If you don't want to spend hours preparing a festive feast, instead opt for the convenience of a take-home Christmas meal. Plus, you can add decadent desserts, wine, and cocktails.
Denver-area restaurants offer delicious pre-order options, from prime rib or roast turkey to shrimp cannelloni or Peking duck.
With meal options tailored for small gatherings and large celebrations, these meals elevate holiday dining and ensure your family can savor the season's joy while eliminating the kitchen chaos.
Order a take-out meal from one of these Denver-area restaurants and enjoy more quality time with your friends and family.
(Note: This is not a comprehensive list, so check other restaurants in your area. Listed in alphabetical order. Order as soon as possible so you don't miss out.)
Menu: Beef Wellington, fingerling potatoes with root vegetables, Mizuna lobster mac & cheese, rolls with whipped butter, caramel apple tart with rosemary meringue, and caramelized white chocolate crumble.
Menu: Meat and cheese plate, frisée and pomegranate salad, housemade ricotta agnolotti, Barolo-braised duck, potato, roasted carrots, and double chocolate cake with chantilly cream and raspberry. Add-ons include tiramisu, peanut butter and dark chocolate cannoli, assorted wines, and pre-mixed cocktails.
Price: $180 for two or $90 for one, plus any add-ons, taxes, and a 22% "creating happy people" fee.
Menu: A selection of meats and cheeses with grilled LoDough sourdough, gnocco fritto (fried dough), and Mostarda winter salad, shrimp cannelloni, osso bucco, green beans almondine, and cherry cheesecake. Available add-ons include gingerbread espresso martini, cozy Cosmo, and brown butter fashion.
Price: $170 for two or $85 for one, plus any add-ons, taxes and a 22% "creating happy people" fee.
To order from any of the three restaurants: bonannoconcepts.com/christmas-to-go-2024/
Menu: Herb-roasted turkey breast with turkey gravy, roasted garlic whipped potatoes, Brussels sprouts gratin, sourdough stuffing, and maple cranberry sauce.
Menu: Anthony Bourdain's Beef Bourguignon, Christmas ham with housemade glaze, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, winter salad, and dinner rolls with herb butter. Holiday cocktail kits are available in orders of two or four, including the Peppermint Mint Bark
Martini, Earl Grey Negroni with Earl Grey-infused gin, Campari and vermouth, and the Sleigh Queen with Tito's, St. Germain, cranberry, pom, and lemon. FlyteCo will also sell Mimosa kits, Irish coffee kits, and limited edition Laws Whiskey x FlyteCo collab whiskey bottles.
Menu: Main course options include soy miso-glazed black cod, prime rib, and prime beef tenderloin. Sides include charred broccolini, roasted cauliflower, grilled carrots, truffle mac & cheese, whipped potatoes, potato rolls, and winter salad. Yule logs, cocktail kits, wine, and chocolate chip cookies are also available.
Menu: Prime rib, truffle parmesan mashed potatoes, bacon Brussels sprouts, and maple syrup glazed carrots.
Menu: Three meal kit options are available. Cocktail kits are also available.
Meal A: Tofu shitake soup, two scallion pancakes, market greens, mala wings, corned beef fried rice, chicken stir-fry noodles.
Meal B: Tofu shitake soup, scallion pancake, two bao buns, market greens, corned beef fried rice, chicken stir-fry noodles.
Meal C: Tofu shitake soup, two scallion pancakes, market greens, six spring rolls, vegan tofu fried rice, vegan glass noodles.
Price: Meal kits serve three to four people, costing $88 each plus taxes and gratuity.
Menu: Celebrate with Chef Lillian's Bûche De Noël cake, duck leg confit, sides, and everything you need for a cheese and charcuterie board.
Price: $75 for Bûche De Noël, $15 for a dozen assorted holiday cookies, and $22 for duck leg confit.
Menu: Pre-order a holiday prime rib and side kits with essentials like rolls, potatoes, and vegetables from Rugby Scott Ranch Provisions in Bonnie Brae.
Price: $39.99 per pound for prime Angus bone-in or boneless or $49.99 per pound for American Wagu bone-in or boneless.
Menu: Highlights include butternut squash soup, honey-glazed crispy pork belly with creamy mashed potatoes, and a hibiscus corn cake.
Menu: Option 1: Peking duck, cucumber salad, duck confit wild rice, roasted Brussels sprouts with chili sauce, tamari and ponzu sauce for dipping, sesame seed sticky buns and pumpkin pie. Option 2: Prime rib with porcini rub served with beet salad with pink peppercorn vinaigrette, beet-top pesto and pistachios, a roasted root vegetable medley, brioche dinner rolls, smashed red potatoes with crème fraiche and chives and Brussels with brown butter shoyu glaze and house bacon lardon, and pumpkin pie.
Price: Peking Duck: $195 for four. Prime rib: $225 for four.
To order, visit: urbanfarmersteakhouse.com/event/special-christmas-fare/
Sara B. Hansen is a Denver-based freelance writer.