Lunch at Al Fresco Restaurant in Palm Beach

Stevan Stanisic
Aug 14, 2017
2 min read

Palm Beach Par 3 Clubhouse, Palm Beach, FL

The Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course is a public golf course in Palm Beach, Florida. It was opened in 1961 and completely remodeled in 2009 with the guidance of golf legend Raymond Floyd. The restaurant, Al Fresco, on the second floor of the golf club, opened in 2013. I had read about this in one of the New York Times series of articles, 36 hours in Palm Beach, FL and on a visit to the area, wanted to take a peek.


Patio, Al Fresco, Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course, Palm Beach, FL

View, Al Fresco Restaurant and Bar, Palm Beach, FL

The restaurant has both indoor and outdoor dining options. It was the middle of August, but after being in the restaurant space, my traveling companion and I decided to eat outside. The outdoor patio area was shaded from the sun, had brisk ocean breezes, compelling views of the Atlantic Ocean and was quite comfortable even in the middle of the day.

The lunch Menu was very appealing, offering sandwiches, burgers and salads in addition to both traditional and Italian-inspired dishes. My traveling companion and I decided to split a few dishes. Upon inquiry, a split charge seemed to be subjective and rarely enforced.

Prosciutto salad

After a nice offering of ciabatta bread, the first thing my traveling companion and I sampled was the Prosciutto salad. This was a very nice salad of arugula, radicchio, diced tomato, Prosciutto, shaved Parmesan and a balsamic vinaigrette.

We then moved onto the roasted Portobello appetizer. It was excellent, served warm with arugula, roasted red peppers, piquillo peppers, goat cheese and herbs. A wonderful flavor combination.

I really liked the endive scoops should you want to dispense with your fork. Nice and simple, a wonderful combination of flavors.

Linguine alle Vongole

We finished with the linguine and alle Vongole. This was delicious and most highly recommended. In house made linguine was incorporated into a butter and white wine sauce with chopped and whole little neck clams, red pepper, garlic and parsley. The portion above was a split portion of the regular menu. Again, most highly recommended.

The food here was very, very good but the service was a bit slow. That was OK though. Although the front end was swamped on a Sunday afternoon, it didn’t matter. Sitting in a shaded area with the Atlantic sea breeze and some very good food, we were more than happy to take our time.

Dining at Al Fresco is highly recommended. The recommendation is not only for the pleasant sea breezes and views of the Atlantic Ocean outside, but also for the very good to excellent fare served here at gentle prices. If in Palm Beach, I hope you will go here.

It’s a wrap for another post on Forks.

Al Fresco Restaurant

2345 South Ocean Boulevard

Palm Beach, FL 33480

(561)273-4180

Al Fresco Restaurant Palm Beach Website

Breakfast, lunch and dinner; Lunch 11 AM – 4 PM daily; All major credit cards accepted, Complementary valet parking, Kid’s meals.