South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
You weren’t expecting her to cook, were you?
Here’s the list of Mother’s Day restaurant specials you’ve been looking for
Your mom deserves a meal out for Mother’s Day, what we’ve JUST decided to call Mater-day. And even though she’s your...um...mater, we’ve gathered here a list of our favorite restaurant specials for that special matriarch celebration on Sunday, May 8.
This guide is in no particular order and keep in mind that prices do not include taxes and gratuities.
Ya Mas! 1103 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-306-8388. YaMasTaverna. com.
This Mediterranean taverna is the latest from hospitality honcho and “Big Brother” reality star Memphis Garrett.
For Mother’s Day Ya Mas! will have a Santorini Sunday Brunch on May 8 from noon to 3 p.m. with dishes such as the signature Breakfast Gyro for $15, short rib hash for $19, prosciutto Benedict for $18, French toast for $15 as well as falafel chicken & waffle for $26.
Some of the cocktails for $15-$16 will include the Lavish Indulgence (Tito’s, lavender/ blueberry syrup, lemon and soda), Clear-Eyed Maria (Los Magos Sotol, tomato water, cucumber-celery juice and lime), Fig Old Fashioned (fig-infused bourbon, Demerara syrup, Angostura and orange bitters) as well as the “Greek Salad” Martini, the Santorini Sour as well as an array of spritzes and sangrias.
The Restaurant at The Norton 1450 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach. 561-268-0500. Norton.org/TheRestaurant.
This eatery with views of the gardens at The Norton Museum of Art will offer free bellinis or mimosas for all moms. The menu will include lobster bisque with chili oil and chervil for $14; strawberry-stuffed French toast topped with maple butter, chocolate shavings and powdered sugar for $16 or a branzino served with roasted zucchini, summer squash, blister cherry tomatoes & carrot cardamom puree for $27.
Hyatt Centric Las Olas 100 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-353-1234. Hyatt.com or Yelp.com.
Harborwood Urban Kitchen & Bar at the Hyatt — downtown Fort Lauderdale’s tallest building — will host its first Mother’s Day brunch since opening in 2020 with bottomless mimosas, live music and a global-inspired menu.
The prix fixe brunch is $85 per adult,
$40 per child and includes valet parking, brunch and children’s activities. There will be three two-hour seatings at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.
The brunch service will include the hotel’s signature tapas station with a charcuterie display and baked breads. There will also be carving stations, a pasta-made-to-order table and a sushi display. There will also be a traditional breakfast spread with fruits, pastries, parfaits, pancakes and desserts.
Brule Bistro and Rose’s Daughter Brule Bistro, 200 NE Second Ave., Delray Beach. 561-274-2046. BruleBistro.com. Rose’s Daughter, 169 NE Second Ave., Delray Beach. 561-271-9423. RosesDaughterDelray.com.
Chef Suzanne Perrotto’s two restaurants sit a block apart in downtown Delray Beach’s vibey Pineapple Grove Arts District. Both Brule Bistro and Rose’s Daughter will treat moms to a free sweet treat when they dine on Mother’s Day.
At Brule Bistro mothers will have choices such as a pistachio crème brûlée with Tahitian vanilla bean or the white chocolate cheesecake with pecan crust.
At Rose’s Daughter mothers can opt for desserts such as a lemon-almond pound cake.
Amar Mediterranean Bistro 522 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-865-5653. AmarDelray.com.
This restaurant will have a prix fixe Lebanese cuisine Mother’s Day brunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m. for $45 per adult. Guests can order two mezze, one entrée and one dessert.
The menu will include cold and hot mezze as well as:
A shakshuka with eggs, tomato, peppers, onion, chickpeas, batata and harissa
And a Lebanese scramble with eggs, tomato, onions, zucchini, feta, za’atar, sumac, batata and olive bread.
Moms will also get a free glass of organic Bodvar rosé wine.
Lenore Nolan-Ryan World Class Catering & Cooking School
3311 N. Ocean Blvd., Fort Lauderdale;
954-491-2340. LenoreNolanRyan.com and Facebook.com/LenoreNolanRyanCookingSchoolandCatering.
Chef Nolan-Ryan’s catering/cooking school also has pop-up dinner and brunches. For her Mother’s Day Brunch, Nolan-Ryan is paying homage to her own
mother by featuring her favorite dish, shrimp divan with jumbo shrimp in a seafood sauce and jasmine rice for $28.
