For lunch, the restaurant will offer a more casual selection of burgers, grouper sandwiches, and soft-shell crab po’boys, while the dinner menu will feature elevated entrées centered around wild-caught seafood, hearty pastas, charcuterie boards, and seafood towers.
The beverage program will highlight a variety of European wines, as well as craft cocktails inspired by the Mediterranean coastline.
Since the entire concept pays homage to the Iavarone family’s traditions, the menu will also reflect the Italian and Spanish recipes passed down through generations.
“With our steakhouses, everything’s a little more set in stone. But this restaurant will allow us to be a bit more fun and creative,” Derek says. “It’s our family’s interpretation of coastal fine dining, but with the same kind of hospitality and level of service that all Malio’s brands carry.”
Derek’s father, Malio, opened the original Malio’s Steak House in South Tampa in 1969; Derek opened Malio’s Prime Steakhouse in 2007.
The family’s recent expansion into Pinellas County marks both the continuation of his father’s legacy and the celebration of his own family and the new traditions they’re creating as residents of St. Pete Beach.
Last summer, the Berkeley Beach Club was sold to new owners Helen and Dave Feinberg.
While the hotel reopened after the 2024 hurricanes, its restaurant, The Dewey, never recovered after taking on several feet of floodwater. After purchasing the hotel, the Feinbergs completely renovated the restaurant space, creating a fresh slate for the Iavarones’ newest concept.