1) Waiter disappeared after we ordered and no one came to wait our table so we had to hunt someone down for the check (and they included gratuity in the check, too, even though our waiter completely left in the middle of the meal). Said it was 2 drinks for 1 during happy Hour and charged us for 2. We asked to fix the charge and they did, but kept the ***included*** tip as a percentage of the original total cost (which had been incorrect). read more

The place is on the strip of Miami on Ocean Dr. We were seated quickly, and greeted promptly as well. Our server was an older friendly gentleman who was knowledgeable about the menu and what to recommend. We ordered the surf & turf, seafood platter, NY strip, & fried platter. Everything was cooked as requested! No complaints. Steaks were cooked perfectly. They give you a shit load of food!!! It's a bit pricey, but hey you're on the strip of Miami. I expected crazy prices. They did offer a 20% discount for each entree so it was a plus! The server went above and beyond for my hubby too. He requested hot sauce, they only have Tabasco here, so the server went next door & came back with hot sauce! AWESOMENESS!!!!! Check them out. read more

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Great location, very good service and tasty food. I have only gone twice for breakfast but I was very satisfied both times I went. I ordered eggs Benedict both times because it was so good. Their fruit is very fresh and I was very satisfied with their mimosas and bellinis. Definitely a good place to check out. read more

Pelican cafe - Eggs Benedict - Italian Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

We stopped by this restaurant while on vacation, mostly due to their two-for-one happy hour special. They hands down made one of the best pina coladas!! ... I even ended up ordering two b/c it was so good! As far as the food goes, it was just okay. We got their appetizer with the cocktail shrimp, fried calamari, & crab cakes. The shrimp & crab cakes were both really good whereas the fried calamari was a little bit over done & rubbery. The service wasn't very good either. We thought it was going well because we got our first drink order in right away & it was brought out to us in a timely manner. The second drink however took a long time to bring out & we waited for a long time before we even saw anyone again to place our order for food. Overall, if we go back, I wouldn't go back here, especially with so many restaurant options on Miami Beach! read more

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Are view, such sweet king crab, tender lobster, strong martini's. This place was great. The staff was great also and they were super busy. Go here, you'll enjoy it! read more

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One of many restaurants on Ocean Drive. I love the art deco district that they have turned Ocean Drive into. This establishment is in a great hotel overlooking the Ocean. Its upscale and great to people watch in Miami. If you lucky enough to make it down to Miami during the summer when the beaches are crawling with fit and sexy people, this would be a great place to people watch.....oh and enjoy the great food. read more

Pelican cafe - Italian Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

I'm usually not a big fan of dining on Ocean Drive... (bad food and poor service). But with cousins visiting from out of town, we decided this would be a fun location for some good people watching! Lol Everyone enjoyed their dish (everything from lobster paella, to salmon, octopus, NY steak or grilled vegetables) and the service was surprisingly very good. Giuseppe and Concetta were top-notch!! We had an overall positive experience but some of the reasons why I didn't give 5 stars are the following: I've obviously had better food (although it was good), it was a little pricey for the type of place, the large frozen cocktail was very watered down, and the bill came with an automatic 20% tip. read more

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Service was the only thing good about this place. The breakfast came with a complimentary mimosa. Food was not great and not hot for the price I paid. The eggs were not tasty whatsoever. The mimosa was good though read more

Pelican cafe - Italian Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

My boyfriend and I decided to stop by here after the many offers we were given from walking down Ocean Dr. we were told 20% off and 2 for 1 drinks. We decided the food looked good and got sat. The server was very kind and provided us with enough attention. We ordered the buffalo wings as an appetizer (which was delicious). And my bf got this lobster/shrimp combination, I forgot the name. And I got the fettuccine Alfredo and added chicken. The Alfredo was ok, but after eating more it started to taste good. My bf raved about his plate even after we got back to our hotel. We were given these lights because the sun had gone down and I felt so comfortable and good. Def recommend, however it's a little expensive. read more

