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Miami Pt 2 – Fontainebleau Signature Restaurants

Well Dined | Fontainebleau Miami
image courtesy of Fontainebleau Miami

In my last post about our Miami trip, I talked about the Fontainebleau Miami Resort.  But I didn’t talk about any of the (numerous) restaurants on the property.  There are a number of casual spots on the property, which I will talk about later.  Then there are the four upscale “Signature Restaurants”, which are the subject of this post.

First up is Stripsteak by Michael Mina, the most upscale restaurant at the resort.  We are fans of Bourbon Steak (also by Mina) here in DC, so we were pretty excited to try this out.  The space is pretty and modern, with a really cool glass wine room (and a really good wine list to go with it).

Well Dined | Stripsteak Miami

Like Bourbon Steak, Stripsteak serves buttery truffle rolls as it’s complementary bread.  So friggin good.  Just give me 8 loaves.  Also like Bourbon Steak, like the appetizers are on point.  We ordered a burrata, asparagus, and duck prosciutto salad; a trio of oysters with salmon roe, paddlefish roe, and uni; and seared foie gras with strawberries, pickled fennel, and macadamia nut.  They were all delicious, especially the foie. (more…)

Miami Pt 1 – Fontainebleau Resort

Well Dined | Miami Beach

The husband and I just spent a week in Miami Beach!!!  He went for work training and I tagged along.  The training didn’t get approved until 1 week before, so we booked everything in a rush and, I have to say, I kind of loved it.  I didn’t have time to over-analyze everything, over-plan, or over-book.  I just did a quick check on what seemed like the best restaurants, booked those, and that was it!  No time to stress about anything.  It also worked out that it was just after all the Spring Break madness, so it wasn’t too crowded and reservations were easy to get.

Well Dined | Fontainebleau Miami
image courtesy of Fontainebleau

We stayed at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach (which is also where Jasper’s training was).  It is huge, and gorgeous, and reminded us of Las Vegas (which is apparently what they are going for, so good job).  On one side of the hotel is the pool complex and the beach.

Well Dined | Fontainebleau Miami
image courtesy of Fontainebleau

The other side of the hotel is the, also beautiful, marina.  There are four towers of rooms, and we stayed in the tallest one – the Tresor.  This was actually a complementary upgrade given to us at check-in, because it was our first time in Miami.  Check-in was super fast and easy and the employee who we dealt with was incredibly friendly and helpful.  Major points to service, there. (more…)