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3.3 (135 reviews)
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Our Calle Ocho date night
Imayasil B.

The food was simple and delicious. The ambiance reminds me of the late 80's when we used to have an entire beach day with an early dinner before sunset. The service....well I had higher expectations because most employees there are my people- per se. Hispanics are more vibrant with big smiles and great laughter. However, the waitresses appear to be pressured instead of comfortable dealing with the public. The server was much more gracious than our waitress. The band definitely brought up the energy we were hoping to find. I had the Churrasco sandwich; I had to ask for the chimichurri sauce. The mahi tacos appetizer appeared to have had a salt spill. Other than that, the white and red sangrias were pretty nice. I hope with a repeat and with a more enthusiastic waiter/waitress.

Shrimp and yellow rice with plantains and black beans
Paul J.

On a very wet and rainy weekday evening, we stopped into Sonia's Seafood for a quick and easy dinner. We started with drinks and listened to the rain, followed by an order of Stuffed Plantain Cups to share - crispy plantain covered in a bright tomato-y shrimp stew. I ordered the shrimp and yellow rice and it came with three sweet plantains on top. I also got a side of black beans - a bowl of deep, salty beans, a perfect contrast to the bright shrimp and rice. If you're looking for a big dinner of stick-to-your-ribs plates, try Sonia's Seafood!

Nat R.

If something seems too good to be true, it probably is... Honestly the service was great, they were empty tho but!!! when we came it was completely empty.... Monday-Thursday $1 oysters, honestly that's all we came to try, and let me tell you .... don't fall for it. Oysters were bitter, dirty, i mean basically green, i couldn't even swallow one lol. I completely spit it out, and gave it three different shots. We were using our cup of water to clean them i'm talking DIRTY! however, the croquetas were good and fairly priced, and really delicious orange juice tbh!!!

Fried Fish
Michelle A.

The ambiance was amazing! Especially the music. The service was good also. You can pick which fish you want them to cook and how you want it cooked. The food overall was good, but unfortunately the fish that we had was a little overcooked because it was a little dry on one side of the fish.

Janet S.

As soon as you get out of your car there is a park attendant that has an umbrella opened to make sure that you don't get wet from the rain. I ordered a Sonia's Seafood sampler and it was a great choice. My favorite part was the grilled shrimp. My family and I chose the seafood fried rice and I had to ask for Camila the server to remake the food because it had way too much soy sauce. I wasn't a fan of this meal and she didn't look like she wanted to return it to have it remade. I would have liked for them to ask me if I wanted something else but it wasn't suggested. I didn't like the fried rice. I did like that there was live music and the gentle man sings great. They have a portion that you can buy fresh fish but I noticed it was overpriced. The parking is free and nearby the restaurant.

Jane S.

This is my family and I first time at this restaurant. I like the concept of it being outdoors on which the day was breezy and it was raining. The food was ok here. The appetizer that we ordered was Sonia's Sampler. We ordered the Seafood fried rice and it had too much soy sauce. I told our server that the rice had to much soy sauce. This restaurant has that you buy fresh fish . Btw the 15% is automatically included in your bill. The price of food is decent. On Saturday they had live music. Overall the experience was good by the food quality could be better.

Croquetas y frituritas
Gaby R.

La comida deliciosa y el ambiente súper rico. Fuimos un miércoles y la pasamos bien pero queremos regresar un fin the semana para disfrutar de la música en vivo. Regresamos pronto

Tj R.

The only reason I'm not giving this a 1 star review is because our servers were amazing, the atmosphere was actually pretty cool and the appetizers were at least decent. My wife, mother-in-law and I decided to come here after a evening of shopping. I was excited as I was looking forward to eating some good seafood. However, after some good appetizers, our time there took a sour note. We had ordered a paella, but were left absolutely disappointed. The paella was pure tomato sauce. The seafood was all overcooked and rubbery. The rice was severely undercooked. There was absolutely no other flavor to taste besides the tomato. After speaking with our server and the manager, they knocked the paella off our bill. Again, if not for the staff and appetizers, this would be a 1 star review. If we had to do it again, we'd only order the appetizers as that's what it seems like works best here. If you enjoyed your time, amazing! I'm glad because I know this place has been around for a very long time. But until next, folks! Enjoy the meal!!!

Jorge R.

Absolute best place to get some fresh red snapper for frying or grilling. I wanted to grill some snapper and looked around a few places in Miami and the prices were overly steep, way more than for a prime steak....didn't make sense to me. Here the fish are big, fresh and delicious, my family and I agree it's the best fish they've ever had. There's plenty of seafood on display here as well as a restaurant in the back. The place may not look like much on the outside but let me tell you - there's treasure inside! Service was great, they helped me select three red snapper, about 1.5 lbs each, total cost was about $61. Will be back!

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Kate A.

My husband had never been to Sonia's. I had gone many years ago with a friend of mine. My husband is Cuban and loves to support local spot so we decided to go in and give it a try. They have redecorated since I came a few years ago, and there was a lot of Covering from the sun, which was good. They had a deal for five beers, which was pretty decent so we took advantage of that. The restaurant had flies buzzing all over the place, which is not appetizing. My husband ordered an entire fish that he was able to pick out. The fish was prepared. Well, he did like it. I had shrimp which is OK as well. This place is very pricey for the location and what you're eating. We spent $200 on just the two of us which is what I expect to spend when we go downtown or to the beach not on eighth Street. The service is what you expect at any of these local Cuban places a little ratchet, but it is what it is. I'm not sure if we would go back.

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She cooks, phenomenal! I wish I could order more from her, but she's too far away from me

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El mejor servicio de Miami la comida estupenda , sin duda voy a regresar gracias por tanto

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We were dragged by their promotions on IG but found out it's actually overpriced and tricky with the prices on whole fish

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