Pelican cafe - Italian Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

We decided to walk down Ocean Drive last night for dinner. When passing the Pelican, the staff told us drinks would be 2 for 1 and we would get 20% off the menu prices. I had the Paella with lobster tail added. The Paella was pretty delicious and I have no complaints about the food itself. I do however have complaints about the service and staff. When we received our bills, the 20% off we were promised was nowhere to be found. When we spoke to the waitress about this, she stated it was our responsibility to let her know which I responded with: this is your restaurants promotion you should know, your guests should not have to tell yoi. We asked to speak to the manager but the manager would not speak to us. In the end, we were shorted $20+. Ultimately, I would not recommend this restaurant. While the food was great, the service was terrible and was bad enough for my friends and I to never ever return. read more

Most disgusting service ever!! The drinks are much worse and waitress didn't even care to change the drink which had almost no alcohol in it. One of the host invited us to the bar saying that it was one for one but they charged us for an extra useless drink! read more

Horrible food rude non English speaking staff and $5 for a cup of lemonade out a spout read more

Pelican cafe - $5 lemonade - Italian Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

I wish Yelp allowed you to rate a restaurant with ZERO stars because this one was just awful. Food was tasteless and wayyyyy overpriced. I don't mind paying for quality but wow, the worst restaurant I've experienced. Mind you, it IS south beach, so 20% gratuity is automatically added on to every check. That's why service lacks so bad because servers don't give a damn. I mean.. they are already making 20% off of you regardless. Anyways, let's start with the drinks. 2-4-1.... so they say. I asked if my mom could have the freebie drink because we weren't planning on drinking too much, and the server said yes. Anyways, cocktails finally arrived. They were awful. Full of syrup and one of them wasn't even shaken well because the drink was too thick to travel through the straw. These were not frozen drinks... no drink should have that much syrup. Worst cocktails of my life. We took one sip and sent them back. I'll come back to this at the end of this review. Anyways, we just played it safe and ordered 2 Coronas instead. Bread arrived at the table. Cold bread. Bread from a plastic bag. Not only were they ice cold, but they weren't even accompanied with butter or oil. Just hard, cold bread. Calamari was gross and the fried zucchini had no taste. The Greek salad was subpar. The alfredo pasta was "okay" but the prosciutto flatbread was pretty gross. Even the presentation looked awful. The check finally arrived. We were charged for those 2 cocktails... $16 each. Not the 2-4-1 special AND hello... we sent those back. So I asked the server. Here's where things went south real quick... The server AND bartender accused us of having filled the cocktails with water and THEN sent them back. I'm sorry Mr. Bartender, but do you know how science works? Do you know that ice melts while impatiently waiting for your server to come back to the table? The cocktails had not been touched. We were extremely offended. After we exchanged a few words, he finally took the cocktails off the bill and charged us for the coronas. TWO coronas. Still not the 2-4-1 special that he promised we could do. I was running out of patience and did not want to argue anymore. The manager came to the table and he lacked every single skill that was required of a manager. He even dropped off a dirty glass at our table from another guest. The experience was awful and as was the food. I love south beach but automatic gratuity should not be a mandated thing because this isn't the first time I've had horrible service experience on Ocean Drive. Steer clear guys, there are so many other wonderful spots in Miami. Our check was $114... and what did we really enjoy? The cold bread? The awful cocktails? The super oily calamari? I will definitely not be returning back to this horrible establishment. read more

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I had a good time, the servers were very nice and the churrasco steak was nice and tender! read more

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If it is possible to give negative star.. i would give it -4. When we enter the restaurant they told us about a offer 2nd round free margaritas for $25. We ordered margaritas and went to restroom, when we came back the waitresses had thrown our almost full glass of margaritas away!!!! Then she gave us 2nd round of margaritas and billed us for TWO margaritas!..food was insanely expensive... especially for the quality of the food. read more

