Thanksgiving is stressful enough with kids to entertain and, perhaps, family in town.  Why add to that with a day full of cooking, not to mention the often last-minute grocery store runs to buy the ingredients you need. Take a well-deserved break and instead make a reservation for Thanksgiving dinner out at a restaurant, pick up a convenient takeout feast, or bring a delicious dessert to someone else’s party.

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British Bankers Club

https://www.britishbankersclub.com/#about-1

The Thanksgiving dinner menu at the British Bankers Club in Menlo Park consists of a three-course meal, with entrée options ranging from a traditional herb roasted turkey, to braised beef short ribs and seafood options.  Dessert options include pumpkin pie, chocolate budino, and sticky toffee bread pudding.  Reservations are available as of November 4.

Harry’s Hofbrau

https://www.harryshofbrau.com/

If you want a classic Thanksgiving dinner, consider trying out Harry’s Hofbrau in Redwood City. You have the option of having the restaurant’s famous turkey or baked ham, which is served with a salad, dinner roll, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and glazed carrots or steamed vegetables. And for dessert, a slice of fresh pie. All of this for just $30.95 per person. Note the restaurant is not taking reservations.

Reposado

https://www.reposadorestaurant.com/#about

If you want to add a Mexican twist to your Thanksgiving dinner, Reposado in Palo Alto offers a prix fixe menu ranging from $54 to $78 depending on the entrée you select. While you can go with the roasted turkey option, you could also pick something a little outside the box, such as the chile poblano relleno, the braised lamb shank in chile broth, or the blue corn crepes filled with seafood and a poblano cream sauce. Reservations are available as of November 4.

Bring these Thanksgiving meals home

Rise Woodfire

https://www.risewoodfire.com/thanksgiving-turkey-feast/

For a traditional turkey dinner, Rise Woodfire in San Mateo has you covered. For $295, the restaurant’s turkey package feeds 12-14 people, featuring a wood-fired rotisserie turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy, and more.  In addition, an add-on option for an approximately 4 lb prime rib is available for $190.  Orders must be made on or before November 24, with pick-up time slots on November 27 and 28.

Draeger’s

https://catering.draegers.com/items/category/thanksgiving-dinners?returnurl=%2fitems%2ffolder%2fthanksgiving%3freturnurl%3d%252f

Noting gets easier than ordering a turkey dinner, ham dinner, or prime rib dinner from Draeger’s in San Mateo.  In addition to the entrée, these meals come with mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean almondine, sweet potatoes, bread stuffing, cranberry relish, a dozen butter rolls, and a pumpkin pie. The turkey and prime rib dinners each serve 8-10 people for $369.99 and $374.99, respectively, while the ham dinner serves 10-12 people and costs $269.99. Note the store is closed on Thanksgiving day, and orders must be placed at least 2 days in advance.

Palette Tea Garden

https://www.paletteteagarden.com/

If you’re open to something more untraditional, or maybe you’d just like to add another meat option for your guests, consider ordering a Peking Duck from Palette Tea Garden in San Mateo. Who wouldn’t like a sumptuous roast duck with crispy skin, which comes with thin momo wrappers and cucumber, scallion, and hoisin sauce accompaniments? A half duck is $38, and a whole duck is $74.

Buy something delicious to bring to someone else’s dinner

Backhaus

https://www.backhausbread.com/pre-order

The Burlingame location of Backhaus is offering a selection of breads, desserts, and Thanksgiving sides available to pre-order for pick-up on November 27 or 28. There are many interesting options that will entice your host and the other guests, including roasted cranberry & sage butter, pumpkin tea bread, and pistachio raspberry croissants.

SusieCakes

https://susiecakes.com/thanksgiving/

Seasonal options for cakes and pies are abundant at SusieCakes. In addition to the standard pumpkin pie and pecan pie, other interesting options on the menu include pumpkin cheesecake and cranberry orange cake. Note that pre-orders must be placed by November 23 in order to be guaranteed for pick-up on November 27 (the bakery is closed on Thanksgiving day). There also will not be any walk-in Thanksgiving orders available on November 27.

Salt & Straw

https://saltandstraw.com/collections/monthly-menu-series

Not everyone likes pie. If you’re one of those people, why not bring over a few pints of ice cream from Salt & Straw? The November flavors are on point for a Thanksgiving meal – they include Parker House rolls with salted buttercream, sweet potato casserole, pumpkin spiced tiramisu, and turkey stuffing and cranberry sauce.