Wish Restaurant

Brooklyn

Wish at 'The Hotel' 13th May 2007

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We had some pretty good food during our stay in Miami, but the best meal of all was at the Wish restaurant, which is located in 'The Hotel', on Collins Avenue, South Beach. I had read about the restaurant whilst planning our trip, and it was most convenient seeing as we were staying at the hotel on the night we dined.

It was a balmy evening, and we sat outside under the palm trees perusing the menu and chatting with our very American sounding German waiter, who certainly did his job well, with a good mix of helpful suggestions, humour and expertise.

We were presented with a small complimentary appetiser, which gave us a feel for what was ahead. For starter we shared the Sesame Battered Shrimp, with Watermelon-Tomato 'Kimchee' and Cilantro, which was tasty and a good sized served.

The main course was spectacular. I had the Caramel glazed Wild Salmon with grilled Baby Bok Choy and Duck Confit-Soba Summer Roll which was all drizzled with this amazing caramel soy sauce. My husband had the Crispy Skinned Snapper with grilled Shrimp, Chinese Sausage, Jasmine Rice, and Vietnamese Tea Foam.

To add to the enjoyment we had a bottle of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, which is a New Zealand white wine that you should really all try.

We were unsure whether to have dessert...we were kind of full by this stage. Our helpful waiter helped us to make a decision, by describing one of the desserts in full detail - the Strawberry Shortcake with warm Strawberry-Vanilla Soup, Mascarpone Cannoli, 25 year Balsamic Ice Cream . It wasn't something that we would usually order, but he made it sound so delicious that we just had to try it. And it was pretty special. On the base was the shortcake, topped with 2 mascarpone filled cannoli, topped with a scoop of balsamic ice cream and on the top was a toffee creation. Check out the photo to get a feel for this treat.

Can you tell we enjoyed our meal?! What a great evening.