Birthday Delight. Situation: My boyfriend and I were strolling Ocean at 9pm looking for a late dinner after a full day of activities. After being very disappointed by a restaurant bar who "free pours" your watered down drinks in the back room and does not measure the alcohol / not able to tell you what's in it; we were pulled into Mia Bella Roma by the staff yelling at us, "you're eating here" (The novelty of SoBe)
The server sat us right by the live Spanish band (live entertainment 7days a week). We started with glasses of wine ($13/each glass) and the Chef's special - Antipesto Plate ($45). The plate was huge! Came with olives, roasted red pepper, salad, hummus, sun dried tomatoes, the works! Fresh cheese and meats made this plate good enough to share between two or more people.
Next we had the Chef's Special ($55) - Seafood Pasta in Marinara Sauce. The seafood was fresh (squid, clams, mussels, a whole lobster, shrimp, scallops) and the pasta was perfect Al-dente. Again, so much food and good enough to share!
Last, it was my boyfriends birthday - they came out with little cream puffs covered in whipped cream, I've cream and chocolate sauce and wrote "Happy Birthday" on the plate. The live band sang him their version of Happy Birthday and had us dance in front of everyone.
My total bill was $200 USD (including a generous tip) - 4 glasses of wine, Antipesto, Seafood Pasta (dessert was free)
We tipped our live Band $20 for their dancing, singing, music playing, involving the audience.
I could come here every night!
Amazing food, careful of specials.. This place has delightful authentic italian with large portions. My mother and I shared a caprese salad and a frutti di mari pasta, perfect to satisfy us for lunch. Food is so amazing, I'll crave it forever. However, watch out for deceitful "specials" and keep in mind 18% gratuity is added most places in south beach.
I know several people said it wasn't great but I disagree! Food was yummy, service was good, deserts were so good. I would come back again!
Liked it... but: The gnocchi was absolutely delicious. You can tell the food is homemade and it was perfectly portioned. Almost gave a 'doesnt like' because of the misleading 'specials'. You're immediately told of the 20% off, buy one get one drinks and $3.99 appetizers. However what you're not told is you can only pick one. After our $100 bill we questioned the charges and were kindly advised to look at the fine print (which you don't think to do while dining out). The manager took about $10 off which I suppose was nice. Good food but beware of their sneaky advertisements.
A authentic Italian Restaurant.. If you are looking to have a good time and relax while enjoy a marvelous Gnocchi al pesto, Mia Bella is a good choice. The flamenco night made the food look and taste even better. Service was excellent and I am 100% satisfied with the food and service. My husband tried the Lobster ravioli which was incredible good. The sauces and taste made everything pleasant in my experience in this restaurant.
Business Senior Analyst. Bartender Bruno and Mario are fantastico!!!!. They are very courteous and very friendly. they should be in travel industry as well as the hospitality industry. They have great customer service, they are funny and they are REAL!!!!! I am here for the fasion week and I would not think twice to bring my customers here if one of htese are here.
BTW, I met Sarah too and she is lovely. very homely and domestic!!!. she made me feel at home and guided me all over the place.
Food was amazing ! Drinks 2x1 huge 20oz ! Margaritas would recommend if you visit Miami 100%
Celebrated my 31st birthday here and was very satisfied with the outcome. They took me by surprise with the amount of food I was served and the waitress was nothing short of amazing!
Great food,Great atmosphere and good service. Very nice place to dine and hear music. Staff very friendly and welcoming.
Very expensive ... They get u with the "free shots" and two for one special.. don't fall for it
The food was great, I had one of the biggest drinks in my life. But I think the reason I like it so much is because of the staff, we had a big group and management and staff did a great job accommodating us. I can't forget about our hostess, beautiful funny entertaining a intelligent. Can't remember her name but thank you!!!
It was our unintentional first stop on the strip, but it was well worth it. Good food, very strong drinks. If you get the drinks special (which is expensive but well worth it) make sure to take an Uber or have a for sure DD. Great view and atmosphere as well. Also, great service.
JUST ALL AROUND GREAT CHOICE.
We have gluten allergies and Sarah our server took excellent care of us. We started with a mojito and a Cosmo (both excellent) and prosciutto wrapped cantaloupe with arugula. We followed with a gluten free snapper and gluten free pasta for the grown ups and a meat lovers pizza for our son. All the food was excellent and Sarah was amazing. The $15 drinks turned into 2 each with a pair of shooters for dessert. Now I can understand people's hesitance at having tip included with the bill but lighten up. You don't come to the sidewalk in South Beach for a 5 star dining experience. You come to have fun eat and people watch. For our $134.23 (tip and tax included) for starter, drinks, mains and dessert, we enjoyed the hell out of it. The show was worth a million bucks.
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