deals - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-29T14:24:24Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/dealsDining: Summer deals include happy hours worth toastinghttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/dining-summer-deals-include-happy-hours-worth-toasting2022-06-28T14:43:59.000Z2022-06-28T14:43:59.000ZThe Coastal Starhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/TheCoastalStar<div><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10601843080,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10601843080,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="10601843080?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="710" /></a><em>Pink Poodles, with vodka and pomegranate, and mojitos are offered at Corvina.</em> <strong>Photo provided by Svetlana Davis</strong></p>
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<p><strong>By Jan Norris</strong></p>
<p>The summer doldrums are about to hit, with no holidays or formal excuses to party.</p>
<p>Since people lucky enough to have Northern retreats have fled the heat, it’s left to the locals to get in on the dining deals available during the summer.</p>
<p>Here are a few we know of, along with happy hour specials for people who like to dine early.</p>
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<p>Corvina Seafood Grill in Boca Raton has a number of drink specials, as well as a longish happy hour even on weekends — a rarity.</p>
<p>The weekly specials are:</p>
<p>Sunday Sipping: half-price bottles of wine (for wines under $100) with an entree, along with happy hour 4-7 p.m.</p>
<p>Martini Monday: Half-price martinis when you dine at the restaurant, and happy hour 4-7 p.m.</p>
<p>Taco Tuesday: $9 fish tacos and $5 margaritas all night and happy hour 4-7 p.m.</p>
<p>Hump-day Wednesday: Extended happy hour, 4-9 p.m., $6 cocktails and $6 wines.</p>
<p>Half-price Oyster Night Thursday: Half-price oysters by the half dozen, along with happy hour 4-7 p.m.</p>
<p>Corvina’s happy hour is also served Fridays and Saturdays, 4-6:30 p.m., at the indoor/outdoor bar, and a “9 for $9” menu has nine items to choose from for $9 each.</p>
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<p>The Casimir French Bistro in Boca has summer discounts daily.</p>
<p>Monday: all-you-can-eat mussels; Tuesday: discounts on all duck dishes; Wednesday: two-course night, meaning with every entree, diners get a free soup, salad or dessert. On</p>
<p>Thursday diners get a discount on lobster dinners.</p>
<p>Happy hour, 3-6 p.m. nightly, offers discounts on beer, wines and appetizers, including a new menu item, flatbreads.</p>
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<p>At Latitudes in Highland Beach, enjoy the ocean view during happy hour from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Drinks and menu items are $8 to $12 during these sunset hours.</p>
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<p>Vic & Angelo’s happy hour menu is most generous: half-price off the entire menu, along with discounted drinks. You need to get there early, however — happy hour is weekdays only, 3-5 p.m. Vic & Angelo’s is on Atlantic Avenue in Delray.</p>
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<p>The steakhouse Cut 432, also on the Avenue, offers $6 snacks and half-price house wines, beers and spirits at the weekday happy hour, 5-7 p.m.</p>
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<p>Villagio in Boca Raton offers a good deal on some classics such as chicken Parmesan, chicken Milanese and portobello mushroom flatbreads for $10 during happy hour, to be extended on weekends through the summer. It’s from 5-7 p.m., and there are several drink specials to pair with them.</p>
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<p>At the Wine Room Kitchen and Bar in Delray, diners can get a $12 charcuterie board as well as $9 small plates and $4 bites during happy hour, 3-7 p.m. The Wine Room serves $8 cocktails, $5 beers and $7 wines. On Wednesdays, it’s Match Day, and money put on the Wine Room card over $20 is matched.</p>
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<p>At Prime Catch in Boynton Beach, sit at the dockside tiki bar to get $5 drinks and order from the bar bites menu. Happy hour is 3-6 p.m. weekdays.</p>
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<p>At the Rebel House in Boca Raton, happy hour is 4-7 p.m. every day and features $6 cocktails and $6 plates, such as pork cheek empanada or wedge salad. A meat and cheese board is $10.</p>
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<p>Catch brunch at Rose’s Daughter and Brule, sister restaurants in Delray. There’s an $8 Saturday brunch cocktail menu, plus 20% off all menus during happy hour, 4-6 p.m. all summer long at both eateries.</p>
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<p>Caffe Luna Rosa in Delray Beach will offer a four-course wine pairing dinner for $69 on July 26, Aug. 16, Sept. 6, Sept. 27, Oct. 18 and Nov. 8.</p>
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<p>Going just for drinks? The Old Key Lime House in Lantana offers 40% off mixed drinks — draft beer and premium wines excluded — 4-7 p.m. weekdays.</p>
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<p>In brief: After 16 years, Dubliner Irish Pub closed its doors in Boca Raton. Partner Vaughan Dugan said, “Over time, everything evolves, and that’s certainly true in Boca and the hospitality industry as a whole. People want fresh ingredients, craft cocktails and comfortable seating to relax while catching up with friends." The Subculture Group will open Shaker & Pie, a modern pizzeria, in its place.</p>
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<p><em>Jan Norris is a food writer who can be reached at nativefla@gmail.com</em></p></div>S u m m e r D i n i n g D e a l shttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/s-u-m-m-e-r-d-i-n-i-n-g-d-e-a-l-s2016-08-01T20:00:00.000Z2016-08-01T20:00:00.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960656097,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960656097,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="657" alt="7960656097?profile=original" /></a></strong><em>Workers from Office Depot enjoy lunch at Deck 84, Delray Beach, which offers $10 lunch deals. <strong>Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star</strong></em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span class="font-size-5" style="font-family:georgia, palatino;">With winter</span> <br /> <span class="font-size-5" style="font-family:georgia, palatino;">residents away</span> <br /> <span class="font-size-5" style="font-family:georgia, palatino;">and crowds thinned,</span> <br /> <span class="font-size-5" style="font-family:georgia, palatino;">reservations are a piece of cake at some of our</span> <br /> <span class="font-size-5" style="font-family:georgia, palatino;">favorite restaurants. To sweeten the eating-out allure, promotional rates are offered, too.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span class="font-size-5" style="font-family:georgia, palatino;"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Related story: September dining deals in <a href="http://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/september-dining-deals-in-palm-beach?xg_source=activity">Palm Beach</a></strong></span><br /></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>By Janis Fontaine</strong><br /> <br /> Summer is the perfect time to go out to eat, to try new restaurants, to savor new flavors.<br /> Many restaurants offer summer savings ranging from half-price wine and three-course prix fixe meals to lobster dinners, pizza specials and, in one case, 20 percent off the entire menu.<br /> <br /> Here are some of the area’s dining deals: <br /> <br /> <strong> 32 East</strong> — 32 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 276-7868; <a href="http://www.32east.com">www.32east.com</a><br /> Sunday Funday: 50 percent off any bottle of wine under $100 or $50 off any wine over $100. Until Thanksgiving.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960656868,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960656868,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="129" alt="7960656868?profile=original" /></a></em><em>The view at 50 Ocean.