Thanksgiving Buffett

Nov. 27th, 2008

10:00am last seating at 4:00pm

Price: Adults $25.95 Kids $8:95 (4-10) 3↓ are free!

Menu

• Herb roasted prime rib w/ Port wine jus and sundried cranberry horseradish sauce
  
• Honey-brandy roasted ham
  
• Cider roasted turkey w/ shallot Dijon gravy and Cranberry Sauce
  
• Mixed Seafood Grill over Penne Pasta w/ Pumpkin curry cream
  
• Chicken and sausage over wild rice w/ sherry-tomato sauce
  
• Thyme Roasted Sweet Potatoes
  
• Green Bean Gratin w/ Crispy Shallots
  
• Garlic Cream Corn
  
• Broiled Asparagus w/ Toasted Almond butter
  
• Sage and Parmesan Stuffing
  
• Smoked chedddar and apple bread pudding
  
• Chive and parsley whipped potatoes
  
• Frisee and endive salad w/ persimmons and candied walnuts
  
• Baby Spinach, Roasted Beets and Goat Cheese w/ Basil pesto vinaigrette
  
• Imported and domestic cheese and cracker display
  
• Assorted pies and cakes and sweets
  

Continental Breakfast

7:00am to 9:00am

In the Jayhawker

$5.95 per Person


*Note: The restaurant and bar will be closed after the last seating at 4:00pm. It will not not reopen for dinner service in the evening.

Lawrence is America's #1 sports town!

The guys who broadcast from Allen Fieldhouse on ESPN always stay at the Eldridge. I love these guys, they're incredibly friendly and nice. Recently, one of the gentleman who comes and stays here wrote an article about the best cities in the Big 12. As you can imagine, Lawrence ranked in at #1. Here's the article:

Ranking the Big 12 towns

November 8, 2008 12:25 AM

Posted by ESPN's Eric Posman

As a veteran of ESPN/ABC College Football and College Basketball broadcasts, I do my fair share of frequent-flying. But to jet-set to the Big 12, that's only half the battle. Find a rental car you like and break out the GPS, we're going to caravan through America's Heartland and check out the towns that house your favorite teams. There is no scientific basis for these rankings, and by no means have I seen every restaurant or hot spot in each town. But I have been to all of them, multiple times.

1. Lawrence, Kan. -- The quintessential college town. A true blend of sports and studies in a bucolic slice of Americana. Allen Fieldhouse, home of the reigning championships is one of the holiest sites in sports, with an A-plus crowd. Not to mention the rustic, refurbished Eldridge, home of my favorite hotel bar/restaurant and better mac-n-cheese than my mom's. Did I mention the Eldridge is haunted? I stayed in the supposedly haunted guest suite this past February. I can't confirm the supernatural, but I did experience "strange" occurrences. If you manage to survive the night, you can roll out of bed and hit the coffee place across the street or any other joint within a couple of blocks no matter how cold the weather is. Massachusetts Ave. is one-stop shopping for just about everything.

Here's the inside of Allen Fieldhouse on game night:

You can see how packed the games usually are. And if you really want to know how much KU fans love their teams, check out this picture of downtown after KU won the NCAA championship, taken from the roof of the Eldridge.

The Eldridge Ghost

If you've ever been into the Eldridge, there's a good chance you've seen the picture we keep on the front desk of the ghost that lives in the hotel. Speculation and professional accounts attest that the ghost is most likely Colonel Eldridge, whom the hotel is named after. They say that ghosts tend to stick around when they have unfinished business. I'm not sure what Colonel Eldridge's unfinished business might be, but it might have to do with being undenominational, or that 3 of his 7 children died in infancy. There's also the Beetlegeuse hypothesis. In Beetlegeuse (which is a movie with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, and Michael Keaton) the Maitland's die, and after they die, they are trapped to live out their afterlife in the house they lived in while they were alive.


In any case, we occasionally have ghost hunters come and do some exploring at the Eldridge. CLICK HERE to view our channel 6 news report from one of the hunts. More recently though, we had a paranormal investigation team come and take some pictures. They noticed something interesting in these pictures which I am going to share with you now!



