I came on the recommendation off a local friend, saying it was the best  place to go on a Sunday night but I have to say she must have a much different pov than myself. There was a number of things I found unappealing. First was a $20 cover, which I wouldn't mind if the club is worth it. Second is bartenders seemed to be willfully trying to ignore you, because I was the only fool at a couple of their bars and still couldn't get service unless I begged them away from adjusting the floor mats or stocking their fridges. Third, I was able to get a lovely 11 oz Budlight Platinum, yes 11 oz,  for only $8.00 US. A bargain in most places I know. Fourth, I admit I am not a very good looking guy so it might have been me driving them away, but the single women seemed to be in hiding or maybe the place was just too big and they were spread thin, idk. Fifth, they allow cigars on the patio, this to me was the final straw, because they have the doors wide open and with the breeze the stench flows right into the dance floor. I am not going to pay way to much only to be choked out by inconsiderate  !"@&@s  so, by this time I chose to leave. Sixth, as I left wondering how the place could be so devoid of women I saw a huge line outside with tons of people trying to negotiate with the bouncers to get in. I couldn't believe it, because there was probably more people outside then in. Had I known I would have just partied in the parking lot..
On the good side they spun really great music.
Its a very sexy beach. There are tons of food items to choose from! Amazing! About 50 bucks per person for the buffet! Â They have the beds on the sand party dance floor which is really sexy to lay out. It may rain around noon or 1 oclock and this area is covered. DJ is cool but plays no HIPHOP when we went at least. Which I guess is cool, but who doesnt listen to hip hop??? but aside from that everything is very nice. There are models that walk around a pose, its kinds of neat!! Love it
Review Source:My friends and I always party at Nikki Beach whenever we take a trip to beautiful Miami but man has this place changed!! The place is advertised as being the sexiest place in Miami and it's always lived up to its reputation, but this last Sunday was a nightmare! First of all, the hostess was horrible. She barely spoke english and we couldn't understand her at all. We wanted a bed, but had to settle for a place in front of the beds, which wasn't too bad because we were close enough to the DJ booth and the party. We were expecting a beautiful waitress (YES, this seems shallow, but this is what the place is always advertising!!!) instead, all the waitresses were overweight and old. The waitress took forever to come to our table and when she finally did, she looked like a tired gorilla. She was very nice, but after giving us our wristbands, she barely ever checked on our table. We had to ask multiple times for water and when we asked another waiter, he told us she was new. This might be a good excuse for any other place, but when you're paying a $500 check, you expect great service! For a bunch of guys, we don't mind a stupid waitress if she's at least something to look at. Unfortunately, we were very disappointed at our fat waitress' poor service and I know we were not the only ones because we overheard another table complain about the insane gratuity charge! We left a good tip because we felt bad for her, but this visit definitely destroyed the Nikki Beach lure this place used to have for us. If they want to keep using sex as an advertising tool they need to fire most of their waitstaff, most of the waitresses we spotted were grenades at best. The service was poor, the drinks were watered down, and the crowd was trashy! I can't trash the place altogether because it's one of our favorite spots to party when in Miami, but I really hope they make some changes. I would recommend this place 100% if you reserve a bed! Bottle service is the only way you'll secure great service at this place. However, for the price, I'd say go to the fontainebleau instead, it's a million times better!
Review Source:We came here on a Sunday Night and it was crazy hot. Maybe we weren't adjusted to the weather in SoBe yet but we couldn't stand the heat. We ventured upstairs and found a climate controlled all-white nightclub. I was immediately impressed as I didn't expect anything like that...
If you ever watch Jersey Shore, they frequent a club called KARMA... and this club is probably its twin. But their upstairs venue really makes up for it. Music is ok and service is good. Expensive but thats only expected for SoBe. I would return for another chill night.
This is a very South Beach sort of place and worth stopping by when visiting or at least once if you live in Florida. It's a bit pricey, but then again it's SoBe. It's especially worth checking out Sunday brunch buffet.
The daily menu has some of just about including salads, sushi, pizza, and seafood. The pizzas are an affordable option because they are big enough for 2-3 people. I'd add that the mango Mojito is super good and reasonably priced by South Beach standards.
