Looking to cater your feast this Thanksgiving? These restaurants, caterers and supermarkets are among the best of the best.
Restaurants:
Bacarosa – Nutley
Preorders are open for catering, but the exact menu will be released soon.
Baron Dillon Grille at Hopewell Valley Golf Club – Hopewell
Thanksgiving dinner delivered to your door includes turkey with all the trimmings. The food will be delivered cold but include heating instructions.
The Capital Grille – Cherry Hill and Paramus
Though reservations are available for Thanksgiving Day, you can instead choose to order sides for home (turkey and dessert not included), including brioche sage stuffing, French green beans with ginger butter, cranberry-pear chutney, Sam’s mashed potatoes, seeded rolls, housemade gravy, and pecan-crusted sweet potatoes with hot honey.
La Cipollina – Freehold Borough
The Thanksgiving feast to go includes fresh turkey, glazed ham, rice balls, cavatappi in spicy vodka sauce, Sicilian eggplant, candied sweet potatoes with marshmallows, Brussels sprouts, sausage with raisin stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and apple pie.
Cracker Barrel – Multiple Locations
The heat-and-serve Thanksgiving Turkey Feast to-go includes options like oven-roasted turkey breast, cornbread dressing, turkey gravy, sweet potato casserole, green beans, mashed potatoes, sweet yeast rolls, pecan pie and pumpkin pie.
Drifthouse Restaurant Lounge & Bar – Sea Bright
If you choose Thanksgiving to Go for pickup on Thanksgiving Day, you’ll start with an herb-roasted turkey and then add stuffing, green and wax beans, sweet potato puree, cranberry relish, gravy, and your choice of pie.
Grain & Cane Bar & Table – Berkeley Heights
The complete dinner package features a slow-roasted turkey breast, gravy, Cape Cod 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.
Half Moon Point – Point Pleasant
The chef-prepared dinner packages include options of roasted turkey, soup, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sausage stuffing, green beans almondine and dessert.
Halifax – Hoboken
Takeout options include butternut squash soup, pickled beet salad, local heritage turkey breast, mashed potatoes, pecan challah stuffing, turkey leg gravy, herbed fall vegetable maple sweet potato, cranberry chutney, and the choice of one pier (apple crumble, bourbon pecan, mixed berry or pumpkin).
Kona Grill – Woodbridge
For those celebrating at home, Kona Grill offers a Thanksgiving to-go package, available for pre-order at KonaGrill.com. The takeout package includes two orders of Macadamia Nut Turkey, one Traditional Roasted Turkey, one kids’ roasted turkey, and a pumpkin pie.
Michael: Coastal Italian Grille (formerly Nunzio by Chef Michael DeLone) – Collingswood
The Thanksgiving takeout menu features butternut squash bisque, roasted squash salad, whipped ricotta toast, turkey meatballs, housemade semolina loaf, pumpkin gnocchi, baked turkey Bolognese, truffle gnocchi, turkey scallopine, turkey cutlets, Italian sausage with broccoli rabe stuffing, sweet potato mash, baked cauliflower, and pecan pie.
Mighty Quinn’s Slow Smoked Barbecue – Clifton, Union
Your Thanksgiving feast will include smoked turkey breast with pan gravy, a tray of southern cornbread stuffing, a tray of mac and cheese, roasted sweet potatoes with candied pecans, and citrus-spiced cranberry sauce.
Mostly Smoked – Manalapan
Main dishes at this BBQ-inspired eatery are smoked turkey breast, hand-pulled pork, hand-pulled chicken, Angus beef brisket or St. Louis ribs. Sides are classic stuffing, roasted Brussels sprouts, mac & cheese, parmesan chive mashed potatoes, house shredded cole slaw and smoked baked beans with beef brisket burnt ends. Add on cranberry sauce, gravy, bread & butter pepper pickles, pickled red onions, honey butter cornbread or potato slider buns.
Neapoli Italian Kitchen – Red Bank
Pre-order items include roasted turkey breast with gravy, classic stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, string beans almondine, and a choice of apple or pumpkin pie.
Orchard Park – East Brunswick
The Grab n Gobble To-Go dinner includes turkey with gravy and herb stuffing, roasted Brussels sprouts, butter whipped potatoes, green beans with almonds, Caesar salad with dressing, cheese popovers, and two pies.
