Feature: Restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner
Special to The Roanoke Times
During the holiday season, there are plenty of good reasons to gather friends and family around a restaurant table. First and foremost, someone else does the cooking and cleanup, making it an event that everyone can enjoy.
The following list will provide a good idea of what area restaurants are offering on Thanksgiving Day, including the hours, prices and bounty provided. If your favorite restaurant is not listed, give them a call to find out if they are open. Most of these places also are open Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, and Christmas hours are noted in each listing.
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419 West
3865 Electric Road, Roanoke
540-776-0419
Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Offerings: Traditional 70-item Thanksgiving buffet
Reservations: Required
Takeout: No
Christmas Day: Closed
Price: Adults, $23.95; children 5 to 12, $12.95; children under 5, free
Billy’s
102 Market Street, Roanoke
540-206-3353
Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Offerings: Gourmet Thanksgiving buffet of 60 to 70 traditional items
Reservations: Required
Takeout: No
Christmas Day: Closed
Price: Adults, $27.99; children 5 to 12, $12.99; children under 5, free
The Greenbrier
300 West Main St., White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
304-536-1110
Hours: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Offerings: Thanksgiving Day, menu and a la carte meal service; Friday, Nov. 23, gobbler buffet of 50 to 60 traditional items
Reservations: Required for hourly seatings
Takeout: No
Christmas Day: Open
Price: Buffet, adults, $85; children under 12, $45
Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
110 Shenandoah Ave., Roanoke
540-985-5900
Hours: Regency Room buffet, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; ballroom brunch buffet, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Offerings: Thanksgiving buffets with 40 to 50 traditional items
Takeout: No
Reservations: Required for hourly seatings
Christmas Day: Open
Price: Adults, $39.50; 12 and under, $18; children under 3, free
Country Cookin’
Locations on Brambleton Avenue and Melrose Avenue in Roanoke, Lee Highway in Troutville and Roanoke Street in Christiansburg
Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Christmas Day: closed
Offerings: Buffet including traditional ham and turkey entrees, salad bar, regular menu items, specials of the day, holiday desserts
Takeout: Yes
Reservations: Not required
Price: Breakfast, $5.99 to $6.99; dinner, salad buffet, $6.99; special menu items, $9.99 each; menu items, $7.99 to $11.99
Natural Bridge Hotel and Dining Room
15 Appledore Lane, Natural Bridge
1-800-533-1410; 540-291-2121
Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Christmas Day: Closed
Offerings: Grand buffet of 50-plus items
Takeout: No
Reservations: Required
Price: Adults, $28.95; children 10 and under, $12.95
Golden Corral
1441 Towne Square Blvd., Roanoke
540-563-8826
Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Christmas Day: Closed
Offerings: Traditional Thanksgiving buffet including turkey, ham, salads, vegetables and desserts plus menu favorites, including grilled sirloin steak and pot roast
Takeout: Yes
Reservations: Not required
Price: Adults, $11.49; children 4 to 8, $4.59; children 9 to 12, $5.69; children under 3, free
The following is a sampling of local restaurants that will be open regular hours on Thanksgiving Day and offer a complete menu:
- Nawab Indian Restaurant, 118 Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, 540-345-5150
- The Roanoker, 2522 Colonial Avenue, Roanoke, 540-344-7746
- Famous Anthony’s (all locations)
- IHOP (all locations)
- TGIFridays, 4869 Valley View Blvd., Roanoke, 540-362-1475 (reservations requested for holidays)
- Hibachi Grill, 1319 Towne Square Blvd., Roanoke, 540-265-8838
- Shula’s 347 Grill at Sheraton, 2801 Hershberger Road, Roanoke, 540-366-5220 (reservations required)
