The Bountiful Buffet At The Breakers Remains A Quintessential Palm Beach Favorite For Good Reason

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You cognize you person arrived successful Palm Beach the infinitesimal you thrust up to the oceanfront, Italian Renaissance-style edifice known arsenic The Breakers. 

Listed connected the National Register of Historic Places, The Breakers was founded successful 1896 by Henry M. Flagler. The showstopping Mediterranean-style main spot boasts 8 stories flanked by distinctive Twin Belvedere Towers.

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Exquisitely manicured lawns, perfectly planted thenar trees lining the drive, lush gardens and a fountain modeled aft the Boboli Gardens successful Florence surely acceptable the signifier for what’s to come.

A measurement wrong the ornate lobby reveals a singular plan influenced by the Great Hall of the Palazzo Carrega successful Genoa (circa 1560).

We precocious visited The Circle wherever they alteration the tremendous eating country into a magnificent Sunday brunch experience, and what an acquisition it is. Hungry diners are seated successful the exquisite country with arched windows that connection breathtaking views of the water conscionable connected the horizon. Upon entering The Circle, guests tin beryllium seen ogling up astatine the opulent, 30-foot, hand-painted ceiling created by muralist John Smeraldi.

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Serious servers greet guests with a vessel of champagne and freshly squeezed orangish juice, pouring the cleanable greeting mimosa, portion a harpist plays beautifully successful the background. The bosom of the brunch tin beryllium recovered successful an adjacent country wherever immoderate of the astir luxurious indulgences await.

The earthy barroom mightiness beryllium the astir awesome 1 we person ever seen offered astatine an all-you-can-eat buffet. There are freshly cracked, tremendous lobster tails and claws, jumbo shrimp cocktail connected crystal and chromatic crab, adjacent a bully array of sushi. Freshly shucked oysters (Beach Plum Oysters from Westport, MA were the featured enactment the time we visited) are accompanied by caller citrus and spicy cocktail sauce. For the eventual indulgence, beryllium definite to cheque retired the home caviar station.

Sure, determination are meal staples similar Belgian waffles, eggs Benedict and made-to-order omelets, but main events similar blackened salmon with coconut lime sauce; herb braised chickpeas and kale; and New Zealand lamb chops are the existent shining stars. There is besides a carving presumption wherever chefs service up slices of herb glazed roasted ham and herb food rubbed slices of perfectly prepared premier rib.

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You volition privation to prevention immoderate country for a sampling of 1 of the much than 30 decadent dessert offerings. From cocoa peanut food mousse, tiramisu cups, and vanilla legume panna cotta with caller effect gelee to a caller effect tartlet, s’mores cookware de crème cup, and New York benignant cheesecake topped with caller strawberries and a golden leaf, each over-the-top instauration is beautifully and artfully presented.

For smaller bites, effort 1 of their freshly baked cookies, a reddish velvet cupcake possibly oregon a sampling of cardinal lime pie. There are besides seven-layer bars topped with caller marshmallows, crème brulee accompanied by caller blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and blackberries, and an assortment of cocoa candies.

The Breakers Sunday Brunch is offered play from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Reservations are required.