Tinta Y Cafe - Miami Shores

10/10 everytime!

This review is for the pop up restaurant that is in this location in the evenings. The service was top notch! Friendly, informative, professional and efficient. The food was Michelin star quality! Everything was incredible. Probably the best meal I’ve ever had! Everything is locally sourced (as much as possible). We ordered a glass of wine and a local beer. For appetizers we ordered the Almaco Jack Crudo. It was amazing! They use a hot coal to rub on the edges of the fish that gives it a Smokey flavor. Absolutely incredible! We also ordered the Canaveral White Shrimp Chawanmushi. It’s several layers! The shrimp was amazing! The egg custard at the bottom was a bit too salty for my taste, but my son thought it was perfect. Finally, we ordered the Grilled Sebastian Oysters. I’m not a big oyster fan, but I could eat these everyday! Grilled with a brown butter chimichurri sauce and ramp purée and fried hazelnuts- this was perfection. Set in the shells, on a rock and shell bed, the presentation was beautiful. For dinner we ordered the smoked swordfish. I like swordfish, but it’s not my favorite because it’s not as soft as most fish. Not in this case. This was the softest, most flavorful swordfish I’ve ever had! They slow cook it for about 30-40 minutes. It goes on a low flame the minute we put our order in and slowly cooks the entire time we’re enjoying our appetizers and drinks. Set atop moujean tea turnips, caramelized baby fennel, and wilted spinach, this dish will never disappoint even the toughest critics. Our bill was not that bad either. There is a 20% service charge, but this does not all go to your server! It’s split 4 ways, so your server is only getting a 5% tip. Please tip your server cash on top of the service charge. I would love to return and try the spiny lobster. I highly recommend this place for a romantic dinner!

An intimate coffee shop that serves comfort food for your soul. Highly recommend this place.

Definitely will not be going back, I usually pass by ones or twice a week for a to go order and get the same thing. Today I stopped by and noticed I got charged more than usual so I asked why a tip was automatically included and was told “we started automatically adding tips for to go orders since yesterday”. Mind you, it’s not posted anywhere and it wasn’t mentioned before hand. I don’t mind tipping but it shouldn’t be automatically added, specially 18%.

Special loving place for special loving people.

Wow! Love the energy, decor, super friendly staff and community of this place. The food was the BEST cafe food I have ever had! No substitutions on their sandwiches had me feeling a way at first, but the server explained they are perfect as is and she was so right! We had the Game 7 and the Bori and everything was super fresh and delicious. The coffee and hot chocolate were sublime! This is my new home cafe!