Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar

This a really tough review… Let me start with the pros.
The food was amazing, if you feel that the prices are to expensive that is your opinion and you are welcomed to it. However, I did not mind paying $ 58 for a top 3% cut of steak.
The place is small but cozy.
We made a reservation for a party of 12 (a friends birthday). When we got there we had to wait maybe 10 mins which wasn’t so bad.
The waiters for the most part were on point (please give my regards to Beth, great server).
The cons that I had…
The female server with the red hair Josy or Josie was very rude and unprofessional.
When she took the orders for some of the people in my table she did not ask or explain any of the sides that we can have with our order (it was my first time as well as others). Beth on the other hand asked everyone, I only found out after our food arrived at the table and some people had different sides then I did.
A few members of my party and I noticed that when we would talk among our self’s Josy would roll her eyes, and would go speak to the gentlemen behind the bar who would look at our table as she would whisper something to him.
When it was time to pay we asked if we could split the check (I understand that it is a pain to split the check for a big group) but when the birthday girl asked to pay split checks josy or Josie with attitude replayed that who ever made the reservation was told that the check can’t be split to which the birthday girl replayed «I was the one who made the reservation and I was not told that we could not split the check».
I usually do not complain, however our check came out to $ 920+ which is not a small amount.
I would expect better treatment especially if 20% tip is included.
Would I go back… yes definitely, but not while Josy or Josie is there…

Chef A’s offers high quality food at a high price but is missing a few things to elevate this restaurant to a 4 or 5 star rating.
First, we had a reservation on a weeknight and had to wait 20 minutes for a table. That’s just poor management.
Second, a restaurant that offers $ 30+ entrees needs to have liquor. They have beer and wine but a restaurant of this caliber deserves a cocktail list. No draught beers either.
Third, every dish is super heavy: full of butter/​cream with Cheesecake Factory sized portions. A better move would be smaller portions and smaller prices.
Gripes aside, the sweet corn tamalito was well balanced. My steak was cooked perfectly and dessert was delicious.
Would I return? It’s a great option for Kendall but other stars exist not too far away (Finka, Pisco y Nasca).

5 stars. The restaurant is very dim with a relaxing feel to it. Staff was friendly & extremely attentive. Jacy, our waitress, provided us with excellent service. & The food was BEYOND D-​E-​L-​I-​C-​I-​O-​U-​S! My mom had the Sweet Corn Tamalito with Shrimp as a starter followed by the Rockefeller Alaskan Salmon. She was in heaven. I had a Classic Caesar Salad as a starter followed by their Filet Mignon which was mouth watering DELICIOUS! I had it well done & STILL it was nice & tender & FULL of FLAVOR! It was served with Mashed Potatoes, Spinach, & one of their amazingly delicious Sauces. I can honestly say I had a 5 star meal accompanied by a nice glass of Rodney Strong wine. I highly recommend this restaurant & wine bar to all food lovers & wine drinkers!

Food was incredible! Had the prime pork chop. It’s was mouth watering juicy ate almost the whole thing. All 16 Oz I the filet mignon was huge 12 Oz? Baaaa more than that. 5his place is truly a gem and will be coming back! Amanda and her server assistant guy with black pony tail were very attentive. I’ve seen most reviews and some negative from some pompous Unilocal divas! Go eat and enjoy. Good food and service ain’t cheap and cheap food and service ain’t good.

Es un lugar que sirve una comida deliciosa. Esta dentro de un centro comercial chiquito y si no prestas atención lo pierdes. Vale la pena ir allí aunque pueda ser un poco caro dependiendo de lo que pidas. Lo que me gustaría que mejorara es la disponibilidad de mesas y a veces el trato no muy cordial de los capitanes.

Everything in this place were absolutely perfect.
From the food, drinks, dessert are fabulous and amazing.
Waitress were attentive and well prepared.
Highly recommended restaurant.

