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Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations for Christmas day in St. Anton? Will anywhere be open and would it only be for lunch or also evenings? First time spending Christmas in a ski resort so any tips appreciated!
Thanks.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@debeers, The big meal in St Anton (as in Austrian towns/ villages) is evening of 24th, its generally a very smart event with multiple courses, they dress the tree and it's a real family event. Our Christmas Day is a normal day so you'll likely be able to get into most places, we ski all day on 25th (super quiet day) and eat in the evening.
I know loads of places and can maybe recommend. but would need to know what you are after, eg; are you a family/ couple, want a trendy type place with music, or a hotel type environment?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@debeers, Good choice btw, awesome time to go, we'll be there..... 
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Thanks Mark, it will be family affair, wife, child, grandmother, open for whatever really. We have eaten in the Museum before, that would be cool I guess, but somewhere more modern would also be nice.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Take a look at Hotel Post, Antonys (downstairs) and M3 Hazienda. Also Sport Pete Restaurant. Mooser Restaurant and gRIABLI ALSO VERY GOOD, BUT A TAXI RIDE
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@debeers, if you are eating out, then make your reservation as soon as possible as most people are looking to book a special meal after skiing Christmas Day. You are more likely to get what you want if you can make the reservation as soon as possible. As the others say, Christmas Day is not as big a day in Austria in terms of the seasonal celebrations, it is the day a lot of people travel to the resort having spent Heilig Abend with the family and exchanging presents then. If you want to eat out on Christmas Eve, you will definitely need to make a reservation as many places close up early to let the workers go home to their families.
I've spent every Christmas for the past 30 or 40 years in the Alps with a couple of sad exceptions where I was forced to remain in the UK. After the last time I swore never, ever again, so for the past 20+ years I've made sure I'm in the mountains skiing. Living here now, makes it much easier of course! 
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Echo what has been said above, it's Christmas Eve that's harder to get anywhere (very few places open) than Christmas Day. Any places that I would recommend are already listed by Markymark above. FWIW, we spent Christmas Day one year snowboarding then after a bit of Après calling in at the various bars that we knew people working to wish them happy Christmas we had "Christmas Dinner" at Pommodoros....
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There is a place in St Christoph (im not going to name) that
Cooks your full English style (turkey) Xmas Lunch on the 25th
You need to be very lucky to get a booking & be very luck to get in !
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I would echo the previous comments about Xmas Eve being the main Austrian celebration day, you'll find that the shops close early on that day and you'll definitely need to reserve a table to eat on Xmas Eve, also recommend doing that for Xmas Day.
This thread has some useful recommendations on bars and eating places in town: http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=95892
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There is a place in St Christoph (im not going to name) that
Cooks your full English style (turkey) Xmas Lunch on the 25th
You need to be very lucky to get a booking & be very luck to get in !
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Well thats a great help.... 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Thanks all for the advice (even the not so useful i.e stanton, lol). Time to get booking methinks!
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@Markymark29, will be there from the 27th Dec for a couple of weeks. Be good to ski together again. Did Dan get his skis repaired after his tumbles?
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You know it makes sense.
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We went to the Sonnbichl in St Jakob for Christmas Day night and New Years Eve a couple of years ago. Would highly recommend. Very Christmassy feel to it and a lovely place to go if it's your first time in the mountains that time of year. Only a short taxi ride from St Anton.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hi. Could I ask the same question about New Year's Eve please? Will be there with my wife and 2 teenage kids - looking for something lively and decent food (but not too lively i.e. KK etc).
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