Where to get Easter brunch or dinner for takeout in Fayetteville

Easter Sunday is March 31, and Fayetteville grocery stores and restaurants offer a range of family-style meals to go, so you can skip the cooking. 

Whether you need a meal for one, are feeding a crowd, or are looking for mains, side dishes and desserts to compliment your home cooking, you’re in the right place. 

Here’s a list of places to order pickup or delivery for Easter brunch and dinner, plus one that’s open for dining in. 

Know one we missed? Let us know by emailing Taylor Shook at tshook@gannett.com. 

Bahama Breeze 

Caribbean chain restaurant Bahama Breeze serves island-style family meals to go at Easter and year-round. Starting at $45, the meals serve up to four people and offer a choice of entree and side, salad and Cuban bread. Entrees include seafood paella, grilled chicken with cilantro crema, jerk chicken pasta and baby back ribs. Order at bahamabreeze.com.  

Rather dine in? The restaurant is open on Easter Sunday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. 

Previously:A look inside Bahama Breeze, the new Caribbean restaurant at Cross Creek Mall in Fayetteville

Cracker Barrel 

Chain family restaurant Cracker Barrel offers prime rib and ham heat-and-serve family meals. Get spiral-sliced ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, dinner rolls and a choice of two sides that feeds up to six for $109. Swap the ham for prime rib for $135. Or, add another side and two pies to serve up to 10 for $160. 

Order at crackerbarrel.com for pickup or delivery March 28 through 31. 

The Fresh Market 

Upscale grocery store The Fresh Market offers heat-and-serve brunch and dinner options that can feed a crowd. Get a brunch for four, which includes a choice of quiche, fruit, blueberry muffins and a reusable shopping bag for $20.

Bone-in ham, pineapple slices, green beans, white cheddar scalloped potatoes, dinner rolls, a white cake and a thermal tote to carry it home feeds a group of 10 for $99, or four for $65. 

Only need enough for two? Check out lamb and prime rib meals, which range in cost from $20 to $55.  

Order at thefreshmarket.com through 2 p.m. March 27 for pickup in-store March 28-31. 

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Golden Corral 

Fayetteville-born buffet chain Golden Corral offers ready-to-eat and heat-and-serve meals and standalone sides, entrees and desserts. Feed up to eight people a glazed ham, with mashed potatoes and gravy, dinner rolls, a choice of three sides and dessert for $100. 

Or, get a 12-piece fried chicken meal with mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls, a choice of two sides and dessert that feeds up to six for $55. Double the fried chicken to feed up to 10 for $65. 

Order at goldencorral.com for pickup or delivery starting March 25. 

Honeybaked Ham 

Food retailer Honeybaked Ham has a variety of heat-and-serve ham and turkey meals with sides like macaroni and cheese, green bean casserole and cheesy potato au gratin that serve seven to 19 people. Meals range in cost from $63 to $186.  

Order online at honeybakedham.com for pickup. 

Metro Diner 

Florida-based chain Metro Diner offers heat-and-serve Easter dinner for one at $16, for four at $62, and for eight at $119. Each meal includes a choice of turkey or ham, with sides of mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cornbread stuffing, macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce and Hawaiian dinner rolls. 

Order at metrodiner.com by 5 p.m. March 29 for pickup or delivery through March 30. 

Publix 

Supermarket chain Publix offers ham, turkey and roast pork dinners that feed two to 15 people and range in cost from $50 to $140. Sides like sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, and cornbread dressing are included in the heat-and-serve bundles. 

Order at publix.com for pickup. 

Food, dining and culture reporter Taylor Shook can be reached at tshook@gannett.com or on Facebook. Want weekly food news delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the Fayetteville Foodies newsletter.