With all of that decorating and shopping, who has time to make dinner? If you’re like us, you don’t. Instead, make a reservation at any of these festive options and spend that extra time cozying up with the people who make the season really special.
Simplify your Christmas dinner with Hash House A Go-Go’s take-home Turkey To Go Go feast, available through noon on December 22. The spread includes a 14-pound, deep-fried turkey with garlic mashed potatoes and pumpkin mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, green beans and carrots, acorn squash, macaroni and cheese, biscuits, strawberry jam, cranberry sauce and pumpkin bread. The meal serves six to eight people, and orders must be picked up at the Sahara location between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24. $115, 6800 W. Sahara, 702-804-4646.
On Christmas Eve and Day, Station Casinos’ Feast and Festival Buffets will feature carving stations with roast turkey, prime rib and ham, plus traditional sides like green bean and mushroom casserole, mashed potatoes and roasted garlic mashed potatoes, butternut squash, pecan and sage stuffing and pierogies. Desert options include cheesecake, pumpkin pie and apple strudel. Boulder Station, Palace Station, Santa Fe Station, Sunset Station and Texas Station: $12.99 with Boarding Pass, $18.99 without; Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho: $11.99 with Boarding Pass, $17.99 without; The Feast Buffets at Green Valley Ranch Resort and Red Rock Resort: $19.99 with Boarding Pass, $25.99 without. Station Casinos will also offer specialty Hanukkah items during the eight-day celebration at all of its Feast Buffet and Festival Buffet locations. www.sclv.com.
Celebrate with the traditional Italian-American "Feast of Seven Fishes" at B&B Ristorante from December 23-27. The four-course menu includes fluke crudo, traditional baccala crochetta, B&B’s renowned octopus, Taylor Bay scallops, true American red snapper and more. December 24, Venetian, 702-266-9977.
On Christmas Day the S7 Buffet at Silver Sevens will feature roasted pork loin, sliced turkey, chicken cordon bleu, braised short ribs, salmon steaks, stuffing, Maryland-style crab cakes and candied yams, plus a honey-roasted ham and prime rib carving station and an assortment of desserts. December 25, $13.99 with A-Play Club Card, $15.99 without; 11 a.m.-9 p.m., 4100 Paradise Road, 702-733-7000.
Mercadito introduces special à la carte items for Christmas Eve and Day, including herb-marinated turkey, 24-hour brined chipotle-glazed ham, cornbread chorizo and more. December 24 & 25, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m, Red Rock Resort, 702-979-3609.
Marie Callender’s offers six special holiday entrées including roasted turkey, ham, beef Stroganoff, artichoke and mushroom chicken, Cajun salmon and jumbo shrimp or vegetable pasta. Adults, $19.99; children, $8.99. Marie Callender’s also offers a take-home prime rib feast for $175 that serves six to eight people and a brunch feast for $50 that serves eight to 10 people. Participation varies by location.
Chef Vincent Pouessel of Aureole will be offering a five-course dinner menu with seasonal items like caramelized diver scallops and black winter truffles or roasted New Zealand Cervena rack of venison. December 24 & 25, 5:30-10:30 p.m., $85 main dining room, $95 swan court, $55 wine pairing, Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7401.
Enjoy a special holiday menu at Cake Boss Buddy Valastro’s Buddy V’s Ristorante, featuring roasted prime rib with whipped potatoes, braised greens and horseradish cream. December 24 & 25, $32, $14.95 kids under 10, Venetian, 702-607-2355.
For Christmas Day and Eve, La Cave’s executive chef Billy DeMarco will offer a grilled sea bass dish accompanied by cream spinach ravioli and baby parsnips and topped with tomato vinaigrette. December 24 & 25, $24 per person, Wynn, 702-770-7375.
The restaurants at Aliante Casino are also offering holiday dining options on Christmas Eve and Day. MRKT Sea & Land will offer a feast of roasted turkey, traditional stuffing, candied sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce and pecan pie with bourbon sauce ($25 per person), and Farm 24-7 will serve a holiday meal of roasted turkey with dressing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, a dinner roll and pumpkin pie ($15 per person). Additionally, The Salted Lime will feature a three-course dinner of Mexican chopped salad, corn husk pork tamales and pumpkin flan ($15 per person), and Bistro 57 will introduce a festive, three-course meal of pear and Gorgonzola salad, pork loin with creamy polenta and panettone bread pudding ($30 per person). 702-692-7777.
