We wish you a turkey Christmas: the best festive turkeys in town

November 20th 2020


by Aude Camus
 
What’s your Christmas dinner staple? Mine is a roasted turkey with perfectly crispy skin and tender meat. Any other turkey lovers out there? Whether you want a ready-to-cook or already cook turkey delivered to your doorsteps or are in the mood for dining out, I’ve rounded up some very crispy options for you.
 
Turkey takeaways and deliveries
by alphabetical order
 
 
Big Sur

SoHo Californian laid-back restaurant is offering a festive set starring a whole turkey throughout the entire month of December. Herb smoked and roasted, the turkey serves 6 to 8 people and comes with sourdough gravy, plum and cranberry sauce, grilled brussels sprouts and kale with chestnut butter and crispy bacon, smoked duck fat roasted potatoes, pork apple and sage stuffing, honey and miso glazed roasted heritage carrots and parsnips and cheddar and jalapeno cornbread. Still hungry? Smoke apple pie with salted caramel custard is coming your way.
 
https://shop.woollypig.com.hk/
Order online for pick up at the restaurant. Orders must be placed before December 5.
HKD 2,100.
 
 
 
Black Sheep Restaurants

For the very first time, the restaurant group is offering a Christmas menu available for both delivery and takeaway that will bring you all the fixing for a merry holiday season. Crafted by chef Braden Reardon of Carbone and Buenos Aires Polo Club, the Christmas Delivered menu comes with a choice of main: Oven-roasted turkey breast (sliced) and confit dark meat served with spiced cranberry sauce and rosemary gravy or spice-glazed Christmas ham.
 
Whichever main you choose, it will come with mashed sweet potato, roasted brussels sprout, green bean almondine, mac & cheese, root vegetable gratin and parker house rolls. You’ll also have to make a choice for your sweet ending: baked apple crumble or chocolate chestnut buche de Noël?
 
HKD 498 per person. Minimum two persons.
Available for delivery or pick-up on December 24, 25 and 26
Orders can be placed by email, before 18 December, on delivery@blacksheeprestaurants.com
 
 
 
Four Seasons Hong Kong

A very gourmet option, the traditional slow roasted butterball turkey from Four Seasons Hong Kong serves 10 persons and comes with a variety of sides – braised red cabbage, glazed chestnuts, brussels sprouts, sweet potato and yellow pumpkin mash – a cornbread, bacon, sage and thyme stuffing  and a decadent giblet gravy. Now that’s a proper festive dish!
 
https://shopfourseasonshk.com/collections/festive-takeaways/products/traditional-slow-roasted-butterball-turkey
HKD 2,880
Available for delivery only from November 16 until December 31. Must be ordered minimum 72h in advance.
 
 
 
La Rotisserie

A well-known address among French expats living in the 852, La Rotisserie will, this year again, celebrates Christmas the French with offering a free range turkey but also a tender and juicy French capon, a slow-roasted French Barberie Duck and a hearty French free range chicken. Available by themselves or in festive packages with sauteed French beans served with sweet potatoes and chestnut, truffle parmesan mashed potatoes and chocolate cake, the four festive offerings gives you plenty of opportunities for a poultry feast.
 
Free range turkey: HKD 598 for 6-8 guest / HKD 798 for 8-10 guest / HKD 1,620 in a festive package for 5-8 guests / HKD 1,820 in a festive package for 8-10 guests
Capon: HKD 698 for 8-10 guests / HKD 1,720 in a festive package for 8-10 guests
Barbarie duck: HKD 438 for 8-10 guests / HKD 1,570 in a festive package for 8-10 guests
Free range chicken: HKD 458 for 6-8 guests / HKD 1,320 in a festive package for 4-6 guests
To order online or by email catering@larotisserie.com.hk minimum 3 days in advance
 
 
 
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

Another luxurious option is the juicy roasted turkey from The Mandarin Cakeshop. Available in both 10 kg and 7kg versions, it comes with stuffing, cranberry sauce, gibet gravy, roasted carrots and roasted potatoes and promises a juicy feast.
 
Available for delivery or pick-up between November 16 and December 26. Last order to be placed on December 19.
HKD 3,528 for the large roast turkey (approx. 10 kg) and HKD 2,928 for the small roast turkey (approx.. 7 kg)
Orders can be placed by email on mohkg-festiveorders@mohg.com
 
 
 
Smoke & Barrel

Americans know their turkey and it therefore doesn’t come as a surprise that the newest American barbecue and smokehouse in town would offer a mouth-watering smoked turkey to takeaway. In true American style, the 5-6kg juicy baby comes with mash potato honey roasted pumpkin, grandma’s baked stung, cranberry sauce, pecan pie and a bottle of bubbles.
 
Available for pick-up between November 26 and December 26. Orders to be place minimum 48 hours in advance.
HKD 1,888, serves 6 to 8 people.
Email hello@smokeandbarrelhk.com
 
 
 
At the restaurant
by alphabetical order
 
MEATS

Pirata Group’s meaty baby will be offering festive brunches and dinners full of succulent and juicy cuts this year including a nostalagia-inducing roasted Turkey basted in gravy sauce and cranberry jam.
 
Festive brunch: on December 25, 26 and January 1, from 11am until 4pm. HKD 320 per person.
5-course Christmas Tasting dinner: on December 24 and 25, from 6 pm. HKD 490 per person.
5-course NYE tasting dinner: on December 31, from 6-8 pm and from 8pm onwards. HKD 550 per person during first seating and HKD 650 per person during second seating.
 
https://piratameats.hk/   
G/F, 28-30 Staunton Street – Central
 
 
 
Mott 32

One of Hong Kong most famous Cantonese restaurant, Mott 32 is offering a Cantonese twist on the traditional Christmas turkey and presenting you with a Peking Turkey served three ways: the free range barbecue whole turkey, sliced and served with Pancakes, the shredded turkey salad with field greens, sweet mixed Chinese pickles, cranberry dressing and the minced turkey with prawn cracker, water chestnut, mushroom and bamboo shoot.
 
Available from November 26 until December 30.
HKD 1,880 for the entire Turkey set (Turkey served 3 ways - to be shared by a minimum of 4 persons). Must be pre-ordered 2 days in advance.
 
https://www.mott32.com/home
Standard Chartered Bank Building, 4-4A Des Voeux Rd Central, Central
 
 
 
Mr Brown

Wan Chai’s popular neighbourhood smoke and grill house knows it, a turkey is the centrepiece of any proper Christmas meal and they will deliver it smoked and paired with a series of festive sides such as pecan and bacon stuffing, maple glazed sweet potato and smoked pork brussels sprouts.
 
Christmas dinner: on December 25 and 26, from 6 pm. HKD 488 per person
Christmas brunch: on December 24,25,26 and 27, from 12-3pm. HKD 258 per person. HKD 198 for 2-hour free-flow
 
https://www.mrbrownhk.com/
G/F, 9 Ship Street – Wan Chai
 
 
 
Roganic

Another Michelin-star awardee, Roganic will be serving a festive menu celebrating its British heritage with the star of the show being, well you would have guessed it, the turkey. Juicy and slow roasted, it will be served with all the trimmings as part of a Christmas menu that also includes caramelized chestnut soup to start, followed by prawn cocktail with pickled celery and dried tomato, then the turkey and a decadent 70% chocolate fondant and finishing off with a Christmas inspired mince pudding.
 
Christmas menu: on December 24 and 25. Lunch and dinner. HKD 980 per person.
 
https://www.roganic.com.hk/events
UG08, Sino Plaza, 255 Gloucester Road – Causeway Bay






 

 

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