Flagler Steakhouse
Old Palm Beach Power, Serious Bottle Depth
Palm Beach · Palm Beach · Steak House · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
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First Impression
You walk into Flagler Steakhouse and the room does exactly what it's supposed to — dramatic beamed ceilings, red-white-and-blue prep-luxe palette, oversized chandeliers — and so does the wine list. It's thick, serious, and built for people who know what they want. This is not the place you order the house Cab and move on.
Selection Deep Dive
With 400 to 600 selections anchored in California, France, and Italy, the list reads like a greatest-hits album for the classic steakhouse drinker — and that's a compliment. California is the backbone: Caymus Special Selection, Silver Oak, Stag's Leap, Jordan, Nickel & Nickel, Kistler Chardonnay, and yes, Screaming Eagle and Opus One for the table that wants to make an entrance. France brings the prestige weight with Château Margaux, Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Pétrus, and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti for anyone whose expense account has no ceiling. Italy earns its seat with Barolo heavyweights like Giacomo Conterno and Gaja. It's not an adventurous list by any stretch — you won't find natural wine or obscure Georgian amber here — but depth and ambition are undeniable, and the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence it's held since 2014 is well-earned.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty-five options by the glass is generous for a steakhouse of this caliber, with pours ranging from $15 up to $45 — solid spread that lets you explore without committing to a bottle. We'd expect the glass program to track the bottle list's California-forward identity, meaning Cabernet and Chardonnay will dominate. The top end of that range earns its price; don't default to the cheapest pour without asking Kaysie Rogers what's worth the step-up tonight.
Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon — $15–$45 by the glass
Jordan is the sleeper at a list like this — consistently well-made Alexander Valley Cab that doesn't charge you the Napa premium. At a table full of Screaming Eagle and Pétrus, it's the smart order that nobody argues with.
Giacomo Conterno Barolo
Everyone at this steakhouse is reaching for California Cab, which means the Barolos from producers like Giacomo Conterno get overlooked. Traditional Conterno is built for red meat — structured, age-worthy, and a legitimate alternative to the Napa parade that most tables never consider.
Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon
Look, it's Screaming Eagle — it's extraordinary juice — but at a steakhouse in Palm Beach you are paying a full Palm Beach steakhouse markup on top of an already astronomical allocation price. Unless someone else is buying, this is a bottle better sourced elsewhere.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon + Chopped Iceberg Wedge
Hear us out: the wedge is cold, creamy, and acidic from blue cheese and dressing, and a structured Stag's Leap Cab — with its signature iron-fist-velvet-glove fruit — handles that richness without getting bulldozed. It's a better opener than most people expect.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Flagler Steakhouse is exactly what it promises — a serious, well-stocked wine program built for the Palm Beach crowd, with a sommelier who can guide you through it and enough bottle depth to reward the curious. The markups run steep, but the credentials are real and the execution is tight.
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