CRAVE

Love this place and the staff is amazing. I go at least once a week for happy hour. The food delicious. Thank you

Mediocre food and our server was slower than molasses. I trust the sushi from here as much as I would from a gas station. I had the turkey burger which was ok. My friend had the salmon salad and she said she liked it but she has the palate of a leaf. Next door, Villagio is much better. Go there instead.

I am grateful for going to this restaurant since it was for my niece Baptist and my brother and sister in law were paying. Family reunion, awesome time; however, there was no one greeting, the waiter and waitresses did not introduce themselves and it took a good 10 min to start bringing water and even longer to order drinks. Cheese, crackers and fruit bar was well presented. The tables and silverware organized. The ambience perfect. Here comes flatbread pizza with mozzarella cheese and tomato on top… delicious. Flat bread with butter so so. Then came the salad arugula, spinach, walnuts, mozzarella; it was okay but I’m not fond of arugula. For main entrée I got mahi mahi tacos and my boyfriend a chicken sandwich. The tacos were small and it tasted too fishy. The chicken sandwich was some sort of tortilla pocket it reminded me of gorditas from taco bell. The coffee was good. Overall I gave them 2 stars because for the price and location the tacos should have been great. The restrooms were decent, the parking was plenty. If you pay by phone is 3 hours max and since the service was slow my time expired and we had to leave before the cake. I was left not craving CRAVE.

Food was ok. Waiter was nice and apologetic but service was slow. They messed up 2 drink orders and 1 entry, jambalaya had no sausage, and they didn’t bring 2 items (fortunately) ordered. Not going back.

I kept hearing about this place and I finally came to check it out. I had dinner here tonight with my boyfriend. The restaurant is very nice looking. It is very spacious with a lovely outdoor area to dine, as well as inside. I wasn’t too impressed with the food however. We ordered the calamari as an appetizer, it was pretty good but unfortunately they don’t have marinara sauce incase you don’t like the jalapeño aioli that is given. My boyfriend ordered the churrasco dish that I sampled. The meat was pretty tasty and the roasted potato wedges were pretty good. I ordered sushi, they were having a «half off special». I tried the tempura roll as well as the salmon and avocado roll. The portion size was larger than usual but it was not very flavorful. I’ve had better. I also ordered truffle parmesean fries. I am always hearing about «truffle oil» and such so this snack plate sounded interesting. Unfortunately we did not like this plate. The fries had a strange odor, which was from the truffle oil. The waitor was kind enough to comp the plate. Finally, we tried the smores brownie which I read good reviews on. It was eh. Nothing special. Overall the food was okay but I think i’ll be trying out some of the other restaurants around the merrick shops before I come back.

The worst place in the entire gables. Do not go here. The worst service and careless staff I have ever dealt with, especially the manager. Do not throw your valuable money away. If you’re in Merrick park, go to one of the other amazing restaurants there DO NOT go to CRAVE. The good is below mediocre.

I had a great time on my last visit during happy hour. For their Thursday night special, the happy hour goes well into the night and includes great food/​drink specials, in addition to a live DJ.
The restaurant is located in the heart of Merrick Village. It offers a spacious inside dining area with a nice décor, however I really appreciate the huge outside dining area which includes a beautiful bar.
It appears the menu has been revised and the new dishes are amazing. The bamboo roll is a must. The bartenders and wait staff were very attentive and friendly. Even the manager and head chef stopped by to see how our entrees were.
Definitely worth a visit if you haven’t been, or if you have not tried out the new menu.

Food here is nothing special, be prepared you pay much higher price, and the portion is not big for what you paid.
We had sandwich, pasta, flat bread, sushi roll and ceviche. Nothing is outstanding, people go there for the environment not the food just like Lincoln road, I will not go back to this place for sure.

Appetizers on point! The ceviches were amazing and the lobster and shrimp flatbread very good. Also the mahi tacos are amazing! They also have a good kids variety.

