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😒 3/5 - Average, Though Your Mileage May Vary
By 👻 @Captain_J_Spaulding, 09/11/2023 3:00 am
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I don’t usually review local restaurants, preferring to write about more distant places, but was reminded that what is closer to home is probably distant to someone else so… Mamey’s menu has a Caribbean/Asian fusion slant which has become not as uniquely sounding as one might expect. Still, if executed well, there are enough flavor combinations to surprise if not at least meet expectations. The restaurant itself has an indoor bar-centric area and an outdoor covered walkway space. On entering, the noise and canned music were a bit too loud for normal conversation and when we asked for a quiet table we were ushered to the outdoor hallway. This would later prove to be a mistake because 1) There is no view of interest to merit being relegated to al fresco dining, especially when 2) The fresco portion was non-existent on a humid South Florida evening as overhead fans pushing around hot air were not enough to prevent rivulets of sweat dripping down our backs, 3) The music volume was quickly increased anyway as more diners were seated and 4) Though probably not allowed, the wafting smell of cigarette smoke was intermittent enough to be annoying. We chose a sampling menu where food was to be presented “family style” with four appetizers served, then the table would be cleared for four second courses, then cleared once more for dessert. The appetizers were interesting enough on paper: Conch fritters with a cilantro aioli being the most flavorful while the usual tired catch-of-the-day ceviche (found in so, so many Miami restaurants) was the least. The white truffle and brie grilled cheese might have made the list but the faint flavors were overwhelmed by a mango jam and the too-thick bread. We also found the ceviche and watermelon salad selections a bit cumbersome to serve “family style” as the corresponding liquids, integral to their taste, were difficult to keep separate on the lone 6” plate that was set for each diner. The plate-clearing and appearance of the mains was a bit slow, and once again the items were hit-and-miss: The lemongrass glazed grouper on bok choy with bamboo rice and Thai curry was inspired (the grouper being cooked perfectly), but a bit more than a whiff of lemongrass would have been appreciated. A churrasco with red pepper chimichurri was also good though not groundbreaking, while a vegetable Pad Thai was serviceable, and a gummy mess of ghee roasted plantains was both tasteless and forgettable. There was plenty of time to ponder these dishes as, again, the clearing of plates took so long that we were able to examine the used plates at our leisure, allowing for copious notes to be written. A Jamaican rum cake with toffee syrup was presented for dessert and, although one of the more flavorful selections of the evening, also had to be served “family style.” This proved a challenging proposition when it came to dividing the 4” round mass among our table of three. I believe for a selection of that size the restaurant could certainly spring for one item per person rather than having diners perform micro-surgery to split apart the presentation (I shudder to think how it would have gone if there were a group of 5 or 6). Only valet parking is offered at the hotel where the restaurant is located ($12.00 for two hours as of this writing) and there is no validation.
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