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The service here is awful, the management don't know what they are doing and have no type of proper skills to run a business and deal With upset customers. I'm completely disgusted in the lack of service this restaurant has. I will never recommend this restaurant again ! I'm only giving it a two stars to make sure my review stays visible to everyone. Don't come here unless you want shitty service and management. read more

Visiting South Beach for a night, the street promoters pulled us in with promise of BOGO 50% off the HUGE margaritas with 2 coronas tipped in + free shots for the 3 of us. =) We got 3 apps to go with our drinks and had a great afternoon. read more

I wish I could tell you the specific waitress that was absolutely awful but she did not even say her name. Terrible service, mediocre food, and then the have the nerve to include a service/gratuity fee that is not disputable! Im actually still sitting here waiting for my water that I asked for....19 minutes ago. There are also only 5 other people here -- why wouldnt I have WATER yet? If I could leave 0 stars I absolutely would. read more

Drinks are good and you can get a big cup for a cheap price. The waiters, manager and hostess is friendly and helpful. I would come here again! read more

Pelican cafe - Italian Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

Do. Not. Eat. Here! If you're lucky, you might have a decent experience, but chances are high that you will not. After reading the bad reviews, I can relate. Their happy hour seemed decent for the size of drinks & flavors available, BUT, I'm pretty sure after my gf & I sipped on 3, that they're made with mostly water, mixer, & ice. Not only that, they were TERRIBAD! A person had mentioned their giant Mojito is awful, & yes, it was nasty. It was so nasty that we had to have it replaced. Thankfully the server seemed ok with it. Her attitude changed after that, though, & we had to guess that she took it out on us. We were very friendly to her, so Idk why, but I'll get to that later. We ended up with two corona-ritas. Disgusting. We took the Coronas out & drank those instead. The food was mixed. My fettuccine Alfredo was not good whatsoever. The sauce was watery & had almost no flavor. I had added chicken (which was like $6 lol). That chicken was gross. It seemed like dry, canned chicken. My gf said her crab cakes were surprisingly good, so there's that. Our server, whose name I can't remember - not that it would even matter I'm sure - was awful. After the drink replacement, we saw her serving every table but ours. She wouldn't even look near us, it was incredible. She either stood at the bar for long periods, was on the computer, or helped everyone else. We were just flabbergasted. She would even come to a table next to us & still not acknowledge or look at us, so I couldn't get her attention, ever (was really loud bc of music on the street right across from us). I don't ever want to be the guy who has to get up & follow a server, but it almost came to that. When she did come, she asked if we were done, & I very clearly & loudly said, "yes, thank you, we'll take the bill." We legit waited another 35 min for her. I was seething with hatred. My gf wouldn't let me go get her. In total, this prison of a restaurant kept us for over 2 hours, FOR TWO PEOPLE! read more

Food was bland and minimal. Overpriced for amount and flavor. Husband ordered lobster ravioli, got 5 in plate for $30. And good but definitely not worth price. I ordered Quattro formagio skizza and it was very bland had to get a sauce to dip it in. Would definitely go somewhere else next time. To top it off they automatically add 20% tip. Wthell. read more

Genetic white bread (positive its from a plastic bag) arrives to the table in a paper bag. Damn. The place is empty, and the wait for our mains is unreal. The service speed of food delivery is so slow. By the time my civche arrived, I'd forgotten what I ordered. Skip this place, with all of the other amazing options on the strip. This place is a fail. (And the food is junk) read more

So glad we decided to eat here ! It's right on south beach strip !! Happy Hour was buy one get one free! The huge glass drinks are so good ! I ordered red snapper with fries ! It was so good ! Overall awesome vibe and great food & drinks read more

