Mayfair Grill
Restaurant · Coconut Grove ·
Wood-fired Southwestern cuisine, elegant ambiance, creative cocktails
Wood-fired Southwestern cuisine, elegant ambiance, creative cocktails
"Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s new take on this Coconut Grove restaurant inside Mayfair House Hotel & Garden runs its happy hour Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The menu features $10 cocktails like the Sea Basilica (made with Dos Hombres mezcal and watermelon purée) and the King of Miami (featuring Espolon reposado and mango liqueur). Wine pours are $10, beers are $5, and Rapicavoli’s bar bites include wood-grilled dates with whipped sheep’s milk cheese, black truffle croquetas, and yellowfin tuna crudo." - Eater Staff
"We’ve already visited this Argentine-Italian restaurant inside the beautiful Mayfair House Hotel. And there’s no need to rush here. " - mariana trabanino, virginia otazo
"The Mayfair House Hotel & Garden is easily one of the most impressive spaces in Coconut Grove. But its namesake restaurant doesn’t quite live up to the beautiful atrium it calls home. The former Southwestern restaurant revamped its menu. It now leans Argentine with grilled everything—meats, bread, dates, and prawns—plus some pasta. They no longer use the oven at all (hence, the potted plant living inside it). But Mayfair Grill still needs work. Most of the food lacks seasoning and details slip. Clams arrive unopened, there’s zero trace of jalapeno in the jalapeno pesto pasta, and sauces are watery. Just about every flavor falls flat. Like that oven plant, this restaurant has a chance to grow in its unique environment. But it’s not there yet." - Virginia Otazo
"Starting in early August, chef Giorgio Rapicavoli—of Eating House and Luca Osteria—will take the helm at Mayfair Grill inside Mayfair House Hotel & Garden in Coconut Grove and introduce a sharing-style menu. Highlights listed include Avocado “Caprese” with Florida burrata, purple basil, and citrus vinegar; Sebastian Inlet Clams with white beans, chorizo dashi, and grilled bread; Jalapeño Pesto Green Pasta with stracciatella, Florida basil, and cashew; Lobster Ravioli with thermidor sauce, brandy, shallot, and citrus; Chicken with cilantro salsa verde and grilled lime; and Prawns with preserved lemon and Calabrian chili. Rapicavoli says he wants Mayfair Grill to be the go-to spot in the Grove—a welcoming space where the food speaks for itself—and the relaunch will roll out in phases, with daily dinner and happy hour starting in August, expanded weekend brunch and lunch in October, and full dining service by the end of that month. I note the restaurant was most recently led by Lost Boy Hospitality Group before their contract ended." - Olee Fowler
"I discovered that Mayfair Grill, opened in 2022 atop the Mayfair House Hotel and Garden, is a wood-fired Southwestern restaurant." - Nadia Chaudhury