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   Lauren

   Miami

   4 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on March 11, 2020

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   My favorite Miami restaurant. And we had the good luck to had the chef come out and explain one of the dishes. What an extra treat.

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   KarenS

   Washington DC

   6 reviews

   3.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on February 28, 2020

   overall3food3service5ambience5

   It was an interesting experience. I wouldn’t go back. Spent $150 per person and left hungry. The food is art, and the service is amazing.

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   LeonaL

   New York Area

   22 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined on February 24, 2020

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   True foodie experience. Intimate with an elevated attention to detail.

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   Kimmy

   West Palm Beach

   10 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on February 24, 2020

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Alter is a favorite restaurant of mine. Love the complexity of the dishes and the amazing flavor. Always leaves me wanting to make my next reservation!

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   marcd

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 23, 2020

   overall4food5service4ambience5

   Wish the transition between courses was a bit quicker. 15-30 min delays killed the transition.

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Miami

   11 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on February 23, 2020

   overall5food5service4ambience3

   Amazing food! We’ll go back for the next season

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   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on February 21, 2020

   overall4food4service5ambience3

   Very unique tasting menu. Worth a try!

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   PickyL

   Denver

   110 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   110 reviews

   Dined on February 19, 2020

   overall2food2service4ambience3

   Don't empty out your wallet at this restaurant. It exudes hipster vibe and is trying to be "tres Brooklyn" but the chef needs a lesson in careful use of ingredients and subtlety. His food gives umami a bad name. Essentially every dish needed to have a few discordant ingredients removed. There were many "cheffy" techniques at work but always at the same time. We read the menu with our cell phones because it was so dark-- we were not the only ones and then ate the 5 course tasting menu with suggested additions while listening to some godawful conversations around us. Tables too close. First 2 cold courses were tolerable and almost interesting. We then had the chef's special egg dish which promised egg, scallops, truffles, and caviar-- perhaps a good brunch but not as prepared and perhaps truffles and caviar should never be paired. A poached egg, covered with a custard vaguely tasting of scallop with a layer of duxelles which could be tasted, and a very strong taste of 2,4-dithiapentane although we were assured there was locally made olive oil and truffles involved they certainly were minor ingredients and overwhelmed by the commercial synthetic "truffle" oil flavoring.It was topped with a bit of caviar. It was served with a house-made soft brioche bread with onions on top and an "umami" butter with secret ingredients which were likely some variation of canned anchovies and parmesan. Natural sweet butter is so delicious and has its own "umami"-- this just destroyed the butter. The next course was overcooked tile fish with many more additional ingredients that fought with each other, followed by "peking duck" which was a 1/4 duck breast which seemed to have been prepared sous vide and then smoked because it was rare. The 5 spice powder which has never before been seen on a Peking duck, apparently allowed it to have that name. Dessert was attractive but tasteless and topped off with a gourmandise of chocolate-avocado (veggie chic and dreadful)

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   Matt

   London

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 16, 2020

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The waiting staff were extremely attentive and made me feel like a VIP from the moment I walked through the door, and I never felt ‘rushed’ through the tasting menu. The food was delicious, the only slight personal preference was that the duck was a bit chewy for me. The lighting was a bit dark but again, probably my advancing age.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Miami

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing food, even better service. Highly recommend it for a very unique experience in Miami

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    geugca

    Miami

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 10, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    One of the most memorable meals, I can still taste the soft egg and their umami butter. The food was AMAZING, the service was superb, the sommelier was very educated, and the ambiance was relaxed and unpretentious. I can't wait to celebrate another special occasion at Alter.

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12. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 8, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This meal was so incredibly thoughtful and romantic. The experience was heightened because the staff was so attentive, detailed, educated, and personally involved.

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    AliceL

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 3, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This meal alays blows us away. The food is absolutely phenomenal and the service is seamless, casual, familiar, whilst demonstrating the utmost sense of professionalism.

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    JonathanM

    London

    9 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on December 21, 2019

    overall1food1service3ambience3

    One of the worst food experience in my life...... expensive, and simply bad food

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    BettinaG

    Miami

    6 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 20, 2019

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    Very nice dinner. A bit on the expansive side, especially since only the tasting menus were available, min. 90 USD each. That should be pointed out at the side !

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    HansH

    Miami

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 11, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Great culinary experience Waitstaff very tuned with food and preparation methods. I can highly recommend this restaurant

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    IslandMomma

    Baltimore

    46 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on December 6, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Alter reliably offers beautifully displayed dishes with complex flavors and texture. The tasting menu has changed, allowing for fantastic new looks and tastes, but the old special dishes, such as the memorable ‘soft egg’ are still available. Our wait staff was attentive, knowledgable, friendly, responsive, and flexible. All in all, a fantastic evening. Our guests from San Francisco lamented that they had to come to Miami to have this great a meal.

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    veronicac

    Miami

    6 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 30, 2019

    overall1food1service5ambience5

    Honestly I get tasting menus. But this place was a big rip off. Food portions were ridiculously small for the price you pay. Make your portions a bit bigger and than you can call or dinner

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    Mike

    Miami

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fantastic cuisine and service!

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    OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 24, 2019

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Amazing vibe, loved the specials!

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    SamanthaL

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My favorite restaurant in the US! Staff is always welcoming and knowledgeable, food terrific every time. Highly recommend for a unique, delicious, and unpretentious experience.

