If you’re pressed for time and aren’t able to make that Christmas Day dinner from scratch, leave the turkey centrepiece and all its trimmings and sides to professional chefs at these restaurants and hotels in the UAE.
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Golf Club
Turkey with all trimmings, including roast potatoes and vegetables chipolatas, cranberry sauces and gravy for eight to 10 guests for Dh699. Orders must be placed 72 hours in advance. Call 056 536 2230; events@adgolfclub.ae
Anantara Eastern Mangroves Abu Dhabi
A 4-5kg turkey costs from Dh450 and can serve up to 6 people; a 7-8kg turkey from Dh550 can serve up to 10 people and comes with stuffing, cranberry sauce and giblet gravy. Additional sides dishes like Christmas log, stollen, gingerbread biscuits, roasted potatoes and Brussels sprouts can be ordered on request. Pick up is from 10am until 9pm until December 31. Call 02 656 1000; abu-dhabi.anantara.com
BU! The World Trade Centre Mall
The BU! kitchen team will put together a 6kg stuffed turkey with all the trimmings, including mashed potato, rice with corn, asparagus house salad and dessert of apple pie for your Christmas dinner for Dh900. Orders must be placed 48 hours in advance. Call 02 666 8066; info@butrinity.com
Courtyard by Marriott World Trade Center, Abu Dhabi
Call a few days in advance to order a 6kg turkey for Dh599 and 8kg bird for Dh699 with all the trimmings. Available until January 7. Call 02 698 2222; www.marriott.com
Jones the Grocer Abu Dhabi
A stuffed 6-8kg turkey with gravy and no trimmings for Dh575, a stuffed bird with five trimmings and gravy for Dh775 and a stuffed turkey with trimmings and a cheese or cold meat platter for Dh1,275. Limited turkey takeaway slots for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at all outlets. www.jonesthegrocer.com
Sheraton Abu Dhabi
The hotel will put together a turkey takeaway with a 6-8kgs bird with one stuffing, choice of two veggies, roasted potatoes and one sauce for Dh540. Orders must be placed 48 hours in advance. Call 02 677 3333; www.sheratonabudhabihotel.com
Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi
A whole roast US turkey stuffed with bread, apple and chestnut starts at Dh550 for 7-8kgs and Dh650 for 9-10 kgs. This comes with a choice of potato, vegetable and sauce. A roast Angus beef strip loin with mustard, horseradish and freshly baked bread rolls starts from Dh295 per kg. Additional sides that can be ordered include squash and cider soup, boiled fingerling, glazed carrots, roast beets and parsnip, black peppercorn sauce and truffle and mushroom sauce. Their restaurant can also whip up a red velvet and hazelnut cake, chocolate yule log, Christmas pudding and shortbread cookies for orders placed 36 hours in advance. Call 02 656 0600; dining@viceroyhotelsandresorts.com
Saadiyat Beach Club
A stuffed marinated 6-8kg turkey for Dh500 can be picked up any time of the day from the club. They will customised the stuffing and marination to accommodate allergies. Orders must be placed and paid for three days in advance. Call 02 656 3500; info@saadiyatbeachclub.ae
Le Royal Meridian Abu Dhabi
A traditional turkey with trimmings including chestnut and chipolata stuffing, honey roasted butter squash, root vegetables, brussel sprouts, rosemary roasted potatoes and cranberry sauce from Dh450. Orders to be placed at whEAT. Call 800 101 101; restaurants.Lrmad@Lemeridien.com
Westin Abu Dhabi
A stuffed 6kg turkey is for Dh480 and a turkey hamper with a stuffed bird, roasted chestnuts and chipolata stuffing, cranberry sauce, Brussels Sprouts, mashed potatoes, pan fried vegetables and veal and bacon wrapped sausages is for Dh660. Full payment three days in advance. Call 02 616 9999; westin.reservation@westin.com
Dubai
Fortune Plaza Al Qusais
Leave the roasting of a stuffed turkey to the chefs at Fortune Plaza. The 3-4kg bird will have a bread stuffing, cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes for Dh150. Call 052 9892790; plazafnb@fortunehotels.ae
Crowne Plaza Dubai
The roasted turkey comes with all bread and chestnut stuffing, turkey bacon sausage and roast potatoes for Dh110 per kg. Add a pumpkin pie to that for Dh120 per kg. Orders must be placed a day before and delivery available. Call 800 276 963; fbreservations.cpdubai@ihg.com
Sofitel Dubai, The Pal Resort and Spa
Oven roasted turkey for eight to 10 people at Dh650 and includes bread and herbs stuffing. Accompaniments that can be added are caramelised onion and herb-roasted potatoes, braised brussels sprouts, beef bacon, roasted pumpkin with honey glazed chestnuts and braised red cabbage. Choice of sauces include cranberry sauce and roast gravy. Orders must be placed 72 hours ahead of time and can be collected from 11am until 10pm. Call 04 455 6677; www.sofitel-dubai-thepalm.com/offers/christmas-turkey-takeaway/
Shangri La Dubai
Go traditional with a stuffed 6kg turkey for Dh699 or mix it up with a festive seafood medley of chilled seafood, Boston lobster, crab, tiger prawns, oysters and Marie Rose from Dh1,399. You can opt for house smoked salmon with capers, onion, egg white, crème fraîche and chives for Dh520, roasted rosemary lamb for Dh575, orange glazed goose with cinnamon and five spice for Dh650 or a Juniper Berry-Roast Guinea Fowl for Dh450. Additional trimmings of roasted root vegetables, chestnuts, potatoes in duck fat and chipolatas wrapped with turkey bacon start from Dh35. Call 04 343 8888; shangri-la.com/dubai
Jumeirah Beach Hotel
Latitude Creations at Jumeirah Beach Hotel has a 5-6kg turkey for Dh850 and a 9-11kg turkey for Dh1,100, which will be served with Roast Potatoes, Chicken Chipolatas, Roast Vegetables, Cranberry Sauce, Gravy, Herb, Onion Confit Stuffing and Turkey Bacon. Orders can be placed for additional holiday treats like festive logs, marzipan strollen, mince pie tart with vanilla sauce and Christmas pudding. Call 044068377; LatitudeCreations@jumeirah.com
The Ivy — Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Let Ivy take care of your Christmas dinner by ordering a complete party package starting from Dh999. The menu includes a roast stuffed turkey with vegetables, potatoes, mince pies and Christmas pudding. additional turkey can be ordered for Dh150 per person. Call 04 432 3232; www.theivydubai.ae
JW Marriott Marquis Hotel
The La Farine Restaurant had prepared a turkey takeaway pack for Dh750, which includes all the trimmings like apple, celery and chestnut stuffing, market vegetables, mashed potatoes, roasted maple glazed carrot and turnip and cranberry sauce and gravy. Orders must be played 48 hours in advance. Call: 04 414 3000; www.jwmarriottmarquisdubailife.com/dining/lafarine
The Taj Hotel
Orders can be placed at The Eloquent Elephant for a stuffed roast turkey that will be packed with all the trimmings for a party of six. The hotel must be contacted 48 hours in advance for the takeaway. Call 04 438 3100; eloquentelephant.dubai@tajhotels.com
Habtoor Grand Resort and Spa
A whole roast turkey with all the trimmings can be ordered, along with a choice of festive goodies for starters, main courses, side orders and desserts, including smoked salmon platter, Christmas pudding and Yule Log. Turkey and sides start from Dh950 to Dh1,200. Call: 04 408 4257; hgrs.fbreservation@habtoorhotels.com.
