This post was written by Hatchet editors Morgan Baskin and Tatiana Cirisano.
Staying on campus this Thanksgiving doesn’t have to mean a heap of mashed potatoes and turkey from the Whole Foods hot bar.
Whether you’re looking for a fancy four-course meal or a dinner at home with some quality take-out, don’t miss these Turkey Day deals.
Farmers Fishers Bakers
The Deal: Dinner $35/adult, $20/child
The trendy Georgetown eatery will dish out a savory four-course supper with traditional fall fare like roasted turkey, chestnut cornbread stuffing and cranberry relish along with less typical options: Think herb-crusted prime rib with horseradish cream, maple bacon brussels sprouts, butternut squash soup and candied lemon green beans.
For dessert, choose from five different kinds of pie (pumpkin, pecan, coconut cream, chocolate cream and Dutch apple caramel) – an array that’d make grandma proud.
Plus, children under 12 get a $15 discount, and Georgetown Harbour’s Ice Rink is just outside the restaurant’s doors for a post-dinner skate.
Farmers Fishers Bakers, 3000 K St. NW. Reservations online.
Bistro Français
The Deal: Lunch $25.25/guest, dinner $35.95/guest
Dine Parisian-style at Bistro Francais, which will offer a three-course Thanksgiving meal for lunch and dinner. You’ll be served all the regulars with a French twist, like roasted turkey stuffed with sausage, butternut squash soup, mashed potatoes and French green beans.
The restaurant serves until 3 a.m., ideal for your late-night “Friendsgiving” celebrations.
Bistro Francais, 3124 M St. NW. Reservations available online.
B Too
The Deal: Eight-person carryout $179, Four-person carryout $89
If you’re looking to host a more traditional, at-home chowdown, head to B Too. The Belgian restaurant offers “B @ Home” carryout meals by group size, costing guests roughly $23 each.
The feast comes with all the essentials: A stuffed, roasted turkey accompanied by five traditional sides (mac n’ cheese, bourbon sweet potato puree with marshmallows, gravy, Grand Marnier cranberry sauce and brussels sprouts with chestnuts).
Add on extra sides like braised endive and pear in red wine, available for $12.95 each, and don’t forget to order a pumpkin pie ($24, serves eight).
Just be sure to place your order by phone by Nov. 25, and stick around to pick it up on Thanksgiving Day between 10 a.m. and noon.
B Too, 1324 14th St. NW. Order form and Thanksgiving menu available online.
The Black Squirrel
The Deal: All-you-can-eat buffet $7/person
Yes, you read that right. D.C. pub The Black Squirrel will host its sixth annual “Thank You Thanksgiving” feast for just seven bucks a person. You’ll get turkey, ham, roast beef, stuffing – the whole nine yards. Plus pumpkin beer.
Now that’s something to be thankful for.
The festivities begin at noon, and the pub claims it’ll close at 2 a.m. or “when we fall into a food coma – whichever comes first.”
The Black Squirrel, 2427 18th St. NW. Noon to 2 a.m.