These Places Will Cater Your Thanksgiving Dinner

Looking to cater your big feast this Thanksgiving? These restaurants, caterers and supermarkets are among the best of the best.

Restaurants:

The Capital Grille – Cherry Hill and Paramus

Though reservations are available for Thanksgiving Day, you can instead choose to order sides for home, including brioche stuffing, mashed or sweet potatoes, French green beans, pecan-crusted sweet potatoes with hot honey, cranberry-pear chutney or seeded rolls.

Choc-O-Pain – Hoboken and Jersey City

The fall tart flavors include pumpkin pie, pecan pie, apricot almond cream, vegan chocolate ganache with almonds, pear spiced almond cream and apple tarte tatin. To wash it down, try apple cider or a pumpkin spice chai latte. Seasonal quiches include butternut squash with goat cheese and sage, and spinach with feta. Dessert choices include gluten-free orange olive oil cake, apple petit kouign, babka rings, pumpkin spice escargots, hazelnut and fig bread.

DRIFTHOUSE by David Burke – Sea Bright

If you choose the Grab n Gobble To-Go traditional Thanksgiving dinner for pickup on Thanksgiving Day, you’ll start with a whole roast turkey and then add stuffing, green beans, sweet potato puree, cranberry orange compote and giblet gravy on the side.

The Fox & Falcon by David Burke – South Orange

If you choose the Grab n Gobble To-Go traditional Thanksgiving dinner for pickup on Thanksgiving Day, you’ll start with a whole roast turkey and then add stuffing, green beans, sweet potato puree, cranberry orange compote and giblet gravy on the side.

THE GOAT by David Burke – Union Beach

If you choose the Grab n Gobble To-Go traditional Thanksgiving dinner for pickup on Thanksgiving Day, you’ll start with a whole roast turkey and then add stuffing, green beans, sweet potato puree, cranberry orange compote and giblet gravy on the side.

Grain & Cane Bar & Table – Berkeley Heights

The complete dinner package features a slow-cooked turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes. The farm-to-table restaurant also provides customizable options, so you can order everything from roasted turkey breasts to individual side dishes and desserts a la carte.

Jarana – Inside American Dream, East Rutherford

Chef Jesús Delgado has created a special Peruvian Thanksgiving To-Go Package. The Latin twist includes Pollo a la Brasa, which is chicken marinated for 24 hours in Peruvian spices and roasted in-house; Pastel de Choclo con Carne, a Peruvian corn cake adorned with succulent beef and raisins; Papitas Doradas & Chorizo Gravy, which are roasted fingerling potatoes, sautéed button mushrooms and Peruvian-style sausage gravy; Coles con Chicharrón: sautéed Brussels sprouts paired with crispy pork belly drizzled with aji amarillo honey dressing, and pumpkin tres leches cake. You can add on stewed chicken or beef empanadas, or a serving of crispy yuca fries in Delgado’s signature huancaína sauce. The ordering window is open from November 8 to 18.

Jester’s & The Surfing Pig – North Wildwood

The Smoked Turkey Meal will feed a family of 6-8 with its 16-20 lb. turkey (wow!), cornbread sausage stuffing, choice of potatoes, smoked turkey gravy, homemade cranberry sauce, green bean casserole and full apple AND pumpkin pies! Order by Nov. 16 for pickup on Nov. 23. The food will be cold so you’ll have to heat it on Thanksgiving.

Kona Grill – Woodbridge

Kona kicks off its holiday offerings with the Macadamia Nut Turkey, which comes with miso mashed potatoes, sautéed green beans, shoyu cream sauce and ginger-yuzu infused cranberry sauce. The Traditional Roasted Turkey is a fun take on a classic dish and adds in brioche stuffing. And don’t forget to order some pumpkin pie.

Kristine’s – Princeton

Kristine’s will be closed on T-Day, but that doesn’t mean you can’t order a full meal ahead of time. For starters, order a cheese and charcuterie plate. Entrees include whole turkey cooked with black truffle butter, stuffed with pear and ground veal, with gravy, haricot verts, ratatouille, potatoes gratin and roasted butternut squash. Or, opt for roasted prime rib on the bone, with herbs de Provence and mustard sauce, with the same sides on the side. You can order bottles of wine as well.

Louie’s by Chef Jason – Robbinsville

Options include cornbread, autumn squash bisque, thyme roasted turkey, honey glazed ham, vodka rigatoni, whipped Jersey potato, traditional stuffing, local seasonal vegetables, gravy, cranberry chutney and assorted pies. You can also order a la carte. The meals will be ready on Thanksgiving Day.

