Holiday Dining at Rider

’Tis the season to feast, and at Rider, we don’t do holiday dining halfway. From Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve, our chefs are serving up Pacific Northwest seafood, wood-fired meats, and festive flavors worth loosening your belt for. Whether it’s a bountiful buffet, an elegant Christmas feast, or a celebratory brunch in downtown Seattle, each menu is designed for gathering, indulging, and making the season deliciously memorable. Explore our holiday menus and reserve your spot on OpenTable today. 

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  • Christmas Brunch Buffet

    Santa Full Experience

    $95 | Sunday December 21st | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM


    Build Your Own Omelet Station

    LAND
    Parmigiano, cheddar, goat cheese, gorgonzola

    FARM
    Bacon, pork sausage, chicken sausage

    OCEAN
    Dungeness crab, smoked salmon, poached prawns

    GARDEN
    Baby spinach, cherry tomato, maitake mushroom, avocado


    Carving Station

    Serve with Roasted Heirloom Potato

    Mustard & Coriander Crusted Petite Fillet Mignon

    Christmas Bone in Stapler Ham, Honey, Purple Mustard

    Lightly Smoked Cedar Plank Salmon, Serve with Ikura & Clementine Beurre Blanc


    North Pole Raw Bar Display

    Traditional Accompaniments


    Brunch Favorites

    LOBSTER CHOWDER
    applewood smoked bacon, tarragon, absinthe

    FESTIVE CHOPPED SALAD
    pomegranate & apple cider vinaigrette, mint, bacon

    SANTA EGGS BENEDICT
    poached egg, sturgeon caviar, lemon hollandaise, English muffin, tarragon

    TRADITIONAL BENEDICT
    poached egg, stapler ham, Aleppo chili hollandaise


    Sweet

    Hot Chocolate & Festive Dessert Bar

    Marshmallows, frosty cotton candy, candy cane, miniature festive desserts

    Holiday miniature dessert & french macaroons

    Olympic mountain gelato & sorbet

    Bowl of mix berry with cultured crème fraiche

    Dark chocolate mousse, candy cane gelato, brown butter


    (gf) can be made gluten free (df) can be made dairy free

    This Is a Cashless Establishment | Executive Chef Riccardo Bilotta

    *items marked with an asterisk may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your riskof foodborne illness.Please note a 20% service charge will be added to each bill and distributed to the team working in the restaurant.

  • Christmas Eve

    Specials

    MAINE LOBSTER CHOWDER 19
    smoked bacon, absinthe, tarragon, Yukon gold potato

    GRILLED OCTOPUS 27
    romesco, salsa Verde, water cress

    DUNGENESS CRAB SALAD M.P.
    green apple, crème fraiche, cucumber Agua Chile, red endives

    BOUILLABAISSE FOR TWO 78
    scallops, salmon, prawns, clams, mussels, traditional tomato & saffron broth, charred sourdough

  • Christmas Day

    Three Courses Christmas Day Feast

    Served Family Style

    12:00 AM - 8:00 PM | $95


    FIRST

    PARKER HOUSE ROLLS
    maple syrup compounded butter

    RAW BAR PLATEAU

    FESTIVE CHICKORY SALAD
    pomegranate, radicchio, candy walnut,ricotta salata, champagne vinaigrette

    WINTER SUNCHOKES& MUSHROOM SOUP
    brown butter, herbed ricotta, brioche crotons


    SECOND

    SLOW ROASTED BONE IN PRIME RIB
    rosemary crusted, black pepper,grain mustard and peppercorn jus

    PÉRIGORD BLACK TRUFFLE

    WHIPPED POTATO

    ROASTED OYSTER MUSHROOM
    sofrito, rib jus

    BLISTERED GREEN BEANS
    garlic confit, mint,


    DESSERT

    Assorted Festiveminiature Dessert

  • NYE Specials

    RIDER SEAFOOD TOWER 160
    12 oysters, 6 prawns, Hamachi crudo,whole citrus poached lobster, 8 Penn Cove mussels, Japanese uni, king crab

    CAULIFLOWER VELOUTÉ 28
    brown butter, jalapeno, King crab crudo,osetra caviar, espelette

    FOIE GRAS TERRINE 33
    plum & vanilla chutney, hazelnut, brioche

    MAINE LOBSTER CAVATELLI 48
    sauce americane, saffron, pomodoro,calabrian chili, basil

    HANDMADE PAPPARDELLE M.P.
    fresh Perigourd black truffle, black pepper jus, cured egg yolk, parmigiano

    TOURNEDOS ROSSINI 88
    6 oz fillet mignon, seared foie gras,shaved black truffle, brioche

  • Thanksgiving Day

    Feast in The Dining Room Buffet

    $105 | 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM


    Harvest Buffet Selections

    FRESHLY BAKED ASSORTED BREADS
    maple syrup whipped butter

    FESTIVE CHOPPED SALAD
    pomegranate, apple cider vinaigrette, parmigiano

    ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH & BROWN BUTTER SOUP
    whipped crème fraiche

