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I absolutely love this place. It has delicious food and a perfect wine list. they keep the prices reasonable enough so that you can go whenever you want. however, you will not feel like you have gone there for a value meal. the service is always there when you need them without being in your face all meal. the menu is simple - a few items written on a chalkboard. i have been for both dinner and brunch and loved both equally. i must admit that whenever i go for dinner i do not deviate from their scallops w/ mashed potato because i really can't imagine anything being better than that perfect little dish. oh, and this is one of a handful of places where you can still eat dessert...by that i mean, expect no lavender gelee w/ basil foam for dessert.
Food was amazing.. reasonable.
Service could be slow.. only one server take care the whole restaurant.
BTW, she did pretty good job!
Buena Vista Bistro really pairs it down--and focuses on what's important for a lady who likes to brunch:
Fantastic, inexpensive food
Chill, non-invasive service
Relaxed atmosphere
First, the food here is totally satisfying and totally cheap. $5 for a giant serving of french toast?! With or without raisins, that is a ridiculous deal!
Second, the awesomely tattooed man who both greeted us at the door AND acted as our server was attentive but not intrusive, and pleasantly soft-spoken. Though this was one instance where a hangover at brunch was NOT present, these qualities are greatly appreciated in such situations.
Third, no one is hustling and bustling up in here. The conversations are low, the pace is slow and the music is audible, but not conversation killing. The basic black-and-white paint job with framed photos is easy on the eyes, while the patio provides a little sunshine if you're in the market for al fresco.
On the brunch approval scale, this joint clearly hits the mark.
Still one of my favorite place for an easy like Sunday morning feel.
News to report:
I guess you heard it through the Yelpvine:
$5 French toast is still the same but now the standard is with raisin so be aware
Time out:
brunch now goes until 3pm
Done and Doner:
You can get brunch to go!
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Worst service ever. i went there with high hopes of a sunday hangover cure and what i found was ... well... horrid. I had to get up to get my own water. i get that there was only one server... but cmon... she was just taking drink and food orders. another guy was running food and someone else was cooking it ... so i just dont understand how you can't just check on ur tables.... maybe once or twice... food was MEDIOCRE AT BEST. i wish i'd gone to DENNY'S ...thats how bad this place was.... UGH i effing hate this place... and the person i was there with said the same. FAIL FAIL FAIL.
Glad to have this as a place to head to when you made no plans for dinner at home. Very affordable, we each had an app, spaghetti bolognese, and a glass of malbec for $22 pp! We noticed a slight increase in cost of bottle of wine to oddly make it a better deal to have 4 glasses of wine and it still be cheaper than the cheapest bottle of any red. Regardless we really enjoyed our meal and food came out on time and waiter was very friendly!
Quite a bit of attitude .
The food quality varies.
Not bad but also not great.
Portions on the small side.
I guess it's OK nothing more nothing less...
you might also call it Miami French.
Whens the last time you went to a french bistro and paid $15 for something on the special...and in a cool place with an awesome vibe in the design district? Welcome to BVB! Although being Cuban American when I first heard of this place the name suggested someplace Cuban lol
Ok Ok, the food..good, not great, but tasty, well prepared, well served. I had the beef bourguignon which I really enjoyed, really homey (Julia would have been proud)
Prodded my fork at others meals in the table and all I got were more tasty morsels.
I highly recommend this place! good food at great prices
Was excited to find a decent French bistro, but BVB left much to be desired. We had the country style pate, escargot, lamb stew, and for kicks the bolognese spaghetti. Granted the waitress told me not to get the bolognese I wanted to see what it was. Complete crap but I don't hold it against them I was warned.
The pate was somewhat dry and poorly flavored. The waitress accidentally brought us the rillete and told us that it was pate. She corrected it but before she did I ate a few bites, was like pulled pork/tuna and not very good.
The escargot was decent, light in flavor and cooked nicely. Lamb stew was light, decent flavor, but nothing to write home about. Overall an average dining experience but nothing to rave about.
