Versailles Restaurant
Miami, FL 33135-4196
Phone: (305) 444-0240
- Price:
- $
- Best of Citysearch:
- Lunch Spot 2008, Breakfast 2006, Coffee 2006
- Hours:
- Daily 8am-2am
Editorial Review for Versailles Restaurant – by Lesley Abravanel
In Short
Almost as famous as its palatial namesake in France, Versailles is an iconoclastic Cuban diner with wall-to-wall mirrors, a constant buzz of activity and a mammoth menu. If you're looking for a pre-marathon carbo load with a super-cheap heaping of arroz con pollo (chicken with yellow rice) or a meaty media noche (the Big Mac of Cuban cuisine with ham, pork and cheese), then this is the place to get it.
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Insider Tips
When to GoWhile usually very family-friendly, the wee hours will often draw a younger, rowdier crowd looking for a hearty meal after a night of South Beach club-hopping.
Know Before You GoDespite its late-night hours, there is no smoking allowed.
User Reviews for Versailles Restaurant
05/05/2008 Posted by gretchen2020
I live in Miami and am of Cuban decent. The food for the most part, is very good and authentic. Be prepared to wait a long time for service and you basically have to hunt down your server. You can survive with speaking english though if you can speak spanish your experience will probaly go smoother. This place is perfect if you want a true feel for Cuban food and the old Cuban culture of the men outside drinking coffee and talking poiltics. Coffee is amazing and everything is priced VERY reasonable. I recommend it but please go in mind with knowing you will receive bad service. I hope management can work on it.
Pros: Food is amazing and authentic
Cons: Service , what service?
04/09/2008 Posted by steiney
i am a miami native, and have been to the versailles quite a few times. i figured i should put in my two cents. the food is almost always amazing and relatively inexpensive. every now and then i get a mediocre dish. unfortunately, the service is horrible. the hostess is generally rude, and the waiters give terrible service as soon as they realize you don't speak spanish. they either don't speak english at all (EVEN THOUGH THEY LIVE IN AMERICA!!!!!), or they do but are too lazy to try. so if you don't speak spanish, expect to either point to food on the menu or pantomime. also, check you plates and silverware when you get them, because half of the time, they are dirty. but again, the food is usually really good. so, if you can stand rude, lazy cubans and bad service, like i can, then it is worth going. enjoy.
Pros: great food (usually), good prices
Cons: absolutely horrendous service (they should really be ashamed of themselves for representing cubans like that)
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