Whether you want to dine in or pick up your Thanksgiving meal, we’ve got you covered this holiday season. City Paper has compiled a list of Charleston restaurants, kitchens and catering companies serving delicious food for families to make giving thanks a little easier.
Restaurants offering Thanksgiving specials
BLU on Folly is hosting a one-of-a-kind Thanksgiving supper experience with a three-course meal from noon to 6 p.m. Nov 23. Reservations are available, and the experience costs $62 for adults, $30 for children ages 3 through 12 and free for children 2 and younger.
Church and Union offers a three-course prix-fixe Thanksgiving Day meal at $70 per adult and $30 per child ages 12 and younger. The first course is a choice of a Southern salad, roasted cauliflower soup or sautéed brussel sprouts followed by an entrée of turkey-two-ways, a nine-ounce filet, Sixty South salmon or roasted cauliflower steak. Guests can also choose from a variety of sides and a choice of pumpkin spice cake or a s’mores cake.
The Swamp Fox at Francis Marion Hotel’s Thanksgiving buffet is available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 23 in the hotel’s Gold Ballroom. Tickets are $85 per person and include a Bloody Mary or mimosa as well as dishes like chickpea rotini salad, shrimp and grits, lobster bisque and a selection of meats from the butcher.
Hotel Bennett hosts two Thanksgiving Day events this year. The Brunch Buffet in the hotel’s Crown Ballroom starts at 10:30 a.m., and culinary delights will be served until 2:30 p.m. Anticipate a seafood display, breakfast favorites, a carving station with turkey, prime rib and salmon plus an extensive dessert selection and complimentary Prosecco for adult guests. Reserve your table now for $125 per adult guest and $45 per child younger than 12. Hotel Bennett’s restaurant Gabrielle will also host a prix fixe Thanksgiving Dinner from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. with three courses for $95 per adult. The hotel is now accepting reservations.
Middleton Place, home to America’s oldest landscaped gardens, invites guests to a Thanksgiving Day meal at its restaurant with sweeping views of ancient live oaks. Guests can explore the grounds before or after the buffet-style dinner. Seatings are available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $89 for adults and $40 for children aged 4 to 13. The buffet includes turkey, ham, stuffing, collards, mac and cheese, desserts and more.
Indulge in an elevated Thanksgiving buffet at Iron Rose, The Mills House’s restaurant and bar. Reservations are available between 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23. The buffet features three different meat carving stations, seasonal sides, desserts and specialty cocktails. The event is $85 per person and $40 per child.
Come together at The Restoration Hotel downtown Nov. 23 for an all-you-can-eat buffet of classic Thanksgiving dishes. Enjoy roasted turkey, honey-glazed ham and all the fixings for $65 per adult, $30 per child between ages 2 and 12 and free for children younger than 2.
Sorelle offers an Italian-American take on Thanksgiving with a decadent four-course meal. Enjoy chestnut agnolotti, porcini sformato, heritage roasted turkey and more from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 23. Reservations are available to book now, and the meal costs $125 per person.
Southern Roots Smokehouse is hosting a Turkey Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Nov. 23.
Tempest on Market Street downtown invites guests to enjoy a three-course prix-fixe menu including beet salad, squash bisque, risotto, turkey breast and more this Thanksgiving Day. Reservations are available to book now, and the experience costs $70 for adults and $30 for children 12 and younger.
Pick-up and catering options
Baguette Magic has all your pastry, bread and dessert needs covered this Thanksgiving. The bakery offers a variety of croissants, breads, loafs, pies and cakes. Baguette Magic also offers fixings like mac and cheese, green bean casserole, herb stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, braised collard green and cranberry sauce. Place your order by Nov. 20 and choose a date and time to pick it up on Folly Road, in Mount Pleasant or in Summerville.
Carolima’s Lowcountry Cuisine offers a variety of Turkey Day catering options including herb roasted turkey, baked turkey wings, mac and cheese, red velvet brownies, deep dish sweet potato pie, red velvet cake and honey drizzled yams, all sold individually. Or guests can purchase the complete Thanksgiving Dinner for $308, which feeds eight to 12 people, and includes an herb roasted turkey, mac and cheese, braised collard greens, cornbread dressing, Southern-style brown gravy, deep dish sweet potato pie and house-made cranberry sauce. Place your order by Nov. 16.
Cru Catering offers an a la carte menu that guests can pick and choose from or use to build their own menu. Skip the hassle and order a Thanksgiving Kit, which includes a brown butter-basted half turkey, fall kale salad, herb gravy, traditional cranberry compote, green bean casserole, roasted garlic whipped potatoes, Lowcountry corn pudding, brioche stuffing, fall roasted vegetables, pumpkin rolls and a bottle of sparkling wine. Kits are $320 and contain four generous portions. Place your order by 2 p.m. Nov. 15, and pick up your dinner between noon and 2 p.m. Nov. 22.
