Thanksgiving Dining : Leave the Cooking to Someone Else

Need a place to gobble down some turkey this Thanksgiving Day? These three Boston restaurants have you covered.

Legal Sea Foods (all locations including 255 State St., Boston)(Map) is a long-time favorite  special occasion seafood restaurant for legions of local New Englanders, and  they put together a pretty good turkey day spread as well.  The traditional feast will include slow-roasted turkey sausage stuffing, butternut squash, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce  and cost $21.95 for adults, $7.95 children.Their regular menu will also be available .

Stanhope Grille at the Back Bay Hotel (350 Stuart St., Boston)(Map)  is a  lovely, intimate hotel restaurant  that goes out of its way to establish a relaxed atmosphere while offering well-prepared New American food. This Thanksgiving, Stanhope will be offering a three-course prix fixe dinner ($59 adults/$29.50 children 12 and under) with choices. First course possibilities ?  A roasted vegetable soup, a fall salad or cod cakes. The main course selections; roast turkey, roasted salmon and Sweet potato gnocchi also include three sides served family style. For dessert, choose from  the Taza chocolate pot de creme or pumpkin creme brulee.

Aura Restaurant at the Seaport Hotel (One Seaport Lane, Boston)(Map) will be offering a Thanksgiving Day buffet brunch (seatings from 11 AM- 1 PM and 1 PM-3 PM, $65 adults, $24 children) that puts out all the stops. There will be turkey and sirloin stations with all the traditional accompaniments , as well as  other seasonal entrees including a baked sole with a lemon beurre blanc and butternut squash ravioli. The breakfast station offers crab Benedict, french toast ,  chicken apple sausage, and a wild mushroom and goat cheese strudel. Be sure to save room for dessert -there will be mini apple, pecan and pumpkin pies, cheesecake, chocolate mousse and more.

Image Credit: Legal Seafoods