A Riviera Thanksgiving at El Encanto

A Riviera Thanksgiving

The holiday season begins on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, when El Encanto offers two distinctive ways to gather around the table, each served with the resort’s signature hospitality and unparalleled views, stretching to the Pacific.

• The Thanksgiving Day Feast (11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.) is a celebration of holiday favorites with a few indulgent additions. Entrees include roasted turkey, filet with bordelaise and bearnaise, and spiral ham with pineapple, alongside a carving station of turkey and salmon beurre blanc. Sides range from green bean casserole and Brussels sprouts with bacon to two styles of stuffing and lobster mac and cheese, served with Parker House rolls, cornbread and a cultured butter tower. A dessert station features freshly baked pumpkin, pecan, apple and triple berry pies, flourless chocolate cake, and ice cream and sorbet. The buffet is $180 per person, plus tax and service charge. Bottomless mimosas are also available starting at $45 per person.
• The Thanksgiving Prix Fixe (5:30 to 10 p.m.) offers a more intimate experience at The Dining Room and Terrace, where Chef Joel Viehland showcases seasonal cuisine inspired by California’s Central Coast. The three-course dinner begins with autumn squash soup with sage, spiced chocolate and toasted pumpkin seeds, or a pear and apple salad with watercress, delicata squash, Rancho La Vina walnuts and Rogue River Blue cheese. Mains include Autonomy Farms turkey with mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce and green bean casserole; grilled Ora King salmon with chermoula and warm labneh-tahini sauce; or butternut squash ravioli with sage, brown butter and Meyer lemon. Dinner concludes with a choice of pumpkin, apple or pecan pie, each served with whipped cream. The prix fixe is $125 per person, plus tax and service charge. A 20% service charge applies to parties of six or more.