Casablanca

Love going her , calamari , snapper , twin lobster tails and STONE CRABS are my go to. They use to do the fresh limeade but now it's watered down but the food is still on point

Unfortunately this was one of my WORST experiences here I've ever had. I have come to eat at Casablanca for years with my father and little brother (probably have come for countless weekends over the span of nearly 15 years).

Last night, I took my friend who was from out of town and was treated horribly. I made reservations for 9pm with an outside water view table and when I arrived (on time) they told me they would not be able to seat me because there were no available tables and to wait by the bar. They said the wait would be about 25 minutes (Which was already crazy since I made a reservation). No one led me to the bar area so I had to make my way there alone. We waited for about 10 minutes before someone came to take our drink or appetizer order (we ordered cod fritters).

After about 15 more minutes, an order came and it was wrong (conch fritters), nonetheless we accepted this defeat and kept going, trying to make our night the best while at the bar. They emphasize we needed to pay for the conch fritters at the bar before going to our tables (I felt as if there was a hidden undertone and racism involved thinking we would run out and not pay for our tab of conch fritters...). They didn't tell us our table was ready just that we had to pay. We asked if our table was ready and they said yes.. Maybe that is a policy to close out at the bar, but there is a certain way to tell a customer their table is ready and to close out before moving. Instead they demanded rudely and didn't even offer to help us move our appetizer to our table.

They finally sat us in the furthest back part of the restaurant, crammed to the wall and we proceeded to eat our wrong order. They moved us yet again without announcing just shifting our stuff over and tell us to get up, one table away from the wall (thank goodness). We FINALLY were given our first glasses of water since sitting at the bar and new napkins after about 10 minutes of waiting. We were not even given menus yet at this point and they had already started to serve a new large table behind us.

We sat at our new table for about 15 more minutes and realized no one had come to greet us to let us know they were our waiter, nobody checked on what we wanted to order for our main course, and nobody asked us what drinks we would like to order. My friend and I were extremely frustrated and decided to leave the premises.

As we waited outside for our Uber a woman ran out and appeared with the conch fritters rudely saying "Are you going to pay for this?" We replied and told her we had already paid for it at the bar because they had forced us to... This question from her felt very racist and targeted as it seemed since we had arrived, they already expected us to not pay for our food hence the atrocious service.

The only reason this experience is appalling to me is because I consider myself a regular at this restaurant. I saw familiar worker faces and was treated very different in this experience than I ever was when I came with family. I usually recommend this restaurant for the amazing view and authentic fresh seafood, but will no longer be doing so after being treated with such disrespect and disregard.

Please never send anyone to eat here unless they want to be disrespected and please don't send them especially if they are Black. They will be disrespected to their face. I am so disappointed in this experience and will never be eating here again and will be telling friends and family the same.

We had Cod fritters but they tasted like old fish. And the Lobster bisque was delicious, but the lobster in it also tasted old and chewy. The Grouper sandwich was very good.
The view is beautiful on the river.
Server had to be asked twice for a refill of tea and for our receipt. Parking on site is $20 valet only.

All I can say is don't waste your time or money . The food is mediocre, taste like some not so good home cooked meal.Nothing tasted fresh, everything tasted like frozen food.
Honestly I should have known, when we had to walk into the doubletree to get into the restaurant which was on the second floor or some run down mini boutique mall.
When I walked in there was only two other groups sitting indoor. There was no one at the front desk had to wait 15 min for someone to even acknowledge we were there.
Once they sat us I reviewed the menu and decide to look at the yelp reviews to see what some of the dishes looked like. As soon as I saw the reviews, I told my bf we should only try one or two appetizers. I'm glad we did cuz not only was the service horrible but the food was worse. The shrimp tostones and the lobster croquetas was disappointing. And an automatic 20% gratuity for a server we had to go look for every time, like even to pay we had to look for her. We could have walked out and no one would have known.

Went to Casablanca this week with a group of friends. The atmosphere on the patio was fabulous, it was a very pleasant evening with a water view from our table. We had several apps starting with the ceviche, calamari, shrimp cocktail and octopus. The ceviche , octopus and shrimp cocktail were nicely done. The calamari was average at best. For an entree had the grilled branzino and it was very nicely done. Although our server was slammed she did a pretty good job. I will say it was spring break so you can imagine how busy it was. All in all a nice night and I would return as I get the feeling on a different week it would be even better

One of the best views in Miami along the River. Their food is amazing and the seafood always fresh. Great venue for a date or family dinner.

Today I arrived on a yacht. Getting parked and into the restaurant was a pretty smooth process. Our orders came out in a timely fashion. Our server Gabriel was friendly. Could have been a tad more attentive. Everyone did enjoyed their food. I only had the smoked fish dip which never misses for me. We ate and enjoyed the beautiful views and other boats going by before heading back out onto the water. A dead bug was floating in my water once poured from the pitcher. Which is why I scored as I did.

I haven't been here for a long time. I remember the parking was a headache there.
But the area got modernized and there are plenty of street parking now.
We sat outside by the water and the day was just beautiful. We ordered ceviche, seafood stew, and some raw tuna fish. Then, for main dishes, we had whole fried snapper and seafood paella. All dishes were well seasoned and yummy.
The server was friendly and nice but as the restaurant got crowded, it got slow a bit.

But overall I enjoyed the good and a visit.

Casa Blanca fish market offers, I believe, the best variety of fish and seafood here in the neighborhood, often quite fresh. We tend to cook a lot at home, and the only fish market option we have, and now that we go to, is Casa Blanca. I think the service could improve a bit; some days it's very good, and some days it's not so great, which can be a challenge at times. But I think it's the only and best option available.

In Downtown Miami next to the river, this place is a gem. We order for appetizers fish fingers and Beef tostones. Also, for our entree Lobster tail- 2 pounds with fries, a Crab stuffed Shrimp, Seafood saltado, and a grilled Seafood truffle risotto, the food was delicious. Our servers Claudia and Lucia were great always making sure we were taken care of, nice and attentive. The ambience was smooth and calm, people were parking their boats on the dock and getting off to have lunch at this place. Overall, this is a place we will definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys and loves Seafood.