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I am shocked to see the number of good reviews. By far the worst service I have ever experienced in my life! A friend and I grabbed a couple of martini's at the bar. I ordered a Belvedere dirty, he asked for Ketel One dirty. As we watched the bartender pour grey goose in the mixer for both martinis and served them to us repeating our original order to us. We looked at each other a bit confused? Like seriously? We saw you pour Grey Goose and then repeat back to us that it was Belvedere and Kettle??? We decided to let it go and just take the drinks to a table and grab an appetizer. After asking the hostess if we could get a table, she told us that we could take any seat we wanted. We picked a sidewalk table. After 30mins goes by without a server or even so much as a server assistant to bring us water, My friend went back to the hostess stand and asked for menus as a subtle way of say "Hi, We'd like some service". Another 45 mins goes by and a server finally walks up and says "Are you going to order something?"??? Actually... No, I would have liked to 45mins ago but now, no, not really! We finished our drinks there and left. I got the feeling that all service standards on SoBe are pretty low, being that they automatically tack on the gratuity. I guess they don't think they have to give good service. I wouldn't go back! read more

Ordered a salad and it never came. finally had to cancel it and book it out of there to catch a flight. waiter could have cared less, asked him 3 times for it. :-( service no bueno. read more

WTF happened?!?! Pelican was my go to place for a great breakfast or lunch and the occasional dinner. They had amazing salads and sandwiches and I always wanted to come back again and again. I have been coming here for 6+ years and went in last night to grab dinner and couldn't find a single thing to eat! The menu is crazy. I completely understand changing things up because having the same menu forever gets boring and the chef wants to flex his muscles. But this menu went too far. We didn't end up eating dinner we just left. It has no semblance of the previous pelican I once loved. They forgot to build a bridge from the last menu to the current menu. Sad story as it was the first place I wanted to go to as soon as I got off the plane. Game over!!! read more

Today was a rainy day and we met up with friends who were visiting from NY. The concierge at their hotel recommended the Pelican and we took his recommendation. The menu was brunch on the weekend but it included many lunch options. Overall we enjoyed our meal but I felt the service was lacking. The waiter seemed annoyed when we asked for a round of water. He offered sparkling bottled water, we asked for tap water yet got a bottle of flat water. The table next to us had a pitcher of tap water so clearly that was an option. Whatever. I had the Chicken Sandwich which had brie, tomato, and gucamole. I thought that sounded like a strange combo but it was really good. The fries it came with were also good but a little overcooked. The men in the party both ordered the breakfast burger which was a burger with a fried egg on top. The verdict was just ok. The $10 bloody marys were clearly made from a mix and had no spice. The tab was $40 a person for ok food and so so service. It's a decent option on Ocean Drive but I won't be back. read more

This place lives up to the hype in my humble opinion. Incredible food great seating to watch the "people" on Ocean drive, and really cool restrooms.... ha ha..all of the above being somewhat unrelated but important when you are hanging out in Ocean Dr just to watch the people. There are vegetarian options (appetizers, pizza, pasta), and meat/seafood galore. Food is very expensive!! Two margaritas, one beer, one non-alcoholic drink, one salad, one appetizer, two entrees...totall cost = 130$ without tips!!! WHEW!!! I tried the guacamole thingy: Its like bruschetta except the topping is Brie and Guacamole. My friend had the Parma salad. Note that it comes covered in slices of ham (if you dont eat ham, then dont order this). I ate the potato gnocchi. It was excellent! (Homemade pasta of course). My other friend had the spaniogli....which was black-colored home-made pasta with baby oysters, mussels, shrimp, and other little moving creatures from the ocean. She said it was amazing and cleaned off the plate!! Must mention that the margaritas were strong (per the alcohol consuming friends of mine). I had a non-alcoholic cool-looking orange/yellow (gradient color) cocktail. It was a mix of fruit juices. Service was outstanding. We sat outside (but on the deck within the restaurant). This way, we could watch people without getting hassled by the homeless folks for the food from our plates. Must-do experience! read more

Pelican Restcafe is a nice plae to do happy hour. I Know its more of a Restaurant for lunch and dinner but hey....it is what it is. I had dinner here once before as well but that was not impressive. I also had one of the huge mojitos last time and decided to pass on that as well. However, when it comes to chilling, drinks, appetizers....Pelican is a damn fine choice. Happy hour two for one shots. Damage is about $13 bucks....which is good in this part of town. Great Service and Great Views of the South Beach scene read more

