Paul W.
Yelp
In my opinion, this "sports bar" is one of the best kept secrets in Miami for watching sporting events and matches. I don't believe there's another bar or venue in this area with multiple HUGE screens that take up entire 2 story-high walls of the facility like the giant screens here, and to boot, few people seem to realize this bar is here as they primarily think of this facility for the movie cinemas only, so service is generally fast and attentive. If they had a larger and more varied food menu, the place would be perfect!
We were considering where to go to watch a recent Miami Heat basketball game. We were also in the mood for a good quality cocktail. I happened to think of this place, because when we came here a few years ago to see a movie, we arrived early and had a drink at this bar which is just inside the entrance to the cinema facility. Our drinks back then were well-poured and the prices were a bit less than most other better Miami area bars.
When we arrived here on our most recent visit, they were showing another basketball game on the screens. We were greeted right away, the bar server gave us menus and told us her name and the name of the other bartender who was working on this night. We asked if they could show the Heat game and quickly, within about a minute or two, they'd accommodated our request and the Miami game was up on the giant screen at the far end of the place. We ordered cocktails from the menu and both were good, if not a touch too sweet. We also had an order of calamari to start. The calamari was served with popcorn mixed in, in a white square ceramic dish that was designed to look like a Chinese food takeout container. It came with 2 dipping sauces, both of which were good. We then ordered a bottle of wine and we each ordered the lomo saltada for our main courses. Our meals were good and the bottle of Prisoner was priced just a bit higher than retail, so definitely not a bad price at all - especially considering that many restaurants have a sizable markup on wines.
When we first arrived and they put the Heat game on for us, they kept their regular music selection pumping through the speakers, but another couple arrived and requested to hear the game audio, and this bar was happy to accommodate. My only 2 critical comments (aside from the previously noted fact that the food menu here was a bit too limited) are that the rotating chairs at the bar are quite large, are spaced apart and permanently bolted to the floor so we didn't really feel that we could sit close to each other. That arrangement also doesn't make great sense when this place is busy, as there are 3 of those large, permanently bolted chairs on each side along the front of the bar, taking up the same amount of space as 6 standard-sized bar stools would. Secondly, I suggest patrons check their bills closely before paying. The bottle of wine we ordered was listed for something like $59 on the menu, but when they presented our bill, they attempted to charge us $90 for it. We brought that to our server's attention and she corrected it right away, but that's a pretty big overcharge and oversight on the part of this restaurant/bar.