Holiday blues got you down or are you just too pooped to cook? A veritable host of restaurants are offering sumptuous meals on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year.
La Bodega is offering a four-course turkey dinner on Christmas Day at 3 p.m. with a glass of wine and coffee for 180 pesos. 16 de Septiembre 124, Ajijic. Tel. 766-1002.
La Nueva Posada’s Christmas Day dinner (seatings at 1, 3:30 and 6 p.m.) features Pecan covered Yule cheese log with sesame crackers, a salad of mixed greens, cranberries, apples, toasted sunflower seeds and balsamic vinaigrette, croissant and butter, oven roasted turkey, sage stuffing, whipped potatoes and giblet gravy, whole cranberry sauce, Danish red cabbage, maple glazed yams with almonds, peas, old English Christmas pudding with brandied hard sauce, coffee or tea and an after dinner liqueur for 280 pesos. Donato Guerra 9, Ajijic. Tel. 766-2049.
Manix is offering a Christmas Day buffet with roast turkey, roast pig and all the trimmings including appetizers and dessert for 250 pesos. Ocampo 57, Ajijic. Tel. 766-0061.Roberto’s is offering meals on Christmas Eve (5-9 p.m.) and Christmas Day (2-7 p.m.). On Noche Buena you can pick from the regular menu as well as roast turkey or ham with all the trimmings, 160 pesos, broiled NY strip, 270 pesos, duckling al orange, 275 pesos, stuffed lobster thermador, 350 pesos or red wine and apricot loin of lamb, 250 pesos. All entrees are served with fresh crab bisque and holiday salad. Christmas Day you can also choose from the regular menu or enjoy roast turkey or honey pineapple glazed ham for 170 pesos. On the highway in West Ajijic. Tel. 766-1616.
Salvador’s puts on a great Christmas Day buffet, 2 to 6 p.m., including roast stuffed turkey or roast ham with all the trimmings, Waldorf, green and pasta salads, corn bread, pumpkin and pecan pies along with several other desserts, a glass of house wine, beer or Margarita, iced tea or soft drink and coffee for 180 pesos. On the highway in Bugamilias Plaza next to El Torito supermarket. Tel. 766-2301.
Yves’ is offering a free glass of champagne with your Christmas Eve meal. Carretera West, Ajijic (next to Dental Express). Tel. 766-3565. Open until 8:30 p.m.
Thor’s (formerly Bubba’s) is offering Christmas dinner on December 24 from noon to 8 p.m. He offers up turkey and ham with yummy side dishes for 195 pesos. Riberas Del Pilar 101 (next to S&S Auto) Cel. (331) 319-6185.
We’re sure there are other restaurants in the area serving up special Christmas fare, so ask around. Reservations are most likely needed for all of the above listings.
If you absolutely must cook, run down to Joe’s Puritan Poultry in Riberas del Pilar and get your turkey before he sells out. Tel. 765-4399.
You also might call chefs Georgina and Peter and order your old English Christmas fruit cake. There’s a limit of 80 being made. Tel. 765-4412.