Not everyone enjoys cooking a giant Christmas dinner and sitting around a dinning room table. Sometimes, especially when life is busy, it is easier to enjoy a meal cooked by someone else on a holiday. This Christmas and Christmas Eve, check out some of the restaurants below. Pro-tip: be sure to reserve a table in advance, as there are limited places open on the holiday so tables fill up fast!
Where: 419 Cold Canyon Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302
When: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
What: The rustic and glamorous Saddle Peak Lodge hosts a pre-fixe menu on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. From 4:00pm - 9:00pm choose from a handcrafted dishes such as
hand-rolled cavatelli pasta with truffle sauce; fire-roasted chestnut soup; “Christmas ham” pork belly with honey glaze; roast turkey with sausage stuffing and green beans; prime rib with mashed potatoes and creamed broccoli; and roast salmon with acorn squash. If you are looking for something a little different, you can opt for the game supplements ($15–$25) and receive Saddle Peak specialties like New Zealand elk tenderloin and bison short ribs.
Price: $79 per adult, $49 per child 12 and under
Reserve: Call 818-222-3888 to reserve a table
Where: 300 South Doheny Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90048
When: Christmas Day
What: Head to the Four Seasons for this high-end Italian Christmas dinner. This pre-fixe feast includes chicken ravioli in capone broth; roasted Jidori chicken with chestnut pureé and glazed Brussels sprouts; octoupus with chickpea pureé, a roast-beet vinaigrette, crushed pistachio and crispy guanciale; and chocolate peppermint cake, to name a few options.
Price: $95 per adult, $45 per child aged 5 to 12
Reserve: Call 310-860-4000 to reserve a table
Where: Downtown Historic Core
When: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
What: Add a Parisian flair to your holidays! Le Petit Paris is hosting a three-course prix-fixe dinner, where you can feast on veal with black-truffle potato gratin; turkey-and-mushroom ballotine; king crab tartare with chervil panna cotta; and the classic Bûche de Noël, here made with shortbread, almond dacquoise cake, cherry jam and poppy seeds. Seatings are from 4:30 to 10pm.
Price: $85 per person, $35 per child 10 and under
Reserve: Call 213-217-4445 to reserve a table