Special gourmet dishes prepared by world-class chefs to be featured on December 25th
Mohegan Sun’s restaurants and buffets will offer an array of gourmet dishes for the holidays including Grilled Rosemary Chicken Breast, Baked Stuffed Shrimp and Pan-Roasted Sea Bass.
On Christmas Eve, Seasons Buffet will offer dinner entrées that include Grilled Sirloin Steak Pepperonata, Thai-Style Steamed Mussels, Grilled Rosemary Chicken Breast and Slow-Roasted Garlic & Shallot Crusted Steamship. Servings of Bread Pudding, Apple or Fruit Cobbler, Warm-Battered Cheesecake Bites or Tapioca Pudding will be featured for dessert. The buffet will be offered at $16.98, plus tax and will be served from 11:00am to 10:00pm. Seasons breakfast buffet is served from 7:30am to 11:00am.
On Christmas Day, Todd English’s Tuscany will offer a chef tasting menu that includes Tortelli of Butternut Squash with Sage Brown Butter, a Pan-Roasted Sea Bass with Horseradish Whipped Potatoes and a Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Cranberry Orange Glaze, Sweet Potato Purée and Roasted Cauliflower. Dessert will be a Christmas Snowball: Coconut-Covered Torrone Gelato with a Warm Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce and Snowflake Cookies. This tasting menu will be offered at $47.00 per person. Dinner will be served from 11:30am to 10:00pm.
Also on Christmas Day, The Longhouse will feature Surf & Turf: Bourbon Pan-Roasted Filet Mignon combined with Seafood-Stuffed Lobster Tail with assorted Baby Vegetables, Roast Fingerling Potatoes and topped with Caviar Coral Cream. This offering is $55.00 per person. The Longhouse will be serving dinner from 5:00pm to 10:00pm.
Birches Bar & Grill starts out with a choice of Soup or Salad (house or Ceasar) and features Baked Stuffed Shrimp with Mixed Vegetables, Rice Pilaf and Lemon Beurre Blanc. Dessert will be a Christmas Snowball with Coconut-Covered Torrone Gelato with a Warm Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce and Snowflake Cookies. This Christmas Day special is featured at $39.95 per person. Birches Bar & Grill will be open from 11:30am to 3:30am.
Pompeii & Caesar will serve a Bone-In Veal Chop with Fennel Sausage, Spinach and Fontina Cheese Stuffed with Wild Mushroom Risotto for $48.00 per person. They will also offer a special of Pan-Seared Lobster Tail with Garlic Roasted Tomatoes and White Wine over Linguini served at $39.00 per person. Dessert will be a Christmas Snowball with Coconut-Covered Torrone Gelato with a Warm Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce and Snowflake Cookies and is included for both offerings. Pompeii & Caesar will be open from 5:00pm to 10:00pm.
Sunburst Buffet will feature gourmet dishes on Christmas Day that include Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Sage Butter and Tuscan Chicken with Broccoli & Penne. Seafood selections will be Swordfish with Black Bean & Corn Salsa Sauce and Shrimp & Crab Stir-Fry. Desserts will feature Fruit Strudel, Cobblers and Bread Pudding. The buffet will be offered at $19.81, plus tax and will be open from 11:00am to 9:00pm.
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com.