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Dining 
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The Don CeSar Beach Resort & Spa

The Don CeSar offers a number of dining options from the exclusive Chef's Table at the 4-Diamond Maritana Grille and the extravagant Sunday Brunch in the King Charles Ballroom to the casual Beachcomber Grill. Chef Neri says the restaurants at the Don CeSar can meet the needs of most diets. Vegetarian requests are fairly common, although there haven't been many requests for Vegan. Spa cuisine is offered on the dinner menu at the 3-diamond Sea Porch Cafe. A nice addition would be to include the nutritional information (fat, calories, carbohydrates) with each spa selection.

Sea Porch Cafe Spa Cuisine Selections 

Breakfast

  • Smoothie with Papaya and Orange Blossom Honey

  • Strawberry and Banana Smoothie

  • Kids Smoothie

  • Warm Breakfast Cobbler

  • Hot Quaker Oatmeal

  • Homemade Grain and Nut Cereal

  • Fruited Yogurt Parfait

  • Tropical Fruit Plate and Banana-Macadamia Nut Bread

  • Fitness Breakfast: Egg Beaters Omelette with Julienne Summer Vegetables, Fruit Cobbler

Lunch

  • Sea Porch Shrimp Cocktail with Mango Slaw and Cocktail Sauce

  • Tuna Sashimi with Pickled Ginger, Seaweed Salad & Wanton Chips

  • Sea Porch "1965" Garden Salad

  • Chilled Tropical Fruit Salad with Ruskin Spinach and Peanut Sauce

  • Wood Oven Portobello Panini with Fire Roasted Peppers and Onions

  • Bowtie Pasta with Baby Shrimp, Tomato and Basil

Dinner

  • Sea Porch Shrimp Cocktail with Mango Slaw and Cocktail Sauce

  • Tuna Sashimi with Pickled Ginger, Seaweed Salad & Wanton Chips

  • Sea Porch "1965" Garden Salad

  • Tossed Farmer's Greens, Julienne Vegetables, Oven Roasted Tomatoes,
    Petite Syrah Vinaigrette 

  • Fish: Red Snapper, Gulf Black Grouper, Florida Mahi Mahi, Atlantic Salmon, Chilean Sea Bass, or Sea Scallops - Grilled, Wood Oven Roasted, Pan Seared, or Blackened with Papaya Chutney and Island Rice

Spa cuisine can also served at the spa in conjunction with the Day of Indulgence1 or Fitness Day2 spa packages. The dining facility at the spa is an outdoor table screened from public view by a hedge on one side and the steamy windows of the room housing the indoor whirlpool on the other.

1. Day of Indulgence (~5-6 hours) includes:

  • Facial

  • Therapeutic Massage

  • Manicure

  • Pedicure

  • Wash and Blow Dry

  • Spa Cuisine Lunch

2. Fitness Day (~2 hours) includes:

  • Body Composition Analysis

  • 45-minute Personal Training Session

  • Half Hour Sports Massage

  • Half Hour Foot Refresher

  • Spa Cuisine Lunch

 


Executive Chef Eric Neri*

The Chef's Table

Dessert at the Meritana Grille

Table at the Meritana Grill*

photos by Julie Register unless otherwise noted

*photos courtesy of The Don CeSar Beach Resort & Spa

The Don

"The Don CeSar is a big, old-fashioned, pink-iced wedding cake that sits smack on the gentle shore of the Gulf of Mexico..."
Atlanta Journal/Constitution 
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The Spa

The Spa at The Don CeSar focuses on thallassotherapy (using products derived from the sea) their treatments such as massage, sea scrubs and polishes, sea botanical wraps. The Spa also offers health and fitness services and day and overnight packages. 
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The Rooms

The Don CeSar has just completed a $20 million enhancement, allotting $65,000 to make over each guest room. 
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Thing To Do

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In addition to The Spa, The Don CeSar offers water sports, golf, shopping, and Kids LTD, a place to entertain your children while you have fun. The Don is close to many cultural activities, shopping, sports, and night spots.
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Odd & Ends

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The Don's foot-thick concrete walls qualify it to be a hurricane shelter even though it's right on the beach. The Don served as an Army hospital during WWII. Past guests have included Bill Clinton, Kevin Costner, & Mickey Mantle.
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3400 Gulf Blvd 
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706

Reservations:
(800) 637-7200 US & Canada
0800 252 840 United Kingdom
0130 82 22 20 Germany
(813) 360-1881 Hotel Direct
(800) 282-1116 Hotel Direct


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