Mighty Quinn’s Slow Smoked Barbecue – Clifton, Hoboken, Union

There are menus here for Friendsgiving and Thanksgiving. Choose from pit-roasted turkey, southern cornbread stuffing, mac and cheese and roasted sweet potatoes. You can also order smoked turkey breast, more cornbread, roasted Brussels sprouts, brisket, sausage, spare ribs, Carolina mustard wings, a half-chicken, burnt-end baked beans and cinnamon bun bread.

Mostly Smoked – Manalapan

For a smoky twist to your Turkey Day, order buffalo chicken dip or spinach artichoke dip to start, Nex up is BBQ-inspired egg rolls made with pulled rib and mac & cheese; smoked brisket cheesesteak with smoked queso blanco; or smoked buffalo children with buffalo bleu crema. You can order smoke-fried jumbo chicken wings by the dozen, with a variety of sauces like dry rub, Alabama White or Carolina Gold. Main dishes include honey peppercorn brined smoked turkey breast, cider brined herb and spice crusted smoked pork loin, pulled pork, pulled chicken, Angus beef brisket or St. Louis ribs. On the side, get some cornbread stuffing, candied sweet potatoes, parmesan chive mashed potatoes or smoked baked beans by the pound.

Nunzio by Chef Michael DeLone – Collingswood

This menu of scratch-made food includes entrées like truffle gnocchi, turkey scallopine and baked turkey bolognese; sides including whipped gold potatoes with roasted garlic, beet salad, Italian sausage and broccoli rabe stuffing and butternut squash bisque; and salted caramel budino or pecan pie for dessert. Items are sold ala carte. Each dish serves four to six people. Order through 12 pm November 19 with pickup at the restaurant from 3-7 pm November 22.

Red Horse by David Burke – Rumson

If you choose the Grab n Gobble To-Go traditional Thanksgiving dinner for pickup on Thanksgiving Day, you’ll start with a whole roast turkey and then add stuffing, green beans, sweet potato puree, cranberry orange compote and giblet gravy on the side.

The Shannon Rose – Clifton and Ramsey

Thanksgiving Dinner For 2 or 4 includes sliced turkey breast, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, crispy Brussels sprouts, string beans and gravy. You can also have potato leek soup, apple arugula salad, Irish soda bread and cranberry sauce a la carte. The menu is available from November 1-22 as dine-in or to-go, but the final order is 6 pm Wednesday, November 22. The pub will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.

Stage House Tavern – Mountainside, Scotch Plains, Somerset

Whether you’re serving dinner for 4 or 16, your options for the holiday meal include turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cornbread stuffing, bacon and balsamic brussels sprouts, glazed fall vegetables, candied yams with marshmallows, wild rice with pecans and cranberry, salad, cranberry sauce, ciabatta bread with tapenade, and a pie with a pint of whipped cream.

Tim McLoone’s Supper Club – Asbury Park

You can order a family dinner to feed 4-6 people, including oven-roasted turkey with gravy, homemade stuffing, whipped potatoes, roasted beets and green beans, butternut squash and cranberry sauce. Individual half-pan trays feed 4-6 and include options like turkey, stuffing, mac and cheese, roasted Brussels sprouts, maple Dijon salmon, butternut squash casserole and French fries. Dessert includes apple, pumpkin or pecan pie.

Catering:

B&M Market – Park Ridge

Gobble up these specials for some fine dining at home. If shrimp dumplings, cauliflower pizza, pumpkin ravioli, or cheesy baked asparagus sound appetizing, add them to different types of turkey and other meats you can try.

Bella Italian Pork Store & Catering – Freehold
Thanksgiving dinner includes a cooked oven-roasted turkey (that will have to be reheated), a choice of pasta, a choice of vegetables, a choice of potato, either traditional or sausage stuffing, and an 8-inch apple or pumpkin pie. There are packages that feed 10-12 or 18-20 people. Orders are due by November 20.

Bella Italia Pork Store & Catering – Jackson
Choose from a sliced turkey breast, or a whole turkey weighing anywhere from 12 to 22 pounds. Add on a choice of baked ziti or penne alla vodka, and plain or sausage stuffing. It also includes mashed potatoes, sauteed mixed vegetables, tossed salad, turkey gravy, homemade cranberry sauce and apple pie.

