Beachcomber Restaurant! New Menu!

Owners Danielle and Chef Steve LeClair

If you cruise down “A” Street on St. Augustine Beach towards the ocean, you will find the Beachcomber Restaurant. St. Augustine Beaches’ only beachside Bar and Restaurant has attracted both locals and tourists alike for many years and has become a landmark of St. Augustine Beach. Recently, there has been a slight change to the Beachcomber as Don and Ashley Samora, Danielle and Steve LeClair became the new owners. With them they brought fresh new ideas for the restaurant both menu wise and structurally. “We are going to do things in phases,” Danielle LeClair says, “it’s going to take a while but we will get there.”

Chef Steve LeClair meanwhile has been coming up with the new menu items which just came out last week for both lunch and dinner. The new lunch menu includes a variety of new sandwiches such as the Rueben ,Tuna Melt, the reinvented “Schomburger” called “Schoms revenge III” , which is 1/3 lb. burger topped with pulled pork, grilled ham, bacon, and sweet Datil BBQ sauce, and  the talk of the beach lunch item , the Cuban. But what the

Fresh Fried Drum with Cucumber Dill Potato Salad

Beachcomber is really looking forward to is getting folks in for dinner. I had the pleasure of trying out the dinner menu myself, which I found, new, fresh, and delicious. I had fresh fried Drum with a side of dilled cucumber potato salad which was an awesome twist to potato salad. But I won’t lie, the Jumbo Cheese Ravioli and the Chargrilled Andouille Sausage was awfully tempting! Chef Steve also makes it a priority to buy his product from local vendors.  Danielle says (referring to Steve), “He’s always looking for fresh ideas, and he likes to stay ahead of trends. We noticed that there was a lot of fresh local ingredients here and we wanted to put our own little twist on them.” The LeClairs have both been in the restaurant business for over 20 years having owned a successful restaurant and food truck in Syracuse, New York. It was Don Samora, Danielle’s brother who convinced them to make the move down south and continue their success by the beach, the Beachcomber that is. For all the locals, you will still find local oysters when the water is cold and you will still find cold beer when it’s hot outside. And yes, for all those inquiring minds, Tijuana Tuesday is still on with both beer specials and chimichangas.

Beachcomber Restaurant
Open daily for lunch and dinner: 11a.m.- 9p.m.
Happy Hour 3-6 , Daily specials
904.471.3744
2 A Street
St. Augustine, FL 32080




 

Visit the Princess Place Preserve : Oldest Homestead in Flagler County

Just a short drive out of St. John's County into Flagler County , you will find the Princess Place Preserve. With the wonderful weather we St. Augustinians are lucky to have in December (with the exception of today , it should clear up later this week) , this is a perfect place to explore not only Old Florida history but the scenic nature and wildlife the preserve offers as well.
Originally this land was a grant given to Francisco Pellicier from Spain in 1791. During this time the land was transformed into an orange grove and was referred to as Cherokee Grove. Nearly a hundred years later , a man by the name of Henry Cutting in 1887 bought the property and built a lodge designed by Architect William Wright., equipped with Florida's first in ground pool. Sadly, Cutting died a few years later , leaving his widow Angela the property and after Cutting's death she returned to New York and remarried a stock broker which subsequently ended in a nasty divorce. Throughout those years , Angela continued to visit Cherokee Grove. Then in 1922 , she met an exiled Russian prince by the name of Boris Sherbatow ,whom she later married , thus giving her the title of "Princess". In the years following , Princess Angela entertained many affluent socialites at the property which became known as the Princess Place. The Princess sold the property in 1954 , and later died in 1956 in St. Augustine at the age of 87.
In 1993, Flagler County was able to purchase and preserve the land. Amenities include: Camping, bicycling, kayak/canoeing , equestrian trails , fishing , Eagle nesting preservation area and of course the Princess Place Historic Site and Lodge.
Preserve hours: Monday-Sunday 7a.m.-6p.m.
Historic Lodge Tours 2p.m Friday - Sunday
Pets Allowed
Park Admission: FREE!
386.313.4020