Holiday Dining in Vail: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve at Manor Vail Lodge

By Patrick W. Davis, Director of Sales & Marketing

Looking for a holiday dinner in Vail? The Fitz: Elevated Bar + Bites and Ridge + River Mountainside Kitchen, both at Manor Vail Lodge, offer Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve experiences. Choose your holiday, then reserve through OpenTable.

Thanksgiving dinner in Vail

Ridge + River serves Thanksgiving as a buffet with multiple seatings. The menu includes roasted pumpkin soup with maple cream and thyme roasted turkey with sage gravy and cranberry sauce, along with salmon, potatoes, stuffing, sides and desserts. Children's pricing is available, and a wine pairing is optional.

The Fitz also offers a Thanksgiving Day experience. See the Thanksgiving Day menus on The Fitz page.

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner in Vail

Ridge + River serves Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as a four course prix fixe dinner with two seatings. Children's pricing is available, and a wine pairing is optional.

The Fitz offers Christmas Eve and Christmas Day experiences as well. Browse the Christmas Eve and Christmas menus and the Ridge + River page.

New Year's Eve dinner in Vail

Ridge + River serves New Year's Eve dinner in two seatings, with children's pricing available. The Fitz offers a New Year's Eve experience too. Menus are on each restaurant's page.

About the two restaurants

Ridge + River is a modern mountain dining room built for slow evenings and well cooked food, with a wine list curated for easy pairing.

The Fitz serves approachable comfort food, creative cocktails and local Colorado drafts.

How to reserve

Holiday experiences are booked through OpenTable. Each restaurant's page links to its holiday reservations:

For other questions, call The Fitz at 970.476.4959 or Ridge + River at 970.343.6136. Confirm seatings, menus and prices when you book.

Stay for the holidays

Manor Vail Lodge is a five minute walk from Vail Village. Every residence has a full kitchen, a gas fireplace and a balcony or patio with a gas grill. See the residences or visit the Manor Vail Lodge dining page.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I have Thanksgiving dinner in Vail?

Ridge + River at Manor Vail Lodge serves a Thanksgiving buffet. The Fitz also offers a Thanksgiving Day experience. Reserve through OpenTable.

Is there Christmas Eve dinner at Manor Vail Lodge?

Yes. Ridge + River serves a four course prix fixe dinner on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and The Fitz offers holiday experiences too. Reserve through OpenTable.