The rest of the menu includes braised short rib & potato gratin Benedict for $25; a “Momelette” (French omelet with asparagus, Gruyere cheese, shallot beurre blanc) for $18, classic eggs Benedict for
$22, artichoke flower for
$26, Maryland crab cake Benedict for $28, salmon en croute with cucumber sauce for $25, French quiche for $18 and Lenore’s Salad (artisan greens, berries, goat cheese, caramelized walnuts) for $18.
Desserts will include Key lime pie, dark chocolate mousse and lemon custard strawberry bread pudding, all for $10 each.
Brunch will be served with Ethereal Cream Biscuits with marmalade butter. You can also order bottomless “bubbles & brunch cocktails” for $25 and mocktails for $10.
Yonutz 121 NW 136th Ave., Sunrise. 954-846-1115. Yonutz.com.
From Monday, May 4, to Monday, May 9, Yonutz’s Mother’s Day Deluxe assortment ($29.95) will feature six donuts decorated with a choice of candies and chocolates including Oreos, Hershey’s Kisses, Ferrero Rocher, mini Nutella jar, Kinder Bueno and Happy Hippo, M&Ms and an edible rose.
There will also be Mother’s Day Minis with mini donuts, each frosted and topped with candies and chocolates in boxes of four for $6.95, 16 for $24.95,
24 for $34.95 and 48 for
$64.95.
Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar
110 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-8081100. RoccosTacos.com. On Mother’s Day from
11 a.m.-4 p.m. there will be a free brunch cocktail — mimosa, rosé, bloody Mary, house margarita — with the purchase of an entrée. Kids under the age of 10 dine for free with mom.
Matchbox
221 SW First Avenue,
CU-1 Fort Lauderdale.
954-751-5959. Matchboxrestaurants.com/las-olas.
This riverfront restaurant will have a Chef ’s Table Bottomless Brunch throughout Mother’s Day weekend for $34.95 per adult and $10 for kids ages 6-12. Diners can have bottomless brunch favorites such as French toast, omelets, pancakes and waffles. There will also be bottomless mimosas or bloody Marys for an additional $25.
Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar
740 E. Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale. 954-5278868. TommyBahama. com/restaurants-andmarlin-bars.
150 North Pointe Drive. Dania Beach. 954-6352048
Tommy Bahama Restaurant & Bar.126 Soundings Ave., Jupiter.
561-406-6631.
The restaurant-retail-mashup Jupiter’s location will have a Mother’s Day weekend brunch served Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8. The special will include bananas foster French toast with brioche, Hawaiian sea salt, rum caramel, whipped cream and Pecanwood Bacon for $18. All three locations will have a Mother’s Day special Boracay Bliss tropical cocktail made of Don Q Reserva 7-Years Aged Rum, a blend of crème de banana, pineapple and the citrus of orgeat and lemon for $14.
Johan’s Joe Swedish Restaurant
401 S. Dixie Highway
#3, West Palm Beach.
561-808-5090. JohansJoe. com.
Johan’s Joe will have two Mother’s Day “Breakfast in Bed” specials and a “Toast to Mom” buy-one-get-one
mimosa special available on-site, from 7 a.m.- 2 p.m. on Mother’s Day.
The “Breakfast in Bed” packages available for pre-order include:
Swedish pancakes and bacon for $49.95 includes
10 Swedish pancakes with berries, house-made whipped cream, berry preserves and eight slices of bacon.
The mimosa package for
$29.95, include a bottle of brut sparkling wine and two Natalie’s orange juices.
Pre-orders must be made by Friday, May 6. Pick up available on May 7 and May
8. Delivery available within five miles of Johan’s Joe Swedish Restaurant with a surcharge.
Escargot Bistro
1506 E. Commercial Blvd., Oakland Park.
754-206-4116. EscargotBistro.com.
This cozy French eatery will serve a special menu on Mother’s Day with seating starting at noon and the last seating at 6 p.m.
An appetizer and an entrée is $56 per person (as is an entrée and dessert). And appetizer, entrée and dessert is $64 per person.
A “Reservation & Confirmation” form must be completed (including the selection of menu items ) to hold a table. To get the form, call Escargot Bistro or email info@escargotbistro.com.
The appetizers include a duo d’escargots pairing (mille feuilles d’escargots and escargots au gratin); foie gras en feuilleté, tartare de saumon or velouté d’amour carottes et oranges.
