New Year's Eve Dinner Specials and Prix Fixe Menus 2026

New Year's Eve 2026 is on Thursday, December 31, 2026.

Yes at any restaurant or hotel running a set New Year's Eve menu. Most take bookings through OpenTable or their own site with a credit card, many require full payment when you book, and the late seatings with a midnight countdown sell out first. Menus are usually posted from November.

Published New Year's Eve menus at hotels and restaurants in large Canadian cities usually cost about $130 to $250 per person before tax and gratuity. Wine pairings add about $50 to $100, and some hotels add an automatic 18 per cent gratuity. Early seatings and children's menus cost less.

Early seatings usually run from about 5 PM to 8 PM with a shorter menu and a lower price, and children are often welcome. Late seatings start around 8 PM or later, add courses, and run past midnight with a countdown, a toast and sometimes live music or a DJ.

Most are. December 31 is not a public holiday, so restaurants open as usual, though some close early, some serve only a set menu, and bars and lounges often stay open late. Chains post New Year's Eve hours on each location page, usually in December.

Often only with a penalty. Common terms are a per-person fee for cancellations or no-shows within 24 hours, full payment that becomes non-refundable 7 days before the date, or no refunds at all after a mid-December cutoff for galas. Read the terms before you pay.

Not always. Some restaurants exclude December 31 from weekly promotions such as happy hours and wine nights, and those serving a set menu drop their regular deals for the night. Takeout pizza and wing deals are the most reliable option for a night in.

As of November 13, 2026: ARC Restaurant + Bar, Fairmont Waterfront (Early and late New Year's Eve dinners at ARC, Fairmont Waterfront); Champlain, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac (Eight-course New Year's Eve menu with wine pairings at Champlain); Fairmont Palliser (Five-course New Year's Eve prix fixe at the Fairmont Palliser); REIGN, Fairmont Royal York (Five-course New Year's Eve tasting menu at REIGN), plus 7 more. Each special lists its dates, price, conditions and the official source we checked.