Cleo South Beach

Better than Cleo Las Vegas - the food tasted Better, at least to me. Very slow service though, even on a slow Monday night an hour before they close. I'm not sure how I have been here for 1.5 hours eating 2 small plates of tapas.

The Chef sent in 3 flat breads with greek yogurt, hummus & babaganoush. Frankly the freshness of the ingredients made these starters a delightful wait for appetizers and main courses. The Greek salad that followed, was in trend with the quality and find touch offered by the Chef on every dish. We also tried Grilled Octopus and I loved that was firm, along with a lovely bowl of Brussels sprouts. As main courses the Rack of Lamb were as close to perfection as it can get. This dish can only Excel when the quality is ahead of cooking, which was in line with the Filet mignon too. Obviously all women saved room for dessert. The chocolates volcano, apple cake and ice cream followed in line with the high bar set at the time we sat down. The biggest surprise was seem prices lower than the average for South Beach which makes it attractive to come back soon. We ordered drinks from the bar too and the decoration makes this restaurant a pleasant and unique experience.

If I had a lower rating I would have chosen it. The waiter was below average. We chose this place cuz it was on the Miami spice list (clearly it shouldn't). We arrived around 10:10 pm and was told the kitchen closes in 20 min. That wasn't a problem and we ordered quickly. Of course we had to ask for the miami spice menu which we were told the both of us have to order from it. We went to Bulla and Upland and none of them told us that! And they were both light years ahead of this place in taste and service. We're not stingy, but I had the gastric sleeve operation so these menus work well with us cuz they are smaller in size. So from the miami spice menu we had the feta watermelon salad, lamb tajin and apple pie. We also ordered the mousakaa from the regular menu (to please the waiter). The order came. The lamb tajin was average. Now lets talk about the mousakka. It came and it was cold on the bottom. I stayed quite and hoped my wife wouldn't notice and wished that I was eating the cold part only cuz she was already extremely upset and I just wanted the rest of the night to go smoothly. Then came the apply pie... or should I say apply dough. The top was cooked and the bottom was still uncooked dough. At the end I couldn't stay quite and told the waitress just about the apply pie. She said oh I'm sorry and will tell them, unfortunately it's free that she couldn't take it off the bill. What do you mean free??? It's part of the miami spice. That was a set menu. Didn't we pay for it? Then how is it free?!? In the car I had to tell my wife about the mouskaa.. to my surprise she said the same thing, but also didn't want the night to be ruined as well. Of course it was ruined as she started to get an upset stomach which I thank God it didn't become something more serious with the cold dishes we had. In the end. This joint should be taken off the Miami Spice list. Do not recommend it to anyone if they give out the food for free!

I don't know if we were ignored or if the service here is really slow, but there were so many staff around and no one was tending to us. They forgot parts of our order, they forgot to give us the bill, no one made eye contact with us when we tried to get some attention, and then, after getting the bill, it took them forever and handling by three people to give us the change. And we were the only ines in the place. The food was good, but I'm not going to eat there again.

Cozy restaurant, nice atmosphere, pretty good food although salads were too oily. My partner and I were not that hungry that is why we wanted to order 1 four course prix fixe menu plus another main course. The waiter took my order in the best interest of the restaurant and served us with 2 prix fixe menus with 4 courses for each person. Our bill was almost double of what we expected to spend and it was just simply too much food. While we were tasting different courses our plates were never changed till desert time.

We went for a group dinner and we were planning to eat the Miami Spice menu, but decided on the tasting menu instead. It was a TON of food and everyone ended up taking food home with them. As far as vegan options go, there are some. The waiter was helpful and they were accommodating to me. We all had an incredible evening and will definitely return.

Absolutely amazing! Our server Audrey was 100% hands down one of the sweetest, most efficient, and spot on servers I've ever had! Exceptional customer service skills, wish I lived here and could be her regular patron all the time! Every staff member was pleasurable and made our dinner Amazing!!!! Despite hurricane Dorian fears, youd never know with this place, they made you feel welcome and comfortable! FOOD WAS A 10++++!

What an amazing night. I wish I took more pictures. Not only was the food amazing but the service was as fabulous as the food. As I South Beach local resident I would not typically eat on Collins avenue. I'm so glad someone recommended this place because it's definitely not a tourist restaurant. The food was delicious and very classic mediterranean. Also, the family style portions were great. I love that we could share and try everything. I highly recommend this place for any visitor or local south beach resident. The lamb tangine was fabulous and the brussel sprouts were amazing as well. You can tell everything is freshly baked. When you order hummus you get freshly baked pita bread with it. The desserts were freshly baked as well. I feel like you can't go wrong here.