What can I say, I am totally addicted to the vinaigrette dressing on the salad. Whatever is in it, it's really good. We sat outside for a short while and waited on the waiter to bring us a menu since he failed to mention, it's on the wall, literally. It's a chalkboard menu on the wall inside slightly varying daily.
We moved inside the small twenty something seating and simply decorated venue and guessed right. Service was better indoors and not too loud. Hungry and thinking dishes may be a bit small we each ordered a green salad and also shared the caprese salad drizzled with a notable basil sauce.
Note to self, portions are reasonable one salad would have been enough to start our meal. We tried dipping the bread in what was left of the delicious basil sauce and found the bread to be a bit stale, maybe it was left over from the morning. We also shared the curry chicken, mixed in with finely cut vegetables and apple, which was surprisingly, a good pairing. The waitress said it was a house favorite and we now understand why. It came accompanied by rice. It's enough to share and be satisfied. Prices are reasonable too. A glass of their mostly French wine selection ranges from $6 to $9 and meals from $7 to low $20s if you are craving seafood. Located a couple blocks away from my man's home means we will most likely become regulars. I'm looking forward to our next visit.
I was at another restaurant one day when I asked the server if she knows a small more european place for lunch (since we were at a 'big american' restaurant) and she said to go to Buena Vista in the Design district. I trusted her since she said she use to work there. We called ahead (as directed) to make sure Clode was cooking and went on our way. We ordered the white tuna special, scallop carpaccio, tuna tartare, french fries and the rillette(superb) and had the apple pie for dessert. The dinner was great, the atmosphere was very cozy and the maitre d was helpful in selecting our wine. You know the place is good when an ex employee at a big chain refers you to there old job. Bravo buena vista!
This is by far, my favorite place to go to dinner, EVER. Whenever there is an occasion to take someone out to dinner, I would jump on this.
I would recommend the simple salad to start with no matter what. Its out of this world and super tasty.
I also enjoyed the gazpacho and the crab cake as appetizer. Did not like the escargot but im really big on texture so that would never be able to be a go for me.
For entrees I always stick with the peppercorn crusted tuna. The mashed potatoes have the most amazing gravy ever. Ive never tried anything like it. I also tried some of the scallops entree...perfection.
The deserts are incredible too...I have been back several times and will continue to go there whenever the opportunity arises.
I finally made it for brunch!!!! I have to say the food was DELICIOUS - you can't beat $7 for Eggs Benedict - anywhere, nice!
I ordered the eggs Benedict with salmon - they came in a bed of spinach, and an English muffin - the sauce was perfect, light and not too overwhelming - deliciousness! These win over the ones at Green Street :o) yeii
My hubs ordered the basic bkfst, two eggs sunny side up w/toasts, potatoes, bacon & toast - he liked it (I mean, it's pretty basic) but unfortunately his food came out cold.
My friend ordered a regular Eggs Benedict, which looked as delicious as mine, and I can only assume they were as good; and a Spanish omelet, which looked huge and very very good - mental note to order that next time!
You may notice that I mention how delicious the food is, yet, I'm dropping a star - really b/c the service was extremely slow. I could have driven down to homestead, hand picked the eggs myself, driven back, cooked them and served them, all in the time it took them to even offer us a refill of water - which they never did quite offer, we had to ask for it. With such slow service, no wonder Emilio's food was cold, and come to think of it, none of our food had any steam coming out of it. I want to relax and take it slow on Sundays, but that doesn't mean I want slow service too.
So five plus stars for food - breakfast AND dinner.
3.5 stars for extremely slow service (and for not having a working A/C on such a hot Sunday morning).
I will def. come back, b/c the food was good and the price just right. Next time, I'll just come an hour before I get hungry.
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Buena Vista Bistro: A hidden jewel
I was looking for something completely different to take some friends to celebrate my partner's birthday. My neighbor suggested we go to the French restaurant, Buena Vista Bistro, located just north of the desirable area of Miami's Design District. I threw caution to the wind and made a reservation for Saturday at 5:30pm. I realize this may seem very early to you, but because we were to go to the Fuerza Bruta show, I didn't want to risk getting there late. So dinner at 5:30.
