The Butcher's Club Offers A Cut Above Standard Steakhouses

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When PGA National Resort successful Palm Beach Gardens unveiled its $100 cardinal revitalization past year, it acceptable retired to go not lone a golfer’s paradise, but besides a destination resort. From hosting the yearly Honda Classic to its caller concern with Serena & Lily who outfitted 21 luxury cottages acceptable among six title play courses, the spot exudes a chic Palm Beach vibe.

The edifice offers 360 stylish impermanent rooms and backstage villas flanked by six culinary concepts, including 2 signature restaurants helmed by award-winning chefs. We precocious visited The Butcher’s Club, “Top Chef” victor Jeremy Ford’s high-end steakhouse.

While the James Beard Award Semi-Finalist has already made a household sanction for himself with his Michelin-starred concept, Stubborn Seed in Miami, the play 13 victor has present acceptable his sights connected transforming the Palm Beach Gardens edifice scene.

Will Pryce

Instead of superior servers with starched jackets wheeling retired carts of classical cuts presented successful a stuffy steakhouse, The Butcher’s Club has acceptable retired to reinvent that concept.

Offering an aerial of stylish sophistication combined with a chill 1950s vibe that harkens backmost to a bygone era, the main eating country present is outfitted with achromatic marble tables complemented by polished golden chandeliers.

Will Pryce

Friendly servers supply a thorough meet-and-greet to the originative cocktail paper and extended vino postulation arsenic if being reintroduced to an aged friend.

We urge starting disconnected with a solid of champagne, a Pineapple Express cocktail, oregon a possibly vessel of Post & Beam cabernet to get the evening started disconnected right.

Kellie Speed

Our attentive server, Michael, told america the Butcher’s Cut of the Day was a 14-ounce veal chop. He walked america done the appetizer and earthy barroom selections, making recommendations connected immoderate of the astir fashionable dishes.

Being from Massachusetts, it was bully to spot a acquainted New England person connected the paper – Parker House rolls which made their archetypal debut astatine the Boston Parker House Hotel backmost successful the 1870s. The Butcher’s Club boasts a richer mentation made with roasted ail food and smoked beef fat.

We got started with their signature Plateau for Two filled with caller oysters, an tremendous shrimp cocktail and Florida chromatic crab.

Kellie Speed

Moving close along, we sampled the standout truffle jalapeno poppers. The crunchy, craving-induced bites combined house-cured Wagyu brisket with aged cheddar and chives topped disconnected with a delicate truffle shaving.

Well marbled steaks similar the 18-ounce Wagyu ribeye oregon 15-ounce New York premier are sliced perfectly, beautifully presented, and cooked to perfection. Be definite to effort 1 of their homemade sauces similar the beef abdominous hollandaise, classical steakhouse, chimichurri, oregon creamy peppercorn. If undecided, the Ford’s Favorite Four offers a generous sampling of each. For the eventual indulgence, effort the affluent and creamy crab-truffle Hollandaise sauce.

Steaks present are served a la carte, and broadside dishes are ample capable to share, but truthful bully you whitethorn not privation to. The crunchy “Bravas” potatoes are a must-try, combining the addicting flavors of soppressata-ham sofrito and pepitas with the decadence of truffle aioli and aged parmesan.

Kellie Speed

Other broadside dishes included charred broccolini, gratitude plot mushrooms, creamy herbaceous spinach, glazed jumbo asparagus, and murphy gratin Vidalia onion. Luxurious enhancements to steaks see achromatic truffles, Osetra caviar oregon a butter-poached lobster tail.

Be definite to decorativeness your sojourn present disconnected with a sensation of 1 of their “Liquid Desserts” similar a chilled limoncella oregon a blistery peg nog java made with espresso and Irish cream. The stout whiskey barroom with bruléed banana and malt gelato topped with a affluent whiskey toffee condiment was worthy each overindulgent calorie.

The Butcher’s Club is located astatine 400 Avenue of the Champions successful Palm Beach Gardens.