Everyone there was a train wreck. Â I saw a ten year old boy spraying a group of rough looking, middle aged women with a bottle of champagne. Â Talk about a buzz kill. Â Kids should not be allowed in there under any circumstances. Â It was really trashy.
The music was horrendous, crappy house. Â Blech. Â The one superstar highlight was the guy playing the electric violin. Â What a talent! Â That dude gets 5 stars for sure.
We split a pizza between four of us. Â It was delicious and our waitress Yuliana was awesome. Â Very sweet girl, and very attentive. Â I accidentally knocked my drink over and she brought me a new one. Â Five stars for her too.
The drinks were wayyyyyyyyy overpriced, even for south beach. Â Very strong though.
The staff were all actually really great, but the clientele was so awful. Â Everybody was on drugs, or looked like they were, and just tragic hot messes. Â I would never go back and I certainly would never pay a cover, or those drink prices to hang out here.
I don't get the hype about this place.
Heard great things, got the wristbands that were for "free" cover, and showed up at 3am with 10 people (mostly girls) ready to buy lots of drinks... The woman at the door rudely told us cover wasn't free with the wristbands... It was $15 instead of $20... FIVE DOLLARS OFF... terrible customer service ensued and we left. Let me correct, we left and bought bottles at another bar that let us in without cover. We would not come back to Nikki Beach, cover or no cover.
Review Source:Was excited to check out Nikki Beach so made a dinner reservation with a group of friends (access to the club part is included with dinner; otherwise, it's $20/each).
After being seated, we ordered our drinks -- one person got a original mojito and another ordered a mango mojito. It was hard to believe that this simple order was brought out incorrectly. When our waiter was notified that two original mojitos were brought out instead of one original and one mango, she insisted that we were wrong and the drink was indeed mango flavored. It's not hard to tell the difference between the two, so we mentioned the error to another waiter and he promptly corrected the mistake.
The group waited approximately an hour and 15 minutes before the food was served. After one bite, we could tell the food has been sitting in the kitchen and not served to us as everyone's dish was cold and tasteless. One person couldn't even order another dish because by that time the kitchen had closed. Literally NO ONE completely ate their meal.
Additionally, the hookah costs $40. They do not just replace the coal like other places. Instead, Nikki Beach charges $20 extra.
AVOID THE RESTAURANT BIT OF THIS PLACE -- the service is horrible, the waiters are inattentive, the food is terrible (honestly, it's crap), the drinks are watered down, and the prices are unjustifiable for the above.
We didn't even feel like staying for the club after the dining experience.
Didn't even make it through the door of this scamtastic place. There are dudes up and down Ocean handing out wristbands that they claimed would give us cover-free entrance.
PSYCH!!
These wristbands knock 5 bucks off the $20 cover charge, so it still costs more to get in the door here than to buy a drink at any other place in SoBe. We showed up with a group of 10 people at 2 am, thinking we'd check out another bar in Miami Beach, since we were visiting for the weekend. The lady at the front door clearly did not major in math. Instead of letting 10 people in for free and making at least $150 on drinks over the last 2-3 hours of the business day, she insisted we pay the $15 cover at the door. We left on principle and she got $0. It's not like people were lining up around the block to get in at that hour, but I think they count on chumps like us walking our asses all the way down to 1st street where there's nowhere else to go. Reading some of the other reviews on Yelp, it sounds like we dodged a bullet there.
I have heard of the St. Tropez Nikki Beach a few years ago and wanted to check it out since. Once I found out that they have a location in Miami Beach I was determined to check it out.
I came here on a Saturday evening and tried getting a table for myself and my friend. I was told they had a large party which reserved tables but that I could order some food at the bar. We decided to come back later after getting some food elsewhere and got to walk around the sandy area of Nikki beach which is closer to the beach. It had white beach like beds and cabanas , it looks absolutely stunning and seems like it would be fun in the day time. When we came back we saw that really most of the tables outside were taken so we sat by the bar and  ordered some of their speciality drinks.
I got the red berry caproiska while my friend got the mango flavored Nikki Ultimate Caipirinha. Both drinks were very good, the red berry caproiska was extremely refreshing and not overwhelming while the Caipirinha was stronger. I would love to come back here again both during the day as well as their night line on Sundays.
