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George's is my favorite restaurant in Miami. Period.
Escargo, Risoto with Foie Gras and three hour braised lamb were all exquisit. The host has an incredible energy and is highly entertaining. I came for my birthday and they turned the place into a disco while they brought out a candle that looked like a mini-firework. I can't wait to come back with out of town guests.
Based on other reviews, it sounds as though outside can be a bit uncomfortable in the summer, but in the winter, it's the place to be!
Fun and lively this place brings out the best in what the Grove can be.
The owner, George enjoys hosting the party and the atmosphere reflects it. He wants his guests to have laughs, stories, drinks, good food, and nice memories.
The food is good. The bread is perfect when warm. Overall, though French dining with a smile cause no one here takes themselves too seriously.
Birthdays here are always quite the celebration. Come with a group of friends, make sure to engage the owner. ;-)
(Whoops, had originally posted under the wrong George's...thanks for the good eye, Kelly O.!)
Faire La Fête: It's Party Time
Good food aaaand fun ambiance?! I'm in!
I've been here a handful of times and have never been let down. The complimentary glass of champagne upon being seated at your table is a nice touch. And note to self: If your waiter likes you, he'll keep bringing the free champagne glasses all night long! We have never had poor service here, which is also important to note.
The ambiance here is super fun as they are constantly putting on the disco ball and loud French music in celebration of a birthday, which here always seem to be quite a few of be it morning or night.
Aside from the fun vibe, the French cuisine here is also excellent! It is actually one of the only places in Miami where I have found an authentic beef tartare- c'est tres bon!
When looking for a fun place to have a nice lunch or dinner without crossing the causeway, this is definitely the place to go to!
The menu selection is limited, but you can probably find something to your liking. The best part of the restaurant is, of course, George. His personality rubs of on you and you just have a great time. He's involved in the community, personally greats you at either the front door or at your table, loves the kids and basically treats you like a guest in his home.
It's a novelty to have such a nice business owner in Miami, but one which I hope would rub off on others.
Free mimosas anyone? We visited early Saturday morning and contemplated on one of our favorite spots, GreenStreet, but gave George's a shot instead. We sat at one of the few outside tables. The service was a bit slow but once the warm and fresh basket of French bread with a very flavorsome jelly and complimentary mimosas were brought out, we let bygones be bygones. I went for the eggs benedict, a bit salty to taste but not bad overall. My man went for the Mediterranean omelet; both came with tasty home potatoes which we dipped in ketchup for extra taste. We weren't swept of our feet but were very much satisfied. The waiter also topped us with another round of mimosas and we were not charged for it. Maybe it was the champagne but we left happy and satisfied.
I love this place!!! It is perfect for birthdays, they play a music with lights all over the birthday person and it puts you in a great mood!!
Food is good!! staff and owner very friendly:))
Always packed!!!
George's In the Grove is about the food as much as it is about the experience. To start, you can't really go wrong by being served some bubbly while waiting for your table or looking over the menu.
The menu is creative French and features dishes like duck confit pizza, salmon tartar and escargots (yummy !!). The décor is modern French with altering contemporary art on the walls.
The tables black and simple, chairs comfortable and appropriate. The bar is also kept dark and shows off some of the wine and other liquor. Outside are bistro height tables and a few more wicker type arrangements on the sidewalk. I very much like the full sliding glass opening separating the inside and the outside. When open, it literally extends to the place outward. A great European flair!
The wine selection is good, as you would expect from a Frenchman. George is usually around and always an attraction in and of its own. Make sure to stop by here for Bastille day (July 14) and enjoy the spectacle...and day that the French national team is playing, is also a good one to be here.
2.5 stars
So I had heard mixed reviews for George's but decided to go with an open mind. I really wanted to like this place since I have an affinity for restaurant owners who are constantly at the restaurant in order to make sure his customers are having a good experience. However, George's falls a bit short of the hype. Think of George's as a South Beach nightclub, a lot of flash and flair but not much in the way of substance.
The focal theme of George's is of course George himself who is loud, boisterous, flamboyant, and a bit of comedian. He goes around chatting up the clientele and hyping up the place, especially when it's someone's bday. The place goes nuts with loud music, disco balls, fog machines, and club lights when they bring out a birthday cake. This seems to be the overall allure of the place; a place that goes out of its way to make you feel special when you are celebrating a special occasion.
