Christmas Dinner To Go in Tampa Bay

Spend more time enjoying the holiday season and less time cooking. Whether you’re hosting family, friends, or perhaps meeting your sweetheart’s family for Christmas, you’ll be less stressed when you let one of the many awesome Tampa Bay restaurants cook for you this year. These restaurants are offering holiday meals packaged and ready to go so you can celebrate from the comfort of home.

Christmas Dinner To Go In Tampa Bay

4 Rivers Smokehouse

14330 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa

Let 4 Rivers make your holiday meal! Whether it is our slow-smoked smoked turkey that is seasoned in their Turkey Rub with aromatics such as thyme, rosemary and sage, boneless ham, or beef brisket that is rubbed with their 4R Brisket Rub and smoked for 18 hours, there is something for everyone. Pre-order your Thanksgiving meal by 12/20 at 5:00 pm. Pick up your meal on 12/24 and heat to serve on Christmas Day.

Dickey’s BBQ

Several locations throughout Tampa Bay

The Complete Feast and Dinner Feast — as well as its fan-favorite Ready to Eat Holiday Big Yellow Box, the perfect solution for a smaller gathering. Serving 10-12 guests, The Complete Feast offers cornbread dressing, gravy, baked potato casserole, green beans with bacon, a dozen buttery rolls, and a choice of spiral-cut ham, smoked turkey, or prime rib.

Need to feed 8-10 people? The Dinner Feast comes with cornbread dressing, gravy, a dozen buttery rolls and a choice of spiral-cut ham, smoked turkey, or prime rib. Pre-order your Christmas meal online.

BRIO

Several locations throughout Tampa Bay

BRIO Italian Grille’s Catering Menu boasts a variety of Traditional Italian Catering Packages or options to create one’s own feast. They are available in half pan (serves 10 people) or full pan (serves 20 people) for to-go orders. Options include salads, pastas, entrées, side dishes and desserts. For more information, you can find a full breakdown of dishes, packages and prices here. Advanced order is required and can be placed online or over the phone with your local BRIO Italian Grille.

Cost: Pricing is a la carte

Pane Rustica

3225 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa, FL 33629
2024 TBA

Pane Rustica has a great selection of prepared meal choices and desserts to add extra cheer to your Christmas this year. Black pepper encrusted beef tenderloin, red wine braised short rib, duck two ways, and salmon are on the menu along with an array of sides, pies, and specialty breads. Price varies per dish.

Call or visit to order. The deadline is 12/21 with pickup on 12/24.

Metro Diner Christmas Dinner to Go

Tampa: 4011 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 336.9
St. Petersburg: 5250 4th St. North, St. Petersburg, FL 33703
2024 TBA

Metro Diner wants to make your holiday hosting as stress-free as possible. Whether you’re keeping it small or opening up your home to family and friends, their Holiday at Home Feast has options to work with any size crowd. Choices includes baked ham or roast turkey plus items such as mashed potatoes, sweet potato mash, green bean casserole, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, and macaroni and cheese. Orders must be placed by December 22 at 8:00 p.m. for pickup on December 24.

Cost: $16.79 for one serving, $63.99 for four, $125.49 for eight.

Restaurants Serving Christmas Dinner in Tampa Bay

If you don’t want to bother with clean-up, check out one of the restaurants in Tampa Bay offering Christmas Dinner.

Here are some of our top picks:

Christmas Eve Dinner on Yacht Starship in Tampa and Clearwater

December 24, 2024 at 5 pm
Tampa: 603 Channelside Dr., Tampa
Clearwater: 25 Causeway Blvd., Clearwater

Leave the cooking to the experts and sit back and enjoy the view from the Yacht Starship! Indulge in a delectable holiday dinner buffet while soaking in the festive sights and sounds of the season. Dance the night away with a live DJ on the top deck, and marvel at the stunning views of Tampa Bay.

They are also offering an Ugly Sweater Brunch on December 8 and 21 and Santa Brunch in Tampa on December 15 and 22.

Cost: $79.95 and up for adults. $59.95 and up for kids

Island Grand Beach Resort

December 25, 2024
5500 Gulf Blvd. St. Pete Beach, FL 33706

Two restaurants at this beach resort will be serving Christmas dinner so you can get a tasty seasonal meal and great beach views this Christmas. RumFish Grill will be serving Christmas dinner from 2-10pm. The special menu includes crispy pork osso bucco, grilled halibut and cardamom tart. Palm Court Italian Grill will be open 1-9 pm and serving roasted prime rib and blue crab-stuffed dover sole.

Get even more ideas from our full list of restaurants offering Christmas dinner in Tampa Bay.