Pierre’s – South Brunswick
The Thanksgiving to-go meal includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, grilled vegetables, salad, pumpkin pie and apple pie. Other pies available from the bakery include blueberry, cherry, peach, crumb, coconut custard, pecan, chocolate cream, banana cream, key lime, lemon meringue, sugar-free apple or harvest. Cookies, pastries, bread and custom cakes can be ordered as well.
Red Horse by David Burke – Rumson
If you choose the Grab n Gobble To-Go traditional Thanksgiving dinner, you’ll get a full Thanksgiving dinner by Chef David Burke: half or whole turkey with gravy and herb stuffing, roasted Brussels sprouts, butter whipped potatoes, green beans with almonds, Caesar salad with dressing, cheese popovers, and two pies (pumpkin, pecan or apple).
Sirena Bar, Bistro & Restaurant – Pier Village, Long Branch
Order an organic oven-roasted turkey accompanied by fennel sausage and chestnut stuffing, sherry wine gravy, haricot vert, maple sweet potato puree, and blood orange-cranberry marmellata.
Spring House – Tenafly
Choose from comforting classics like roasted turkey and chestnut truffle stuffing; to options like potato gnocchi with butter and sage, beet salad, and baked mushroom crepe; to sweet finishes like pumpkin and cranberry pecan pie.
Stage House Tavern – Mountainside, Scotch Plains and Somerset
Whether you’re serving dinner for 4 or 18, your options for the holiday meal include turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans almondine, vegetable stuffing, garlic brussels sprouts, glazed carrots, candied yams with marshmallows, wild rice, pear salad, cranberry sauce, ciabatta bread, and a pie with a half-pint of whipped cream.
Sweet Carolina Barbecue Co. – Toms River
Styled after BBQ joints in Lexington, North Carolina, these turkeys come smoked and ready to go for your Thanksgiving table.
Zinna’s Bistro – Cranbury
The “specialz” include turkey noodle soup, short rib French onion soup, herb roasted turkey with roasted root vegetables and whipped sweet potatoes, deep fried turkey with apple stuffing and cranberry sauce, pineapple-glazed ham, and herb roasted rack of lamb.
Catering:
Abma’s Farm – Hillsborough or Wyckoff
You can order a turkey ranging from 9 to 34 pounds, plus ham, homemade side, quiche and desserts.
B&M Market – Park Ridge
Thanksgiving offerings are bacon-wrapped dates with almonds, goat cheese and honey phyllo triangles, shrimp tempura lollipops, chicken teriyaki dumplings, a variety of canapes served by the dozen, mini beef meatballs, pumpkin hummus, seafood stuffed shrimp, pumpkin ravioli, caviar platter, croque monsieur (Hawaiian style), family-style pasta, apple cider cornbread stuffing, butternut squash and andouille stuffing, beef Wellington, seafood stuffed sole, maple bourbon baked ham, veal osso buco, lamb shank, or stuffed or boneless turkey breast. “The In-Law Special” has turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans and gravy for two.
Bella Italia 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.
Bella Italia Pork Store & Catering – Jackson
Choose from oven roasted turkey; a variety of macaroni, vegetable and potato options; traditional or sausage stuffing; and apple or pumpkin pie. The food is made from authentic old-world recipes.
Calandra’s Italian Market & Deli – Caldwell
Next door to Calandra’s Il Vecchio Cafe, the deli and catering portion has a selection of a la carte items for your holiday table, like butter and honey baked turkey breast, harvest salad, green bean almondine, penne alla vodka, creamy mashed potatoes, traditional herb stuffing with cranberries, fresh baked apple pie, one large sliced Calandra’s panella bread.
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.
Dolce & Clemente’s – Robbinsville
Give your Thanksgiving an Italian twist by ordering prosciutto bread, rice balls, fried ravioli, antipasto platters, chicken marsala, penne vodka, eggplant parmigiana, and sausage and peppers.
