilantro-lime rice, Mix-Mex rice
• Chips, salsa and Fuzzy’s famous queso
• All fixings – tortillas, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, cilantro, feta, garlic sauce, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Butt Burnin’ Hot Sauce

The Fajita Family Meal is available for $55 for regular size and $70 for large, and includes:

• Choice of meat with veggies – fajita beef, fajita chicken, or a combination of both
• Choice of two sides - borracho beans, black beans, refried beans, cilantro-lime rice, Mix-Mex rice
• All fixings – tortillas, guacamole, lettuce, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, sour cream, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Butt Burnin’ Hot Sauce
• Sopapilla bites and icing

Fuzzy's Taco Shop is located throughout Tampa Bay including at 5621 E. Fowler Ave. Tampa; 10240 Big Bend Road, Riverview; 2874 Providence Lakes Blvd., Brandon; and 3950 Florida Ave. S., Lakeland. Find your neighborhood Fuzzy’s Taco Shop here.

Paul's Landing

Paul’s Landing at The Vinoy Renaissance Golf and Resort Club, 501 5th Ave. N.E., St. Petersburg, will serve Floridian-inspired Thanksgiving specials, including citrus-brined smoked turkey with garlic mashed potatoes, corn bread stuffing, Southern-style green beans and a blood orange-cranberry relish. Dessert will be a decadent pumpkin mousse with graham cracker crumble and cinnamon whipped cream.

Paul’s Landing will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving, and guests can opt to dine inside or on the restaurant’s oversized patio. Takeout is available for those who’d rather eat at home.

The Vinoy is hosting a Thanksgiving buffet meal in its newly renovated Grand Ballroom exclusively for hotel guests and Vinoy Club members. On Thanksgiving Day, the Vinoy will offer a socially distanced buffet of the holiday classics, featuring turkey and prime rib carving stations and all of the traditional side dishes and desserts. The meal, offered at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., will be accompanied by live music, creating a festive atmosphere for all.

Don CeSar

The Don CeSar's Maritana restaurant and Rowe Bar, 3400 Gulf Blvd., St .Pete Beach, are offering two price-fixed menus.

For $63, Maritana offers up a choice of pan-seared scallops or venison carpaccio with orange cranberry sorbet and choice of turkey roulade or lamb shank. Finish it off with a honey-crusted rye tart or apple butter pumpkin pie.

For $52, Rowe Bar is offering a choice of spiced carrot bisque or baby butter lettuce with confit of turkey breast and pecan pumpkin pie.

Click here for reservations at the Maritana and here for reservations at the Rowe Bar.

Metro Diner

Metro Diner at 4011 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, and 5250 4th St. N., St. Petersburg, is offering dine in or takeout holiday feasts featuring baked ham or roasted turkey with cranberry sauce and sides including mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, corn bread stuffing and pumpkin pie.

Meals for four are $55.99 and meals for eight are $109.99. Metro Diner also offer a unique individual meal featuring a waffle made from stuffing, topped with mashed potatoes and gravy, roasted turkey and a side of cranberry sauce. It costs $14.99 and is available through Nov. 29. Click here to order takeout or make reservations.

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse, 4322 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, is offering a complete Thanksgiving dinner with your choice of herb-roasted turkey or filet mignon with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce starting at 11 a.m. Thanksgiving Day. Dinners start at $49. Call 813-874-9463 or click here for reservations.

SHOR American Seafood and Grill

SHOR American Seafood and Grill at Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa, 301 S. Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater, is offering your choice of a three-tier family-style dinner. Tier one includes a salad, bread and dinner of turkey, prime rib, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables and pie. Tier two adds a charcuterie board, soup and ice cream. Tier three adds a champagne toast and a seafood appetizer tray. Tiers range from $36 to $70 per person. 301 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater Beach.

The resort’s Thanksgiving dinner is available on Thursday between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Reservations are required for both in-restaurant dining and room delivery options, and can be made by calling 727-373-4780.

Eddie V’s

Eddie V’s, 4400 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, is offering four-course family-style Thanksgiving bundles for takeout, which can also be ordered as a dine-in platter for one. Bundles and platters feature your choice of turkey or whole beef tenderloin served with butternut squash, stuffing, cranberry sauce and a pumpkin pie. Bundles for two start at $125 and bundles for four start at $225. To place a preorder for pickup on Nov. 24 or 25, click here. Reservations are recommended. Call 813-877-7290.

Bahama Breeze

Bahama Breeze at 3045 N. Rocky Point E., Tampa, and 25830 Sierra Center Blvd., Lutz, is offering an island-inspired Thanksgiving dinner family bundle to-go, which can also be ordered as a dine-in platter for one at select locations. The bundle includes sliced turkey, green beans, corn bread stuffing, cranberry-pineapple chutney, a choice of mashed potatoes or cinnamon mashed sweet potatoes and four slices of pumpkin praline cheesecake. The bundle is available for pickup on Nov. 26 only and serves four people for $75. Click here to order or to make reservations.

