Royal Palm Village Wine & Tapas

What Royal Palm Village Wine & Tapas does

Royal Palm Village Wine & Tapas is a privately held, single-location restaurant and beverage retail business founded in 2011 by Kori Blacker Tafoya and David Joudi (of Riverside Liquors) in Atlantic Beach, Florida. The company operates a traditional Spanish-style tapas bar with a modern American twist, complemented by an on-site retail wine and beer shop stocking over 1,200 wines by the bottle, over 200 craft beers, and 12 rotating drafts. The scratch kitchen, led by classically trained Chef Chris Roberts since 2011, sources ingredients from local Florida farmers and produces a rotating, globally inspired menu of shareable plates priced from $8-$22 per item.

The business derives revenue from four streams: dine-in tapas service (first-come-first-served, with 25-seat private event capacity and a $1,000 Friday/Saturday minimum), retail wine and beer sales (with a 10% case discount on 12+ bottles and a corkage policy for on-site consumption of retail purchases), catering services for on-site and off-site events, and recurring experiential revenue from winemaker dinners ($75-$100 per person) and the annual Wine Tasting Festival (14th edition in November 2025). Marketing is conducted primarily through organic social media (Facebook, Instagram), TripAdvisor, community charity partnerships, and direct email via [email protected].

The business operates as a founder-owned, founder-operated small enterprise with no venture capital, private equity, or parent company involvement, no disclosed headcount growth beyond 5 employees, and no geographic expansion beyond the Atlantic Beach/Jacksonville, Florida market. It carries no technology or AI platform and is differentiated primarily through its curated beverage inventory, sommelier-trained staff, and 14-year community presence.

Name

Royal Palm Village Wine & Tapas

Legal name

Royal Palm Village Wine & Tapas

Website

https://royalpalmwines.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Royal Palm Village Wine & Tapas is a privately held, single-location tapas restaurant and wine/beer retail shop in Atlantic Beach, Florida, serving walk-in diners, retail beverage shoppers, and private event clients since 2011 with over 1,200 wines and 200+ craft beers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tapas Restaurant & Wine Bar

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFAEAF

Wine Bars

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bars, Pubs & Nightlife Venues

SECONDARYTHAFAEAG

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bars, Pubs & Nightlife Venues

SECONDARYCRANACAF

Taprooms & Brewpubs

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/On-Premise Alcohol Retail (Bars, Pubs & Taprooms)

Keywords

• Tapas restaurant
• Wine retail
• Craft beer shop
• Catering services
• Wine tasting events

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlantic Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Revenue from dine-in tapas service featuring globally inspired, locally sourced small plates. Operating hours vary by day: Monday-Tuesday 4:00-9:00 PM, Wednesday-Friday 4:00-10:00 PM, Saturday 2:00-10:00 PM, closed Sundays. The restaurant offers over 1200 bottles of wine, 12 rotating draft beers, and 200+ craft beer bottles available by the glass or bottle.
2. Retail Wine & Beer Sales: On-site retail store selling wine and craft beer for off-premises consumption. Offers 10% discount on case purchases (12+ bottles). Retail hours: Monday-Tuesday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM, Wednesday-Saturday 11:00 AM-10:00 PM, closed Sundays.
3. Catering Services: Full-service catering for corporate, family, or social gatherings. Menu personalization and event timeline planning available. Catering includes access to extensive wine and beer inventory at retail pricing. Parties up to 25 people can be hosted in restaurant event rooms; larger events accommodated off-site.
4. Private Events & Wine Dinners: Revenue from hosting private dining events, wine tasting dinners with winemakers, and special celebrations. Semi-private area capacity of 25 people with $1000+ minimum spend for Friday/Saturday evening reservations. Regular wine dinner events featuring winemakers from various regions, priced at $75-$100 per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Royal Palm Village Wine & Tapas runs a combined tapas restaurant and retail wine and craft beer shop in Atlantic Beach, Florida, serving globally inspired, locally sourced small plates alongside a 1,200+ bottle wine list and 200+ craft beer selection available for dine-in or off-premise purchase. The business supplements dine-in service with catering, private events, annual wine tasting festivals, and winemaker dinners, all concentrated in the Jacksonville/Atlantic Beach market.

