Friend’s Market and Bistro Reviews

I don’t like that place at all ... I live close so I am local ... I don’t recommend it ... And don’t even try to get a delivery they said they have but took more than 2 hours and they charge extra for that

Prices are good, food was great. I got a Patacon...never heard of it before. It was shredded chicken on a sandwich made with plantain slices instead of bread. It was really good. Prices for sandwiches were in the 10-15 range. Excellent combination. Outdoor seating and drinks available. I'll be back.

Very good attention and friendly waiter also the food delicious, place comfortable nice music people so nice

Great atmosphere, food, and customer service. If you want to get a good lunch/dinner and fast, this is the place to go.

What a terrible place for food or market purchases, I was there today for lunch and bought a much-needed beef broth for a health patient who had a liquid diet and first they had no prices posted anywhere and once taken to register they were outrageous but the worst part after deciding to boy, they sold me an outdated broth since March 2024 from Pacific brand So stay away as these is a tourist trap!!!

A quiet place to bring either your friends or family. Delicious food,grocery, outdoor seating at a windy location.

Ate there a few times, the menu was extensive with some great dishes and the meals we had were lovely. Staff were friendly and eager to help, a great place to go for a coffee, a beer or a meal. Only downside is the grocery/marketplace store. No prices on anything so big surprise at the till. Small bottle of milk and a bottle of water cost me $16! I know Miami is expensive but even that is high.

We discovered this place early on our vacation and after that there was nowhere else for breakfast. My children loved it and my wife said the coffee was amazing.

Stopped in to avoid the rain and stayed for lunch. Food was excellent and service was great. Enjoyed it so much we came back to breakfast the next day. The waffles with fruit were outstanding. Highly recommended.

We went there twice in a day- one for breakfast and again for early dinner only because my kids enjoyed the breakfast so much. The dinner was equally good- loved their baby back ribs. Will go back again when in town.

We went here for breakfast. The service was fine but the food was only OK. My food was definitely sitting out on the counter for awhile because it was not hot. Not cold, but certainly not hot. The acai bowl that another person in our party ordered was clearly made from frozen acai, though the other fruit in the bowl appeared to be fresh. The pricing was definitely too high for the quality. Speaking of pricing, we walked around the market side of the shop and saw a few items we wanted to buy, but then we noticed there are no prices on anything. That made us assume they are overpriced (if you have to ask...) and we didn't want to bother bringing things to the register just to say we didn't want to buy them if too expensive. We instead decided to not buy anything at all. A rather mediocre experience overall.

I recently ordered food from Friend's. It was ready very quickly and everyone was friendly. The food was also very good. I had a salad with chicken. They also had many different snacks and items for purchase in the store.

Look at this paper thin BURT pathetic excuse for a “chicken sandwhich” the cook who thought this is excusable should be fired and the rude lady that does not speak English who answered the phone should be shipped off to McDonald’s because she can’t handle customers complaints. TOTAL GARBAGE

Great for breakfast! Our hotel had unhealthy options and we settled in here a few times during our stay!

This restaurant is definitely worth it. We had to wait for one more member of our party to show up and the waitress was so accommodating during our wait. She even gave us complimentary waters in mason jars.The food is excellent. Some of things we ordered were the chicken and waffles, French toast, Steak and eggs, the Patacon Mixto, and some milkshakes. Every dish was sensational!! 10/10 recommend.

If we lived nearby, we would go here very regularly. It is just an exceptional little neighborhood café with some nice quality groceries items on the side. Extremely friendly and nice service. It was rather slow, but our waitress seemed like she was actually working hard in the back as well. Food is really well prepared with quality ingredients. Hidden gem that we will go back to anytime we are in the area.

I was going for a Good Coffe.. the place it's really Good and Clean, good zone also.. but the Coffe.. was to Bad.. i Gave another oportunity and was the same.. so the coffe there.. 👎 You can do it better.. The attention was great Btw.

I love this restaurant and eat here often. Staff is great and i love the ribs! The tres leches cake is amazing! Great coffees here as well. Ask for Andrea, best server here!

With soooo many amazing food options around Brickell one would think that everything is amazing but this is not the case. My salmon bagel was below average (and seems hard to get a simple dish like this wrong). You can achieve this poor result by spreading one half of the bagel w cream cheese and have the other half empty, very salmon portion and small bagel...nothing else for $11. Very plain tasting food, definitely go somewhere else if you can walk an extra block or two.

