Where to Eat on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve in Wayland and Nearby

Coach Grill

Christmas Eve Menu (seatings, 5 p.m.-10 p.m.)

In addition to steak and seafood favorites such as bone in filet mignon, swordfish steak, jumbo lump crabcakes, and daily rotisserie, Coach Grill will offer:

- Virginia Ham with champagne pineapple cherry sauce. Served with garlic mashed potatoes and spinach soufflé, and browned buttered brussel sprouts.  $24

- Lobster Casserole made with fresh lobster meat, cooked in brandy cream lobster sauce, topped with crabmeat stuffing, Monterrey jack cheese. Served with classic mashed potatoes. $42

New Year’s Eve (seatings, 5 p.m.-11 p.m.)

Bring in 2013 in style. In addition to the regular dinner menu, Coach Grill will offer:

- 10 oz filet mignon topped with lobster scampi. Served over a Portobello demi glaze, with grilled asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes.  $40

- Pan Seared Halibut served over lobster corn soffrito with fingerling potatoes, and a lobster cream sauce. $42

Prime131

Christmas Eve (seating, 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.)
The full dinner menu will be available and specials are yet to be determined.

New Year's Eve (seating, 5 p.m.-10:30 p.m.)
The full dinner menu will be available and specials are yet to be determined, but rack of lamb and double-stuffed lobster are contenders to make the specials menu as you ring in the New Year.

Bistro20

Christmas Eve (seating UNTIL 4:30 p.m.)

There is no special menu planned for Christmas Eve.

New Year's Eve (open until 1 a.m.)

This Sudbury restaurant will be serving a special New Year's Eve prix fixe menu for two. For $100, guests will enjoy: One appetizer to share, two side salads, two entrees from a selection of four to five options, a dessert to share, two glasses of wine and a botle of champagne.

Longfellow's Wayside Inn

Christmas Eve (serving breakfast and lunch only; reservations required for lunch)

New Year's Eve (seatings after 5 p.m. enjoy a special menu)

The inn will offer a special New Year's Eve menu to guests dining after 5 p.m. The menu includes a variety of options including prime rib, mahi mahi and scallops as well as a traditional surf and turf option and several other items. (The full menu is included as a PDF with this article)

Bullfinch's Restaurant

Christmas Eve -- Bullfinch's will be CLOSED on Chritmas Eve

New Year's Eve (seatings from 5 p.m.-10 p.m.)

The menu for New Year's Eve has not yet been determined, but the reservations are already coming in, a representative with the restaurant told Patch.