Palm Beach Gardens is about to get a new excuse to dress up. Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, the polished, high-energy steak-and-seafood restaurant equally known for its theatrical cocktails and live music lounge opens April 26 at Legacy Place.
It marks the brand’s first Palm Beach Gardens location and its second in Palm Beach County, joining the longtime Boca Raton outpost.
If you’ve been to Eddie V’s before, the formula will feel familiar. The dining room leans sleek and clubby, while the adjoining V Lounge sets the mood with dim lighting, a nightly rotation of live music and a menu designed to stretch the evening well past dinner.
When I visited the Boca Raton restaurant, the scene felt a bit Vegas-y a la Venetian without the chaos. It’s luxe, lively and unapologetically indulgent.
Menu showstoppers
The menu centers on seafood flown in from around the world alongside hand-carved prime steaks prepared by an in-house butcher. Signature dishes include Chilean sea bass steamed Hong Kong-style, Parmesan-crusted sole and the crowd-pleasing crab fried rice.
Steaks are cut daily and broiled to order, reinforcing Eddie V’s positioning as a hybrid steakhouse and seafood destination rather than an either-or proposition.
Dessert is very much part of the show. Bananas Foster butter cake arrives flambéed tableside, finished with butter pecan ice cream and enough spectacle to pause nearby conversations. All desserts are baked daily in the restaurant’s pastry kitchen, a detail the brand likes to emphasize and one that regulars tend to appreciate.
Cocktails are another headliner. In the V Lounge, the “Cocktails With Attitude” menu leans into presentation without losing its footing. The Smoked Old Fashioned is torched tableside, with smoke trapped in the glass before pouring. The Hope Diamond cocktail shifts color from deep blue to vivid magenta, a visual trick that reliably draws phones out of handbags.
Wine lovers will notice the walk-through glass wine tower, stocked with more than 300 bottles, including Champagne and a deep bench of steakhouse-friendly reds. The list at other Eddie V’s locations has earned recognition from Wine Spectator and is designed to serve celebratory dinners as comfortably as expense-account martinis at the bar.
A name to know
The Palm Beach Gardens restaurant is led by Managing Partner Heather Houston, who brings 25 years of industry experience and a local résumé that includes Darden siblings Seasons 52 and most recently The Capital Grille in Palm Beach Gardens.
Houston is excited to introduce Eddie V’s to a community she knows well and to create what she calls a glamorous night-out destination anchored by fresh seafood, cocktails and live music.
Beyond the dining room, the opening carries an economic footprint. The restaurant is expected to create roughly 75 new jobs spanning front- and back-of-house roles.
Eddie V’s: What to know
For Palm Beach Gardens, Eddie V’s arrives not just as another restaurant opening, but as a bid for buzz. Call it dinner with a little drama and a lot of polish.
Address: 11330 Legacy Ave., Palm Beach Gardens
Call: 561-491-7199
Web: eddiev.com
Hours: Opens nightly at 4 p.m. Sunday through Thursday to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday to 10:00 p.m. V Lounge happy hour Sunday through Thursday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Live music on Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Complimentary valet available. Reservations are recommended but not required.
Etc.: Dress code is business casual or resort evening wear. The following are not permitted: athletic shorts, uncovered sports bras, other bra-style tops, excessively revealing clothing, exposed undergarments, clothing with offensive language or imagery and clothing emitting offensive odors. Men’s shirts must have sleeves.
Diana Biederman is the Palm Beach Post’s food and dining reporter who believes the best high-end deal in town is The Capital Grille’s prix-fixe lunch. Reach me at dbiederman@pbpost.com. Subscribe today and sign up for our free At the Table weekly newsletter.
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