Thanksgiving is right around the corner! This year, leave the cooking to the pros at one of Milwaukee’s outstanding restaurants. Enjoy the best turkey day feast you’ve ever had in the warm ambiance and hospitality of a restaurant or savor delectable dishes with your loved ones at home (maybe even pass those mashed potatoes as your own – we won’t tell!). Save yourself the mess and stress this Thanksgiving at one of these local businesses offering dine-in and carry-out service around Milwaukee and get to gobblin’.
Dine-In
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ARIA at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel
Thursday, November 28 | 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Make your way to ARIA, located inside Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel for a sumptuous Harvest Dinner featuring herb-roasted turkey, sausage and fennel stuffing, whipped sweet potatoes, pumpkin cheesecake and more!
Thursday, November 28 | 1 to 8 p.m.
Make a reservation to dine in on Thanksgiving Day for Mason Street’s mouthwatering wood-grilled steaks and turkey entrees on the restaurant’s prix fixe menu!
Thursday, November 28 | 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Who says your Thanksgiving celebration has to be dinner? Mark your calendar for the Pfister’s Thanksgiving Bountiful Brunch in the absolutely stunning setting of the hotel’s newly renovated Grand Ballroom. Enjoy a wide variety of eats and treats at this brunch buffet, including fresh seafood on sculpted ice, carved meats, eggs made to order and all the Thanksgiving classics. Reserve your table today!
November 28 | Brunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Dinner 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Thanksgiving with a little authentic German flair awaits you at Mader’s. The restaurant is offering a brunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a dinner buffet from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Enjoy traditional Thanksgiving favorites alongside a schnitzel station and German staples like sauerbraten, herring and Black Forest torte.
November 28 | 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For a fine dining approach to the food-focused holiday, Ash Hearth and Bar is the place to be. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., stop on into the restaurant’s inviting atmosphere as you enjoy a three-course meal featuring dishes like roast turkey, hay-smoked pork belly, wood-fired radicchio and pumpkin pie in a jar.
November 28 | Noon to 4:30 p.m.
Head to the cozy setting of Tre Rivali for a Thanksgiving lunch or early dinner. From noon to 4:30 p.m., feast on your faves alongside imaginative culinary creations like the gruyere whipped potatoes, butternut squash and carrot soup, kale, apple and dried cherry salad and so much more at this buffet in the Historic Third Ward.
November 28 | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
How about a turkey day getaway? Just a short trip from Milwaukee, the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa has two options for you to bring your crew this gobbling holiday. Enjoy a Thanksgiving Day buffet at the Geneva ChopHouse from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Ristorante Brissago.
November 28 | Noon to 5 p.m.
Splash and play, stay and savor Thanksgiving Day your way at the Ingleside Hotel this year. Known as a hotel with waterpark fun for the whole family, The Ingleside also offers a Thanksgiving Day lunch and dinner.
Benny's Café
Thursday, November 28 | 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Looking for last-minute plans? Swing by Benny’s Café for a Thanksgiving feast not soon to be beaten with no reservations required to enjoy this special Thanksgiving menu! Get your tryptophan fix with roast turkey alongside other festive essentials like mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, as well as even more culinary delights including roast duck with orange sauce, Atlantic salmon and so much more.
Old Town Serbian Gourmet Restaurant
Thursday, November 28 | 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Order from the full menu of authentic Serbian cuisine or try the Thanksgiving Day specials like the holiday staples of turkey, potatoes and stuffing, as well as a festive selection of drinks and deserts like salted caramel pecan pumpkin pie, an apple pie cocktail and a pumpkin white Russian, or preorder the whole goose dinner. Make your plans early. Reservations are required.
Carry-Out
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Blue's Egg
Located in Wauwatosa, order all your favorite Thanksgiving delights at Blue’s Egg with a take-and-bake dinner for four. The dinner features half of a succulent roasted Ferndale free-range turkey with sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, and so much more to leave you and your guests sufficiently stuffed. Be sure to order a seasonal pie including pumpkin, key lime and French silk for a little sweet treat to cap off the day. Order by 5 p.m. on November 24 for pick up on November 27.
For a very merry Thanksgiving, you need to get sad. Midwest Sad, that is. Pick up a seasonal pie or a whole meal for up to four people, complete with options like honey-glazed ham, parmesan maple milk bread, brown butter pumpkin cheesecake and so much more, all infused with a little emo nostalgia. Preorder by November 24 to ensure pickup availability on November 26 or 27.
Saz's Catering
Let Saz’s Catering do the cooking this year! Order a fresh, delicious and ready-to-reheat Thanksgiving meal with all the fixings, including roasted turkey, homestyle bread stuffing with sage, freshly baked pie and more! Or, order from Saz’s selection of a la carte items like their award-winning baby back ribs, applewood smoked ham, and more. Order online by November 22.
Ward's House of Prime
Whether you’re looking for a dinner for one or 12, get your turkey fix from Ward’s House of Prime in the Cathedral Square Park Neighborhood. Feed the whole family with a whole turkey dinner, serving 10-12 guests, including whipped sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, a house salad and, of course, turkey or get a little something for yourself with all your festive faves. There’s something for you no matter the size of your crew at Ward’s. Order by Tuesday, November 26 to pick up your feast on Thanksgiving Day.
You want that smoke. Bring back Smoke Shack’s delicious turkey bites and all sorts of staple Thanksgiving delights like cornbread muffins, creamed corn pumpkin pie and everything you need to satisfy the hunger of your pack this year. Serving around six people, Smoke Shack’s pre-made meals have got your back. Preorder by 5 p.m. on November 19 to pick up your meal on November 24 or 25.
Miss Molly's Cafe
Preorder pies from Miss Molly’s café including a pumpkin pie with chai whipped cream, Dutch apple pie and more. Hurry! Preorders are only open until Saturday, November 23, and all customers who purchase a Thanksgiving dessert will receive a promo code for BOGO half-off Shorty Sandwiches during pie pick-up hours on Wednesday, November 22.
Dine-In & Takeout
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Whether you’re looking for a special night out on the town or some time at home with your loved ones, The Capital Grille has you covered. Dine in on Thanksgiving for a special menu of slow-roasted turkey with brioche stuffing, cranberry-pear chutney, pecan-crusted mashed sweet potatoes and pumpkin cheesecake, or order from the full dinner menu. Or, take a dinner for four to go with everything you need to make your homemade turkey shine. Just reheat and serve the sides. Make your reservations today or preorder by November 26 for pick-up on November 27 or 28.
The Packing House is open for dine-in service from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and carry-out pre-prepped eats on Thanksgiving from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. Enjoy a festive feast including white and dark meat turkey, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes and all the holiday fixings either inside this 50-year-old local institution or from the comfort of your own home.
