Tambourine Room by Tristan Brandt
Restaurant · Miami Beach ·
Modern French-Asian tasting menus with wine pairings
Modern French-Asian tasting menus with wine pairings
"Inside the Carillon Miami Wellness Resort on a rather calm stretch of Collins Avenue, find this ambitious dining bijou helmed by Chef Tristan Brandt and his trusted lieutenant Timo Steubing. The duo delivers a colorful, multicourse tasting grounded in French cuisine with notable Asian inspiration. The results are anything but timid: Expect rich, bold sauces and foams made with the likes of parmesan, lobster and saffron, and ginger turbocharging everything from tomatoes to scallops to wagyu. The shrimp and caviar is a visually stunning dish that is deeply savory and wildly creative. By contrast, the space itself is fairly spartan, sequestered off to the side of the main hotel bar and defined mostly by oversized oak tables, blue leather chairs and modern light fixtures." - Nancy DePalma
"Housed inside the Carillon Miami Wellness Resort, this intimate fine dining restaurant from chef Tristan Brandt serves a menu of modern French dishes with influences that cross the Asian diaspora. The one-Michelin-starred restaurant, which only seats 18 guests at a time, has a seven-course tasting menu that rotates frequently. Still, diners can expect finessed plates like shrimp and caviar with artichoke, a Texas gold label wagyu with asparagus and anchovy, and a Cheong cake with blackberry, oats, and dill. As for beverages, Tambourine Room is currently wine only — Brandt believes the offerings are best served with wine — with a focus on European vintages." - Allison Ramirez
"It’s worth practicing your sad puppy eyes in the mirror to coerce someone into paying for Tambourine Room’s $265 ten-course tasting menu. The sort of skill needed to pull off this many purees and espumas without eliciting eye rolls is rare. Depending on the season, the menu might include scallops with seared foie gras in arugula foam or venison strip loin with a coffee and yuzu hollandaise. The fine dining restaurant is located inside the Carillon Resort, and although we don’t love the ambiance in the strangely lit dining room, the exceptional food and service are what you’ll remember. If those sad puppy eyes don’t work, you can always wait for summer when the menu is pared down to five courses for $169." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"Tambourine Room loses points for—well, the room. Their space is about as quiet, small, and awkward as a slow-moving elevator. The flickering lights are pretty distracting too. But the food is exceptional. You’re coming here to have venison with coffee yuzu hollandaise and two-course desserts featuring white chocolate mouse and pineapple. Servers in black linen gloves tend to you like you recently pushed them out of the way of a falling piano. It’s the most expensive tasting menu in Miami, and worth it if you can stay focused on the food." - virginia otazo
"A modern fine dining experience with classically French touches, located on Collins Avenue in Miami." - The MICHELIN Guide