The choices of entrées are ragoût de boeuf aux carottes, limande sole aux amandes, half canard au poivre vert and coq au vin tradition.
For dessert, the choices are poire belle Hélène, mille-feuilles aux fraises or mmelette Norvégienne.
Riva at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
3030 Holiday Drive, Fort Lauderdale.
954-525-4000. OpenTable.com or Marriott. com.
Brunch will take place in Ocean Ballroom from noon- 4 p.m. and will cost
$89 per adult and $39 per
child (ages 5 to 12).
The service will include a seafood bar, antipasti station, composed salads as well as stations for omelets, crepes, French toast and pasta.
There will also be several hot entrées such as carved filet mignon and cedar plank salmon as well as a dessert buffet with over 15 different options along with the signature Harbor Beach Famous Chocolate Fountain.
Gary Rack’s Farmhouse Kitchen
399 SE Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton. 561-826-2625. FarmhouseKitchenboca. com.
204 E Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-2663642.
At the Boca Raton location:
The Mother’s Day Brunch will include a crab cake Benedict for $27, a smoked salmon omelet for
$24, ribeye steak and frites for $38 and a spice grilled shrimp salad for $26.
Mother’s Day Dinner will include the ribeye steak and frites and the spiced grilled shrimp salad (for the same prices as brunch) as well as branzino with carrot barigoule , artichoke puree and brown butter vinaigrette for $38.
At the Delray Beach location:
The brunch will include lobster French toast for
$37, crab cake Benedict for
$27, smoked salmon omelet for $24 and ribeye steak & frites for $38
The dinner includes the ribeye steak and frites (for the same price as brunch) and a pan-roasted striped bass for $35.
Rack’s Fishhouse & Oyster Bar 5 SE Second Ave., Delray Beach. 561-4506718. RacksDelray.com.
The Mother’s Day dinner specials include rock fish crudo with jalapeno pea puree, jicama and mustard seed chow chow, lemon puree, radish and chili oil for $22; braised osso bucco with fricassee asparagus, dandelion greens, nettle puree and apricot mint mostarda for $48 and a pan-roasted striped bass with saffron aioli, lemon basil gnocchi, buttered leeks, ramp salsa verde for 36.
La Goulue Palm Beach 288 S. County Road, Palm Beach. 561-2846292. LaGouluePalmBeach.com.
The “Style Isle” restaurant will serve French specialties for both Mother’s Day brunch 11 a.m.
-2:30 p.m. and dinner from
5-10 p.m.
For brunch the dishes include an appetizer of salade de tomate et heritiere for $18, an entrée of daurade for $42 and a dessert of a saisonnier triffle for $16.
The prix fixe dinner has an appetizer choice of vol au vent de homard or salade de tomate et heritiere. The entrée options are daurade or pates de printemps. The dessert to select one from are a saisonnier triffle, seasonal berry cake and cream or panna cotta Italienne. Diners will also get a raspberry French 75 cocktail. You can also add Petrossian Imperial Baika Caviar for $22 a gram or Black Perigord Truffle for $35 a gram.
Lona Cocina & Tequileria
321 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, 954-245-3069. LonaRestaurant.com.
The restaurant at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort will have a Beachside Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May
8, from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., priced at $55 per adult and $45 per child (ages 12 and under). There will be the usual chef-attended brunch stations including the guacamole bar, tacos station, ceviche station as well as omelet and waffle stations.
And for Mother’s Day, Lona is adding a quesadilla bar, trompo station (vertical rotating spit of al pastor meat), gourmet ice cream bar and a tequila-infused snow cone station.
Also bottomless margaritas, mimosas and bloody Marys are included as well a specialty Mother’s Day cocktail, the Mezcalita, which features flavors of tamarindo and passionfruit.
Chez Marie French Bistro
5030 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton. 561-997-0027. ChezMarieFrenchBistro. com.
Usually Chez Marie is closed on Sundays, but for Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 8, they will make an exception with a threecourse price-fixed Mother’s Day brunch for $55 per adult and a $25 kids special for children up to 10 years old. The menu is still in the works, so keep visiting the website for details.
Ember Grill
233 NE Second Ave., Delray Beach. 561-7391705. EmberGrillDelray. com.
Ember Grill will have a full brunch buffet on Mother’s Day 11 a.m.-3 p.m. that will cost $125 for adults
and $65 for children 12 and under. The service will include:
A seafood display with sushi boats & bridges, shrimp cocktails and oysters.
