La Côte

Zilda took great care of us. Great service. Great views. A must for Miami Beach visitors.

La Cote is worth a trip even if you aren’t staying at Fontainebleau. A great outdoor space with ocean views and terrific service. Two of us shared the seafood platter with crab, shrimp, oysters, and fabulous mussel salad, along with the plate of tuna tartar served with delicious house made crackers. Wow. It was out of this world. Seafood platter came with perfect Mignonette, tartar and shrimp sauces. They have a great French rose by the glass. My favorite meal all week.

On our mini vacation away from NYC, we came to sunny Miami! Fontaine Bleau is right next door to the apartment we were staying in, so not only is it convenient, La Côte is a great place to come have lunch and day drink! They have a fun selection of cocktails, the vibe here is excellent & service is great. They serve decent portions and the prices are average. We came here twice this visit.
I’m a big fan of anything ginger, I had a ginger mint cocktail which reminded me of a mojito– I enjoyed it. He had a few plain mojitos which he also enjoyed very much.
For appetizers, we ordered the red snapper crudo, it had delicious sliced sweet/​spicy peppers and served with sliced avocado. I HIGHLY recommend if you’re into raw stuff. Super refreshing on a hot day! Then we had the chicken wings, simple fried wings, I thought it was okay. (I’m from NY so there’s LOTS of places here that have top notch wings). Moving along we ordered salads, he ordered the Mediterranean grain salad with grilled shrimp & LOVED it, portion was a little small for a man but it hit the spot for him. I had the heirloom tomato salad with grilled shrimp, I’m a sucker for burrata so I have absolutely no complaints & I can order that every day and be fine. I definitely recommend it. Super fresh! Lastly, for our lunch entrée on our last day in Miami, we both ordered the La Côte burger, medium rare, cooked PERFECTLY. I don’t usually eat cheeseburgers & fries but I figured why not?! #noregrets. I highly, highly recommend the burger. I was full for 2 whole days lol. Should definitely take a stroll there if you’re around the area.

Checked into the hotel and asked for a lunch recommendation, this was it…
After a lengthy wait we got an unremarkable seat in the waaaaaaay back… But we were starving, we didn’t care… I was a third of the way through my cucumber gin and to tonic…
We ordered…
Chicken wings.
Crab legs.
Heirloom tomato salad.
OMG.
My other half inhaled those chicken wings. He was in love. (I’m pretty sure he wants a divorce.) The seasonings were spectacular!!! Honey, butter, Harissa, and the perfect CRUNCH! Love love love!
The crab legs had a great brine. And my salad was perfect in size, though it could have used a bit more balsamic vinaigrette… Just for flavor… Otherwise…
Noms!

Food and drinks were great as expected. I had the tuna sandwich and my sister had the crab cakes. Can’t go wrong with either. Will definitely be back again for more.

Nothing to write home about, ordered some strange Americanized version of Pisladiere that was prepared by someone who has never tasted one in south of France. Service was fair, not good, the crowd was loud, pasty white, and touristy. The check came it was $ 170 for lunch for 2, two sandwiches, a bottle of rose, and my chewy appetizer. Not a great value. In addition you have only an hour to get back your car at valet before it is parked in Siberia, which according to the valet, will take 30 – 40 minutes to retrieve. I will leave this property to the tourists.

Great little place to eat when you take a break from the pool and/​or beach. I usually have a hamburger every time I come here and its normally always great. Wouldn’t complain about the price because its like that all over the fontainebleau. Will be back here again. Also the other food is great to.

I was staying at the FB and looking for a quick bite after swimming in the ocean. I had the roasted Mahi sandwich & it was delicious
Quick service & fair prices

PLACE:
Great atmosphere, easy entrance right off the Miami Beach boardwalk, or a meandering walk through the Fountainbleau pool area with security checking on our destination. Sunday morning we walked in easily without a wait before noon, but those who came after noon had at least a 30min wait. No brunch items to be found on this menu and flavors were more new American cuisine rather than Mediterranean. All seating is outdoors and most is under umbrellas.
PRICE:
Expect to spend at least $ 25 per person without cocktails — $ 40 with cocktails. Also take note of that automatic gratuity included as a service charge on your bill.
FOOD:
Great quality and presentation, but not as flavorful as I expected for the amount of work put into the plating. Calamari was the best in preparation and flavor, halumi full of flavor but the bread had more flavor than the pears tasting like water, chicken wings were prepared with a nice crunchy skin and juicy meat but the sauce lacked flavor, and I’d avoid the bacon flatbread in the future as it was pretty dry and chewy.
SERVICE:
Everyone who served us was great and full of friendliness. The host stand was a bit of a mess, but gladly validated our valet parking ticket for $ 10 off the $ 25 parking after showing our receipt.

Great vibe for an afternoon drink
Fun dj with background music
Fantastic drinks, expensive though so soak up the atmosphere. $ 52 for two drinks before tip (berries and vodka, mojito)

So average, should be much better for the location and price point. Service didn’t take much initiative, you had to ask for every small thing. Food had «fake grill» markings which is so peculiar as there is a huge grill and it arrived lukewarm. I would definitely skip!