</em><br /> <br /> <strong>50 Ocean</strong> — 50 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. 278-3364; <a href="http://www.50ocean.com">www.50ocean.com</a><br /> Lunch special: Get an appetizer and an entrée for $21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. <br /> Dinner special: Prix fixe three-course meal for $35. <br /> <br /> <strong>Angle at Eau Palm Beach</strong>, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. 540-4924; <a href="http://www.eaupalmbeach.com">www.eaupalmbeach.com</a><br /> Angle Uncorked: 6-7 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 27. A wine tasting and class with sommelier Tim White, by reservation. Stay for dinner at Angle and receive 50 percent off select bottles of wine.<br /> <br /> <strong>Temple Orange Mediterranean Bistro at Eau Palm Beach</strong>, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. <br /> 540-4924; <a href="http://www.eaupalmbeach.com">www.eaupalmbeach.com</a><br /> Prix fixe summer dining: Three-course prix fixe lunch for $28; three-course prix fixe dinner for $55, except in September during Flavor Palm Beach, when it’s less. <br /> Veuve Rich brunch: Noon-2:30 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 30. $42; $16 for ages 4-12; free for younger than 4. Add “endless” visits to the Veuve Clicquot Champagne Garden, where you create your own cocktails, or a “bottomless” glass of Veuve Rich is $18.<a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960657090,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="750" class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960657090,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="7960657090?profile=original" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Breeze Ocean Kitchen at Eau Palm Beach. Capehart Photo</em><br /> <br /> <strong>Breeze Ocean Kitchen at Eau Palm Beach</strong>, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. 540-4924; <a href="http://www.eaupalmbeach.com">www.eaupalmbeach.com</a><br /> Lunch special: Three-course menu available for $28 per person (a la carte menu also available). Daily from noon to 2:30 p.m. Available through Oct. 31.<br /> <br /> <strong> Bogart’s Bar & Grille at the Cinemark 20 Theatre</strong>, 3200 Airport Road, Boca Raton. 544-3044; <a href="http://www.BogartsofBoca.com">www.BogartsofBoca.com</a> <br /> Ten for $10 lunches: Your choice of 10 items priced at $10 each, including coffee, tea or soda, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. <br /> Prix fixe summer special: Three-course prix fixe menu for $28. Through Oct. 31.<br /> Samuel Adams beer dinner: Sept. 14. A four-course prix fixe menu featuring brew pairings from the Samuel Adams family of beers, chosen with the assistance of a cicerone. Reservations are required. <br /> <br /> <strong>Café Frankie’s</strong>, 640 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. 732-3834; <a href="http://www.cafefrankies.com">www.cafefrankies.com</a><br /> Daily appetizer specials, $5, 4:30-3:30 p.m.<br /> Fifty percent of bottle sof wine, daily, 8-10 p.m.<br /> Take-out pizza special: Get an 18-inch cheese pizza for $8.99. An 18-inch margherita pizza is $9.99. <br /> <br /> <strong> Caffe Luna Rosa</strong> — 34 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. 274-9404; <a href="http://www.caffelunarosa.com">www.caffelunarosa.com</a><br /> Late evening special: Half-priced select wines by the glass or bottle, all beer and liquor drinks with dinner after 9 p.m. Ask about special pours like Johnnie Walker Blue, $18 for a 1.5-ounce pour. Through summer.<br /> <br /> <strong>Deck 84 </strong>— 840 E. Atlantic Ave. Delray Beach. 665-8484; <a href="http://www.Deck84.com">www.Deck84.com</a> <br /> Three-course prix fixe menu: $22 from 4-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. <br /> Wednesday: Half-priced bottles of wine with the purchase of an entrée.<br /> Ten for $10 lunches: Choice of 10 lunches priced at $10 each, including coffee, tea or soda, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday.<br /> <br /> <strong> Gary Rack’s Farmhouse Kitchen in Royal Palm Plaza</strong>— 399 SE Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton, 826-2625; <a href="http://www.farmhousekitchenboca.com">www.farmhousekitchenboca.com</a> <br /> Wine Down Mondays: Get 50 percent off bottles of wine and champagne, 25 percent off reserve wine list.<br /> <br /> <strong> Gary Rack’s Farmhouse Kitchen </strong> — 204 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 266-3643; <a href="http://www.farmhousekitchendelray.com">www.farmhousekitchendelray.com</a><br /> Wine Down Wednesdays: Fifty percent off all bottles of wine and champagne on the regular beverage menu and 25 percent off bottles on the reserve wine list.<br /> <br /> <strong> Josie’s Ristorante</strong> — 1602 S. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach. 364-9601; <a href="http://www.josiesristorante.com">www.josiesristorante.com</a><br /> Summer deal: Take 20 percent off the entire menu, dine-in only. Through September.<br /> <br /> <strong> Max’s Grille in Mizner Park</strong>, 404 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 368-0080; <a href="http://www.maxsgrille.com">www.maxsgrille.com</a><br /> The Q & Brew menu: Every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to closing, get the new “Smalls & Sandwiches” ($8-$15) including N’awlins BBQ shrimp, pulled pork sandwich, Texas smokehouse burger, and a Q salad. On the main course ($18-$29): baby back ribs, wood grilled chicken, brisket, and the Q Combo comes with a choice of two. Endless craft beer is available for $15 with the purchase of dinner. Until Labor Day.<br /> <br /> <strong> Max’s Harvest</strong>, 169 NE Second Ave., Delray Beach, 381-9970; <a href="http://www.maxsharvest.com">www.maxsharvest.com</a><br /> Specials: $29 family-style Southern fried chicken and $5 Southern Spiked Teas & Lemonades on Sundays; half-off bottles of wine on Mondays; $12 burgers and $5 bourbon/Beaujolais on Tuesdays; $35 for 1½-pound lobster with salad and dessert and $5 wines on Thursdays; and half-off bottles of wine on Friday and Saturday, 5-7 p.m.<br /> Chef competition: Chef vs. Chef is held every Wednesday starting at 9 p.m. at Max’s Harvest. Food and drinks are available for purchase during each match. The cover charge is $5, and proceeds to benefit the Milagro Center.<a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960656698,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960656698,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="553" alt="7960656698?profile=original" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Lobster at Prime Catch.</em><br /> <br /> <strong>Prime Catch</strong>, 700 E. Woolbright Road, Boynton Beach. 737-8822; <a href="http://www.primecatchboynton.com">www.primecatchboynton.com</a><br /> Lobster Bake: From 4:30 to 6 p.m., get lobster, clams, mussels, potatoes and corn. Cost: $18.95. <br /> Monday lobster dinner: Get a 1¼-pound lobster for $18.95. </p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960656899,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960656899,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960656899?profile=original" /></a><em>The scene at Tryst. </em> <br /> <br /> <strong>Tryst</strong> — 4 E Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 921-0201; <a href="http://www.trystdelray.com">www.trystdelray.com</a><br /> Sunday: Fried chicken and a glass of bubbly for $18. <br /> Tuesday: Wine Not nights, with 40 percent off bottled wine and $10 charcuterie and cheese boards. <br /> Wednesday: Burger and hot dog specials. <br /> Friday and Saturday: Late-night food specials from 11 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><br /> <span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:georgia, palatino;"><strong>Downtown Delray</strong></span><br /> There’s still time to cash in on the inaugural Dine Out Downtown Delray Beach, which began Aug. 1 and continues through Aug. 7. It’s part of Restaurant Week 2016, when local culinary hotspots join to celebrate food with special savings, wine tastings and even cooking classes. <br /> Modeled after successful promotions like Miami Spice and Dine Out Fort Lauderdale, local eateries offer special prix fixe, three-course meals in the $20-$40 range. Restaurant owners know you’ve been waiting for the chance to try out a new place or to revisit an old favorite, and they’re making it budget-friendly.