Have Thanksgiving Dinner at The Golden Lamb in Lebanon

Thanksgiving at The Golden Lamb offers more than just a meal. It provides an opportunity to be part of a longstanding tradition. By the time Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national observance on Oct. 3, 1863, The Golden Lamb had already been serving diners for decades. 

Over the years, 12 U.S. presidents, authors Charles Dickens and Harriet Beecher Stowe, sharpshooter Annie Oakley and astronaut Neil Armstrong visited the landmark. 

“To me, it’s about traditions,” says De-De Bailey, group event coordinator for The Golden Lamb, which opened in Lebanon in 1803. “A lot of people like to come here for Thanksgiving because their grandparents came here.”

The holiday at The Golden Lamb brings plates filled with turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce, and past years have also included beef, three-cheese lasagna and fried chicken. (The 2025 menu has not been finalized yet.) Thanksgiving Day reservations are full for this year, but the restaurant serves its signature turkey dinner year-round. (Reservations for Thanksgiving 2026 are available starting July 1.)

“Thanksgiving is, in some people’s eyes, a more labor-intensive meal to prepare,” Bailey says, “and we take the work out of it for you.”

27 S. Broadway St., Lebanon 45036, 513/932-5065, goldenlamb.com

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