Burlock Coast

Burlock Coast Seafare & Spirits is really several concepts under one roof at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale: the restaurant proper, an artisanal marketplace and café, a small-batch rum shop, and a cigar bar, built around a Prohibition-era cocktail theme layered onto genuinely farm-to-table seafood. Chef de cuisine Adrienne Grenier, a 3030 Ocean alum who returned to South Florida in 2025, runs the kitchen and also hosts "Adrienne's Food Diaries," a recurring dinner series bringing other South Florida chefs in to cook alongside her. Weekend brunch (Saturday and Sunday, 11:30am to 4pm) is where the menu gets specific and interesting: a pork belly plate with truffle grits and smoked cheese, huevos rancheros loaded with chorizo and green chili sauce, spicy pork rinds with avocado and chipotle aioli. Daily happy hour runs 5 to 7pm with a $25 themed bite-and-drink pairing that changes nightly, Chips & Caviar on Mondays, Flutes & Flatbreads on Fridays. The restaurant holds an AAA Four Diamond rating, a genuine, formal hospitality-industry distinction rather than a review-aggregator badge, and the setting backs it up: steps from the sand, an outdoor firepit, and consistent praise in reviews for the ocean views during brunch specifically. Between the multi-concept setup, the themed happy hour, and a hotel restaurant genuinely worth visiting on its own, this reads as a spot for a full beach day rather than a single meal, breakfast at the café, happy hour at sunset, dinner at the restaurant, all without leaving the property. Menu items, prices, and hours may have changed since this was written.