Buddy’s Marketplace – Manalapan

The dinner package includes a tossed salad, homemade turkey gravy, fresh cranberry slices and apple and pumpkin pie to go along with a fully cooked 16-18 pound turkey, full tray of either penne vodka or ravioli marinara, a half-tray of sausage or cranberry vegetable stuffing, a half-tray of broccoli oreganata or string bean almondine, and a half-tray of mashed sweet potatoes or mini potato croquettes. The Small Gathering Package includes a turkey, penne vodka, sausage stuffing, sweet mashed potatoes, and apple and pumpkin pie. Separately, you can order bone-in turkey breast, maple glazed spiral ham or a fully cooked turkey from the Butcher Shop. There are also stuffed peppers, stuffed mushrooms and stuffed artichokes sold a la carte. Orders are due by November 17. All food will be fully cooked and refrigerated, and reheating instructions will be provided.

D’Angelo Italian Market – Freehold

Catering options include whole or carved turkey, sliced ham, homemade turkey gravy, homemade cranberry chutney, a la carte stuffing, a variety of pastas and vegetables, garden or Caesar salad, appetizers like a burrata platter or riceballs, specialty stuffed breads, and oven-ready meats like prime rib or lamb. The deadline to order is November 19. The market will be open from 8 am to 1 pm on Thanksgiving Day.

Feast Catering – Westfield

The Turkey Dinner For 4 includes a quart of pumpkin, chicken noodle or split pea soup; a cooked roast turkey; traditional stuffing; gravy; mashed potatoes; mixed roasted vegetables French beans; and either an apple or a pumpkin pie. You can order soup on the side in the flavors of pumpkin with acorn squash and toasted corn, carrot with ginger and honey, chicken noodle, or split pea. Hors d’oeuvres come in 25 pieces per order and include stuffed mushrooms with brie, crispy pan-fried Asian chicken wontons, coconut shrimp with mango salsa, and mini crab cakes. Orders are due by November 12.

Food Company Catering and Special Events – East Hanover

Choose from fresh vegetable crudite, spiced nuts with savory biscotti, butternut squash risotto cakes and balsamic fig bruschetta as hors d’oeuvres. The main course options include a whole fresh oven-roasted turkey or fresh turkey breast with gravy, classic cranberry sauce, prime rib with garlic horseradish crust, herb-stuffed salmon roulade and Angus beef short ribs. Side dishes feature cornbread stuffing, sweet potato casserole, vegetable ragout and oven-roasted potatoes. You can order a mixed farmers greens salad. End with fresh baked pie, mixed fall fruits or an apple cranberry cobbler.

Jacques Exclusive Catering – Hazlet

Choose from turkey or ham specials which come with a side dish, cranberry sauce and gravy. Don’t forget to order the stuffing! You can pick up the food on Thanksgiving Eve or Day, or request curbside delivery.

Livoti’s Old World Market – Aberdeen, Freehold, Marlboro, Middletown

The traditional dinner package includes a half-tray of sliced turkey breast or sliced spiral ham; a half-tray of butternut squash ravioli, mac and cheese, baked ziti or stuffed shells; a half-tray of mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, string bean almondine or creamed spinach; a half-tray of sausage or potato bread stuffing; and a choice of apple or pumpkin pie. Also included are bread, a tossed salad, cranberry chutney and turkey gravy. If you need more carbs, you can order butternut squash ravioli, sausage stuffing, potato breast stuffing, stuffed artichokes, mashed potatoes and sweet potato casserole a la carte. All the antipasto, macaroni, appetizers and cornbread can be ordered separately, too.

Lucy’s Kitchen and Market – Princeton

Order your meal ala carte, choosing from starters like butternut squash soup, vegetables (cauliflower, butternut squash, brussels sprouts) and sides, trays of entrees (beef, ham and lasagna), and lots of breads, pies and desserts. If you order a turkey, you will have to cook it.

Maddalena’s Cheese Cake & Catering – Ringoes

Pick up your hot turkey on Thanksgiving morning and heat your sides at home. Choose from a whole turkey or breast, or roasted chicken, plus traditional stuffing, cranberry sauce, potatoes and sides, and homemade cheesecakes and apple crumb pie. Orders will not be accepted after Nov. 10.

