Sponsored: Jones the Grocer has all of your festive needs covered…

One of the most brilliant festive traditions in Dubai is the turkey takeaway. Forget spending hours slaving away over a hot oven – many of the city’s top restaurants and hotels will do all the work for you, roasting hundreds of turkeys in their professional kitchens and delivering them straight to your doorstep (complete with all the trimmings) when you need them. It’s seriously awesome.

While there are several options to choose from, one of the best-value turkey takeaways out there is from Jones the Grocer. The popular Australian restaurant and gourmet grocer has a package where you get a roast turkey with tasty sides that serves up to 10 people for Dhs885. A turkey feast for less than Dhs90 per person? Not bad at all.

We teamed up with our friends from good magazine to try it out…

All of Jones the Grocer’s turkeys are sourced from France, so you can be sure you’re getting a top quality bird. They come with cranberry sauce, gravy, and delicious sage and apricot stuffing.

As for sides, we’re talking duck fat roast potatoes, Brussels sprouts and chestnuts, roast sausages wrapped in beef bacon, honey glazed parsnips and carrots, and broccoli and cauliflower cheese. Is your mouth watering yet?

What about dessert? Pay an extra Dhs60, and you’ll also get an apple or pumpkin pie.

FYI, Jones the Grocer’s packages are so popular that all of their turkeys for December 24 and 25 have now sold out – but you can still secure your turkey for the pre-Christmas period, perfect for festive dinners with colleagues or friends. All you need to do is get in touch with your preferred branch at least three days before the turkey is required.

Jones the Grocer’s turkey takeaways are available from now until New Year’s Eve. For more information, visit the Jones the Grocer website.

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