510 Ocean
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Phone: (305) 531-1788
Editorial Review for 510 Ocean – by Laura Burdick Sherman and Citysearch Editors
In Short
This restaurant's decor pays homage to its beach location: A glowing amber column, backlit bar and candles bring to mind the sun, while blue lights pooling on the walls echo the ocean theme. As expected, the menu has many "surf" options, such sesame-crusted ahi tuna, but there's also "turf" dishes, like the filet mignon au poivre. A DJ spins beats ranging form jazz to hip-hop--and diners often begin dancing as the night progresses.
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User Reviews for 510 Ocean
11/17/2007 Posted by dawg22
I really enjoyed the food my crab cake was very fresh and savory, my salad was great, I had chicken as my main dish and it was great. Not crazy about the dessert. The restaurant was to dark would have liked a little more light
Pros: food
Cons: to dark during dinner
08/04/2007 Posted by hhs2112
I called at 8:00 to request an 8:30 seating and my guest and I were immediately accommodated; in retrospect the fact the restaurant had tables available on a Friday night in a popular area should have been a warning… The dinner started when I requested the wine list and was told “we’re out of white wine”. I was a bit confused thinking the waiter meant they were out of specific brand, but no, he repeated, “we’re out of white wine”. He then proceeded to inform us that they had one off-brand chardonnay and sauvignon blanc but that was it (the problem lay in that the menu is definitely geared towards white wine). Ok, I thought, we order what they have (the chardonnay) and move on. Appetizers came out (warm goat cheese and a calamari “tower”) and were ok, fried (and therefore tasted as undistinguished as every other fried food) but ok. The accompanying sauces were equally nondescript and tasted bland (off-the-supermarket-shelf bland). Main courses came out (scallops and blackened mahi-mahi) and had been cooked to death. The mahi-mahi literally required a knife to cut as there was NO WAY you were going to get through that thing with a fork - it was COMPLETELY devoid of moisture, ditto on the scallops. Our waiter came by to ask how things were and we told him the food had been overcooked. He apologized and took the food, 90% of which remained on the two plates, and asked if we wanted desert . We said no and he brought us the check stating that the manager “had given us a 10% discount”. I found it ironic that the discount equaled the amount we had eaten! I decided if the manager was so unconcerned that he couldn’t visit our table I wasn’t going to complain - I was simply going to voice my opinion on-line. We paid the bill and left. If you want superficiality (bad food in nice surroundings) come to Ocean 510. If you want good food go elsewhere.
Pros: Ambience
Cons: Food, managerial indifference
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