Nice place to recoup after a night out in Miami. The food was not good at all, it came out cold and we waited forever. The waitress was very nice and kept us up to date on our order and set the expectation that they were behind-not her fault. Despite cold and expensive food, the ambiance and the drinks made up for it. Not to mention, the views.
Review Source:Nikki Beach Pearl has been a main 'go to place' for many years here in South Beach, but I was unfortunately disappointed that it hasn't changed in YEARS. Â The entrance is supposed to give you a SOBE vibe with long white curtains...with fake fur on the bottom 4-5 inches of these curtains...unfortunately as you are walking up the steps you can't help notice that the curtains smell of vomit and alcohol, the fur looks like dead animals so the curtains can certainly use a WASH!!! yuck. Â The outside area is what makes it so great, it reminds us all (locals and tourists) why Miami is Magic City, beautiful scenery, swaying palms, starry nighs...but the beds on the outside are just dirty and can tell they have been 'well used' and again with the dirty white curtains?...Nikki Beach I loved you 10+ years ago, but it's time for a redo...you're looking extremely dated and dirty these days... :(
Review Source:Brunch at Nikki is pretty decent. Â I love the station that has the crepes and stir fry. Â The sushi is not that great and neither their Margaritas. Â My hubby and friends LOVE the waffles lol. Â
The reason I give it 3 stars is because they messed up one time on our reservation and we had to go through all this crazy stuff to finally get seated. Â And I hate when we do get seated to a table that the waitress pours water into an ant infested glass and act as though she does not see the damn ants floating in the water! Â The bugs can be pretty bad sitting by the trees so I would tell you to ask to be seated upstairs so that the tree ants don't fall on you while eating lol.
Other than that, every time I go I will go out to the beach and lay out and sweat out all the junk I ate! LoL Â Great for when you've had a long night and want a late breakfast and then be lazy to lay out and look at the beach scene and old yukky men in spedos lol
Please don't let ANY bad reviews discourage you. This place was heaven. It is beautiful! Exactly how I imagined Miami Beach clubs to be like. They have outside tables, outside bars, beautiful lights in the outside area. I'm sure this place is also gorgeous during the day time so I encourage you to go then too. I went here on a Sunday night with two of my girlfriends and we had a great time. I wish we had gone here our first night because this was much better then our experience in Miami the first night.
One complaint I do have is that they don't offer FREE tap water...they only have the option for you to buy a $6 bottle of water which unfortunately we had to do.
Otherwise...GO GO GO. You will (hopefully) love it.
Every experience I have had whether an event with passed food, brunch or dinner has been outstanding. Â We showed up on a Friday with no reservation and half the place was closed off for a private party. Â We needed space for 20 and they immediately made it all happen. Â Staff was wonderful and could not be more accommodating. Â They flew into action and made it happen. Â The tuna tartare was excellent and perfectly fresh. Salade Nicoise was addicting with seared tuna and an incredible dressing. Â Wish I knew the secret! Â Lobster tempura rolls. Â Give me more! Â
Downside was the wine by the glass selection. Â And they could not handle separate checks and liquor at the same time. Â No biggie. Â A singular place for ambience and food and service. Â Do not miss Nikki it is a Miami original and worth every penny.
Can't speak to the party atmosphere, but fantastic spot for brunch. Â For $40 something dollars, there's a buffet brunch, which is actually pretty awesome - think breakfast foods, fish, meat, salads, fruit, etc. Â Basically everything you could want. Â Also, the atmosphere is so fun. Â Cabanas on the beach, tables in the sun, chill music (sometimes live), and pretty people.
All around, great spot.
This place is cool. It's right on the beach. I went during WMC for "Spinnin Sessions". Tables aren't too pricey over here. I think it was around $300 for 4 guys which isn't bad in the end.
The girls are hot, the music is really cool. Everyone is partying and having a good time. It kind of remind me of Avalon (If you're from LA you know this place) but on the sand and with a much better crowd. If it's your first time in South Beach I recommend checking out this club.
Outside area is my favorite: think your very own private beach, sands, cabanas, booze beverages ahhhh! Â My sister took me here two years ago and I fell in love. Â We came with girlfriends to hang by the bar and lounge. Â One of my favorite spots on Miami beach.
