La Cabrera

Great place for steak lovers!The empanadas wereincredible and the service was impeccable!Great place for a nice quiet meal.

First time at La Cabrera. I'm a sucker for a good piece of skirt steak or authentic Argentinian food. A block away is another similar style of food, but it was time to try something new. Right off the bat the service is good. Hostess greeted us and took us to our table. Our waitress was also good with her service. We ordered our meal which included a skirt steak, shrimp, and some vegetables. The steak was a little under seasoned, which we had to add salt - Not a big issue. One thing I have to say is the chimichurri was made like a mayonnaise style dip, which surely is not authentic. I would suggest to them to please make a real one. All in all, not my go-to Argentinian place in Miami. Nice ambiance if you are in the Grove and want to have a drink and a decent piece of beef.

I rarely give restaurants low ratings, but our meal at La Cabrera was one of the most disappointing experiences we've had in recent memory. First, I'll list the positives as this place definitely had strong points: The venue is nicely-designed, well-appointed, and I really liked everything about the decor, style and color scheme. Also, service was attentive all night from outgoing staff who went above and beyond, even serving and plating our appetizer dishes at our table for us, and cutting and serving our steaks at our table. That said, this place really falls down on food quality. Most everything we ordered lacked flavor and many of their listed prices are higher than they deserve to be.We're big fans of Argentinian food and dine somewhat frequently at spots like Baires, Graziano's, Novecento and the former Las Vacas Gordas. When we saw La Cabrera, we were excited to try it. Unfortunately the food here is sub-par while the prices are not. We started out with the provoleta ($19) and the chorizo ($12) to share. While the sausage wasn't bad, the provoleta lacked flavor and had an odd texture vs. what we've had nearly everywhere else we've ordered it. It could've also used some time on the grill or under the broiler to form a crust, which was missing. They brought a basket of bread and bread sticks to the table, but the tomato sauce it was served with was basically tasteless. The olives at least had a bit of flavor to them. They later brought a selection of spreads and other items that were "on the house". It contained small servings of eggplant puree, apple sauce, cooked carrots and garlic, I believe diced cooked squash, what looked like au gratin potatoes and one other item. I tried all of it. Each was tasteless aside from the garlic which could at least be smashed with a utensil and spread on the bread for flavor and texture. We had a look at the wine list and while we ultimately ordered a bottle to share, the prices here were high on at least some bottles. Stag's Leap Artemis, for instance, is priced at just a bit more than $100/bottle at one of our usual places for steak. Here at La Cabrera, it's listed for $164. For our main courses we ordered the 1/2 outside skirt steak ($43), the 1/2 New York steak ($42) and a side of mashed potatoes ($8) all to share. The skirt steak was good and very tender. The New York steak was dry and lacked flavor, and the mashed potatoes, like much of what we tried on this night, were a bit bland. When our steaks were brought to the table, they immediately gave us sauces and dry items to dress them up - barbecue and steak sauces, bread crumbs, what looked like a thick cheese sauce with a bit of vegetable in it, and as we were cutting into our steaks, the server brought another full tray of more sauces, rubs and things to add to our meats. I found this very odd because most better-quality restaurants take great pride in the quality of their meats and style of cooking and strongly believe that one shouldn't need to add any sauces or condiments to make them edible or even more enjoyable. Here at La Cabrera they were practically begging people to dip or slather their steaks with condiments. I did try a few dollops of a few of the cups of sauces and crumbs we were given, but wasn't impressed by any of them.At the end of the meal, they brought a tree of lollipops to our table. It had several insects crawling on it. I couldn't identify what they were, but they weren't ants (see video I've posted). When the server gave us the bill there was an automatic service charge of 18% included which has become somewhat standard in the Miami area. When she handed us the payment machine to process our cards, she explained there was a service charge added the check, then the tip amounts listed on the screen for us to select from when signing were for her. I've never had another restaurant present it that way when there is included auto-gratuity.In general, the meal here lacked flavor compared to most every other Argentinian steakhouse I've been to. They seem to have a lot of "stuff" they place on the table for patrons to try - complimentary spreads and purees, steak sauces and things to sprinkle on your meat, but much of it was flavorless and disappointing. On the night we were here there were only 4 people at the bar and 2 other tables with patrons seated at them and to me, the reason it wasn't busier was apparent. La Cabrera needs to improve the taste and quality of the food to make it worthy of the prices charged, or this restaurant will struggle. That's especially true with 1 other Argentinian option already available in the Grove, in addition to lots of other really excellent dining options in this general area for people to patronize.

