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Blue Door was truly impeccable in almost every way. The location of the restaurant was fantastic,...
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Blue Door was truly impeccable in almost every way. The location of the restaurant was fantastic, the beautiful interior decor of the Delano hotel, complete with flowing white curtains makes simply entering the restaurant itself a luxuriously stylized event. Blue Door offers both inside and outside seating. The inside seating looked relatively conservative in terms of decorations and set-up whereas the outside seating was truly fantastic. Overlooking the Delano's pool, facing mile-high palm trees and surrounded by the infamous white decor, sitting outside at the Blue Door was one of the best seating arranagements I have experienced at a restaurant. People watching was inevitable as a constant stream of hotel patrons would traverse down to the pool, half a foot from the table at which I sat. Although it is always amusing to stare at strangers, perhaps the tables could have been pushed back a bit farther from the pool-going traffic.
The food itself was great and was quite an ecclectic selection. Their menu was also a testament to the inventiveness of the chef who was able to take two different duck dishes and make them both radically (and deliciously) different on every level. The service was great, friendly and knowledgable waiters who did everything from pairing side dishes to main courses to constantly removing and replacing ashtrays in between courses. There was really never a moment where I felt unattended by the service, and I was dining on a Saturday night at 11:00pm so suffice to say it was packed. The service was nice enough that I left a 30 percent tip.
It needs to be said that, while not cheap, the food was NOT overpriced. There are plenty of restaurants on the beach with far more extravagant prices, worse service and far worse food. I have been to plenty of such restaurants where the prices are through the roof, the waiters have bad attitudes and ultimately I leave feeling robbed and still hungry. This is not such a place, Blue door is worth it!
Pros: Location, food, presentation, service
Cons: sitting outside, people-watching may get old fast
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Wet Willie's
Category:
Bars, Pubs & Clubs
760 Ocean Dr
Miami Beach,
Florida 33139
i have lived in miami my whOle life, and i just want tO say that turning 21 was the greatest thing...
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i have lived in miami my whOle life, and i just want tO say that turning 21 was the greatest thing because nOw i can get intO wet willies!!! ive had almOst all Of their drinks, but 2 that are a must are the "call-a-cab" and the "creamsicle" ahhh!!! deliciOus...[[heading Out the dOOr tO gO tO sOuth beach 4 a creamsicle]] WET WiLLiES & the beach On a friday mOrning! THIS IS THE LIFE!!!
Pros: THE DRiNKS
Cons: NOT LiViNG iN MiAMi<3
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Dragon
Category:
Pan-Asian & Pacific Rim
404 Washington Ave
Miami Beach,
Florida 33139
Wonderfull experience. let me start by saying that we had an excellent waiter who steered us away...
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Wonderfull experience. let me start by saying that we had an excellent waiter who steered us away from ordering too much. I did not think that I could be surprised by a caesar salad yet theirs has a lot of flavor the crackling calamari salad was excellent as well. The spicy torro tuna was an excellent addiion to the salad. As for the entrees the pan seared spicy tuna. They had another entree; i just cannot remember the name. It was strips of rib eye that ewas excellent as well. As for deserts the banana tarte was very good aswell, however next time I would probably stuff my self with the appetizers and entrees and skip desert. We were a party of 11 and everything got there on time and warm. This was in Dec 2007 and not the busiest of times so that probably helped. We had 7 bottles of wine and paid $150 all in. Considering what I paid at other lousy restaurants in Miami it felt like a "deal".
Pros: Service and quality of the food
Cons: Pricey.
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I love this place. The food is excellent. I had chicken stuffed with shrimp and it was so good....
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I love this place. The food is excellent. I had chicken stuffed with shrimp and it was so good. Very flavorful. My friends had steak and oxtail and that was tasty also. The music is loud so this isn't the place to carry on important conversations. I will be back just for Larios. And its located right on busy Ocean Dr. After a fulfilling meal the next stop is Wet Willies a couple blocks down.
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Dragon
Category:
Restaurants
404 Washington Ave
Miami Beach,
Florida 33139
(305) 534-2211
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OMG !!!! THIS IS A 5 STAR QUALITY CHINESE RESTAURANT! THE FOOD IS GREAT!!! THE STAFF IS...
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OMG !!!! THIS IS A 5 STAR QUALITY CHINESE RESTAURANT! THE FOOD IS GREAT!!! THE STAFF IS FRIENDLY(SUMTIMES THE NEWB'S TAKE LIL LONG BUT THAT'S EXPECTED) THEY HAVE THIS PEKING DUCK ITS TO DIE 4! THEYRE WONTON SOUP IS LIKE NO OTHER THEY HAVE IT WITH SHRIMPS YUMM AND THE WONTON SKIN IS NOT THICK LIKE MOST PLACES. ITS THIN AND EVERYTHING I'VE EVER ATE FROM THERE HAS THE FRESHEST TASTE, ILL ALWAYS GO BAK TO MSS YIPS!!!!!
Pros: EVERYTHING IS A PRO
Cons: PARKING
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510 Ocean
Category:
Delicatessens
510 Ocean Dr
Miami Beach,
Florida 33139
Wow South Beach! Vegas on the water! I work with a major production/promotions company based out...
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Wow South Beach! Vegas on the water! I work with a major production/promotions company based out of L.A, so totally clueless where to go in South Beach, wanting something else besides Lincoln Road that we had everyday getting out of the convention. I came on here to find somewhere we could have our company dinner, and saw the revues for 510 Ocean. We booked a party last minute ( 2 days in advance) my bad!! They found space for us, got us a prefixed menu that was amazing, and set up a extra bar just for our party outside. We were asking after dinner where the cool clubs were that we could get into and realized we were at one, this place attracts so many good looking models and locals, I did'nt think that I was in cheesy miami anymore! With live music and a d.j, we stayed till 5am not 2 like boring Cali! I heard that Miami had bad food and service, but this little hidden secret is the only exception, see ya next year 510 Ocean!
Pros: Friendly crowd in South Beach
Cons: Small but exclusive
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THE SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT. THE WAIT STAFF WAS PROMPT, COURTEOUS,FRIENDLY, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND EFFIE...
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THE SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT. THE WAIT STAFF WAS PROMPT, COURTEOUS,FRIENDLY, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND EFFIE CENT. THE FOOD WAS EXCELLENT. THE STEAKS VERY TENDER AND WELL PREPARED EXACTLY THE WAY WE LIKED (nothing had to be sent back). THE LOBSTER BISQUE AND THE FRENCH ONION SOUP WERE EXCELLENT. FOR DESSERT (it was my son n laws b-day) THEY SERVED A RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. RICH MOIST AND VERY CHOCOLATY. OVER ALL WE HAD A VERY PLEASURABLE TIME AND ENJOYED OUR TIME THERE. WILL DEFINITELY GO AGAIN."
Pros: Very Pleasant Dining Experience
Cons: Service is Far the best ever received
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