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Casa Tua Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

1700 James Ave, Miami, FL 33139

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Cuisine Italian
Hours Mon-Sat 7pm-midnight
Location South Beach
Reservations Reservations required
Phone 305/673-1010
Prices Main courses $20-$100
Credit Cards AE,DC,MC,V

Casa Tua Review

The stunning Casa Tua is a sleek and chic, country Italian-style establishment set in a refurbished 1925 Mediterranean-style house-cum-hotel. It has several dining areas, including a resplendent outdoor garden, comfy Ralph Lauren-esque living room, and a communal eat-in kitchen whose conviviality does not translate to some of the staff who have been known to turn a nose up at customers. The roasted rack of lamb is stratospheric in price -- upwards of $50 -- but sublime in taste, and a bargain compared to the whole branzino served for two at twice that price. Risottos are also highly recommended. Service is, as always with South Beach eateries, inconsistent, ranging from ultraprofessional to absurdly lackadaisical. For these prices, they should be wiping our mouths for us. What used to be a fabulous lounge upstairs is now a members-only club, so don't even try to get in.

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