Sarah P.
Yelp
I was expecting more to be honest. I have tried Pubelly in Miami Beach and it was fantastic, the chef there knows what he is doing. Here at this location, we sampled their Miami Spice lunch offerings. We sampled the vegetarian Miami Spice lunch and also their meat Miami Spice lunch, here at Brickell.
NORI BUTTER EDAMAME - green edamame, nori butter, kizami nori, sea salt. These were far, far too salty, and we could not tell there was butter on them.
LOBSTER DONUTS - citrus lobster, spicy honey, chives. These were delicious, the favourite of what we sampled hands down. Apparently, they are considering adding these mini balls of donut with lobster to their regular menu. And they should as they are an innovative idea, and it surprisingly works!
HAMACHI TARTARE BITES - yellowtail, onion, lemon, rice tostada, crispy garlic, cilantro. These were ok but did not blow us away.
SHORT RIB BAO BUN - shiso chimichurri, crispy potato, micro tendril. We were really disappointed with these. The bao bun was warmed too much to the point that the outside was toasted and made the bun dry. Also, the buns felt even drier as there was hardly any sauce inside.
SMOKE SALMON ROLL - homemade smoke salmon, cucumber, avocado, truffle caviar. A decent enough roll, but it was lacking something and I am not sure what. The service was also hit and miss, we were never brought ginger slices or wasabi. Once re quested them, the ginger brought out the flavours for this roll. To be noted though the ginger etc came too late, as we had eaten most of it before we got it. Also, our server brought out our mains without having cleared away our appetiser dishes and it was such a hot mess, trying to add that to our table with no space. We also noted that plates were brought out from the kitchen and sat for some while in the service area before being delivered. My son (who is a server) said he noticed a five minute lapse.
MISO BREAD PUDDING - chocolate miso custard, brioche, banana, peanuts, sesame. This was our favourite dessert. Creamy, indulging, I dare you to try.
MASON JAR - salted caramel, strawberries, matcha. Another decent pudding, however for me I did not think the strawberries sauce actually went with the other flavours.
In short when I want Pubelly, I won't visit here again but will frequent the Miami Beach one that does it oh so much better.