Front Porch Cafe

Front Porch Cafe
Restaurant Cuisine: American
1418 Ocean Dr
Miami Beach, FL 33139
#9
of 904 restaurants in Miami Beach
TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
236% Recommend
8.5Overall7.5Food
8Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:The story of Ocean Drive is everchanging, but our neighborhood spot has remained the same for more than 20 years as a laid back classic & memorable Home- cooked experience.
A breakfast nook.
Front Porch Cafe Map

Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
236% Recommend
8.5Overall7.5Food
8Food
Overall
  • I love this spot located right on Ocean Drive on South Beach, Miami.
  • Great Place for Brunch
  • Breakfast, lunch or dinner, everything is excellent at Front Porch!
  • Hey, no better place across from the water for brunch or lunch.
  • Terrific spot for breakfast.
  • love this place,.
  • there are lots of other better places in the are for breakfast that deserve a higher rating.
  • perfect lunch spot facing beach, expect a bake-in-the-sun wait even with open tables as host with attitude flexes his power;
  • I don't know why I love this place, but I do.
  • love this place, right across from the beach, good food, casual
  • A great place for breakfast.
  • it's a solid spot with consistently good healthy food.
  • The best place to have an inexpensive breakfast or brunch close to the ocean
Food
  • Large portions and reasonable prices, overcome sometimes slow and uninterested service.
  • The service is excellent, the food is always fresh
  • we all found our breakfast offerings to be very tasty.
  • the Mango Chicken was quite tasty.
  • Great service, great food.
  • Great Food...The food was great.
  • Best brunches...The food is healthy and affordable....They also have healthy juices.
  • awful service, very average food, and depressing/stifling hot interior.
  • The food was excellent and the service was wonderful.
  • Lunches are good and varied.
  • Many swear it's the best breakfast on Ocean Drive.
  • The best breakfast on the beach!
  • Breakfast, lunch or dinner, everything is excellent at Front Porch!
  • The best breakfast on Ocean Drive....Big portions of good home-style food.
  • Terrific spot for breakfast.
  • This was the best breakfast I've had in Miami.
  • The food is amazing and the location is great....The food is so good and the service is great!
  • Good food.
  • but try the huge pancakes (whole grain).
  • service was ok, omelettes were not anything out of the ordinary.
  • Great, no frills restaurant with friendly service serving great portions at reasonable prices.
  • Good breakfast.
  • perfect lunch spot facing beach, expect a bake-in-the-sun wait even with open tables as host with attitude flexes his power;
  • Good eggs, fruit salad, terribly leaden whole wheat pancakes.
  • love this place, right across from the beach, good food, casual
  • good, reasonable food in South Beach....Great salads.
  • Best breakfast.
  • Good solid food, not very inventive but reasonably priced
  • Best breakfast with smoothies and the surf!...Omelettes are great.
  • Great for Sunday brunch (get there early to avoid the long line) or lunchtime for good sandwiches.
  • Best brunch on South Beach with great Ocean Drive scene.
  • Very good breakfast food at decent value---no frills atmosphere or service.
  • The best breakfast I've had on the beach.
  • Great for breakfast and for people watching
  • Best breakfast
  • Simply the best breakfast around.
  • Best breakfast place....Great salads as well.
  • Fun place for people watching and for good food ---
  • Great location, quiet, not too busy, comfort food
  • Best breakfast in SOBE.
  • A great place for breakfast.
  • Great place for brunch.
  • The granola pancakes are awesome.
  • Great breakfast/brunch on the outside patio.
  • best beach brunch on ocean
  • Great beach view, beautiful people watching & nice value brunch
  • Great breakfast and lunch.
  • huge menu....big breakfat menu along with all other cuisine
  • Enjoy wholesome breakfast overlookin the ocean .
  • Great place for brunch.
  • the food is always good
  • The best place to have an inexpensive breakfast or brunch close to the ocean
Service
  • Large portions and reasonable prices, overcome sometimes slow and uninterested service.
  • The service is excellent, the food is always fresh
  • Great service, great food.
  • the service was amazing and the view is worth evry dollar.
  • awful service, very average food, and depressing/stifling hot interior.
  • The food was excellent and the service was wonderful.
  • The wait was short, the waitstaff friendly but busy.
  • The only downside is that service is slow
  • The food is so good and the service is great!
  • Slow Service....The service is a little slow -
  • Great, no frills restaurant with friendly service serving great portions at reasonable prices.
  • Fresh quality ingredients & good service.
  • Service is quick, in and out.
  • Great for breakfast and for people watching
  • Best people watching area is just an added bonus.
  • Service can be slow.
  • Great beach view, beautiful people watching & nice value brunch
  • The best people watching.
Ambience
  • Our only complaint was the dirty restroom
  • the service was amazing and the view is worth evry dollar.
  • awful service, very average food, and depressing/stifling hot interior.
  • Breakfast, lunch or dinner, everything is excellent at Front Porch!
  • The food is amazing and the location is great.
  • Great view.
  • Best brunch on South Beach with great Ocean Drive scene.
  • In-the-know locals flock to this laid-back, casually chic front porch.
  • Great location, quiet, not too busy, comfort food
  • Great beach view, beautiful people watching & nice value brunch
  • wonderful location and view.
Value
  • Large portions and reasonable prices, overcome sometimes slow and uninterested service.
  • The food is healthy and affordable.
  • the price is competitive by SOBE standards.
  • this place has good food, big portions and at low prices.
  • Great, no frills restaurant with friendly service serving great portions at reasonable prices.
  • Great beach view, beautiful people watching & nice value brunch

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