This is one of my favorite places to eat in town. Lucky that it’s very close to home, my husband and I come here often for date nights. The staff is always very attentive and prepared, and the décor and mood has a high-​end feel.
My favorite app is the burrata — oh man, that never disappoints! They usually have some great specials and I almost always get the osso bucco (the portions are huge — I always have enough left over for two more meals!)
My husband loves the pork tenderloin.
My only tiny complaint about this place is that the wine list doesn’t have a lot of variety or interesting wines, but we usually end up getting beer.
We highly recommend this restaurant! We’ve never had a bad meal here!

We just had dinner there last night and it was simply amazing. Every Friday is our date night and I’ve been hearing so many amazing reviews on Chef Adrienne’s. Every single plate we order did not disappoint. The atmosphere is very romantic with lit candles and roses everywhere it’s a beautiful little spot. Make reservations in advance because they tend to fill up quick. If they have the Nutella croissant bread pudding you MUST order it!!! Simply amazing. Also the sangria is fantastic. The parking is not a hassle and there’s definitely enough space also you can see the restaurant right off 147. :)

I can’t pick what my favorite dish was, because everything was simply perfect. We had an amazing experience. The service was exceptional and the food was spot on! Definitely one of my new restaurants in Miami.

This place is awesome definitely worth the drive. My boyfriend and I came for our anniversary and it was everything we heard!
I strongly advise to make a reservation because they get pretty busy. We got there at 9:30 and the place was full; the hostess was nice and pointed us to our table.
The waitress was immediately attentive and told us the specials for the night.
We had the vineyard salad, the lamb chops and the steak tartare. As appetizers we had the goat cheese with prosciutto which was out of this world (you need to get this) and the spicy sweet shrimp. We tried their sangria, both, passion fruit and pomegranate. I honestly like more passion fruit but my boyfriend loved the pomegranate one.
We didn’t have dessert because we were super full but will be coming back to try different dishes and desserts!
5 stars!!!

Excellent service, the food is amazing the Tuna Tatar and Lamb, is really delicious. Definitely recommend to anyone.

This was a beautiful evening. Although chef Adrianne’s is located in a small strip mall in west Kendall, that’s where the tackiness ends. Once inside, you see a small, cozy wine bar-​like restaurant.
Because we all read the previous reviews, we knew what we were ordering. One couple shared the goat cheese appetizer, the caprece salad and the short ribs. The salad was served on a long dish and had different colored grape tomatoes and Valls of mozzarella. I ordered the corn chowder and the lamb chop appetizer, and my husband ordered the brown sugar crusted salmon. We all shared the special tuna appetizer and the Nutella bread pudding. Everything we ordered was wonderful and met expectations. Service was attentive and friendly.

I will be very honest. Fine restaurants are my thing! I love Capital grille, Ruth Chris, Eddie V’s…heard all the hype about Chef Adrianne’s and had to try it.
Where do I start… called to make reservations for a Wednesday for 5 and was told that they could only «squeeze in» 4. Had to cut out one in my group.
We show up and the restaurant is total empty! Pics will follow! They want to try to hype themselves up so much as if they were sold out on a Wednesday.
Now the location. West Kendall by a tire shop?
Now the food. Meats were good not great and at $ 58. For a filet… I expected great! The mashed potatoes were completely unseasoned.
Now the famous Nutella bread pudding. Completely stale and no flavor at all! Thrown out! $ 16. In the trash.
And another topper. since we had to cut one from our group since they were «so booked!» We ordered a dinner to go and were told «they don’t do to go» mind you we had our left overs packed in cheap styrofoam so they definitely could do «to go «.
Bottom line… don’t believe the hype. Not worth the money or traffic to West Kendall.

I had always wanted to go to Chef Adrianne’s but was always turned off by the location. So glad my husband surprised me with dinner here! The food was amazing and they give hearty portions! I had the shrimp tamalito which was delicious! The shrimp were big and the portion was generous. For our entrees I picked the brown sugar coated salmon and my husband got the short rib, both were very tasty and we took half home. Unfortunately we were too full to order dessert which I hear is spectacular. I guess that gives me a great reason to go back soon! Definitely give this restaurant 5 stars and recommend it to everyone!

This place is excellent!!! The service is really good. Their Nutella Croissant Bread Pudding is to die for. Small place with a lot of character. Works great for a special occasion date.

