2025-2026 Christmas & New Year's Dining In & Near Clifton Park, NY
Check Out These Dine-In & Takeout Dinner Specials for the Holidays
The holiday season is often associated with stress—from the gifts to the traveling to the decorations. Let us help you take one to-do off your list, and probably the most important thing: the food! Local restaurants in the Clifton Park region and surrounding areas are offering a variety of holiday dining specials for Christmas and New Year's, including delicious dine-in options and convenient, ready-to-heat takeout packages.
Emma Jayne's Restaurant
Christmas Eve (Takeout)
Emma Jayne’s Restaurant is offering a convenient Christmas Eve package designed to simplify holiday hosting with hearty, homemade favorites. Two package sizes are available—one serving 5–7 guests for $249 and another serving 8–10 guests for $299. Each package includes two appetizers: artichoke and spinach dip with corn tortilla chips, and stuffed mushrooms filled with sausage and red peppers.
Guests can then choose 4 entrées from a lineup of classic Italian dishes, including chicken parm, eggplant parm, lasagna, chicken and sausage a la vodka, meatballs, and chicken marsala.
Pickup is scheduled for December 24 between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM, and all orders must be placed by December 19. Reservations can be made by calling 518-982-1526 or contacting the restaurant through Facebook Messenger.
Clifton Park Elks #2466
New Year’s Eve (Dine-In)
The Clifton Park Elks Lodge is hosting its annual Gala New Year’s Eve Party on December 31, offering an evening of dining, live music, and celebration. The event begins at 6:00 PM and features a four-course dinner prepared by Mealchelle’s, including appetizers like charcuterie, stuffed mushrooms, phyllo cups, shrimp cocktail, and a signature salad. Guests will enjoy a choice of prime rib, white fish with bruschetta topping, mashed potato casserole, or roasted broccoli, followed by dessert.
The celebration continues with high-energy live music from Rick and the Shuffle Kings, a three-piece band from the Capital Region performing from 8:00 PM to midnight. Tickets include two drink vouchers for beer, wine, soda, or a well drink, along with whiskey sour and lemon drop punch bowls throughout the night. A champagne toast at midnight rounds out the festivities.
Admission is $55 per person, with prepaid reservations required by December 24, 2025.
Spare Time Clifton Park and City Sports Grille
New Year’s Eve (Dine-In)
Spare Time Clifton Park and City Sports Grille invite guests to ring in 2026 with a fun-filled New Year’s Eve celebration designed for families, groups, and late-night partygoers alike. Each NYE package includes bowling and shoes for up to 6 people on one lane, a fresh pizza, a soft drink pitcher, and a $10 Game Zone card for every guest.
Both daytime parties for kids and late-night sessions for adults and teens are available, offering a festive way to welcome the new year no matter your schedule. Lanes typically sell out quickly, and advance reservations are strongly encouraged.
The Flats Restaurant
Christmas Eve (Dine-In)
The Flats Restaurant in Clifton Park will be open on Christmas Eve from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., offering a welcoming spot for holiday dining. Guests can stop in for comforting favorites and a relaxed atmosphere before the celebrations begin.
Mazzone Hospitality
Christmas Eve (Takeout)
Mazzone Hospitality continues its popular Holidays at Home program in 2025, offering chef-prepared holiday dinners designed to make hosting effortless. Guests can choose from entrées like roasted beef tenderloin, prime rib, roast turkey, or glazed spiral-cut honey baked ham, each package serving up to 10 people with sides and desserts included.
Orders are accepted through December 19, with pickup available December 23–24 at their Clifton Park headquarters and optional delivery within 20 miles for an added fee.
Caputo’s Pizzeria of Clifton Park
Christmas Eve (Takeout)
Caputo’s Pizzeria of Clifton Park is helping make the season merry with holiday catering for office parties, family gatherings, and more. They’ll be open on Christmas Eve from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for catering and pizza pickups, with all orders due by Monday, December 22. Customers can call the shop directly for details and to reserve their holiday spread.
Eddie & Mario’s
Christmas Eve (Takeout)
Eddie & Mario’s is offering an extensive Christmas Eve catering menu, making it easy to serve a crowd with classic Italian dishes, seafood specialties, and a wide selection of trays and platters. Options include crowd-pleasers like chicken marsala, eggplant parmigiana, baked ziti, lasagna, shrimp scampi, and lobster ravioli, along with select seafood items such as lobster bisque, fried haddock, mini lobster rolls, and jumbo shrimp cocktail. Seafood orders must be placed by December 19.
Half and full trays are available across the menu, allowing hosts to customize portions for gatherings of any size. Additional platters including cold cuts, stuffed breads, chicken tenders, mac and cheese balls, mozzarella sticks, and cannoli provide easy add-ons for holiday entertaining.
Christmas Eve pickup is offered from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at their Route 9 location in Clifton Park. Orders can be placed by calling (518) 280-6372 or emailing eatedfs@gmail.com
The Edison Club
Christmas Eve (Takeout)
The Edison Club in Rexford is offering a variety of Christmas Dinner To-Go options and holiday party platters to help simplify your seasonal hosting. Guests can preorder full dinner packages that serve 8–10, or choose from trays of cookies, dips, deli platters, and more, with pickup available through December 24. Orders require advance notice, and both members and non-members can call 518-399-2393 ext. 302 to reserve their selections.
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