At first glance it seems like it's in the shady part of the Design District. Just off of 2nd Avenue. It's a hole-in-the-wall. From the outside, I was indeed disappointed and thought my neighbor had been pulling my leg, but we gave it a chance. We sat down immediately, we had the restaurant pretty much to ourselves.
I was a bit nervous because the company I was keeping is strangely on the fickle side, apart from the fact that we weren't too sure it was a good idea to park on the side street. But that's beside the point. The menu is written on the chalkboard along the sides of the restaurant walls. On the opposite side of the menu was the wine list. I was pleasantly surprised to see some French favorites like Laroche Pinot Noir and Château Labadie. They also offer a slew of imported beers, but none on tap. Things were starting to look up. The waitress came by to give us the list of the day's offerings.
As an appetizer, I had the Homemade Crab-cake my entree was the Lamb Chops and dessert was the Chocolate Moose. Let me say that the crab cake was probably the best crab cake I've ever had in my life. It was made with a mix of crab and lobster. It had hints of butter and and some cream. Oh, it was delicious. The Lamb Chops were served on a bed of leafy spinach with a reduced balsamic vinegar and ginger lightly drizzled over the dish. It was mouth-watering. My partner had the steak tartare and that was simply out of this world good. They make it with all sorts of citric juices and cilantro, it was good. The moose--which everyone had--was so good it was gone in two seconds. I was tempted to ask for another one.
The menu changes daily, so if you're looking on their website today for dinner tomorrow, you're out of luck. I suggest you head out there and have whatever the waitress recommends. At the end of the night I picked up the tab and let me say that dinner for six has never cheaper! I spent a total of $265 with tip. We all had appetizers, main dishes, dessert and drinks. I was very happy with this place. I would eat there again and again. It's a fabulous place for date night.
Been there twice. First time was caprese salad and curry chicken, it was ....OK. Second time, gazpacho and french fries, it was....ok. Its a cute place, no menus so order off the black board. Overall its just OK to me.
We went here twice since the first time we went (Saturday) they weren't doing brunch. Instead, we had entrees off their lunch menu.
I had the roasted salmon - it was pretty good. Not the "OMG, I have to come here again" good, but it was pretty solid.
The coffee they served us was cold but the refill was significantly warmer although not as hot as I'd like.
We went back the next day to try the brunch. This time I ordered cold/iced coffee. And guess what? It wasn't cold! The ice was melted. EEESH.
As for the food, I ordered the salmon scrambled eggs served with their breakfast potatoes. Again, good food but not great.
The servers were acceptable but not terribly nice.
I promised to go again and I did! Went with three of my taste-buddy's...just to give it a fair shot.
I love the setting-yes, it's chill, it's local, it's a great place to be! I agree with Michael; this place is a great local place, every Miami neighborhood needs one-but not at the expense of mediocre food.
Went there for dinner-I had the white tuna (forgot the name, but it was the special), my taste-buddy's both got the salmon. I'm not sure what I'm missing...or what they are missing, but all 3 of us were missing it! The food was blah--for lack of a better description, it tasted like diet food (which is good if you are on a diet.)
It was a birthday so we ordered the apple pie/tart...now, that's excellent! The crust, the apples, the texture...mmmm, I would go back just for that!
Sorry BVB...you're cute, but you can't get by on your looks alone.
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Looking for a low key place to reunite with an old friend, we settled on Buena Vista Bistro. I arrived to find an intimate cafe with a welcoming ambiance. It was probably around 10pm on a Monday night, but it didn't seem to stop the other diners from enjoying glasses of wine and lamb chops. I settled with a glass of Merlot and my friend had the Country Pate which she mixed in with a salad.
She mentioned someone voted it the best place to have a conversation. Agreed. There's something about this bistro that makes you want to think and talk and sip on vino.
