Mother's Day deals around Tampa Bay

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APRIL 29, 2010

So much love for the mothers out there this year. Here’s a healthy sampling.

At The Refinery, they’re doing a regular Mother’s Day brunch on May 9. Moms get their first mimosa free and each mom will get to pull from the "Coupon Basket of Love." What is the Coupon Basket of Love you ask? It's a basket filled with coupons; such as a "free hug" or a "free car wash." The small print will read that the mother's child(ren) will be responsible for completion of said coupon. There will, however, be one $25 dollar gift card, a few $10 & $5 dollar cards and a few "Free House Painting"/ "Free Dress Shopping Day"/ "Free Neil Diamond Sing-a-long Day." According to co-owner Michelle, they “will also have Captain Seanie Mack DJing the very best pre 1985 Yacht Rock on the Lido Deck.” Reservations recommended.

The traditional Mother's Day Brunch at Pelagia features a twist this year that give kids a chef's hat and a turn at creating their own pancakes. Kids get to work with the chefs to flip the flapjacks, then top with appropriately decadent doodads. Children will be provided paper chef hats and supervised by a professional chef as they help prepare pancakes and add their choice of toppings. The pancake station will be operating from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Mother’s Day; $35 per person for adults and $14 per person for children, ages 12 and under.

The Venue will host its annual All-Day Mother’s Day Brunch with live jazz music by Lester Freeman and complementary mimosas from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with final seating at 4 p.m. on May 9. There will be carving stations, create-your-own omelet and waffle stations and a pasta bar. At the bar, all-you-can-drink Bloody Marys are an extra $10, with brunch priced at $29.95 per person, and kids under 5 eat free.

The View at CK’s announced it will be open for Mother’s Day brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 9 (they are usually closed on Sundays). The revolving rooftop restaurant located atop Tampa International Airport will include an array of chef Debra Desaulniers’ appetizers, main courses and dessert options. A full brunch buffet menu can be viewed online. The adult buffet will cost $39 and children are $14. In addition, CK’s will treat all mothers to a complimentary rose and champagne. Local entertainer Ron Carmichael will perform live music for guests. Fans of CK’s online Facebook Fan Page can even enter to win a $75 gift certificate by entering a Mother’s Day drawing online.

Selby Gardens will host the fifth annual Mother’s Day Brunch, a ticketed event, in the Great Room overlooking Sarasota Bay. Guests will be able to choose from three seatings: 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Michael’s On East will cater the brunch. Eddie Tobin on keyboard will perform at the 9:30 a.m. seating, and Scott Blum and Friends will perform at the 11:30 a.m. and the 1:30 p.m. seatings. Prices for the brunch are $45 for non-member adults and $35 for members of Selby Gardens. Youth tickets for ages 6-12 are $18 each, and children under the age of 5 dine free. The brunch ticket price includes brunch, gardens admission and Selby’s Garden Music Series featuring live music by the Venturas (swing, blues, jazz, jive and more) under the banyans from 1 to 3 p.m. Tickets for the brunch can be purchased at Selby Gardens Welcome Center, located at 900 South Palm Ave., Sarasota. Or online at http://www.selby.org/.

Spoto' s Steak Joint has been doing Mother's Day stuff since 1972, this year offering a three-course dinner with a choice of lobster bisque or house salad; then citrus-rubbed Chilean sea bass topped with crab-mango chutney, jasmine rice and asparagus, or pistachio-crusted Colorado lamb chops with duchesse potatoes and asparagus or tornedos Oscar Neopolitan; then for dessert chocolate souffle bread pudding. The menu is $26.95 per person and the regular menu is also available.

Fleming's is serving a Mother's Day brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The regular menu is available, but there's a special menu for $29.95. As a special toast to Mom, Fleming's gives each mama a $25 dining card for future visits.

