What time does your family sit down on Thanksgiving? In Paradise Valley this year, that one answer rules out more resort tables than price does. The resort Thanksgiving tables in town run from $135 to $189 per adult for Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026. That's a $54 spread across five very different dining rooms. Their hours range much more widely. One serves only until 2 p.m. Another doesn't open its Thanksgiving seatings until 2 p.m. Three run all day until 8. Plan around the clock first and the rest of the decision gets simpler.
The schedule actually starts the night before.
Wednesday night at Cortijo Plaza
Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia holds its 18th annual Thanksgiving Eve celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 25, from 6 p.m. to midnight at Cortijo Plaza, with music, dancing and cocktails. Tickets are limited and the resort asks guests to reserve in advance.
The timing matters for Thursday. Omni's own Thanksgiving dinner at Prado doesn't begin until 2 p.m. the next day, so you can go late on Wednesday and still have a slow morning on Thursday. Both events are on the same property, about 20 hours apart.
Thursday morning: the lawn, then a brunch with a hard stop
Mountain Shadows opens the day with a Thanksgiving Day bootcamp on its lawn at 9 a.m. Tickets cost $20 and include self-parking. If you'd rather start with a race, the Scottsdale Turkey Trot 5K steps off at 8:30 a.m. from Embassy Suites Scottsdale at 5001 N. Scottsdale Road. Walkers and strollers are welcome, and a wellness festival follows.
Either one leads naturally into the earliest table in town. JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn runs a Thanksgiving brunch at Rita's Cantina from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It's a buffet with traditional holiday dishes, seafood, carving stations, brunch specialties and bottomless mimosas, along with entertainment and family activities.
Rita's Cantina has the highest adult price in this group at $189, plus a 20% service charge. The children's pricing is the most detailed of any of these resorts: $79 for ages 3 to 12, and free for 2 and under. For a family with toddlers, that free tier and a meal that ends by 2 p.m. may count for more than the $189 headline. The afternoon stays open for naps, football or the drive home.
The 2 p.m. start at Prado
Prado at Omni Montelucia takes the opposite approach. Its Thanksgiving dinner runs from 2 to 7 p.m. It's a four-course meal with a festive amuse and bread service for $155 per person, with special pricing for children under 12. Reservations are limited.
It's the only resort table in town that starts in the afternoon, which suits a particular kind of day. If family flies in Wednesday night, or the morning belongs to a game or a hike, a 2 p.m. start lets everyone arrive without rushing. The 7 p.m. close also means nobody is still at the table past dark.
Three dining rooms that run until 8
Most of the choice is in the late-morning-to-evening slot, and here the menus decide it more than the clock. The table includes Andaz Scottsdale's Weft & Warp as the lower-priced option at that same hour.
| Dining room | Thanksgiving hours | Adult price | Child price | Mains on the menu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearth '61, Mountain Shadows | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. | $159 | $35, ages 12 and under | Two Wash Ranch slow-roasted turkey |
| Elements, Sanctuary Camelback Mountain | 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. | $175 | $55, ages 12 and under | Turkey roulade, beef tenderloin, scallops, snapper Veracruz |
| LON's, The Hermosa Inn | Noon to 8 p.m. | $135 | $35, ages 4 to 12 | Roasted turkey, Chilean seabass, Wagyu short rib, grilled venison |
| Weft & Warp, Andaz Scottsdale | Noon to 8 p.m. | $95++ | $40, ages 12 and under | Turkey, prime rib, salmon, cauliflower or lobster pappardelle |
At Hearth '61, the draw is the turkey itself. Mountain Shadows says its Two Wash Ranch birds were raised specially for the restaurant. The first course includes a choice of McClendon's Farm organic fall squash soup or a harvest Caesar with maple bacon and manchego. Prices are plus tax and gratuity, and the resort requires a $25 deposit per person. Parties larger than four book by phone at 480.624.5458.
Elements at Sanctuary serves the most Southwestern menu of the group. The turkey roulade comes with mole estofado, and the scallops come with green zucchini mole and salsa criolla. Dessert choices include a spiced cranberry tart and a pumpkin cheesecake on honey wheat shortbread. At $175 it costs $40 more than LON's. The menu goes in a different direction from a classic turkey plate, and so does the mountainside room.
LON's at The Hermosa Inn, at 5532 N. Palo Cristi Road, is the least expensive resort table in town at $135. It also has the widest range of mains, from roasted turkey to grilled venison, with desserts that include a pecan pie tart, pumpkin cheesecake and apple cider bread pudding. Reservations are required, according to Arcadia News' November dining roundup. If your group mixes turkey loyalists with people who want something else entirely, LON's has room for both.
El Chorro, the longtime Paradise Valley restaurant, is also serving a three-course Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 26, with reservations through OpenTable.
All of these prices are the resorts' listed rates, and most exclude tax and gratuity, so the final check will be higher than the numbers above.
When the table is at home, count back from the pickup day
The same timing logic applies if you're hosting. For a home dinner, what matters is when each order closes and when you collect it. Here are the to-go options still open on Nov. 19, in the order their deadlines arrive:
- Miracle Mile Deli, 4433 N. 16th St. Orders close Nov. 21. Pickup is Nov. 25. The menu includes a $245 family feast for six to eight, individual turkey dinners, homemade sides and whole pies.
- The Gladly, 2201 E. Camelback Road. Orders close Nov. 23. Pickup is Nov. 25. Chef-prepared sides each serve four to six, including mashed potatoes, sausage stuffing, turkey gravy, cranberry-walnut sauce, roasted vegetables, the Original Chopped Salad and rosemary-sage focaccia.
- Hearth '61 at Mountain Shadows. Orders close at 5 p.m. on Nov. 24. Pickup is Thanksgiving Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., curbside or at the Hearth '61 bar.
Mountain Shadows is the only option on that list that hands food over on Thanksgiving itself. That makes it the one to choose if your refrigerator is already full on Wednesday. The meal is $84 per person and $42 for ages 12 and under. Each portion includes half a pound each of the Two Wash Ranch turkey, chorizo cornbread stuffing and Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, plus country gravy, orange cranberry relish, buttered green beans and two Parker House rolls. Pies are extra: pumpkin with orange Chantilly cream for $38, or butterscotch pecan for $50.
Arcadia Meat Market at 3950 E. Indian School Road sells pasture-raised local turkeys starting at $9.50 a pound, along with house-made sides, charcuterie and cheeses. Chompie's at 9301 E. Shea Blvd. offers a Traditional to-go feast for $319 and up, with an oven-roasted turkey, sides and two 9-inch pies, and a Basic dinner for $269 and up. It also serves Thanksgiving dinner in the restaurant on the 26th.
For a group of 12, the math is simple. Twelve adults at LON's come to $1,620 before tax and gratuity. Twelve Hearth '61 to-go portions come to $1,008, and you get the same Two Wash Ranch turkey with the rest of the afternoon at home.
At Smith Real Estate, we keep track of what's going on around Lincoln Drive and Camelback the same way we follow the market here, because both shape life in Paradise Valley. If Thanksgiving week gets you thinking about what your own home is worth, Alex and Lesleigh are glad to put together a market valuation whenever it suits your schedule.
