Perhaps you aren't up for cooking and making a mess in your kitchen this Christmas and you prefer to dine out, and enjoy an evening on the town in Boulder and other immediate surrounding towns. Eater has you covered with nine restaurants covering Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from decadent king crab legs to eggnog creme brule, you're sure to find something this holiday season.
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Colterra is hosting a Christmas Eve, three-course prix fixe dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. for $65 per person. All their food is entirely non-GMO, and you can expect to find the likes of lobster and wild prawns, slow roasted Teton Waters Ranch prime rib, and a decadent eggnog creme brulee.
Colterra's sister restaurant, from Chef/Owner Bradford Heap is also hosting a Christmas Eve prix fixe dinner for $65 per person, from 11 a.m. until close. You can expect their full dinner menu, alongside seasonal specials like Alaskan King crab legs and coal roasted Monroe Farm onion soup.
On Christmas Eve the dining hall at Chautauqua will be offering a four course, prix fixe dinner. Dinner will include a family style appetizer course, salad, entrée (choice of four entrees including a vegetarian option) and a choice of dessert. Pricing is $38 for adults and $20 for children 10 and under and does not include beverages, tax, or gratuity.
Pizzeria Basta is open on Christmas Eve, where you can expect to find regular standbys on the menu alongside direct ship oyseters from Hamma Hamma. They'll also bring in a collection of small growers Champagne to celebrate the season.
Open on Christmas Eve and Christmas day, L'Atelier is open from 5 to 9 p.m. on both days, serving an extensive, special menu. Starting with appetizers for $14, to entree's between $24-29 like Veal Au Jambon, Colorado Rack of Lamb with a Dijon demi-glaze, and more you can expect to enjoy a special evening out.
Black Cat is open on Christmas Eve serving a traditional holiday menu of crown roast of beef, leg of lamb, blini with smoked trout and horseradish, poached wild salmon and steamed English pudding.
Open from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Christmas Day, Kachina is serving a Pioneer Christmas Menu. The four course menu honors the pioneer spirit of Colorado with small plates, stews and greens, mains, sides, and sweets. Each course is inspired by a different Western pioneer value. Dishes include the likes of traditional pork posole, chicken tinga tostadas, smoked ham, and tres leches cake. The menu is served family style, offering choices of all ages. A featured cocktail and wine menu will accompany the dinner. The menu is $45 for adults and $15 for children.
Jill's in The St. Julien Hotel is open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. For Christmas Eve they have a five-course prix fixe menu, with two sittings at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. for $59.95 per adult, $24.95 per child. On Christmas Day they're serving brunch with two sittings at 10 a.m. and noon, which is $59.95 per adult, and $21.95 per child. On the evening of Christmas they're serving a five-course prix fixe menu with two sittings at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., for $59.95 per adult, and $24.95 per child.
Spruce Farm & Fish in the Hotel Boulderado will celebrate Christmas Eve with a three three-course, prix fixe dinner for $55 per person. You can expect the likes of gold potato gnocchi with acorn squash, roasted prime rib with rosemary puree and roasted garlic seared greens, and pecan pie with white chocolate Ganache and cocoa sauce. Reservations start at 3 p.m. They will also be open on Christmas Day, offering brunch from 7 a.m. to noon.
Colterra is hosting a Christmas Eve, three-course prix fixe dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. for $65 per person. All their food is entirely non-GMO, and you can expect to find the likes of lobster and wild prawns, slow roasted Teton Waters Ranch prime rib, and a decadent eggnog creme brulee.
Colterra's sister restaurant, from Chef/Owner Bradford Heap is also hosting a Christmas Eve prix fixe dinner for $65 per person, from 11 a.m. until close. You can expect their full dinner menu, alongside seasonal specials like Alaskan King crab legs and coal roasted Monroe Farm onion soup.
On Christmas Eve the dining hall at Chautauqua will be offering a four course, prix fixe dinner. Dinner will include a family style appetizer course, salad, entrée (choice of four entrees including a vegetarian option) and a choice of dessert. Pricing is $38 for adults and $20 for children 10 and under and does not include beverages, tax, or gratuity.
Pizzeria Basta is open on Christmas Eve, where you can expect to find regular standbys on the menu alongside direct ship oyseters from Hamma Hamma. They'll also bring in a collection of small growers Champagne to celebrate the season.
Open on Christmas Eve and Christmas day, L'Atelier is open from 5 to 9 p.m. on both days, serving an extensive, special menu. Starting with appetizers for $14, to entree's between $24-29 like Veal Au Jambon, Colorado Rack of Lamb with a Dijon demi-glaze, and more you can expect to enjoy a special evening out.
Black Cat is open on Christmas Eve serving a traditional holiday menu of crown roast of beef, leg of lamb, blini with smoked trout and horseradish, poached wild salmon and steamed English pudding.
Open from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Christmas Day, Kachina is serving a Pioneer Christmas Menu. The four course menu honors the pioneer spirit of Colorado with small plates, stews and greens, mains, sides, and sweets. Each course is inspired by a different Western pioneer value. Dishes include the likes of traditional pork posole, chicken tinga tostadas, smoked ham, and tres leches cake. The menu is served family style, offering choices of all ages. A featured cocktail and wine menu will accompany the dinner. The menu is $45 for adults and $15 for children.
Jill's in The St. Julien Hotel is open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. For Christmas Eve they have a five-course prix fixe menu, with two sittings at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. for $59.95 per adult, $24.95 per child. On Christmas Day they're serving brunch with two sittings at 10 a.m. and noon, which is $59.95 per adult, and $21.95 per child. On the evening of Christmas they're serving a five-course prix fixe menu with two sittings at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., for $59.95 per adult, and $24.95 per child.
Spruce Farm & Fish in the Hotel Boulderado will celebrate Christmas Eve with a three three-course, prix fixe dinner for $55 per person. You can expect the likes of gold potato gnocchi with acorn squash, roasted prime rib with rosemary puree and roasted garlic seared greens, and pecan pie with white chocolate Ganache and cocoa sauce. Reservations start at 3 p.m. They will also be open on Christmas Day, offering brunch from 7 a.m. to noon.
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