The food however is secondary here and while not atrocious by any means is fairly generic and does not warrant the high prices. I had the seafood risotto which was moderately flavorful but not memorable by any means. Of all the dishes ordered at our table the steak was the only one that seemed to impress our friends. Luckily our party had kept the Rose flowing all night so it still made for a fun night, but if you consider yourself a true foodie I doubt you'll love the dining experience here.
So we got dissed at Taurus (see my review for them) and having had a recent positive experience at George's, we figured we could recover the night and head over to George's. What a pleasant surprise for him to welcome us back with a hearty handshake and remembering us and thanking us for returning. We sat down and got our typical champagne glass and another visit from George. He went out of his way to chat us up prior to ordering.
Menu choices once again included the Duck Confit Pizza, Roast Chicken, and the Red Snapper. The literal whip cream on the cake was George visiting us prior to the end of our meal and bringing out a complimentary Nutella Pizza for us for dessert. Are we fans? Hell yeah.
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I would've given this place more stars, if it weren't for the fact that I felt rushed.
I went for brunch on Sunday, and by the time the waiter brought our glasses of water, he wanted to know if we had picked something to eat. I was meeting a friend I hadn't seen in a long time, and this was both of our first times at Georges. We hadn't even had a chance to look at the menus, because we were still saying hi... when he kept coming by with an annoyed look, asking if we were ready.
The food was great. Tomato & Goat Cheese Omelette. Bread came out quickly, delicious mimosas to go along with our meal.
Loved the atmosphere, fun decorations, but it was a little tight and cramped in there.
Someone was celebrating a birthday, so they turned on the disco ball and music, and came out with dessert and a sparkler... it was a very fun surprise for us!
I would've had a MUCH better time, had the waiter not been rushing us. He tried to take our plates away the moment we put our utensils down, even though we weren't done. Then he dropped off the check, and came back and picked it up 5 minutes later, and we had to tell him we hadn't even looked at it yet. It was about 1:30pm on Sunday afternoon, and there wasn't a huge line outside, so I don't understand the rush. We were even seated right away when we arrived.
I'll give it a second chance... but I'm not sure if I could handle being rushed again.
Where to begin?
- Good location (just off the beaten path in the Grove).
- Tiny space would not be an issue except for the fact the owner is 'cramming' in tables for more 'covers' throughout the day. Service was poor.
- Decor is very Nuevo French. The owner is from Lyons. The place could be considered a little Euro-trashy but in-fairness very few people in Miami have any idea what French food really is anyway.
The food is reasonable however a little pricey. I had the mussels with the fillet...the broth of the mussels was tasty but the mussels were too large...The wine list is fair with some good buys. When I arrived the staff did provide a glass of cava (sparkling wine) which depending on your taste is a nice touch or a little 'desperate'.
Overall the experience was a good one, I will not be returning too quickly but would not avoid it either...the best part of the experience was the music.
The space is super tiny for a restaurant. The service is beyond slow. And the disco ball and music hardly came on at all!
We went to George's for a friends birthday. Our table was adequate for our group but all the tables around us were super crammed in around us. I felt a little claustrophobic at times! Our experience would have been a lot better if the service would have been quicker too. We had to constantly flag down our waiter so we can get refills on our water and the wait for our food was very, very long.
The food, once we got it, was actually not that bad. We split a mozzarella pizza that was big enough for three of us to share. It was tasty and right out of the oven, but at that point, eating the napkin would've been equally as tasty considering how hungry i was and how long it took for the pizza to get to our table.
It wasn't a complete horrible experience, but it is not a place I will be going out of my way to go to anytime soon. Sure, our moods were lifted when they turned off the lights and played loud dance music with all these disco lights going around, but that only lasted about 4 minutes once an hour. A clever idea, that just isn't executed well.
It was good, but I remain unimpressed. The price we paid for the food did not suit the quality, and par for the course for most restaurants, they cannot get a ceaser salad right. Their warm goat-cheese salad (a favorite of mine) was all right, but nothing special (I maintain that Por Fin's goat cheese salad is the best), and even though we were one of only two tables at the time that were filled, it felt like a very long time to get two salads and a french onion soup.
