Conch Heaven

Horrible! Had rubbery Cracked Conch Peas & Rice, Mac/​Cheese with Cole Slaw. Nothing was seasoned!!! There is no Bahamian cooking at this restaurant. The portions are generous but a Bahamian cook is desperately needed.
There has been a change in the quality of food for about a year now, but yesterday was worst. I would not recommend this Caribbean restaurant to anyone unless there is a drastic change in their food.

I agree with Fellow Unilocal or Jazz. I have the «grilled conch» and was not very pleased. The conch was hard and was in pretty much soup. It should be called conks do, if anything. The consult it was OK. The conch fritters, very little, barely any conch. Yes, they should be called hush puppies, pretty much just flour and minuscule piece of conch here in there. I am giving this place a one star rating only because of the sky juice. The waitress, I thin girl, could not have cared any less. She took our order and then went to sit down and check on her phone. She brought us our food and then went back to sit down and check on her phone. We would have to «harass» her to come over toward table. I was not very pleased at all with the rolling of her eyes every time we called her over. She barely made any conversation whatsoever, made no suggestions, was not friendly at all, etc. If you don’t want customers to come then shut your place down.

This is my go to spot day or night to feed my cravings for conch and fried crabs. The ambiance puts you in the island mood and transports to a relaxing beach with turquoise waters. I think I’ve tried all of their seafood dishes but whose keeping track. Since I don’t recall what I’ve had I guess I’ll just have to try every dish again. Eat, drink and get transported.

Ok this was a waste of money. Ordered 2 fried conch dinners bother with macaroni and cheese and plantain. 1 had potato salad the other with festival. Plantain under cooked, macaroni and cheese had good flavor but mushy pasta l. 1 meal didn’t have the macaroni but rice and peas. They were out of festival and gave a Johnny cake instead. It was good but not what I wanted.
For a place called conch heaven you would think they could cook conch. NOPE… Fried conch was fried rubber overall the flavors are there but the quality isn’t.

The Conch salad here it great. One of the best and well prepared Conch salads I had in a long time.

They have the best conch salad outside the Bahamas. Their jerk chicken is to die for. Make sure TJ is your waiter and you will have a fine experience and most likely become a regular.

Good food. Customer service was not bad no attitudes. Fresh limes with crack conch. Overall enjoyed the food, service, n wait time.

My favorite place to eat hands down. I love their conch fitters, & conch salad. It puts all the other conch places down for sure. Only thing that I have to be ready for are the servers/​order girls attitudes. I’ve only experienced one really polite one. I work in the hospitality industry so my expectations can be high. So if you want some great food come here just don’t expect to have a really nice Bahamian girl serving your food lol

Ok, so just got back in town and was craving conch since I couldn’t get it where I was. Decided to go here to get dinner for me and my family. Staff was very pleasant and attentive. I ordered a conch dinner with peas and rice, mac and cheese, and cabbage, conch and fries, snapper and fries, 2 orders of wings and fries, and finally conch fritters.
First the conch — it was bland no seasoning and very tough very disappointing. I threw it away
Peas and rice — good flavor, but what is peas and rice with no meat?
Mac and cheese — good flavor.
Snapper — just ok.
Wings — over cooked and no flavor.
Cabbage — OK and a little over cooked.
Conch fritters — they should simply be called hush puppies because I couldn’t find any conch in them.
After spending almost 80 bucks on the food I was very disappointed.
Finally, will I go back here again NEVER!

