The 14 Best Easter Food And Restaurant Deals You Should Know About
Easter Sunday falls on April 9 this year, which isn't far away. Whether you don't have time to plan a meal on your own or you're looking for a quick and easy way to enjoy an Easter dinner or Easter brunch, this guide is for you. We've rounded up 14 of the best Easter food and restaurant deals, including grocery store specials, dine-in meal deals, and affordable takeout meals for the family.
Traditionally, Easter dinner often consists of ham, potatoes, and some vegetable side dishes. But these meal deals turn Easter dinner into whatever you want it to be. Some offer breakfast foods, others have promotions on Italian food, and some restaurants even have seafood specials to enjoy on Easter Sunday. No matter what kind of food you and your family love — and no matter how you celebrate Easter — you're likely to find a grocery store or restaurant deal with delicious food for the family this Easter.
1. Boston Market has Easter dinner catering
If you're looking for a place that's open on Easter to either dine in or bring food that you don't need to cook back home, Boston Market is it. While the chain is known best for its chicken, it also has meatloaf, ribs, roasted turkey, and ham at select locations. No matter what protein you want for your Easter dinner, Boston Market has you covered. Best of all, its catering options can make Easter dinner as easy and convenient as possible, with some areas even open for home delivery.
When you call the Boston Market catering line, you can specify whether you'll pick up your order or want it delivered on Easter. The company offers special pricing for your specific meal, with prices that tend to be more affordable than ordering directly from the regular menu. Boston Market also has home-delivered, premade Easter meals that can ship to anywhere in the continental United States, with easy reheating instructions included.
Expect to see Boston Market announce its latest Easter deals around the last week of March. In past years, the restaurant has offered a three-person ham dinner for $40, meals for six for about $95, and ham feasts for 12 people for under $140.
2. Costco sends a ham dinner to your door
Costco is an excellent place to stock up on Easter basket fillers, like candy and toys, for low prices. But it's also a great place to find deals on Easter food. For instance, its Rastelli spiral-sliced ham meal kit can be an affordable option for any holiday meal, including Easter. The kit includes a fully cooked ham, stuffing, potatoes, and creamed spinach, all freshly prepared and shipped in a food-friendly box in participating area codes. The dinner is designed to feed eight people and costs $199.99.
For past Easters, Costco has also offered a Schwan's ham meal kit with green beans, biscuit dough, and even vanilla ice cream for dessert for $75 for members — a $15 savings off regular pricing — for orders placed a few days before the holiday. Be sure to have your email notifications turned on and watch for last-minute deals to drop around the start of April so you'll know when to order ahead and snag your savings as a Costco member.
3. Bob Evans offers affordable Easter feasts
Bob Evans creates farmhouse-style meals that you can enjoy at one of its restaurants or as a takeout order. For Easter, the restaurant chain offers four different farmhouse feasts for eight to 10 people. Each one is precooked and packed cold, so all you need to do is warm it up once you're ready to eat it with the family.
The Ham Farmhouse Feast is among the most popular for Easter, with hickory-smoked ham as the star of the show, along with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green beans, rolls, and dessert. However, customers can also opt for roasted turkey, a combination feast with ham and turkey, or go a little more offbeat with slow-roasted pot roast.
Prices for these feasts vary by location, but they typically range between $100 and $150, which equals around $10-20 per serving — a small price to pay to have a feast ready to go. You can plug in your zip code on the Bob Evans website to find specific prices for your local restaurant.
4. Reserve an Easter meal at Whole Foods
Whole Foods stores have weekly deals on food to help customers save money on their shopping trips. The week or two before Easter, be sure to look at your Whole Foods flyers and emails to see what items are on sale for Easter brunch or dinner if you want to look for deals for your planned meal.
Otherwise, you can preorder an Easter meal from Whole Foods to pick up at your store. Just be sure to reserve your meal at least a couple of days before Easter to guarantee that the store has everything you need. Whole Foods has some of the most unique meals to choose from, too, including braised lamb shank, vegan options, and a bundle of side dishes. The Easter feasts are available for up to 12 people and cost about $30-40 per serving. If you're splitting costs with other people for the holiday meal, this could be an affordable and convenient way to do Easter dinner.