After our Cuban meal at Puerto Sagua, the boyf and I were in the mood for mojitos so we took a stroll down Ocean Ave looking for a bar to sit at and get a quiet drink. The Pelican was the first place we came across that wasn't insanely crowded or crazy inside so we hopped in. This was stop #1 on our (very short) mojito crawl to find the best mojitos on Ocean Ave. They were decent. Somehow my boyf's was better than mine...more rum and less lime. Mine was soooo limey and not at all minty which was sad. Comparatively speaking they weren't too pricey either. $18 for both with tip. We didn't have any food but I loved the decor in the restaurant and the bar was very cool too. Lots of large candles, pretty floral arrangements, unique lighting fixtures (including the chandelier made of tree branches with butterflies dangling off). The bartender was nice enough. He earns points in my book for refusing to serve two particularly obnoxious looking frat boys who strolled in kinda drunk. The two then proceeded to make a scene about it, but the bartender didn't falter. Very entertaining. read more

This is where the wife and I go for breakfasts. She doesnt want me to give the place a good review, because then you will go also. The coffee is spectacular! The tarragon home fries are perfect with the eggs benedict, and the people viewing from the porch is the possibly the best on Ocean Drive. read more

As you can tell by now I love lobster. The lobster ravioli is the best! Nice

Absolute worst spot we could have stopped on the strip.. tourist trap is simply the best way to put it. I get it it's on the strip on south beach, but this was actually terrible service, go figure bc the 20% grat is already included. When they are trying to pull you in they lie the host says free coffee and mimosa. We saw neither of those. By the end of it all 70$ for 2 ehh drinks, an ham n cheese croissant and the WORST French toast I've ever had(even though I ordered a waffle). I tried to be nice bc usually I enjoy French toast anyway. It was practically cin bread, so dry. I won't be back, what a waist of time and money. I ended up having to stop for more food somewhere else when I left. read more

Horrible for dinner! Listen to the bad reviews! Service was atrocious and drinks were slow and completely watered down and sugar filled. If you accidentally get swindled into coming here though, don't bother ordering from the "specials" menu! They had the nerve to charge us $95 for a seafood special containing one crab cake, three small crab legs, fried calamari and 3 shrimp. Finally AN entree came. I say AN because my friend's pizza came about 30 mins before the rest of our entrees (which were just the crab salad each for three of us). How does it take longer to prepare a "crab" salad than a pizza, I will never understand. And crab is a term to be used very loosely. There were about 2 tiny pieces of crab per plate and they tried to hide that fact by overloading on the hearts of palm which is similar in color. They must think their patrons are stupid. Don't waste your time here. There are tons of other restaurants to choose from and this is not one that anyone should ever patronize. read more

Pelican, what happened? I loved the lobster ravioli that you used to have. It was rich, flavorful, deliciously sinful. The buttery, creamy sauce was delectable. I made a point to visit Pelican on my recent trip to Miami because I loved this dish. I can't even describe my disappointment this time, but I'll try... First, when we sat down, we balked at the price increase. The lobster ravioli that used to be $23 was now $35. I decided to order it anyway, since I'd had my heart set on it since that morning. However, what was on my plate was nothing like the lobster ravioli I knew and loved. It was served in a red curry-like sauce? It came with a bunch of shrimp but they were overcooked, so they were chewy. It was, well...disgusting. I couldn't finish it. My friend ordered the gaucho-style steak "rare-medium rare" and it was medium-well. Ick. We would have said something to our waiter...if he had so much as glanced at us the entire time we sat there. I had waved my water glass for 10 minutes before receiving a refill from a passing busboy. To add to our sour experience, they automatically added a 20% tip onto the bill. We certainly did not feel that they deserved it, so we shorted them $2 tip on a $120 bill. Keep in mind, this amounts to an 18% tip rather than 20%. It's not like we stiffed them; we still gave them a healthy tip despite our experience. As we left, the waiter chased us down, and demanded his $2. We only reluctantly obliged out of humiliation... However, the worst part of the whole ordeal was that *all three* of us got sick from our meals there, one of us to the point of spending the evening vomiting up her dinner. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. read more

