TLDR on brunch; it's super cute but pretty unorganized, especially for a large group, which can kill the vibe. I wanted to love strawberry moon. It has a trendy name, a color palette a girl could love and oozes Miami trendiness. We went for a girls trip brunch and pool party while in town for the weekend. The interior brunch space is absolutely adorable, truly an influencers dream with its light pink and green hews. There's fun frill and art deco features everywhere. Brunch: It took 5-10 mins for our large party to get seated. We sat outside which backs up to the pool area on a raised platform. The music was so loud that our waiter could not hear us and we could not hear her. We had done some sort of group pre-fixe promo, which we had to communicate with the hosts, then the server, then the hosts again and then the server again. So communication was off from the get-go. Ultimately our waiter shared she had fired our apps and they'd be out quickly. Being a girls trip in Miami we were excited to get a round of drinks and start the brunch off right, but unfortunately the waters took awhile and then the apps came and then our waiter took drink orders and semi- disappeared. Bus boys kept bringing additional forks and knives because we were missing some things from the table, but none could help us to get drinks. We downed the apps and sat for quite awhile and then the entrees started trickling out. The first 4 came out, followed by 3 more 5 minutes later. It took about 20 minutes for the whole table of 12 to get their food. By the time the last entrees came the first people were finished and we still hadn't gotten drinks. We ended up getting our drinks shortly thereafter and as they were dropped ordered another round. The second round came out quickly but somehow we had already been there 2.5 hours (mind you that apps were pre fixed and came out in the 1st 10 mins - truly before the number of waters debacle was settled). We were told that dessert was going to come shortly but we decided to get the check. We just wanted to get up to the pool party. I ended up explaining this to the staff, who graciously gave us a discount but the disorganization had kind of gotten our party down. The food was actually tasty though, and prettily plated.Pool party: only small bags allowed, still not sure what that means but everyone in my group only brought a small purse plus one empty reusable bag for our clothes while we got in the pool. The space is crowded. Full on Vegas pool party vibes with cleaner water. Surprisingly the bar staff churned, we never really had to wait that long despite the crowd. Nowhere to sit unless you pay for cabanas (not sure if chairs cost but if not they definitely fill early). We ended up stuffing our stuff up against a wall in a pile on the ground, because all space was taken. The DJ was great. The water was actually cold but it was February so a lot of people sat on the pool edge. Great space, really cute, not as big as Vegas pools Wish the capacity was lower but get they have to make $. Also the routes to the bathroom were pure idiocy and dependent upon what security person was standing where. I exited on the pool space edge and walked up the ramp to be told I had to go back into the pool space and come out basically 15 ft from where I was. This happened twice, but flip the directions. Oh well.
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