This the best Latin American steak house in South America and it finally landed in the Gables-Grove area. I first heard of La Cabrera in Malaga. The Malaga location is yards from the main Cathedral. Like it's Grove brethren it is known for its shareable plates and lollipops at the end. Reservations were easy to come by and the hostess sat us down. As of the time of this writing they didn't have a full liquor license so were comping Malbec! May they never get that license! So good was the Malbec we ordered seconds. They give you complementary bread and some olives. We ordered the Provoleta and it did not disappoint. You could taste the smokiness and the gauchos roasting it on the plains of Argentina over coals in their cast iron skillets. We ordered a 14oz filet and had them split it in half. The entree was served with a side of broccoli and mash. We were unable to even touch the mash; the portions were that generous. My only quibble is that the filet was medium rare when we asked for medium. We sent it back and it came out medium well. A star is docked. The waiter and manager were both incredibly engaging. I believe that unlike the other places that have come and gone in this former Masonic lodge, this one may prove the one that stays the course.

Excellent service. Dining room overlooks the grill and Josper oven, seating perhaps 150 people. We visited on a Sunday, most customers were families with children, with the occasional couple. Very tasteful decor. Local outlet of celebrated Buenos Aires steakhouse. Prices are somewhat less expensive than other comparable Argentinian restaurants in the city, which matched to its pedigree makes for a very compelling value proposition.

Fairly new restaurant I the Grove. Argentinian steak house with moderately priced food choices. Very friendly staff. We had multiple dishes as this was for a birthday celebration. Provoleta, churrasco, morcilla, tiramisú, flan, and pistachio ice crea

Tomatoes were so juicy! Hearts of palm were fresh and so good. Same with avocado. Something like a Russian dressing in the center. Very good!

Some friends of mine visiting from Paris invited my family and I ( Because I'm Argentine I guess lol) for dinner at La Cabrera. We were greeted very nicely by the host with a smile (which is rare these days at fancy places). The restaurant inside has an elegant vibe to it. We had Janina as our waitress and she was excellent. Gave very good recommendations. My friends asked me to order the food because of my background. We started with the plain provoleta which was delicious. We ended up ordering a second one. It is so good plain, that's why I don't order the one that has toppings. We also ordered the mollejas which were cooked to perfection. Delicious!! We then ordered two cuts of meat as our main dish with two sides. Mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables. The meat we ordered was the skirt steak and one called the cowboy something which Janina recommended. My friends like the meat medium rare and I like it medium so they cooked it medium rare and cut it table side and then finished cooking it more for me table side on a hot skillet which I thought was pretty neat and classy. The meat was very good quality with a lot of flavor. To drink we accompanied the meat with Malbec. The second bottle we ordered was a recommendation again by Janina which ended up being very good. It ended up being plenty of food so we had no room for dessert. My kids ended up ordering gnocchi. My son the regular ones and my daughter the stuffed with cheese ones and they were surprisingly great being more of a steak house. So don't think there is only meat. They do have other options as well. The manager Sebastian also stopped multiple times to check on us and he was also super friendly. We had an overall wonderful experience. I do warn you that it is a pricey restaurant, but if you want to splurge, it's well worth it. Enjoy!!!! ( unfortunately was too entertained by my friends, I didn't think about taking pictures to post)

Best Argentinian Steak and 1A service. The plates are good for share. I recomend the TomaHawk

Excellent food, BUT, be careful and aware. They automatically add an 18% tip. I didn't realize this until I got home. I unknowingly tipped 20% over the already 18% added tip. So the waitress actually got a 40% tip. Now I know........My bill was $282, including the automatic tip and I tipped an extra 20% on top of that. If you're going to f&ck me, you better kiss me.