5. Try a Schwan's Easter bundle
Schwan's is a meal delivery service that brings frozen foods straight to your door when you place an order. The company offers everything from frozen pizza to ice cream treats and family meals. You can also get your entire Easter dinner delivered conveniently from your Schwan's representative when you place your order online ahead of the big day.
An Easter bestseller is the hickory-smoked spiral-sliced ham, which is fully cooked and ready to go for about $54. However, you can also save money by ordering an Easter bundle for under $100. It includes the same ham, plus asparagus, corn, mashed potatoes, and a key lime pie, giving you just about everything you need to feed your guests. Don't forget to check the "Deals" section of Schwan's website before ordering. Deals change weekly, and you might get lucky enough to score a percent-off coupon for your Easter order. Schwan's frequently offers 20% off a $100 purchase that you can apply to your bundle.
6. Harry & David puts its premade Easter dinners on sale
Harry & David is an online food delivery service that offers deals for just about every holiday. And Easter just so happens to be one of the company's most popular holidays for sales. Browse the lineup of Easter goodies to find meal deals you can't get anywhere else, including a gourmet spiral-sliced ham dinner with sides and dessert or a brunch meal with turkey and ham. There's even a unique brunch bundle with ham, quiche, potatoes, sweet rolls, and an assortment of scones, giving you the best of Easter breakfast and dinner foods.
Harry & David always has promo codes to use on select items or your full order. Check your email newsletters and the bar at the top of the website for current deals. However, the company typically marks down a couple of its premade Easter dinners as the holiday draws near, so check back on the website about two weeks before the big day to see where you can save the most.
7. Have Easter brunch at Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel restaurants are open on Easter Sunday, so you can enjoy a cooked-for-you meal with your family without dirtying up your kitchen. And, if you're looking for a premade meal that you can whip up at home in a flash for all your guests, Cracker Barrel has that, too. Its feasts won't burn a huge hole in your pocket, and you can actually save a fair amount of money versus buying separate meals for everyone on your guest list.
Cracker Barrel offers ready-to-heat Easter takeout meals with prime rib or spiral-sliced ham as the showstopper. The prime rib dinner feeds up to six people and costs $129.99. The ham dinner comes in sizes for up to six or 10 people, priced at $109.99 or $159.99, respectively. You'll get mashed potatoes, sweet yeast rolls, and your choice of other side dishes with any meal, while the feast for 10 also includes two desserts. Any of the three meals works out to around $15-20 per serving. Cracker Barrel also has plenty of add-on options, like cornbread dressing, macaroni and cheese, and sweet potato casserole, many of which are under $25.
8. ShopRite gives free Easter hams
ShopRite's Easter ham special is one of its customers' most prized promotions throughout the year — and for good reason. It's not often that a grocery store hands out free hams to its customers, especially in today's pricey food market. However, ShopRite keeps returning its free ham special to its offerings around the Easter holiday, and it's one you won't want to miss if you're cooking your own Easter dinner this year.
ShopRite gives free hams to customers who spend $400 leading up to Easter. All you need to do is get yourself a Price Plus card if you don't already have one and shop at ShopRite until you reach $400. Remember to use your Price Plus card with each trip so you get credit. Then, by the day before Easter, pick up your free ham. Again, give the cashier your Price Plus card to prove you've reached the $400 spending minimum, and your ham will be free. Be sure to look at the ShopRite flyer to see what hams are available for the promotion.
Not a ham fan? ShopRite also lets you choose from other foods, like chicken, pork shoulder, or even lasagna.
9. The Fresh Market has ham for $3.49 per pound
Ham is probably one of the most expensive parts of Easter dinner you'll buy. But when you comparison shop, you can almost always find a good deal somewhere. This year, The Fresh Market has spiral-sliced ham for just $3.49 per pound. At about 9 pounds each, you can get your Easter ham for about $32. And, if you live within driving distance of The Fresh Market, you could even get your ham conveniently delivered by Instacart.
The Fresh Market also has several other Easter-worthy foods to consider that won't break the bank, like a bone-in leg of lamb for $7.99 per pound, a turkey for $2.79 per pound, and a standing rib roast for $12.99 per pound. If you don't want to cook everything yourself, opt for the Easter ham meal for up to 10 people that's precooked and ready to heat. It's just $89.99 for loyalty members, gifting you $10 off the regular price and bumping the cost per serving down to less than $9.
