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
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 raisin compote or warm chocolate cake
Address: 100 W Tahquitz Road | $145++ per guest. | Menu & Reservations
Credit: Laure Joliet
Copley's
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
Address: 601 N Palm Canyon Drive | $98 pp Served 3 - 8:30 pm | Menu & Reservations
Kaiser Grille
Dec. 24, 2025 - 3-Course Prix Fixe or A La Carte Dinner
- Starter: Butternut Squash Bisque or Mushroom soup, and classic Caesar or Winter Field Greens.
- Entree: 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. There is also a 3-course kids menu.
Address: 1100 N Palm Canyon Road | Reservations & Menu
Melvyn's at Engleside Estate
Dec. 25, 2025
The Christmas dinner menu features a variety of appetizers, entrees, and side dishes from their main menu.
Address: 200 W. Ramon Road | Menu & Reservations
Eight4Nine
Dec. 25, 2025 - 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.
Address: 849 N Palm Canyon Drive | $78 for adults and $39 for kids under 12. | Reservations
Purple Room
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.
Address: 1900 E Palm Canyon Drive | $99 pp | Menu & Reservations
Freddie's Kitchen
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.
Address: 2323 N Palm Canyon Drive | Seating: 2 - 8 pm. $82 pp | Reservations
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Holiday Dining
Dec. 25, 2025 & Jan. 1, 2026 - 3-Course Prix Fixe
Pines Cafe:
- 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).
- Entrees include ham, vegetarian lasagna, and turkey
Peaks Restaurant:
- Christmas Day dining begins at 11 am and is $89 per adult. A separate $39 menu for children ages 3-10. The tram fare is not included.
- Christmas menu entrees include Roast duck, seared salmon, and filet mignon.
- New Year's Day service will include the regular menu.
Reservations are recommended. Please call 760-325-4537 or visit the Tram's website to reserve your table.
Johannes
Christmas Eve & Day Dinner - 3-Course Menu
Main entree selections include Wiener Schnitzel, seared scallops, beef tenderloin, and Maine lobster tail, seared halibut, venison loin, or half maple-glazed duck.
Address: 196 S Indian Canyon Drive | $145 pp Served 4 - 9 pm | Reservation
Johnny Costa's
Christmas Eve, Special à la carte Menu
Note: Menu not yet posted
Address: 440 S Palm Canyon Drive | Served 5 - 9:30 pm | Reservation
Chi Chi at the Avalon
Christmas Dinner
- Starters: Winer greens salad, tuna tataki, or roasted squash soup
- Entree: New York steak, roasted squash, ailine chicken, salmon
Address: 415 S Belardo Road | Menu & Reservation
King's Highway at Ace Hotel & Swim Club
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.
Address: 701 E Palm Canyon Drive $55 pp | Reservations
Escena Grill
Open Christmas Eve & Day
Delightful California cuisine, classic Palm Springs Mid Century Modern architecture, and spectacular mountain views combine to make the Escena Lounge & Grill so remarkable.
Address: 1100 Clubhouse View Drive | Open 7 am - 2 pm | Reservations & Menu
Churrasco Brazilian Steakhouse
Christmas Day Dinner
Open Christmas Day and serving a full Rodizio dinner, including 17 all-you-can-eat cuts of meat. Select cuts of beef, chicken, pork, and lamb are served hot off the rotisserie grill and sliced tableside from skewers. The gourmet buffet has hors d'oeuvres, fresh salads, hot sides, and main dishes. Everything is labeled for special diets.
Address: 450 S Palm Canyon Drive | Serving 5 - 8 pm | Reservations
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