Petit Rouge French Bistro, Biscayne and 124th

Went for dinner last night to Petit Rouge French Bistro on Biscayne near 124^th St.

http://www.petitrougebistro.com/

A very small restaurant in a little shopping center that I heard great things about from several friends. By the time we left all tables were taken. An older crowd.

From what little I ate it was good but it really wasn’t fair as we both ate the chicken so it hard to rate it on anything else.

The chicken and fries and salad were good and we had no dessert.

Based on other reviews I’ve heard it was excellent.

Giving it a 7.5/10 and will go back to try other dishes.

$110 for 2 incl tip.

City Hall Restaurant, Design District

Went to City Hall restaurant last night just south of the Design district on Biscayne

http://cityhalltherestaurant.com/

It started off well with $4 valet parking and it was uphill from there.

A beautiful restaurant with great service and great food.

We didn’t have a bad dish! Confit Duck pizza, braised short rib stuffed potato skins and an iceberg wedge salad were all amazing appetizers.

The tuna, fried chicken and pork chop were equally as good main courses followed by a great hot bread pudding dessert.

It was simply great and reasonably priced to boot.

$130 for 2 incl tip

8.5/10

I will definitely go back!

Serendipity 3 on Lincoln Road

It was a bad weekend for calories as we tried the newly opened and famous Serendipity 3 from NY now on Lincoln Road across from Shake Shack.

http://www.serendipity3.com/main.htm

It was great!

We had a 9 inch x 4 in piece of chocolate cake for $9.00! It doesn’t get much better than that!

The frozen hot chocolate and the ice creams were all amazing and all the other food looked great including the salads, pizza and burgers.

Will definitely go back for a meal!

10/10 for desserts. Will advise on food later.

BEST BREAKFAST IN MIAMI!

Finally I found the absolute best breakfast in Miami at the most unlikely place!

Joe’s Stone Crab Take Out. Everyday from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. And don’t be late by even 1 minute or they won’t serve you. You order and they deliver it to your table.

It was the best ever and cheap. $42 for 4 of us.

Amazing omelets. Joe’s Morning wrap in a Multi-grain Tortilla, Joe’s Breakfast Sandwich of scrambled eggs, bacon, sliced tomato and cheddar cheese on toasted challah, Joe’s Egg Supreme or a Miami Beach Omelet with stone crab meat.

I will go back again and again.

10/10 for breakfasts!

J&G Grill, St. Regis Hotel, Bal Harbour

Went to J&G Grill at the St. Regis Bal Harbour Hotel Sat night. A jean Georges restaurant that just opened.

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/stregis/property/dining/attraction_detail.html?propertyID=1588&attractionId=1004430863

I was expecting a really expensive menu and was amazed at how reasonable the prices were.

The scene was definately not a 'South Beach' scene or vibe. A hotel crowd but much older and richer. If you are looking for a young scene, this is not it!

The hotel staff was out in force welcoming you every 10 feet. The lobby was disappointing, then amazing and then disappointing. Too many hallways.

The restaurant was beautiful overlooking the pool and ocean and as expected the staff was a delight.

The veal was great and the chicken was just OK. Many liked the Black Truffle pizza. The lobster was very good but at $42 very small and not a full meal. The desserts were great!

They showed their class as a restaurant when they credited us for one lobster and 1 dessert because it was delivered to the table grilled when it was supposed to be steamed.

Bill was $186/couple incl tip but would have been $215 without the credit.

Valet parking was free for now.

7.5/10

I will go back for lunch and try it again once the outdoors section opens.

Terrazza at The Shore Club in South Beach

Went to Terrazza on Friday night at The Shore Club where AGO restaurant used to be.

http://www.shoreclub.com/en-us/#/explore/?id=/shore-club-miami-terrazza/

Another hotel restaurant overlooking the pool with comfortable couches like The Royal at The Raleigh Hotel.

Food was good but not great! Salad was a little soggy but good and chicken was moist and tender. Side order of asparagus was inedible.

I probably won’t go back. Nothing was really bad but nothing was special.

7/10

$140 for 2 incl tip.

Vesper American Brasserie, Shelburne Hotel, South Beach

Friday morning I read that Lebron James was going to celebrate his 28^th birthday at Vesper  American Brasserie at the Shelburne Hotel last night so we decided to go Friday night and check it out.

http://www.shelborne.com/dining-lounges/index.cfm

We really liked it. It reminded me of The Royal at The Raleigh Hotel in that the restaurant was outside by the pool. We were there early so the ‘scene’ had not as yet started but you could tell it was coming.

We had 4 different appetizers and all were great especially the spinach artichoke and cheese dip. My filet mignon was as tender as I’ve had and my son’s Shepard’s pie was great. Only one main course, the branzino was just OK.

The meal was $267 incl tip for 4 people and drinks.

I would go back

8/10