Azzurro Italian Restaurant & Bar

Authentic, friendly Italian restaurant in a beautiful outdoor setting. I’ve been coming here since they opened. Indoor seating is also available but I don’t know why you’d want that. Everything is delicious, you can’t really go wrong

Very polite manager and staff. It’s too bad they gave us rotten mozzarella di buffalo (an Italian dish).The food last year was amazing that is why
this year we came back to this restaurant not knowing the food would be not as good. My daughter told me she went to the bathroom and on the WET AND DIRTY floor there was a mini cock-​roach. EWW. Immediately she told me she was going to never come back to this place.
I took pasta roseé and shrimp, it was good but last year it was much better.
Fast service.
Desserts last year were great. I did not try this years but, I think it did t change much.
**** I gave this place 3 stars because the food wasn’t as I expected it to be + they don’t clean the washroom floor, insects can come at anytime, I know, but it bothered me that the floor was wet and my new shoes got wet and dirty

My go to place for Italian food! All of their food is authentic and made from scratch. Beautiful location, great dining. All you need is the right company. A bit pricey, but the quality of the food is outstanding. Will definitely be coming here more often.

The service is horrible. We were 1 of 3 tables occupied and now we know why. The server asked if we would like grated Parmesan cheese and then when we said yes he rolled his eyes. And the bathroom is the same one that the beach goers use. So the Floor was soaked (hopefully with water) and both stalls were disgusting. Would not recommend to anyone.

This restaurant is exquisite! Service Is very warm and friendly. If Its too warm for people to sit outside under their wooden canopy. then go somewhere else. youre In the beach. for Gods sake people? To say the least. foods on point everytime. and ambiance thanks to The Golden Strand resort. noone notices that all the amenities all around them including Tikki Bar belongs to the resort? Funny

I have been working in the restaurant business for 30 plus years working in restaurant operations and presently as a food manufacturer. My fiancé and I decided to try Azzurro since it was next to our hotel.
We were pleasantly surprised by the outside Tiki hut atmosphere. Unfortunately it took almost an hour to get our entrees. We were the only people seated at the time of the order. Food was average wait staff good. Wine selection below par. Don’t waste your time having dinner there are too many other good places to eat in the area. Possible good hangout to have a drink and listen to the Karaōke DJ.

Little gem at the golden strand resort. Awesome food and service! We had the mushroom ravioli special, homemade gnocchi, Nigerian shrimp special, and homemade pappardelle all were delicious. Also tiramisu and chocolate soufflé were to die for. Definitely a place we will be back to visit!

Easter Sunday I’m a guest in a party of 12 and off we go to a little restaurant in the Golden Strand time share resort in Sunny Isles. Note this property was recently purchased by Aqualina so I’m not sure how long this will be here before it is imploded like the rest of the throwback properties along this High end condo capital of the world. Both small indoor area as well as ample under cover outdoor seating is available along with a small Tikki bar closer to the water. No view of the beach per say unless you get up and walk but still a nice evening with breezes lead this to be a perfect setting.
Seated at 12 top and first thing our waiters offer are cocktails. Red & white wine is pre-​ordered by our host this evening so a few cocktails are ordered. 10 minutes later the bartender does not know how to make a variety of what appear to be simple drinks «Appletini» etc. Hmm. Strike 1. We let it slide order something else drink some wine and listen to our waiter in his best American /​Spanish accent they speak almost NO ENGLISH give us the specials. No offer of regular water just assumption that Pellegrino and bottled flat «Panna» water will be wanted. Note they kept pouring immediately as a bottle ended next bottle opened. No waiting for request for more. Easy way to pad the bill with high priced bottled water.
Diverse northern Italian menu with lots of different options but certainly not your typical Italian entrees here. Some specials seemed interesting as he asked us if we would like salads before meal. A few order salads and low and behold here comes an array of appetizers which our host ordered for the table. No mention of the abundance of platters being ordered so we immediately through the flag up to cancel the salads. Entirely too much high pressure to pad the bill between the water and the push for Salad here that is strike 2.
Nice Foccaica bread with olive oil for dipping is presented. Appetizers were Fried Calamari with Marinara sauce with fried Zucchini. This was fresh and quite good.
Platters of Mozzarella and Capresse salads along with platters of Italian meats, cheeses were also ordered. Tomatoes were simply OK and mozzarella was not homemade by any stretch. Meats were also nothing special. Passable but certainly not anything to write home about.
Entrees: I’ll simply list them and their ranking
Osso Bucco with homemade risotto was excellent $ 42.00 but ala carte and the dish itself for the price points was very small
Filet Mignon over Finger ling potatoes also $ 42.00 was also top shelf meat with a nice presentation but again certainly no bargain at these price points and did not compare to a top shelf steak house at these numbers.
Rack of lamb was good and tasty if not a bit overdone. Can only assume as a special of the day for Easter many of these were pre made?
Lobster Ravioli were a bit on the fish side I’d pass on this one in the future.
Multiple surf and turf specials ordered which were 1 GIANT SHRIMP butter flied and grilled with choice of the filet mignon or rack of lamb. Close to $ 60.00 for this dish. I’d have to say highway robbery here. Shrimp was OK but certainly not an $ 18.00 add on to the existing plate.
Mushroom ravioli special was out of this world with a light cream sauce.
Chilean Sea bass were top shelf pieces of fresh fish lightly seasoned and absolutely on the money.
In short I simply can’t balance the price points for the amount of food or its overall value. Was it good tasty, fresh for the most part yes very much so. Was it completely overpriced without question? The padding of the bill with the never ending bottled water or push for Salads was uncalled for. Waiters need to be more English oriented as we have yet to succumb to being a non English society here in Sunny Isles.
All and all 3 Stars seem to be about right. Don’t think they will be here much longer with the impeding construction of this resort, but I doubt I’ll be returning here before their demise.