<br /> Some restaurants will serve three-course lunches for less than $20. <br /> Laura Simon, executive director of Delray Beach’s Downtown Development Authority, says the promotion focuses on restaurants in the Atlantic Avenue corridor, but may expand if this is successful. <br /> It looks like it already is. Participating restaurants include 32 East, 50 Ocean, Atlantic Grille at The Seagate Hotel, Big Al’s Steaks, Brule, Caffe Luna Rosa, Caffe Martier, CENA, Dada, Deck 84, Eat Market, Gary Rack’s Farmhouse Kitchen, Honey, Juice Buzz, Juice Papi, Luigi’s Coal Oven Pizza, Max’s Harvest, Mellow Mushroom, Pizza Rustica, Prime, Rack’s Fish House & Oyster Bar, Salt7, Smoke BBQ, Solita & Mastino, The Office, The Old Arcade, Tryst and Windy City Pizza.<br /> For details, visit <a href="http://www.downtowndelraybeach.com">www.downtowndelraybeach.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:georgia, palatino;"><strong>Romance, anyone?</strong></span><br /> At the <strong>Four Seasons Palm Beach</strong>, you can have a romantic dinner date for two in a private candlelit cabana overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Add fresh flowers and live music. You can dine on a three-course dinner for $150 per person or a four-course dinner for $180, plus the cost of wine, champagne and cocktails, and tax and tip.<br /> For folks who loathe leaving the kids at home, the resort also offers cabana dinners for the entire family. <br /> The Four Seasons is at 2800 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach. For reservations, call 582-2800.</p></div>Get 'Em While They're Hot: Area restaurants offer an array of summer dining dealshttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/get-em-while-they-re-hot-area-restaurants-offer-an-array-of-summe2014-07-02T15:30:00.000Z2014-07-02T15:30:00.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>By Jan Norris</strong><br /> <br /> The dress codes for fine dining restaurants relax in summer — and so do the prices.<br /> Several dining specials are offered at restaurants throughout the area to make eating out more pleasant despite the humidity. It’s the perfect chance to try out a new restaurant or patronize a favorite that was too crowded in season.<br /> Take advantage of these deals that run typically throughout the off-season. Remember to read the fine print for the specials, as some have restrictions on days or menu items. Prices listed do not include tax and tip — and most ask that you don’t share.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515253,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515253,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="180" alt="7960515253?profile=original" /></a><em>The Wedge Salad at 50 Ocean. <strong>Photo provided</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>50 Ocean</strong> in Delray Beach kicks off summer with their Chef’s Summer Tasting Menu. It’s three courses for $35, served Sunday through Thursday. Choose from dishes such as lobster bisque or a Mediterranean plate of hummus, olives, feta cheese and pita to start. Main dishes include swordfish with roasted garlic and herb spaetzle; a honey-garlic grilled chicken with roast tomatoes and mushrooms and Florentine risotto; or a skillet-blackened cobia with roast corn puree, and blue crab, apple and fennel slaw. Dessert choices are chocolate lava cake or Key lime parfait. Restrictions apply, but for this menu, all guests at the table are asked to order from the tasting menu.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> A similar Chef’s Tasting Menu is available for lunch, with grilled ham and cheese (house-smoked ham and Gruyere), a chicken BLT salad, a vegetarian Mediterranean sandwich or fish and chips available with dessert and starter for $25 per person. The menu is available Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; a bonus for really early diners.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> At the <strong>Atlantic Grille</strong> in the Seagate Hotel, a three-course prix fixe for two is $33 per person, and includes a bottle of the house wine. It’s Sunday through Thursday, and diners order from a menu that changes monthly to include seasonal foods.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> <strong>Bistro Chez Jean-Pierre</strong> in Palm Beach offers a three-course prix fixe through Nov. 1, Tuesday through Friday, for $45. The menu changes weekly; dishes on a recent menu included a warm onion tart with mixed greens, homemade lobster ravioli with lobster sauce, sauteed fillet of snapper with Provençal sauce over ratatouille, sautéed calf’s liver with onions and mashed potatoes, and traditional coq au vin. Lemon tart, crème brûlée and profiteroles with ice cream and warm chocolate sauce are among desserts.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> <strong>Brio Tuscan Grille</strong> in Boca Raton is offering an $8.95 Tuscan lunch Monday through Friday; their menu changes weekly and includes items such as rigatoni alla rosmarino, pesto ravioli fra diavolo, mezza sausage, pepperoni and ricotta flatbread with a salad, and chicken pizzaioli.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> <strong>Buccan</strong> in Palm Beach features a special three-course fried chicken dinner prix-fixe for $35 on Sundays only, with wine specials as well.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515476,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515476,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="202" alt="7960515476?profile=original" /></a><em>Cafe Boulud will reintroduce its Boulud Sud concept of Mediterranean fare. <strong>Photo provided</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> Daniel Boulud brings back the popular Boulud Sud to <strong>Café Boulud</strong> for summer dining at the Brazilian Court. Mediterranean fare is served in the courtyard terrace and features dishes such as whole branzino, spiced lamb loin or octopus a la plancha with white beans, piquillo peppers and celery.<br /> Also at Café Boulud, a three-course prix-fixe dinner is $35 per person, and lunch, noon to 2:30, is $20.14. New menu selections include cappellini primavera, or coriander-spiced tuna with red quinoa, or a grilled pork loin with crispy polenta.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> <strong>Cafe Frankie’s</strong> in Boynton Beach has $2 and $3 drink deals all day, along with half off appetizers 4:30-6:30 p.m. (dine-in only). Pizza specials there are $8.99 and $9.99 for lunch, and for take-out on Monday through Wednesdays.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> Get to <strong>Callaro’s Steak House</strong> in Lake Worth by 6 p.m., and take advantage of their “First Impressions” dinner: choice of soup or salad, choice of side, a steak entree and dessert, along with a non-alcoholic beverage, for $21.99. Other entree choices like chops or crab cakes are $19.99 for the deal.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> A number of deals are at <strong>Del Frisco’s Grille</strong> in Palm Beach, including the 7-7-7 option — seven appetizers for $7 each at the bar till 7 p.m. Pimento-cheese fritters, pulled pork empanadas, deviled eggs and more are on the list. The signature cocktail, Tito’s Classic Island Martini, is $8 during the 7-7-7.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> A three-course dinner menu here is $35 — and includes a choice of starters like jumbo lump crab gazpacho, entrees like a 6-ounce filet with potato cake or grilled mahi with sweet shrimp and fingerling potatoes; and yogurt panna cotta or chocolate espresso tart for dessert.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> In Boca Raton, <strong>Josef’s Table</strong> is offering a $29.95 three-course prix fixe dinner nightly. Entrees include grilled mahi mahi, steak au poivre, wagyu steak frites, Wiener salon goulash, Wiener schnitzel, grilled lamb rack and more.