The Downstairs at Hotel Astor

This place is great for locals! Super low key and fun. Ray made us the best drinks ever! Service is excellent! Highly recommend!

Checked out this place before heading to Story. It’s was a really cool spot. The DJ was spinning great house. Crowd was great.
Not sure if it’s this good every night though.
It’s a fairly small place. Drink prices are good for sobe (10 for a mixed drink tip included).

Amazing drinks, friendly staff and great atmosphere! Have been there 2x and definitely plan on coming again! Go if you’d like to have a good night with well priced drinks and awesome music! Beautiful people too ;)

Have been here 2ice, have heard the nar tender whine about the non tipper twice as many times. Any you know what’s worse, being ignored by the whining bar tender then having to to tip them because is the social convention. Price is right on haply hour, not anything else. Not even a «good afternoon».
By the way, straight liquor from the shelf. It’s not included in the happy hour, plus I got charged for the next shelf up in whiskey, a 3-​dollar difference per drink! I don’t like been taken advantage of, and by the way, 18% tip is already included in your bill.

this is sort of a hidden gem. we were literally the only table eating dinner all night…
service was good… but its expected being the only table…
food was ok, but i think it needs a bit of work to really be amazing and start packing the place…

I came here on a Tuesday night for the Bluesy Tuesday event! They had Maryel Epps singing live blues with a small ensemble! The music was excellent, the LOBSTER CORNDOGS were superfantabulous! The chef even came out! Super friendly staff, especially Ashley! Very intimate setting, perfect for a date or night out with friends!

So, we came here as a party of 9 for my cousin-in-law’s birthday dinner.
We ordered practically everything on the menu, which was printed out on regular paper and attached to a clipboard. Not a fancy clipboard, but a rustic looking kindergarten student’s clipboard.
That was my first impression of this restaurant beyond the Asian-​esque décor with the large red lit-​up lanterns, etc.
The drinks were OK.
This is what we ordered, and the table’s general consensus:
Appetizers/​Small Dishes
+ Tater Tot Poutine — pass on this, not a fan
+ Soy deviled eggs — delicious! The only app/​small dish I liked. Comes with 3 halves… strangely enough. I wonder where the 4^th half went? (Stored for later? lol…)
+ Ceviche — marinara based; have had better
+ Chicken Liver dish (forgot the name on the menu) — was OK…
+ Filled Dates — have had better… in fact my cousin-​in-​law makes them better, lol!
+ Pig Ears — crunchy like bacon, but would not order again
Main Dishes
My main concern with these dishes was the pricing… When a cheese/​fruit-​based pasta dish costs more than the short ribs? Someone should have re-​thought the pricing. Pasta, especially pasta without a meat/​protein (unless you’re counting cheese as protein…), should never cost more than the meats, IMO…
Also, all entrees were small in that «this is boutique-​y GOOD food,» but unfortunately failed to really impress most of us.
These were the entrees that were ordered –
+ Pear/​Cheese Pasta (forgot the actual name) — this was delicious; the sauce was amazing, very tasty… but it cost $ 22. Of the entrees we ordered, it was the most expensive! A bit ridiculous for pasta.
+ Country Fried Chicken was apparently very salty per the 2 individuals that ordered that.
+ Short Ribs with Garlic Mashed Potatoes — overcooked and a bit dry (sampled some from my fiancé’s plate), but the mashed potatoes were very buttery and a bit salty. Everyone that ordered this agreed. It was priced at $ 18, I believe ($ 4 difference from my pasta — whuuuuut??). It was an OK dish, I suppose.
They gave us fried oreos on the house as a dessert, which was pretty cool, but the fried oreo came out soggy. :(I prefer the Youth Fair’s fried oreos!
Truffle Fries were OK… came out waaaaaaaaaay late. We ordered 2 of these, and they came at the same time as the dessert… Have no idea what happened there.
Aside from some of the food, the customer service was great. Never had to ask for a water refill, stuff to be taken away, etc. Even the fried oreos were a great customer service piece. However, for the price/​amount of and quality of food you get, and the fact that I’m not beach-​side dining, I don’t think I’d come back again. :(
OH, I also got bit up by mosquitoes while sitting here in a hi-​low dress… So. Not sure if that means that I should have sprayed up the DEET? I wanted to eat food, not BE the food. :(
FYI valet is $ 15.

Amazing place! Hidden gem in Miami. They opened up just in time for WMC and it’s well worth it — go here during conference. Subterranean — amazing music — amazing craft liquor selection (who knew?) — incredible venue. Seems they have lots of stuff going on during the day and night. 5 stars from me!