Naples’ BALEEN Restaurant at LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort invites guests and locals alike to indulge in gourmet Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve buffets for the holidays.
Thanksgiving Buffet
Offered on Thanksgiving Day from 12 – 9 p.m.
$105 per person // $25 for kids ages 4-12 // complementary for kids age 4 and under
Buffet-style menu including
Salads & Starters (highlights include butternut squash bisque, autumn garden salad bar, antipasto display)
Iced Seafood Display (highlights include pink gulf shrimp, east & west coast oysters, calamari salad, smoked salmon display)
Carving Stations (highlights include herb & maple glazed Vermont turkey, peppercorn-crusted roast sirloin of beef, pata negra jamon iberico de bellota)
Chef Attended Stations
12 – 4 p.m.: farm fresh eggs & omelets, traditional eggs benedict, griddled vanilla French toast, and more
4 – 9 p.m.: penne, fusilli, cavatappi pasta with various sauces, pesto, grilled chicken, shrimp, mushrooms, etc.
Hot Buffet (highlights include pepper-seared salmon fillet, herb-roasted cobia, Mom’s mashed potatoes, honey-cinnamon baked sweet potatoes)
Sweets Table (highlights include assorted pies, cakes and pastries, macaroons, custards)
Christmas Buffet
Offered on Christmas Day from 12 – 9 p.m.
$105 per person // $25 for kids ages 4-12 // complementary for kids age 4 and under
Buffet-style menu including:
Salads & Starters (highlights include Baleen Caesar salad, burrata & heirloom tomato salad, baby arugula and poached pear)
Iced Seafood Display (highlights include pink gulf shrimp, east & west coast oysters, calamari salad, smoked salmon display)
Carving Stations (highlights include pepper-crusted tenderloin of beef, guava-glazed pork tenderloin, pata negra jamon iberico de bellota)
Chef Attended Stations
12 – 3 pm: farm fresh eggs & omelets, traditional eggs benedict, griddled vanilla French toast, and more
4 – 9 pm: penne, torchio and cavatappi pasta with various sauces, pesto, Italian sausage, grilled chicken, shrimp, mushrooms, etc.
Hot Buffet (highlights include blackened Florida gulf grouper, lump crab cakes, chicken roulade)
Sweets Table (highlights include assorted pies, cakes and pastries, macaroons, custards)
New Year’s Eve Party & Buffet
December 31, 2016 at 9 p.m.
$275 per person (includes midnight Champagne toast and party favors)
Live Music – “The Malibu Band” with full dance floor
Buffet-style menu including:
Garden Small Plates & Martini Station (highlights include lobster cobb martini, latin waldorf salad, charcuterie & cheese)
Iced Seafood Station (highlights include pink gulf shrimp, east & west coast oysters, select American caviar, assorted sushi)
Pasta Station (highlights include lobster mac & cheese, torchio duckaroni)
Prime Boards (highlights include roast tenderloin of beef, braised beef short ribs, duck fat roasted heirloom potatoes)
Prime Beach (highlights include Maine lobster tails, U-8 gulf shrimp, grilled cobia)
Prime Finishes (highlights include key lime tarts, assorted truffles, baklava, bourbon pecan tarts)
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