*Updated 12/20 at 1:03 p.m.
Enjoy a Christmas filled with cheer and very little cooking! Celebrate with these specialty to-go options from some of the Valley's favorite restaurants and indulge in a gourmet holiday.
Savory Grille is serving up Christmas dinner for two to-go! The menu includes a shrimp tomato bisque appetizer, a wedge salad, herb and garlic crusted roasted sirloin and breaded deviled crab cakes. Save room for dessert in the form of chocolate tarte complete with orange pistachio crumb. Enjoy everything for $98 plus tax; heating instructions will be provided. Place your preorder by December 20 at 3 p.m., with pick-up taking place on December 24 from 3–7 p.m.
Sister restaurants Grille 3501 and Zest Bar + Grille are offering up a heat-and-serve Christmas dinner for two. The menu includes bourbon maple glazed ham, four lobster tails and Châteaubriand. Dessert ocmes in the form of eggnog panna cotta. To-go cocktails are also available! Place your preorder by December 22 at noon. Curbside pick-ups will take place at both Grille 3501 and Zest on December 23 from 3–6 p.m.
Plan your Bolete Christmas at home and choose from delicious sides like house-made everything crackers, buttermilk biscuits, twice baked potatoes and more. Enjoy unshucked oysters for $1.75/piece, mushroom soup, shrimp cocktail and more. Even order an oyster shucking kit with all the tools you need to shuck your own oysters at home. Seasonal sips like the Christmas City Sidecar and Stephen's Eggnogg are also available. Place your preorder by December 20 at 5 p.m.
The Shelby has a full menu and family-style meals available to-go this Christmas Eve. The family-style to-go package serves four and includes a wreath salad, boneless pork roast and caramelized apple cheesecake. Add lobster bisque, a meat and cheese board, hummus and shrimp cocktail! Place your preorder by December 22. The Shelby will be open from noon to 8 p.m. on December 24.
Vault 634 has a gourmet Christmas menu to-go available, with main course offerings including red wine braised boneless short ribs, coq au vin and half roasted salmon. House-made desserts keep it festive with double chocolate yule log, eggnog cream-filled gingerbread whoopie pies, and a pear ginger crumble with maple whipped cream. There are also packaged dinner options available. Your preorder must be placed by midnight on December 17; pick-ups can be scheduled for December 23.
McCarthy's Red Stag Pub & Whiskey Bar has made Christmas dinner easier than ever with their Christmas boxes. Big enough to feed a family of four, the boxes cost $69 and include a turkey or ham, corn or green beans, mashed potatoes, several sides and Irish apple cake for dessert. Place your order by December 20 at 5 p.m. and pick it up on December 24
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Notch Modern Kitchen and Bar has introduced its limited holiday dinner for preorder, which is East meets West inspired. Their maple-glazed pork shoulder roast comes with duck confit and scallion lo mein, a jade vegetable stir fry, steamed bao buns, bibb lettuce, house hoisin and garlic sticky sauce (East) as well as sweet potato au gratin, sautéed asparagus, milk bread and house salad (West). Place your preorder by noon on December 22 and enjoy pick up on December 23. This feast is extremely limited as there are only 15 orders available.
Enjoy a Yuletide Feast courtesy of Union and Finch! They're serving up ham, salmon, cream of corn, mashed potatoes, popovers and three-cheese cauliflower. The cost is $90 and includes dessert. Place your preorder by December 21 and pick it up on December 24.
Sister Paxos Restaurants Melt and blue grillhouse have similar family-style to-go menus available this Christmas Eve. Enjoy blue's herb-roasted turkey and Melt's brown sugar honey glazed ham. Each menu also includes winter squash bisque with toasted pumpkin seeds, white wine pan gravy and orange cranberry sauce, yukon mashed potatoes, roasted cauliflower with bacon breadcrumbs, green beans almondine, dinner rolls and classic red velvet cake with cream cheese icing and shaved white chocolate for dessert. A four-serving package costs $79 (add $17 per additional serving). Place your preorders by December 21 at noon and pick them up on December 24 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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The Trapp Door has Christmas brunch to-go and dinner for two available for pick-up or delivery. The brunch menu includes housemade ham, a variety of quiches, breakfast potatoes and smoked salmon mouse, while dinner offers short ribs, pork roulade, baby kale salad and dessert. Holiday Sangria and Christmas Punch are also available. Place your preorder by December 19. Pick-ups will take place on December 23 and delivery on December 24.
VegOut's Christmas menu includes half and full trays of mac 'n cheese, baked ziti (with or without meat) and Shepherd's pie. Trays range from $37–$110. There are limited amounts available. Place your preorder as soon as possible for pick-up on December 22 from 4:30–6 p.m.
Social Still is serving up a family-style take-and-bake Christmas Eve meal. Their offerings range from $150–$200 and include a choice of soup or salad, several entrée options and choice of dessert. Cocktail growlers are also available. Schedule your pick-up between noon and 4 p.m. on December 24.
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*It is our goal to provide the Style audience with a comprehensive list. If we missed your specialty Christmas offerings, please email info to editor@lehighvalleystyle.com for consideration.
