Jeff N.
Yelp
I have visited the Beacon twice in the past month to celebrate my wife and friend's birthday and mine. I can say without hesitation this is one of the best restaurant experiences I have had in the past five years in South Florida. Beacon offers inventive cocktails, delicious entrees, delectable desserts, and exemplary service in Jupiter across the water from the Jupiter Lighthouse.
When you go to Beacon, the experience is world class from start to finish, starting with the gorgeous shell-shaped bread that is made from scratch.
All the cocktails I have had on my two excursions to Beacon have been brilliant from the classy Vesper to the glorious Bullfighter. But my favorites so far have been the bourbon and rye fusion of the Concrete Jungle and the scotch and liqueur explosion of the Blood & Sand that includes curaçao, house-made vermouth, and blood orange. Additionally, they have a nice collection of spirits overall between the available Blanton's single barrel and orange limoncello.
For starters, you can't go wrong with their cold-water oysters, Stracchiatella cheese, or the charred Spanish octopus. The cheese is served with amazing toasted bread, while the octopus is grilled to perfection and served with smoked potato, treviso, and black garlic. The oysters were so savory, clean, and fresh that you could eat several of them without taking a breath.
For main courses, their pasta dishes are supreme, with the standouts being the Agnolotti Coniglio, stuffed with glorious rabbit and served with a rich cream sauce, and the Paccheri con escargot was a savory paradise of goodness with the saffron hollandaise sauce. If you have someone to split this, order a side of crispy fingerling potatoes with garlic aioli; it is the world.
I have had the privilege of trying three of the four desserts that Beacon currently has available. My favorite of the three is the chocolate bombe, but you could do just as well with the tiramwoo or the deconstructs Meyer lemon tart. Each are exquisitely made like a work of art that you could stare at before devouring, before washing down with an espresso martini.
Beacon is special. We will return for more culinary adventures as this place is a masterclass of excellence.