Florida Cookery

Florida Cookery reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   PATRON

   New York City6 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on March 16, 2015

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   We saw this restaurant listed in a "10 best of miami beach" article. It must have been outdated or the restaurant bribed the author. The hotel where the restaurant is housed is beautiful in all the ways one would expect of a nice Miami Beach hotel. We ordered the jambalaya for two persons ($55), and though the pan that was brought to our table was impressive looking, the carpet of rice was chewy (perhaps it's supposed to be), and the chicken and shrimp had very little flavor. The andouille sausage, fortunately, offered something in the way of (charred) taste. The profitability margins on that dish must be huge. The real downer was the bill. After we paid, it struck as that the total was way too high. I asked to view the bill again, thinking they must have forgotten to delete a side item that they'd forgotten to bring us (fortunately). No. It was the 18% gratuity (on a party of TWO? Seriously?), in addition to our $25 tip. I expressed shock, and the waiter said he forgot to tell us -- that he always makes it a point to point this out to guests. I had them remove our tip, of course. Slimy way to do business. Maybe it's on the menu, and we just missed it.
   

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   Floyd VIP

   Chicago6 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 15, 2015

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Great kitchen, terrible service. Our baby octopus with watermelon Brule was delicious, as was my jambalaya. The service was non-existent. I actually had to get up to find someone to give us water even hough the place was empty.
   

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   DebW VIP

   Philadelphia105 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 27, 2015

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Enjoyed our meals at the FC. We stayed at the St. James so it was very convenient to go downstairs to the restuarant for lunch ,dinner and drinks. The meals were tasty but a bit on the small size. The staff was very friendly and service good.
   

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   Valerie VIP

   Greater Boston286 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 16, 2015

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Innovative food in great setting! Lunch in the patio was fantastic. Kids loved the desserts. Serbice was great too! Thumbs up.
   

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Fort Lauderdale12 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on December 30, 2014

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   The service was very slow and uneven. Sometimes drinks had a garnish, sometimes not. We were hungry when we arrived and asked for some bread right away while we looked at the menu. The hostess promised right away, as did the waiter and manager. Fifteen minutes later, corn muffins arrived. Food was uneven. Salmon sliders were good, but a shrimp appetizer was glutinous and unappealing. The "hot" soup arrived barely warm. A very disappointing lunch experience.
   

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   sobepsych

   New York City112 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on December 7, 2014

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Sometimes the food is well prepared but other times it is not. Not reliably good.
   

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   LenaI

   Miami5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on November 26, 2014

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Food was excellent but the timing was a disaster. Party of 4 and the entrees came out spaced 20 minutes apart. The sides appeared after the entrees were eaten. What saved this place was the excellent quality of the food and the sweet nature of our server, not to mention our easy going nature. They were very good about compensating us with a glass of free wine and not charging for the sides!
   

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   Desi

   Washington DC1 review

   2.0

   Dined on September 23, 2014

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   I had reservations at 9:45 on a Monday. We get to the restaurant only to find out we were the only people there. Having been traveling all day we decided to eat there even though we were the only people. We felt as the servers were annoyed that we decided to stay. The whole time we felt rushed. The food part: ordered an appetizer.....30 mins later the waiters comes up and says " oh btw we are out of octopus forgot to tell you but your food is almost out". So it took 30 mins to let us they were out of octopus . My dinner wasn't that good, fish was small and the rice was undercooked . Deffenitly not worth 4 stars....very disappointed .
   

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   AndrewG

   San Francisco2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on September 21, 2014

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   we were not informed that only the brunch buffet for $30 was available. the menu online suggested that a la carte items were available. we had coffee and juice and left.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York City8 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on September 21, 2014

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2

    went there this past saturday night with friends and pretty much everything was off. first, the restaurant was closed for a private event so they routed us to another dining area within the hotel. then the place was completely empty. despite the fact that it was empty, we stayed. and then our food took waaaay too long to come (how that happens in an empty restaurant is beyond me). and then the portions were tiny...and of course, expensive. the only reason we came to this restaurant were the good reviews. i feel like they failed me this time around. that baby octopus appetizer...really? two redeeming things - the empanadas and the drinks. but that's about it.
    

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