Good food, generous portion, and friendly service.
I ordered the cracked conch with rice, and the waitress brought me a plate with french fries instead. When I asked her, she immediately said, yes, you did order rice, give me a minute. I took a bite of the fries, decided that it’s quite delicious, so I went to the counter and told the girl, don’t worry about the rice, I’ll just keep the fries. The girl, however, showed me the box of pea and rice in her hand, and said, but I still want you to try it! She gave me a look which suggested that if I refuse the rice she’d be so crestfallen she’d need therapy…
While there I saw a customer ordered the fried crab, which looked absolutely delicious. I’d definitely be back to try it!
Tip: after you park your car in the lot, entrance is at the far left, the door with a little ramp. Took me a while to figure it out so I’m saving you some trouble. :)

I’ve been here over a million times and I always refer it to friends or family whenever they are traveling to Miami from out of town. If you want a taste of the Bahamas without actually spending the money to go there then this is the right spot. You won’t be able to order enough unless you order the entire menu.

If you are new, after you park in the back parking lot, look for the furthest door on the left side. That is where you enter the restaurant to dine in. There is a separate room for people to wait if you just wanted to order take out food.
Overall, good service, friendly locals, and good food. Daily lunch specials include a side item.
When you walk in the restaurant, pick any table and seat yourself. Good place for large table parties as well. Server will come and greet you to take your order. After ordering, it would be a good idea to ask for more napkins and more lemon or lime. If you have a large party, they’ll give you a large pitcher of water.
Conch was what my family was craving, especially my Mom. LOL.
Conch fritters could be better… certain family members mentioned it was lacking the natural conch juice flavor. True… also, there were only small bits of conch within.
I preferred the crack conch. The battered conch pieces were more enjoyable. This item is kid friendly as well.
Fried crabs were good. There were 2 crabs per plate order.
Grouper fingers were delicious! Loved the fresh fish within. Must try this one again if ever in town. Side of french fries were good too.
The other two sides were peas n’ rice and potato salad. Rice was plain with no flavor. Potato salad was good to fill you up.
Fried shrimp was fine. They were topped above head lettuce salad. So, that was the only veggie besides all the other deep fried goodies.
Conch salad is a must here! Love the generous amounts of chopped conch, tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, and love the combined flavor with the citrus juices.

Great food and service everytime we go. I love everything about Conch Heaven. I really like the fact that the owner has invested in the restaurant with all the recent upgrades. I’ve been going to the restaurant for nearly 4 years and as long as they keep making those delicious conch fritters and sky juice I’ll be a customer.

Having spent 2 days down in the Keys, our biggest gripe was the only conch we got to experience were conch fritters (think hush puppies with bits of conch). Conch heaven is a typical diner setting without the glam, but definitely a MUST for those that love simple, good food (esp. conch). We had the scorched conch appetizer (resembles ceviche with lots of yummy sliced conch) & cracked conch with plantains. Totally hit the spot & will definitely be back the next time we’re in the area. Fabulous food & nice service.

Ok ok… went back today and I’ve changed my mind! The food was GREAT! I truly enjoyed every morsel. My last visit, I thought my food was a little bland. Today, it IS ON POINT! Grant it, the staff isn’t that nice. They aren’t rude either. They just simply seem to be about getting those orders out… nothing more, nothing less! As a matter of fact, the woman behind the counter acknowledged me by raising her eyebrows at me but not a word came out. A few minutes later, my food was packaged up and I was on my way. I chose not to dine in because back in MY DAY, I used to hang out on this part of town. Back then it wasn’t safe and I don’t think it’s gotten any better now so I was in and out. So yeah, I really enjoyed the food but I do have one gripe. The conch portion was so small. I paid $ 14 and change for my food and the amount of conch I was given was the same amount I got on the lunch special the last time I was here. A few pieces of conch with a lot of rice and peas. I was full from sides but I wish I had conch for left overs. Oh well! The food was good and I’m sure I’ll be back because I am a Miami Girl! Conch is a very important part of my life!

