Comments on: Miami Spice: River Oyster Bar

By: nikki

nikki — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:25:44 +0000

As I read your entry, I had complete deja vu…we went to River for Spice last year, and had nearly the same experience. When we told our server we were going with the Spice menu, he was surly and unpleasant. The food was similarly off, and we all left feeling annoyed and ripped off.

This wasn’t my first time at the River Oyster — I’d been a couple times before, and liked it — but it was definitely my last.

By: paula

paula — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:10:50 +0000

I will. Honestly, I’ve never heard bad comments about the place. Our experience was just awkward. We were a large party too, so I don’t know if that had something to do with it. Walking around the restaurant I saw other people’s food and everything looked really great. In fact, a friend had the shrimp from the Miami Spice menu on another occasion and loved it. Maybe his was less spicy. The dessert part was odd but I definitely want to try their regular menu. As I’ve said many times, I believe in second chances.

By: L2M

L2M — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:55:47 +0000

Please give the place another chance. It’s still one of my favorites in the city. It can be a little quirky (such as your crisp experience) and the chef can be a little heavy-handed with the spice (the churrasco at night comes with grilled vegetables, some of them being whole grilled jalapenos - I guess chiles are vegetables, right?) but I find the place homey and casual enough that I don’t feel uncomfortable asking for something that was forgotten or for less spice in a dish. As you go there more often, and you should, it’ll grow on you. If you go at night, try the tuna tartar. I know it’s done everywhere, but River’s has something different.