C U I S I N E
A SEAFOOD AND
PRIME RIB BUFFET
Shephard’s Ocean Flame Interactive Dining
By Margaret Word Burnside and Aaron R. Fodiman
Ocean Flame serves gourmet food buffet style
using individual chef stations, where the food
is prepared to order.
SHEPHARD’S, THE LEGENDARY
family operated Clearwater Beach
resort, has recently gone through
a multimillion-dollar expansion and
renovation. They have created Ocean
Flame, a Las Vegas-style buffet that will
please even those who have an aversion
to buffets. The buffet’s open dining room
is cleverly divided into comfortable areas,
both inside and outdoors to assure that
everyone has a view of the beach and the
Gulf of Mexico. The interactive dining
concept brings the kitchen to you with
chef-manned stations, where the food is
prepared fresh right in front of you. The
selection includes prime rib and seafood
specialties, such as crab legs and shrimp,
as well as hand-rolled sushi that is
prepared by sushi chefs as you watch.
There is an impressive array of cold and hot
seafood, including crab legs.
to 11 AM that is only $12.95 for adults and
$6.95 for children. On Sundays, there is a
Champagne Brunch with mimosas, soft
drinks, made-to-order omelets, a waffle
station, stuffed French toast, biscuits and
gravy, corned beef hash, as well as dinner
favorites such as prime rib and an array
of chilled seafood, including crab legs,
hand-rolled sushi, a wok station, a carving
station, salads, homemade desserts,
and other choices. Their Sunday Brunch
is served from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM and is
$25.95 for adults and $10.95 for children.
We look forward to returning.
Photography by Noraa
There is a wok station, a carving station,
a Brazilian-style rotisserie area, a seafood
raw bar, a huge soup and salad selection,
a flatbread section, and an extensive assortment
of desserts that includes items
such as chocolate soufflé and crème
brûlée. This is gourmet-style dining that
allows you to try a vast variety of items
as you return to the buffet time after time.
Efficient and pleasant servers clear plates
away and provide new tableware, as you
go back for your next round from this extensive
collection of taste-tempting specialties.
All of this is at a bargain price of
$25.95 for adults and $12.95 for children
up to eleven years old, every night of the
week beginning at 5:00 PM.
A bountiful breakfast buffet is served
Mondays through Saturdays from 8 AM
9
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ocean Flame Interactive
Dining is located in Shephard’s Beach
Resort at 619 South Gulfview Boulevard on
Clearwater Beach, (727) 447-2009.
MARCH/APRIL 2015 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 191