Wish in South Beach?

[little ms foodie]

We will be spending one night in South Beach and I've heard that Wish might be a good restaurant to check out for dinner. Anyone have recent experiences here?

[Gifted Gourmet]

Wish: the review

Dining at Wish is paradise. The serene outdoor dining room, decorated with palm trees and brightly colored exotic flowers, is a little slice of the tropics come to life. ...be transported to Wonderland....menu has a tropical slant, lots of ingredients borrowed from Latin America. Avocado, watermelon, plantains, cilantro, and ginger are used to perfectly accent everything from ceviche to salad to fish, poultry, and beef. The kitchen is careful to balance the familiar with the exotic so that the menu remains exciting, not scary. the sauces are divine. Clean and light, brightened with citrus juices or vegetable purées, olive oil, and herbs, they practically sparkle on the plate.

Mobil Travel Guide review sounds a bit like Paradise to me as well!

[DonRocks]

Wish: the review

Dining at Wish is paradise. The serene outdoor dining room, decorated with palm trees and brightly colored exotic flowers, is a little slice of the tropics come to life. ...be transported to Wonderland....menu has a tropical slant, lots of ingredients borrowed from Latin America. Avocado, watermelon, plantains, cilantro, and ginger are used to perfectly accent everything from ceviche to salad to fish, poultry, and beef. The kitchen is careful to balance the familiar with the exotic so that the menu remains exciting, not scary. the sauces are divine. Clean and light, brightened with citrus juices or vegetable purées, olive oil, and herbs, they practically sparkle on the plate.

Mobil Travel Guide review sounds a bit like Paradise to me as well!

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I had a great meal at the bar at Wish about a year-and-a-half ago. I don't remember details, but based on what I had that night, I would urge you to go.

Cheers!

Rocks.

[Gifted Gourmet]

Wish is just as fabulous as the botanical décor. In South Beach style, you’ll spy a mix of famous faces and the sexy, young, well-bronzed crowd ...

Did you wear your sunglasses and Speedos, cool Rocks?

[little ms foodie]

great review and they are on Open Table which I love using!! this might be the spot!

[Tonyy13]

There is a great restaurant called Tlula that is a great little place that features a chef that is a former F&W award winner, Andrea Curto. She is an awesome chef, ched her out at their site, www.talulaonline.com. BTW, anyone ever seen that show Opening Soon on the Fine Living network? They were featured on it, so if you get a chance, you can get a little info on them at Fineliving.com, and open the Opening Soon Tab. Have fun in Miami!!

[little ms foodie]

Making my reservations for dinner....anyone with recent experiences?

We are staying at the Crown Plaza Resort- is this close? Is there another restaurant that you think is better in the same area?

[little ms foodie]

Had a very nice dinner at Wish, the restaurant is beautiful with the main dining room being outside- lots of plants, trees and little lights.

The food and service were both very nice. I'd recommend it. A bit pricey but I think everything in SB is right??

Drinks after in the bar and up at the rooftop pool. Great mojitos.

Wish is at The Hotel

[Bond Girl]

Had dinner in Wish last friday night. The service was fantastic the food was creative enough although much of it not work. I started with a spicy crab nepolean that was okay but not great. The lumps of crab meat was coated in a green avocado mix, you can hardly taste the spices, and sitting on pieces of fried won ton wrappers. Overall the dish lacked depth and one can easily be bored after a while. The plating however was very pretty. Next up was a malin served in truffle oil with soy broth and bok choy. Once again, A for creativity and C for results. The Marlin was hard and dense to bite and did not go well with the rest of the dish. I would like to see the marlin braised to a more luxurious tenderness or a different fish used here. Although there was a lovely balance of the truffle (albeit a bit synthetic), soy and the greeness of bok choy. Dessert was a complete bust. The tea infused tres leche cake seemed to blundered through the whole thing. The chantilly cream lacked finess, the ice cream was fine, but come on, how hard is it to make ice icream? Wish has a lot of potentials, it simply needs time to develope them.