I love French Bistro style eating.... places where the menu is written on a black board because the chef gets the freshest ingredients everyday are awesome (this is the case at Buena Vista Bistro).
The wine list is on the wall... it's one of the most quaint and full of personality places I have ever eaten... I love it!
Great find in Miami!
My sisters and I were visiting from Cali and I found Buena Vista Bistro on yelp and thought I'd give it a try...deelicious!
The service was great, the owner was extremely friendly and personable. We ordered the scallops, scape, rataouille (sp?). The food was absolutely delightful! I've been to France a few times and this was truly French in every sense. Loved the limited daily menu --speaks for itself! You know its fresh when theres a daily menu. When the food arrived, everything was cooked perfectly and rich in flavor. All four of us were very satisfied down to the last bite.
My only partial complaint is that it is somewhat in the outskirts of Miami, and you 'd never really stumble onto a place like this as a tourist, but I'm very grateful I did. Overall, its a great little place to have a sunday brunch and meet up with friends.
Would highly recommend! :)
This is the best little restaurant ever. I was there for the first time for brunch and it was soo good and the prices where amazing! Their eggs benedict and french toast are to die for.
you will be hooked!!
Delicious Sunday Brunch!
I read the yelp reviews prior to dinning there last night with Miss. Whitney R (read her review below) and they seemed to be very mixed. As it turns out, I too had mixed feelings after leaving BVB last night...
..so we'll start with the good things, first and foremost the ambiance, which is ridiculously warm and welcoming, casual but romantic. Even though some might find it inconvenient, I do like the fact that the menu is written on the mirror-wall and chalk board, it give is an authentic French Bistro feel. I loved the photography they use to decorate the walls which is slightly accentuated by the soft lighting. The service was prompt, two french men helped us with our decision making and were very timely about everything.
The wine selection is very good as well for a couple of young professionals trying to get by. We enjoyed a bottle of Dry Creek Merlot (2005) for only $28, which was very satisfying.
I was not impressed with the food though. In retrospect, we could have opted for an entree each, instead of sampling the appetizers, so I will come back for a better feel. The crab cake was dry, (...having lived in New Orleans I get very picky about my crab cakes) and the escargot was lacking in texture (ironic) and its flavor drowned by the bruchettaesque sauce that it came in. I've never had escargot a la Provencal, but I can now say that I like the good ole' garlic and butter way better.
All and all I think this is a great place for a date or like Whit said, to catch up with your girlfriends over a bottle of wine. Its fun and the prices are very reasonable, but if you are looking for a very impressive meal, I suggest you look elsewhere.
Hooraaaaay! I finally made it to Buena Vista Bistro!!! It WAS everything that I expected and more. What a delicious experience!
My best friend and I arrived around 10PM on Friday and were seated right away. We had reservations, but the restaurant wasn't full, so I guess the reservations really didn't matter.
Our server, Hanna, was great! Everything looked so good that we were having tough time deciding. She helped us go through the menu and decide what to eat. She was even honest and told us that she thought we were ordering too much food! LOL.
We ended up having the crabcake appetizer, the escargot appetizer, the scallops entree, and the lamb chops entree. With the lamb chops we substituted the mashed potatoes for the hand cut fries and were so glad that we did bc the fries were AWESOME! We also had a bottle of champagne. When the bill came my jaw dropped, but for good reason...it was only $81! You can't get that anywhere else in Miami!
I will definitely be returning to Buena Vista soon...maybe next time for brunch!
I wanted so much more from this place. It reminds me of my old Chicago restaurant haunts. Kinda' divey but with great food and laid back staff.
Unfortunately, the food I've had here hasn't been that great. I expected a lot from breakfast but the portions were small and unimaginative. Passable.
I also had the curried chicken on a different occasion which wasn't any better than I might have made at home on an uninspired day from an Internet recipe. Maybe I'll give it another try -- alone this time, just to be safe.
I have been here several times and have never had a bad meal. The food is always fresh and tasty. Service is always polite and prompt. Prices are extremely reasonable. A definite "must" if you find yourself in the design district.
