Restaurant at National Hotel THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED The Restaurant at National Hotel

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED The Restaurant at National Hotel

1677 Collins Ave. (17th St.)
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305-532-2311
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Cuisine: Mediterranean / Global
A lovely spot to dine, whether indoors in restored ’20s splendor or on the patio overlooking the pool.
Openings: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily, Brunch Sun.

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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED The Restaurant at National Hotel Restaurant Review:


With only brief exceptions, this Art Deco hotel’s visually striking indoor-outdoor restaurant has been the most unpublicized on a beachfront strip which houses celebrity magnet spots like Blue Door Fish and Nobu. And, admittedly, the food has gone through periods when such a comparative lack of attention was understandable. Currently, for instance, chef Matthew McDonald's mostly Mediterranean-inspired dinner menu (grilled salmon "Provencal," the latter probably referring to tomato confit and saffron beurre blanc accompaniments; a Greek-like roast chicken with lemon jus; paella with chunks of seafood, chicken and chorizo, plus rice with a texture more like risotto than anything Spanish) and more global lunch items (fish tacos and mini-burgers are added) are simply fresh-tasting resort fare, with a few unexpectedly imaginative dishes like dessert's chipotle chocolate cake. A major highlight is the Sunday buffet brunch ($39, $49 with unlimited mimosas or Bloody Marys); reserve a veranda table for one of Miami's best-value luxe meals. The experience not only includes lavish breakfast, pasta, smoked fish, salad, carving, specials, fruit, cheese and dessert stations, but post-brunch access to the hotel's 205-foot-long infinity pool and ocean beach, so diners can make a whole afternoon of it.

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