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    jjryan

    Richmond

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Outstanding meal and wine pairings. So happy to find this place.

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    Matt

    New England

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Best restaurant experience to date. Made my 30th birthday the most memorable. Thank you!

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    2dineout

    San Diego

    71 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    71 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2019

    overall2food2service2ambience2

    Disappointing 7 course meal. Grouper and lamb ragout were very good chowder was good. Crude tasty but not unique or memorable. Disliked dessert and maitake (mushroom) dish. Service slow. Hard to u derstand food descriptions. Food artfully presented ted but dishes were more attractive visually than they tasted. A disappointment. Craft cocktail was a hit and miss. Kyu in Wynwood far superior in every regard. Can't recommend I'm afraid. Overrated. Can't compete with other chef dinners like Catbird Seat in Nashville or Campfire in Carlsbad CA

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25. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Miami

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing experience. Outstanding menu. We’ll definitely go back

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    Derek

    Miami

    30 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    An absolute home-run! I have never had such a fun and delicious tasting menu experience. The service was impeccable and friendly, the food was approachable and amazing, and there was no pretense - i cant stress enough how relaxed and enjoyable the meal was! Will absolutely be returning.

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27. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Montreal

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on October 30, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We visited Alter based on a recommendation by a chef. He said if there was only one restaurant he could go to in Miami - Alter would be it. After reading so many positive reviews we booked Alter for our final dinner of our honeymoon trip. The experience as a whole was the absolute best dining experience we could have imagined. They went above and beyond making us feel special for our honeymoon and the service throughout was impeccable. Alter offers different tasting menus and we selected the 5 course menu which was incredibly presented and utterly delicious. Our waiter also recommended their signature egg and bread dish which was mind blowing - do yourself a favour and order this dish. Now this is not an inexpensive restaurant and portions are small. However the flavours of each dish and the presentation and the entire experience are so memorable that it is more than worth the price. Alter is now our #1 recommendation in Miami. Spoil yourself and give your tastebuds a treat and make a reservation ASAP at Alter

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    Diane

    Miami

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on October 26, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful place for a celebration. Fun for all! Will go again.

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    Osobucco

    Las Vegas

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 24, 2019

    overall3food5service2ambience4

    The food quality itself was excellent. The wine was good. However the entire experience was incredibly rushed! We did the seven course tasting menu with wine pairing. The moment we put our fork down and finished one course somebody was taking away the plate and immediately bringing the next one. Same thing with the wine since it was being matched to the course. At one point in time we each had three glasses of wine on the table with different wines because we could not drink them fast enough and keep up with the food pace. Not the kind of experience you would get at other fine dining tasting menu restaurants around the world.

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    T123

    Fort Lauderdale

    2 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 24, 2019

    overall3food1service4ambience3

    Great service horrible food I’ve been to many chef restaurants and the flavor here was just disgusting

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    KristineFlook

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 9, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing Food Atmosphere Experience-Mari the server was over and above exceptional and her commitment to making my 20th anniversary dinner outstanding. Mari excellent detail to the ingredients and preparation of the food and the explanation we thoroughly enjoyed.

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    PauleB

    Miami

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on October 4, 2019

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    A truly amazing dining experience. The concept of the chef’s menu adds an element of mystery and adventure to dining at Alter. This renders it unique in a class of cuisine where the food is already deconstructed and bizarre. In the case of Alter, the experience is not grotesque but rather fantastical. I loved the desert, but unfortunately I cannot recall what it was called. A natural fruit sorbet of some sort with passion fruit pearls. The only drawback out of 8 courses served was the grouper. A naturally flaky-textured meat that has a certain sweetness and freshness, was rendered mealy and rubbery by the sous-vide cooking technique— which upon first bite greeted you with a dead fish aroma. I hated it as it piled on insult to injury by being overly salted and drowned in a textureless, incongruent mix of foam and beschamel-like goup. To make up for this was the most perfectly balanced pork belly. Fortunately, this wiped all the bad memories away. Well almost. I would definitely recommend this place and go back once the menu is updated. We ate nearly everything they had with the eight course chefs menu.

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    IgnacioP

    Birmingham

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 4, 2019

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Great chef work, a surprise for Miami standards. The wine list can be better.

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    navjab

    Washington DC

    12 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on October 3, 2019

    overall4food5service5ambience3

    Pricey dinner, but delicious and surprisingly filling

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    DC1timer

    Fort Lauderdale

    55 reviews

    4.0

    55 reviews

    Dined on September 28, 2019

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    The food lived up to the hype and service was friendly and excellent!

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    niki

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 27, 2019

    overall3food2service5ambience5

    The plate presentation was on point. The desserts were delicious. However, the rest was not worth the price.

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    StevenS

    Miami

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on September 26, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Outstanding restaurant with very innovative cuisine.

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    DessertEveryday

    Miami

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on September 26, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Everything was absolutely phenomenal. We were incredibly impressed and we cannot wait to return. My husband and I said it is our favorite restaurant in Miami.

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    Clara

    Miami

    46 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on September 20, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We ordered Miami Spice. It was extra delicious. The service is outstanding

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    Epicurean

    Miami

    69 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    69 reviews

    Dined on September 18, 2019

    overall3food3service4ambience3

    Pretentious food for chef followers who want to try “innovative” cuisine though dishes do not work. They are palatable, rapidly forgettable and grudgingly portioned.

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