Cafe Pastis

I had been two times already in this place. Service is super good, food is super yummy and price is pretty decent. This French restaurant is very cozy… Is better if you make a reservation. Outside sitting is great but if you don’t have a reservation and you are lucky to find a table inside, it can be pretty uncomfortable because usually the only tables available will be just right in the middle where they walk to go to pick up the orders and stuff. they have decent wines at a good price.🍷

Cafe Pastis is a small restaurant in South Miami. The food is really as good as a five star restaurant. I had the daily fish special,sooo good. My friend had the mussels with french fries. She is French, and she said it's the best mussels she has had in Miami. For dessert we had the chocolate mousse, which was delicious. If you want to eat good french food at an inexpensive restaurant ,this is the place for you.

The food is delicious, but "caveat emptor"--Buyer Beware! My wife and I have eaten here three times. We love the casual, French bistro ambiance and the wait staff are attentive and friendly. The menu is varied and we've never been disappointed with a dish. All good, so far. However, the second time we ate here, I noticed the bill seemed higher than expected. When I looked closer, I found that we had been charged about $30 extra, because an extra dish had been added to the bill. When I pointed this out, the wait staff promptly fixed it. I figured it was an accident. Recently, we had dinner and I noticed the same high bill again. When I examined the check (they're handwritten and a challenge to decipher) I discovered we had been charged for two extra glasses of wine. The manager/owner passed by and I pointed out the discrepancy. He checked with the waiter, apologized, canceled the first credit card charge, and rang us up again. BUT--the new bill still did not add up mathematically. The waiter--a very friendly guy--compared it to the menu. The subtotal numbers were correct, but the total was $9 over what the food and tax should have been. Less than our original overcharge, but still wrong. Coincidence? It's either sloppy accounting or a way to overcharge customers who don't pay attention or don't want to dispute an extra charge of $25 or $30. We are disillusioned with Café Pastis and will not be returning.

The service was good and I can say the portions were reasonable but I found everything underwhelming from a flavor standpoint. I got the mussels with fries and it said it came in a white wine butter broth but it had zero acidity.. more like mussels water with garlic. Just wasn't that good... My wife got the soup and 1/2 sandwich combo. Her chicken on the sandwich was dry and flavorless. And her french onion soup should have been called swiss cheese broth. The soup wasn't bad but any flavor that you may expect from an onion soup simply wasn't there. It tasted like liquid swiss cheese. Didn't hate anything but nothing was good enough fore to return...

I have been coming to Cafe Pastis for years and it never disappoints. Fresh food and great service. This small French restaurant is run by its owner which is always there to make sure everything is perfect. Love the the Lamb and the bouillabaisse. Great daily specials also. You will love this place.