Conch Heaven for the save. Back when our cabal of Unilocalers entered in to the restaurant on a rainy (monsoon-​like, really) Saturday, I had root beer on my mind. We’d planned on dining on drive-​in fare in the Westview area of Miami but a grease fire nixed those plans. Not being at all familiar with this part of the city, Rony Mo utilized the handy dandy Unilocal app and found a suitable Plan B. After eating here, it was, certainly, worthy of being a Plan A.
Conch A has regulars and, I imagine, that if you aren’t from around these parts, there’s little chance you’ll experience what it has to offer… and that’s too bad. Even for Miami, Conch Heaven serves a nice slice of Caribbean life that is sure to lift you out of your doldrums. How? Booze. Brightly-​colored, sweet booze. One sip of my Bahama Mama rum cocktail and I was ready for a good time. Even better, these bad boys were served in pint glasses and were pretty affordable. Had I known, I would have gotten someone else to drive. I was sad to limit my intake because I could have put a hurt on those bad boys… before they put a hurt on me.
If you decide on adding something solid to your liquid lunch, you’re in good shape. The food is exactly what you might imagine. Start your meal off with conch fritters. After all, you *are* in Conch Heaven. For $ 6, you get 12 fritters. What? Insane. Awesome. Pile it up. My chicken curry (gigantic with a sweet, rather than hot, curry) came with two sides: white rice & baked mac & cheese. I.gorged. Seriously. I couldn’t stop eating. No, this isn’t haute cuisine. What this is is Sunday, post-​church dinner at your Auntie Clara’s (Bobby’s wife from the islands) house. The only substitution is that your red drink isn’t Kool-​Aid; it’s booze. This is comfort food at its blue-​sky, lazy day, sand-​between-​your-​toes best. And, the real kicker? Everything that I ordered (including tax but not tip) came out to $ 20.
Yep. This was no part of Miami with which I was familiar.

Love the customer service and the food. I went here because my cousin recommended this place and I was craving conch. When went on a Saturday night around 8pm and it was pretty packed to the point where everyone was standing waiting for their food. Because it’s packed the women didn’t know who ordered and who didn’t nor did they greet us when we walked in. But after our order was taken 15mins after walking in … The women who took our order were friendly and helpful by answering my questions… We waited another 30 mins for our food to be ready. I believe next time I go I’ll probably call in my order first so I can cut the wait time. Anyways I ordered 2 rum cakes, mac&cheese, conch salad, peas&rice, conch fritters and a goombay punch for about 30 $.
Overall not a bad spot of you want conch and willing to wait. I will definitely be coming back for more :)

Conch Heaven is one of those restaurants that, if you simply driving around looking for a promising place to eat, would be totally off your radar. It’s in a not great neighborhood (although it does sit right across from a Miami-​Dade College campus), and the restaurant itself looks pretty sketchy from the outside. Inside, it is a bit less rough, but it still looks like a converted house — which definitely give a «eating in your aunt’s kitchen» vibe to the whole thing. This very much fits the Bahamian cuisine.
If you like Bahamian food, then this place is a win, since it’s authentic. If you haven’t tried Bahamian food, it’s a good experience and, for out-​of-​towners, a good taste of a city that’s the gateway to the Caribbean.
As the name implies, they do indeed have conch, both fried (conch fritters) and conch salad. They also have Bahamian traditional favorites like peas ‘n rice, jerk chicken, and johnny cakes.
My wife enjoyed her steamed fish, which was cooked in foil with a variety of veggies. Likewise, the Jerk chicken was properly seasoned and well cooked.
We got to sample some of the conch fritters, and they tasted like… conch fritters. I will say that there was a bit more conch in them than is often the case (in many cases in which you wouldn’t even know it had meat in it)
It’s not a place I would personally go out of my way to eat, but if you are looking for authentic Bahamian food, it fits that bill.

It was a fluke that we landed in this seafood restaurant a few Saturdays ago.
Sorry, sorry** Bad pun, I know but it just came out!
The occasion was Johnny T’s «Eat Like a Local» series, an unofficial Unilocal event in which we explore different off the beaten path restaurants featuring ethnic dishes. This week was s’pposed to be in what used to be called the Westview neighborhood named after the Westview Country Club on 119 Ave just East of 27 Ave. The Country club is no longer thought the building remains as I don’t know what.

