Mother’s Day offerings in area restaurants include buffet brunches complete with mimosas and bloody marys, and sumptuous dinners such as the lamb curry dish at Le Colonial. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
May is all about Mom, and dishes designed for her on Mother’s Day menus span global offerings.
Consider a chicken française at Pavilion Grille in Boca Raton, or a vegetable lo mein for the vegetarians.
On the buffet at the Seacrest Ballroom of the Opal Grand in Delray Beach is a charred peach salad; the Mediterranean station features a spicy Moroccan hummus bar. Rack of lamb is carved to order. A copious selection of dishes on the brunch menu makes this a favorite for discerning diners.
For something wildly different, check out Throw Social in Delray Beach. It will have a brunch, a dueling pianos show, and ax-throwing as entertainment. Details below.
Here’s a look at some of the restaurants serving Mother’s Day meals May 11. Reservations are required, and cost is before tax and tip. (Be extra kind to servers on this day. It’s beyond hectic at most places.)
Seacrest Ballroom, Opal Grand, 10 N. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. Phone 561-274-3200; opalcollection.com/opal-grand.
A number of stations fill out this large buffet in the ballroom with ocean views. Choices of composed salads, cheese and charcuterie boards, a Moroccan hummus station, fruits and juices, a bakery display, egg and brunch dishes including omelets, Benedicts and waffles, a chilled seafood display, a carving board with prime rib, rack of lamb and grilled Atlantic salmon, a grand buffet station with numerous entrees and sides, and a dessert table. Serving 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $99 for adults and $29 for children under 12.
Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Phone 561-912-0000; paviliongrille.com.
Diners choose from six stations for this brunch buffet: salad, breakfast, omelet, entree, carving and sweets. Entrees include chicken française, eggplant rollatini, pulled pork sliders, penne a la vodka, vegetable lo mein and for kids, mac and cheese and chicken tenders. Carved to order are New York strip steak and plank salmon.
Live music by David Morin. Serving 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $65 for adults, $39 for kids.
Polpo, Eau Palm Beach, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. Phone 561-533-6000; eaupalmbeach.com.
A three-course prix-fixe menu is served. It includes a pastry basket for the table, choices of Key West pink shrimp served with gazpacho, or avocado toast with a poached egg; yellowtail snapper or roast Cornish hen with sides, and for dessert, strawberry roulade. Serving 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; cost is $95 per person.
Latitudes, Delray Sands Resort, 2809 S. Ocean Blvd., Highland Beach. Phone 561-278-6241; opalcollection.com/delray-sands/restaurants/latitudes.
It’s an all-day, three-course, prix-fixe menu here, with starter choices such as a BLT wedge, classic Caesar, East Coast oysters, a watermelon burrata salad, lobster bisque and crab cocktail.
Entrees include prime rib and accompaniments ($98), surf and turf ($98), a “naked bird” free-range chicken ($88), rustic seafood stew ($92), crab-stuffed sea bass ($95), crispy skin-on branzino ($95), and lobster-shrimp fettuccine ($94). A number of desserts are on the last course list.
Cost is based on the entree price. Serving noon to 9:30.
The Addison, 2 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton. Phone 561-372-0568; theaddisonofbocaraton.com.
Start with unlimited bubbles, bloody marys or wine. Move along to a buffet that features a harvest table with fresh fruits, grilled vegetables, smoked salmon and cheeses. A salad station has avocado or beet salads, roasted and grilled vegetables and mixed greens. Jumbo shrimp is the seafood.
At a breakfast bar, you can have an omelet to order, potatoes, French toast, berries, sausage and bacon, and a variety of breakfast breads and pastries. New York strip, lamb, brisket, Atlantic salmon and Tuscan chicken are on the carving board with numerous sides. A Viennese dessert table ends the meal.
Serving 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $160 for adults, $85 for children 12 and under.
Serena Pastificio, Mizner Park, 301 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Phone 561-922-6699; serena-pastificio.com/locations/boca-raton-fl.
