Habitat - Miami Beach

good food but very pricey

My husband and I had an exceptionally wonderful dinner at Habitat. The ambiance, service and food was amazing. Everything we tasted; shrimp and scallop dumplings (more like a ravioli shape), short ribs, crab croquetas etc were beyond delicious and well executed. There were also very healthy choices on the menu but we chose the high carb route that night. Usually one wouldn't feel that good the next day if you're not used to eating a lot of carbs but we both felt great. We sat on the banquette close to the entry on the window which was perfect seating for us as it was a quieter table. Our server (sorry forgot his name) from Latvia was super attentive and gave us the right amount of space for conversing with him and having our private conversations. He and his team poured our wine exactly when it was time to pour. We look forward to returning soon!

La verdad es que no nos gusto nada, ni la atencion, ni la comida... no volveria ni lo recomiendo

Great place with amazing food and service. Very cozy atmosphere. Went for a business meeting perfect noise level. Great for any events celebrations as well, even for a date!!!! Keep it up Guys

Nice atmosphere with the exception of the two brat young kids (4 & 7) with parents sitting next to us, the kids were making lots of noise, we had a 6pm reservation which was timely, ordered 2 main dishes... Snapper and other was scallops. Bother were excellent but took almost an hour before the main course came out. I asked several times why the delay but no explanation was provided. Prior to the food we had to move our table as both of us had a horrible headache from the adjacent table. Not what I would have expected as they call themselves a 5 star restaurant. Bill was approx. $200. Wouldn't rush back. Also, Habitat is part of Miami Spice but when I asked after seated, they said otherwise. Was disappointed of the false advertising.

The service was great and the food was excellent. The Red Snapper and Bronzino were spectacular. The beet and burrata salad was also delicious.

The servers are complete idiots. I ate there 3 days for breakfast as I was staying in the adjoining hotel and every time they managed to screw up my order. They do not check in with the kitchen so the food arrives cold and then they also overcharged me. The decor is nice but the food and service are sadly typical miami poor standards.

Went for the Miami Spice and was pleasantly surprised at how tasty everything was. They have a winner.

The service was terrible!! We waited 20 minutes to have our drink orders taken and once we ordered our food it took another 45 minutes! The waiter was no where to be found and we had to ask another waiter if our food was on its way. They brought everyones food, except mine was accidentally given to the table next to us... but when they said they didn't order it, they said it was on the house for them having to wait so long!! We got no apology and I had to wait even longer for mine. One of us ordered the Caesar salad... but it was basically just lettuce!! Barely any dressing and there was no cheese on it. One positive note... the Miami cheesesteak was really good.

The 1 is always a pleasure! We did the spice menu ! Great value and great selection.

Terrible service. Hostess with awful attitude. Waiter forgetting our orders. Food mediocre.

The menu on the Miami spice website in completely different for lunch. Very disappointing, our waiter was with tired o in need of more training, we had to order wine multiple times and each time he was bringing the wrong bottle of wine. I was drinking beer and I had to order my beer more than three times. The place is amazing super clean and very nice. I will give them another try.

Tremendous service!!
Great team approach—from the bus person to the manager.
A consistently great experience.

Great choice for a Miami Spice dinner. Several options for each course, some better than others, but none regrettable. Recommend adding some of their regular menu plates to enhance the overall experience.

Habitat was great, beautiful ambiance, good food, and a decent amount of people for a Monday night.

The service was excellent and the food... gooooood! Take your time, enjoy the ambiance and have a nice drink.

Our female server was so nice and attentive, we really enjoyed her service!
The lighting was not good, it was too dark to see the meals.
Our food was really good, one should try it!

Great ambiance. Cozy and beautiful. Food was delicious.

Don’t waste your time! Staff are not there to serve you unless they know your pockets are deep. The kitchen was embarrassing in terms of how they brought out the food cold and carelessly put together on your plate.

Excellent Miami Spice menu and a superb service from our waiter Luis!

We enjoyed the food very much and will return. The only thing we didn't like is that we didn't have good service.

