5300 Chophouse - Doral

Wow, very disappointing! We loved our stay but the restaurant was terrible. The decor is nice. Service was super slow. I ordered an Iced Tea, the wait staff said they don't have it but it is on the menu. The worst $40 breakfast you could ever have. Run don't walk to get some place else.

Miami Spice Dinner I really wanted to like this place. And I did when I saw the Miami Spice Menu online. Lobster is pretty unheard of on a Spice menu, but 5300 Chop House and a lobster tail AND beef angus beef tenderloin as an entree option! SCORE! So with high hopes we went. The place is small and was fairly empty. We were seated immediately and given menus (which reaked for some reason not that we were sniffing them, that'd be weird). We ordered the heirloom tomato carpaccio, the latin tostones, the prime rib, and of course the land and sea. Also a bonus, the Spice menu comes with a free glass of wine or beer. We received our appetizers before our drinks. Okay. My tomato salad was just sliced tomatoes with oil, vinegar and salt. Nothing special. My boyfriend's tostones were cold on the inside, meaning they were obviously not made to order. Disappointing. Next up, entrees. My beef tenderloin was very tasty. And the mashed potato as well. I saved the lobster tail for last thinking it'd be my favorite and it was actually the most overcooked and chewy lobster I'd ever had. Even the membrane between the meat and shell was so tough that it took me forever to cut through it. My boyfriend's prime rib was okay. It had a lot of fat to cut off but I know that could happen with most prime ribs. The dessert was probably the best item on the menu. The guava pound cake with ice cream was fresh and not too sweet. Our overall experience left a lot to be desired. I would suggest taking better care of food quality or perhaps sticking to items they know they are good at like the angus beef tenderloin, and maybe doing away with the lobster tail. And finally, figure out what's making those menus smell.

Food was subpar at best. Ambience did not support their pricing. And, of all things when we got there, the air was off!! In Miami?? They had to have someone come to unlock the thermostat so they could turn on the air!! If I had not purchased a Groupon I would have been seriously upset.

Came here for the nice dinner night of my bachelorette....and wow it was amazing! It 's inside a hotel, oddly we were the ONLY table there on a Sunday night, but we didn 't care, the 5 of us loved it. The service was phenomenal, the selection (although minimal) was great, the food was absolutely perfect and the desserts were just WOW! 2 of us had the T-Bone (5 out of 5 stars) 1 of us had the arugula salad (so fresh and flavorful) 1 of us had the pork belly (soooo amazing) 1 of us had the salmon (4 out of 5 stars, it was farm raised salmon) We shared the flatbread and for dessert shared the salted caramel cheesecake (to freaking die for) and the key lime pie (was good but I 've had better)

*Miami Spice Lunch* Visited 5300 Chophouse for my first Miami Spice sampling of 2018 and at $23 per person this deal is very hard to top. The restaurant itself is within The Blue Hotel in Doral, a very spacious restaurant with a great looking bar just feet from the swimming pool. We appeared to be the first table of the day but at 11:30am it was fairly early for lunch. Began with the Arugula Salad which was even better than the description; fresh arugula twisted together with a cucumber and served with figs, feta, a nice raspberry vinaigrette and some extremely delicious roasted pecans. Next up for me was the Mofongo with Pork Belly and the Tropical Mahi-Mahi for my fellow food lover across the table. Both dishes were presented beautifully and with care. My pork belly was delicious; resembling a giant succulent Chicharrón, it was greasy, as expected, but ohhhh so tasty. The mofongo was slightly on the dry side which is why I believe the small bowl of chicken broth accompanied it. Drizzled over with the broth, it became much more appetizing. My friends Mahi-Mahi also came out looking fabulous; served on tostones with asparagus and a tropical corn salsa over the top. We were both blown away by how delicious everything on the table was. Finally the 4 layered white and dark chocolate mousse with bourbon cream sauce. Officially called the Chocolate Genoise Trilogy this mousse was so light and airy it literally melted in your mouth! Overall a nice quiet restaurant away from the hustle and bustle, with friendly staff and some amazing food.