Turkey dinners, take-home feasts, a Québec-style sugar pie and a few delicious alternatives for the Thanksgiving long weekend.
Thanksgiving dinner is lovely. Finding enough fridge space, getting the turkey cooked and tackling the dishes afterwards can be a little less appealing.
If you’d rather leave some or all of the cooking to someone else, Vancouver restaurants and food shops have plenty planned for the October 10–12 long weekend. There are traditional turkey dinners, meals to heat and serve at home, vegetarian options and desserts worth making room for.
Here’s where to celebrate Thanksgiving in Vancouver and Richmond this year.
Thanksgiving Dinners Out
Loam Bistro
Loam Bistro is putting a seasonal spin on the turkey dinner with butternut squash risotto topped with herb-stuffed turkey roulade and pan gravy. The turkey is rolled with house-made herb stuffing and roasted until golden, then served over the creamy risotto.
Available October 10–12 for $35, it’s an option for anyone who wants Thanksgiving flavours without committing to a full three-course meal.
Fable Diner & Bar
The Richards Street location of Fable Diner & Bar is serving a classic three-course Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, October 11, from 5–9 p.m., for $45 per person.
Start with harvest salad, Caesar salad or tomato soup, followed by roasted turkey with stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and mixed vegetables. Dessert choices include sticky toffee pudding, tiramisu bites and fudge brownies.
Provence Marinaside
Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia and his team are bringing a French touch to Thanksgiving with a three-course dinner available October 7–12 for $69 per person.
Start with pissaladière topped with caramelized onions, black olives, anchovies and arugula. Roasted turkey breast and leg roulade follow, accompanied by organic carrots, mashed potatoes, turkey jus and cranberry sauce. Dessert is pumpkin and pecan cake with pumpkin diplomat cream, pecan sponge and pecan crunch.
The extended dates make this Yaletown option handy for anyone celebrating before the long weekend.
View the Thanksgiving menu and reserve.
P2B Restaurant & Bar
At the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, P2B’s Thanksgiving menu runs October 5–12, giving you a few extra days to gather around the table.
The $55 three-course menu includes seasonal choices such as squash and apple bisque, turkey roulade with sage and cranberry stuffing, and roasted squash and wild mushroom Wellington. There are à la carte options too, including a turkey dip with brie, stuffing and cranberry-orange relish. Wine pairings are an additional $29.
Violeté
For a Thanksgiving dinner with something different at its centre, Violeté on Commercial Drive is serving roasted poussin chicken as part of a shared feast.
The $75-per-person menu includes house sourdough with carbonara butter, jamón croquetas, carrot and marigold, followed by chicken, purple potatoes with bagna cauda, seasonal vegetables and stuffing. Pumpkin tart finishes the meal.
Available during evening service October 11 and 12, with a vegetarian option available by request when booking.
ARC at Fairmont Waterfront
Chef Harris Sakalis’s three-course Thanksgiving dinner begins with B.C. forest mushroom bisque, followed by Rossdown turkey breast and thigh roulade with apricot-sage stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables, gravy and cranberry chutney. A cauliflower panisse offers a vegan main-course alternative.
Dessert is pumpkin tart brûlée with honey cinnamon ice cream, coffee crumble and bourbon caramel.
Dinner is served October 11–12, from 5:30–10 p.m., for $82 per adult and $40 for children ages six to 12. Children five and under eat free. Tax and gratuity are additional.
Reserve Thanksgiving dinner at ARC.
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar
Boulevard is offering a three-course Thanksgiving dinner from chef Roger Ma and his team for $98 per person.
The seasonal menu is available October 11 and 12, from 4:30–9:45 p.m. The restaurant’s regular brunch and dinner menus will also be available.
See Boulevard’s Thanksgiving offerings.
75 West Coast Grill, Richmond
At the Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel, 75 West Coast Grill offers a $34 Thanksgiving entrée on October 10 and 11, followed by a three-course dinner on Monday, October 12.
Monday’s menu includes soup or pear salad, a choice of roasted turkey with stuffing and sides or mushroom risotto, and pecan tart or pumpkin pie.
The three-course dinner is $60 for adults and $50 for seniors ages 65 and older. A children’s meal with an entrée, dessert and drink is $15. Service runs 5–10 p.m., with tax and gratuity additional.
Thanksgiving Dinner to Take Home
Meinhardt Fine Foods
Meinhardt’s heat-and-serve Thanksgiving meals include herb-butter-basted turkey breast, pumpkin bisque, seasonal sides, stuffing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
Meals cost $69.99 for two, $119.99 for four or $169.99 for six. Butternut squash lasagna is available as a vegetarian add-on for $5.99 per portion.
Order by October 8, or before quantities sell out. Meals are collected cold and require reheating.
Fairmont Vancouver Airport
Fairmont Vancouver Airport’s Turkey On-the-Fly includes Fraser Valley turkey, stuffing, whipped Yukon Gold potatoes, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cranberry relish, gravy and dinner rolls. Choose pumpkin or pecan pie for dessert.
Packages cost $129 for two, $269 for four to five, or $469 for eight to 10, before taxes and fees.
Order by October 8 at 10 a.m. Pickup is available October 10–12, from 10 a.m.–3 p.m., at the hotel entrance on YVR’s departures level.
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Executive chef Mike Reid’s take-home feast features slow-roasted free-range Fraser Valley turkey with traditional accompaniments, including herb brioche stuffing, buttermilk mashed potatoes and baked macaroni and cheese.
Choose a package serving four to five for $360, or eight to 10 for $550.
Order by October 6 at 5 p.m., with pickup Sunday, October 11, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The dinner requires gentle reheating before serving.
Order Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s turkey dinner.
A Sweet Finish and an Oyster Alternative
Chez Celine’s Québec-Style Sugar Pie
Chef Margaux is drawing on her Québec heritage with tarte au sucre, a sugar pie featuring caramel-cream filling in buttery shortcrust pastry.
The $45 pie serves six to nine people and comes ready to slice. Vanilla or maple ice cream would make a lovely addition.
Pre-orders run October 1–9, with pickup October 11, from noon–3 p.m. Quantities are limited.
Order through Chez Celine’s booking page.
Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market
If oysters sound more appealing than turkey, Fanny Bay Oyster Bar is offering happy hour from 2–10 p.m. on Monday, October 12.
For celebrations at home, Fanny Bay Smalls are featured at $16.20 per dozen at the Oyster Bar, or $78 for a five-dozen bag at the Shellfish Market.
Whether you’re booking a table or bringing dinner home, plan ahead. Several take-home ordering deadlines arrive before the long weekend, and limited quantities may sell out early.
Prices are in Canadian dollars. Confirm taxes, gratuities, pickup arrangements and dietary requirements directly with each venue.
