Multiple choices for Thanksgiving dining at Pala Casino

PALA – A Thanksgiving feast will be waiting for holiday diners at Choices, The Buffet, CAVE, The Oak Room, and Pala Café on Thursday, Nov. 26, at Pala Casino Spa & Resort.

The feast will be held at Choices from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will include traditional oven roasted turkey with sage dressing and all the trimmings. But Southern California’s largest buffet will also tempt holiday palates with multiple fresh seafood items, rack of lamb, prime rib, lobster tail, grilled New York steaks, and much more. Choices will also offer select brunch items from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Traditional pumpkin pie, with whipped topping, will lead executive pastry chef Albert Cruz’s parade of over 80 luxury desserts.

Reservations at Choices are available for parties of eight or more. For prices, call (760) 510-2299; discounts available with Pala Privileges cards.

In addition to its full menu, the new CAVE restaurant will offer a Thanksgiving dinner special for $46 per person. It will start with either a Frisse, Endive, Bartlett Pear Salad with Herb Goat Cheese, Pumpkin Seeds and Cranberries or Lobster Cappuccino. The entrée will be a choice of roasted turkey or prime rib eye in citrus brine, micro herbs and pan gravy, and delicious side dishes. The dessert will be Pumpkin Tiramisu.

The Oak Room steak house will be open from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and in addition to its gourmet a la carte menu, it will also offer Thanksgiving dinner for $46 per person. Main course offerings are Brine Turkey or Bone-In Filet Mignon served with a choice of stuffing, pencil asparagus, corn off the cob, sweet potato cobbler, turkey gravy and cranberry sauce. The topper will be Pumpkin Trio consisting of pumpkin crème brulee, pumpkin brioche pudding and pumpkin pie.

Pala Café, the 24-hour restaurant, will add to its menu a Thanksgiving dinner for $29.95 per person. It will begin with sweet rolls or corn bread with honey butter. The first course will offer a roasted corn and crab chowder with a pastry crust or a full mixed green salad with choice of dressing. The second course will be a selection of Roasted Tom Turkey or Prime Rib in its natural juices. Either entrée will be served with Brussels sprouts, roasted corn, sweet potatoes with marshmallow meringue, mashed potatoes, sage stuffing, turkey gravy and cranberry sauce. The third course will offer pumpkin pie with ice cream.

For more information, visit www.palacasino.com.