Escopazzo

05/28/2008 Posted by foodandwine

Fantastic restaurant with exquisite homemade pasta and excellent service. I have eaten there on many occasions and have never been disappointed. The restaurant is very quaint and romantic. I would highly recommend this restaurant to others. You will NOT be disappointed.

05/20/2008 Posted by nobrainer88

This is a cozy place slightly away from the glitz and glamour of Miami Beach. The focus here is on the dining experience rather than seeing and being seen. My wife and I went for the 5 course tasting menu with paired wines. Every course was great and several were superb. The wine pairings were right on. The tasting meny was $75 and the paired wines were $20 for five glasses! The espresso dusted pork loin stuffed with smoked mozzarella served over parsnip mashed potatoes with a Madeira reduction was one of the most memorable dishes of my dining existence and the waiter told us how to recreate it at home (though I doubt it will be as good). All of the dishes were enhanced by the use of organic ingredients. The service was knowledgeable, attentive, and friendly. If you are looking for a relaxing meal with no hustle and bustle, this is the place.

10/15/2007 Posted by spiredem

We visit Miami from New York every couple months and decided to try something new. We both had the tasting with wine pairing - mine was not vegetarian and his was. We were both served beautiful dish after beautiful delicious dish and the perfect wines to match! Our server was a really nice young woman who really knew her stuff! This place is right up there next to if not better than Applewood, Mas, Grocery etc. in NY for seasonal, organic fine food. I can't wait to go back again next time I'm in Miami!

Pros: Try the five course tasting with wine pairing

Cons: Located in sleazy strip mall

10/01/2007 Posted by aloima

The worst restaurant ever! The food was awful, and very expensive. Don't recommend it , any restaurant is better than this.

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01/08/2007 Posted by lmango

I kicked off the first weekend of the new year with a sumptuous dinner at Escopazzo for me and a chunk of my big Italian family. It wasn't my first time at the restaurant and I was pleased to see that it hasn't lost its touch. I ordered a couple of my favorite dishes, Ostrich Carpaccio and Fazzoletti pasta, but made the mistake of passing them around before digging in and, needless to say, I had to order them again! Yeah, they're that delicious. Their service is still the best, and I love the fact that they made everybody at the table feel special and pampered. Giancarla, the chef, came out to say hello and make sure that everything was to our liking. What can I say? It was another perfect dinner at Escopazzo.

Pros: Food, Wine List, Service

01/05/2007 Posted by pinays

i would have rated this restaurant higher but for our THREE-HOUR dinner. granted, it was new year's eve and we had the 7-course tasting menu with wine pairings.... but c'mon, 3 hours?!?! on to the food. we started off with scallps with a polenta like sauce. that was pretty good. it was followed by an asparagus flan with shiitake mushrooms, which was also excellent. the pumpkin ravioli was too sweet for my taste and not a favorite. i expected more of the risotto with truffles -- it was a bit hard, a little to room tempreature and just not appetizing. the pork with cheese inside was pretty good although we were getting quite full at the time. the grouper was excellent. the dessert was a fruity concotion, which was just ok. it was served with a nice glass of moscato, which was very good. for two people, the damage was about $220. again, i would go back here but for the three hour wait -- especially when we told them we have somewhere to go and it took about 30 minutes from when we asked for the bill and getting the bill; and another 30 minutes getting the credit card back.

Pros: food

Cons: slow service

12/28/2006 Posted by goffredop

I want to take a moment to praise chef Giancarla Bodoni for a perfect luncheon. Thanks to the recommendation of a business relation of mine, I organized a holiday luncheon for a large group at Escopazzo last week, and everything, from the service to the special menu to the incredible food was absolutely impeccable. From the reviews I already knew that the Italian food at Escopazzo was particularly creative, but my imagination didn't even come close to the original recipes that the chef prepared for us. I am from Italy and I must say that I would have never dreamed of ostrich carpaccio. What a surprise! I can't wait to go back for dinner. A presto, Escopazzo!

Pros: food, wine, service, decor

12/25/2006 Posted by cindyman

My date took me to Escopazzo last week for the first time and I just loved their amazing food and warm atmosphere. Their appetizers are incredible, tasty and very original. This place is all substance: zero attitude, great cuisine (organic food!) and the most professional service I've had in a while. The place was full, but never too loud, and their tasting menu with wine pairing is worth every penny. I highly recommend it.

Pros: Service, organic gourmet food, ambience

Cons: n/a

12/18/2006 Posted by angelotor

Although I live in the area, I only went to Escopazzo a couple of nights ago for the first time with a group of friends. We all loved it. Their food is a far cry from the usual Italian options served in most of the restaurants around and their service is absolutely impeccable. I didn't find it particularly expensive. Compared to a lot of other places that charge an arm and a leg for sub par food and rude attitude, I found Escopazzo overall honesty very refreshing.

Pros: Food, ambience, service

Cons: N/A

12/14/2006 Posted by mattiaman

Last week, I had a large group of clients to take out to lunch and found myself in a bind. Didn't want to risk spoiling my business relations with bad service or ,even worse, bad food, so I decided to call Escopazzo to make a reservation (I had previously dined there with my wife and loved it). Apparently, Escopazzo is not regularly open for lunch, but they do accomodate customers upon request for bookings of groups no smaller than 20. I was in luck, as I had a group of 33. In addition to the dining room in front, Escopazzo has an even bigger private dining room in the back, perfect for large groups and events. The chef was kind enough to work around our individual needs and produced a special lunch menu that left everybody ecstatic. She also included some vegeterian options and all the food served at the restaurant is 100% organic (who knew?), a detail that can be crucial for some diners. I highly recommend it and from now on I will organize all my company's luncheons at Escopazzo.

Pros: Great for dates and even better for groups