This place was amazing!!! The ambiance was very romantic. The services could not have been better and the food was magnificent my taste buds had a great time. From the bread to the dessert I have no complaints. This is definitely a place to check out if you want an amazing dinning experience I will definitely be back again!

We frequent this restaurant because it’s close to home. Most of the time the experience and the food is fine. You always get the feeling that the hostess/​servers think that this is a very upscale place– it is not. It’s JUST OKAY. Stop acting like it’s fine dining– please. It is also billed as a «wine bar,» but has a terrible selection of wine. The $ 40 pasta lamb bolognese special we had last weekend might be enough for them to actually lose two very loyal customers. $ 40 pasta? In Kendall? No. Just, no.
Our server, Bruce, was new (to us) and very attentive and explained details well. He did not mention that the pasta special was $ 40, but maybe the word «special» means «expensive at ‘Chef’s.’» There is a guy named Manny who must be a manager. We have seen him before. He usually keeps things flowing and doesn’t seem to do any work himself. This visit, he reprimanded more than one employee right in front of us. It was disrespectful and made us quite uncomfortable. There are some rules you don’t break, and one of them is questioning/​belittling an employee in front of customers.
It might be time for us to find a new restaurant. It’s too bad because we have tried so very hard to like Chef Adrianne’s.

Me encanto muchísimo la comida, el pork chop excelente, el rib eye en su punto y los app fenomenales, lo único que no me gusto fue el postre y eso que era súper grande … Una copa de fresas muy linda en presentación pero de sabor no era muy buena.
No entiendo mucho la decoración del restaurante, creo que la entrada estaba demasiado cargada con publicaciones y fotos y peluches de la dueña que creo yo (modesta opinión) no vienen al caso mostearlo…
Es más hacen que la pequeña sal de espera sea aún más pequeña … Pudiendo aprovechar el espacio
Igual en general lo recomiendo. La comida es súper fresca y la atención muy al detalle

Chef Adrienne kills the food game! She is a true testament to all that her biography boasts.
A refined chef with a well rounded background she is a reflection of her travels and those chefs that trained her.
We dined her for my boyfriends birthday and our trek out to the hammocks in a small shoppjng center unveiled thr hidden gem that I had hoped for.
Crab cakes, Tuna tar tar, amazing lamb and duck entrees, and a brownie sundae took us through a whirlwind of amazing favors and food adventures.
Chef Adrienne does not disappoint.
A destination dine must! We will certainly return.

Decided to treat ourselves to a nice lunch before I have my baby next week. Experience was pretty lackluster
Service: the water boy, very nice. Our server — slightly rude, snobby, and when I ordered the pork belly (at 9 months pregnant and swollen) he said «you know it’s pretty fatty, right?» It’s hilarious but so inappropriate.
Pork belly — yum delicious! Crispy. All the right things. All the textures, a little sweet, a little salt, some spicy — divine
The rest of the food was meh.
Here’s my biggest complaint: I’m Chinese and I’ve eaten my share of dumplings. The so called «duck dumplings» were, what I believe, to be frozen pork dumplings. I don’t want to come out and blatantly say it because there’s no way to be 100% certain but everyone at the table agreed: they tasted like the frozen dumplings I buy at the grocery store… And if they are, seriously?

El lugar por fuera es cualquier cosa entras y te encuentras con uan sorpresa. Es muy acogedor y me gustó mucho la ilumnación, donde la mayoría de los lugares falla. La comida es rica, pero como el restaurante intentar pasar por «fancy» las porciones están un poco vulgares. Todo lo que probamos estaba bueno, aunque todo tenía demasiada salsa. Aún tienen que perfeccionar los detalles, sobretodo el baño que parece baño de arepera.

