If you forgot or just got crazy busy, there’s still time for you to make a reservation for Mother’s Day.
And goodness knows your mom deserves her day. Especially during these times. Right?
With so many South Florida restaurants making a comeback, it’s much easier than last Mother’s Day to indulge the special lady in your life with brunch, dinner or a culinary treat.
Check out this insider’s guide to restaurant specials in Broward and Palm Beach counties for Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 9.
Oh, and one more thing: Keep in mind that prices do not include delivery fees, taxes and gratuities.
ABC Lobster Company
3711 SW 47th Ave., Davie; 954-327-3810, Facebook.com/abclobstercompany
The Mother’s Day Brunch, with live music, will be $110 for adults and $45 for children. The buffet-style service will include a seafood bar, carved prime rib and spinach-stuffed turkey breast station, an omelette station and a Southern bisquit bar. There will also be dishes offered including antipasto, chicken and waffles, French toast, mini avocado toast with quail egg, lobster quiche, mushroom quiche, homestyle breakfast potatoes, Applewood bacon, maple sausage and tropical fruit. Mimosas, Bellinis and Bloody Marys will also be offered.
Amar Mediterranean Bistro
522 E Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-865-5653. AmarDelray.com.
This new Lebanese and Mediterranean restaurant has partnered with Bodvar Rosé wine to offer drink specials on Mother’s Day, including the Pearly No 1, which is made with grapefruit, rosewater and mint for $16 or a Tayn Spritz with prosecco, fig preserve and pomegranate syrup for $14.
The special Mother’s Day brunch menu includes cold and hot mezze (small plates) as well as dishes such as shakshuka with eggs, tomato, peppers, onion, chickpeas, batata and harissa for $19 and a Lebanese scramble with eggs, tomato, onions, zucchini, feta, za’atar, sumac, batata and olive bread for $17.
Applebee’s
Multiple locations in South Florida; Applebees.com or DohertyInc.com
Mom’s can get Mucho Sangrias for $5 and bottles of wine for half-off. Also if you buy a $50 gift card for your mother, you get a $10 bonus card for yourself. The offer is valid through June 27 at participating Doherty Enterprises-owned and operated Applebee’s locations throughout Florida.
Batch Gastropub: Delray and Batch New Southern Kitchen & Tap
14813 Lyons Road, Delray Beach; 561-877-000, BatchGastroPub.com/delray.
223 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 561-877-0000, BatchSouthernKitchen.com.
Moms will be greeted with a flower and a free mimosa or Bloody Mary. Then, while enjoying brunch from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., everyone can enjoy bottomless mimosas, sangrias and Bellinis for $15 in Delray Beach and for $17.50 in West Palm Beach.
Breezes Restaurant and Patio
801 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 954-764-2233, BahiaMar.com
The eatery at the Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Beach resort will have a Mother’s Day brunch — $49.95 for adults and $19.50 for children 12 and under — with:
Buffet-style stations offering sliced fruit, smoked salmon, Mediterranean couscous salad, roasted herb chicken salad, shrimp ceviche, cilantro-avocado tuna salad, grilled pita bread, an omelette station, a sushi station and a carving station with bourbon mustard honey glazed spiral ham.
Entrees will include seared mahi and roasted lamb chop with sides of tri-colored Baby Bliss potatoes, Brussels sprouts, baby carrots, Cippolini onion and sunburst squash.
For dessert there will be mini tarts, cookies, cupcakes as well as French and Italian pastries.
Casa Sensei
1200 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-530-4176. CasaSensei.com.
This pan-Asian/Latin-fusion restaurant will offer all mothers free rosé wine during its Rock N Roll (sushi, get it?) brunch on Sunday, May 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone else can enjoy bottomless rosé wine for $25 per person. Popular menu items include:
The Rock N Roll Fiesta sushi roll with rock shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, avocado, truffle aioli, cajun spices and kimchi sauce for $36.
Togarashi fried chicken and waffles with sriracha maple syrup and a side of fruit for $14.
The Casa Wagyu Burger, eight ounces of Wagyu ground beef topped with peppercorn bacon, guacamole, gouda cheese and served with slaw and truffle fries for $19.
Chef Rose Jamaican Cuisine
8308 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise; 954-999-5371, Chef-Rose-Jamaican-Cuisine.business.site
Chef Anthony Rose is offering a Mother’s Day $35 per person prix fixe menu for pickup. You must place your order by Thursday, May 6. The meal includes:
An appetizer choice of saltfish or tofu/sweet plantain fritter.
