Milly’s Restaurant & Cafe

I’m actually still sitting here waiting for the bill after they took our plates 15 minutes ago and there are only four tables. Sadly, it’s in line with the rest of our experience being that we had to ask for water four times and one of the glasses had mold. The food was mediocre at best. You should probably skip this place.

Hidden gem. The mofongo was delicious! The only downside is the location. It is located in a rowdy shopping center near a busy intersection. Nevertheless, great spot for some authentic food regardless of location.

Amazing food and great costumer service… The people were very pleasant. Im Dominican and from Boston so finding good authentic Dominican food anywhere is hard but this is definitely the spot to come to in Miami.

Great mofongo! And great service forgot my phone there and the servers had put it away safely for me Mil gracias

There are not any decent Cuban restaurant’s in Little Havana anymore, but there are quite a few really good Dominican restaurants in the area & Milly’s is definitely one of them. It’s ironic because the only consistently good Cuban restaurant in this area is not in Little Havana, but in Allapattah. Milly’s is in the very busy plaza right next to the pollo campero, at Calle Ocho and 27^th ave. l wisely had my dinner here tonight around 7ish, because I’ve driven by here late, & it’s usually very busy later… Dominicano dinner time is around 10pm & this place gets packed. Cannot complain about the service cause I had both the waiter & the waitress waiting on me. I asked what kind of fish for the Hector’s Especial Salsa con coco, he told me «pargo» (red porgy) this dish was OUTSTANDING! The sauce was ambrosia, the shrimps & porgy were very fresh, the habichuelas con arroz we’re absolutely mind blowing. I can also tell you without a doubt their Mangu is awesome here, had mine with salami & eggs, waiter told me it is Dominican salami, yum! The only complaint I have are the chairs, they had to be made by the Marquis de Sade, pure torture, lucky for me I brought in my seat cushion from my car.

Honestly quite disappointed at this place. I used to come here all the time as a kid but my last visit was just awful.
Me and my boyfriend decided to have something different from the usual. Me being Dominican and him being Cuban it wasn’t too hard to decide lol.
Even after reading some of the reviews I still decided to give it a chance. I should’ve trusted my gut on this one
To begin with, the place is very old looking. No type of upgrades have been done in a very LONG time. That really doesn’t bother me but when we sat down our table was sticky. I carry around wipes so I just wiped it down so that wasn’t an issue. The woman who attended us was very attentive but dry. To start off I ordered the morir soñando and Millys picadera. The drink was ok and the picadera I must admit was delicious and could tell it was fresh. For dinner I ordered the chicharrones de pollo with rice, beans, maduros, and side order of the avocado. Everything was amazing till I bit into one of the pieces of chicken that was still raw and bloody on the inside. Yuck! I checked all other pieces and there was only two that were undercooked. I did tell the waiter and she did apologize a few times and took the pieces from the table only to bring back the same ones. You could tell they were clearly re-​fried instead of bringing new ones. I honestly lost my appetite after that and just grabbed the check and left.
Don’t think I’ll ever come back here to be honest.

Waitress was so nasty we left before ordering. Unfriendly place. Ended up at a much better restaurant. Thanks for doing us a favor unhappy waitress.

This restaurant gave Washington Heights Dominican restaurants which is a predominantly Dominican neighborhood a run for its money. I had the best experience visiting here! Our waiter was super friendly and gave great recommendations so great that we ended up changing our orders to his recommendations. I had the pollo al ajillo that was so yummy I ate the whole 6oz breast piece! My cousin got the mofongo with rabo (oxtail), I do not eat red meat and have only ever tried my moms homemade rabo which I thought had no competition, I WAS WRONG! This rabo was so good I had to call my mom and tell her she had serious competition. A DJ came in at some point and played such good old school merengue, bachata, and salsa that I couldn’t help but get up and dance in the middle of a seated restaurant! LOVED LOVED LOVED IT HERE AND WILL COME BACK ASAP!

Best Dominican Food in Miami! Hands down! Amazing presentation and exquisite food! Loved the fact that the owner comes around to introduce himself and ask about the service. Amazing service!

We came for a late lunch on a Monday. Ordered mofongo con chicharron de pollo and mangu with goat. Everything was delicious!!!
The service was good and the prices reasonable. We are definitely going back!
Highly recommend it!