10. Get Italian for Easter at Buca di Beppo
There's no rule that says you must eat ham on Easter. If you want a special meal but are looking for something different this year, why not try Italian from Buca di Beppo? The restaurant celebrates Easter by offering its dinner menu all day, which features everything from fettucine alfredo to cheese manicotti. And, if you're celebrating Lent in addition to Easter, you can take advantage of affordable seasonal Lent specials, like shrimp scampi and linguine and clams, for as little as $8 per person.
The restaurant also has several to-go options to choose from if you'd rather enjoy your Easter dinner at home. Basic meals include your choice of pasta and salad, while bigger feasts add another pasta option, an entree, and dessert. The Easter feasts start at just $12.99 per serving and can feed 10 or more people. Don't forget to join the eClub to get news about upcoming offers and save $10 just for signing up.
11. Save money on a Honey Baked Ham Easter meal pickup order
As you might expect, Easter is a popular holiday for Honey Baked Ham. In addition to its delicious ham, the company offers meal deals with sides and desserts — everything you need for an Easter feast at home. If you have a Honey Baked Ham location near you, you can reserve your ham or meal to pick up before Easter and take advantage of savings. The company typically offers $5 off or more on Easter pickup orders, and you'll find all the details in your Honey Baked Ham email newsletters or on the website.
If you don't live close to one of its locations, you can still order a frozen meal for delivery and get drool-worthy savings. The family meals cost anywhere from $62.99 to $149.99, and you can customize them to include as much food as you need for your group. Join the myHoneyBaked Rewards program to earn points on your Easter purchase, which you can turn into cash for future orders.
12. Mimi's Bistro & Bakery serves a feast for $180
Are you planning to feed up to 10 people this Easter? If so, check out Mimi's Bistro & Bakery's Easter feast, which is $179.99 for eight to 10 servings of ham and turkey, plus all the fixings you could want for your Easter dinner. Carrot raisin nut bread, mashed potatoes and gravy, and cornbread stuffing are just a few of the yummy sides you'll get when you purchase the Easter feast. For about $18-23 per serving, you'll get a complete dinner you only need to reheat and serve.
The company also has feasts with just one protein, including smoked ham, herb-buttered turkey, and sliced turkey, each for $159.99. Or, you can save even more by buying the Just the Sides feast for $84.99, which is an excellent option for people who plan to pick up a free ShopRite ham or get free ham or turkey from their workplace for Easter.
13. Perry's Steakhouse & Grille celebrates Easter weekend with dine-in and to-go deals
If steak is your number-one protein option, Perry's Steakhouse & Grille has an Easter deal you can't pass up. The restaurant gives both diners and to-go customers their choice of a triple-glazed ham or a caramelized prime rib with its Easter offerings, allowing everyone to get the Easter experience they want.
Individual meals are $49 for ham and $69 for prime rib, each including a soup or salad, whipped potatoes, and green bean almondine. The family meals available for takeout are more budget friendly, though. Designed for four people, the ham dinner costs $139, and the prime rib costs $199. Even with the restaurant's included to-go fee and taxes, you save about $40-50 ordering this way and enjoying your meal at home. Perry's Steakhouse & Grille can give you your to-go order hot on Easter or cold and ready to heat if picking it up before the holiday.
To-go customers can also save 50% on a white chocolate cheesecake if they add it to their Easter orders.
14. Enjoy affordable seafood for Easter at Joe's Crab Shack
Are you looking to try something completely different this Easter? If so, head over to your nearest Joe's Crab Shack on Easter Sunday. Yes, the seafood restaurant is open, and it's ready to serve its guests everything from grilled herb chicken to its famous snow crab. You can order the Easter family feasts per person, with a minimum of two servings, letting you customize how much you need for your group. Servings range from $10 to $21.25 per person and include salad, broccoli, and French fries or mashed potatoes.
If you're also celebrating Lent leading up to Easter, Joe's Crab Shack is one of the best spots to enjoy a meal that adheres to the holiday's standards. Specials vary by location, but many Joe's Crab Shack restaurants offer unique deals on their fish and chips meals and queen crab buckets during the holiday, allowing you to feast while sticking with the Lenten tradition of fish on Fridays.