I've been wanting to try Buena Vista for a while, and I finally made it there yesterday evening, along with two friends.
It's popular indeed. We were surprised to find there were no tables available inside on a Monday, though there isn't much seating to begin with. The manager (or owner?) was very gracious and amusing. He made every effort to accommodate us inside, which I really appreciated. He made us feel so welcome that we didn't even care that we ended up sitting outside.
Now, I'm not a "foodie" or anything of the sort, but I really enjoyed the food. I had the grouper, which was prepared in some type of white wine-based sauce on a bed of mashed potatoes. It was delectable. I sopped up every last drop of the sauce with extra slices of bread we'd requested. I topped off my meal with a delicious chocolate mousse. The fish was about $17, which I think is a very fair price, and the server was attentive without being overly so. Actually, the server's attentiveness was a miraculous feat considering that she was the only server on staff that evening.
In sum, I highly recommend BVB, and I look forward to returning in the near future. It's fantastic to have delicious, well-priced food in a pleasant setting. You'll probably want to make a reservation, though.
Can't get enough of this place.. Bring friends here all the time, and always a crowd pleaser. Lamb chops, salmon, chicken curry.. always amazing. Great wines too. Service is always good,
they always make me feel like a star. Can't go wrong.. check it out..
Went here for Sunday brunch, was so good i had to go back again during the week for lunch, and this is when i was in miami for 4 days on vacation.
The food hits all the right spots, i had a salmon eggs benedict, and for lunch i had grouper with mushroom over mashed potatoes, very filling and excellent creamy sauce.
Would definitely recommend this to anyone :)
Well, I thought I'd give Yelp one last chance during my recent trip to Miami. Yelpers led me astray with some bad restaurants, so this trip to Buena Vista Bistro was a leap of faith. On our last day in Miami, my hubby and I made a stop at the Design District (loved it), and had lunch at the cafe.
Oh, sadness.
The restaurant is cute and homey, simple on the inside and outside, just like a French or Italian bistro. The menu, on the chalkboard, looked good. Hubby and I were seated right away, but at least 10 minutes passed before our table was cleaned off (we were sitting looking at the leftovers of other diners. Gross) and another few minutes passed before we were brought bread or water. Seeing as how there were only 2 other couples in the restaurant, I really didn't see the reason for the delay.
When the waitress-slash-hostess, a very nice looking French lady, came to take our orders, we made it simple: I got a coffee and the Spaghetti Bolognese, and he got the Rigatoni Alfredo. We weren't too hungry so we skipped appetizers, hoping to save room for dessert.
The coffee came first. It was room temperature, not hot, not even warm. Not served with cream or sugar, nor was I asked if I wanted any. It took several minutes for me to flag her down to get some condiments.
Then, the pastas. The spaghetti bolognese had no flavor. I mean, none. How does a spaghetti covered in sauce based in beef and tomatoes have no flavor? It was the most bland sauce I have ever tasted. Oh, and the spaghetti was overcooked and mushy. It literally fell apart on my fork before it reached my mouth.
The rigatoni alfredo was disgusting. The alfredo sauce tasted stale, like they'd added heavy cream to cover up the staleness. No matter what we did, we couldn't wash away the taste, after many cups of water.
Not once did anyone stop by to ask how we were doing, whether I wanted more coffee (I did), etc. So we just sat there, with our plates practically full, for about half an hour. Finally, the waitress decided to come over and ask if we wanted anything else. We asked for a refill of the coffee, but this time, decaf instead of caffinated.
We waited 20 minutes. No refills, no clearing of the plates, no decaf. Now, I've been to Europe, and I understand the "slow food" service thing there, but that wasn't what was going on in this restaurant, since other people had arrived and were being waited on... in fact, everyone in the restaurant was getting waited on except my hubby and I. WTF?
Finally, when my decaf finally arrived, it was half full. Literally, half full. Worse, it was served in a cup that was clearly NOT CLEAN as there was a HUGE RED LIPSTICK IMPRINT on the rim of the cup. GROSS!!!!