Siempre la opción correcta pero hoy decidí si tengo que escoger una última cena seguro va a ser de aquí lo que me gustan tantas cosas mucho mucho que no puedo escoger cual es mi plato espectacular

I don’t think there has ever been a bad meal I’ve had at Chef Adrianne. It’s by far our favorite restaurant in Dade County. That’s quite the accomplishment for an avid Unilocaler. We live in North Dade County in the city of Miami Lakes. Yet we make the drive to SW Miami just for the experience and privilege of dining at Chef Adrianne’s restaurant.
There are several tasty appetizers on their menu. However, I love there Goat Cheese Croquette Balls. This dish is powerful in flavor and delicious to the pallet. The goat cheese filled croquette balls are golden in color and packed with cheesy flavor. The sweet fig taste mixed with the balsamic drizzle is the perfect complement to the salty ham that makes this dish just explode in your mouth. We always order two of these. I also recommend the Pork Wontongs or the Shrimp.
I’ve had several soups and they vary dependent upon when the menu changes. However, the Tomato Soup along with the Corn Bisque have been by far my favorites. There loaded with flavor and pair very well with any of their dishes, very flavorful and creamy.
For the main course I typically go with their Osso Bucco which is enchanting! The meat literally falls off the bone and the protein is full of flavor and I can’t say enough about the sauce. The dish is paired with cooked spinach (which is awesome by the way). However, the creamy mash potato’s just goes soooooooo good with the sauce the Osso Bucco is cooked with, it’s my favorite dish. The salmon, along with the short ribs, lamb chops or the Pork Tenderloin are also must haves!
Then there was desert. Look in my eyes anything that has Nutella is a must have. So if the Nutella Banana nut pudding or the Nutella Croissant is on the menu that night, go with that. If you must have ice cream the Brownie Sunday is also amazing. If chocolate is not your thing, then Strawberry Fields is a must.
I assure you, there is nothing on the menu you won’t like.

This little hidden gem is really as good as it gets! After months of planning with my fellow foodies, we were finally able to find a date and time that worked for us, and OMG it was worth the wait. The anticipation together with a very hungry palette made our taste buds even more excited for what’s to come.
The location was a bit deceiving, but once you walked in the décor and lighting brings you to a cozy, elegant and romantic setting of dark rich wood, rose petals and candle light. We brought our favorite wines (you can bring your own bottle) to celebrate our special occasion, for a corkage fee which I am happy to pay for.
We shared her special appetizer of the day: Pork belly topped with crispy chicharones. OMG the belly just melted in your moth. No chewing needed. Simply astounding flavor! I cannot fathom how chef can bring the combination of soft, melt in your mouth goodness together with a layer of crisp and crunch. I could’ve eaten an entire serving of that for dinner and be quite happy.
Next are our entrees. All the guys were feeling for chefs’ Black Angus five diamond reserve 12 ounce aged filet mignon. The cut was so thick I almost couldn’t believe it was a filet mignon. Almost 4 inches!!! The name of the sauce it was paired with escapes me, but it was the icing on this beefcake together with mashed potatoes and baby spinach.
The girls went for the Prime Beef Short Rib and the special of the day which was Mahi Mahi topped with pearled onions, alongside sweet potato purée and baby spinach. Every single dish could take your breath away. It was family style at our table. We all sampled a each others’ dishes and I could not find one bad thing to say about any of them. The flavors were immaculately paired together and nothing was out of place. Perfection in every dish.
Dessert was of course on the agenda… no matter how full we were. All the pics on Unilocal had her desserts plastered everywhere. I couldn’t leave without trying something. The table picked the snickers banana split and Nutella croissant bread pudding! Need I say more? The servings were huge, we all shared and left no room to breath.
This was worth every single moment of anticipation. I cannot wait to find an excuse to go again! Thank you chef :)

