Park Central Cafe

STAY AWAY !!! walked by with my husband and was seduced by the menu pictures and the drinks and the hostess saying 20% discount off of lunch. We had 2 sangrias which was watered down fruit juice. Ordered bruschetta as appitizer was loaded with raw garlic blahkkkk. and took forever !! Lunch was not even memorable.
WORST PART… credit card number stolen by someone on the staff !!! Luckily, credit card company called me as the fraud was happening !!! «Someone» in Miami Beach tried to charge $ 400.00 at Nordstrom and was luckily declined at the register… never ever again

20 minutes for a first round, 2^nd rounds never showed up (mind you it was 2 beers).
Ugh.

HORRIBLE SERVICE! Horrible.
We went hungry and ready to have breakfast today. It was a major let down to pass by all those options on Ocean Drive to settle on This café and to receive the poor service we received. My friend and I waited at least 20mins for someone to even come over to wait on us and then when the waitress did take our order she acted as if she was doing us a favor. Really odd & very poor service. We ended up walking out. Nobody wanted to work it seems. Glad we left we ended up at News Café a MUCH BETTER OPTION AND SUCH GREAT SERVICE.
This place is a joke.

If I could put a ZERO star rating I would. Service was terrible, can’t believe how bitchy this waitress is. Asked for ketchup and it took 20mins because she stopped to talk to fellow staffers. She also didn’t ask if we needed anything until we were ready for the check. I must say the food wasn’t bad, I had the chicken BLT panini. Not a fan of the hidden costs involved though, like the 18% tip included THAT WAS NOT DESERVED and they have a big sign 2 for 1 drinks in front of the place but then when you order they say it’s per person. I don’t recommend coming here AT ALL unless every other restaurant is closed. There’s many other places to eat on Ocean Dr that will actually appreciate your business.

Two stars for the sidewalk table, that’s nice. Food is basic, if you like food probably shouldn’t expect much here. Drinks are advertised to be big and amazing. The reality is, there’s maybe a splash of what you’re trying to pay for in it. My advice: don’t let the sidewalk guy be nice and talk you into sitting down. Beware: they put a bottle of $ 8 on the water on your table right when they bring you your tap water to tempt you to use. We didn’t fall for it but it’s there. Good luck!. They blast EDM which is great.

Cardápio confuso, onde os preços das bebidas não estão claramente definidas, nem «a regra do jogo», o que gera um certo desconforto ao turista É um bar/​pub/​café localizado na Ocean Drive, com (altos) preços, bem de acordo com Miami Beach. Pedimos para comer porções de anéis de lulas fritos e mexilhão ao molho de tomate. Deliciosos. A margheritta estava muito boa também (peça 1 e ganhe outro), em um recipiente imenso, e que custa $ 25. A coke ($ 4) estava aguada. Atendimento ok, com atendentes que falam inglês, espanhol e português (uma brasileira, claro!).

I had lunch with my 6yr old nephew. We ordered the calamari appetizer, Kid’s Meal cheese burger, and the Chilean Sea Bass. I also got a gargantuan Bahama Mama. Calamari came out it was good but looked like the boxed kind not fresh, for these prices i need fresh. I asked for a medium well burger thats what i got but it came out naked just meat and cheese I noted this at which point the server said what would i like i said lettuce, tomato, and pickles. They brought it out with no issues and charged me for it. My sea bass meal was okay. The sea bass, shrimp, and veggies were very tasty but the mash potatoes meh. The cost for my drink on my bill $ 24 was different on the menu $ 14, the bill also had a $ 17+ service charge that the waitress said was not gratuity she said she only got 2% of it. I would not go there again once was enough and i don’t recommend it. This place is shady…

We did not eat, but we did have drinks which were Great! I recommend the strawberry/​pineapple mojito. Service was awesome! Very attentive server and manager was very polite as well.

I went there today for lunch and wanted to punch the waitress and the manager. I felt totally scammed while there and now coming on and seeing everyone’s comments of their pretty much exact same experiences I’m beyond pissed. We were railed in because of the promised 20% off lunch by the hostess. Fast forward, Waitress told us how much our lobster meal for two would be that we asked for and pointed to– she said $ 38 so we agreed. They bring over this measly seafood medley and said that for that price there’s no lobster. We asked her where the lobster was and her response was that the lobster meal for two is $ 65. Well then why the fuck didn’t you say that when we pointed to it? Why the fuck didn’t she give us the price for what we pointed at?! She said she’d ask the manager to «make it right», came back and said there’s nothing he can do. How about he, as a restaurant manager, actually come over and talk to us directly? Coward piece of shit. I ended up getting up and complaining to him and he said «I’ll take care of it.» Guess how he took care of it… He took 20% off our bill that we were already promised. I wish I had looked at Unilocal!before sitting here. I was warned of places like this. Fuck that and fuck them. And a side note, food was way too salty and the waitress «forgot» to put in our calamari app. I really am so mad they made money off of me.