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> It’s lobster on special at <strong>Josie’s Ristorante</strong> in Boynton Beach, where during summer months, diners can get a whole lobster prepared scampi or fra diavolo style for $15. Sides are extra.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> A five-course dinner, with dishes selected by the chef, is at <strong>Jove Kitchen & Bar</strong> in the Four Seasons Palm Beach. The $55 meal includes chef’s signature dishes from a menu of appetizers, pasta or risotto, seafoods, meats and desserts. Wine pairings to match the dishes are available for an additional charge. This special runs at Jove through August.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> Also at the resort, a summer barbecue on Saturdays and Sundays through Labor Day is served at the Atlantic Bar & Grill. Dishes are $16 to $20 with grilled meats and vegetables with craft beer pairings. And at Graze on the beach, “haute dogs” with global condiments, salads and sides are combined for $20 through July.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515660,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515660,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="538" alt="7960515660?profile=original" /></a><em>Chinois Chicken Salad from The Little House in Boynton Beach. <strong>Photo by Libby Volgyes/LibbyVision.com</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> Two diners eat for $29 on Tuesdays at <strong>The Little House</strong> in Boynton Beach. The three-course menu includes dishes like a grilled steak salad or meatloaf sliders and chocolate panna cotta to share, all with a bottle of Mars and Venus merlot. The menu changes occasionally.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515272,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515272,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="538" alt="7960515272?profile=original" /></a><em>Golden tile fish at Max’s Harvest in Delray Beach. <strong>Photo provided</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> A three-course tasting menu is available for $55 per person, Sundays through Thursdays at <strong>Max’s Harvest</strong> in Delray Beach. They also offer half off on wines Mondays and Fridays.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> A special “Getting Roasted” dinner is set for July 6 — for $45, dinner includes Southern-inspired relish tray, a choice of meats from a whole roasted hog, barbecue brisket or Southern fried chicken, and sides served family style. The dinner includes cobbler and other desserts. Beverages, including spiked tea or sangria, are extra.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515868,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515868,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="470" alt="7960515868?profile=original" /></a><em>The Office in Delray Beach is known for its burgers. <strong>Photo by Joe Woolf</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> Work out a plan to take in <strong>The Office’s</strong> dinner specials — they change nightly. And happy hours are expanded to 3-7 p.m. and after 10 p.m. daily. A selection of special cocktails are $10 until October.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> The foods line up like this: Monday, it’s barbecue with a variety of ribs, chicken, pulled pork and more on the menu with half-price house drinks and craft beers from 3 p.m. to close. Tuesdays, from 5 p.m. to close, it’s seafood specials with half-price wines ($49 and under bottles) off the list.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> Burgers and craft beers are on special Wednesdays, including the monster Office Burger Challenge, a 4-pound dish that could include two burger patties, a waffle, two fried eggs, bacon, cheese and more. If the diner finishes the meal, The Office pays for it. (Restrictions apply.)</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> Thursdays are surf ’n’ turf with free desserts given with any surf ’n’ turf offering.<br /> New is the Sunday Brunch that began in June, with bottomless brunch drinks (bloody Marys, Bellinis, mimosas and Champagne) for $15.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> At <strong>Palm Beach Catch</strong>, a choice of items are on the “skinny” prix fixe menu for $29 for dinner. Baby kale and beet salad, mussels, cioppino or filet mignon are among the dishes featured. These are available from 4:30-10 p.m. Monday to Saturday.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515677,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960515677,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="538" alt="7960515677?profile=original" /></a><em>Vic & Angelo’s will offer a BOGO on all pizzas and pastas, including the ravioli. <strong>Photo by Joe Woolf</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> At The Office’s sister restaurant, <strong>Vic & Angelo’s,</strong> a similar daily special list is available. Mondays it’s half-off all wine and cannolis. Tuesdays, it’s BOGO on pizzas and pastas. Wednesdays, a prime rib dinner with salad and mashed potatoes and dessert is $24.95 per person. Thursdays, lobster notte features 1-pound Maine lobsters with sides and desserts for $24.95 per person.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> Several Palm Beach restaurants are participating in the $20.14 annual promotion for lunch, including <strong>Renato’s</strong>, <strong>Bice Ristorante</strong>, <strong>Café Via Flora</strong> and <strong>Ta-Boó</strong>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> And let’s all scream for ice cream on Tuesdays. Buy a cone or cup at <strong>Hoffman’s Chocolates</strong>, and get one of the same or lesser value free. This deal ends Aug. 12, and is available at all Hoffman’s South Florida shops. <br /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>If You Go</strong> <br /> <br /> <strong>50 Ocean</strong>, 50 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach; 278-3364; 50ocean.com<br /> <strong>The Atlantic Grille</strong> in Seagate Hotel, 1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 655-4800; theseagatehotel.com<br /> <strong>Bice Ristorante</strong>, 313 Worth Ave., Palm Beach; 835-1600; palmbeach.bicegroup.com<br /> <strong>Bistro Chez Jean Pierre</strong>, 132 N. County Road, Palm Beach; 833-1171<br /> <strong>Brio Tuscan Grill</strong>, 5050 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton; 392-3777; brioitalian.com<br /> <strong>Buccan</strong>, 350 S. County Road, Palm Beach, 833-3450; buccanpalmbeach.com<br /> <strong>Café Boulud,</strong> 301 Australian Ave., Palm Beach; 655-6060, cafeboulud.com<br /> <strong>Cafe Frankie’s</strong>, 640 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach; 732-3834 (no website)<br /> <strong>Café Via Flora</strong>, 240 Worth Ave., Palm Beach; 514-4959; cafeviaflora.com<br /> <strong>Callaro’s Steak House</strong>, 717 Lake Ave., Lake Worth; 588-9730; callarossteakhouse.com<br /> <strong>Del Frisco’s Grille,</strong> 340 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach; delfriscosgrille.com<br /> <strong>Four Seasons Palm Beach</strong>, 2800 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach; 582-2800; fourseasons.com/palmbeach/<br /> <strong>Hoffman’s Chocolate Shoppe</strong>, 5250 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton; 750-0021; and 705 Lake Ave., Lake Worth, 766-2517; hoffmans.com<br /> <strong>Josef’s Table,</strong> 5030 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton; 353-2700; josefstable.com<br /> <strong>Josie’s Ristorante</strong>, 1602 S. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach; 364-9601; josiesristorante.com<br /> <strong>The Little House</strong>, 480 E. Ocean Blvd., Boynton Beach; 420-0573; thelittlehousebb.com<br /> <strong>Max’s Harvest,</strong> 169 NE Second Ave., Delray Beach; 381-9970; maxsharvest.com<br /> <strong>The Office</strong>, 201 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 888-507-7463; theofficedelray.com<br /> <strong>Palm Beach Catch</strong>, 251 Sunrise Ave., Palm Beach; 655-5558; pbcatch.com<br /> <strong>Renato’s,</strong> 87 Via Mizner, Palm Beach; 655-9752; renatospalmbeach.com<br /> <strong>Ta-boó</strong>, 221 Worth Ave., Palm Beach; 835-3500; taboorestaurant.com<br /> <strong>Vic & Angelo’s</strong>, 290 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 844-842-2632; vicandangelos.com</p></div>Summer Dining Deals: Bring your appetite for good food, cool savingshttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/summer-dining-deals-bring-your-appetite-for-good-food-cool-saving2013-07-03T15:30:00.000Z2013-07-03T15:30:00.