The fondutelli al tartufo, a version of pasta purses, are stuffed with fontina and taleggio cheeses, and served with braised leeks and napped with a truffle cream sauce — elegant. Buffet serving 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $65 adult, $25 children 12 and under.
Throw Social, 29 SE Second Ave., Delray Beach. Phone 800-561-0755; throwsocial.com/delray.
Mother’s Day will include a brunch buffet and special cocktails. But you’re coming for entertainment here. Tickets include the brunch, the dueling pianos live show and, of course, ax-throwing if you choose. All ages welcome for the buffet hours. Outdoor patio available.
Two seatings: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are good only for the time slot you reserve. Cost is $50 for a bar stool; $200 for a table for four; $300 for a table for up to six; and $500 for a VIP cabana for up to 10 people.
Other options
Driftwood, 2005 S. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach. Phone 561-733-4782; driftwoodboynton.com.
Specials along with regular menu served, 4-9 p.m.
Le Colonial, 601 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Phone 561-566-1800; lecolonial.com/delray-beach.
Specials for the day at lunch (11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and dinner (4-9 p.m.) include squash dumplings, duck confit and crab salad as small plates. Large plates are mushroom and bok choy quiche, lamb curry and braised short rib clay pot. Dessert special is cherry-almond tart. The regular menus are available as well.
Prime Catch, 700 E. Woolbright Road, Boynton Beach. Phone 561-737-8822; primecatchboynton.com.
Brunch specials include egg dishes such as a ham and cheese omelet, filet mignon scramble, eggs Benedict and more, with sides. Each is a la carte. The regular seafood menu is served. Waterfront patio dining. Brunch is served till 3 p.m.
Josie’s Ristorante, 650 E. Woolbright Road, Boynton Beach. Phone 561-364-9601; josiesristorante.com.
Free roses, and a free mimosa or glass of rosé are given to moms here at either brunch, lunch or dinner on Mother’s Day. At brunch, find crème brulee challah French toast. Dinner diners can try the new frutti di mare special. Cost is a la carte.
Novecento, 116 NE Sixth Ave. (northbound Federal Highway), Delray Beach. Phone 561-450-6101; novecento.com/locations/delray-beach.
The Argentinian-influenced restaurant offers a prix-fixe menu May 10-11. The special three-course menu includes a choice of appetizer such as charred octopus, an entree such as USDA prime sirloin, and a dessert, plus a complimentary glass of house wine, sangria or a mimosa. As a special gift for mothers, Novecento will present each party with a $20 gift card, valid through the end of May. Cost is $59 per person.
Cook with the kids
If you are looking for interactive classes with your child, check out the Mother’s Day Mommy and Me baking class at Hub at Space of Mind, after the holiday on May 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 101 NW First Ave., Delray Beach.
Mothers and their mini chefs can bake up treats to take home: lemon sunshine cupcakes and strawberry shortcake. For children ages 5 and up, accompanied by a participating adult. Cost is $65. Details at yourccp.org/event/mothers-day-mommy-me-baking-class.
In brief
The 25-year-old Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Boca Raton shuts its doors this month. May 11 is the last scheduled day of service. No word on why, but a plethora of new steakhouses in the area may have had an effect. … A new nightclub opens early May in Delray Market downtown. It’s an import from Cleveland, a ’70s scene called Goodnight John Boy. Expect bell-bottoms, disco balls and trucker caps signifying a “dive bar” atmosphere. ... Nicholson Muir Distinguished Meats, a Boynton Beach market and steakhouse in the former Little House cottage on Ocean Avenue, is now sporting a “recommended restaurant” notation in the prestigious Michelin Guide 2025. The guide expanded its Florida picks this year, adding Palm Beach County to its coverage. That’s thanks to the county’s tourism board, which put $180,000 into a $1 million pool to draw the guide’s reviewers to South Florida. Distinguished Meats joins eight other eateries in Palm Beach County winning Michelin’s recognition.
Jan Norris is a food writer who can be reached at nativefla@gmail.com.
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