This is exactly what you could get in any other south beach place: basic fare with nothing special … Food is subpar, Cocktails are small and tasteless and served in a loosy plastic cup, service is fantomatic… Talk about a nice dining experience.
Also, the fact that in such a big palace, they would not let you smoke in an open air space on a windy night is surprising and at a 1^st in any luxury hôtels I’ve been in. And I went to the bests in France…
I will not speak of The 25 $ valet parking for less than 2 hours because I could be rude…
Bottom line: if Your idea of a good evening is spending 130 $ on 2 burgers and 2 tiny cocktails, la côte is for you, otherwise, you are better of at wendy’s with 2 baconators…
And stop calling this La côte, you do not deserve The comparison with La côte d’azur …

Good is good, I ate here 3 times on my vacation and enjoyed it every time. Tomato salad and the lobster roll are recommended

Good for quick bites and drinks before or after the beach
Food is ok
Don’t expect a lot it’s just a poolside café

I came here last year and all was good but today was the contrary. We got great ocean view seating and our waitress was very nice and took good care of us.
The food is the reason for the two stars. I ordered a chicken panini with a side salad, simple. Well my chicken was cold when I received it, it was also tough, hard as a rock. The salad wasn’t any better. It was literally 2 plum tomatoes cut in half on a bed of a baby spring mix. What kind of salad is that?! There was no dressing on it either.
Of course I made the waitress aware and she was very nice and offered to bring me a new one or let me pick something else from the menu but I just asked for dressing and kept my stiff chicken.
When we got the bill the waitress explained she was sorry about the panini and removed it from the bill for us. That was very nice but I’ll definitely be staying away from La Côte from now on.

Absolutely loved this place! The view from the top level is beautiful and the food is also delicious. My personal favorite were the wings. I dined there 4 times and got the wings each and every time. The chicken panini, calamari, rock shrimp and fries were also good BUT the wings are a must try.
Yes the place is expensive but everything at Fontainebleau is, but if you’re on vacation and want the best then try this place.

The atmosphere at this place is really chill. I really felt very relaxed and happy at this place.
We were greeted by very friendly staff and were handed coconut waters. We told them it was out 10^th year anniversary and they brought us two champagne flutes. It was a great touch. The DJ, Jax had great music playing during our lunch. Brooke was our server and she was very attentive and made a suggestion of adding avocado to my spring salad which was money. I also ordered the shrimp cocktail which was very tasty and fresh. The shrimp were very large. Our bartender was Giovanni and he was very eager to please us.
Overall, I love this place. It has great views, atmosphere and awesome staff.
I recommend going there on a Saturday afternoon.

La Cote offers a fun poolside AND beachside atmosphere at Fontainebleau. I would give this five stars if it wasn’t so overpriced. The downstairs is a fun atmosphere, sometimes with a DJ (which we really enjoyed!), and the upstairs offers incredible views. Food is good, but I think you’re paying for convenience by the beach/​pool and for being at Fontainebleau. Drinks I found to be a little more worth their value. Loving the new coconut drinks (real coconut juice [virgin or non] served in a coconut) and the rose sangria is sooooooo good! Take my word, and try both of these while sitting on the second level gazing into the amazing views!

I booked a treatment at the Lapis spa, so I was looking for a restaurant in the hotel for lunch. The review of this place weren’t great, but I saw the prices of the other poolside to-​go restaurant (over $ 10 for a hot dog), and I figured I’d rather spend a little more for nicer food.
I had the lobster roll and dill potato chips. I was pleasantly surprised. In fact, this lobster roll was better than the one I had at Joe’s stone crab the day before. (I’m on a lobster roll streak, what can I say?). The service was just fine as well.
I spent over $ 30 with tip for the lobster roll, so I felt it was overpriced, but still delicious for something I expected to be mediocre. I would have given 4 stars if the price were a little better or there had been an ocean view.

La Cote is more so a place of convenience. It’s the place you come to because you’re staying at the Fontainebleau and want to grab drinks or food while partying by the pool. Music is great and the crowd is fun because it’s the Fontainebleau. Aside from this, I wouldn’t say it is anything special.
After hanging by the pool, we stopped here for a few drinks. We had a couple of mojitos and they weren’t very good. Thrown together in 10 seconds, watered down and pretty weak from an alcohol standpoint. You kind of get the vibe this place is more about quantity than quality. Almost like La Cote is there because it needs to be and not because it wants to be.
I would definitely skip this place unless you’re hanging out by the pool for the day, are already tipsy and just need filler food or more drinks. Go inside to Hakkasan or other restaurants and get an amazing drink and food.

The food was good. We had grilled chicken panini’s which were well seasoned and we prepared. The problem was the extremely slow service and the extremely loud techno music.

Finished my bffs bachelorette weekend here. The restaurant is food. Carlos was a great server, but just a little slow.
We had the veggie flatbread and the tuna tartar. I ordered the burger, but it was slightly over cooked. It was still flavorful and enjoyable. The onion rings are very well cooked and perfectly crispy. The chicken panini was also very good.
The ambience is great, and Dj Jax was great!

Javier provided great service. every where you go at fountain bleu, the staff is top notch. Tried stone crab for the first time… Like lobster and crab had a fling.
Shrimp Caesar great. Lobster roll was a blended roll, but tasty.