Spend breakfast or lunch with Mom at a Dine with Elmo and Friends in the new Sesame Street Safari of Fun at Busch Gardens on Mother’s Day. Breakfast is offered from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It's a buffet-style meal with character meet-and-greets with Sesame Street regulars. It includes a 6x8 photo of kids with Mom and their favorite character. Breakfast is $18 for adults and $15 for children. Lunch is $23 adults and $17 for children. Pass members receive a 10 percent discount. Admission to the park is not included, but is required.

At Bob Spoto's Grill 131, there are a couple of Mother’s Day specials. Choose from a 10-ounce filet mignon, sauteed snapper or an 8-ounce cold water lobster tail. Then for dessert, it's "breakfast in bed": stuffed French toasted banana brulee with orange sorbet. The special also includes a soup or salad and one side item. $49 per person, served from 5 p.m., reservations suggested.

All of the restaurants at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino offer Mother's Day meals. One is a prix-fixe meal for $29 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., with choice of soup or salad and flounder roulettes filled with lobster mousse, then a layered white chocolate mousse. Fresh Harvest offers an all-day Asian-inflected champagme brunch buffet for $30, $35 for non-Players Club members.

The Columbia will be open for Mother’s Day at six Columbia Restaurants throughout

Florida, including Ybor City, downtown St. Petersburg at The Pier and in Sand Key on Clearwater Beach in the Tampa Bay area, and accepting reservations.  The regular menu will be in effect along with specials such as:  Coca (a Catalonian flatbread), mahi mahi "Torremolinos," veal chop "La Reina Isabella" and a dessert called "Bizcocho de Coco" (a buttery layered coconut cream-filled cake garnished with grilled pineapple compote).

Clearwater Beach Hyatt is doing Mother's Day stuff a couple of ways. There's a brunch at the resort’s Belleair room overlooking the Gulf of Mexico featuring carving stations, made-to-order eggs and omelets, a seafood bar and more. Mom receives a complimentary long-stemmed rose. $54.95 adults, $19.95 children. Seatings are at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.  At the hotel's Sandava Spa, with the purchase of one 60- or 90-minute treatment, receive 50 percent off a second spa treatment for Mom, along with a pair of complimentary "Zendals." Gift certificates are also available.

At FlameStone in Oldsmar, Mom can enjoy tableside guacamole,  San Marzano Chilean sea bass and a piece of red velvet bread pudding for dessert. And every mom gets a sunflower to brighten her day.

Gigi's Italian restaurants are offering moms a free carnation, along with a glass of wine for everyone in the party. The four locations in St. Petersburg (newly opened at the old Bonefish on Fourth Street), South Pasadena, Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach will open at noon.

In charming Palm Harbor, Casa Ludovico is offering all moms a free glass of Champagne on both Saturday and Sunday. Plus they'll have a special Mother's Day menu. It's at 1710 Alt. 19; (727) 784-7779.

At Innisbrook Golf and Spa Resort, all moms will receive a complimentary rose, glass of champagne and mimosas (yum!) with the special brunch that is being prepared on Sunday. The brunch buffet includes a tomato fennel bisque, pates and terrines featuring seafood or light meats, poach shrimp, spinach and roasted mushroom salad, made-to-order crepes and omelets, lamb, salmon and an amazing number of desserts to top off the meal. There's also a special buffet for kids including mac & cheese, mini sliders (aren't they already mini?), potato wedges and jelly sandwiches. Aduts are $32.95 and kids ages 4-12 are $16.95. Call (727) 942-2000 for reservations.

Maybe the mom in your house is crazy about Cajun music. You're in luck! Roosevelt's inside the Marriott St. Petersburg-Clearwater in the Feather Sound area is having a Cajun Fest for Mother's Day. The brunch features crawfish gumbo, martini shrimp and grits with tasso and adouille gravy and bananas Foster for dessert, among other delights. Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and cost is $19.95. And while you enjoy all of that, keep your feet two-steppin' with the Gumbo Boogie Band in concert. Reservations are recommended.

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