MATADOR ROOM, Miami Beach - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Reservations

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4.5

1,020 reviews

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Very good

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Average

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cirop185

Mexico City4 contributions

Disappointing

Apr 2024 • couples

Food not great, according to prices. Bad experience with the choice of wine selected. They brought me the most expensive and didn’t realize it until the account was brought. Nice place, food not great, not a nice experience.

Written April 28, 2024

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E2019

Boston53 contributions

Great Food, great atmosphere

Mar 2024 • couples

Amazing! atmosphere cool, old brat pack hang out to great food. Tried all different stuff think my favorite was the sweat pea guacamole, absolutely delicious. Service was outstanding. Highly recommend

Written March 22, 2024

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wasrco

Miami Beach87 contributions

Mushy, mayonnaisey, and overcooked it’s a pass

Jan 2024 • family

Had truffle pizza was mushy like it was microwaved, the scooped tuna tartare was tasteless and mayonnaisey, the grouper overcooked. Octopus was very good. Took 38 minutes to get first drink. Nice ambiance and vibe. Skip this place

Written January 15, 2024

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Milton1 contribution

Delicious dining with comfortable seating in a nicely understated, professional, and friendly atmosphere

Nov 2023 • couples

Food was savory and superb! My husband and I came in for a drink, and after meeting Dago, with his enthusiasm for the Matador’s menu, we wound up staying for a bite. With Matthew’s recommendation, we had the truffle cheese pizza and the fish tacos - both were SO DELICIOUS!! I often associate truffle with mushroom and when I asked our server, Matthew, for his thoughts on adding mushrooms to our pizza, he said it was fabulous as is…. and he was right!!! As for the fish tacos…. being from Boston I thought that we had a pretty good sense of “fresh fish” - but the fish and other ingredients in these tacos were so flavorful and just smooth and enjoyable to eat!! Both Dago and Matthew were attentive, respectful, helpful and kind throughout our visit. We might have to go back tomorrow before we head back home. And for dessert we got the strawberry pavlova and the chocolate lava cake - I had the pavlova, my husband had the chocolate bomb, each were so good that we weren’t even interested in sharing! Thank you Thank you Matthew, Dago & the talented kitchen at the Matador, for making our wedding anniversary dinner in Miami Beach so memorable!!

Written November 14, 2023

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Francois_QC_Canada

Montreal60 contributions

The Matador room at the Edition hotel, Miami Beach.

Oct 2023 • couples

This is an amazing restaurant, 5 star. The atmosphere is just wonderful, with great attention to architectural design. We ate outside on the terrace. The food was superbly served, 5 course service. All the food was cooked to perfection, and the accompanying wines were superb.

Written October 30, 2023

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BuckeyeZoo

Denver112 contributions

Great surprise at Miami Beach edition

Sep 2023 • family

Was with my college age son and this place was a great surprise. Our server Andrew made excellent recommendations for all of th courses and the pollo con arroz was very tasty. The desserts were also outstanding

Written September 25, 2023

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Vandoletindustries

Fairfield47 contributions

Nice bar. Terrible food.

Sep 2023 • couples

After great drinks in the impressive bar, we moved to the restaurant. The dinner room is pretty cool. The service and food were not good. The tapas / family style format was odd because single plates came out at 10-15 minute intervals. We ordered potatoes with aioli, calamari and fish tacos. The potatoes were mushy and greasy. The tacos came out (again, 10-15 min minutes later). They were soggy and drenched with a sauce. Gross. The calamari never came and we gave up. Don’t bother eating here.

Written September 16, 2023

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Jose N

3 contributions

Great Bar Drinks and Service

Aug 2023 • friends

I came to edition at the bar the bartender Max recommend Honeydew Mezcalita cocktail and it’s been the best cocktail in Miami. He was very professional and attentive and has a lot of knowledge in mixology. Great job edition on having such professional employees as Max. I will definitely come back.

Written August 23, 2023

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Olga G

Washington20 contributions

Beautifu with great substance!