It had been a while since I ate here. On a recent visit, food quality was not as great as I remember. My family and I used to visit frequent as it was one of the only legit Dominican places in Miami.
Mofongo was dry and made with platanos medio maduros «arcojolaos». Same with the tostones. Please use green plantains and add more chicharron. Longaniza was too hard because it was over fried. Carnitas fritas were too salty.
Croquetas de bacalo were perfect and so was el asopao de camarones. These two were the winning plates and earned you 3 stars.
I’ll give you another chance whenever in the area and in the mood. Hope it will be back to previous standard.

We enjoy coming to milly’s for the breakfast, best in Miami! The mangu is so soft and creamy and tastes amazing. We always order the mangu with eggs and salami or the queso frito. The service is quick and the servers are nice and attentive.
Milly’s is located in a busy plaza so parking can be a problem in the evenings but since we always come on the weekends for breakfast, we haven’t encountered any problems. We are usually in/​out within 30 – 45 minutes.
The owner, Milly, is a sweetheart and immediately makes you feel at home. I truly enjoy coming here.
I highly recommend the mangu. If you love Dominican food, you must try this gem!

The mofongo in this place is very good, and the waitress too, Last Saturday I went to this place and a young lady I think her name is kira or kiara she is very nice and prepared.

Small and quaint. Located in the plaza, has parking.
Very nicely decorated with wood chairs and tables.
Server was rapid and nice.

I’ve had lunch and breakfast here and the food is amazing and super economical. Oh and it’s right next to my job. Love it here

Great food & service! When I want to escape to DR without the flight. Best authentic food.

Usually it’s those tiny places that serve the best food and this place is definitely one of them.
The establishment is decorated nice, has that cozy feel and that expectation that you’ll enjoy the meal.
The waitress took our order and brought us an Avocado salad that was very fitting for a starter.
The place is Dominican however also serve traditional Puerto Rican and other hispanic food. We ordered Mangu and Mofongo. Both are the same from plantains except Mangu (Dominican) is pureed and Mofongo is fried.
The Mangu i chose had spanish sausage and fried cheese. Delicious! The Mofongo my wife chose was paired with fried chunks of chicken (chicaron de pollo). Both were amazing with very generous portions.
Dessert? Had to try their Dominican Cake (yellow cake with pineapple filling) and flan. Cake was really good, flan wasn’t to my liking though. Again, both generous portions.
I really like this place and will return when I’m in the area. Thanks MIlly!

WOW!!! This place was awesome. I’ve never had Dominican food before and boy have I been missing out. I ordered the Mofongo con Longanisa (sausage). Mofongo is a mashed and fried plantain dish that can have various spices, meats, etc. in it. There was so much flavor between the plantain, sausage and the spices.
The price was $ 9.95 which was well worth it for the portion and the deliciousness.
The menu is fairly extensive and the prices are reasonable.
The ambiance is casual. There are two rooms for seating, one small and the other larger. Parking is a nightmare as it is too near the intersection of Calle Ocho and 27^th, but its free. I recommend parking on 29^th paying the parking and avoiding the traffic by using the back roads.
The service was okay, not great, but not bad. It’s solamente en Espanol, either that or she didn’t want to speak English.
Being so close to my office, I’m sure I’ll be back.

Milly, if you read this, and are interested in learning more, send me a message and I will be happy to connect. I first decided to attend this place because one of my students recommended it. My student who recommended your restaurant said you had great work ethic and were committed to good service and authentic Dominican food. Based on my brief interaction with you, I would agree that this is so. However, your staff is killing your business because I don’t want to come back and neither do my friends and here is why:
I went my first time on a Sunday morning before 11am and found that the food was very good that time — we had the mangu with queso y longaniza. However, my friend and I were the only customers in the place and the young lady helping us was very rude, slow, and didn’t even say a word to us.
I came back another time with two different friends who both agreed that the service was terrible. It was the same girl. That time, Milly arrived and saw that our plates were empty and our glasses were too. She asked us if we wanted water or a refill and we said yes, she picked up our plates with her bag still on her shoulder and apologized. We heard her go into the back and ask the girl to come out and get us water.
The last time I went was during lunch on a Saturday and this time we had a different server, this time WORSE than the one before. She didn’t serve water, we had to ask her twice. She didn’t greet us, or talk about anything on the menu although both my friend and I are bilingual and it was obvious; after bringing out our food, she disappeared for like 20 minutes. I ordered mofongo and it was terrible, I left all the chicharron on the plate because it looked like it had been warmed up in a microwave.
Edit: I was contacted by the owners and offered a second chance. I hope I am able to make it back soon and see how things were improved.

I have to say there are only a few Dominican Restaurants that I can say are very good! and this is one of them… Good portions, cheap and GOOD food!!! The Sancocho is really good and the Habichuelas Rojas are delish… Will totally recommend it!