Mayfair Grill

The Mayfair House Hotel & Garden is easily one of the most impressive spaces in Coconut Grove. But its namesake restaurant doesn’t quite live up to the beautiful atrium it calls home. The former Southwestern restaurant revamped its menu. It now leans Argentine with grilled everything—meats, bread, dates, and prawns—plus some pasta. They no longer use the oven at all (hence, the potted plant living inside it). But Mayfair Grill still needs work. Most of the food lacks seasoning and details slip. Clams arrive unopened, there’s zero trace of jalapeno in the jalapeno pesto pasta, and sauces are watery. Just about every flavor falls flat. Like that oven plant, this restaurant has a chance to grow in its unique environment. But it’s not there yet.