Chef Mendin is one of the greatest gifts the culinary scene in Miami has ever been offered. The Miami Spice offering has great variety and reflects why he has gained so many accolades over the years. Habitat is a beautiful space and service is warm and authentic.

Great Service!!! Outstanding food. We were celebrating a 50 th b Day and the staff was amazing. We got Prosseco on rhe house!!! I highly recommend it!!!

Adrian the bartender at the Bar was Fantastic!!

Quite terrible food, really. Everything was doused in truffle oil and the staff couldn’t recommend anything believably.

Went to celebrate Father’s Day and had a blast! Food and service was amazing. Definitely recommend!

Muy caro, porciones pequeñas y no me gusto la oferta del menú. El lugar esta muy lindo decorado, muy poca gente. Buen servicio. No volvería

Good Food Recommendations, super slow service. Server was friendly and nice but it almost seemed under staffed. Not his fault. Our extended dining time was a buzz kill. Took our energy downhill for the evening.

Fabulous food, cocktail and atmosphere experience!

Excellent food and service. The wine was very pricey - Martin Codax Alvariño was at 3.5 times its retail price! Expensive but worth it.

Very mediocre buffet for the price wouldn’t recommend at all.

The brunch is way over priced. All the “hot” food is cold. The only decent thing was the omelet but definitely not worth $60. The wait staff was not attentive and found myself waiting forever just for a cup of coffee. Very very disappointed.

Annoyed that the menu online didn’t coincide with what was actually available.
Server was mediocre - not proactive at all but not a bad server.
Everything i did eat was tasty.

Habitat accepts reservations for 4pm on open table, but apparently the kitchen is closed at 4pm. We were called an hour prior to the 4pm reservation we had made a month in advance to celebrate my goddaughter’s first performance with the Miami City Ballet and asked to come early. We arrived 20 minutes early and were told to order immediately, which we did. Food arrived in random intervals, dessert never came, $18 Bloody Mary was vodka & plain tomato juice with no ice. Waitstaff was struggling. Bartender chewed my friend out about disgusting Bloody Mary and said he had no mix (as if that is my problem and why doesn’t a 5 star hotel have Bloody Mary mix???) and then refused to take he nasty mess off of our bill. Dessert we ordered never arrived, which prompted the jerk of a manager to get in my face and tell me that we came after they closed and we were lucky to get any food at all. 1Hotel is amazing, with amazing service. Habitat ruined the entire, very expensive, experience. There is no excuse for a restaurant to take a reservation after closing hours and then attempt to shift blame to the guest. There is no redemption for a restaurant with an accusatory, rude manager. $250 for 4 alcoholic beverages, 2 sandwiches and 3 bacon wrapped dates.

Unique dining concept. Loved the Truffle Oil Popovers to start! Highlights were the Octopus, Barrata and The Filet. Would return. Lobster was so-so.

dinner was really amazing - we were sitting at a "bar table". The regular tables didn't appeal to us. will definitively go back there soon. staff also super friendly and helpful.

Very disappointing. Went for Mother's Day brunch as we were here last year and it was FANTASTIC. This year someone apparently decided to cut expenses and reduce selections. Things that were included last year were extra expense this year and not unlimited as you would expect. No photo booth, no servers roaming with interesting and different foods, drinks and deserts. The crowd was blue jean casual and even the hosts and hostesses were not dressed up. And lastly, last year had HIGH quality champagne for Mimosa's, this year was bottom shelf type included and you again had to pay extra to get the quality bubbles. I definitely will not go back again. Such a let down.....

Everything is perfect, food and services!!!

Great ambiance, nice space, pretty good food but not a great value. Lovely truffle bread puffs. Carpaccio was great and the dates.

Small plates with hefty prices. Ordered a burratta cheese appetizer and was asked if I wanted bread to spread it on. Really? It’s a spreadable appetizer that doesn’t come with anything to spread it on. They don’t give u bread for the table. They charged me $4 for exactly 4 half slices of bread. Absurd. Service was slow. Very slow. Is this so we will order more drinks at $22 each? Perhaps. Too trendy and arrogant..even for its trendy location. Very disappointed. Pass.