A salad of baby organic mix greens with tomato, cucumber, gorgonzola cheese, candied pecans and scratch-made basil balsamic vinaigrette.
The options for a main course include jerk fried lobster, hickory BBQ plank salmon steak, boneless chicken stuffed with callaloo or Ital stew (a Jamaican dish of quinoa, lentils, red beans, callaloo, sweet potatoes and pumpkin).
Side dishes are purple mash potatoes and mixed sauté vegetables.
Dessert is chocolate-covered strawberries.
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants
Locations in Fort Lauderdale (Galleria mall), Dania Beach, Coconut Creek and Pembroke Pines. CHwinery.com/mothersday.
Cooper’s Hawk is offering a heat-and-serve kit that serves four people for $159.99. You can reserve on beginning Monday, April 12.
The curated meal includes:
Pretzel bread and butter.
A salad of mixed greens, cucumber, radish, sweet grape tomatoes, avocado, goat cheese, dried cherries, toasted Marcona Almonds and honey mustard vinaigrette.
Four parmesan-crusted filet mignon medallions.
A choice of pistachio-crusted grouper, bourbon-lacquered BBQ pork or parmesan-crusted chicken.
Side dishes include potatoes and garlic green beans.
Dessert is a lemon butter cake.
Déja Blue Restaurant
7805 N. University Drive, Parkland; 954-345-0128, DejaBlueRestaurants.com
Déja Blue will serve a Mother’s Day three-course menu for $60 per adult and $20 per child. You can also upgrade to a package for up to six people in one of four gazebos overlooking a lake for $120 rental fee along with the cost of food and beverages for each person.
The menu choices will include lobster avocado toast, goat cheese quiche, lobster bisque, steak tartare, Taleggio mushroom and truffle vol-au-vent, gazpacho and shot of tequila, oysters Rockefeller, lobster thermidor, duck cherry blossom, horseradish grouper, ice cream palette, coffee creme brulée, peach Melba and wild berry pannacotta. The offer also includes one Bellini cocktail or glass of Champagne and one chocolate strawberry.
The upgrade package includes champagne, a flower bouquet, a box of chocolate strawberries and a violinist.
Elisabetta’s Ristorante, Bar & Pizzeria
32 E. Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach and 185 Banyan Blvd., West Palm Beach; Elisabettas.com.
Elisabetta’s will serve a Mother’s Day brunch at both locations all weekend, that’s from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9.
Chef Andris Salmanis is featuring dishes such as avocado toast Stagione for $14.50, burrata toast for $13, Pandoro French toast for $14.50, frittata di verdure for $14.50, scrambled eggs and prosciutto for $15.50, salmone affumicato for $16.50 and Italian shakshuka for $13.50.
When you buy an entrée, you cna also get bottomless drinks for $16 including mimosas, Bloody Mary’s, bellinis and Aperol Spritzes.
Fern Street Wine Bar & Kitchen
501 Fern St., #104. West Palm Beach. 561-328-9745. FernStretWPB.com.
Known for its sustainable farm-to-table dining, this restaurant in downtown West Palm Beach’s Arts District is offering mom an endless supply of sparkling, white and red free wines to pair with chef Eddy Zapil’s “Thanks Mom!” menu with dishes such as Wahoo ceviche for $19, Oishii shrimp tempura for $24 and steak tartare for $21.
GG’s Waterfront Bar & Grill
606 N. Ocean Drive, Hollywood. 954-929-7030. GGsWaterfront.com.
This perennial favorite will have a Mother’s Day brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with such dishes as Millionaires Eggs Benedict for $18, an open-face short rib grilled cheese for $20 or a quinoa hash with two sunny-side-up eggs for $17. Pastry chef Dani Veit will make a shareable pastry board for $12. Also, the cocktail menu includes a Bloody Maria made with tequila blanco, house-made bloody mix, cilantro and a spiced rim for $10 as well as a Cabana Cold Brew, which is made with Havana Club Añejo, cold brew, banana and ginger for $12.
Grapes Wine Cafe & Market
3311 N. Ocean Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 954-491-2340, GrapesWineCafeAndMarket.com
Chef Lenore Nolan Ryan’s new venture on Galt Ocean Mile will give each diner a copy — on linen paper — of an inspirational piece written by Sam Levenson and made famous by Audrey Hepburn.