Market Basket – Franklin Lakes

Appetizers range from shrimp cocktail to tomato bruschetta to a crudite basket to a cheese cube basket. Soups include broccoli cheddar, butternut squash, cream of mushroom and pumpkin bisque. The turkey comes as whole roasted, hardwood smoked, roasted turkey breast or boneless turkey breast; you can also order a Virginia ham on or off the bone. Vegetable choices are mashed turnips, mashed butternut squash, green beans, glazed carrots or steamed vegetables. Fruit choices include homestyle apple sauce, molded cranberry with walnuts, and cranberry orange relish. Add on dinner rolls, kalamata olive rolls, pecan raisin rolls, mini croissants or cornbread. Stuffing comes as cornbread and cranberry, wild mushroom, sausage, or regular. There are a dozen different pies to choose from, plus a pumpkin-shaped cake, poached pears, a fruit tray, Italian cookie trays and a turkey-shaped chocolate or vanilla cake.

Nassau Street Seafood & Produce Co. – Princeton

Are you dreading heading to the supermarket to go shopping? This year, Nassau Street Seafood is offering all-natural turkeys for Thanksgiving. Avoid the chaos and shop local by going online, choosing your turkey, placing your order and picking up when needed.

Pierrot Catering – Andover

Gather your friends and family, since packages start for groups of 10. Freshly carved turkey, gravy, stuffing, dinner rolls, potatoes, vegetables and cranberry compote will fill up all your guests.

Terhune Orchards – Princeton

You can make your family’s favorite side dishes with hearty winter greens, brussels sprouts, apples and winter squash from the fields and orchards. You can also buy fresh cranberry relish, cranberry salsa, apple sauce and apple salsa. Freshly pressed apple cider can be served cold during dinner or hot during dessert. Terhune’s own wine will complement every course. There is also a wide selection of pies and crisps, including apple, blueberry, coconut custard, cherry, pecan, and pumpkin

Fresh turkeys:

Beach Plum Farm – West Cape May

This year-round working family farm offers organically-raised meats and sustainably-grown produce, so in November you can reserve and pick up a farm-grown heritage turkey raised on their farm for your Thanksgiving. Turkey pricing starts at $8 per pound, and the average Beach Plum Farm turkey weighs 10-15 pounds. On November 14 and 15, you can book a time slot to select your turkey from the New England Road location. November 18 is Harvest Day, where you can participate in the harvest and prep of the turkey at Beach Plum Farm. Return to Beach Plum on Thursday for turkey pickup.

Cherry Grove Farm – Lawrenceville
Order turkeys by November 10 for pickup starting November 20. Weights come in 8-12 pounds, 12-16 pounds and 20-24 pounds. You can choose from organic or non-organic. Turkeys are sourced from Lancaster Farm Fresh in Pennsylvania.

Lee Turkey Farm – East Windsor

The seven-generation family farm has been raising turkeys for 80 years, about 3,000 turkeys annually are sold directly from the farm market. You can order in advance, or stop by on Monday or Tuesday before Thanksgiving when the turkeys will be sold first come, first-served.

Just Desserts:

Cinnaholic – Multiple locations

Order mini chocolate peppermint cookies by the dozen; a Wreath Cake made out of cinnamon rolls, folded into the signature holiday shape and drizzled with frosting and three toppings; or a holiday gift box that includes two customized cinnamon rolls, two mini cookies and two mini brownies.

David Burke’s Dixie Lee Bakery – Keansburg

Order pastries, pies, cakes, cookies and bread to fill up your table. You can also order something to take elsewhere if you aren’t hosting.

Sweet Konfections by Kara – Middlesex County
The Thanksgiving dessert menu includes pumpkin swirl, Biscoff cookie or caramel apple crumble cheesecakes; a mini cheesecake assortment; a tray of banana pudding or churro cheesecake; a dozen turkey strawberries; and a platter of chocolate-covered strawberries, Oreos, pretzels and jumbo marshmallows. Order by November 19. Pickups will be on November 22 or 23 in the morning.

National chains:

Bob Evans – Hot Thanksgiving platters are available for a limited time only.

Boston Market – Both catering and heat-and-serve options are available.

Marie Callender’s – Order a full Thanksgiving meal or just the sides.

Grocery stores:

Morton Williams Marketplace – Jersey City

This awesome supermarket caters for residential or commercial purposes and even has a kosher menu.

ShopRite – Multiple Locations

If you spend the required amount using your Price Plus Card through Nov. 23, you may be entitled to a free turkey or ham (or lasagna if you don’t want meat).

Whole Foods

The traditional Thanksgiving menu offers turkey, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, stuffing and more of your holiday favorites.

Online ordering:

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