Your Guide to a Delicious Thanksgiving in Kingston (2019)

By Visit Kingston

Thanksgiving is Monday, October 11! Dine-in or heat and serve at home… here are some delectable options for your Thanksgiving dinner.

AquaTerra – SOLD OUT

1 Johnson St.

AquaTerra offers a complete, locally-sourced Thanksgiving feast for eight to ten people. Your gourmet dinner includes a whole roasted turkey from Thorpe Farms, mashed Yukon Gold potatoes, orange and cranberry compote, pear and pecan stuffing, buttered green beans, glazed heirloom carrots, rosemary Dijon gravy, ciabatta buns, and your choice of an apple crumble pie or classic pumpkin pie.

Order your Thanksgiving feast for $225 plus tax by Tuesday, Oct. 5. Pick-up is on Oct. 8 or 9 from 10 am to 2 pm. The dinner must be reheated at home: Instructions are included. Due to anticipated demand, menu substitutions are not provided.

Order your Thanksgiving meal from AquaTerra.

Renaissance

285 Queen Street

Enjoy a three-course table d’hôte at Renaissance on Oct. 9 from 4 pm and Oct. 10 from noon. You have a choice of three starters, four mains (including a vegan option), and three desserts! A full bar service is available. Covid-19 protocols will be in place and tables will be distanced. Reserve your table as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. 613-530-2550 or Paul.Fortier@foodandheritage.com

Your Renaissance dinner includes:

Starters

  • Roasted beet and chèvre salad with mixed greens a balsamic vinaigrette; or
  • Potage of roasted root vegetables with toasted cumin and cardamum

Mains

  • Roast turkey with buttery mashed potatoes, traditional dressing, turkey gravy, cranberry sauce, and turnip casserole; or
  • Braised lamb shank with rich gravy, buttery mashed potatoes, and turnip casserole; or
  • Baked salmon napoleon with polenta, roasted red peppers and a dill-pea purée; or
  • Mixed mushroom étouffée à la Nouvelle Orléans (vegan)

Desserts

  • Apple-cranberry crumble with whipped cream; or
  • Pumpkin pie with whipped cream; or
  • English sherry trifle.

The cost for the dine-in meal is $33.95 per adult and $26.95 for children 16 years and under. A child’s meal (12 years and under) of chicken fingers, veggie sticks, and dipping sauces with choice of dessert and beverage is available for $19.95.

Prefer to dine at home? Renaissance offers two mains (roast turkey and lamb shank) and one dessert (apple-cranberry crumble) for takeaway. All meals are chill-packed in foil containers with clear instructions on re-heating and service.

Pan Chancho

44 Princess St.

Pan Chancho offers you a number of takeout options to make your Thanksgiving complete. Choose a complete holiday feast for one (or for six!): these perfectly portioned meals include roasted turkey breast with pear brandy glaze and dried fruit chutney; cranberry sauce; gravy; stuffing; green beans with tarragon and orange zest; garlic and herb mashed potatoes; buns; and a pumpkin pie. These meal packages are available Oct. 8, 9, and 10 only.

Your à la carte options include a variety of mains (including apricot and rosemary-glazed ham and vegetarian pot pie), appetizers, sides, and desserts (including vegan orange pecan fudge squares and pomegranate mousse charlotte).

Book your perfect Thanksgiving combo from Pan Chancho.

Wharf & Feather

2 Princess St.

Wharf & Feather offers a Turkey to Go meal for six, featuring roasted butternut and apple soup; sweet potato and pecan salad with sage dressing; apple cider-brined roast turkey breast; hazelnut, apricot, and brioche stuffing; herb and garlic roasted red-skinned potatoes; maple roasted root vegetables; pan gravy; traditional cranberry sauce; and pumpkin pie. Order your delicious Thanksgiving feast from Wharf & Feather.

Knifey Spooney – SOLD OUT

Knifey Spooney offers a delicious vegan Thanksgiving dinner (with all of the carbs and none of the cholesterol!). Your meal starts with butternut squash soup, followed by stuffed seitan roast with mashed potatoes, gravy, and roasted brussels sprouts with coconut yoghurt and pomegranate molasses, and pumpkin pie with coconut whipped cream. Order a meal for one ($42) or for four to six people ($160). Order by Oct. 8 and pick up Oct. 9, 10, or 11. Delivery is available for a fee. Order your vegan Thanksgiving feast from Knifey Spooney.

The Grocery Basket

260 Princess St.

The Grocery Basket offers a traditional Thanksgiving spread featuring local ingredients. Your dinner for two includes herb-roasted turkey breast (from Hayter’s Turkey Farm), sage stuffing, sour cream and onion mashed potatoes, buttered beans with toasted almonds, maple-roasted beets, squash gratin, cranberry and cherry compote, buttermilk biscuits, and a spiced pumpkin pie. Other local suppliers include Harmony Organic Milk, Salt of the Earth Farms, Unity Farms, and Wilton Cheese Factory. Order your locally sourced Thanksgiving feast from The Grocery Basket by Oct. 8 at 3pm (or while quantities last). Pick up Oct. 10 between noon and 4pm.

Farm Boy

940 Futures Gate

Farm Boy offers complete turkey and ham meals for 6 to 8 (as well as a turkey dinner for two). Each kit comes with four sides. The turkey dinner also comes with gravy and cranberry ginger sauce and the ham dinner comes with honey mustard cream sauce. Order online or in store and pick up Oct. 8, 9, or 10.

Got your own family recipes to make, and all you need is the turkey? Here are some local options:

Old Farm Fine Foods

204 Barrie St.

Order your Ontario-raised, steroid-and hormone-free turkey from Old Farm. Turkeys come in four size ranges, starting at 6.5 pounds and going up to 24 pounds! Turkeys arrive Thursday, Oct. 7. Order yours by calling 613-546-3276 or by email at oldfarmstore@gmail.com.

Tara Natural Foods

81 Princess St.

Order your organic, pasture-raised turkey for pick up on Saturday, Oct. 9. Order in-store.

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