Haven't made New Year's Eve plans? Here are two dozen or so solid options stretching from Plano to Ft. Worth that include everything from mariachi bands and an Elvis impersonator to a six-course menu that features caviar in every dish, plus plenty of the requisite midnight Champagne toasts. (It should go without saying that you should absolutely call ahead for reservations, as NYE gets pretty cray for restaurants — and do get home safely whether it's via a taxi, Uber or a teetotaling friend.)
What better place for cocktail lovers to ring in 2014 than under the watchful guise of bar masters Lucky Campbell and Michael Martensen? The duo will be behind the bar at Abacus serving up champagne punch, a champagne ice luge (!), cold water oysters and Kent Rathbun's famed lobster shooters for a mere $40 per person.
Uptown's newest hot spot with a menu by Tim Love will be open until 1 a.m., and toasting to the New Year with a cocktail by barman Rocco Milano sounds like a mighty fine idea indeed.
Enjoy the sounds of a live jazz trio along with a globally-influenced four-course menu for $75 per person ($40 extra for wine pairings) between 6-7:30 p.m. or an $85 five-course menu (wine pairings and Champagne extra $45) from 9-10:30 p.m. Dishes will include risotto with good-luck collards, duck breast with foie gras, sticky toffee pudding and more.
Oak Cliff's farm-to-table darling will offer an a la carte menu from 5:30-10 p.m.; expect dishes like caviar parfait, "faux gras" pate with crispy duck tongues, and butter-poached lobster from new chef Andrew Bell.
Looking for something to do besides just drinking heavily? Round up a few of your friends and head to this fancy bowling alley for "all you can bowl" from 11 p.m.-2 a.m. with champagne, snacks and party favors for up to 8 people for $100/lane.
Boxwood is catering to lovebirds with a four-course couples menu for $60 per pair, including dishes like sweet potato hummus and a bone-in pork chop, plus a shared dessert and two wine pairings. Call to reserve.
Addison's most underrated chef is offering up a four-course, $69 menu that includes dishes like wild boar tenderloin and Bulgarian feta with pomegranate. Seats from 5-10:30 p.m. with a free champagne toast and party favors at midnight.
The restaurant at the Hotel Palomar will serve a five-course prix fixe dinner from 6-11 p.m. that includes dishes like a surf 'n turf with beef tenderloin and lobster tail (there's also a vegetarian option) for $75 per person, including a champagne toast ($25 extra for wine pairings). After dinner enjoy cocktails and snacks, plus a flamenco guitarist in the lounge area till 1 a.m.
This new Ft. Worth spot from Neighborhood Services alum Marcus Paslay is offering a four-course $80 prix fixe menu that includes an entree choice of duck, lobster or venison. Reservations recommended.
The glitzy downtown steakhouse is offering a three-course menu for $65 with dishes like Wagyu beef carpaccio, grilled octopus with pork belly and dry-aged ribeye; all the items will also be available a la carte. Call to reserve or hit up Opentable.
Dee Lincoln's new shrine to red meat will offer both $50 and $90 four-course prix fixe menus between 6:30 and 9 p.m. (plus a limited regular menu). After dinner, head on over to nearby Bubble Bar for complimentary champagne and party favors.
Dean Fearing's glitzy Ritz-Carlton restaurant is offering two prix-fixe options: From 5:30-7 p.m. three courses for $95 per person, and 7:30-10 p.m. four courses plus a Champagne toast for $195 per person (entrees include beef Wellington, pheasant and more). Both will be followed by no cover charge late-night access to the celebration in the adjoining Rattlesnake Bar.
Chef Patton Robertson will serve a five-course prix fixe dinner with dishes like Peking duck dumplings, local Wagyu strip "2 ways" and more for $175 a person (wine pairings extra $45). Two seatings at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Ring in 2014 at this cozy Lower Greenville institution where chef Danyele McPherson is cooking up a prix fixe three-course dinner for $65, with an option to add wine pairings for $20. The last seating gets a free champagne toast at midnight; reservations available starting at 5 p.m.