Boston Market

Boston Market, better known this time of year as the “Holiday Experts,” is helping to bring the entire family around the table this Thanksgiving with countless holiday meal options to suit every celebration need without breaking the bank.

Nearly all Boston Market locations will be open on Thanksgiving Day (menu selections and hours may vary by location) to offer guests a traditional plated holiday meal featuring sliced roasted turkey breast or half signature rotisserie chicken, two sides, a dinner roll and a slice of apple or pumpkin pie for $13.99. In addition, an array of heat-and-serve meals, whole pies, hot side dishes and appetizers can be picked up on or before Thanksgiving Day while supplies last. Finally, there are complete meal options that feed as many as 12 people available for home delivery.

Ruth's Chris Steakhouse

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, 1700 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa, will be serving a dine-in, three-course Thanksgiving meal at all open U.S. locations, featuring a classic menu of sliced oven roasted turkey, Ruth’s sausage and herb stuffing, homemade gravy, cranberry relish, appetizers, sides and desserts. Priced at $41.95 per adult and $14.95 per child, each turkey entrée also includes a helping of “leftovers,” allowing guests to skip the cooking without missing any of the traditions that often follow a home-cooked meal.

Finally, for those looking to stay home but still forego the usual cooking, all Ruth’s Chris locations nationwide will offer a Thanksgiving takeout bundle for four featuring the traditional offerings being served in restaurants for $165. Click here to order or make a reservation.

Macaroni Grill

Macaroni Grill at 14904 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, is giving everyone something to be grateful for this Thanksgiving with an array of options. The restaurant will be open on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., serving up a traditional Thanksgiving three-course prix fixe menu including soup or salad, roasted turkey breast, garlic mashed potatoes, sausage and apple stuffing, Brussels sprouts or broccolini and dessert for only $24.99 per person.

Those looking to celebrate from home and skip the cooking can take advantage of a special take-and-warm turkey feast with all the fixings to feed five or 10 people starting at $95 for five and $190 for 10. Once home, simply heat according to the included instructions or freeze for up to six weeks, thawing and baking once needed. To learn more about Macaroni Grill’s Thanksgiving offerings, place an order or make reservations, click here.

Kona Grill

Kona Grill is offering the ultimate Thanksgiving feast Nov. 25 - 29. Guests can eat, drink and give thanks with a special menu featuring Kona Grill’s macadamia nut turkey ($26 for adults, $14 for kids), traditional roasted turkey ($24 for adults, $14 for kids), Turkey Loco ($26) and macadamia nut pie ($12). Guests can also order from the full Kona Grill menu.

For those looking to dine at home this year, Kona Grill will offer Thanksgiving specials for delivery and curbside pickup. To learn more, make a reservation or place an order, click here.

K Club Bar & Bistro

The Karol Hotel’s signature restaurant, K Club Bar & Bistro, 2675 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, is offering a prix fixe menu for Thanksgiving Day for $39 per adult and $15 per child (ages 6 -13). Children 5 and under are free. Thanksgiving dinner is served from 1 to 7 p.m.

Reservations are suggested. Call 727-273-7850 or click here.

BRIO Italian Grille

This year, BRIO Italian Grille, 2223 N. Westshore Blvd. in International Plaza, Tampa invites you to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving Feast from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. It is offering a traditional Thanksgiving feast, featuring turkey, all of the trimmings and dessert for $28.99 per person. Or, if you’d rather eat at home, you can place your Thanksgiving feast order to go and pick it up between Nov. 23-26. There are four take-out choices that feed three people for $68.99, six people for $138, 10 people for $229 and 20 people for $419. Click here for reservations or orders.

Cracker Barrel

This year, you can enjoy Thanksgiving at one of the more than 660 Cracker Barrel locations. You can choose a traditional turkey and dressing dinner or the new country-fried turkey meal. You can also choose a large family feast ($139.99 serving eight to 10 people) or the small family dinner ($76.99 serving four to six people) to be picked up in advance then heated and served at home. If you order Cracker Barrel's Heat N’ Serve Feast to pick up on either Nov. 23 or Nov. 24, you’ll receive a free $10 bonus card.

Bob Evans

Serving at their table or yours, Bob Evans has your family covered for Thanksgiving. Choose from a variety of meals including their 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 $124.99. 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.