Feast Catering – Westfield
This year’s holiday selections include two quarts of soup (pumpkin with acorn squash and toasted corn; or carrot with ginger and honey); 20 pieces of stuffed mushrooms with brie, crispy pan fried Asian chicken wontons, or coconut shrimp with mango salad; either all white breast or boneless turkey; a cooked Thanksgiving roast turkey; gravy or cranberry and ginger sauce; herb and onion, or sausage and sage, stuffing; whipped mashed potatoes or sweet potato puree mash; marinated mixed roasted vegetables, roasted Brussels sprouts or French beans with toasted almonds.
Food Company Catering and Special Events – East Hanover
Choose from fresh vegetable crudité, 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.
Griggstown Farm – Princeton
Select from a traditional white broad-breasted turkey, or all-natural, free-range, heirloom black turkey; or boneless turkey breast, whole duck, goose, capon, quail or guineafowl. Sides include traditional turkey gravy, au jus, cranberry sauce, wild mushroom soup or butternut squash soup. There are 10 pie options, including pecan and pumpkin, plus peach and berry, apple and blueberry, and strawberry rhubarb.
Livoti’s Old World Market – Aberdeen, Brick Twp., 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
Complement your Bell & Evans turkey – cleaned and seasoned with fresh herbs, salt and pepper, but uncooked – with roasted shrimp cocktail, imported cheese, crudité, antipasto, salad, Tuscan bread and sausage or vegetarian cornbread with leek stuffing, candied sweet potatoes with pecans, cauliflower with caramelized onions and parmesan cheese, macaroni and cheese, creamed spinach casserole, buttermilk biscuits, butternut squash soup, cedar plank roasted salmon, lasagna, chocolate bourbon pecan pie, pumpkin cheesecake, or pumpkin loaf.
Maddalena’s Cheese Cake & Catering – Ringoes
This year, Maddalena’s is only offering sides, not turkey. Choose from bread stuffing, fresh whole cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole topped with pecans, homemade sweet dinner rolls, and homemade cheesecakes and apple crumb pie. Ask about optional green bean casserole or low-salt pan gravy.
Market Basket – Franklin Lakes
Thanksgiving catering orders can be placed online. The menu is two pages long, with everything from seafood appetizers to Italian antipasto to a variety of turkey and spiral sliced Virginia ham to dozens of potato and vegetable choices to a full Thanksgiving Dinner option. Don’t forget the sweets: crumb cakes, pies, sweet potato praline, banana cream pie, pumpkin cakes, fruit salad or the special Turkey Shaped Cake, either chocolate cake with chocolate mousse or white cake with white chocolate mousse.
Plated by D – Hackensack
These Thanksgiving charcuterie boards are sure to impress your guests with cheese, nuts, cured meats, olives, breadsticks, crackers and fruit.
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.
Just Desserts:
Battleview Orchards – Freehold Twp.
Freshly baked pies for the season include apple cranberry, apple berry delight, pecan, pumpkin and sweet potato.
Choc-O-Pain – Hoboken and Jersey City
Thanksgiving-like items include butternut squash and goat cheese quiche, pear rustic cake, spiced almond cream tart, walnut cranberry sourdough bread, apple caramel tarte, and a pumpkin or pecan tarte.
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.
Gaston’s Bakeshop – Allentown
The pre-order menu includes cookies (salted caramel chocolate chip or pumpkin snickerdoodles), pies (chocolate peanut butter, bourbon pecan or pumpkin), macarons (pumpkin- and turkey-shaped set, or an assorted 6-pack), an apple galette, and a pumpkin loaf.
Mav’s Top Buns – Middletown
The over-the-top cinnamon bun mecca wants you to skip the pie in favor of sweet potato, pumpkin chai, apple cider doughnut, Jersey corn, pecan, and OG cinnamon buns.
Nicholas Creamery – Atlantic Highlands, Fair Haven, Long Branch, Middletown, Tinton Falls, Wall Twp.
Ice cream may not come to mind for Thanksgiving, but their freezer pies give Thanksgiving dessert a new twist. Choose from banana cream ice cream pie, pumpkin roll ice cream by, or the collab with Delicious Orchards – an apple crumb ice cream pie.
Papa Ganache – Cranford, Manasquan, Matawan
Order a selection of vegan and gluten-free cakes, cupcakes, cheesecake, treats, pies and food for your Thanksgiving table. Specific options include the Thanksgiving Chocolate Obsession or Very Vanilla cakes, tres leches cake with mixed berries, chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake, pumpkin swirl cheesecake, and a variety of cupcakes and pies.