Should’ve listen to my InterVoice when I saw three stars here on Unilocal I didn’t read any of the reviews so I went in unbiased, sat down me and my wife and my daughter took forever to get water for my daughter our food took forever, our appetizer came out at the same time as the food my chicken Caprice Rosa was A bowl of cold pasta with six little chicken tender size pieces of chicken for $ 18 yeah lackluster service tasteless food and cold at that don’t bother wait to 45 minutes for Yard House

I cracked my tooth on what appeared to be a petrified piece of pasta (hidden in a salad that did not contain pasta of any kind) almost two months ago. We notified our waitress and the manager, and they advised us to call them. We called and they keep telling us to wait to hear from their corporate offices. In the mean time, I have been in terrible pain and cannot chew on the right side of my mouth.
Aside from that obviously terrible experience, we thought the food was mediocre at best, even for a restaurant at a shopping mall.
*UPDATE: More than three months later, still no resolution.

I went there last weekend during Miami spice with friends. I enjoyed it we had a good time. The food was pretty good but it wasn’t the best. I appreciated the look of the restaurant, it has a modern upscale feel.

Came here for the first time for lunch by myself. My server was Gabriela. She was very nice and was helpful when I asked questions on what to eat. I’d love to try it out for dinner one night. I had the Hawaiian style tartare. Pretty good. Would not recommend the personal flat breads.

Miami Spice is always a good excuse to excessively eat out and try every restaurant possible lol!
Although I love the location of Crave, it does remind me of the Cheesecake Factory. Nothing against the Cheesecake Factory, just making an observation.
The food was good, not spectacular. I had the calamari to start and my friend had the arugula flatbread. Tasted great.
My main dish was salmon. It was good but again, nothing to write home about. The dessert was brownie with ice cream and what tasted like a graham cracker crumble. It was like a deconstructed smore. I really didn’t like this dessert. The brownie tasted like a prepackaged lunch box treat. Our waiter was friendly, but when it came time for the bill, he was no where in sight.
I’d try this place one more time, because well everyone deserves a second chance right?

Everything from the appetizer to dessert was absolutely amazing. Flatbread, hummus dip oh and the s’mores dessert… Delicious!!!

I have been to CRAVE a few times. Mostly for events and for company christmas parties.
I enjoy the food but it is hit or miss.
Sometimes it is great, other times it is sub-​par.
The service is also not very consistent either.
The menu is moderately priced and they have lunch/​happy hour specials.
But nothing truly enticing to keep me coming back.
Truthfully, if you are in the Merrick Park area and looking for something to eat, it will do.
The have a pretty broad selection to choose from.
But if the wait is not too long across the way at Yardhouse, I would go there instead.

They have the Best Burgers in Gables. Great place for a team night or a large company lunch or dinner. Great choice of wine and they have Sushi for those who want a very light meal. Overall it’s a great place

Not even deserving 3 stars.
The ceviche was not made to order: it was clearly sitting in a refrigerator for hours if not overnight.
Service was really slow despite being almost empty.
Will not eat there again.

We went for a Sunday brunch. There is a large parking garage to the west around the corner from Villaggio restaurant. They offer plenty of covered seating outside or inside which has a large center dining area then seated areas at the windows.
The breakfast menu is more than adequate in quantity and variety. We had the banana rum caramel french toast which is more like a decadent dessert and the steak and eggs which were cooked and seasoned very well and a rather large portion for a breakfast. They also offer unlimited $ 19 mimosas which were served promptly.
The outdoor seating is fully covered and is great for people watching. The interior is spacious and very classy in design. The bartender, server and manager were all very friendly and attentive. I’m definitely going back.

Loved the food! We had drinks and appetizers at about 2/​3pm. We had sunomono salad, a grilled chicken salad Veggie Tempura roll and sashimi.
GET THE EDAMAME! Omg, has a little spice that will have your mouth watering.
Everything was great. Waiter explained that all good was made very fresh so may take longer. I appreciated this information up front. I didn’t think it was too long, and most definitely worth the wait!
I think there’s a drink called «Angry Dragon» get it you’ll be pleased, smooth and delicious.