Stopped by in February on our way to South Beach… the waiters could not have been nicer! The food was fantastic and the dessert was out of this world.
Yummmm :p definitely highly recommend!

Azzurro is amazing! the food, the attention, the ambient… It’s just perfect for any occasion. If you want a dinner for two is very romantic, or maybe for the whole family it has everything you want to make you feel good. A piece of Italy in Sunny Isles.

Great Italian food. The restaurant is hidden within the resort. Seating is outside and was enjoyable for us. I had cod, which was hard and a bit undercooked. The appetizers were wonderful and so were the side dishes. Desert was delicious. Service was friendly but was a bit slow, and the place was not busy. Service charge is automatically included. If the service was better then it would be 4 (or realistically, a 4 ½) star rating.

Hidden Gem. From the moment we first arrived into the restaurant till we left the service was fantastic. entertainment was outstanding and food was incredible. Antipasto and lobster ravioli was amazing.

Had a work holiday party in the outdoor area. Prefix menu with family style appetizers. Lovely outdoor area. Very attentive servers. Food was delicious. Calamari. Bruschetta. Gnocchi. Tilapia. Chicken. Not a single complaint from anyone in the group.

It would be helpful if you would Update your menus online and in the community. We were expecting certain menu items that were no longer available, and we left because two members of our party could not find comparable items.

Nice ambience! Good food. We went to this restaurant on a Saturday night and I really liked the place since the noise level was low for a weekend night and our 7 month old was comfortable too! Try their baked seafood dish with a thinly rolled dough as a cover. It was unique and good!

Wonderful service, delicious authentic Italian, great drinks, what’s not to love? I have been dining here for years and never have a less than excellent experience. The recipes used are legit, passed down generations from home in Italy, really can’t beat that.
Ultimately, their best dish (in my opinion) has to be the Zuppa di Pesce, it’s made with super fresh fish, muscles, clams, etc. baked to perfection covered in a light, buttery, freshly made bread blanket, really unlike anything I have ever experienced. I can’t speak for Italy, but as far as Miami is concerned, definitely the best fish soup!

What an unexpected wonderful meal. The place is not easy to find, but worth it. I will place a caveat here: The entrance to the restaurant is through a two star hotel lobby. Or you can just walk around the North side of the building, but either way… getting there makes you a little suspicious. Don’t let it put you off. Because of the entrance, I didn’t have much hope this place would be good, but boy was I wrong. Service was very nice and prompt. They gave us lots of space to jabber on, and then when we motioned for service they came running. Everything we ordered was delicious. The salads were super fresh and well dressed, not too much, not too little… perfect. The soup special (apparently a grandmother’s recipe to use up pizza dough) was sooooo delish. Papparedelle pasta was excellent, as was the risotto. The only dish that wasn’t great was the sea bass special. It was dry and on a bed of gummy mashed potatoes. That is my only complaint. The setting is great and the prices are reasonable, especially to be sitting out in the fresh air right off the beach. I will definitely be back. As I said, I was pleasantly surprised.

