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Feast Without the Fuss: Here’s Where to Get Thanksgiving Dinner in Costa Mesa

Posted on October 30, 2024 | 12:46pm

Whether you’re enjoying a vacation in Costa Mesa, or just doing your best to avoid the avalanche of post-dinner dishes, there’s plenty of local options to dine in or take out on Thanksgiving. We compiled our favorite options to hopefully save you a few rounds searching Google the week of the holiday: what’s open on Thanksgiving? Where can I order Thanksgiving dinner?

Keep reading to find out! This year, get your turkey h-o-t-t-o-g-o~

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Silver Trumpet Restaurant and Bar

Bottoms up! Silver Trumpet is serving both Thanksgiving brunch and Thanksgiving dinner. Silver Trumpet’s holiday menu is part appetizer, part buffet, and part made-to-order. Start with their famous focaccia bread, handmade with seasonal ingredients, and don’t forget to try the butter pairings. Appetizers include mini chicken cordon bleu, duck confit croquettes, and maple-glazed meatballs. Roasted turkey, candied yams, and pumpkin ravioli are just some of the classics on the menu.

Here’s a pro-trip: take your turkey-coma to the next level and stay the weekend at Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel. You can go straight from the dessert bar to your very comfortable room. 

Meal service is from 10am – 7pm on November 28. Pricing starts at $109 for adults, $35 for children 12 and under, and free for ages 5 and under. 

Ready for an exquisite meal? Make a reservation here, and get a complimentary glass of sparkling wine with each meal. 
3350 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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Le Chateau Garden Bistro

Spend the holiday weekend at Ayres Hotel Costa Mesa/Newport Beach where the award-winning team at Le Chateau Garden Bistro will serve a Thanksgiving feast to remember. 

The chef at Le Chateau is cooking up the classics for their prix-fixe menu, like homemade stuffing, butternut squash soup, roasted winter veggies, and of course, oven roasted turkey with port gravy. They open at 11:30am, and pricing is $50 per person. Don’t forget to save room for dessert! 

325 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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Water Grill at South Coast Plaza

Let Water Grill handle Thanksgiving this year. On Thursday, November 28, 2024, Water Grill is offering a special, three-course Thanksgiving meal. If you’d prefer to stick to their tried and true seafood favorites, their full menu is also available. 
If that sounds tasty, go ahead and make a reservation on OpenTable before they book up.

3300 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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Claim Jumper Steakhouse & Bar

Dine in or take out at Claim Jumper this Thanksgiving, or order ahead for full-size desserts and dinner platters. The classics have never looked better, like slow-roasted turkey with fresh orange and amber honey, or smoked ham with a whiskey apple glaze. 

You can also order “The Feast,” and get turkey, ham, and hand-carved tri-tip with all the sides for only $37. 
View the full menu online. For more information on placing orders and making reservations, give Claim Jumper in Costa Mesa a call at (714) 434-8479.

3333 Bristol St Suite #2078, Costa Mesa, CA 92626


Vaca

Vaca won’t be open on Thanksgiving day, but they’ve done all the work and planning for you. From now until November 20th at 3pm, order Thanksgiving dinner to-go and pick it up on November 27th. Who else in your family can say that a Top Chef made their holiday meal? 

Vaca’s Thanksgiving To-Go serves up to 6 people and features a whole, roasted turkey, Chef Santana’s famous Italian sausage cornbread stuffing, butternut squash and banana soup with pistachio creme fraiche–and many other elevated classics. Select your favorite dessert, and that’s it. Vaca will handle the rest. All you have to do is pick it up the day before. 
View the full menu and place an order here.

695 Town Center Dr Suite 170, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Easiest Thanksgiving ever. 

Turkey, steak, ham, or seafood? Maybe one of each? Go for the unexpected and pick up fresh ceviche or chips and salsa from Mercado González, open on Thanksgiving Day (though their hours are shorter than usual.) The options are limitless!

Plan ahead and make your reservation at one of our recommended restaurants, then take it to the next level and make it a staycation–have a cozy, comfy room booked and ready for your post-feast turkey coma. Easiest Thanksgiving ever, and best Thanksgiving ever.

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