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960454295,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960454295,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="538" alt="7960454295?profile=original" /></a></strong><em>Summer delights at the Sundy House prepared by Executive Chef Lindsay Autry and Pastry Chef Sarah Sipe.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><em>Libby Volgyes/The Coastal Star</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>By Mary Thurwachter</strong><br /> <br /> Sure, it’s sweltering outside. But good news can be found in local restaurants where easy-on-the-wallet summer specials abound. Here are some examples: <br /> <br /> <strong>Boca Raton/Deerfield Beach</strong><br /> <strong>Jazziz</strong> (201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 300-0730) offers live music, prime steaks and seafood with a summer prix fixe menu for $27.<br /> A three-course prix fixe summer menu for $36 (dinner) or $23 (lunch) is available at Kathy’s Gazebo Café (4199 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, 395-6033) through July 20. <br /> <strong>Stephane’s Steak & Seafood</strong> (2006 N.W. Executive Center Circle, Boca Raton, 893-8838) has a three-course summer menu for just $49.95 per person. It includes entrée-size portions, and is available through the end of September, seven days a week from 4 p.m. to closing. <br /> Celebrating its 10th anniversary, <strong>Oceans 234</strong> (234 N. Oceans Blvd., Deerfield Beach, 954-428-2539) rolled out several new menu items and some are being offered as summer specials. Lobster, shrimp and crab omelets with goat cheese and spinach are $18.99; Oreo cheesecake is $8.99; spinach artichoke dip with crostini, $12.99; baby spinach salad, $12.99; Cobb salad, $14.99; Shrimp Fra Diavolo (clams, mussels and marinara over linguini, $31.99: and Grilled Bronzini (roasted potatoes, spinach, lemon) is $28.99.<br /> <br /> <strong>Boynton Beach</strong><br /> At <strong>Cafe Frankie</strong> (640 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach, 732-3834), diners can save 50 percent on appetizers between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and half off on any bottle of wine between 8 and 10 p.m. Other summer savings include $8.99-$9.99 dine-in pizza special from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or takeout pizza for the same prices Monday through Wednesday. There also are $5.99 lunch specials every day.<br /> <br /> <strong>Delray Beach</strong><br /> <strong>75 Main</strong> (actually at 270 E. Atlantic Ave., 243-7975 or 266-3687) is offering a three-course prix fixe dinner for $37.99, Monday through Thursday, through September. The dinner includes a choice of any two items on the dinner menu plus dessert. <br /> If you select from the seasonally inspired prix fixe menu for a three-course dinner for two (Sunday through Thursday) at the <strong>Atlantic Grille</strong> at the Seagate Hotel (1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 665-4800) for $33 per person, you also get a bottle of wine. The promotion runs through September. Also new this summer is Blues Night, featuring Orson Whitfield, Andrew Brennan and Joey Gilmore, every Thursday from 8 to 11 p.m.<br /> All-day happy hour (11 a.m.-7 p.m.) is back at <strong>Deck 84</strong> (840 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 665-8484). The waterside restaurant also features a “five for $10” lunch menu, which includes your choice of one of five lunch entrees and a drink for only $10. New this summer is the launch of a company-wide loyalty program which will earn diners a $30 gift card when they spend $300 at any of restaurant group’s locations: Henry’s, Deck 84, E&J’s Sandwich Shop, Bogart’s Bar & Grille and Burt & Max’s. <br /> A chef’s tasting menu — three courses for $35 — is available at <strong>50 Ocean</strong> (50 S. Ocean Ave., Delray Beach, 278-3364) from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960454877,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960454877,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="538" alt="7960454877?profile=original" /></a><em>Interpretation of a banana cream pie by Max’s Harvest in Delray Beach. <strong>Photo provided</strong></em></p>
<p><br /> In Pineapple Grove at <strong>Max’s Harvest</strong> (169 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach, 381-9970) you can bring your receipt back within 30 days to receive 10 percent off your next meal. Like wine? Go there Monday nights and get 50 percent off. The restaurant has been offering brown bag lunches ($10-$20) available through the Delivery Dudes (900-7060 or <a href="http://www.deliverdudes.com">www.deliverdudes.com</a>). Dinner is available for delivery, too. (Lunch is only available through the Delivery Dudes. Dine-in lunch is not available.) <br /> A summer comfort menu with a twist is a draw at <strong>The Office</strong> (201 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 276-3600). Chef Joe Coletto’s menu provides the option of choosing two courses for $25 (either an appetizer and an entrée, or an entrée and a dessert) or three courses, for $35 (one appetizer, one entrée and one dessert). This menu is available for lunch and dinner, Sunday through Thursday, through Sept. 30. Tax and gratuity are additional.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960455060,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960455060,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="180" alt="7960455060?profile=original" /></a><em>Local Shrimp Salad on a brioche bun with butter lettuce at The Sundy House. <strong>Libby Volgyes/The Coastal Star</strong></em></p>
<p><br /> The tropical gardens at <strong>Sundy House</strong> (106 S. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, 272-5678) are lovely any time, but summer offers a special treat for diners. They can create their own tasting with “A Taste of Summer.” Just select one item per category. Pick two items for $16 or pick three items for $20. Starters, main courses and sweets are available. Menus change throughout the season. Garden strolls are always free.<br /> <strong>Vic & Angelo’s</strong> (290 E. Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach, 278-9570) has a summer tasting menu where diners may customize their choices. On Sundays through Thursdays (through September), two, three-course Summer Tasting Menus, for $25 and $35 per person, excluding tax and gratuity are available. A bottle of Coastal Vines Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon or Pinot Noir may be added for $15.<br /> <br /> <strong>Lake Worth</strong><br /> Lake Worth is 100 years old this year, and two restaurants there are offering summer specials to commemorate the anniversary. At <strong>Callaro’s</strong> (717 Lake Ave., 588-9730) diners will also find a three-course menu for $19.13, with 11 entrees including an 8-ounce strip steak, crab cake and a double-cut pork chop. The menu is available for lunch and dinner. <br /> <strong>Couco Pazzo</strong> (915 Lake Ave., 585-0320) has a summer prix fixe menu, which is three courses for $19.13. <br /> <br /> <strong>Palm Beach</strong><br /> Palm Beach eateries roll out the specials this time of year. All the restaurants at <strong>The Breakers</strong> (1 S. County Road, Palm Beach, 659-8488) have special menus for the summer. <strong>The Italian Restaurant</strong> offers family friendly cuisine with a three-course dinner menu for $35. <strong>The Seafood Bar</strong>, for casual oceanfront dining and cocktails, offers a three-course menu for $39.50. At <strong>The Flagler Steakhouse Prime Steaks & Seafood</strong> (2 S. County Road) a two-course lunch menu is available for $20.13, a three-course dinner menu starting at $49.50; and a three-course Sunday brunch for $35.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960454893,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960454893,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="505" alt="7960454893?profile=original" /></a><em>Octopus a la plancha from Boulud Sud, the pop-up at Cafe Boulud. <strong>Photo provided</strong></em></p>