After walking around for a while, we crossed this Market/ Bistro looking for a breakfast/brunch place ended up stopping in to get some food. They had a reasonably extensive menu to choose from, and we ended up getting a couple of burgers with fries. They were delicious, the fries were perfectly crunchy, and the burger was a nice portion size filling us up. They also have a market with grab-and-go food, wine, and other snacks you can pick up if you are in more of a hurry and don’t have time to sit down.

We were walking to the City Center shopping center, when we saw this restaurant and saw a great atmosphere ... We decided to stop and our big surprise, this is a restaurant with market with excellent food, good price and they are friendly as their name Friends.

Friends is right behind the new Brickell City Centre and a good spot for locals. The menu gives you a lot to choose from, you can sit outside and enjoy the weather, and at prices less than inside the City Centre.

We googled restaurants near Loan Depot Park and found Friends Market & Bistro. It’s Venezuelan food with seating inside and outside. There’s also a market on one side. It’s a large menu with breakfast items, pasta dishes, pizza, and sandwiches. We tried the ham and cheese cachapa, patacon with shredded beef, chicken wings, and deluxe burger. Everything was delicious. Patricia was friendly and helpful. We’re glad we tried Friends.

Got here for breakfast with my wife and kids. The staff were really friendly and most important of all, the breakfast it self was really tasety! We all loves what we got, from Bagel, to eggs, waffles and pancakes. I will most defenitly come back for breakfast here again!

Small item selection for breakfast but it was good overall, has lovely selection of bakery items and a market for drinks. We had lattes and breakfast and the service was great.

There is no excuse for being disrespectful to a recurring customer. I have spent thousands at this place over 6+ years living right above. After being served a smoothie mixed with INCORRECT ingredients (vanilla protein in a veggie smoothie?) instead of owning up to the mistake, they flipped and told me I would have to pay for a new drink if I wanted a new one. I took one sip of that disgusting thing and asked nicely for them to replace my drink on their bill since it was undrinkable. I was screamed at and told I should treat them with more respect. This is after I had tipped them for a smoothie at payment and asked nicely. I treated them more than fine. Cashier name: Lorena brown frame eyeglasses.

OMG the food is really good! I love this place, the food has a perfect combination of flavor, and if it is about Venezuelan food they know how the real Venezuela flavor is. I always take my lunch from them. They know what I want if they see me. I love guys. Also, they have delivery which make me happy because I don’t have to go, and I can eat the same food fresh at home. Thanks guys. You are my favorite.

Friendly staff and good service. Spacious area inside and outside. Great choices available on the menu. Food tasted lovely. Everything was very fresh. Nice atmosphere. Well priced. Worth a visit

Honestly the best hookah in Miami! They used very good quality of hookah, tobacco and coconut charcoal. Great service! Suggesting everyone who on vacation or living in Miami because very hard to found nice hookah with great service!

They have an menu that is delicious and great value. We have been there twice and the selection is varied. The staff is very friendly and We love the great atmosphere and the decoration in this place. Love their bar wall.

Disappointing on two fronts: 1. Very poor service. No server visible for extended periods (15+ min at a time) and orders forgotten/missing when placed 2. The pizza was completely undercooked in the middle and burnt on the edge; leaving the centre inedible Nothing special here. Plain food, cooked poorly. Poor service. Usual drinks found anywhere.

We went to breakfast and dinner the same day, because our hotel was close, the food was excellent and the prices too.

I find this restaurant in miami and i like it so much... it s very different! The food is very goodd

Came here because our hotel was in Brickell, and we were in great need of food after hours. This place was a life saver. The kitchen doesn't close until 3am, and the place doesn't close until 5am. Me and my partner both had burgers and sweet potato fries to go. Unlike other reviews, the service was just fine & fast. We had our food in under 10 minutes. And it was piping hot and good. Great spot in Brickell that is walkable to any of the nearby hotels. The grocery half of the store was nice, even though we didn't need any snacks. They had plenty.

If your looking for good service and good quality of food in Brickell from the restaurant aspect of this joint please avoid. If your lazy and don't want to walk far and want a huge selection of a Dennys/ihop style menu where on the plus side you have a little bit of everything then this place is for you. Service is borderline non existent unless you sit at the bar. This is your typical Latin / Hispanic owned business running like its still in Latin America. Most of the staff is poorly trained and don't have experience and the quality of food reflects in the price. I keep coming back due to the god given high level of patience I'm blessed with where if I'm in no hurry and my order takes 45 min, I don't mind :-) great beer selection but I hate hate hate those mason jar glasses they serve them in. My plantain on my patacone dish was completely burnt and crispy but I still ate it. The store in the back is amazing and has a great selection of snacks.