Nonetheless it was a very comfortable environment and the staff were lovely and friendly ("Are you serving lunch at this hour?" "Yes but only for you!") and the food wasn't bad. Their menu is also eclectic and seductive. I may have to try it again and see how my opinion fares.
Love the decor, the atmosphere, and the staff, but i have to say the food was not amazing. Went for brunch and it was average at best. the bread basket with raspberry jam was fantastic, can i go back and just get that? Get a new chef and bring the prices down a little and this would be my new favorite place.
Seriously, it's not that bad. The atmosphere is nice (probably one of the nicer open-air restaurant in the Grove), and the service was good when I was there. The food may not wow you and it is kind of pricey for what it is. But overall, an enjoyable experience can be had here.
While this is supposed to be a French restaurant, it really wasn't. Maybe European continental.
I walked down a short street packed with restaurants to see the name "George's" on an awning, covering a handful of packed outdoor tables. Walking up, I was greeted by George-Eric Farge himself with a big smile and handshake. George puts together a great menu fusing traditional French and American tastes in a hip, lively (if a bit loud-watch out for the birthday fireworks!) environment. Nice art from a local gallery adorns the Buddhist-themed walls and décor.
I started with a delightful French Onion soup. The broth was hearty, yet mildly sweet, balancing the nutty gruyere (I think) topping. The mussels and pommes frites I had for a main were fantastic! Proper crisp frites, while the mussels were in a broth that had the perfect balance of garlic, butter, onion, and herbs. Oh and accompanied by a crisp 2007 Sancerre.
I split the crème brulee, which was very nice as well - a bit of a twist in the flavor I couldn't identify. The espresso accompanying was the only thing I felt lacking in the meal.
The staff were engaging, ever-present without being intrusive, and George checked on all his guests consistently with an energy and excitement demonstrating his passion for cuisine. I'll be back for certain!
George's in the Grove is a welcome addition to the pathetic Grove dining scene. I had all but given up on Coconut Grove when a friend said that George Eric's non-compete clause had expired and he had opened a new restaurant around the corner from his old place. I hadn't realized he had sold Buchon for a while until it dawned on me that he was never there nor was any of his long time wait staff. I thought it was just some new employees and he was on vacation. He was, for a couple of years. I was also wondering why the food had gotten so so-so. Now it is all so clear.
The new place is larger (more than the old 6 burner stove) and the bathrooms are new and don't smell like the old location (some kind of plumbing problem). There is now a nice bar to eat at and you can even sit at the large service counter for the open kitchen and eat while watching the cooks work. As other reviewers have said it is usually loud and on weekend nights it is very crowded. Which is all good. You don't go to a bistro for an intimate, white table cloth and crystal experience. You go for a good home cooked meal and maybe some fun. George will provide the fun and make you feel like you are not in Miami.
I have not explored much of the menu yet but what I have had is very good. The Charcroute plate is great, assorted meats, cheeses, olives, cornishons, etc. The Duck Confit Pizza could use a little less cheese and a little more duck but other than that it was also excellent, the salads were very good and the deserts were fine. We have had the same wine on all of our visits, a California blend and it is very good. I need to try the mussels and the veal shank and will add to the report when we return.
It is the most fun you can have at dinner in the Grove.
The other reviews are correct - this a not a quite place, but that's fine - George's has an energy and if you like a lively place, with good food and staff, go no further. We had dinner, we made reservations, and the wait was not long at all. While we waited George was kind to us, and he made sure everyone had a glass of champagne/sekt on the house. The mussels were great. If you in the mood for French in the Grove, here you go!
Staff was cool, very polite and happy (they must like where they work) and it's is busy (which is good).
The prior reviewer is ridiculous to think that you don't have to wait for a brand new restaurant at dinner time, in the Grove -- and French no less. Come on, that's par for the course in Miami. Anyway, the food is very high quality. I had the chicken caesar salad and a small appetizer. The salad was very high quality - the chicken was perfectly seasoned and cooked and the dressing was clearly home made. This was not a slapped-together after thought. I think George Erick (the owner) is successful because he puts a lot of care into his food, and it shows. There are many restaurant operators in Miami who are all flash and little substance, but George is consistent and good. If you have to wait a little bit for that, then so be it. By the way, if you want to try this place without the wait, go for lunch.