While a jazz guitarist plays, brunch starts with free Ethereal Cream biscuits and house-made marmalade butter. Dishes will include shrimp divan with jasmine rice for $20, baked French crepes for $15, braised short rib and potato gratin Benedict for $20, torta Milanese for $15, artichoke flower for $18, eggs Benedict for $15, salmon en croute with cucumber sauce for $20, French quiche for $14, a salad for $13 (add grilled chicken or salmon for $7) and a momelette asparagus for $14
The market has selections of wines, chocolate, cheeses, pates, jams, jellies, chutneys, olive oils, vinegars, house-made soups, breads, baked goods and Chef Lenore’s signature brownies and vinaigrette. You can also have a Mother’s Day gift basket made.
Lona Cocina & Tequileria
321 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 954-245-3069, LonaRestaurant.com
This Mexican restaurant at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach will have a Bottomless Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for $55 per person. In addition to the mimosa and Bloody Mary bars, there will be stations with huevos rancheros, tacos al pastor, tamales ceviche, omelettes, waffles as well as a raw bar and a guacamole bar.
Mizner Park
327 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 561-362-0606. MiznerPark.com.
There are several dining options at the what many South Floridians consider the de facto downtown of Boca Raton, one of the first open-air plazas in the nation to mix dining/drinking, entertainment, shopping, office space and housing.
Cielito Artisan Pops, 430 Plaza Real. 305-397-7392. CielitoArtisanPops.com.
For Mother’s Day, Cielito will serve specialty pops with edible flowers for $8.50.
Kapow Noodle Bar, 431 Plaza Real. 561-347-7322. KapowNoodleBar.com.
At Mother’s Day brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 9, Kapow is offering free flowers and bottomless mimosas for mom.
Max’s Grille, 404 Plaza Real. 561-368-0080. MaxsGrille.com.
The Mother’s Day brunch menu includes: tomato bisque or watermelon gazpacho, both for $8 each; dayboat swordfish for $28; rainbow trout for $25; burrata and avocado toast for $19; crab cake Benedict for $24; lobster omelet for $21; pistachio-crusted goat cheese salad for $17 and, for dessert, red velvet cake for $13. Brunch also includes a choice of mimosa, bellini, Bloody Mary or sangria. The dinner menu includes sea scallops for $38, Australian lamb chops for $42 and grilled bronzini for $34.
Tanzy, 301 Plaza Real. 561-299-3000. TanzyRestaurant.com.
Mother’s Day brunch will feature a specialty cocktail called the “Momosa,” made with LaMarca prosecco, passionfruit, pomegranate and blood orange for $11. The menu includes dishes such as burrata and roasted peppers for $14, sea bass with wild mushroom risotto for $39, herb-crusted lamb chops for $28 and tea cakes with sweet sauce trio for $13.
Morton’s the Steakhouse
Locations in West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, North Miami Beach, Coral Gables. Mortons.com.
For dine-in, Morton’s will offer the Steak and Lobster Oscar, which is an 8-ounce center-cut filet mignon topped with Maine lobster, lobster butter, Parmesan cheese, an Old Bay Puff Pastry and asparagus for $59. You can add grilled honey-glazed carrots for $12 and a white chocolate raspberry cheesecake for $12.
For takeout, there will be a dinner for two with a bottle of wine for $179. You must pre-order before 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 8. Pickup is from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 9. The dishes include Caesar salad or Morton’s salad, two 6-ounce center-cut filet Mignon, two cold water lobster tails along with creamed spinach, grilled honey-glazed carrots or sour cream mashed potatoes and a white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake.
Munchie’s Pizza Club
200 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale; 954-395-8410, MunchiesPizzaClub.com
Formerly known as Munchie’s Pizza Barcade, this eatery is offering two Mother’s Day specials:
An Eggs Benedict Brunch Pizza with mornay, mozzarella, spinach, Canadian bacon and an egg for $16.90.
A Salmon Lox Pizza with warm crust, cold creme fraiche, capers, dill, chives and chopped egg yolk/whites for $19.90. You can add a caviar supplement for an additional $10.
Moms also get a free mimosa and everyone can get $15 bottomless mimosas.
Pistache French Bistro
101 N. Clematis St., West Palm Beach. 561-833-5090. PistacheWPB.com.
Pistache will be serving a three-course prix-fixe menu from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. for $78 per adult and $25 per child. Chef Isaac Cerny’s menu will include favorites such as Blue Crab quiche, chicken & waffles, wild mushroom omelet and butter poached Maine lobster Cobb. Also, mothers will receive a free mimosa, Bellini, house wine or Bloody Mary.
