When we booked our stay in Miami, I was particularly interested in Villa Casuarini. I always found the hotel very interesting and wanted to stay here. The Venus Suite, which I preferred, was still available at first, but not exactly cheap at $2000 a night. In the end, reading reviews kept me from booking because the hotel didn't come off too well here. So I only booked a table at Gianni's Restaurant.
Instead of Lyft, this time I relied on Uber and had a good driver. Despite terrible traffic, we arrived reasonably on time. There was a hustle and bustle, in front of the entrance we stood in line first.

As we stood in the entrance hall I was glad that I had not booked a room here. The purest zoo. Loads of people, noisy and at least for me no hotel atmosphere.



No idea why everything is so blue, the lighting was weird. We were then led to our table on the terrace by the pool, probably the most popular part of the restaurant. Honestly, I've never seen a room so cluttered. I can well understand complaints from hotel guests that it is not very pleasant to swim in the pool. Anyway, this is possible only outside the opening hours of the restaurant.



When we sat down we experienced a shock. The fans had been turned up to such an extent that we were sitting in a total draft. A nice cold is guaranteed. We asked to turn the things down, which also happened.
The centerpiece of the terrace is the famous pool, in front of which, in fact, guests are constantly taking pictures.



The menu had somehow seen better times.

For my appetizer, I went with fried shrimp, calamari and zucchini.

The dish tasted good, but was probably just too greasy for me. Anyway, I was sick that night and I had to think about it all the time.
Artichoke a la Romana

Tasty and certainly the better choice.
For the main course, I went with pan seared scallops with black truffle sauce. Served with truffled mashed potatoes.

Delicious, but now not a huge portion. Considering that both together cost $ 44, this is not a bargain.
Truffle Gnocchi.


The dish tasted very good and was the best of the evening.
For dessert we had a filled chocolate ball. Very tasty.


Invoice:

What do we say about food? The quality was really good, you can't complain. The service was also very friendly, so I was also very satisfied. Otherwise, the restaurant is very special. I think Zoo describes it quite well. For example, a woman just started dancing around in the restaurant, already a very special atmosphere. In addition, the pool is a photo hotspot.
When we left the restaurant I was hit by flashes combined with "Yes! Beautiful" shouts. There are some guys with cameras running across Ocean Drive and photographing people (better: harassing people!). The photos are then of course to buy.....