The Front Porch Cafe

I wanted breakfast and stopped at front porch cafe because some reviews mentioned vegan options. There were not a lot of vegan options. The waitress spoke with the chef and they were able to make me a veggies sauté and home fries. It was delicious!There is out door seating, we sat out side. Surprisingly, the outdoor fan provided a nice cool breeze on that very hot day.

I really wanted to love this place. We stopped here before heading home from a conference. It was a weekday around 11am. They offered us inside or outside seating. We chose outside - the furniture is great! What you would have on your back patio, comfortable seating with thick cushions. We had waters and tea. For brunch, I ordered the fruit french toast which is challah bread. It was good. The vanilla cream was a little too sweet so I didn't use a lot of it. The fruit was delicious and the challah was cooked well. My husband ordered the crab cake benny with breakfast potatoes. As you can see in a photo provided, there is not much "crab cake" for the $28 entree. It was mainly filler with some bits of crab and what was provided was thin (as you will see). The potatoes had an old oil taste + rosemary - they were just ok. The eggs were perfectly poached. Presentation was spot on. Unfortunately, overall I would not visit again. The food was hit or miss but the service was subpar. We had to ask for a drink refill. (For context, there were 3 tables and each of us had our own server.) Our waitress disappeared for long periods. And then to add insult to injury, when the waitress stood at our table for us to review the bill and pay - they added a 20% service charge automatically but this was not noted/mentioned as she read our bill to us. It feels like the places that add auto-gratuity tend to forget to still work for their customers. That is sad because it ends up costing the business the customers.

2.5/5Based on the reviews, my husband and I stopped by for breakfast. Maybe I am missing something but Sunday brunch was, in fact, not as delicious as described. Service was truly the best thing about the front porch cafe. Our server was very patient. We appreciate him and recognize this review is not a reflection of him. Plenty of seating options inside and out but outside it's already in the 80s and the outside fans aren't running. Two tables asked to be moved inside it was so hot. We picked inside and had options but one table literally had a huge bag of trash inches from the table and another option was tucked around the corner I, for sure, thought we would be forgotten. I picked a table where at least one of us was visible from the main pathway. We were brought water and coffee pretty quickly but as I drank a gulp of my water, I saw two fruit flys in my water and flys in my husband's water. Our server brought us new waters but I was already a bit grossed out. I had a small error with my order (wrong breakfast meat) but it was quickly corrected. The issue is my sausage was cold. The bacon that accidentally came looked borderline cooked. I am pregnant and am not interested in risking listeria over a small thing. My granola pancake was good but was small. It's the size of a pancake from McDonald's. My pancake was supposed to come with vanilla cream, blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries but alas. No fruit. My husband's corned beef was just okay. He loves breakfast potatoes and had one bite full and said they were not good. We watched who is either the owner or manager stand around on his phone and move pillows outside. As slow as they were, you think he would check in with his guests to make sure the quality is up to par. Or you would think he would be monitoring his kitchen to make sure everything is plated and sent to the right table. I watched another neighboring table sort out their food mistake. I would not come back. I hope our server succeeds and finds a business in SoBe that offers higher quality.

I'm kinda confused why this restaurant has so many good reviews. It wasn't great at all. To start, the decor is so confusing. There's a painting of Rocky, Messi, and then one with women shopping in rainbow colors. It looks like they raided the home good clearance section. My mom ordered the burger which was very meh. You have to pay extra for cheese so she just got it plain. The beef was fine but they asked how she wanted it cook. She said medium rare and the burger was way well done. Whatever. Their fries are clearly frozen. We double confirmed this when the women next to us asked for breakfast potatoes and they said they were out. They could only do fries. So no potatoes, but fries? Yup, frozen. I ordered the shrimp salad and it was like bleh. The cheese tasted like mozzarella cheese which doesn't make sense for a Mexican style salad. They went way overboard with the crumbled tortilla chips and they quickly got soggy. It could've used some more toppings. Onions? Jalapeños? Coijta cheese? Anything! For the price - definitely wouldn't come back as the food felt like an all inclusive report mediocre food - but we had to pay :(

Friday at noon I decided to try them out for late breakfast. It was quiet, the weather was great and there were sets available on the porch. I was seated quickly at what was a dirty table. Coffee mug stains and opened creamer cups hadn't been cleaned off. Still wasn't cleaned after I pointed it out to server.My server was efficient though. He couldn't give me any recommendations nor would he provide an opinion of the dishes I asked about. Not sure if it was just a language barrier or more. He just kept saying 'I don't know'.Mimosa: nicely done, good balance of sweet and alcohol Cajun scramble: This was rather tasteless with VERY FEW pieces of the andouille sausage the menu promised. I had to add quite a bit of hot sauce and ketchupPotatoes: soggy and oilyI ate 1/4 of this plate and gave up.I'm not sure I'd return here but the ambience was cool for an afternoon seating.

I have to say that although the salmon eggs Benedict was good, it was the home fries that really knocked my socks off. Just the best I've ever had. I think they precooked the home fries before cooking them but it was really flavorful.

Went here for some brunch on a Monday. The food was good but some could've used a bit more flavor/sauces. Regardless, it was a good brunch. The drinks were good - tasted as expected given their names. We had mojitos and mimosas. The service was a bit slower than we expected based on how little busy it was. We sat out on the porch and the ambiance was great. I would recommend going here for a brunch close to the beach!

We were here years ago, before Yelp!! While staying we went for an early stroll on the beach to watch sunrise and ended up looking for somewhere to eat. This trip it was a pleasant surprise to see that they are only 1/2 block from our hotel. What a great venue, covered outdoor seating that always seems to have a nice breeze. Service was prompt and the food was great. I had a Hama and cheese omelette and my wife enjoyed a ham and cheese croissant. We weren't rushed, but in and out in no time, thus allowing us to continue our adventures here in Miami Beach.We will see you next trip

Stopped here on a recent work trip to Miami with some clients. I was starving so forgot to take pictures before I ate but everything was great. The weather was perfect for sitting outside and we didn't have to wait long for a table. Our server was quick and efficient and everyone really enjoyed their meals. It was a great place to stop.

I don't know if I just happened to get the bad stick of this place, it seems like this place has good reviews but please go back to the biscuits i seen on the website along with some other things that could've been better during our meal. Thankfully they took this off the bill but this was slightly disappointing. And too expensive for that.