I’ve been hearing about Chef Adrianne’s for years and after looking over the Miami Spice menu this year, I decided I needed to make my way there. Although the menu sounded good, it was the dessert on the menu that really sold me and convinced me to drive that far into Kendall (because that’s not an easy thing to convince me to do). Even though we ended up going for dinner (Spice was only offered during lunch), I got the dessert fix that I wanted.
Chef Adrianne’s is located in a Kendall strip mall with a tire center next door. We entered and approached the hostess stand upon entering and waited a few minutes before being seated for our reservation. The restaurant is pretty dark, but has a romantic atmosphere about it. Our waitress greeted us — she was friendly and helpful and service was consistently great throughout the night. We started our meal sharing a Caesar salad, which was just that; there was nothing particularly outstanding about it, but the presentation was cute. We also ordered the fire roasted Frito corn, which was a corn on the cob cut into 4 pieces, topped with queso fresco, lime, chipotle, and Fritos crumbs. The sweetness of the corn combined with the spice, citrus, and crunch of the Fritos was a great combination of flavors and textures. We really enjoyed the dish.
For our entrees, my boyfriend ordered the Harris Ranch black angus five diamond reserve filet and he convinced me to order the osso bucco, even though I really wanted to try the lamb. Now, when you look at the menu, it seems like everything is very expensive. However, when you actually get your meal, you realize that you have enough food to feed a family of 4 off one dish, so the prices are justified. Anyway, back to the food. I wasn’t crazy about the osso bucco. The meat was tender and flavorful, but I just wasn’t in love with the dish. My boyfriend’s steak on the other hand was delicious. The only problem with the steak was that it was 12 oz., so if you are used to ordering 8 oz. steaks you would need to order at a different temperature to have the whole steak cooked to your liking. The steak itself was very tasty and the sauce on top of it was also good.
On to dessert, the main reason I came here for dinner. When I read dark chocolate and Nutella croissant bread pudding, I had to have it. Now, I don’t particularly like bread pudding and it’s not something I ever really order, but I adore croissants. And so our dessert arrived in a deep cast iron dish and topped with two scoops of vanilla ice cream. Every bite of this dessert was heaven in mouth. The warm croissant bread pudding combined with the cold sweet ice cream and every bite full of dark chocolate and nutella — I can’t even deal with how amazing this dessert was. Probably one of the best desserts I’ve ever eaten.
Even though it’s not really located near any other things to do, Chef Adrianne’s is a must to check out. It’s great for a date night or even just dinner with friends, but come hungry and expect leftovers!

This spot is a definite must-​try. Located in west Kendall (kind of out of place) nothing in the area really compares. Rotating menu w chef specials (I dig.)
Worth the $$$
**Try and take advantage of Miami Spice here!**

I really enjoyed my experience here and I drove super far just to partake in the Miami Spice event down this way! Okay!!! Yes, I was shocked that this classy restaurant is located in an odd corner plaza in the middle of nowhere but it was worth the trip!!! Cool… probably illegal tints on all the windows to keep the romantic surprise of an inviting ambience inside-​sweet touch! At first it seems mad dark inside then your eyes get adjusted and now you are in Chef Adrianne’s world of deliciously creative foods! The décor-​loving, relaxing and wine country barn-​like. The service-​prompt, sweet and ready to serve. The atmosphere-​heart warming and dim. The food-​amazingly delightful, distinctive, full of flavor and creative. The presentation-​top notch and picturesque! The parking-​can be pretty tight so be careful.
**Note: If you are in love, you have a loving family or celebrating an anniversary then this place is your next food destination.
So, check it out… off their Miami Spice menu, I ordered the GRILLED BLACK TIGER SHRIMP, which was great. and the chicken cooked in wine sauce which was CHEF ADRIANNE’S SPECIAL OF THE DAY and it was flavorful and tender-​really good! For dessert there was the DARK CHOCOLATE AND NUTELLA CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING. also tasty… small but tasty! Tha Unilocal Daddy approves this place!!!

The atmosphere was intimate and warm. The restaurant is not to big but is adequate. I’ve heard only good things about this restaurant so I decided to try it out during Miami Spice. This restaurant offers the Miami Spice menu for lunch at $ 23 per person Tuesday through Saturday only.
My Appetizer: ⁴⁄₅
Asian Braised/​Crispy Pork Belly + Truffled Honey Mustard + Pork Rind Crunch
My Entrée: 4.7÷5
Brown Sugar Crusted Salmon + Garlic Sweet Chili Potatoes + Spinach
My Dessert: ⁵⁄₅
Dark Chocolate And Nutella Croissant Bread Pudding + Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
*Final verdict is… Yes, I enjoyed the experience here very much and recommend it. Enjoy!*

Muy deliciosa la comida, el salmón genial, me encanto todo de principio a fin, no me importa el valor todo estuvo exquisito!