520 West Ave unit 1,Miami Beach,Florida
3 (1436)
Reviews
I would never in life dine here again. True Island or even Jamaican people would feel disrespected if they put that curry chicken or oxtail in their mouth. Even the drink were not on point. The strawberry lemonade was super sour... too much lemon. Aside from the food I also wouldn't return because my husband and I felt scammed. The waiter was the only one working along side the bus boy and the hostess. When it was time for us to check out, she did not bring out the check. She just showed it to us on her device. When I asked she said she could print it out after. Then, when i proceeded to asked if tip was included, she stated it was for the bus boy and hostess and that hers was not included so I tipped again. She never told me that there was a standard service charge. Upon checking the site it stated 4 or more people there will be a service charge (which they stated they have changed that policy to all parties are charged a 20% service fee) the website was not updated when I checked. I didn't like be lied to. We are supposed to support and uplift black business. Unfortunately, they act as if they can have the riches and glory so they self Sabotage. I did message management after it did not sit well with me and part of my payment as returned (hence the 2 rating instead of 1). I caution you to retrieve and itemized bill before payment and don't get caught slipping... and yes the total was 162 for 2 people. 2 meals, 1 acholic drink, appetizer and 1 drink removed.... wild!
Atmosphere was amazing. View was nice. Food wasn't all that! Rice was hard. Drinks were ok. Staff was friendly and nice. Expensive place. Been here twice, I don't have to go a third time. Clean environment
Not sure where to even start with this place, let me describe the facts: Premium location, by the water. Parking cost $20 to park Popular menu items not available, such as the wings, lamb chops, and other favorites. Food was disappointing at best, lobster bisque tasted out of a can, the oxtail was good, however, the dumplings were hard and not edible, the best dish was the salmon bites. Calamari simply tasted processed and frozen, just missing the quality of ingredients I would expect for the location. It took 3 tries for my husbands old fashion to be done correctly. It's a maybe for me...
My review is definitely for someone that plans to go earlier in the day as maybe the nighttime may be a different vibe that I’m unaware of but I went here for a midday brunch. I felt for the price that we paid we could’ve been offered a better service. We only saw our server once after she took our order, and she wasn’t even the same person that brought us the check at the end. Pros: We were sitting near the water so that was a plus Con: I feel the food quality for the price definitely did not match.
Food is okay, nothing to write home about. I’m Caribbean, so I go into these situations with low expectations, and I never order oxtails from untrusted sources. I got salmon bites and crab dip. Safe and decent, but on the blandish side. But what I would tell momma is that the prices are too damn high! $85 for hookah is criminal and I live in Atlanta so I definitely know what time it is. The place was empty on a Friday night and not lit at all, so I guess jokes on me🤦🏿♀️ We asked some of the employees why it was so empty and they said it’s because it’s low season, and tourism picks back up in November when it’s cold everywhere else 🤔 That’s only part of the problem as far as I’m concerned. I mean not even the locals love it?! That’s suspect. Sorry Petaaa, just being honest. It was not giving except for the decor! If you just want to go for the ‘Gram then there’s def opportunities for great pics.