Baleen Miami
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Phone: (305) 860-4386
- Price:
- $$$$
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 7am-2pm, 6pm-10pm, Sun 7am-3pm, 6:30pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Baleen Miami – by Rick Munarriz
In Short
The elegant kitsch of the dining room plays well despite the chimpanzee candleholders and peculiar chandeliers made of monkey sculptures. Tucked away on the quiet gated waterfront community of Grove Isle, captivating bay vies await a well-dressed crowd with fancy appetites, pampered by an ample staff of attentive servers. A succulent fried snapper, parted by a sea of creamy and sweet coconut rice, is as tasty as it is colorful.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitCaptivating bay views are available if you request a window seat, but if the weather's right ask to sit outside, where you will dine even closer to the water under draped canopies.
Know Before You GoLarge group? Reserve the 12-seat table in the center of the restaurant with curtains for privacy.
The ExtrasIf you want to try it all in small amounts, ask about the tasting menu where $85 will buy you six small courses showcasing the day's specialties.
User Reviews for Baleen Miami
08/03/2007 Posted by happyvicky
I went to Baleen for my birthday dinner and it ended up being an awful experience. The table we requested was "just sat" despite having reservations they said we would have to wait an hour and a half for the table. We took the available table even though it wasnt what we reserved. The service was very poor, the food took a long time to come and I never even got the glass of wine i ordered with my dinner although I was charged for it!! Our waitress didnt check on us or she would have known! The food was ok but not worth the money. Then to top it off, the required valet is $10 even if you just spent hundreds of dollars in the restaraunt. Find another place, the only thing this place has going for them is the view!
Pros: View
Cons: $10 valet, poor service, average food
09/12/2006 Posted by darlingdiva78
Baleen was lovely...delicious food, wonderful service. We sat on the outdoor patio--a little too dark, but they gave us little flashlights to read the menus.
Pros: ambience, food
Cons: a little too dim outdoors, car must be valet parked, even with reservations we had to wait to be seated
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