In any case, the plan was to go to the A&W Root beer stand and hamburger joint that’s been there since the 60′. Trouble was, there was a Closed sign on the door due to an oil leak. something like that. So out came Rony’s trusty Unilocal mobile app and «nearby» was selected. Right nearby was the Conch Heaven Restaurant with some pretty decent reviews.
Texting the latecomers, (me) so as not to get lost, we all assembled in this very clean, brightly lit room and enjoyed a meal consisting of Bahamian and Jamaican food. We all ordered something different so we were able to sample a nice assortment of goodies, like steamed snapper, conch fritters, cracked conch, Jerk chicken, and I believe oxtails which I had a miniscule taste of. All lunch plates came with sides that were distinctly Caribbean such as Johnny Cakes, and macaroni and cheese but a sort of square pancake of it, Very tasty. I enjoyed it all especially my cracked conch (which for non Floridians is pronounced like «Konk.»)
They also have a several alcoholic drinks on the menu and we sampled Sky Juice and Bahama Mama. There are also beers like Bud, Guiness, Red Stripe, Kalik, and Smirnoff and wines by the glass and bottle.
Service was gracious and very good. Our requests were met with a smile and questions about how we were enjoying everything. No problem requesting separate checks and by the time we were laving about 3pm, the place was starting to fill up

Ya, it’s no longer the best neighborhood but it’s on a main drag right across from Miami Dade College and has it’s own ample parking lot and back door to go in and it never occurred to me that I should be wary. I really do want to go back and sample some other island fare! They also cater.
** no I’m not!

I’d heard of Conch Heaven back when it was Goldies (yes they are/​were a part of the Goldies in Nassau) but never ventured there as a) I can already get acceptable Bahamian food close to my house and b) other reviews had made me believe it was in a bit of a rough neighborhood.
Anyways, my father noticed that Conch Heaven was on
and was looking to get rid of a gift card. He was missing home and was in the mood for conch, so off we went, although I did warn him about the neighborhood.
After a 20minute drive we arrived. Yes the neighborhood is a little sketchy, but compared to most of the hole-​in-​the-​wall places it wasn’t anything awful.
We walked in a grabbed a table — nothing fancy inside, and not many other people eating in (granted it was a Thursday night and I’ve heard they do most eat-​in service on Sundays after church of course). This is probably a place to stick to take-​out during the week and we did see a lot of take-​out patrons.
We were given menus and orders were placed. Prices were reasonable for dinner portions (think HUGE portions as Bahamian’s like to eat) and the staff was reasonably friendly — a Jamaican took our orders but a Bahamian came out and made conversation with us and joked about Kalik Gold with my dad. My dad’s gf wanted wine — which was limited to moscato or white zinfandel (typical Bahamian taste buds) so don’t go there expecting much on the wine.
The food came out — 4 heaping plates. Two of us had cracked conch, I had steamed conch and another had fried snapper. Each dish came with peas and rice and 2 additional sides, so I was able to try their macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, Johnny cake and steamed cabbage. Luckily for me they also had guava duff that night so I had a big bowl!
The food breakdown —
Cracked conch — 3 stars, they need to beat it a bit more.
Steamed conch — 3 stars, different from how I make it as it had a marinara taste instead of just tomato paste.
Fried Snapper — 5 stars, perfect.
Peas and Rice — 5 stars, perfect.
Coleslaw — 5 stars, perfect.
Macaroni — 4 stars, pretty good.
Steamed cabbage — 4 stars.
Johnny Cake — 4 stars.
Guava Duff — 4 stars, could have used a hint more rum ;)
All in all, if I was in the area I’d be back in a heartbeat, but for now my closer Bahamian spot will serve my needs. Portions were huge so you could easily make 2 or 3 meals out of one dinner. Prices were reasonable and the food was authentic.