Watchdog Bistro

How you go from a 4-​star to a 1-​star, by Watchdog Bistro.
4: With a decent beer list and interesting menu options, I chose to go with the Crabby Grilled pizza. I mean, how can you go wrong with pizza + crab + old bay + jack cheese? For $ 12, the pizza was smallish and the crab/​old bay taste was muted by the cheese, but it was there. ‘Not a bad first visit,’ I thought.
3: Fast forward a couple of months, I decide to give WB another go. This time, instead of a $ 12 pizza, I chose an $ 8 app and $ 10 salad. Even realizing that the prices were probably $ 1-​$ 2 higher than they needed to be, I went ahead and placed the order by phone. When I arrived at WB (keep in mind, *I* picked up my own food; there was no delivery), I discovered that I was charged an 18% auto-​gratuity FOR PICKING UP MY OWN FOOD. To add insult to injury, the owner didn’t want to give me my change when I paid in cash. I’m serious.
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2: I get home and start in on the crab-​stuffed mushrooms. They’re awful. Greasy, chewy and tasting of burnt oil, I tasted very little of the cheesy crab I was promised in the description. The appetizers took up space in my belly, but that’s about it. When I got to my Cobb Salad, I discovered that I wasn’t given any dressing. Annoyed that a.) I HAD TO TIP for food I picked up myself and b.) it wasn’t very good, I called to ask about the dressing. At the time, delivery was a service WB offered so I asked if some dressing could be delivered. I was told that it could not and then the owner HUNG UP ON ME.
1: Livid, I went BACK to WB for my salad dressing and to address the fact that I was hung up on. The owner first blamed the cook for the oversight. He, then, gave a half-​hearted apology and said I could have a ‘free Coke or Red Bull’ (I declined). He, THEN, said (and, I quote word for word; I wrote it down on my receipt and wrote a tip about it) ‘What? Do you want a b! ow j0b?‘
Appalled. Sickened. I’m pretty quick on my feet when it comes to snappy retorts and reading for filth. I was shocked in to silence. Never. Never. Never have I ever been spoken to in such a way and I am still reeling that a business owner could think such an exchange was productive. Klass act. What do I want, WB? I want you to [redacted]. Do not pass ‘Go.’ Report immediately.
And, kids, that’s how you go from 4 to 1. I hope you’ve enjoyed your Master Class.

This place is awesome! It’s a small bistro with great food and amazing drinks. All of the staff is amazing and they get along so well. It’s super cozy and everything is super affordable. They truly make you feel at home. I am most certainly returning!

Could be better. A lot better… i kept walking by is place before it opened, looked cute, thought could be fun, I love a good small, neighborhood bistro. I think bistro I think cute, quiet-​ish, with great food. Quite the latter … Good luck with this place. Wanted it to be good cause looked cute … Nope chef quit today, and that was the preface I was given when I walked in… after the other day coming and the kitchen was broken…. music too loud… Take the interior colors down a bit, or add some curtains… Chill on the outkast music, even youth I like the way you move too. But… And maybe hire a chef, probably two it sounds like… Gonna give it a few weeks and maybe try again… #fail

I LOVE this place. The workers here are so down to Earth and super friendly. My boyfriend and I are visiting Miami Beach for the 1^st time and this place was our 1^st stop after checking in to our hotel. The food is fanatastic and the portions are very generous. The nachos with crab meat and the tuna salad melt are must haves! The prices are also really good for South Beach. We paid $ 40 total for two of us. Cant beat that with a stick if you tried.

Club Sandwich is Fuego. If not the best one of the best places to get lunches in South Beach. They also have a full bar available if your looking to get a beer. I would def recommend this place to everyone looking to get some grub and not break the bank.