Rosemary’s has a great patio, and that’s it - Review - Miami - The Infatuation
"The only time we’d come to Rosemary’s is on a beautiful February night to sit on their patio and enjoy the weather under manicured bougainvilleas—and only if we weren’t parking, paying, or hungry. Because the Italian food here is just a hair past tolerable.
photo credit: Rosemary's
photo credit: Rosemary's
photo credit: Rosemary's
Rosemary’s serves salads you could make better at home, sickly looking pasta, and burnt bread to go with your forgettable meatballs. They also make a big deal about sourcing ingredients from their patio garden, which, as far as we can tell, amounts to them just sprinkling rosemary on everything.
All of Rosemary’s charm disappears in the dining room, a warehouse gussied up with string lights and white tile walls. So if a friend insists on going here, tell them to book a table on the patio. And if it’s summer, tell them you can’t make it. The soggy cavatelli and watery cocktails aren’t worth the sweat.
Food Rundown
photo credit: Virginia Otazo
Chopped Salad Siciliano
It’s fine if you love a very vinegary escarole salad, though the artichokes taste straight from the can. You can do better (and cheaper) at home.
video credit: Julia Malavé
Grilled Octopus
Eating Rosemary’s octopus feels like chewing on your gym’s resistance band, and tastes like it too.
video credit: Julia Malavé
Cavatelli
If this pasta were any mushier, it would cry during ASPCA commercials.
video credit: Julia Malavé
Pappardelle Verde
The pappardelle isn’t bad, but the white veal sauce resembles cat vomit a little too closely for our liking.
photo credit: Virginia Otazo
Meatballs
The meatballs are standard, large, and covered in lumpy parmesan. The only impressive thing about this dish is how badly they burned the bread." - Virginia Otazo