Restaurants open on Christmas and Christmas Eve rake in customers

AT SOME GRANITE STATE RESTAURANTS’ PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. JASON: FOR SOME, INSTEAD OF A HOME-COOKED PRIME RIB OR HAM, CHRISTMAS MEANS DINNER OUT, AND SOME NEW HAMPSHIRE RESTAURANTS ACCOMMODATE THOSE HOLIDAY TRADITIONS BY STAYING OPEN. >> THIS CONCEPT IS A LITTLE MORE CATERED TOWARDS PEOPLE COMING OUT ON HOLIDS,AY SO WE’RE STAYING OPEN UNTIL 8:00 TONITGH AND IT IS RESERVATIONS OY.NL JASON: TOM BOUCHER, CEO AND OWNER OF GREAT NEW HAMPSHIRE RESTAURANTS, SAYS CHRISTMAS EVE AT HIS COPPER DOOR IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE BUSIEST DAYS OF THE AR.YE >> CHRISTMAS EVE IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST, BUT QUITE FRANKLY THIS WEEK COMING UP BETWEEN CHRISASTM AND NEW ARYE’S IS OUR BUSIEST WEEK BY R.FA JASON: TOM SAYS ALL OF HIS RESTAURANTS WILL BE CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS DAY HOWEVER. >> THAT’S AN EASY DESICION FOR US. WE WANT OUR EMPLOYEES TO ENJOY CHRISTMAS. JASON: THE RED ARROW DINER HAS FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE STATE ATTH WILL BE OPEN FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THIS ONE IN CONCORD YSSA BUSINESS IS ALWAYS GOOD. RED ARROW LOCATIONS IN CONCORD, LONDONDERRY, AND NASHUA WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 M.P. ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY, BUTHE T MANCHESTER LOCATION WILL REMAIN OPEN 24 HOS.UR >> THIS WHOLE WEEK IS KIND OF BU SY. IT KIND OF STARTS ON THE 2D,2N WHEN EVERYONE’S STILL DOING THEIR LAST-MINUTE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, SO THEN EVERYONE JUST PILES IN. JASON: KAYLA MCLELLAN,HE T ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER AT THE RED ARROW CONCORD LOCATION, SAYS PEOPLE TYPICALLY START TO TRICKLE IN AT 5:30 ON CHRISTSMA MORNING AND BUSINESS STAYS STEADY ALL DAY. >> WE JUST WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE A NICE MEAL AND A CHANCE TO ELFE LIKE THEY’RE AT HOME BECAUSE WE CONSIDER OUR CUSTOMERS FAMILY. JASON: FOR SOME CUSTOMERS, A MEAL AT THE RED ARROW HAS BECOME A HOLIDAY TRADITION. >> OH, YEAH, WE DEFINITELY HAVE A COUPLE OF REGULARS THAT COME EVERY CHRISTMAS AND EVERYTHI,NG EITHER FOR BREAKFAST OR FOR DINNER. JASON: ASIDE FROM THE RED ARROW, THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF OTHER RESTAUNTRAS OPEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY, BUT IF YOU DO PLAN TO EAT OUT, MAKE SURE YOU CALL AHDEA SINCE HOLIDAY HOURS USUALLY VARY. JASON KING, WMUREW

Some New Hampshire restaurants stay open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to accommodate people whose holiday traditions include going out to eat. Owner of Great NH Restaurants Tom Boucher said Christmas Eve is one of the busiest nights of the year at his Copper Door in Bedford. “This concept is a little more catered towards people coming out on holidays so we’re staying open until 8 o’clock tonight and it is reservations only,” Boucher said.Boucher said all of his restaurants will be closed on Christmas Day. “That’s an easy decision for us. We want our employees to enjoy Christmas,” Boucher said.The Red Arrow Diner has locations in Concord, Londonderry and Nashua that will be open until 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Their Manchester location will remain open 24 hours, according to Kayla McClellan, the assistant general manager of the Concord branch.”This whole week is kind of busy, it starts on the when everyone’s still doing their last-minute Christmas shopping so then everyone just piles in,” McClellan said.McClellan said people typically trickle in around 5:30 a.m. on Christmas, and business stays steady all day. “We just want to give everyone a nice meal and a chance to feel like they’re at home because we consider our customers family,” McClellan said.

Some New Hampshire restaurants stay open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to accommodate people whose holiday traditions include going out to eat.

Owner of Great NH Restaurants Tom Boucher said Christmas Eve is one of the busiest nights of the year at his Copper Door in Bedford.

“This concept is a little more catered towards people coming out on holidays so we’re staying open until 8 o’clock tonight and it is reservations only,” Boucher said.

Boucher said all of his restaurants will be closed on Christmas Day.

“That’s an easy decision for us. We want our employees to enjoy Christmas,” Boucher said.

The Red Arrow Diner has locations in Concord, Londonderry and Nashua that will be open until 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Their Manchester location will remain open 24 hours, according to Kayla McClellan, the assistant general manager of the Concord branch.

“This whole week is kind of busy, it starts on the [Dec. 22] when everyone’s still doing their last-minute Christmas shopping so then everyone just piles in,” McClellan said.

McClellan said people typically trickle in around 5:30 a.m. on Christmas, and business stays steady all day.

“We just want to give everyone a nice meal and a chance to feel like they’re at home because we consider our customers family,” McClellan said.

Restaurants open on Christmas and Christmas Eve rake in customers – WMUR Manchester

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