I came here on spring break with a group of friends and had the absolute WORST dining experience of my life. Everything from the wait to the service to the food was horrible. These people are scammers and trying to get money from unsuspecting tourists.
We were starving and just looking for a place with ceviche and calamari. This place reeled us in with their deal — either buy one get one free drinks OR 20% off your food. We opted for the 20% because we wanted to eat.
We were rushed to order by a pushy waiter and pressured to order from a menu of only photos and no prices. That should have been a red flag. We ordered plenty of appetizers and entrees as well and specifically stated to bring things out as they were ready because we were hungry.
We didn’t even get water or bread for about 20 – 30 minutes. We asked several times. The restaurant was not at all crowded because we came at an off hour between lunch and dinner.
The ceviche was disgusting. It was full of chunks of un identified fish and literally one piece of shrimp in the entire thing. It didn’t taste like ceviche at all and it was mostly greens.
The entrees came out and my friend was brought the wrong thing. She ordered ravioli with lobster tail and was brought some type of tortellini. At first, she ate it because she wasn’t sure and she asked the waiter when he came by next. He proceeded to take the plate out from under her and said it was the wrong plate and the kitchen must have mixed it up. We were all shocked that he’d take the plate while she was clearly eating — then she asked if she could just have the lobster tail on the side.
A few minutes later they brought out her correct meal, ravioli and all. The busboys were literally hovering over me to take away my plate while I was still eating. One guy stood behind me silently and I could feel him inches away from my back! He said nothing.
We were all clearly hating this place and fumingat this point so they tried to appease us by offering my friend a second mojito to go (on the house). They also brought out some sugary mixed drink type shots for us before the bill came and another to go mojito for my other friend.
The prices were high but we weren’t that shocked by the bill since we knew this place was a trap. We got our money together and then I realized — they never even took the 20% off of our bill! Are you kidding?! I’m so sure they did it on purpose and that they do this to plenty of unsuspecting people. They almost scammed us out of $ 80.
No real apology for that. The waiter feigned surprise.
After this terrible ordeal I learned my lesson and checked Unilocal before the rest of our meals in Miami!

Just came back from vacationing in Miami with a few girl friends. This isn’t my first time in the area, I was warned before that I had to be very particular with where I decided to eat on ocean ave, but it was last minute and we were very hungry. I ordered the vegetarian omelet, that came with roasted potatoes, and I ordered a side of oatmeal. First off, the roasted potatoes were extremely under seasoned, my omelet was only worth a bite or two, and my oatmeal
Was unbelievably disappointing, and I am
A huge oatmeal lover. My waitress gave us close to no attention, I had to grab her attention from other staff members. Just a really sucky experience. Never going back

DO NOT EAT HERE: Only restaurant on Ocean Drive that my friends and I went to that charged for water and they didn’t tell us. Additionally, my friends wanted to get paella and were explicitly told that the paella would be $ 55. Upon receiving the check, it turns out the paellas were $ 105 each. The restaurant’s rationale was that a SOLO paella would be $ 55, while paella for SHARING was $ 105. They COMPLETELY neglected to tell us this and my friends ended up spending $ 30 more each than they were supposed to. Very misleading to the point where it’s basically a scam. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

MOST DECEITFUL RESTAURANT. Average food. Service was meh. It was also the only place I went to that charged for water: $ 8 a bottle of water. My friends ordered paella and were under the impression it was only $ 55 after being told so. The paellas were $ 105 each… Very deceiving. Also had the audacity to put a smiley face on the receipt after we asked about the pricing.

Just arrived in Miami after a long flight, this place recommended by front desk staff at park central hotel. Bad bad recommendation. Super expensive, very average food, poor service, get your money’s worth elsewhere. Ordered blackened mahi mahi and Chardonnay, got served after a wait of over 30 minutes, not a busy Monday night, undercooked fish, check for $ 48.including a $ 7 ‘service charge’ for only me!!! When I was about to leave after finishing my dinner, I was reluctantly told that there were 2 for 1 drinks, while justifying the service charge. Why not tell me that when I ordered my first drink so I know what the deal is? Another way to fleece tourists?. And I’m still hungry. need to get out of here, not coming back, will give this one star I need to post this review, although they deserve 0, one of my worst dining experiences, they don’t deserve to be open for business.

Very slow, terrible service… other than the oysters which were awesome — below average food for the prices. Learned our lesson — if people have to be baited in off the sidewalk to eat at a place, then it ain’t worth it! I would have rather spent 3x as much money for a good meal. Caesar and risotto were awful and the tuna tartar was terrible.
Stay away! Spend the extra $ and head to a fish called Avalon — higher priced but our food and service was far superb!

Walking along Ocean Drive after a 3 day conference I wanted an outdoor restaurant with great food, soothing music and a medium noisy crowd. After being wooed by 10 – 12 restaurants I chose this place on my own – having stone crabs on the menu won me over! Had s wonderful starter of blue crab and avocado over micro greens (a little too much acid so ask to go easy on the lime juice). Then 2 stone crabs (wonderful mustard sauce) and finished off with the 4 Seasons pizza (way too big and needed to be cooked a little longer) but great otherwise. The Titos Mojito was also a great cocktail. Very stuffed-​could not do dessert. Try it!

Agreed with the previous post, this place is on point! Negotiate your big drinks if you have a large party, its much more worth it.
Excellent food and service, one of my favs during our stay in Miami.

This place is on point. We usually never go to the same place TWO DAYS in a row! Try the pasta it’s out of the world.

There’s nothing much about this place that would distinguish it from the myriad other restaurants and bars where you could potentially have drinks along Ocean Drive in South Beach. We only chose it because they had live music at the time, and were rewarded with pushy hostesses, pushy waiters, and standard (albeit fairly strong) cocktails. Meh.

Sorry two stars: you have to be kidding me for the prices!!! $ 4 a coke, $ 4 an espresso, $ 7 for a bottle of water! Waiter extra pushy to make us get the most expensive items.
The food was good but the prices are outrageous for very very simple dishes (cobb salad and caesar salad)! Be aware…

Food here is amazing! They have great prices, great staff, and amazing food. They always have promotions going on to satisfy customer demands.
Favorite appetizer– the garlic shrimp, brings about 5 shrimp in a garlic oil sauce!
Entre– seafood pasta or filet mignon are EXCELLENT!
Definitely recommend this restaurant!