This is one of the few acceptable restaurant on Ocean Drive. You can always spot the good ones because they are not blocking the sidewalk trying to get you to sit down. The people at this place are there because they WANT to be! The service is great, the food is upscale and fresh. I have had the fettuccine 3 times now. (it is that good) They also have a nice selection of wines. Try to get a table up on the porch. You can still see the people passing by on Ocean Drive but you do not need to sit down where they are walking right past you. read more

The Pelican Restcafe didn't look bad and the food we had was reasonable. In a row of restaurants, nothing here stood out except for it's failings. The restaurant was not busy and not empty at about 8pm on a Tuesday night. Our waiter was very nice but... 1. It took 10+ minutes to take our drink order. 2. The wine we ordered was 'out' and the bartender had to run to storage to get it. First sip at 25+ minutes after seating. 4. The waiter pushed an meat/cheese app that was very average and billed at $40+. (thanks guy for not mentioning that this app was 3x the cost of the ones on the menu) 5. At 60 minutes after our seating, the waiter had not been by in 15+ minutes (but was standing around by the bar) came by to take our order. I noticed that three other tables had their orders in before we were seated and 2 tables waited 35 minutes for their plates and the other waited longer with a partial serving and the rest of the entrees at another 15 minutes. The view was nice, the waiter was nice, the food we got was nice but.... $85 for two glasses of wine and some uninspired grocery store meats and cheese is ridiculous when we spent 1.5 hours trying to get a steak order in. When I pointed out to our waiter he insisted that he make it up to us with a complimentary glass of limoncella. We wanted to be nice so we agreed and waited another 10 minutes while he did this and that and never came back with the drink. I talked to the manager and pointed out what I saw of their front and back of house problems and he was completely unfazed. read more

Absolutely great food, location, and service. I had the Surf and Turf special which was fantastic. We turned in here to get out of the rain because the atmosphere looked cool, and we were immediately greeted by very courteous and professional staff that had great personalities. The food couldn't be beat (have the Pelican Chocolate Cake for dessert) and I would recommend it to anyone. read more

Overpriced bad food. I'm a local and overall I give this place two thumbs down. The service is bad, didn't get bread until after I finished my meal, and when I asked for a pen to sign the check they said "no"...your choice but try another restaurant on ocean drive where the frozen chicken added to your pizza isn't $5. read more

Pelican cafe - This is the lady that said they didn't have a pen to sign the checks... - Italian Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

I went here for a late lunch after i was forced off the beach by a downpour; my friends and I were looking for something quick, cheap, and simple, and that's what we found. The Pelican has a small, basic lunch menu- wraps, salads, paninis, burgers, etc. After seeing overwhelming menus like Nexxt's, I welcome a smaller selection! I didn't drink, but they seemed to have a decent selection of cocktails (including capirinhas, which you can't always find) as well as a rather large wine list, which I was surprised to see. The food here was surprisingly good for a tourist trap; I had a Greek salad wrap with chicken that came warm with a great cucumber dill sauce and tortila chips. My friend had the ahi tuna salad, which she loved, and my other friend had a chicken sandwich that he wolfed down, so I assume he liked it. The menu isn't too expensive for Ocean Drive- my wrap was $12, the ahi tuna salad was $14, and beers were $4 (including tip, obviously for South Beach). The food came really quickly, but the service was just okay; we were happy with everything, but the server never checked in during our meal. He also forgot to bring our drinks, but we're a pretty easygoing crowd, so we didn't care that much. Plus, he was friendly, which helped. For pickier customers, though, the service might be a problem. All in all, a nice spot on Ocean if you want a decent, quick meal. read more