Sea Grill — Restaurant in Coral Gables

First, I had no idea this was a Greek restaurant until coming here to post a review. My wife had described it to me as a "seafood restaurant", and my only prior knowledge of the place was that she reminded me "It's the more-modern looking place with a huge amount of outdoor seating (and seemingly always empty) next to where Villagio had been." In fact, we'd been to Villagio maybe 12-15 times, alas not frequently enough to do our part in keeping it afloat, and its since closed in 2024. This restaurant claims to be a "sister restaurant" to Villagio, and my wife insisted we try it as we were running behind on Saturday, I had made an earlier reservation for the Rusty Pelican that we could not keep, and -- it being her birthday and the night before our daughter was leaving for her summer internship -- I wanted my wife to get what she wanted.

Unfortunately, now I understand why its mostly always empty. Despite being less than 1/2 full, and on a Saturday night, service was extremely slow, with waiters having to walk a 1/10th mile to get to the kitchen from patio seating. The appetizer was good and table bread were fine, but the entrees -- especially the birthday girl's lobster -- were just awful (my kids didn't complain, but none of the three adults present liked their meals). The lobster was overcooked, and served without liquified butter (or any butter), and repeated requests for either led to long waits while the waiters apparently researched how to bring butter to the table. The "lobster pick" that a staple accessory for the lobster meal was also not provided, in its place was a 2-3 pronged small fork most typically used for eating shrimp at a cocktail party, which was impractical for digging the lobster meat from the claws. Repeated requests of the staff to fetch a pick simply produced, after minutes more of delays, more 2-3 pronged small forks. It and heaping amount of spaghetti were served on a too-large plate. At the end of the meal, no wipes were provided, and when we finally asked for these, at least steaming hot wet washrags and lemons were brought on small plates, which looked nice but were scalding hot.

My simple dish of penne pasta with chicken... ugh. The penne was still partially hard, not hot or even warm, and the whole thing drowned in olive oil. I did not want to complain or add to my wife's displeasure of her meal, so I kept quiet on this. The chicken I had added to the meal amounted to about 3 strips of cut chicken, so modest I had to toss my pasta around on the late to locate the pieces.

Staff were nice guys, seemed to be conscientious and trying hard, but I'm reaching to find positives here.

The bill was delivered with a 20% gratuity already applied, which had the practical effect of having me not pay for my party of 5 but instead 6 meals, mine mostly inedible, my wife -- famished and resigned to just eating what served -- not happy.

The weather was, fortunately pleasant, and the venue, outdoors under palm trees, is attractive. But there's no security presence or traffic enforcement, so every 2 bit alpha-dude with a convertible or windows down slow drives through the center of the Shops at Merrick Park with their music entirely too loud, disrupting conversations and dining (never look for a police officer to enforce noise ordinances, or do much more actually than respond to an accident already being handled by another officer; that's how you see 5 officers at one accident, and no one doing basic "broken windows" policing). For a $300 meal -- without alcohol or other beverages -- I'd never return to this place. Street parking is difficult, the garage now charges guests, and the food abysmal, although on paper it looks like a...

Great chefs and kitchen, service fell a bit short. we made a last-minute reservation to this restaurant after walking by it on our way to the movie theaters, so first, I will say the establishment is very classy and elegant which is what attracted us and we decided to cancel reservations at a downtown Miami restaurant to go to this establishment.

Upon arriving, we were told that we would have to wait a while for outside seating, then we were told they should be able to seat us, then informed that it was a mistake and that we would have to wait a while for someone to leave outside. Then a manager came by and asked if we preferred to sit outside or inside, and when we told him we preferred outside, he said that shouldn’t be a problem. Unfortunately, this didn’t seem to have been communicated to the other staff and we were again told that we had to wait a while. We waited about 15 to 20 minutes and they finally did seat us at a table. Not handled in the best way though unfortunately…

in fairness, we did find out the following day that we accidentally made reservations to another restaurant with a similar name, and when we arrived and said we had reservations they gracefully greeted us and did not mention that they did not have our information and accommodated us. Kudos on that!

The waiter was friendly and did an acceptable job but, he was slightly too casual for our expectations given the establishment and location.

The food was delicious, we had Seabass (cooked to perfection and surprisingly and pleasantly larger than expected in size!) and breaded scallops, Greek fries, fried calamari and enjoyed a wonderful bottle of Chardonnay. All were delicious, and I would certainly recommend. We also enjoyed chocolate soufflé and baklava for dessert. The espresso fell short and was slightly water down which I exchange for an American coffee. All in all, an enjoyable Experience, and would recommend for the good quality cooking, but would bring down expectations on the service unless it...

Great restaurant !!!

Seagrill has everything you expect from an upscale restaurant. The food here is fresh, tasty, well seasoned and service is always attentive and friendly. Yes it is pricey but I think is worth it.

When you come in... you feel great vibes from it's ambiance and staff. Seagrill is always spotless and you could almost feel the luxury that the interior decor offers, if that is even a thing.

Now let's talk about the menu... the menu has a little bit for everyone, white meat, red meat and excellent seafood.

Here at Seagrill we have tried quite a few things and they all have been very tasty. Grilled octopus 🐙 is delicious, the marouli salad is tangy and vibrant, the lamb youvetsy (lamb shank) is so good it feels like a comfort dish.

To me the star of the show here is always the seafood... grilled branzino is tender, flavorful and cooked to perfection. Always a great choice. Last time I had some oversized prawns that were delicious... I think they weren't on the menu. Fried turbot is huge... good enough for 3 people with a couple of sides.

For dessert we always have the Greek yogurt which is so creamy and luscious. Also, take advantage of a great wine list with options for every budget. All very nice wines.

Our server Jorge was so helpful and attentive whether it was making sure everything from the kitchen came as expected or simply refilling waters and or wine glasses. Service goes above expectations.

Needless to say that I highly recommend treating yourself to Seagrill. It will...