A hot buffet with scrambled eggs, pork sausage, apple wood smoked bacon, frittatas, waffles, potato hash, seared herb salmon, chicken breasts and roasted herb fingerling potatoes.
A carving station with roasted prime rib and turkey breast.
A pastry table with breakfast breads, French pastries, pies, tortes and fruit.
Avocado Grill
125 Datura St. West Palm Beach. 561-6230822. AvocadoGrillWPB. com.
For brunch service, chef Julien Gremaud will create a special roasted mushroom eggs Florentine served with spinach and choice of a side for $26. Also, available all day will be a duo of crab cakes with tarragon crema and choice of a side for $32 as well as lobster fra diavlo with littleneck clams, linguini and chili threads for $52.
The Butcher’s Club
400 Avenue of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens. 561-627-4842. PGAresort.com/dine/ the-butchers-club.
Chef Jeremy Ford’s (star of TV’s “Fast Foodies”) new restaurant at PGA National Resort will have a special Saturday night dinner for moms instead of the traditional Sunday brunch. The special menu offering include:
Kai Kair charred broccolini atop a bed of poblano pepper, mint and pistachio purée for $15
Shishito pepper Agnolotti with crab, English peas, drizzled in a Meyer lemon cream and topped with Marcona almonds for $30
Dark chocolate fondant featuring a steamed flourless chocolate cake topped with a passion fruit milk ganache, caramelized peanuts, bananas and a side of Valrhona Dulcey Miso ice cream for $13.
Pizza Craft
330 Himmarshee St., Fort Lauderdale. 954-616-8028. PizzaCraftPizzeria.com.
In addition to live music, there will be an a la carte Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 8, from 11
a.m.-3 p.m. Some of the “Brunch Bites” that range in price from $15-$19 include lemon ricotta pancakes, brunch pizza panettone, French toast and avocado toast.
There will also be a Mother’s Day Spritz Bar, served bottomless for
$18 or individually for
$12 along with handcrafted cocktails including Missionary’s Downfall (Plantation Rum, crème de peche, honey, pineapple, lime and mint) for
$11; Brunching Buck (Old Forester, prosecco, watermelon juice, lemon and ginger) for $11 and Bloody
Caesar (Tito’s, clamato, Tabasco, black pepper, olives and celery) for $10 as well as mimosas, Bloody Mary’s and spiked coffees.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
1 Seminole Way, Hollywood. 866-502-7529. SeminoleHardRockHollywood.com.
Here are the Mother’s Day specials at restaurants in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Kuro will have a Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with 10 food stations and bottomless mimosas, Bloody Marys and champagne for $110 per person. For dinner, along with the regular menu, Kuro will have two specials: The big eye tuna tartar for $26 and a yosenabe (Japanese hot pot) for $63.
Abiaka Wood Fire Grill’s dinner specials include burrata for $26 and a main course of Josper roasted stuffed branzino for $67.
Council Oak Steaks & Seafood will have a fiveounce Kumomotto A5 Ribcap steak with King Crab croquetas for $155. Cipresso will offer a special of oysters with strawberry caviar and fried shallots for $42 per dozenand Dover sole with jumbo lump crab, English peas and ramp gremolata for $72.
Rise Kitchen & Deli’s Mother’s Day dinner specials will be a fourounce filet mignon with grilled shrimp, garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus and Béarnaise sauce for $48 as well as seared snapper with spicy tomato citrus sauce, jasmine rice and grilled lemon for $32.
Le Bistro
4626 N. Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point.
954-946-9240. LeBistroRestaurant.com.
Le Bistro will have a prix fixe menu celebrating mothers all weekend Friday, May 6 - Sunday, May 8 for $65 per person.
The choices of appetizers include confit duck wingshoisin, shrimp cocktail, steamed mussels, baked escargot and garden salad.
The entrée options are slow-braised grass-fed lamb, petit filet au poivre filet mignon, diver scallops, beef Wellington, roast breast of Long Island duckling, seafood of the day, steak Diane and porcini risotto.
Desserts selections will be cassis fruit verrine, two petite eclairs, classic crème brulee and apple tart.
Lionfish
307 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-6398700. LionfishDelray.
com/mothers-day-2022. For brunch and dinner there will be two special dishes: half grilled lobster, corn-leek stuffing, bagna cauda and blistered tomatoes for $45 as well as strawberry sorbet with champagne zabaione and yuzu strawberries for $16. Also, moms will receive a free vodka spritzer and white rosé.