Teresa W.
Yelp
Knowing that we would find ourselves in town on Thanksgiving I knew I had to find somewhere for a proper Thanksgiving dinner. I did some research ahead of time and decided on Galupi's based solely on the menu,
The place itself is lovely. They have both indoor and outdoor seating. We sat outside as we always love when we can dine Al fresco.
We arrived at our reservation time and there was some minor confusion as they were relocating the check in area. It was sorted quickly and we were seated promptly.
The staff was amazing. For having to work a holiday everyone was super friendly. We had two managers come around and ask how we were doing and got to chat with one for a bit. Our server was also very present and friendly. No one seemed bothered at all that they were working on a holiday.
They actually had the buffet lines set out in a couple different areas. There was one outside and one inside. Both had the same dishes. There was a salad section with a few different pre mixed salads, some cheese, meat and veggie sticks, Ahi Tuna and salmon. There were carvers for the turkey, ham and prime rib. But, the turkey and ham were also on the buffet line as well. Traditional sides and some non-traditional ones were plentiful: green bean casserole, mashed candied yams, mashed redskins, stuffing, broccoli and cheese and rigatoni with meat sauce. There was gravy for the turkey, glaze for the ham and au jus and horseradish for the prime rib. Dessert consisted of bread pudding, apple, pecan or pumpkin pie and a couple different kinds of cookies.
The food was good overall, but not great. And it was a little inconsistent between buffet lines. For example, the turkey from the inside line tasted more like a traditional roasted turkey where the outside line was more like a deli type of turnkey. The green beans inside were harder and didn't really taste like the casserole but the outside green beans seemed more authentic.. the broccoli was hard outside but softer inside. The mashed potatoes inside were netter than the ones inside.
All minor issues however. Let's face it, everyone has their own way of cooking this particular meal so it'd be hard to find something perfect if you aren't doing it yourself. Overall we enjoyed our meal and were glad we didn't have to miss out on Thanksgiving. We were also glad we don't have to do the prep and clean up, lol!
Side note, I could see this being a fantastic place to watch live entertainment when they have it. The outdoor stage and patio setting was perfect for that.