Bellmont Spanish Restaurant

We arrived in a Friday afternoon to try the Miami Spice menu. It was after 1pm and we were alone in the restaurant. The ambiance was quite and peaceful.We had the croquetas and potato dishes for appetizers, meat and seafood paellas, and for dessert the jijona ice cream and the flan.The appetizers were amazing.the croquetas had incredible flavors. The potatoes were so good and we ended up taking some home.The paellas were delicious and a lot. Had the right seasonings. Not to salty...also ended up taking some home because the dish could have been shared. (It was also good for dinner).The dessert which is always my favorite part of the meal was presented well and had good flavors. I had the Jijona ice cream and it finished the meal with the right touch.For drinks, I had a sangria and my husband had a Spanish beer. The sangria was not to sweet so it didn't take compete with the flavors of the meal.The service was very nice. She helped us to our seat, asked if this was our first time there and we said yes. Once she took our order, she came back with bread and left us alone. Then she would bring out the course and leave us to enjoy the food. It was incredible peaceful lunch.Would I go back again? Yes I'm already planning it. Can't wait to enjoy more of the items on their menu.

We went for Miami Spice lunch and we loved the selection of dishes on the menu. We had the lentil soup and croquetas' assortment to start and they were both really good, our favorites were the croquetas. We chose the seafood paella and the fish lenguado, the paella won this round. A few things to consider: 1) we were very happy they served paella for one person and the flavor and cooking were perfect, 2) the lenguado was a fish fillet with potatoes so my partner and I ended up sharing the paella. So if you opt for the fish, we recommend a side dish or sharing a paella. For dessert we had turrón ice cream and the flan, both delicious, but try the ice cream if you must choose.The wine selection is also great and the staff is very friendly. The ambiance is inviting of conversation, tapas, and good wine, which they have. We recommend this place for family dinners or a date. We will definitely return.

I preface this review with that I have been here before and have had a great experience, however this last visit was abysmal: and my last. It was scorching in the place. We asked the owner to lower the temperature several times only to be told there was an issue and that it was already cool. I and others took off our diner jackets. I was part of a large group. We had a set menu, croquettes and paella. The croquettas were actually good. That's it. Full stop. Everything else was revolting. I was given the paella. Burnt to a crisp. It was inedible. The salt content was equal to the Dead Sea. The shrimp was so burnt it should've been sent to a burn unit. The person sitting in front of me had the steak. Same issue with the salt; so much so that he left half of it thinking he may stroke out. Not once were we asked about the food. Copious amounts of food were left on the table. The desert, Tarta De Santiago, was old, dry and no taste of the main ingredient: almonds. The highlight of the meal was the bread and the aforementioned croquettas. The meal came with a flamenco show. The dancers have been there for awhile and are actually a really good troupe. The get a star for the show and one for being a family run business. Fine dining in Miami is having a renaissance. The Gables is one of these epicenters in the culinary scene. Belmont a grand dame, needs an injection of fresh energy. It is going to face strong head winds with the addition of two Spanish themed restaurants on the same block. If it does not change course soon it will flounder like a galleon on the shoals of the competition.

Saw this place and it looked nice ordered a couple of beers on tap extremely cold and very good. Ordered charcuterie plate wow it is good but fair warming it is not cheap but it's worth trying

Sat outside at Bellmont and had excellent vibes! The sangria is some of the best sangria I have had and the price for a glass is $9 and for a pitcher $20 so it is a good deal. And the croquetas were good. The complimentary bread was delicious and the service was great as well!