Jun 2023 • couples

Incredible food in a wonderful outdoor setting. I thought the place might be a bit too Miami flashy and lacking in substance but was pleasantly surprised. Really good mix of flavours, the octopus is a must! Service on the outside is a bit slow and messy for an upscale place but an overall great experience outdoors.

Written June 17, 2023

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Sarah M

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A Rare Jewel, Exceeded Expectations

May 2023 • couples

Jean George’s Matador Room is a rare jewel of the Miami Beach restaurant scene that perfectly captures the essence of what fine dining is meant to be. While staying at the beautiful Miami Beach Edition Hotel, we dined at the Matador Room three times and we couldn’t get enough of it. The terrace seating for brunch or lunch delivers a modern tropical garden overlooking the pool that offers sunshine, blue skies and greenery punctuated with pink Bougainville. The main room for dinner combines immersive, warm mood lighting and elegant decor that make you feel like you’ve been whisked away into the grand dining room of an Old World Conquistador. Chef Lateisha, who heralds from the Bronx and is as humble as she is accomplished, hit a five out of five on every single dish, a feat I have never experienced before - having lived in Manhattan previously. From the maitake mushrooms (surprise favorite) and the hearts of palm heirloom tomato salad, to the black truffle and fontina cheese pizza and the glazed short rib tacos, we found ourselves in culinary heaven. Chef Lateisha was gracious enough to spend some time at our table speaking about her passion for the art she has most certainly mastered. Service was refined and outstanding at every level. The waiter’s assistant, Schneider, was a class act. Matthew (our server for brunch) was gregarious, fun and dashing. He made us feel taken care of. And the star of the show was Kara, our server for dinner and lunch. Kara was practically perfect in every way. She was attentive, personable, articulate and warm. She has mastered the art of hospitality and her recommendations were spot on. She is the standard by which we will measure all servers going forward. Overall, our experience was spectacular.

Written May 14, 2023

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Tim L

Meltham78 contributions

Uber stylish and understated cool….

May 2023 • couples

Super cool restaurant in a super cool hotel. From the moment you walk through the entrance foyer with stylish furniture and copious foliage you know this is all about the aesthetic. Had nice cocktails in the bar first then followed with the Mexican fusion tapas style. Really enjoyed it but reason for 4 stars not 5 - the place was 3/4 empty so the atmosphere was diluted as a consequence and the lighting was so dark and moody we had to use the iPhone torch to read the menu. (We’d also actually booked Market at the Edition but it got substituted into this as Market was closed for the evening) But still would defo recommend, especially if you appreciate the visuals…

Written May 13, 2023

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HowTraveler

New York City53 contributions

Very Good Food, Stay Away From Bar Smoking Section

Apr 2023 • friends

Great food & very good service. Very nice outdoor terrace. The only problem is the outdoor Matador bar allows cigar smoking and it is adjacent to the dinning tables. So people in the roped off bar section were smoking cigars a few feet away from our table. Since the terrace has a roof, the cigar smoke really lingered.

Written April 28, 2023

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Romar S

1 contribution

Ali best server in the word

Apr 2023 • couples

The food was great beyond exceptional Ali was our server and he was totally awesome hands down the best server in the world he took his time to pay attention to detail and our special request as we have allergies and he also made good conversation which is a quality of a good server and he definitely exceeded that standard Thank you so much Ali

Written April 13, 2023

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Guillaume E

Jefferson City26 contributions

Inconsistent food quality

Apr 2023 • couples

We are great fans of Jean-George’s restaurants. The Matador room is no exception. Unfortunately, tonight 2 dishes out of 5 were really poorly executed. The artichokes were watery and the calamaris were too salty. No one seemed to care about our comments. That is unfortunate!

Written April 6, 2023

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Florida Traveler

Brandon127 contributions

Outstanding Miami Restaurant

Feb 2023 • family

This is one of Miami's best restaurants. The food here is well prepared. For appitisers the acorn fed cinco jotas iberico jamon and charcuterie and cheese board are fantastic. For entrees the roasted red snapper or grilled beef tenderloin (rare) are excellent. For dessert the tres leches cake is delicious. The service here is professional. The Matador Room has a sophisticated elegant ambiance.

Written March 22, 2023

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