Del Frisco's Grille

Del Frisco’s Grille, 4138 W Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, is offering a Thanksgiving prix-fixe menu starting at $39 per person. 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. Del Frisco's is serving pumpkin cheesecake 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 and starts at $98 while while the large pack feeds four to six people and starts at $195. Click here for orders or reservations.

Maggiano’s Little Italy

Available only on Nov. 26, enjoy a family-style Thanksgiving dinner at Maggiano’s Little Italy, 203 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, for $39.99 per person (ages 5 to 12 eat for $17.99 each) with lots of sides, including pasta. Or pick up your entire Thanksgiving feast between Nov. 24 and Nov. 26. Maggiano’s will have everything ready for your party of four to five people for $179.99. Go online to make your menu selections and schedule your pickup time. Click here for reservations.

Seasons 52

Offering to take care of the holiday cooking for you, Seasons 52 at 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 $150, boxes are available for pickup on Nov. 24 and 25 but can be pre-ordered now. Seasons 52 is also open on Thanksgiving. Be sure to make your reservation.

The Capital Grille

You take care of the bird, and The Capital Grille, 2223 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa, will have your back on the sides. The Capital Grille sides include 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 to six people for $125.

Or leave the cooking to The Capital Grille. Beginning at 11 a.m., join The Capital Grille as its serves a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in its dining rooms. Enjoy roasted turkey, stuffing, potatoes, green beans and cranberry chutney for $45 per adult and $15 per child. Click here for reservations or orders.

Denny's

You can always count on Denny’s to be open on Thanksgiving. This year, Denny's has added turkey and dressing to its menu so you can either go the traditional route, or veer off in your own direction.

Carrabba's Italian Grill

Presenting alternatives to the traditional Thanksgiving meal, Carrabba’s is offering eight Family Bundles including lasagne, chicken Parmesan and salmon saporito. These bundles serve up to five people, come with a fresh salad and bread and start at $34.99. start at $34.99. You can either pick up your feast at the restaurant or have it delivered.

If you’d rather put your own package together, log on to the Carrabba’s site and build your own package from a selection of pastas to chicken, a wide variety of side dishes and desserts, serving from one to many. Carrabba's is located at 801 Providence Road, Brandon; 1205 Townsgate Court, Plant City; 5515 E. Fowler Ave., Temple Terrace; 700 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa; 11902 Sheldon Road, Citrus Park; 1951 4th St. N., St. Petersburg; 16525 Pointe Village Drive, Lutz; 2680 Gulf to Bay Blvd., Clearwater; 3530 Tyrone Blvd. N., St. Petersburg; 33983 U.S. 19 N., Palm Harbor; and 10110 U.S. 19 N., Port Richey. Click here.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit

Bring home your Prime Rib Holiday Boxed Meal from Dickey’s Barbecue Pit this year. Each box comes with Dickey’s special marbled and tender prime rib roast (which at 5 to 7 pounds serves four to six people), two heat-and-serve side dishes and six desserts. The Prime Rib Holiday Meal is $175. Dickey's is located at 10463 Gibsonton Drive, Riverview; 2119 Tyrone Blvd. N., St. Petersburg; 2653 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Suite 101, Wesley Chapel; 23020 State Road 54, Lutz; and 3699 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. Click here to order.

Golden Corral

On Wednesday, Nov. 25, pick up your holiday meal serving between six and eight people from the Golden Corral. Choose from a whole-roasted or smoked turkey meal for $69.99, holiday spiced ham for $64.99, prime rib for $99.99, 24-piece fried chicken meal for $59.99 or 12-piece fried chicken meal for $49.99. Each meal includes mashed potatoes, gravy, choice of sides, a whole pumpkin or pecan pie and Golden Corral's famous yeast rolls with honey butter. Golden Corral is located at 815 Providence Road, Brandon; 11801 56th St., Temple Terrace; 8928 U.S. 19, Port Richey; and 5722 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Haven. Click here to order.

Popeyes

Give your local Popeyes a call and see if it has its famous Cajun-style turkey at your nearest store. The famous turkeys weigh between 13 and 16 pounds and prices start at $39.99. Order here.

Village Inn

Reserve your Thanksgiving pie from Village Inn at its special pie reservation web page or order online. Reservations are taken up to 14 days in advance of the pickup date and online orders must be placed within seven days of pickup.

Wawa

If limiting your turkey consumption to one day is too restrictive, stop by any of the 900 Wawa locations for a Gobbler Hoagie or Gobbler Bowl. The Gobbler Bowl is made with hot turkey, gravy and potatoes.

Whole Foods

A wide variety of complete holiday meals can be ordered at Whole Foods from a paleo-friendly turkey dinner serving four people for $89.99 to a festive feast serving 12 for $279.99. Be sure to order your Thanksgiving meal, sides or desserts 48 hours in advance. You can pick it up until Nov. 26.