The place is decent and classy, but also very crowded and noisy. It's not clear what category to put it in because it has food and prices like a up-scale European restaurant but also TVs and loud patrons screaming about some basketball game...and it has disco balls. Champagne came complementary with the meal and that was a nice touch (though it was bad and I didn't bother to drink it). My meal (stuffed chicken) was fine but nothing that delicious or exciting or original...I wouldn't get that again. In fact I doubt I'll ever go back all things considered...the price you pay is not justified by the food quality, recipes, or atmosphere. There are other places in the area at the same price with better food and a nicer atmosphere.
The place is way way way too hot. The A/C barely cools down one or two tables.
The food is OK, actually the Caesar's salad is great. But it is so overpriced it makes me cringe. For the quality of the rest of the menu, they should cut the price 30% easily.
The service is good, though sometimes inattentive. For example, no one brings you water, then when you ask, they jump... then they forget to bring more water... and so on and so forth.
I've been there now three times, because I like the concept of it, and always for lunch. But, the last time was, indeed, my last time.
Don't go until Oct 2008!
Let me explain myself, this restaurant is the new creation of George Erick. The original owner and founder of the highly successful restaurant: Le Bouchon du Grove. George's opened some time Spring this year. I went there this week and the experience was not good.
The wait for a table (with reservation) was too long ( more than 30 min). I ordered an antipasti ($15) which consisted of one small slice of brie, three pickles, two slices of prosciutto, some ham and a small piece of pate. As the main course, I had lamb chops with ratatouille ($29.50) The lamb chops were merely ok in flavor and the ratatoulle was somehow pleasant. The problem was that the plate came at mild temperature. I had to return it for reheating.
As dessert, I had mango tart tartan ($7) which was really good.
The restaurant is small with not more than 12 tables, I think they can probably do much better in terms of environment with one less!!!
If you are dying to experience the George's new adventure, I recommend you wait for another three months until they are able to get "in-the-zone". If you are dying for good french in Coconut Grove, go to Le Bouchon around the corner.
I just got home from a terrible dinner there. I will start out by saying that we arrived there at around 4:40 and did not get out of there until 7:30.
The service (besides the bus boys) was non-existent. I think we only saw our actual waiter once, maybe twice. Our bus boy ended up having to go to the waiter to give him our orders for drinks and dessert.
We started out with two people ordering salmon tartare and one person ordering french onion soup. The soup was fine, the tartare was pretty flavorless. The creme fraiche on the plate was saved by drizzles of reduced balsamic and herbed olive oil. Nevertheless, the plate was pretty flavorless.
For the second course, two people ordered duck confit, gruyere, mushroom and onion pizzas and one person ordered a salmon and (i believe) brie pizza. The menu was entirely underimpressive. The salmon pizza was fine, but overly salty in comparison with other salmon pizzas. The duck confit pizza was flavorless and terribly disappointing! I do not understand how it is possible to make duck and onion flavorless, but george's accomplished this. My father, who ordered one of the duck pizzas, was convinced that there was no duck on his pizza. I only knew mine had duck on it from closely examining the pizza and picking a piece off. Unfortunately, it tasted more like beef liver than duck. I cannot emphasize how flavorless and unappealing this dish was.
We went on to order dessert. The bus boy who was essentially waiting on us since our waiter had completely vanished recommended a dessert that was a "pizza" with nutella inside. It was more like a larger crepe folded over a smaller crepe with nutella in between. This dessert was actually good (my father split it with another diner because it is a large dessert). I, however, ordered "chocolate mousse" which ended up being chocolate soup with a thin layer of mousse-like substance on top. When i took a spoonful of this disaster, I burst out into laughter... so hard that I cried.. because there was really no way this dinner could possibly be any worse. I absolutely gave up and ate some of the nutella pizza. I did not even say anything to the bus boy, since he wasn't really our waiter and our waiter was nowhere to be found, and by that point i really just wanted to get out of that awful place. Unfortunately, I couldn't, because it took around 45 minutes to get anything to happen in that restaurant, whether it was ordering/receiving food or drinks or asking for the check.
My dad just says it sucks. Stay far, far away. This is a HUGE disappointment after Le Bouchon.
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