Stubborn Seed

Very nice ambience. The server, Parker, was very friendly and knowledgeable. He provided excellent choices for our meal. We decided to do family style and shared several appetizers and main courses. Each dish that came out was more flavorful than the one before, the flavors just popped in your mouth.Stubborn seed is definitely a place to be enjoy.

Unique, well-prepared food comes out of a spectacular open kitchen, served by a superb, friendly, accommodating staff. There was not a dish that was not memorable. This is a dining destination you should not miss if you are visiting South Beach.

Tasting menu was amazing!

Our first time dining at SS. We live in the neighborhood and finally had an opportunity to try it for the first time. Sorry we waited so long. The food was outstanding, service was friendly and the ambience was great. We brought friends who were visiting for Art Basel and they loved it too.

The menu is a little pricey and they suggest you share all plates -- so you have to order a lot which added to our tab. BUT, the food was really creative, beautifully presented and absolutely delicious. We will go back again and recommend it.

Great place - I may have left sunglasses in restaurant after a great dinner and called and left message but no call back yet - frustrating

Best dinner we've ever had. Coming from NYC we do a lot of good restaurants.

Don’t expect to order any of the dishes that they post on their website. Majority are not available on their many, fancy cocktails as well . Food was not tasty and many of the delicate ingredients were poorly paired with very strong sauces. Duck breast was served overcooked and our server was trying to convince us that medium is the best for this dish.... desert - fancy chocolate cake that we were expecting came as a 3 layered cake that anyone can buy in Whole Foods. We simply left it untouched on the plate.

The food was phenomenal, but the service was not great.

Completely fabulous presentation and service. Each dish is memorable and surprising

Noisy.
Lazy service
Not outstanding food as expected

Food too salty, price- quality exaggerated, cleanliness has to be verified ( especially toilets and floor/tables)

Delicious food and creative presentations. We had the five course tasting menu with wine pairings which were well selected and the portions were very generous. Bit noisy, but we expected this. Courses are delivered very swiftly except for a small break before dessert.

You must do the "surprise" 5-course tasting with the wine pairing. The food was inventive and delicious. I cannot wait to get back to South Beach for Stubborn Seed and not the sand!

This restaurant is outstanding. Every dish we had was so full of flavor and interesting combinations, it felt like a michelin star restaurant. Although some of the main dishes were quite heavy, this dining experience was a treat, and the service was unexpectedly outstanding for south beach. Kudos.

Good food, good price, good atmosphere and good service.

Sensational, imaginative food served by knowledgeable and friendly staff. Cocktails are equally impressive, make sure you try this place if you’re visiting

From the minute we walked in the door we were treated like royalty. Our waiter was exceptional. We ordered the 5 course chefs choice with the wine pairing. It was unbelievably good - everything!!

Selective menu items were superb but the remainder were weak
1. Oysters uninspired
2. Duck overcooked and served late in my case
Prices are undeservedly high

Best meal I’ve ever had! My husband is a chef and he couldn’t stop raving about how well each dish was thought out and executed. Definitely going back if we’re ever in Miami again.

Birthday dinner date.

Awesome restaurant If you a foodie -

Great food and service. Highly recommend for anyone who is looking for a good overall experience.

Food is amazing but the portions are too generous on the tasting menu. A little bit less food would be better to apreciate well all the 8 courses.

Tasting menu is a must do! Experience was 10/10 from start to finish. Definitely one of the best restaurants in Miami.
Also really enjoyed how you can see into the kitchen.

the best food in town have been there several times always outstanding!

Superb... very deserving of being in the top 5 list in Miami.

I would definitely recommend this place for the food.
However, the acoustic was absolutely horrible. People would scream instead of speaking normally which would create chaos. We couldn't hear each other or the waitress that would explain each of our dishes...
My recommendation: use tablecloths and/or fabric wallpaper which would reduce that burden for a better culinary experience.

Had a wonderful time, we chose the 5 course tasting menu, each course was explained by our server Steven who did an exceptional job ensuring we had a great time

Super delicious

Food was great!! Unfortunately the service wasn’t at the same caliber as the food. The four of us went with the with the chefs tasting menu and also selected the wine pairings. Wine was coming out after the food. We had to ask what kind of wine it was. At one point we had food down and had to wait for them to go find the wine. Another time we had everything served and they told us about the plate and to enjoy and we had no forks or knives on the table. This was a slow Sunday night. With the four cocktails we had before dinner and gratuity our bill was $1000 dollars. At this price point the wine paring should be explained and it should come at the correct time. Also silverware would be nice. I did it expect Michelin star service but for $1000 bill I do expect better.
My foot friends from San Francisco weren’t impressed and was a big disappointment.
Guess we should have saved money and just went during miami spice for the food. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Fantastic food and service

Creative, at-times edgy, use of flavors that if a gourmet restaurant were in the mountains next to a big, fresh stream and used the surrounding ingredients, this would be it.

My girlfriend and I went on a double date with some friends of ours for the Miami Spice Brunch. From the first course, our favorite was definitely the biscuit with onion jam, it was absolutely delicious. The cornbread was quite bland, the ricotta had a almost cake-y texture which felt off and the salad didn’t have a good development of flavors, the whole thing was dressed up beautifully but tasted bland throughout. The cauliflower entree was very salty, some of us liked that but others didn’t. The green purée at the bottom specifically was very salty which turned a few of us off. The pancakes were good but very small and unsatisfying. Both entrees were very small portions. The cookie brought for dessert was the best thing served all day! Warm, gooey and absolutely delicious. The doughnut option was much less sweet, the doughnut itself essentially had no flavor and the lemon merengue on top was also more tart than sweet. Overall the food an environment were ok but we don’t plan on coming back for brunch any time soon.

Small portions. Flavorless food

Thru Open Table i informed was my husband birthday but, whe we arrived to the restaurant no host was waiting upfront. No one said Happy Birthday. The barman came to ask me for the reservation and then he accommodate us. That’s it. For an expensive restaurant poor levels of service

Food was outstanding. Service was great. Recommend.

Vacation dinner

Excellent service, excellent food, amaizing place!

Wonderful. Great flavors. One of the best meals off all time.

The food was fantastic. I don't eat raw fish as a rule but the wahoo (done ceviche style) was amazing. The service could not have been more attentive. The portion sizes are a bit on the small side, however. We all tried different items on the Miami Spice menu and all of them were excellent. We'll be back for the regular menu.