<p><br /> <strong>Cafe Boulud Palm Beach</strong> at the Brazilian Court Hotel (301 Australian Ave., Palm Beach, 655-6060), is serving up some tantalizing and wallet-friendly dining deals. Through Labor Day, from noon until 2:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, a three-course prix fixe luncheon menu is offered for $20.03, commemorating the restaurant’s opening year, 2003. Three-course prix fixe dinners, also are available at $35 seven nights from 5:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. BYOB Tuesdays are under way until Oct. 7. Bring your own bottles to pair with Executive Chef Jim Leiken’s cuisine. Corkage fees are waived and there is no limit. <br /> Café Boulud Palm Beach also invites diners on a culinary journey to the Mediterranean with the return of its popular pop-up restaurant, Chef Daniel Boulud’s Manhattan-based <strong>Boulud Sud</strong>. The pop-up operates as a stand-alone restaurant on Café Boulud’s air-conditioned terrace within the fountain courtyard through Sept. 2, for dinner seven days a week. The pop-up will serve à la carte dinner menu daily from 5:30 to 10 p.m., and a three-course prix fixe menu for $35 per person on Saturday and Sunday.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960455468,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960455468,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="180" alt="7960455468?profile=original" /></a><em>The Four Seasons Resort will offer Friday clam bakes at its Atlantic Bar & Grill. <strong>Photo provided</strong></em></p>
<p><br /> Friday night clam bakes at the <strong>Four Seasons Resort</strong> (2800 S. Ocean Blvd., 582-2800) are becoming a coastal tradition at the resort’s <strong>Atlantic Bar & Grill</strong>. Lanterns illuminate tables just steps from the seashore. The menu features a family style traditional clambake including clams, lobster, chicken, Italian sausage, potatoes and corn-on-the-cob and desserts such as s’mores, and strawberry shortcake jars. There is one seating at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person ($20 for children 12 and under). Reservations are required.<br /> Sunday family style dinners are served up in another <strong>Four Seasons</strong> restaurant, <strong>Graze.</strong> There, Italian- and French-inspired fare meets the local flavors by the pool during family style dinners weekly through September. The menu varies monthly to feature the seasonal ingredients. Cost is $40 per person ($15 for kids 12 and under). Reservations are required (533-3740).</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960455262,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960455262,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="182" alt="7960455262?profile=original" /></a><em>Trevini Ristorante is offering 20 percent off food and beverages through September. Photo provided</em></p>
<p><br /> <strong>Trevini Ristorante</strong> (290 Sunset Ave., Palm Beach, 833-3883) gives diners 20 percent off of all food and beverages through September. </p></div>Let's make a summer deal: Restaurants, hotels offer off-season bargainshttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/let-s-make-a-summer-deal-restaurants-hotels-offer-off-season-barg2012-08-01T18:30:00.000Z2012-08-01T18:30:00.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397453,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397453,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960397453?profile=original" /></a></strong><em>The Boulud Sud pop-up at Café Boulud offers a $35 four-course menu.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>By Jan Norris</strong><br /> <br /> Locals staying through summer are rewarded at area restaurants with no waits, meal deals, drink and wine specials and in some cases, new spots to try. Here are a sampling:<br /> <strong>Raffaele Ristorante</strong> in Boca Raton’s Royal Palm Place has a three-course prix fixe for $28.50, Sunday through Thursday. Entree choices include a 12-ounce strip steak or housemade ravioli with lobster.<br /> A new happy hour menu, served from 5 to 7 p.m. weekdays, features a number of appetizers and half or full portions of entrees all specially priced. (<a href="http://www.raffaelerestaurant.com">www.raffaelerestaurant.com</a>)<br /> Dine with the new general manager, Bruce Siegel<strong>,</strong> and new executive chef, Denise Girard, at the <strong>Sundy House</strong> in Delray Beach during their summer special “3 for $33” event. Dinner is served at the tables in the tropical Taru gardens overlooking the pool, or in the dining rooms in the historic old house. Favorite specialties from the previous menu such as crab cakes are still available, but new dishes, like lemon pepper seared mahi with a duo of mashed potatoes and seafood linguine have been added. (<a href="http://www.sundyhouse.com">www.sundyhouse.com</a>)<br /> Another three-course special is offered at <strong>Rosario’s</strong> in Royal Palm Place. Italian comfort dishes like eggplant rollatini, chicken saltimbocca and baked clams oreganato are available as entrees on the menu served Sunday through Friday for $24.95. (<a href="http://www.rosariosristorante.com">www.rosariosristorante.com</a>)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397097,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397097,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960397097?profile=original" /></a><em>Pizza from Ovenella</em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Buy one, get two courses free at the summer deal at <strong>Ovenella</strong> in Boca Raton. Through Nov. 30, from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, diners can order from 16 entrees, priced from $17 to $26 — salad and dessert are complimentary. Entrees include steak, veal, seafood or pasta. (<a href="http://www.ovenella.com">www.ovenella.com</a>)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397466,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397466,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960397466?profile=original" /></a><em>La Stella’s in Boca Raton is participating in a summer wine series. <strong>Photos provided</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">A downtown Boca summer wine series, from 6 to 7 p.m. each Tuesday, moves among different restaurants. Diners taste three wines paired with three small plates from each menu for $25. Restaurants are <strong>Anatolia’s</strong>, Aug. 7; <strong>Ovenella</strong>, Aug. 14; <strong>The Spaniard</strong>, Aug. 21; <strong>Raffaele’s</strong>, Aug. 28; <strong>Chops Lobster Bar</strong>, Sept. 4; <strong>Yakitori Sake House</strong>, Sept. 11; <strong>Saquella Café,</strong> Sept. 18; <strong>La Stella’s</strong>, Sept. 25; and <strong>4th Generation</strong>, Oct. 2. Diners can reserve a spot by calling the individual restaurants. (<a href="http://www.downtownboca.org">www.downtownboca.org</a>)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397479,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397479,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960397479?profile=original" /></a><em>Deck 84 in Delray Beach offers half-off bottles of wine Monday through Thursday.