    BLACK TRUFFLE & HONEYWHIPPED SWEET POTATO

    TRADITIONAL STUFFING
    roasted Italian chestnut, pork sausage, squash. Black truffle, brioche crotons

    ROSEMARY AND BLACK GARLIC

    GLAZED CREMINI MUSHROOM
    fried sage

    CONFIT OF TURKEY LEGS SALAD
    crispy brussels sprouts, champagne& mustard vinaigrette

    GREEN BEANS CASSEROLE
    herbed bechamel, parmigiano

    ROASTED DELICATA SQUASH RAVIOLI
    pork sausage ragu’, oregano, pecorino


    Carving Station

    SAGE & GARLIC TURKEY ROAST
    Honey & cinnamon glaze ham, mustard, horseradish

    ACCOMPANIMENTS
    Lemon & sage turkey gravy | Black pepper & cranberries chutney


    Sweet

    Festive assorted miniature display | Assorted traditional Thanksgiving cakes | Miniature pumpkin gelato cart


    Signature Libations 20

    BABA YAGA
    absolut citron, cointreau, lemon, lavender, honey

    BEOWULF
    gin, green chartreuse, luxardo sour cherry, lemon

    LOKI
    aquavit, meletti anissetta, elderflower,chambord, lemon, bubbles

    PAPA LEGBA
    dark rum, cachaca, lime,banana-ube syrup, pineapple

    SUZAKU
    sesame-infused Japanese whiskey, chili oil, demerara, orange bitters

    NAGUAL
    mezcal, luxardo sour cherry, lemon, orange bitters

    CHUPACABRA
    Codigo rosa tequila, lemon, strawberry-basil shrub, fizz

    SHIVA
    pear brandy, apricot nectar, falernum, lemon, thyme-honey syrup


    Zero-Proof 18

    ANUBIS
    pathfinder n/a amaro, hibiscus, lemon,ginger beer

    PERSEPHONE
    pomegranate, pineapple, orange, orgeat

    GUINEVERE
    strawberry-basil shrub, lime, fizz

    DISCORDIA
    n/a aperol spritz, zero-proof apertif,n/a prosecco

    Sparkling + Rosé by The Glass

    MIONETTO PROSECCO | 19
    Veneto, Italy

    CREMANT DE LOIRE BRUT ROSÉ | 17
    Loire, France

    PORTILLO ROSÉ OF MALBEC | 12
    Mendoza, Argentina

    MARQUE DE CACERES BRUT CAVA | 15
    Cava, Spain

    White by The Glass

    VIONTA ALBARINO | 17
    Vionta Vineyards, Rias Baixas, Spain

    FRENCH BLUE SAUVIGNON BLANC | 14
    French Blue Vineyards, Bordeaux, France

    COOPER MOUNTAIN PINOT GRIS BLEND | 18
    Hama Hama, Hood River Delille Cellars Chaleur Blanc | 21Delille Cellars, Woodinville, WA

    J CHARDONNAY | 18
    J Vineyards, Monterey-Sonoma-Napa County, CA

    Red by The Glass

    TALBOTT PINOT NOIR | 16
    Kali Hart Vineyards, Monterey, CA

    TREBBIO CHIANTI SUPERIORE | 17
    Castello Del Trebbio, Tuscany, Italy

    GROSGRAIN GSM RED BLEND | 16
    Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Grosgrain, Walla Walla, WA

    DELILLE “D2” RED BLEND | 26
    Delille Cellars, Woodinville, WA

    INDIAN WELLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON | 17
    Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Valley, WA

    Draft Beer

    LOCAL LEGEND HARD CIDER
    Schilling Family Brewing, Seattle, 5.2%

    BAVARIAN HEFEWEIZEN
    Silvercity, Bremerton, 5.5%

    ROWDY + DICK AMBER ALE
    E9 Brewing, Tacoma, 6.2%

    MANNY’S PALE ALE
    Georgetown Brewing, Seattle, 5.4%

    LITTLE TOWN LAGER
    Backwoods Brewing, Columbia Valley, 4.5%

    REALIZE REAL LIES IPA
    E9 Brewing, Tacoma, 6.5%

    PFRIEM PILSNER
    Pfriem Brewing, Hood River, 4.9%

    BATSQUATCH HAZY IPA
    Rogue Brewing, Portland, 6.7%

    GUAVA DAWN SOUR ALE
    Urban Family Brewing, Seattle, 6%

    Bottled + Canned Beer

    RAINIER
    Rainier Brewing, Seattle, 4.6%

    HEINEKEN
    Heineken N.v., Netherlands, 5%

    BODHIZAFA
    Georgetown Brewing, Seattle, 6.9%

    COORS LIGHT
    Molson-Coors, Chicago, 4.2%

    RUN WILD N/A IPA
    Athletic Brewing, Milford, <0.5%

    CORONA
    Grupo Modelo, Mexico, 4.5%

    PACIFICO
    Grupo Modelo, Mexico, 4.5%