Christmas 2021: 12 Bay Area restaurants serving dine-in, to-go feasts

Prefer to let the pros do the cooking? Here’s just a sampling of Bay Area restaurants offering Christmas Day or Christmas Eve dinners to go or for dine in.

ACT Catering Holiday Pop-up: Dec. 22-24. Order a seven-course feast with either omnivore or plant-based menus that celebrate the best of the season. Both menus are available as a prix-fixe dinner for two as well as a la carte. $12.50-$90. Order deadline: Dec. 19. actcatering.com

Cavallo Point Holidays: Christmas Eve Dinner, 3-9 p.m. Dec. 24.  Enjoy a special festive dinner that includes beetroot-cured salmon, Dungeness crab bisque, herb-crusted Sonoma rack of lamb, baked pacific halibut, winter squash risotto and persimmon pudding. $30-$115; Christmas Day Dinner, 3-9 p.m. Dec. 25. This memorable yuletide feast includes a Christmas Day Grand Buffet, or you can opt for chef Garcia’s pre-fixe menu of squash croquettes, roasted chestnut and apple soup, slow-roasted Niman Ranch prime rib, wild mushroom ravioli and a Buche de Noel. Murray Circle, 601 Murray Circle, Sausalito. $30-$115. cavallopoint.com/dine/special-events-holidays

Chevys: Purchase a dozen handmade tamales for $24, with the option of chicken, carnitas or sweet corn, or mix and match. Tamale orders require 24-hour notice. Order online at chevys.com.

Christmas Eve at Villon: 5-10 p.m. Dec. 24. Enjoy a four-course holiday menu created by chef Jason Fox. 1100 Market St., San Francisco. $50-$115. properhotel.com/happenings/christmas-eve-at-villon/

Duende: Pick up a fully prepared, ready to heat Spanish-style Christmas Day feast for two ($94) the day before. 468 19th St., Oakland. duendeoakland.com/

Fairmont San Francisco: Laurel Court Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet, 3, 5 and 7 pm. Dec. 24. Laurel Court Christmas Buffet, 2, 4 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 25. Enjoy lavish buffet spreads and live music. $79-$129. 950 Mason St., San Francisco. fairmont-san-francisco.com/holidays

International Smoke Christmas Eve Fuego Feast: 4-9 p.m. Dec. 24. Enjoy a family-style holiday feast with comforting wood-fired Wagyu prime rib or whole Mediterranean sea bass, cheesecake and double chocolate peppermint cookies. A limited a la carte menu for children is available (age 12 years or younger). $110 family-style tasting menu, $40 beverage experience. 301 Mission Street, San Francisco. Internationalsmoke.com

Left Bank Christmas Eve: Left Bank Brasserie in Larkspur, San Jose and Menlo Park, Meso Modern Mediterranean in San Jose and LB Steak in San Ramon and San Jose will all be helping to celebrate Christmas Eve by offering special menus available for on-premises dining, pick up or delivery. Left Bank Brasserie locations will be open from noon-8 p.m. serving a four-course prix fixe holiday meal for $85.  leftbank.com; LB Steak Bishop Ranch in San Ramon and LB Steak Santana Row in San Jose, 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m., serving holiday menu items such as rosemary porchetta ($38), a surf and turf ($80) and a hot toddy pot de crème ($14)starting at 4 p.m. for dine-in guests. lbsteak.com; Meso Modern Mediterranean, 11:30 a.m.- 8 p.m., Santana Row, San Jose. Enjoy a four-course prix fixe holiday dinner ($80) that includes Moroccan harira soup, grilled pear and chicory salad, prime rib and a red wine poached bosc pear with brown butter ice cream. mesorestaurant.com.