The Plano pub popular with beer lovers is hosting a five-course beer dinner with seatings at 6:30 and 8 p.m.; dishes will include seared scallops on a sweet potato-bacon latke, grilled swordfish and butterscotch pudding with Bailey's whipped cream paired with Delirium Tremens, Franconia Smoked Wheat and more for $65 per person.
Trinity Groves' "permanent pop-up" will transform shortly after the New Year, so get a taste of chef Norman Grimm's cooking while you can with a five-course, $99 menu that includes a glass of champagne and dishes such as moscato-braised leg of lamb and marble potatoes with caviar. Glass of champagne included; extra wine pairings for $29.
Shannon Wynne's Klyde Warren Park restaurant is throwing a "pre-Prohibition-themed evening" with three seatings starting at 5 p.m. with special cocktails mixed tableside and a prix-fixe menu. Prices range from $70-85 (plus extra for wine pairings) depending on time; seatings at 5, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Expect the first course to involve a seafood tower with oysters, crawfish thermidor and more.
Tim Love's recently reopened restaurant showcasing wild game and Texan cuisine will serve a four-course prix-fixe menu for $95 (glass of champagne included). Call to reserve.
Besides the regular a la carte menu, the West Village Thai-Vietnamese spot will also offer a five-course chef's tasting menu for $55 per person (including a glass of champagne), or $85 with wine pairings. Reservations are available between 4-10 p.m.
The Fort Worth outpost of Max's will host a Great Gatsby New Year's Eve party with a 1920s-inspired menu (offered alongside the a la carte menu 4 p.m-midnight) to include items like lobster thermidor, blinis with caviar, beef Wellington and baked Alaska. There will also be the requisite midnight champagne toast, and guests who come decked out '20s style will get 15 percent off food. Reservations recommended.
Chef Richard Gras is offering a four-course menu for $80 per person ($40 extra for wine pairings) between 5-7:30 p.m. or an $95 five-course menu (wine pairings and Champagne extra $50) from 8-11 p.m.; there's also a vegetarian option for $55 or $65. Expect dishes like lamb tartare, sunchoke soup, duo of local beef, and a pre-dessert of liquid Champagne truffles with sea salt; there will also be live music by Jennifer Perryman.
Besides the regular menu, Chef Eddy will also be cooking up Thai street food and there will be specials on buckets of beer and half off champagne. There will also be a live band playing a mix of 80s and Thai rock (which actually sounds pretty awesome).
Ring in the New Year with a big fat piece of prime beef? Sure, why not. Pappas Bros. is serving a four-course prix fixe for $98.95; reservations beginning at 4 p.m. (for people who really, really want to get a head start on 2014).
This lively Oak Cliff restaurant is hosting a NYE party starting at 7:30 p.m. that will feature free champagne and party favors, mariachi bands and an Elvis impersonator. Elvis and cabrito? We can hardly think of a better way to ring in the New Year. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
Ring in the New Year with one of best skyline views in the city at this glitzy steakhouse above the Hilton Anatole; a six-course dinner will be sat at 9 p.m. ($150, $225 with wine pairings) and the party kicks off at 10 with DJ Fishr Pryce. Cover charge of $65 begins at 9:30 and includes complimentary cocktail, plus a midnight champagne toast. Limited food served from 10:30-12:30.
Fort Worth's new Spanish tapas joint will offer a four-course prix fixe menu with dishes like butter-poached lobster with foie gras soup and baby artichoke croquetas that includes a glass of champagne for $75. Reservations will be taken between 5:30-9 p.m.
In addition to the regular a la carte menu, chef T.J. Lengnick will also be cooking up specials like oysters with crème fraiche and caviar, sea urchin and black rice risotto, spicy king crab legs, red curry and king crab bisque and Korean BBQ. DJ Andre will be spinning in the upstairs lounge starting at 9 p.m. and a free champagne toast will be offered at midnight. Reservations accepted begin at 5 p.m.
