Cafe Catula

This place caught our eye thanks to their incredible Miami Spice menu.I was incredibly shocked to see how beautiful this restaurant is on the inside. It is incredible well kept and the lighting gives it a very nice cozy vibe. We were quickly greeted by the host and sat at the table. The waiter came over right away and presented us with both their regular menu and the Miami Spice menu. Their regular menu is quite enticing. (We will definitely be back). They do place a bread basket on the table with an herb butter and a red sauce which was so yummy. I decided to go with the grilled sausage for appetizer. It is a delicious Argentinian sausage that comes with fries and a great chimichurri dipping sauce. For entrée I went with the churrasco steak and I was shocked to learn it also comes with your choice of 2 sides! I got white rice and maduros. OMG that steak was huge!!! But with that said, it was so juicy and delicious. Cooked to perfection! For dessert I had the nutella crepe which was a perfect sweet finish to the night. Highly recommend checking this place out! Hit it up for Miami Spice or even for Happy Hour! They have some great deals. Even the regular is quite affordable and the food is great! The waiters are also top notch. It was great to see them work as a team to help customers.

Café Catula is one of my favorite restaurants in the Kendall area. The décor is superb with the beautiful artwork on display that is accompanied by a well-leveled background music. The place is excellent for a date night. We tried the croquetas de chorizo and tostones with shrimp to start. The shrimp was amazing. We also ordered the sunset snapper and the corvina aragosta. They did not spare on the crab meat for the corvina, and we loved it. However, the sunset snapper was my favorite, the citrous white wine sauce with capers was the perfect accompaniment for the fish. Each of the entrees came with two sides. For dessert, we had the crepe and it was also delicious. The staff was very friendly and well trained in hospitality. One could tell our waiter knew what he was doing, from the timing of bringing our food to refilling our wine glasses. We will definitely return.

Parking is $5 valet. Restaurant is on the first floor. The ambiance is good and elegant, beautiful pieces of art displayed throughout the restaurant. My family enjoyed their meal. The only downside was that where we were sitting the A/C vent in the ceiling was dripping water on my mother. Not good.

We tried this place for Miami Spice and had the yucca with shrimp and lobster sauce for app and fish with lobster sauce for dinner. It was amazing. That sauce is amazing. The dessert menu for Miami spice was the only let down. Very uninspired and mediocre crepe. Seems like they were skimping on the dessert. I would still recommend for the app and enteee. Also hubby got the skirt steak and it was huge.

Came for lunch on 10/29/23 after a long hiatus. We had a set menu which consisted of:APPETIZER (choose one):SoupCaprese SaladEscargotCrab CakeENTREE (choose one):New York strip served with mashed potatoes and vegetables Chilean Sea Bass or Black Grouper sautéed with lobster sauce and mushrooms, served with mashed poatotes and vegetables Carmelized duck served with mashed potatoes and vegetables Black linguine with seafood and a lobster tail in white wine and saffron sauceDESSERT (choose one):Tres Guayaba Coconut FlanDulce De Leche CrepesI ordered the crab cake, the sea bass in lobster sauce and the coconut flan. Everything was delicious but the sea bass in the lobster sauce was to die for!! I also tasted the Tres Guayaba and I wish that I had ordered that instead of the Coconut Flan, even though the flan was really good too!! Honestly, I've been dreaming of the food ever since and I can't wait to come back!!

The service is very good as well as a nice quiet ambiance. No complaints about the food but to me it's pricey for what you get.

What an amazing restaurant!!! I came here to celebrate a baptism and first bday and it was the best venue!! The food is AMAZING!! I had a pasta with pink sauce and prosciutto. My husband had the churrasco which also came with pasta. Cooked to perfection. The staff was the nicest I've seen in a while. Great service. My little one got burned with the soup and was crying like crazy and the waiters all came outside to check up on him, brought him milk, put an oil remedy on him. They were soooo sweet. Honestly what a great experience. I will be coming back here and recommending to all my friends!!

I made a reservation for a Friday night at 7:30pm for three, but despite arriving on time, we were told had to wait 15-20 minutes for our table. We checked in often with hostess as it seemed like others were being sat before us. In total we had to wait 30 minutes for our table despite having a reservation and arriving on time. It seemed like they miscalculated how long guests would be seated, and the restaurant was very packed with not enough staff, which led to slow service. However, the food made up for the delay and did not ruin our Friday night. We tried the Miami spice menu. The Croquetas de Cantinpalo were delicious--crispy and savory, and the Corvina Aragosta was perfectly cooked and flavorful. Overall, despite the wait, the tasty dishes made it a worthwhile experience. Restaurant is lively. Parking is $5 valet.

Exceptional cuisine, service and ambience.Visited first time, returned for a takeout meal as well. Carlos and Joaquin are great, thank you!

Good food The lunch for two is a good deal. It comes with a dessert. The real problem is The parking in this place is horrible. I had to park three blocks away. It's located in the bottom of a small office tower. It's hard to get in and out of. I had to park three blocks away for lunch during the week.