If you find yourself daydreaming about kicking back and relaxing this year instead of standing over a stove to prepare a meal, make your reservation to dine out. Gobble up your favorite dishes without the pressures of getting everything right not to mention all the mess. Here’s a look at three great opportunities to make this year's Thanksgiving Day dinner special in Gastonia.

Cavendish

What better way to spend Thanksgiving, than with a fun pot luck with food, drinks, and new friends? This event was so popular in past years, that they have decided to do it again. Get together with friends for Friendsgiving.

Cavendish Brewing Company will open their entire taproom for this event. Make your favorite dish or desert to share. Donations are encouraged as well. They ask everyone to bring either a $2 donation of canned foods or toiletries that will be donated to a local charity.

This event will be a great way to meet new people, chatting over dinner, and playing games. Merriment and good times! Learn More

Webb Custom Kitchen

Once a theater, Webb Custom Kitchen has been transformed as an upscale restaurant. The ambiance of its former existence will surround you, but a beautiful space is nothing without an exceptional offering. Carefully developed from the concept up, focusing on the most fresh and unique flavors, Webb Custom Kitchen is preparing a Thanksgiving Day feast you won't soon forget. Included will be all the traditional offerings, as well as their traditional Webb spins. Spend time with the family and leave the hard work behind. Reservations are available from 11 am to 6 pm. Learn More

Barrister's

Located in the heart of downtown Gastonia inside of Esquire Hotel, Barristers uses thoughtfully sourced and respectfully treated ingredients to provide a seasonal approach to dining. Their culinary team goes above and beyond to source the freshest seasonal ingredients. From heritage meats and heirloom grains to house-made sweets and seafood straight from the Carolina coast, the focus is on flavor and originality. Dine at butcher block tables set beneath a soaring 20-foot ceiling, savoring Southern-inspired comfort food. Make your reservations now for a special Thanksgiving day feast. Learn More

Stay the Night

Located in the heart of downtown Gastonia, the Esquire Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection®, blends the historic charm of the South with today's most sought-after amenities and services. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it opened as a bank in 1918, and later became known as The Lawyers Building. A six-year renovation transformed the Classic Revival-style building into Gastonia's preferred luxury hotel, an architectural gem featuring 35 guest rooms and an all-day restaurant aptly named Barrister's.

Make your Thanksgiving even more special with an overnight stay at Esquire Hotel.