Visited Nikki Beach again for Robbie Rivera's Juicy Beach during WMC. Â Despite tickets and the monstrous line, we reached Nirvana. Â DJay lineups and dancing on both the top and bottom floors, outside. Fun!
$15 mojitos eh but stupid me, I clumsily knocked it over while trying to put my phone away and the bartender kind of just stood there looking at me pitifully while I wanted to run away and sulk but she turned my frown upside down when she made me a new one. Â I tipped her an extra $10 because bartender saved my life, thanks girlfriend! Â Drank ciroc mixed drinks the rest of the night after our table finished bottles.
This was a super lame club. The drinks were so-so. Their beer selection was weak. The ambience was so-so as well. Music was not great either. I think they are trying to do everything which might be the reason why they can't do any one thing great. Between, hookah bar, lounge, dance club, restaurant, bar they are trying to be jack of all trades. Lastly, they need to work on getting some good looking people in here. I will never go here again and will never recommend it to anyone.
Review Source:Nikki Beach was a lovely place to get brunch on Sunday if you go EARLY say 11am, before it turns into a total scene.
We had great service, wonderful fresh cocktails and really enjoyed every part of the buffet style brunch. Â My favorites were the Wok station, the Crepes and the endless meat options. Â The music at that time was acoustic and lovely.
It is definitely pricey, but that is what I was expecting. Â I would not stay for the "Club" part of the weekend but that is just not my scene - Euros and Latinos dancing with mostly naked people. Â But if that is your scene, you should definitely make a day of it.
Overall, it was fun but someone you only really need to do once in SoBe
A bit of a let down. We had the Sunday brunch which had a good selection but was way overpriced. To sit among empty lounge chairs at 1pm would have cost a 2 bottle minimum to the tune of $1k. I can understand when the club is going strong (not really actually but that's the norm these days) but not when the place is completely empty.
Review Source:Best club ever. This was my most memorable experience in South Beach. This place is unlike anything I've ever seen or been to. For one thing, it is gigantic. There are two floors. The top floor has a midsized dance floor, and the floor on the bottom is pretty big. Both levels play different music, and my friend and switched between the two floors throughout the night.
The outdoor area is just stunning. It's something out a movie. There are large beds with posts, and in the middle there's mattresses. There are also tables and chairs lining the outside. This place is surreal. You can even venture out to the beach. You can't put it into words. Just go!
Not so good experience here. Was told by the "promoter" at the door they she would do 2 bottles for $300 for our group of 7, and we were going to be getting a third for VIP table service.
After verifying with the promoter and our service girl that it WAS in fact 2 bottles for the price of $300, we continued with our evening.
Long story short(er), the bill comes and it's $785. No one in our group purchased anything apart from the 2 bottles that I PERSONALLY ordered. I refused to pay the 785 because it wasn't what was agreed upon. Well I was met with a police officer and handcuffs and basically forced to pay the padded check by means of threats of imprisonment.
Bottom line my friends that witnessed this event and myself will unfortunately not be attending this club again.
I'm going to keep this simple.
Atmosphere and decor=Absolutely GORGEOUS! Â Ridiculously amazing! SO huge and pristine and just paradise
Food=super yumtastic! Â (the sushi is just ok...) but I had an avocado and lobster salad that was amazing.
Service=freaking horrible. Â We didn't even know who our actual waiter was cause no one was coming around. The only helpful person was the bus boy. He actually took care of us. Â Our actual waiter when bringing our drinks didn't even know which drinks were what...literally had no clue what was in his hands. And he only took orders from half the table...there were 10 of us...
I would give it a go again, but knowing that I'm not going to pay for bottle service to sit in the "cool seats".... It won't be on my top priority of places to go.
Bottles and Bob Sinclair!
In my opinion, this facility is excellent and very consistent. The servers are always very professional, and I enjoy to being served by them. I will be coming back here again and highly recommend that you take this restaurant into consideration for your next brunch or Sunday funday.
Wife and I only came here for drinks. The drinks were way over priced,
This was like douche bag central if their is such a thing. Men with tight muscle t shirts gold chains and flashing their fancy watches and sportin' Â ray-ban!
The women here were as fake as a the boob jobs in HOLLYWOOD. No class, just over priced to make it seem like they have class. Placebo effect!