Back in the last week of June, Wednesday 28th, some family flew into town for a visit and the rest of us met up at this hyped up Spanish Restaurant known for their Roasted suckling pig cooked in a brick oven and so it was a close central point for everyone to drive to. So here we were, a table of 13 in the back portion of the restaurant and the rest was eerily empty-ish with barely 2 or 3 small tables staying at any given moment with the bar mostly empty the entire evening.Service:So leading with that, I expected attentive service but did not get that. It was iffy and had to constantly get the attention of staffers. First off, we all here chatting and mingling around the table catching up family news with some sitting and some standing but we all do eventually settle down and sit. Decisions being made while looking at the menus but staff are barely engaging us and only when we get their attention. It was haphazard that not a single person came around the entire table to take orders or make suggestions voluntarily. Some had already ordered appetizers and I didn't even know about it! Once we were all enjoying various appetizers, I don't recall any staff checking up on us to see how we were enjoying things, the same was true with dinner. Felt very stand-off-ishIt just felt like our table was on its own pace. Also, one of my uncles who was running a little late and sitting across from me kept seeming to be forgotten by staff a few times. First was him sitting down and me asking to bring him the basic fork knife napkin. And when they came with it I mentioned his partner is coming as well and the staff person left it on the partners area and not his and went to the back and brought out another set for my uncle. Then they eventually didn't ask him what he wanted to order for appetizers and again I had to get their attention. After the appetizer they yet again forgot to clear his table area and I had to motion someone to do it. Sad comedy and had to make a laughing comment between us. For dinner, when most of us ordered the same Lubina fish, my uncle was given a plate of two flat sad looking pieces of fish like Tilapia even though when questioned they said it was Lubina. It wasn't very tasty, so I gave him half of mine because of the timing issue with the rest of our family eating dinner. So with that, I too had to ask the server to come and order appetizer and when family was ordering dinner I had to motion to the staffer that I too wanted to order. It was annoying.Food:Appetizers: The appetizers we all ordered were amazing which was contrary to the Main dinner for a few of us. The Chorizo a La Sidra was sublime savory, the manchego cheese plating soft n fresh, the 5J iberico beautifully plated and tasted so well, the round croquettas variety flavors were Creamy high quality and tastey (I think I had the ham).Then Dinner mains erased all that:My mom ordered a paella that came out dark semi burnt. Mind you that there is another Yelper or two(?) That who posted one or two photos their paella was very black burnt. How does a restaurant mess up a traditional dish like this? Anyway my mom ate some of but unimpressed underflavored almost bland. Sad.About 9 of us ordered the fish entree Lubina Cantabrica which was described to me by a staffer that is was done in a wine sauce. Ok. Well it loked pretty, tall and beefy and moist but was bland barely barely seasoned and no taste of wine sauce. The side of sliced potatoes were mealy consistency like old potatoes. As I mentioned earlier, mu uncle's plate definitely did not have the same dish and did not look or taste appetizing so I gave some of mine. Why didn't we opt to order the suckling pig you might ask? Well, the website didn't really say it take almost 1.5 hours to cook and also didn't say anything about calling ahead to order it. Another disappointment was the size of their brick oven, it was tiny and just sitting there on the back wall almost like an afterthought? Well.. my family planned our get together so suppose they relied on the website to make this decision.Dessert:Tried someone's crema Catalina, it was ok tasted like other restaurants Also tried the Torta de santiago with a nougat ice cream and it was very very good.The red wine we selected was good but at Miami room temperature. I guess they do the same in Spain Ambience:Empty as I said before, it never got busy. The music playing was strange, it was a collection of some artists and did not fit the theme of Spanish food diningI highly doubt I will be back as there are other Spanish restaurants that have better service and food quality.

Roaches all around, very disgusting place. Bathroom extremely dirty with pee all around the toilet and floor, with a bus stop public bathroom smell. The poor waiter Tony did the best he could but totally overwhelmed with doing everything by himself, from cooking to serving. Would never go back or recommend.

My first time here and it was for a baby shower so I need to come back for regular dining to give a fair review. But my experience was a positive one. The sangria was very very good and so were the croquetas and tortilla. I ordered the seafood paella and it was tasty but could have been a little more seasoned. However, I was also able to try the meat paella and that one was delicious and extremely flavorful. Will be coming back again.

2024 nye celebration spanish style at bellmont restaurant with a flamenco show. the place is very nice and modern, with great spanish dishes, and located at the famous miracle mile. service was outstanding and sergio, the owner was taking care of all the tables, he also helped us to choose the right wines. for this event, they offered a prefixed menu, 3 appetizers served family style, a platter of ibéricos, piquillo red peppers from lodosa (asturias) & reduction of strawberries sweet sauce and salmon tartare with avocado, natural pineapple, soy, lemon and lime sauce reduction with toasted galician bread, they also gave us some delicious croquettes because my mom is allergic to salmon. then we choose 100% natural black angus tenderloin cooked on the rock, aged over 29 days, rústicas potatoes, tempura eggplant sticks and seafood paella - calasparras rice (spain), saffron, calamari, shrimp, langoustine, clams, mussels. for dessert, they gave us homemade cookies cake like abui áfrica makes, strawberries, whipped cream, nougat ice-cream. before midnight a glass of champagne and 12 grapes. what a wonderful time.

The service was horrible, the food was barely acceptable, I sat at the table for over 30 minutes with out at least a water or drink refill at a party for a 100th birthday party with 75 guest with only 2 servers and a manager but the worst part was that they kept the outdoor tables opened and could not maintain service to the 75+ guest at the inside of the restaurant. the outside guest had better service than the party guest. The waiter splilled wine all over my head and back and no one offered a towel or an Apology for soaking me and my wife with wine