The service was literally the best I have ever received at a restaurant. Our table was wobbly and the server noticed and fixed it before we even had a chance to say anything. We had a bottle of water on our table and they would come full it for us all the time, we never had to lift a finger.
The food was delicious, the pasta sauce amazing. I love that it was garnished with rosemary.
The location is perfect. It’s outside under a little canopy, though I believe they have a few inside tables too. It’s behind the hotel, right on the beach. Great to go to on a breezy night and take a stroll after. It’s a very romantic place.

extremely hard to find as it is inside the motel. I stayed at the Trump next door and thought I could access it via the beach but realized I couldn’t. took us a good 20 min to find it located behind the motel.
once we walked to the end however, the ambiance of the restaurant was lovely — we sat outside in the little tent they set up and our waiter was very friendly and efficient. we got the calamari, which I thought was okay but I did like how they fried the zucchini along with the calamari. pasta was good, but not amazing.
good place to come if you’re in search of some decent food and fair prices as food at the Trump could be a little bit overpriced.

Outstanding, Superb, Delicious, oh my could go on forever. A friend told us about this hidden treasure. I could not believe it had not been reviewed. Located in Sunny Isles in a condo development. You see the sign, turn to get into the parking lot and there is a gate with security. You say you are going to the restaurant and they let you right in. FREE parking, and plentiful. You drive around the corner and it sits back in the courtyard behind the pool overlooking the ocean. They have a huge covered tiki hut for outdoor seating while also having a very nice inside dining area.
We chose to sit outside and take in the beautiful views. As you sit here, you feel like you are in a resort. They have a round bar behind the pool area surrounded with glass windows. What a great place to live, work on your tan and cocktails and some great food if you get hungry. Yes, they open at 11:00 AM. Nice!
Paulo, the owner came over to greet us and start us with some still or sparkling water. This is a family run business. Born and raised in Italy Paulo runs the restaurant with his sister. As I was looking over the wine menu, he returned to tell us about the evening specials. I was looking for a particular type of wine not on the menu so he rushed off and said «let me see what we might have». He came back with two choices with the bottles in his hand. Perfecto, yes we will try the 2006 Vino Noble Montepulciano.
Right by his side was a young lady filling our water, and bringing us Foccacia bread with oil and vinegar. Excellent bread and good fresh oil. We started with a ceasar salad and an order of Calamari. The salad was awesome. Fresh crisp lettuce, great homemade dressing and very good croutons. If it had anchovies in it (which I forgot to ask for) this would have been one of the best ceasar salads I have ever ate.
Next, the calamari brought tears to my hubby’s eyes. His family owned Italian restaurants his whole life where his mother and father did all the cooking. This calamari was identical to his mother’s. Not breaded like 99% of places. They make it with a touch of milk and flour only. He was in heaven eating this, brought back his mother’s memories. It came with marinara on the side which was excellent, yay not sweet just perfect tasting marinara. Also in with the calamari were some grilled zucchini, that was terrific.
Entrée: Hubby ordered one of the specials for the evening which was Lasagna, made with veal and meat. He knew if it was not on the menu it was made fresh and not sitting around for five days. I can not even describe how good this dish was. Good size portion, Parmesan cheese drizzled on top, excellent flavor, this was perfection.
My dish consisted of Chicken with ham and mozzarella cheese on top with potatoes. So, I am already almost full but when this dish came out with the way it looked I dug right in. I did not even need to use a knife as the chicken was so moist and tender it just cut right apart with my fork. Yes, it had great flavor, good quality mozzarella and ham, very moist and flavorful, potatoes were excellent as well. After a few bites I had to stop eating and take the rest home. Oh believe me I could have ate the entire dish because it was that good, but between two bottles of wine, water, bread, salad, oh my I was stuffed.
The menu has great selections from appetizers, salads, pasta, chicken, veal, osso bucco, sure to please any taste. Between the service, the quality of the food, the attention you are given in this beautiful serene place it was an enjoyable night. As nightfall approached we sat at the bar to finish our wine. What a romantic place! So beautiful looking out and hearing the waves. You can not get this experience anywhere else. The prices were very reasonable most entrée’s were $ 15– $ 28. Huge amounts of excellent food.
I will be dreaming of this place and looking so forward to going back. All I could think about was what a perfect place for an event. Hint, hint… LOL
I will tell everyone about this restaurant as it was that good.
You made me a HUGE fan, and you will see us again, very soon. One of the BEST Italian restaurants in South Florida, no doubt. Thank goodness we do not live that close, we would be there daily. Desserts looked amazing, next time. Plus there were quite a few dishes I must try, eggplant, and a seafood dish that looked scrumptious at the table next to us.
What an amazing treat to have found this place. Go, go now, you will love it.