Table and Banter Market – at The Park, Berkeley Heights
The bakery team is working on a selection of pumpkin, pecan and apple pies available for pre-order.
Tous les Jours – Cherry Hill, Edison, West Windsor
The French-Korean bakery has a special gluten-free pecan tartlet on the menu for Thanksgiving: a buttery, gluten-free crust filled with a rich and gooey pecan filling. There is a full menu of breads, cakes, pies, sandwiches and pastries as well.
Yellow Rose Bakery & Cafe – Maplewood
New for this season is a mini apple pie crumb tart. There are other vegan, seasonal treats like pumpkin whoopie pie, pumpkin cheeze danish, mini pumpkin chocolate chip loaf and a cinnamon roll.
National chains:
Bob Evans – The Holiday Hot Family Meal to feed six people includes slow-roasted turkey, hickory-smoked ham, housemade bread and celery dressing, cranberry relish, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, buttered corn, baked dinner rolls and a whole pumpkin pie.
Boston Market – Both catering and heat-and-serve options are available, with options of whole roasted turkey, ham, or turkey breast, and sides like mashed potatoes, stuffing and pies.
Marie Callender’s – Order oven-roasted turkey breast, a whole turkey, bone-in spiral ham, or prime rib; plus mashed potatoes, fire-roasted yams, chef’s veggies, stuffing, cornbread, five cheese macaroni casserole, mushroom burgundy and turkey gravy, chipotle-pineapple sauce, cabernet au jus, creamed corn, or quiche. Don’t forget the sweets: no sugar added or regular apple pie, banana cream pie, banana meringue pie, cheesecake, cherry pie, chocolate cream pie, chocolate meringue pie, chocolate satin pie, coconut meringue pie, double cream blueberry pie, double cream lemon pie, German chocolate cream, razzleberry pie, Kahlua cream cheese pie, sour cream apple pie, Boston cream pie, or a pumpkin cheesecake.
Grocery stores:
McCaffrey’s – Princeton or West Windsor
There are several gourmet dinner packages that include turkey, mashed potatoes, herbed bread stuffing, roasted sweet potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts. Or, if you’re making your own bird, get the Complete Dinner Sides Package, with stuffing, Brussels sprouts, turkey gravy and cranberry orange relish. You can also order items a la carte. For dessert, choose from cornbread, apple pie, pumpkin pie, buttermilk biscuits, or pumpkin cream cheese roll.
Morton Williams Marketplace – Jersey City
This awesome supermarket caters for residential or commercial purposes and even has a kosher menu. The Complete Turkey Dinner includes three sides, plus dessert. Or opt for a premium Bell & Evans turkey a la carte. Other choices are herb-crusted rack of lamb, brisket of beer with caramelized onions, grilled or poached salmon, homestyle lasagna, chestnut stuffing, apricot stuffing, wild rice with almonds and cranberries, honeyed carrots, and a selection of pies.
ShopRite – Multiple Locations
If you spend the required amount using your Price Plus Card through Nov. 27, you may be entitled to a free turkey or ham (or lasagna if you don’t want meat). The stores carry everything you need for your Thanksgiving Day table, plus recipes for your at-home chefs.
Sprouts Farmers Market – Aberdeen or Marlton
Add to your fully-prepared holiday meal with groceries that are typically natural, organic and gluten-free.
Walmart – Multiple Locations
With the tagline “Thanksgiving for under $4 per person,” Walmart’s Turkey Day value meal is stuffed with a frozen, whole Butterball turkey, fresh cranberries, fresh potatoes, brown gravy mix, golden corn, fresh baby-cut carrots, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, fried onions, mac and cheese, turkey stuffing mix, white dinner rolls, two 9-inch pie crusts, pumpkin puree, and evaporated milk – all for $39.92, expected to feed 10 people.
Wegmans – Multiple Locations
Thanksgiving catering options include everything from custom hand-carved turkey dinner, individually prepared meals, appetizers, pies and desserts. You can also get holiday florals and decorations. They’ll prepare food for Friendsgiving, too.
Whole Foods – Multiple Locations
The traditional Thanksgiving menu offers turkey, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, stuffing and more of your holiday favorites, along with recipes to jazz up the menu.
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