Product overview

Royal Palm Village Wine & Tapas is a traditional tapas bar with a modern twist operating as a single-location restaurant and retail wine/beer shop in Atlantic Beach, Florida. The core offering consists of the restaurant and dining service, complemented by a retail wine and beer sales operation. Additional services include catering, private events hosting, annual wine tasting festivals, and winemaker dinner events. The establishment features over 1,200 bottles of wine, 12 rotating draft beers, and over 200 craft beer bottles available for both dine-in and retail purchase.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant & Tapas Dining On-premises Spanish-style tapas dining service offering globally inspired, locally sourced small plates with per-item pricing, paired with over 1,200 wines by the bottle, 12 rotating draft beers, and 200+ craft beer bottles. Operating hours vary by day; first-come-first-served for most seating, with large parties encouraged to call ahead.
• Retail Wine & Beer Shop On-site retail store selling over 1,200 bottles of wine and 200+ craft beer bottles for off-premises consumption, with a 10% discount on case purchases of 12 or more bottles and special orders available for locally distributed products.
• Catering Services Full-service catering for corporate, family, or social gatherings, including menu personalization, event timeline planning, and access to the restaurant's wine and beer inventory at retail pricing. Supports on-site private events in the restaurant's event rooms and off-site events of any size.
• Private Events Customized private events held on-site or off-site, including wine and craft beer tastings, pairing events, and private parties. The semi-private area accommodates up to 25 people with a $1,000 minimum spend on Friday and Saturday evenings.
• Wine Tasting Festivals Annual wine tasting festival featuring over 200 wines, keepsake wine glasses, music, draft beer, and special retail pricing, with proceeds benefiting the Child Cancer Fund. Tickets sold through 904tix.com.
• Winemaker Dinners Exclusive multi-course dinners paired with wines from featured winemakers, with personalized menus curated to complement specific wines and regions. Past dinners have included Mad Violets Wine Dinner ($75), Tour of Italy Wine Dinner ($100), and Cellar Vall Llach Wine Dinner, with sommeliers and winemakers as special guests.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Child Cancer FundcoreOthersAnnual beneficiary of Royal Palm's wine tasting festival events. Proceeds from anniversary tasting events are donated to the Child Cancer Fund. The partnership represents the restaurant's commitment to community giving and has been ongoing since the establishment of the annual tasting festivals.
• Garden Club of JacksonvilleminorOthersBeneficiary of proceeds from the annual Festa della Primavera spring event. A portion of each ticket sold and all silent auction proceeds support the Garden Club's mission to promote gardening, floral design, and civic responsibility.
• Left Hand BreweryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured draft beer supplier at the 13th anniversary wine tasting festival event. Represented at the annual tasting event showcasing their craft beer products alongside wine selections.
• Coast to Coast RecordsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEntertainment partner providing DJ/music services for New Year's Eve celebrations and other special events. Returns annually for holiday celebrations.
• Mad Violets Wine CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWillamette Valley winery featured at a hosted wine dinner event. Winemakers Kelly Kidneigh and Stirling Fox attended to present their wines paired with a 5-course menu.
• Celler Vall LlachminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPriorat, Spain winery featured at an exclusive wine dinner. Winemaker Albert Costa attended to present mineral-driven wines paired with a multi-course menu. Restaurant co-owner Kori Tafoya participated in harvest at the winery in 2025.
• Agricola Bellaria WineryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIrpinia, Italy winery featured at a winemaker dinner event. Co-founded by Antonio Pepe, a third-generation grape grower, the winery represents the restaurant's commitment to showcasing artisanal producers.
• 904tix.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party ticketing platform used for selling tickets to wine tasting festivals and special event dinners.
• Local Florida FarmerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRestaurant prioritizes sourcing ingredients from local Florida farmers. Investment in local agriculture and economic growth represents a core business value. The chef works closely with small farmers who share commitment to quality ingredients.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Postino WineCafe: Wine café concept centered on curated wine boards, bruschetta, and shareable plates with retail bottle sales, a direct peer for the wine-bar-plus-shareable-plates model Royal Palm operates.
• Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants: Winery-restaurant hybrid combining on-premise dining with branded wine retail and a wine club, structurally aligned with Royal Palm's restaurant-plus-wine-retail model, and a relevant benchmark for scaling the concept.
• Barcelona Wine Bar: Multi-location Spanish tapas and wine bar chain with extensive by-the-glass and bottle selections, the most direct comparable to Royal Palm's tapas-plus-1,200-bottle-wine-list concept, just at greater scale and geographic reach.
• The Wine Room: Wine bar concept offering curated wine selections with food pairings, directly comparable in format to Royal Palm's tapas-and-wine identity.
• Cru Wine Bar & Bistro: Independent wine bar and bistro pairing global wines with shareable plates, similar in concept and scale to Royal Palm's single-location tapas-and-wine operation.
• Eddie Merlot's: Upscale steakhouse chain with a strong wine program and retail wine sales, comparable to Royal Palm's premium-dining-plus-wine-retail combination.

Broad incumbents

• Seasons 52: Darden-owned upscale casual chain emphasizing wine and seasonal menus; offers overlapping wine-and-shareable-plates positioning though at broader scale and as part of a large restaurant portfolio.
• Total Wine & More: Largest US independent wine and craft beer retailer, relevant as the retail-pricing and selection benchmark for Royal Palm's wine-and-craft-beer shop component, though without a food service offering.

Others

• 904tix.com (local ticketing partner): Local Northeast Florida event ticketing platform used by Royal Palm to sell wine festival tickets; included as an adjacent ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Wine Down: Florida-based wine bar and small-plates concept, geographically adjacent and a regional comparable for the Florida coastal wine-bar target market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/royalpalmwineandtapas
• Instagraminstagram.com/royalpalmwineandtapas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/royal-palm-village-wine-&-tapas

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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