Sissy's is offering a NYE "Bottle & Bucket" special, featuring a bucket of fried chicken and a bottle of Moët for $75 or Moët Rosé for $95. A six-course tasting menu will be available for $80 per person or with wine pairings for $150 per person; he tasting menu will also be offered a la carte, and the regular dinner menu will be available. A complimentary champagne toast will be offered at midnight.
John Tesar's Spoon will ring in 2014 with a special tasting menu foor $125. Tack on wine pairings for an extra $75 or go all out with vintage champagne pairings for an additional $150. The regular menu will also be available.
Stephan Pyles' glorious shrine to Texan cuisine will serve a three course, $60-$85 menu between 6-8:30 p.m., then at 10 p.m. expect live music by Jackson Eli, dancing and party favors (food will available a la carte).
Pyles' flagship restaurant is also getting in on the NYE games with two options: Join us for two seatings at Stephan Pyles: Seatings from 6-7 p.m. will offer a four-course menu for $75 (wine pairings $50 extra), then seatings between 9-10 p.m. will feature a five-course menu for $125 (again, wine pairings $50 extra), followed by a DJ, party favors and a midnight champagne toast.
The Oak Lawn location of TJ's is doing NYE right with a six-course meal that includes premium caviar in every course (even the dessert, a caramel creme brulee); there's also lobster, oysters and sea bass in the cards. $100 per person, starts at 7 p.m.; limited seats left so call to reserve ASAP.
What better place for cocktail lovers to ring in 2014 than under the watchful guise of bar masters Lucky Campbell and Michael Martensen? The duo will be behind the bar at Abacus serving up champagne punch, a champagne ice luge (!), cold water oysters and Kent Rathbun's famed lobster shooters for a mere $40 per person.
Uptown's newest hot spot with a menu by Tim Love will be open until 1 a.m., and toasting to the New Year with a cocktail by barman Rocco Milano sounds like a mighty fine idea indeed.
Enjoy the sounds of a live jazz trio along with a globally-influenced four-course menu for $75 per person ($40 extra for wine pairings) between 6-7:30 p.m. or an $85 five-course menu (wine pairings and Champagne extra $45) from 9-10:30 p.m. Dishes will include risotto with good-luck collards, duck breast with foie gras, sticky toffee pudding and more.
Oak Cliff's farm-to-table darling will offer an a la carte menu from 5:30-10 p.m.; expect dishes like caviar parfait, "faux gras" pate with crispy duck tongues, and butter-poached lobster from new chef Andrew Bell.
Looking for something to do besides just drinking heavily? Round up a few of your friends and head to this fancy bowling alley for "all you can bowl" from 11 p.m.-2 a.m. with champagne, snacks and party favors for up to 8 people for $100/lane.
Boxwood is catering to lovebirds with a four-course couples menu for $60 per pair, including dishes like sweet potato hummus and a bone-in pork chop, plus a shared dessert and two wine pairings. Call to reserve.
Addison's most underrated chef is offering up a four-course, $69 menu that includes dishes like wild boar tenderloin and Bulgarian feta with pomegranate. Seats from 5-10:30 p.m. with a free champagne toast and party favors at midnight.
The restaurant at the Hotel Palomar will serve a five-course prix fixe dinner from 6-11 p.m. that includes dishes like a surf 'n turf with beef tenderloin and lobster tail (there's also a vegetarian option) for $75 per person, including a champagne toast ($25 extra for wine pairings). After dinner enjoy cocktails and snacks, plus a flamenco guitarist in the lounge area till 1 a.m.
This new Ft. Worth spot from Neighborhood Services alum Marcus Paslay is offering a four-course $80 prix fixe menu that includes an entree choice of duck, lobster or venison. Reservations recommended.
The glitzy downtown steakhouse is offering a three-course menu for $65 with dishes like Wagyu beef carpaccio, grilled octopus with pork belly and dry-aged ribeye; all the items will also be available a la carte. Call to reserve or hit up Opentable.
Dee Lincoln's new shrine to red meat will offer both $50 and $90 four-course prix fixe menus between 6:30 and 9 p.m. (plus a limited regular menu). After dinner, head on over to nearby Bubble Bar for complimentary champagne and party favors.
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