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Deck 84</strong> in Delray Beach takes half off all bottles of wine Monday through Thursday during the summer and valet is complimentary on those days for lunch and dinner. An extended Happy Hour is from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday. <br /> They sing, “When it rains, we pour!” — and happy hour prices apply at both bars anytime it’s raining. (<a href="http://www.deck84.com">www.deck84.com</a>)<br /> Diners can learn to cook on Friday nights in August at <strong>32 Eas</strong>t in Delray Beach. Chef Nick Morfogen teaches students how to create a different dish each week in a small-class format upstairs in the restaurant, followed by a three-course dinner that includes the lesson dish. Classes are $55 (tax and tip not included) and limited to 20 diners; reservations are required in advance. (<a href="http://www.32east.com">www.32east.com</a>)<br /> A three-course dinner for two is $55 at <strong>Prime</strong> in Delray Beach if you dine from 4 to 7 p.m. Some of the restaurant’s signature steak dishes are included on the menu. Signature drinks — including the popular cucumber martini or Arnold Palmer martini — and select glasses of wine are $8 during happy hour, 4-7 p.m. (<a href="http://www.primedelray.com">www.primedelray.com</a>)<br /> A “Culinary Tour of the Mediterranean” is the summer promotion at <strong>La Cigale</strong> in Delray, where diners can choose from several dishes representing the week’s regional cuisine in a four-course dinner. The meal includes tapas of chef’s choice, appetizer, main course and dessert — plus a glass of wine — for $30. The culinary tour prix fixe is served Monday through Friday, along with the regular a la carte menu. (<a href="http://www.lacigale.com">www.lacigale.com</a>)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397660,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397660,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960397660?profile=original" /></a><em>The scallops at the Atlantic Grille</em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">At the <strong>Atlantic Grille</strong> in the Seagate Hotel, a three-course dinner for two is $60 and includes a bottle of wine. It’s served Sunday through Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, a three course meal is $35 with wine extra. The menu changes monthly throughout the summer. Past entrees have included pan-seared corvina with a roasted tomato sauce; deconstructed Mediterranean pita plate with ground lamb, pork and beef; and barbecue chicken with a house-made sauce.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397492,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397492,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960397492?profile=original" /></a><em>Algerian grilled lamb loin at Cafe Boulud’s Boulud Sud pop-up. <strong>Scott Simmons/The Coastal Star</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">In Palm Beach, <strong>Café Boulud</strong> has created <strong>Boulud Sud</strong> — a pop-up restaurant within the modern French space in the Brazilian Court Hotel. At Boulud Sud, a prix-fixe four-course dinner is served for $35. Appetizers such as a plate of falafel, pea hummus, babaganoush and lavosh or an artichoke, fennel, frisee and celery salad are paired with spicy lamb Merguez sausage or a chicken tagine or Algerian grilled lamb loin. Classics from Boulud’s traditional menu also are available as a la carte items. For an extra fee, wines can be paired to each course as a sampling menu. (<a href="http://www.cafeboulud.com">www.cafeboulud.com</a>)<br /> <strong>Buccan</strong>, also in Palm Beach, offers a Sunday Summer Series of family-style menus, at $26. Past menus have included a New England style clambake, a Southern fried chicken dinner and a wood-roasted paella meal. The menu changes each week. (<a href="http://www.buccanpalmbeach.com">www.buccanpalmbeach.com</a>)<br /> The Ritz-Carlton’s <strong>Temple Orange</strong> Sunday Brunch features a fresh-squeezed-juice cart and for an additional fee, bottomless bloody Marys, mimosas and Champagne, along with traditional breakfast and brunch items. Cost is $38 for adults; $19 for kids ages 6-12. <br /> From 4-10 p.m. Saturdays, wood-fired flatbreads are featured at the Stir Lobby Lounge for $14. (<a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com">www.ritzcarlton.com</a>)<br /> <strong>The Four Seasons Palm Beach</strong> dishes up a summertime Beachfront BBQ menu on the weekends. From 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the Atlantic Bar & Grill menu changes weekly to include grilled swordfish with tropical fruit salad or a barbecued half-chicken with sweet plantain potato salad or barbecued ribs with home-style potato salad, with other fixings. Cost is $20 and craft beers are sold for $5 extra. (<a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/palmbeach/">www.fourseasons.com/palmbeach/</a>)<br /> Summer specials abound at The Breakers properties. At the <strong>Flagler Steakhouse</strong>, a two-course lunch menu is $20; a three-course dinner starts at $49.50. Sunday brunch at the Flagler Steakhouse Terrace is $35 for three courses — including the signature stuffed pecan French toast.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397860,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397860,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960397860?profile=original" /></a><em>Bailey’s Cream soufflé and chocolate chips from The Breakers’ Echo</em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Three-course summer special menus are $39.50 at both the Asian-cuisine <strong>Echo</strong> and <strong>The Breakers Seafood Bar</strong>.<br /> <strong>The Italian Restaurant</strong> in The Breakers features a three-course, $35 dinner that’s family friendly — kids can dine separately in the Family Entertainment Center.<br /> At the <strong>Top of the Point</strong> at Phillip’s Point in West Palm Beach, the chef repeats the popular Summer Road Trip special — a culinary visit through U.S. regions. It’s Chicago in August, the Pacific Northwest in September and the Gulf Coast in October. The three-course meal is $39.50. (<a href="http://www.thebreakers.com">www.thebreakers.com</a>)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397873,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397873,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960397873?profile=original" /></a><em>Callaro’s is offering a $19.13 three-course menu that includes steaks, crab cake and double-cut pork chop. <strong>Photo provided</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">It’s 1913 at <strong>Callaro’s</strong> in Lake Worth. The former Manalapan restaurant is offering a three-course menu for $19.13, with 11 entrees to choose from including an 8-ounce strip steak, crab cake and a double-cut pork chop. The menu is available for both lunch and dinner. (<a href="http://www.callarossteakhouse.com">www.callarossteakhouse.com</a>)<br /> For $19.95, diners can choose the Summer Menu offered Sunday through Thursday at <strong>Couco Pazzo</strong> in Lake Worth. Six entree choices include chicken Marsala, fettucine Bolognese, veal Milanese and a fresh fish of the day. (<a href="http://www.coucopazzo.com">www.coucopazzo.com</a>) <br /> <em>Note: Prices for specials quoted in the story do not include tax and tip.</em></p></div>Summer Deals: Take a close-to-home getaway at bargain rateshttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/summer-deals-take-a-close-to-home-getaway-at-bargain-rates2012-08-01T18:00:00.000Z2012-08-01T18:00:00.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397271,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397271,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960397271?profile=original" /></a></strong><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397271,original{{/staticFileLink}}"></a>The Beach Club at the Boca Raton Resort & Club offers deals and upgrades through Oct. 8. <strong>Photos provided</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Let's make a summer deal: <a href="http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/let-s-make-a-summer-deal-restaurants-hotels-offer-off-season-barg">Restaurants</a>, hotels offer off-season bargains <br /></strong></p>
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<p><strong>By Mary Thurwachter</strong></p>
