2004-'05 New Year's Eve Guide

Buffalo Wild Wings

1475 West Elliot Road, Gilbert

"Game Night: Come play your favorite games at Buffalo Wild Wings." 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. No cover. Call 480-813-9464.

Brunello Restaurant

1954 South Dobson Road, Mesa

Dinner in a romantic setting on the lake (reservations required). Entertainment provided by The William Hewes Duo. 5 p.m. to midnight. Call 480-897-0140.

Casey Moore's Oyster House

850 South Ash Avenue, Tempe

Free champagne, hats and noisemakers, plus a special menu featuring prime rib and lobster tails. No cover for the first 2,005 people. Call 480-968-9935.

Christopher's Fermier Brasserie & Paola's Wine Bar

2584 East Camelback Road, Phoenix

Five-course prix-fixe feast, plus a limited à la carte menu and champagne specials. 5 p.m. to midnight. $75 per person ($125 per person if you'd like wine pairings included), plus tax and gratuity. Call 602-522-2344.

Compass Restaurant at Hyatt Regency

122 North Second Street, Phoenix

"A Starry Night" New Year's Eve dinner. Menu includes appetizers such as "Duet of Beets" and "Diver Scallops Rockefeller," entrees such as grilled veal chop, green tea noodles, and chicken breast with lobster ragout, and "Painter's Paletter" for dessert. 5 to 10:30 p.m. $99 per person (plus tax and gratuity). Reservations required. Call 602-440-3166.

Deemo's American Grill

2501 East Camelback Road, Suite 30, Phoenix

Dinner for two includes three courses (salad, entree, dessert, and a bottle of champagne). 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. $75. Call 602-381-6870.

Deseo at Westin Kierland Resort & Spa

6902 East Greenway Parkway, Scottsdale

Chef Mark Dow has created a special menu, with three-course meals for the first seating (begins at 6 p.m.) and four-course meals for the second seating (begins at 8 p.m.). Beverages excluded. $66 for first seating, $95 for second seating (includes party favors and champagne toast at midnight). Reservations required. At 11 p.m., Deseo becomes "Club Deseo," with a nightclub atmosphere and party favors. $10 cover. Call 480-624-1030.

Different Pointe of View

11111 North Seventh Street, Phoenix

"New Year's Eve with Elegance Above All." Special menu includes milk-fed rack of lamb, prime filet mignon, vegetable lasagna, and roasted young pheasant breast. Dinners include appetizers, soup or salad, and dessert. Reservations suggested. Khani Cole will be performing in the lounge. 6 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Dinner $125 per person (not including tax and gratuity), lounge access $50 per person. Call 602-866-6350.

Drift

4341 North 75th Street, Scottsdale

www.driftlounge.com

Happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m., with $4 Tabu Tinis, $5 Molokais, $4 Day Trippers and blender drinks, and appetizer specials. 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 480-949-8454.

Eddie Matney's

2398 East Camelback Road, Phoenix

Entertainment by Delphine Cortez and Joel Robin, and a champagne toast. 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 602-957-3214.

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar at DC Ranch

20753 North Pima Road, Scottsdale

A vertical countdown dinner featuring top wines from 1997-2000, a special selection of entrees, champagne toast, and live music from Harley Bonham. Call 480-538-8000.

Geordie's at Wrigley Mansion

2501 East Telawa Trail, Phoenix

Four-course pre-selected menu (reservations required), plus entertainment by Newton's Theorem. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. $110 per person for dinner, no cover for lounge. Call 602-553-7382.

Havana Patio Cafe

6245 East Bell Road, Scottsdale

Music and dancing, party favors, plus "Tapas for Two": Select four tapas and a bottle of house wine or champagne. Dinner includes soup or salad, entree, and dessert. 4 to 7 p.m. $25 per person, $50 per couple. Call 480-991-1496.

Hole-in-the-Wall

7677 North Seventh Street, Phoenix

New Year's Eve Down-Home Dinner. Appetizer specials from 6 p.m. to midnight include the Cowboy Pow Pow Platter and Seafood Sparklers, dinner specials from 5 to 10 p.m. include The Patriot (breast of chicken), The King (more than a pound of Alaskan crab legs), and The All-American (16-ounce T-bone steak). 5 to 10 p.m. Reservations suggested. Call 602-870-1977.

Indian Delhi Palace

5104 East McDowell Road, Phoenix

Beer, wine, dinner buffet, soft drinks, DJs, and dancing. 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. $40. Call 602-430-2407.

Lantana Grille

11111 North Seventh Street, Phoenix

Celebration with a tropical paradise theme, entertainment by Mark Mulligan, and a buffet with a variety of appetizers, entrees and desserts. 6 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. $30 per person (includes champagne toast at midnight). Call 602-997-5850.

Macayo's on Central

4001 North Central Avenue, Phoenix

Fiesta theme party with hats, horns, party favors, complimentary buffet from 4 to 10 p.m., and DJs Mystikal, and Big Latin. 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. $5 cover. Call 602-264-6141.

Mystery Mansion Dinner Theatre

2200 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale

Murder at Greystone Manor, an interactive mystery play set in 1920s Hollywood, and Murder at Bedside Manor, an interactive medical mystery with crazy doctors and nurses. 8:30 p.m. to midnight. $69 plus tax and gratuity. Call 480-994-1520.

Nellie Cashman's at Westin Kierland Resort & Spa

6902 East Greenway Parkway, Scottsdale

Dine à la carte or enjoy a special four-course meal created by chef Roberto Madrid. 6 to 9 p.m. Prix-fixe menu option $50 (plus tax and gratuity). Reservations recommended. Call 480-624-1030.

Orchid's New Year's Eve Party

668 North 44th Street, Suite #115, Phoenix

A four-course dinner with champagne toast. 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. $75 per person, $145 per couple. Call 602-286-9888.

Pointe in Tyme

11111 North Seventh Street, Phoenix

Special New Year's menu includes shrimp agliata, filet mignon, cast-iron seared duck breast, veal, and seared sea bass. Appetizers and desserts included in meal. 6 to 10:30 p.m. $75 to $100 per person. Reservations suggested. Call 602-866-6348.