Quarterdeck
Locations in Fort Lauderdale (2), Dania Beach, Davie, Sawgrass. QuarterdeckRestaurants.com.
All Quarterdeck eateries half off wine by the glass and bottles of wine for moms all day long. Popular dishes from the brunch menu include chicken and waffles for $12, avocado toast for $9, French toast for $10 and shrimp and grits for $15.
Rene’s Schnitzelhaus
8318 W Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise. 954-749-1908. Renes-Schnitzelhaus.com.
This longtime favorite restaurant is known for its authentic German, Austrian and eastern European food. This year, for Mother’s Day, the menu includes:
Starters like a potato pancake with smoked salmon, capers and onions for $9.95 or a cup of beef broth soup with pancake and vegetable strips for $3.95.
The entrées include chicken Zurich for $19, grilled salmon for $19.50, pork cordon blue for $25 and rack of lamb for $29.75.
Dessert options are mousse au chocolate on orange sauce for $9.75 and erdbeer becher for $7.50.
Runyon’s of Coral Springs
9810 W. Sample Road, Coral Springs; 954-752-2333, RunyonCoralSprings.com
Chef Michael Brothers has planned a special “Mom’s Menu” on Mother’s Day form 1-9 p.m. with live piano music as well as indoor and outdoor seating. The menu includes dishes such as:
Prime rib with bone on for $54 or bone off for $44.
An eight-ounce filet mignon Oscar topped with jumbo lump crabmeat, asparagus and bearnaise butter for $52.
A herb roasted boneless pork loin for $26.
Berries and cream baked French toast made with challah bread stuffed with mixed berry preserves and cream cheese and served with a side of maple syrup for $18.
Shooters Waterfront
3033 NE 32nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-566-2855. ShootersWaterfront.com.
Not only do moms get a free long stem rose and glass of champagne, but there is a special Mother’s Day brunch buffet from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Some of the highlights from the menu include:
Blue Crab Benedict with jumbo lump crab, tomatoes, arugula and bearnaise sauce for $19.
Lox and bagel with Norwegian Atlantic smoked salmon, red onions, beefsteak tomatoes, capers, chives and cream cheese for $15.
Buttermilk fried chicken with 24-hour brined chicken, then buttermilk-dipped and breaded and fried and served with white cheddar mashed potatoes, bacon gravy, green beans and a buttermilk biscuit for $19
Tiki Tiki
6200 N. Ocean Drive, Hollywood; 954-927-9560, LetsTikiTiki.com
You may remember when this waterfront hotspot was called Jimbo’s Sandbar. Rebranded Tiki Tiki last October, the beloved dive bar has upgraded its food menu, beverage program and al fresco design. For Mother’s Day brunch, Tiki Tiki is offering unlimited mimosas, Bloody Mary’s and rosé for $20 when you buy one of chef Omar Martinez’ entrées.
W Fort Lauderdale
401 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-414-8200. Marriott.com/hotels/travel/fllwh-w-fort-lauderdale.
El Vez, 954-414-8336.ElVezFtLauderdale.com.
Steak 954, 954-414-8333. Steak954.com.
These two restaurants at the W Fort Lauderdale will have special offerings for both brunch and dinner.
At Steak 954 the Mother’s Day brunch menu will include a spring frittata topped with asparagus, goat cheese, oven dried tomatoes and arugula pesto for $14. Or you can order carrot cake pancakes with vanilla cream cheese, bourbon and maple syrup for $14. For dinner, Steak 954 will offer roasted black cod with sunchoke, orange and basil for $34.
El Vez is offering a whole yellowtail a la talla served with salsa verde, refried beans, queso fresco and lime for $34.
Westfield Broward Mall
8000 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation. Cinnabon, 954-999-0009, Cinnabon.com/fl/plantation.
Jerk Grill Express, 954-999-0569, JerkGrillExpress.com.
Cinnabon is offering a Mother’s Day promotion with a Heart Shaped Minibon Box for $13.99 from Thursday, May 6, through Sunday, May 9. You can pre-order the gift before the start date.
Jerk Express is offering a 10% discount on all menu items for Mother’s Day. There are dishes such as jerk chicken, Jamaican patties, curried goat and oxtail with rice ranging in price from $2.60 to $$15.49.