<p>Ahhhh, summer. <br /> The crowds have thinned. The traffic has eased. And many fine resorts, hotels and small inns are luring locals with special packages offering substantial savings. <br /> It’s the ideal time to lap up some of the same Florida fun and pampering that tourists relish during the busy season. <br /> Here are some specials to consider:<br /> <br /> <strong>Boca Raton Resort & Club</strong>,<br /> a Waldorf Astoria Resort,<br /> Boca Raton<br /> <strong>The deal:</strong> The Boca Bonus Program, offered at the main resort and the Boca Beach Club, is good through Oct. 8, gives guests a chance to add a layer of savings when booking an available package. Any leisure reservation, regardless of rates and/or promotions, qualifies for the Boca Bonus extras that include a complimentary upgrade valued at up to $125, complimentary breakfast for kids 12 and under at Palm Court or Sea Grille, complimentary golf greens fees (cart fees apply), use of the tennis facilities, and cocktails for two. <br /> For information, reservations: To see available packages, go to <a href="http://www.bocaresort.com/Packages">www.bocaresort.com/Packages</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Breakers</strong>,<br /> Palm Beach<br /> <strong>The deal</strong>: As part of the resort’s Endless Summer promotion, available though Sept. 30, weekday rates start at $289 per night and represent a 45 percent savings over the winter season. A variety of amenities are either free or at significant savings from complimentary incentives such as continental breakfast, kids’ meals, kids’ camp, unlimited tennis and fitness classes; to savings on golf, dining, spa services, bungalow rentals, on-site shopping and overnight valet parking. <br /> For information, reservations: Call 1-888-BREAKERS (273-2537) or see <a href="http://www.thebreakers.com">www.thebreakers.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Ritz-Carlton/Palm Beach</strong>, Manalapan<br /> The deal: The Comfort You package, available through Dec. 20, starts at $279 a night and includes overnight accommodations in a guestroom with a private balcony, breakfast for two with an ocean view at Temple Orange restaurant, and a $100 resort credit per night.<br /> For information, reservations: Call 533-6000 or see <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/PalmBeach">www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/PalmBeach</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Chesterfield</strong>,<br /> Palm Beach<br /> The deal: The Summer Sizzler, good through Sept. 30, is a two-day, one-night stay special that includes English breakfast for two and a drink in the Leopard Lounge for $145 plus tax.<br /> For information, reservations: Call (800) 243-7871 or see <a href="http://www.chesterfieldpb.com">www.chesterfieldpb.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Delray Beach Marriott</strong>,<br /> Delray Beach<br /> The deal: Florida resident rates start at $127 through September. A spa package, with rooms starting at $309, includes daily breakfast for two, a $25 spa credit, and a room with a partial ocean view.<br /> For information, reservations: Call (877) 389-0169 or see <a href="http://www.marriottdelraybeach.com">www.marriottdelraybeach.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Colony Hotel & Cabana Club</strong>, Delray Beach<br /> The deal: A summer special available online offers queen rooms at $99 per night through November, although this special is not available over Thanksgiving. Guests have access to the Cabana Club and saltwater pool on the beach.<br /> For information, reservations: Call 278-4123 or see <a href="http://www.thecolonyhotel.com/florida">www.thecolonyhotel.com/florida</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397058,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960397058,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960397058?profile=original" /></a><em>Stay two nights and get the third night free at the Historic Hartman House in Delray Beach. Guests often dine by the pool.</em></p>
<p><br /> <strong>The Historic Hartman House</strong>, Delray Beach<br /> <strong>The deal:</strong> Stay two nights and get the third night free at Historic Hartman House Bed and Breakfast. The offer is good through Oct. 31. The B&B, which has its own lap pool, offers a 10 percent discount for Florida residents (although that rate isn’t available with the third night free special).<br /> For information, reservations: Call 278-2302 or see <a href="http://www.delraybeachbedandbreakfast.com">www.delraybeachbedandbreakfast.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>Four Seasons Resort</strong>,<br /> Palm Beach<br /> <strong>The deal</strong>: Summer rates start at $189 per night for Florida residents and include complimentary access to spa relaxation areas, daily fitness classes, kids club and valet parking for reservations through Sept. 30.<br /> For information, reservations: Call 582-2800 or see <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/palmbeach">www.fourseasons.com/palmbeach</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Holiday Inn</strong>,<br /> Highland Beach<br /> <strong>The deal</strong>: Florida residents rate start at $129 for a poolside room or $159 for an oceanfront room. Both include breakfast for two. The offer continues through Sept. 30. The See Florida Like a Native package, good on bookings made by Oct. 1, starts at $129 per night and includes a 25 percent discount for a Loxahatchee Everglades boat tour, breakfast for two, and an upgrade to a poolside room with a private balcony.<br /> For information, reservations: Call 278-6241 or see <a href="http://www.highlandbeachholidayinn.com">www.highlandbeachholidayinn.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Brazilian Court</strong><br /> Hotel & Beach Club,<br /> Palm Beach<br /> <strong>The deal:</strong> Florida residents can get up to $30 off the daily rate at The Brazilian Court Hotel & Beach Club and complimentary valet parking through Sept. 30. Rates start at $189 a night. A package deal popular with families, 1000 Words, includes a two-night stay starting at $938, a private session with a photographer, a hardbound photo album, a beach picnic by Café Boulud and bike rentals.<br /> For information, reservations: Call 655-7740 or see <a href="http://www.thebraziliancourt.com">www.thebraziliancourt.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Omphoy Resort</strong>,<br /> Palm Beach<br /> <strong>The deal:</strong> The Omphoy is offering a 20 percent discount off guest rooms and suites and complimentary parking to Florida residents booking a stay by Dec. 31.<br /> For information, reservations: Call 540-6440 or see <a href="http://www.omphoy.com">www.omphoy.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>Sabal Palm House</strong><br /> Bed and Breakfast,<br /> Lake Worth<br /> <strong>The deal</strong>: In honor of Lake Worth’s 100th birthday next year, this B&B will give guests a fourth night for $19.13 when they pay for three consecutive nights. Standard rates begin at $99. The offer is good through Nov. 15. <br /> For information, reservations: Call (888) 722-2572 and mention the 100 Centennial Deals or 1913 or see <a href="http://www.sabalpalmhouse.com">www.sabalpalmhouse.com</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960396888,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960396888,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960396888?profile=original" /></a><em>Pay for two nights at the Sundy House in Delray Beach, and receive complimentary breakfast — and a free night.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><br /> <strong>Sundy House</strong>,<br /> Delray Beach<br /> <strong>The deal:</strong> You can get a free “Sundy” night when you pay for two. Stay in a one or two-bedroom suite or a romantic cottage set in a tropical garden. Standard rates begin at $179. Continental breakfast is included each day. <br /> For information, reservations: Call 272-5678 or see <a href="http://www.sundyhouse.com">www.sundyhouse.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>Seagate Hotel</strong>,<br /> Delray Beach<br /> The deal: Summer rates at the Seagate start at $159 for courtyard accommodations. Teachers can get a 20 percent reduction off room rates and spa treatments.<br /> For information, reservations: Call (888) 334-51841or see <a href="http://www.theseagatehotel.com">www.theseagatehotel.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Breakers on the Ocean</strong>, Delray Beach<br /> <strong>The deal:</strong> The Breakers on the Ocean of Delray Beach is offering Florida residents a 15 percent discount on their $126 basic summer rate when booking before Oct. 31. <br /> For information, reservations: Call 278-4501 or see <a href="http://www.breakersontheocean.com">www.breakersontheocean.com</a>. <br /></p></div>