Halls Signature Events offers two Thanksgiving to-go options: an oven-roasted turkey dinner for $265 or a honey-baked ham dinner for $235. Both options feed four people and include traditional stuffing, yukon gold mashed potatoes, loaded candied sweet potatoes, buttered brussels sprouts, cauliflower and squash casserole, cornbread and rolls. Additional sides can be added including mac and cheese, lobster mac and cheese, pepper jack creamed corn and desserts. Place your order by Nov. 16 to pick up on Nov. 22 or Nov. 23.
Hamby Catering & Events offers three Thanksgiving menu options that feed eight people. Choose from a traditional whole roasted turkey or bourbon-smoked whole turkey plus roasted garlic red skin mashed potatoes, baked mac and cheese, Southern green beans, cornbread dressing and classic turkey gravy. Hamby’s also offers an appetizer package perfect to bring along if someone else is hosting, or choose from Hamby’s a la carte menu. Orders need to be made at least 24 hours in advance of pick up on Nov. 22.
Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint on James Island offers the “major feast” (serves 12 to15 guests for $224.99) and the “small gathering” (serves four to six guests for $129.99). Both options come with smoked turkey or smoked ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green beans, broccoli salad, dinner rolls and a choice of three desserts. For each Thanksgiving meal ordered, Martin’s will donate $5 to a local charity dedicated to fighting hunger. Place your order by Nov. 17.
Mercantile and Mash offers its traditional Thanksgiving dinner to go that feeds six to eight people. Choose an orange rosemary dry rub or a sorghum bourbon glaze for your turkey. Each dinner is $260 and includes cranberry sauce, roasted turkey gravy, house salad, a choice of three sides and a pie. Dinners must be ordered by noon Nov. 18 and can be picked up from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 22 or 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Nov. 23.
Want to order a Thanksgiving meal but have dietary restrictions? Nordic Cooking has an organic, plant-based and gluten-free Thanksgiving box available for $299. The box includes petite pumpkins filled with quinoa based filling, house crafted focaccia, Nordic herb butter, whipped potatoes and gravy, vinaigrette salad, stuffing, cranberry relish, cannellini beans and cardamom pumpkin raw cake. The food comes in a wooden crate along with napkins, candles and florals. Delivery is available for the Charleston area and pick-up is between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Nov. 22.
Poogan’s Porch offers herb-roasted boneless turkey and gravy or certified angus beef prime rib with au jus. You can add sage sausage and cornbread dressing, whipped potatoes, slow-cooked collard greens with bacon, country-style green beans with bacon, Southern-fried corn, cheddar mac and cheese and more. Pre-order by Nov. 19 to pick up on Nov. 22.
Rosemary and Rye catering offers a $275 meal that serves six to eight people and includes brined oven-ready whole turkey, garlic confit mashed potatoes, rosemary and rye salad, blistered tomato pie and more. This meal will be cold at pick up and include reheating instructions so that patrons can enjoy a hot chef-prepared meal at their convenience. Place your order by Nov. 16 to pick up on Nov. 21 or Nov. 22.
Square Onion is taking pre-orders through Nov. 18 for its Thanksgiving menu to-go. The spread includes sliced roast turkey by the pound, hearty sides available in small or large sizes, gravy, sauce, soup, bread, dips and desserts. To place your order, call (843) 856-4246. Pick-up is Nov. 21 or Nov. 22 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Pick up your Thanksgiving meal from Table and Twine or have it delivered this year. Choose from four options: appetizer package, brunch package, Southern sides and apple pie, or the full Thanksgiving package. These options include everything from baked spinach and artichoke dip to an oven-ready whole turkey and all the fixings. Place your order by Nov. 19 for delivery or pick up Nov. 21 or Nov. 22.
Ted’s Butcherblock is making Thanksgiving delicious and easy with fresh all-natural turkey, housemade sides and classic fixings. Order your turkey prepped to cook or have it cooked or smoked at Ted’s. Enjoy cornbread and gator sausage dressing, autumn vegetable gratin, three cheese corn pudding and other dishes as sides. Call (843) 577-0094 to place your order by Nov. 18 to be picked up at Ted’s on Nov. 21 or Nov. 22.
Too Good Foods divided its Thanksgiving menu into three easy feast choices: one for eight to 12 guests, one for four to six guests and another for two adults. Additionally, patrons can choose to purchase a cooked whole turkey of varying sizes. For those craving more, the a la carte menu includes turkey, corn muffins, roasted butternut squash, orange cranberry sauce and more. Order your feast by Nov. 16 for pick up from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 22. Delivery is available to select areas for a fee.
Wild Dunes offers a to-go Thanksgiving feast that feeds 10 people and includes turkey, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry, desserts and more. Half-orders may be added to full-orders, but they are not available alone. Order your feast by noon Nov. 17.
82 Queen has created a $199 Thanksgiving meal for five to seven people that can be picked up at its sister restaurant Jalisco Taqueria on James Island. The meal includes herb roasted turkey breast, collard greens, sausage and sage stuffing, turkey gravy, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Hot pick up is Thanksgiving Day from 10 a.m. to noon.
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