Family and friends can gather together for festive Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Sequoia Company of Restaurants’ four iconic hotspots — Teahouse in Stanley Park, Seasons in the Park, Cardero’s and The Sandbar — this holiday season.
In addition to à-la-carte menus of West Coast-inspired favourites available at all four locations, the festive lineup for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve celebrations includes:
SEASONS IN THE PARK
West 33rd Ave. in Queen Elizabeth Park
Seasons will showcase a special Christmas Eve Menu on Tuesday, Dec. 24th that features a choice of Appetizer (Butternut Squash Soup, Harvest Salad or Seasons Mushrooms), Entrée (Oven-Roasted Turkey, Prime Rib, Seafood Duo of Grilled Steelhead Salmon and Garlic Prawns or Butternut Squash Ravioli) and Dessert (Pumpkin Bread Pudding or Chocolate Truffle Cake) for $72 per person plus tax and gratuity.
On Christmas Day (Wednesday, Dec. 25th), guests can celebrate with a menu that includes an Amuse(Lobster Cake with Truffle Aioli) choice of Appetizer (Butternut Squash Soup, Harvest Salad, Seasons Stuffed Mushrooms or Beef Carpaccio), Palate Cleanser (Pear Sorbet), Entrée (Oven Roasted Turkey, Prime Rib, Ponzu-Marinated Sablefish or Butternut Squash Ravioli) and Dessert (Pumpkin Bread Pudding or Chocolate Truffle Cake) for $109 per person plus tax and gratuity.
For New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 31st), Seasons will offer a set menu for $99 per person plus tax and gratuity that includes an Amuse (seared scallop, avocado pesto), choice of Appetizer (Seasons Crab and Shrimp Stuffed Mushrooms, Beef Carpaccio, Beet & Burrata or Lobster Bisque), Palate Cleanser (Raspberry Sorbet), Entrée (7oz Steak & Lobster Tail, Chilean Seabass & Prawns or Duck Duo of Brome Lake Duck Confit and Breast) and Dessert (Chocolate Cake with vanilla gelato and raspberry coulis or New York Cheesecake with berry compote and caramel sauce).
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TEAHOUSE IN STANLEY PARK
7501 Stanley Park Drive
The Teahouse Christmas Eve menu (Tuesday, Dec. 24th) offers a choice of Appetizer (Carrot Butternut Squash Soup, Teahouse Stuffed Mushrooms or Harvest Salad), Entrée (Slow Roasted Prime Rib, Roasted Turkey, Crab Crusted Ling Cod or Butternut Squash Ravioli) and Dessert (Strawberry Buche de Noel, Opera Cake or Crème Brûlée) for $72 per person plus tax and gratuity.
The Teahouse Christmas Day menu on Wednesday, Dec. 25th is available for $109 per person plus tax and gratuity and features an Amuse of Shrimp Arancini with Roma Tomato Sauce followed by a choice of Appetizer (Carrot Butternut Squash Soup, Teahouse Stuffed Mushrooms, Pepper Crusted Beef Carpaccio or Harvest Salad), Palate Cleanser (Compressed Watermelon with feta and balsamic glaze),Main (Slow Roasted Prime Rib, Roasted Turkey, Pan-Seared Duck Breast, Seafood Trio of Steelhead Salmon, Prawns and Scallop or Butternut Squash Ravioli) and Dessert (Strawberry Buche de Noel, Opera Cake or Crème Brûlée).
Guests can ring in 2025 in fine style at The Teahouse on New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 31st) courtesy of a prix-fixe menu featuring an Amuse (Smoked Salmon Mousse, cream cheese, dill), choice of Appetizer (Lobster Bisque, Radicchio Arugula Salad, Teahouse Stuffed Mushrooms or Beef Tartare),Palate Cleanser (Lemon Sorbet with Mint Coulis), Main (Steak Oscar, Salmon Wellington or Charbroiled Rack of Lamb and Wild Mushrooms) and Dessert (Torta Milano, Dulce de Leche Apple Tart or Sticky Toffee Pudding).
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CARDERO’S RESTAURANT
1583 Coal Harbour Quay
In addition to an à-la-carte menu on Christmas Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 24th), Cardero’s will showcase a special feature of Oven-Roasted Turkey (roasted light and dark meat, buttery mashed potatoes, herb stuffing, autumn vegetables, turkey gravy, traditional cranberry orange sauce) for $38 per person plus tax and gratuity.
On New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 31st), Cardero’s will offer an à-la-carte menu including Starters such as Lobster Bisque (lobster, snipped chives, crème fraiche), $21; Stuffed Mushrooms (crab and shrimp blend with cream cheese, scallions & Gruyère gratinée), $18; and Beef Carpaccio (thinly sliced beef tenderloin, pickled shimeji mushrooms, shaved Parmesan, grainy mustard aioli, truffle oil, microgreens), $25; Entrées like 10oz Slow Roasted Prime Rib (Yukon gold mashed potatoes, broccolini, jumbo Yorkshire pudding, foie gras compound butter, red wine demi glace), $60; Lobster Thermidor (brandy lobster cream sauce, Gruyère gratinée, Béarnaise), $75; and Lasagna alla Norma (layers of eggplant, zucchini & porcini mushrooms, bechamel, spinach, caramelized onions, ricotta), $35: and Tiramisu (mascarpone mousse, Kahlua and espresso soaked lady fingers, cocoa), $15, for dessert.
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THE SANDBAR
1535 Johnston Street, Granville Island
In addition to a Christmas Eve à-la-carte menu on Tuesday, Dec. 24th, The Sandbar will also offer a special feature of Oven-Roasted Turkey (hard-carved white & dark meat, garlic mashed potatoes, traditional stuffing, roasted Brussels sprouts, honey glazed carrots) for $38 per person plus tax and gratuity.
The Sandbar’s New Year’s Eve menu (Tuesday, Dec. 31st) showcases an à-la-carte selection that includes starters such as a Dynamite Sushi Cone for Two (crispy prawn, avocado, cucumber, spicy sauce, tobiko), $20; Lobster Bisque (Parmesan croutons), $15; and Salmon Gravlax (dill crème fraiche, pickled beets, capers, lemon vinaigrette, focaccia), $24; Mains like Seafood Trio (grilled miso marinated sablefish, chili-garlic prawns, seared scallop, coconut rice, seasonal vegetables), $58; Steak & Lobster (grilled 6oz tenderloin, lobster tail, Béarnaise, crispy rösti potato, seasonal vegetables) for $69; or Wild Mushroom Risotto (basil pesto, shaved Parmesan), $35; as well as Desserts including Cherry Chocolate Lava Cake (vanilla gelato), $13; or Pistachio Panna Cotta (pistachio praline), $13.
Reservations for holiday dinner services at all four Sequoia Company of Restaurants establishments can be made online by visiting vancouverdine.com.