I didn't touch the decaf. When our check was brought, the waitress saw the lipstick on the cup and said, "did I bring it out to you like that? Oh, you should have told me." Are you serious? When, exactly, would I have told you? when you were busy ignoring me?
Bad food, bad service, unclean restaurant. I don't know how this place is rated 4.5 stars... I would give it negative if I could.
Ok so I brought my mom here because I wanted to A: try a new place that I had read so much about and B: for my mom to join her son on a new adventure. Was I impressed? No, not really. I thought this place was going to be my new favorite spot to dine at but unfortunately it won't be.
The atmosphere is very cool, laid back and very nice. The location is great.
The food. Well the food was nothing to write home about. I had a Caprese Salad which I might add was not worth the money. The tomatoes were hard and not ripe as one would expect. Such a shame. They weren't juicy and tasty. A complete disappointment. My mom had a salmon dish which was pretty good but wasn't at all exciting. I guess my experience wasn't as great as everyone else who has commented on this place.
I think we also went to Buena Vista Bistro with high expectations, and while we were happy with our night, I wasn't over the moon about it. (I'll reserve that for Michael's Genuine.) The price point was appropriate for the meal we got. That alone, in Miami, should get four-stars, but I'm going to give it three to provide balance given some of the other reviews.
We had the lobster bisque, which was delicious, and which they offered to split into two bowls for us. (None of that 'splitting fee' crap. How nice is that?) The greens with our crab cake appetizer were really delicious. The crab cake was OK, and served more as a condiment to the salad greens for us. For our entrees, we had the braised grouper with mushrooms (a special that night) and the seared scallops with ratatouille. Now, (I know this is sacrilege to some of you) I'm just not a mashed potato person. So, I would have foregone the ample portion of starch for more veggies. I'm sure that could have been arranged had I only asked. Lesson learned.
The real star of the night was at the next table. Two of the guys ordered the rib eye and fries. I'm talking slab-o-meat on the plate. We were in awe. Good thing they ordered that, as they must have been hungry. Somewhere during our apps, they devoured the steaks. Completely gone! I'm not sure how, but I'm in awe, nonetheless.
Finally, a caveat: There is outdoor dining listed, BUT be warned that you're directly on NE 2nd Avenue, with speeding buses and cars whizzing by you all night. (Hmm...doesn't 'Buena Vista' mean beautiful view?) We were there earlyish, so I had hoped it would eventually die down (and that I wouldn't die.) However, it didn't. I have an overactive imagination, and images of those police videos showing someone changing a tire when another car plows into them kept flashing in my mind. Plus, the fumes from buses and trucks were inescapable. My advice is to sit inside the small, cute dining room. Save your outdoor dining for a place with true outdoor dining.
I'll go to Buena Vista Bistro again, with my lessons of indoor seating and veg instead of potatoes in my head. It's a sweet place. I'm glad it's here. I guess the 'beautiful view' is on the plate, and in the eyes of your dining partner. Choose both wisely, and you won't be disappointed.
IMPORTANT NOTE: After posting this review, I've just been informed that there's a side terrace for outdoor seating. WHY did I not see this? Maybe, I was supposed to be sitting along the roadside. I'll keep looking for that existential reason, and reflect more deeply.
This kind of place is what we need more in Miami. If you enjoy good quality food, no attitude, recession friendly prices, this is it.
Based on Yelp reviews, I went there last night and was pleasantly surprised, As we sat inside, it made us feel as if we were in Dupont Circle in DC or Northend in Boston. The crowd was just as interesting as the restaurant, made up with mostly locals who i can see they were regulars. Located on the edge of DD, it is a nice addition to this area and hope to see more of them.
Well, I'll be... I didn't think this quaint and lovable bistro (which I truly hold dear to my heart, staff, decor, openness, food and all of the above) would also provide me an adventurous culinary trip. I saw "skate" in the specials menu and I was puzzled... I knew they were not going to serve me a shoe with wheels!