I have to admit the Mojito was pretty good. Â All Fresh 7/10
Wasn't too impressed with the service either. We didn't get one person come up and ask us if we want another drink. They just walked right passed us.
Showed up on a low season Sunday...quite late, after having a delish dinner across the street.
First: we ware harrased by "club promoters" so we could avoid the cover fee...like seriously? there were no people inside and you are charching me $20 bucks p/p
Second: the extremely ugly and rude hostesses refused to make eye contact , and insted turned to their ipads to punch in numbers...again ? why were they there in the first place?
Third: the crowd was plain trashy-think Jersey Shore trashy .....the music was gag inducing and the drinks were a joke!!! either get a bottle (for 3 ladies so late into the night -no chance we were going to finish it and of course we were not allowed to take it with us. Yes, we asked...so what?!)
So, we paid drink per drink , spent close to a $100 + cover each for 2 mediocre ours.....
no, no, no I wish we had stayed at the stake house sipping whiskey.
Avoid at all costs.......
My biggest pet peeve is when staff feel superior and this is surely the case here ......
Get it together and teach them who is the paying costumer
zero stars if I could
We've been here at night when Nikki Beach turns into a nightclub. I hated it.
The people here are mostly wannabes and showoffs, the drinks are being served in plastic cups and consist of ice cubes, a dash of alcohol and a dash of soda; additionally they are way overpriced at $14, beers at $8 (Corona).
The DJ was really nice, but the "percussionist" in the VIP area ruined the music with his way too loud drumming.
Definitely NOT a recommendation to go out in Miami Beach!
Came here for a work event. The entire place was reserved for us. Service was friendly, great. Bread was warm and delicious. Open bar was great. Location on the beach was wonderful and the lights after dark were romantic.
Food was also great. Started with a crab cake with avocado on the side which was yummy. Had a large portion of salmon with beans and mushrooms -- was delicious. And topped off the meal with an assortment of 3 desserts -- loved the chocolate dipped macaroon!
Overall a great experience.
I was so sad the one day I went to Nikki the biggest thunderstorm hit SOBE.
It was still a experience that I greatly enjoyed
The food was delicious and it was pretty exciting sitting outdoors eating watching the rain
Being from California I was def not used to those tropical weather conditions
The food and drinks were on point
They def have an array of food
crepes, pasta, sushi, waffles, fruit, paella, steak, and desserts YOU NAME IT
I must say Nikki is def a tourist HOT SPOT
I dont think many locals go there
Nikki Beach is honestly one of my favorite venues in the world!! Came here during WMC & Miami Music Week on 3 separate occasions. Amazing location, expansive spaces, chill vibes, killer sound system, no dress code, cheap mac & cheese, beachside cabanas, open tables under the trees, great staff - what more could you want???
I advise everyone to go here - day or night, it's the perfect spot to chill out and/or burn a hole through your dancing shoes :)
**Miami Takeover 2012 -- Dee Jay Casper's Official Welcome to Miami All-White Affair**
I could've skipped this party, for real for real. Dee Jay Casper was on the 1s and 2s and played snippets of EVERYTHING. I swear to you, I heard each song 18 times before I left. This was another reminder of why I hate local radio.
Luckily, he showed off his REAL DJing skills at the piece-of-shit Catalina Hotel Happy Hour. Otherwise, I'd think he was wack. The whole time we listened, we thought "why didn't he do this at Nikki Beach!?" Oh well. Whatever.
Overall, it's a very nice venue with some steep steps. If you're drunk, you'd better slide down on your butt or find another way out.
Prob one of my favorite experiences in Miami.
I am so glad one of my girls found this gem. We came here for our AYCE Sunday brunch by the beach. Â You get a wristband, so you can meander around the buffet area as long as you want or go play at the beach and eat so more. I believe the hours were 12pm-4pm.
The quality of the food was comparable to Vegas! However, the sushi was not very good, unfortunately. Other than the sushi, everything was great, from
1) Omelets
2) Pasta station
3) Craving station
4) Paella
5) Crepe and waffle station
6) Raw station
Oh, and desserts were DELICIOUS!!! :)
There were cabana you could sleep under as well! The wait staff was SUPER nice--probably the best wait service we recieved our entire trip!
Nikki Beach Sunday brunch is a MUST if you're visiting Miami!