Note: This blog post features holiday dining deals. We’ll be updating this page with the 2025 holiday menus and offers as they are announced.
Palm Springs Holiday Dining
When it comes to creating a sense of old-fashioned Christmas charm, Palm Springs knows just how to deliver. With its retro vibe and timeless elegance, this desert oasis offers a range of dining options that will transport you back to the cherished holiday gatherings of yesteryears. Join us as we explore the delightful world of Christmas holiday dining in Palm Springs, where traditional flavors, classic décor, and warm hospitality come together to create an unforgettable experience reminiscent of a bygone era.
4 Saints @ Kimpton Rowan
100 W Tahquitz Road
Dec. 24 & 25, 2025 - 4 - Course Prix Fixe
- Starter: Burrata cranberry compote, basil, or smoked beet salad
- Appetizer: Choose between Colorado lamb chop or scallops
- Entrée: Choice of roasted duck, prime filet of beef, or halibut
- Dessert: Nougat raisan compote or warm chocolate cake
$145++ per guest.
Credit: Laure Joliet
Copley's
601 N Palm Canyon Drive
Dec. 24, 2025 - 3 Course Prix Fixe
- Starter: Butternut squash, pot stickers, scallops, beet salad, Caesar salad, or wedge salad
- Entree: Seafood fettuccine, prime beef short ribs, prime NY steak, Asian spiced barramundi, salmon, pork chop, or sesame seared tofu.
- Dessert: Chef Andrew's Holiday Dessert
$98 pp Served 3 - 8:30 pm
Kaiser Grille
1100 N Palm Canyon Road
Dec. 24, 2024 - 3 - Course Prix Fixe
- Starter: Butternut Squash Bisque or Mushroom soup are popular Soup choices, and classic Caesar or Winter Field Greens are also popular salad choices.
- Entree: choices include Christmas Mary's Roast Turkey, Sea Scallops and Spinach Risotto, 14—oz Prime Rib of Beef, Lamb Chops with Pistachio Crust, Sea Bass, or Kurobuta Pork Chop.
- Dessert: Cranberry or Pumpkin Cheesecake, Pecan Pie, Apple Pie, or cranberry creme brulee.
Prices vary by entrée selection.
Melvyn's at Engleside Estate
200 W. Ramon Road
Dec. 25, 2025
The Christmas dinner menu features a variety of appetizers, entrees, and side dishes from their main menu.
Zin American Bistro
198 S Palm Canyon Drive
Dec. 25, 2024, 3-Course Prix Fixe
- First Course: Choose from Wild Mushroom Soup, Creamy Seafood Chowder, Escarole Citrus Salad, The Wedge, or Zin Bites.
- Main Course: Pomegranate Bourbon Honey-Glazed Ham, Beef Roast Dinner, Cajun-Spiced Halibut, Half-Roasted Chicken, or Vegan Pot Pie.
- Dessert: Selections include Espresso-Infused Chocolate Mousse, a Duo of Sorbet and vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Cranberry White Chocolate Bread Pudding, or Mindy’s signature chevre cheesecake (with an additional $5).
Served 2 - 8 pm. $85.99 per adult guest. $39.99 for children 10 and younger.
Eight4Nine
849 N Palm Canyon Drive
Dec. 25, 2024, 4 - Course Prix Fixe
- First Course: Fig Vol-Au-Vent (puff pastry appetizer)
- Second Course: Persimmon toast, pomegranate salad, garden greens, or corn & crab chowder.
- Main Entree: English roast, brined duck, roast turkey, port chop, sea bream curry, or braised cabbage.
- Dessert: Chocolate cake (with Frangelico hazelnut liqueur, cranberries, and raspberry coulis), poached pear, gypsy tart, or a selection of gelato or sorbet.
$78 for adults and $39 for kids under 12.
Purple Room
1900 E Palm Canyon Drive
Dec. 24 & 25, 2025, 3-Course Prix Fixe
Enjoy a lavish 3-course dinner and holiday jazz entertainment featuring The Kevin Tokarz Trio.
- Starters: Winter squash soup, a variety of salads, scallops, or shrimp cocktail
- Entrees: You can choose prime rib, pork loin, Scottish salmon, jidori chicken, or vegan lasagne.
- Desserts: Cranberry tart, apple cheesecake, molten cake, or a selection of gelato or sorbet.
$99 pp
Freddie's Kitchen
2323 N Palm Canyon Drive
Dec. 24, 2025, 3-Course Prix Fixe
- Starter: You can choose from crab bisque, petite cassolette d'escargot, or a classic Caesar salad.
- Entree: Chicken breast with mushroom cream, Australian Barramundi al la Plancha, elk medallions, vegetable Wellington, or rack of lamb.
- Dessert: Creme brulee, dark chocolate mousse, or apple bread pudding with caramel anglaise.
Seating 2 - 8 pm. $82 pp
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Holiday Dining
Dec. 25, 2024 & Jan. 1, 2025, 3-Course Prix Fixe
On December 25 and January 1, Ride ’n’ Dine tickets, which include Tram admission and dinner at Pines Café (a cafeteria-style restaurant)—are available for purchase from 8 am to 8 pm. Dinner service begins at 11 am. Combination tickets are $41 for adults and $27.50 for children (ages 3-10).
Peaks Restaurant will serve a special prix fixe holiday dining menu on December 25 and January 1. Holiday dining in Peaks Restaurant begins at 11 am and is $79 for adults. A separate menu for children ages 3-10 is also available. The tram fare is not included. Peaks Restaurant will also serve its regular menu. Reservations are recommended. Please call 760-325-4537 or visit the Tram's website to reserve your table.
Chi Chi at the Avalon
415 S Belardo Road
Christmas Dinner
- Starters: Winer greens salad, tuna tataki, or roasted squash soup
- Entree: New York steak, roasted squash, ailine chicken, salmon
King's Highway at Ace Hotel & Swim Club
701 E Palm Canyon Drive
Christmas Dinner
The Christmas menu includes a Persimmon and Asian Pear Salad, Prime Rib with Au Jus and Horseradish Cream, Confit Heirloom Potatoes, and Honey-Glazed Baby Carrots, finished with a warm Toffee Cake à la Mode.
$55 pp
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