Upon asking, I learned it was like a ray, and I'd get a wing of a ray if I ordered that. So, trusting the lovable and consistent Buena Vista, I decided to take a gamble and ordered skate ($15) - and they scored! I don't know how many restaurants can offer skate, and even better yet - make a good skate!
And the crab cakes is consistent here as well - still in my opinion one of the best in Miami.
And this restaurant is almost always easy to go to, even on holidays. I've been here on Mother's Day and now Valentine's Day - and there was always a table for me - so this is truly a neighborhood joint I know I can truly be coming back, no matter what may be going on in my life and in anybody else's.
In other words, it has become home.
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I've been here twice and now it's my "go to" place if I need to satisfy a French food fix on the (relatively) cheap. The prices are reasonable here and the wait staff is prompt and courteous. Both times I've ordered the escargot provençal. BVB is the only place I've been that's served escargot in this style rather than the usual garlic butter bath, and I love it.
The second trip around, I had the snapper meuniere with a side of mashed potatoes. The fish was juicy and flaked nicely, and both items were very tasty. If you're a wine lover, they have a large selection of wines to choose from on the big chalk board. I'm not, so, I wish they had a larger selection of beers available. Overall, though, this is just a minor complaint, and writing this review is kind of making me hungry to go back there again.
I struggled on the star rating because this place is not the be all that ends all. However, it is the type of neighborhood restaurant that Miamians crave (even if they're no longer aware of it). Decor is simple and basic, with a smattering of tables inside and outside, a glass wall featuring a compact wine list with some French and American gems reasonably priced. The food itself is well made with quality ingredients and no shortcuts. Prices, as others have noted, are far more favorable than we have grown accustomed to for that quality of food, let alone French-inspired cuisine. Service is at a casual pace, but competent and very honest and friendly. I do not know if I would travel from far for this place, but for us, it's always worth the trip.
-Save room for dessert.
In town visiting and my bro took us here a few night ago. Everyone loved it!
I had the Caprese to start and Curry Chicken for my entree. Delish. Seasoning on the salad was kickass, chicken too. Others in my group had the crab cake, grouper and escargot. All very tasty.
The prices here are great. I was surprised. Wine prices too.
If I lived here, I'd be a frequent diner.
I feel like I'm the last one in Miami to finally make it over to Buena Vista Bistro! I've had it under my bookmarks for months and only now decided to stop in while I was in the area.
It's exactly how I would picture a French bistro to be: intimate, casual, and tasty. I can tell from the other patrons that this place is both frequented and adored by the surrounding community. There was a steady flow of locals all night. Our waitress was super fast and very attentive even though every table was full.
I will admit that, though the food was super cheap ($8 & 10$ entrees), I'll be coming back for lunch, brunch, or a late night snack rather than dinner. Definitely lunch/brunch oriented space.
And although I enjoyed the food, I have to mention just how equally impressed I was with how tidy and organized the restaurant was run; I can tell there aren't any (or at least a whole lot) of cockroaches running around in the back. Even the sugars were correctly categorized by type and color - something that makes that obsessive-compulsive fiend inside jump for joy.
Now, if only I could one closer to home I'd have a place to grab my morning coffee... :)
Finally got a chance to check out Buena Vista Bistro for lunch today. Great wine selection and a good mix of entrees and appetizers. I had the Bolognese, which was a large serving size and quite yummy. My friend had fries (SO GOOD!) and a green salad that she loves. They put pesto in the dressing and it was very flavorful, she said.
Looking forward to trying out brunch, though. The photos of it on here look great!
What a great place!! The food is delicious. I had the lamb shops and it was perfectly cooked. S had the duck and WOW!!
The service is good and it is a unique place...We had to wait because they only have about 15 small tables but it is was worth it.
I would recommend it!!!
Miami Beach, FL
Category: Sandwiches
Coral Gables, FL
Category: Latin American
Miami Beach, FL
Category: Seafood Markets
Miami Beach, FL
Category: Italian
Miami, FL
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