Where to get christmas dinner in calgary

Calgary restaurants and hotels are serving up festive meals that take the pressure off holiday cooking.

Whether you prefer to dine out or bring home a prepared feast, there are plenty of local options ready to make Christmas delicious and easy.

From festive multi-course dinners at spots like Flores & Pine and Yellow Door Bistro to takeout feasts from the Fairmont Palliser and Blue Flame Kitchen, there are plenty of ways to enjoy Christmas dinner without the stress. Explore local options that make holiday dining in 2025 easier and delicious.

DINE IN

Yellow Door Bistro
119 12 Ave. S.W.

Yellow Door Bistro at Hotel Arts is serving both a Christmas Day Brunch Buffet and a Christmas Dinner Buffet. Brunch begins at 8 am with a mix of sweet and savoury favourites and a dessert station, priced at $60 for adults and $20 for kids 12 and under. The dinner buffet offers a range of festive dishes and carving stations for $85 per person, $20 for kids 12 and under and free for children 3 and under.

Fairmont Palliser
133 9 Ave. S.W.

Enjoy a fancy Christmas brunch in the Crystal Ballroom at the Fairmont Palliser on Christmas Day. This all you can eat brunch buffet features roast turkey, rosemary salt crusted AAA Alberta beef ribeye, a seafood station, dessert table and more. Their timeless holiday-themed buffet is $165 per person and $82.50 for children 12 and under.

Grey Eagle Resort and Casino – Little Chief
3777 Grey Eagle Dr.

Little Chief is serving a three course Christmas menu featuring a choice of Christmas Salad or Lobster and Butternut Squash Soup, followed by a turkey dinner with sous vide turkey breast, confit dark meat stuffing, seasonal vegetables and cranberry sauce. Dessert is sticky toffee pudding finished with eggnog crème anglaise. The menu is available December 20 to 28 from 4 pm to close for $55.

Thomson’s Kitchen & Bar
112 8 Ave. S.E.

Thomson’s Kitchen Bar is offering a Grand Holiday Buffet on Christmas Day with seating starting at 12pm and costs $145 per person/$73 for children 6 to 12. This impressive buffet features stations for hot chocolate, affogato and dessert, carving, fish and seafood, dim sum and even a bao bar. Domestic and imported cheeses are featured, as well as cheese fondue and charcuterie. Mains include slow-braised Alberta bison short ribs, seafood paella and slow-braised lamb.

Flower and Wolf
255 Barclay Parade S.W.

Flower and Wolf is offering several festive dining experiences this season, including a Holiday Dinner for Two available throughout December, a Christmas Eve and Christmas Day family style four course dinner, and a Christmas brunch service. These seasonal menus highlight warm, comforting flavours and are designed for relaxed holiday dining.

Carriage House Hotel & Conference Centre
9030 Macleod Trail

Carriage House Inn has a Christmas Day Buffet, with reservations, starting at 4pm, 4:30pm and 5pm. On offer to start is a selection of cold cuts and European sausages, a variety of salads, a vegetable platter and house dinner rolls. Mains include Alberta prime rib, oven roasted turkey and a seafood station. Adults are $80 and children 4 to 10 are $40.

TAKEOUT

Vin Room
West, 8561 8A Ave SW | Mission, 2310 4 St SW

Vin Room offers a Holiday Dinner at Home for two, available for pickup from December 19 to 23. The meal features roasted turkey with classic sides and pumpkin-spiced bread pudding, along with your choice of wine, craft beer or San Pellegrino.

Sunterra Market
Order online: sunterramarket.com

Sunterra offers holiday feasts designed for easy at-home celebrations, with options like turkey, ham or prime rib dinners complete with classic sides, salads and dessert. Meals come ready to heat and serve, making holiday hosting simple.

Fairmont Palliser
133 9 Ave. S.W.

Treat your family to Turkey-To-Go from Fairmont Palliser. Be sure to order your feast by December 18. Their small turkey dinner serves 4 for $367, medium serves 8 for $567 and large serves 15 for $857. There is even a ham option. Included with the meal is Palliser Sourdough Bread & Local Butter, Tuscan Salad, Traditional Cranberry Sauce, Sage Pan Gravy, Rosemary & Garlic Roasted Baby Potatoes, Maple Roasted Carrot, Brussels Sprouts & Rutabaga, Sage & Onion Stuffing, and a Yule Log.

ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen
Commons Building, 5302 Forand St. S.W.

Blue Flame Kitchen offers a full Christmas take-out dinner which includes turkey and flavourful trimmings including maple ginger roasted carrots and herb pearl onions, Brussel sprouts and parsnips, sage stuffing with garlic, turkey gravy, brown butter mashed potatoes and spiced orange cranberry sauce. And for dessert — warm gingerbread cake with cream cheese frosting and spiced caramel sauce. More than enough for 4 to 6 people, the meal comes ready to heat and serve within 2 hours. Gluten free options are available. Pre-order by December 16 for pick up on December 23 and 24.

The Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel
1316 33 St. N.E.

The Best Western offers quite the spread to enjoy at home for the Christmas. Dinner includes roasted butternut squash soup, brioche dinner buns, roast turkey, sage stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, buttermilk whipped potatoes and roasted root vegetables. Dessert is a choice between Christmas trifle or a variety of pies. Dinner for two is $120; a 5 to 7kg turkey for 6 to 8 people is $345; a 7 to 9kg turkey, enough for 10 to 12 people, is $450.

Deane House
806 9 Ave. S.E.

A stellar meal from the Deane House can be enjoyed at home for Christmas. Their beef Wellington for two is $185 and comes with potato pomme purée, roasted carrots, roasted parsnips, green salad and sticky toffee date pudding.

Grey Eagle Resort and Casino
3777 Grey Eagle Dr.

Grey Eagle offers a Festive Turkey Dinner to Go that serves 6 to 8 people, complete with turkey, stuffing, seasonal vegetables, bannock, gravy, cranberry orange sauce and pumpkin white chocolate bread pudding. Meals come ready to heat and serve.

River Café
25 Prince’s Island Park, S.W.

The take-home Christmas dinner from River Café will feed up to 12 people! Accompanying their free-range whole turkey, enjoy butternut squash, roasted carrots, baby kale salad with candied pumpkin seeds, fennel and sage sourdough stuffing, whipped mashed potatoes, berry compote, sage pan gravy and spiced pear sticky toffee pudding. This $660 meal can be picked up on Wednesday, December 24.