This is a picture of Colonel Eldridge's chair. This is a chair that we keep in in the maintenance cellar in the basement. We never move it because it is the chair where Colonel Eldridge sits. You'll notice to the right of the chair, on the concrete, the shadow of a bearded face. Here's a profile of Colonel Eldridge so you can compare.




Here we have a picture of the basement exit door that leads out the back of the hotel. The shine in this photograph is clearly the flash from the camera, but look closely and you can see what appears be a skull or outline of a face.




This is a shot of the Eldridge lobby with one of our handsome night auditors coming off the elevator. Again here, you can see a spirit lurking behind Brandon in the elevator.




We discovered from the ghost investigators that when cameras take pictures of the supernatural, that often times the camera will not pick up the photons from through a spirit. So, when the picture comes out, it comes across as an orb. With that in mind, take note of these two pictures that were taken in the Big 6 room in the basement of the hotel. You'll notice that the orb moves from one picture to the next.






Happy Spooky Halloween!

Congratulation Graduates!

The Eldridge would like to congratulate all of the 2008 graduates and hope that they had a terrific graduation weekend!

Vine to the Table

Vine to the Table

Featuring Fantastic Australian Wines

Imported by Grateful Palate Imports

May 1st, 2008

Reception begins at 6:30 PM

First course is being served at 7:00 PM

First Course

Goat Cheese Crusted Day Boat Scallop, Balckened Fennel, chardonnay Gastrique, Fennel Pollen and Tangerine Powder

trevor Jones :Virgin: Chardonnay, Barossa Valley, Australia

Second Course

Slow Roasted Poussin, Morel Mushroom and Garlic Bread Pudding, Market Vegetable Terrine, Preserved Lemon Sauce

Marquis Phillips "Holly's Belnd", South Eastern Australia, Australia

Third Course

Espresso Chili Rubbed Wild Boar Flank Steak, Wild Turnip Hash, Grilled Baby Squash, Marcona Almond-Cherry Pesto

3 Rings Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia

Fourth Course

Grilled Hanger Steak, Caramelized Yukon Manchego Tart, Flash Fried Spinach, Chive Garlic Butter

Marquis Phillips Carernet Sauvignon, South Eastern Australia, Australia

Fifth Course

Organic Dagoba Chocolate and Hazelnut Budini

Jonesy "Old Tawny Prot", Barossa Valley, Australia

The cost is $75 per person plus tax and gratuity

Please RSVP to scott@eldridgehotel.com

or Call 785-749-1005 and ask for Scott

Ten Monthly Wine Tasting

Presents

Our Monthly Wine Tasting!

Admission $25.00

7:00 - 8:30 PM on the 1st Tuesday of Every Month

Come join us for a tasting of five wines paired with hour d'ouerves from our very own chef!

Bring your tasting sheet to The Jayhawker or TEN after the tasting and receive a Free Appetizer!

Please RSVP with Scott Valentine

at scott@eldridgehotel.com

Or call (785) 749-1005

Big 6 Sports Club

Come to the Eldridge and watch KU play in the NCAA Tournament and relive history at the Big 6 Sports Club. We will be showing the KU games during March Madness downstairs in the Big 6 Room in High-Definition on two big screens. There will be a cash bar with great drink specials. Food will be served off a limited menu. Doors open one hour before game time.

Drink Specials:
$2.00 Coors Light Bottles
$3.00 Boulevard Pale and Wheat Bottles
$1.00 Crimson or Blue Shots


Menus:
Appetizers:
Fried Calamari $8.95.
Spinach and Artichoke Dip $6.95
Buffalo Wings $6.95
Smoked Salmon Quesadilla $8.95

Salad:
TEN Signature Salad $8.95
Caesar Salad $8.95
Add Chicken $1.50

Sandwiches:
Bacon Cheddar Burger $8.95
Veggie Burger $7.95
Grilled Chicken Foccacia $8.95
Crab Salad Croissant $8.95
French Dip $9.50