HELP - need restaurant suggestion for Thanksgiving (raleigh/eastern nc)

[jackanthony]

help! bringing my wife and 7yr to the south for a week (first time for both of them). we'll end up in NC for thanksgiving...unclear if we will be in raleigh for tgiving or eastern nc (greenville). looking for any restaurant suggestions between the raleigh area and washington that could deliver the nc charm that i miss out on now that we live far away! all suggestions are welcome. budget isn't an issue for this meal! thank you--

[joycem612]

Do you and your family want a home cooked meal? If so, reply.

[mikeh]

If you happen to be Joyce from Joyce & Family in Fuquay-Varina, I will seriously pay you some dough to teach me how to cook like that. I'm out in California now and need to do it myself!

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Joyce & Family Restaurant
135 S Main St, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526

[burgeoningfoodie]

Il Palio Thanksgiving buffet at about $45 a person

http://www.sienahotel.com/pdf/dae47c9...

[burgeoningfoodie]

I would also add that for a price you could get a Thanksgiving "kit" from the likes of Foster's Market.

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Foster's Market
2694 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707

[meatn3]

The N&O has this years list online now:

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/food/lo...

[eat2winraleigh]

I have had Thanksgiving at Margaux's twice, and both times its been delicious.
http://www.margauxsrestaurant.com/

Margaux's is my family's restuarant of choice for any special occasion, and the menu is always different; unique but delicious. Margaux's has a great upscale atmosphere. Hope you decide on a great place for your Thanksgiving meal!

Jessica
eat2winraleigh.com

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Margaux's Restaurant
8111 Creedmoor Rd Ste 111, Raleigh, NC 27613

[burgeoningfoodie]

Celebrity Dairy just sent along their Thanksgiving and "English" Christmas menus it is $50/pp

Thanksgiving at the Dairy
November 21st , 2010

Sparkling Cider
Goat Cheeses & Seasonal Appetizers
Creamed Shitake Mushroom Soup
Turkey Roulade
Fall Greens with Pine Nuts
Cranberry Walnut Muffins with Pumpkin Butter
Apple Pie with Homemade Ginger Ice Cream
Tea And Coffee

An English Christmas Dinner
December 19th, 2010

Mulled Cider
Goat Cheeses & Seasonal Appetizers
Smoked Duck & Walnuts on Winter Greens, Champagne Vinaigrette
Herbed Yorkshire Pudding
Prime Rib roast Madeira with Horseradish Sauce
Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Roasted Root Vegetables
Trifle
Tea And Coffee

Dinners start with appetizers at 1:30, and continue on for the whole afternoon. Bring your own wine to accompany the menu.
Price - $50/person, tax/gratuity included

[mikeh]

Update: Yancey House Restaurant in Yanceyville, NC has now posted their Thanksgiving menu:

A Yancey House Louisiana Thanksgiving
25 November 2010
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Adults 40.
Children (6-12) 11.
Children under 6 free
(plus tax & gratuity)

Menu

Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
or
Fried Oysters
(if available)

Garden Salad

Fried Thanksgiving Turkey
with giblet gravy

Braised Pork Loin Roast
with apple chutney

Mama Fish's Dirty Rice Casserole
Green Beans w/ Onion, Bacon, & Garlic
Our Signature Squash Casserole
Candied Sweet Potatoes

Fresh Cranberry-Orange Relish
Sweet Potato Rolls

Mike's Home-made Ice Cream
Pumpkin Cheesecake
New Orleans Bread Pudding w/ Jack Daniel Sauce

Seattle's Best Coffee
Tazzo Tea

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Yancey House Restaurant
699 US Highway 158 W, Yanceyville, NC 27379

[burgeoningfoodie]

Why don't you look into the Vegan/Vegetarian Thanksgiving that goes on in Durham. It is usually a big hit and something different.

[lisarosen]

Personally, I have really enjoyed The Angus Barn for Thanksgiving, but not sure if they still have tables available--it tends to book really quickly. But it's a big buffet spread, decent food, really festive and fun.

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Angus Barn Restaurant
9401 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27617

[mikeh]

There are two restaurants not on meatn3's link that were my go-to places for Thanksgiving Day in the Triangle. One is The Old Place in Bear Creek, NC (about 40 miles west of the Triangle). It's a country cooking buffet place on a farm. Excellent, excellent meats (turkey, stuffing, chicken&dumplings, fried chicken, ham) and a nice spread of country veggies too (I particularly like the yams and cracklin' cornbread) and great desserts (the apple crisp is superb). It's all homemade, unlike many other buffets. The price runs the normal $12.95/person for all-you-can-eat.

http://www.old-place.com/

Another exquisite place that usually does Thanksgiving is the Yancey House Restaurant in Yanceyville, NC (about an hour NW of Raleigh). It's in a historic home on 150 acres. It's a true farm-to-table restaurant celebrating what's local. They grow many of the veggies they use in the restaurant. The owners (husband + wife team) are absolute gems. Chef Lucindy won "Best Dish in NC" last year.

http://www.yanceyvillage.com/yanceyho...

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Old Place Restaurant
289 Elmer Moore Rd, Bear Creek, NC 27207

Yancey House Restaurant
699 US Highway 158 W, Yanceyville, NC 27379

[LulusMom]

Wow, Mike, this is really interesting. We used to drive through Yancyville all the time, and I never had a clue there was anywhere worth going there (sorry Yanceyville). We'll have to check it out sometime. Thanks so much.

[burgeoningfoodie]

Well not exactly in the area you suggested but Siler City's Celebrity Dairy is doing a Thanksgiving meal (would have to double check if the date is actually Thanksgiving), but I believe it is $50 a person. I'll give you more info later or you can contact them yourselves. Not sure if Elodie which is in Bahama/Rougemont would have anything.

[meatn3]

Here is a link to the list of Thanksgiving options put out by the N & O for last year:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/11/2...

This is a good starting point for The Triangle.