What we ordered: * Ceviche crillo * Empanadas * Lomo saldado * El achupado * Homemade chocolate cake with ice cream Drinks * Piscopolitan * Chicha Sour * Chicha Colada Service * Our server (Alfredo) was great and had good recommendations (achupado). Also a drink recommendation. Ambience * Outdoor terrace seating on the water. * Very cozy and quiet at first but later in the night got louder. Food quality * Always high quality of food at La Mar. * The flavors and sauces are divine. * Probably ordered too much but this is always the case with such a good menu. 5/5 as usual. Cannot beat this experience.
La Mar is one of my favorite restaurants in Brickell! So sad that they are closing in May. I usually come here during every trip to Miami. The lomo saltado, chicken empanadas and the calamari are my go to dishes. Not to mention the drinks here are good, can never go wrong with a palmoma or skinny marg! We always ask for a seat near the water, best view!
Came here for our friends birthday. I ordered the seafood pasta and it was brought out very timely. The food was absolutely delicious! We were celebrating a birthday and they made sure to make my friend feel special.
What an incredible place! We had one night away from the kids, so we were in search of an *experience* and this definitely fit the bill. The view from the patio was amazing, the food was so unique and delicious, and the service was outstanding. The ceviche sampler was so good: three completely different takes on ceviche, with Asian influence, Mexican influence, and more traditional. The octopus was perfection! The lomo saltado and empanadas were also supreme. Definitely do not skip on dessert- each one sounded so good we wanted one of each, but settled on manzana miso, which had the most unique smoked ice cream, such a good choice! This place is certainly the right place to treat yo self!
I have been to the hotel before for the MO Bar & Lounge. Happy to return to try La Mar. I loved everything about this experience. The staff are friendly, helpful and provide exceptional service. Our server Mariana was the sweetest! Seating was prompt and we elected to sit outdoors as the weather was beautiful. I ordered Duck confit from their special menu along with a Pisco sour. My meal was delicious and full of flavor. The Pisco sour, I am not sure if I liked the taste of it. I will have to give it another go. I am already anticipating my next visit here. I loved that they have gluten free options.
Wow! This was a truly incredible experience. From the staff's friendliness, to the presentation of the meal, and the wonderfully dimly lit aura, this is a must-try of you are visiting Miami. The cuisine is Peruvian, and the variety of options is incredible. My lens is vegetarian, and I had 2-3 options, which while a little slimmer than I normally prefer, each option looked incredibly tasty (though I steered away from the over priced stir fry which would have removed the primary protein and left only vegetables). The lychee pisco was amazing, refreshing, and deceivingly quick to drink. I ordered the udon noodles - rich, flavorful, and thick. Absolutely incredible. And the desserts! I cannot wait to try this again in the future (whenever it is that I make it back to Miami).
La Mar had one of the best services I've ever gotten in North America. For this service I am happy to have a 20% tip added to the bill. If you've never been to Miami you'll find that many of their higher end restaurants will add a mandatory 20% tip to your bill, which granted is an unpleasant surprise to many, but at the same time the best service I've received in America have been from Miami. Everything we tried at La Mar was executed with care, passion, and perfection. The tiradito lujoso was plated like a work of art and the colours, flavours, and textures of each piece of that dish worked together to create a beautiful masterpiece. This was a sashimi dish using Japanese hamachi with a Peruvian twist. La Fiesta Del Puerco was a Peruvian twist on Korean Bossam with Peruvian inspired banchan to wrap with the most perfectly crispy pork belly we've ever had. The top most layer of the belly was crispy but not hard & not chewy, and the under layers of meat were sooo soft without too much fat. The sauce that it was floating in adds a bright texture that makes this fatty meat more vibrant in taste and less greasy. The pickled banchan also cuts away the greasiness of pork belly. The Arroz Pegado came out in a warm skillet but instead of having to wait for the rice at the bottom to scorch and become crispy, the rice was already prepped to have evenly distributed crispy crunchy rice throughout the dish so that every bite comes with the delicious crunch of socarrat. The shrimp were so juicy and large. My only complaint from everything we tried the entire night was that the clam meat was a bit dry and not as succulent as I had hoped for. Lastly the desserts are a must order. Bc it was our wedding anniversary they gifted us a small chocolate brownie/cake topped with strawberry ice cream and chocolate sprinkles...it was the fluffiest, most delicious chocolate cake I've ever had ...it wasn't too sweet and the texture was just so soft. We ordered the Manzana Miso and it was again an orchestra of flavours and textures. The smoke Japanese miso ice cream was so special. Also a portion of the proceeds of this dessert goes to support a non-profit that "establishes a place to call home for children who cannot live with their parents". This is one of my favourite restaurants of this year. Also the view!! What an incredible view paired with an incredible dining experience. This place is A++. A point to consider for the restaurant is that the La Mar backdrop and sign by the front entrance (although set up prettily) has lighting that is not very pleasant for photo taking so if you want ppl to be taking pictures by the backdrop, consider putting in lighting that's more like a photoshoot set with lighting at the right places that won't cast weird shadows on people's faces.
Wow! I have been wanting to go to this restaurant for so long, and it was completely worth it! I loved it so much. The view and the ambiance are amazing (what more could you ask for than seeing the whole Miami skyline?). The service was amazing. Our waitress was super sweet, and he kindly explained the whole menu. Plus, I loved that every time we got a dish, they explained it. Now, onto the food--we ordered tiradito, ceviche clásico, lomo saltado, and anticucho de pollo. Everything was amazing, and you can tell how much love goes into every dish. The taste was incredible, and the presentation was top-notch. Oh and desserts, the chocolate cake and the merengue were amazing.
Beautiful experience all around. The view from the outside dining was breathtaking, the service was topnotch, among the best I've seen. Appetizers: Pulpo: as delicious as it was beautiful. Purple dots of olive cream and green dots of herbed aioli framed a lovely piece of grilled octopus. Churros de Trucha: crispy churros, filled with smoked trout mousse, crème fraiche with truffle oil, salmon slices, caviar= delightful and unique Main: Arroz pegado: sticky rice with seafood (prawns and clams) Fried fish of the day: nuggets of fried fish plated in the breaded fish with sweet sauce. Dessert: Pavlova: light airy and delicate Chocolate cake, birthday comp: good muffin-like cake with a scoop of strawberry ice cream Lucuma Chocolate Mousse: the Lucuma one was especially good because it has a rich velvety flavor and unique flavor option that is uniquely Peruvian
Came here for my birthday dinner on a Friday evening after having this spot on my list for YEARS now. Having traveled all over Peru just a few years ago, Gastón is definitely the pride and joy of their country. We tried a variety of dishes to start,the duck tiradito was superb and the conchitas were incredible and the presentation was pure magic. The octopus was great as well. We also shared the lomo (obviously we have to try the signature dish of Peru) and the achupado was delicious and very rich. We ended up taking half of the lomo and achupado home as we were actually pretty full after having several cocktails along with dinner. The view of the Miami skyline at sunset is amazing and sets the vibe for a romantic night. The service is also top notch as well. Definitely want to come back for their iconic brunch