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Area 31 Restaurant Review

EPIC
270 Biscayne Blvd. Way (Brickell Ave.) Send to Phone
Miami, FL 33131
305-424-5234 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Skyline views, sustainable seafood, an innovative chef, and a happy hour with discounted tapas draw a trendy crowd to this hotspot. Area 31 Restaurant is one of our 2012 | Top 10 Miami/South Florida Seafood Restaurants | Top 10 Miami/South Florida Special Occasion Restaurants | Top 10 Miami/South Florida Outdoor Dining Restaurants | Top 10 Miami/South Florida View Restaurants | Top 10 Miami/South Florida Romantic Restaurants | Area 31 is one of our Top 10 Outdoor Dining Restaurants in the United States

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Dining room at Area 31, Miami, FLDon’t be confused by the number in the name. Unlike the Conrad’s Level 25 restaurant, the name of EPIC hotel’s Area 31 does not refer to the floor this sleek spot occupies (it’s on 16). The name’s a reference to Fishing Area 31, the massive expanse of Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean waters stretching from the Carolinas to northern South America, from which the restaurant’s ecologically admirable, sustainable species of fish and shellfish come. What’s not regional to these waters: the dishes’ preparation, which is Mediterranean-inspired, mainly Italian, though not enough like anything one would encounter in that country to make the menu’s Italian terminology (“secondi,” “contorni,” etc.) anything but sort of silly. Large plates on the limited menu include both chef-created seafood and meat entrées or pastas and, for fish fans, simply grilled selections with mix-and-match sauces; wahoo (a regional mackerel which, unlike most of its gamey-tasting relatives, has beautifully mild, firm flesh) with lemony olive oil-herb sauce is one of the most appealing choices. Our first pick, though, would be a grazing meal of small plates on the outdoor deck: lightly-battered fritto misto plus globally-flavored contemporary crudos, paired with the particularly innovative and cosmopolitan cocktails of master mixologist Jacques Bezuidenhout.

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Special ocassions to impress out-of-towners
by criticatlarge on 11/07/2009
 
Great ambiance, great view of Miami and located in a nice hotel on a historic site. The Epic Hotel used to be DuPont Plaza and in early Miami pioneer days it was the royal Palm Hotel site on the river. Great food, but it was served a la carte and didn't even come with a garnish. We had the yellow tail snapper fish which was great, although a bit too many scales were left on the fish for my taste, but a great price. The flat iron steak was great. The lobster was too small, but good. The sides we ordered were excellent: tasty risotto with mushrooms and polenta. For appetizers we had a great hummus with delightful pitas. I would highly, highly recommended this appetizer.
Dessert was the most wonderful delight of chocolate with one or two pieces of bananas, whipped cream and light cookies all put together in a great presentation. We all wanted more of the soft bananas. We didn't think it was expensive and the service was good. The waiters seemed to be very accommodating and the busboys were outstanding!
 
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