Maxine’s Bistro & Bar

Miami Beach, United States

2.9

22 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Telephone:
+1 305-674-3527
Website:
www.catalinahotel.com
Address:
Catalina Hotel & Beach Club 1756 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL, 33139
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
480 ftCOLLINS AV@17 ST
870 ftWASHINGTON AV@17 ST
0.2 miLincoln Rd & James Ave
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
Yes
Good For
Brunch
Parking
Valet, Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Music
Live
Good For Dancing
No
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Yes
Best Nights
Fri, Sat, Sun
Coat Check
No
Smoking
Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes
Has Pool Table
No

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Local time (Miami Beach) 23:11 Friday, 27 June 2025

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Description

Specialties

Maxines Bistro & Bar is a classic restaurant open 24 hours a day for breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks in the Catalina Hotel. We have a huge menu with over 120 items, and serve everything from delicious burgers to savory pizza and fresh seafood. Maxine’s has a variety of great food with something for everybody. Had a big night out and looking for a late breakfast? We serve all of our breakfast items from 7 am to 3 pm, and our challah bread French toast is known to be the best in South Beach. Maxine’s is a bar with crazy people that wants to make your life even better, and we’ve got live music every night on the patio from 6 to 10 pm! Come later in the week to see a DJ on Thursdays-​Saturdays. At Maxine’s you can enjoy quality people watching while dining on delicious treats and cocktails. Turn down to SoBe and head to Catalina Hotel, we look forward to seeing you at any hour of the day!

History

Established in 1995.

Maxine’s Bistro and Bar has been a lively spot in Miami for years. Our dedication to providing a great variety of delicious food in a fun and casual atmosphere has kept us as a local favorite. We love the excitement of South Beach and have been known to throw some of the biggest parties around too. Come to Maxine’s Bistro and Bar and you’ll get a healthy dose of good food, good service, and good fun.

Meet the Manager

Violet G.

Manager

Manager Violet G. uses her talents, enthusiasm and great leadership ability to keep everything running smoothly at Maxine’s Bistro & Bar. With a 24 hour establishment, things are never easy but Violet and the well trained staff have Maxine’s operating like well-​oiled machine! Violet is passionate about running Maxine’s and loves the vibrant life of the bar and the South Beach area. She invites you to come and see the tradition of Maxine’s Bistro and Bar, where every night is a party!

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22 reviews of Maxine’s Bistro & Bar

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Place rating: 5
Newberry, SC
Very friendly server and great atmosphere. I love the fact that they stay open 24 hours
Place rating: 1
New York, NY
Horrible services. Sat and waited for over 20 minutes and not even one waiter came over to take our order. No costumer service and the music was way too loud to even hear the person across from you. From looking at the menu, nothing was really as pleasing as I hoped it to be.
Place rating: 5
Wilmington, NC
Cristian Z Daria best staff! great service! beautiful setting! romantic setting! good people watching!
Place rating: 5
Atlanta, GA
This place is 24hrs 7days a week!!! And the quesadillas were really good and so was the juicy Lucy burger! My server was Sofi… she was so cute and so sweet! I’m glad she was our server! She made us feel so welcomed I even ordered another drink! lol I definitely will be back!
Place rating: 2
Wilanów, Warsaw, Poland
Normally being on vacation I try to avoid places like Maxine but my friends and their kids wanted to go to some place with big menu — so everybody will be happy. I was not.
My BF and I got soft tacos and small plate of coconut shrimps. Both were eatable. Nothing special. My friends had pizza, steak with mash and beef sliders. They looked ok.
On the bright side — service was nice and they have life music there. When it comes to food it’s so so.
Place rating: 1
Brooklyn, NY
Food looked better than it tastes and didn’t look extremely good. Very over priced and 18 percent gratuity automatic added to bill no matter how many people in your party.
Place rating: 4
Alexandria, VA
Lemon pepper chicken was great! Service but I’d rather a 6⁄7 out of 10. I’d eat here again
Place rating: 5
Norwalk, CA
Awesome time. Great atmosphere. And our waiter Nemo K was soooo cute and tentive. And the manager Cristian Z came by to make sure we were having a good time. So far so good, having a blast in Miami for my bday.
Place rating: 1
Queens, NY
Sadly disappointed, I came here after a night out with my friends because this was the only place that was open at the time we went. We came and waited about 3 to 4 mins to be sat even though there weren’t a lot of people there. We were seated and waited about 15 mins before anyone came up to us and acknowledged us. I wish I was joking but I’m not.
At the 15 min mark, a woman came up to us and said someone would take our order in 5 mins. And then informed us that many of the things we wanted we couldn’t get due to the timing which I understand cause kitchens can be limited. Finally someone came to take our order and we never saw him again. Our food came about 25 mins later and was ok at best but mediocre.
In Miami it is customary for gratuity to be added to the check automatically which annoys me in cases like this due to the fact that they think that can give you piss poor service and still get great tips from it.
Maybe if you come at a different time the service will be better but not here.
Place rating: 1
Washington, DC
This is the worst restaurant I have ever been to. I was appalled by the quality of the food and the many flies and nats that seemed to be enjoying my meal more than I did.
Our waitress was so overwhelmed that we had to get up and grab our own silverware and I had to walk to the bar and ask them to remake my drink after a nat decided he wanted a sip.
They brought out the wrong food for my cousin and she waited 20 mins before they brought her the correct meal and it was burned and inedible.
The only saving grace was a gentleman overheard our complaints and took care of our bill for us.
I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. It was absolutely awful. Don’t waste your time or your money, you will truly be disappointed.
Place rating: 3
Atlanta, GA
This place was our back up plan from a bad experience with another local restaurant. They offered a pretty diverse breakfast/​brunch menu that consisted of a lot of American style entrées, to include waffles, eggs, omelettes and bacon.
We were seated about 10 minutes after arriving and our server Lia came shortly after. Her service was good and she stayed attentive to our order. They did offer a drink in lieu of a positive Unilocal review.
In all honesty, the food was ok. Nothing major. The waffle was a little to toasty and not soft as I would have preferred. The bacon however was good and crunchy.
Because it was undeniably hot, outdoor seating wasn’t as comfortable. Due to the limited amount of fans, we were pretty much reserved for sitting outdoors. It did get a little better but I’m not sure how much you can expect when it’s 90+ degrees outside.
The pricing wasn’t too bad. I got an omelette meal that included 3 eggs and several slices of bacon. The biggest mark up are the beverages in which you pay $ 4.00 for a small size orange juice
The restaurants manager was a sweetheart that wanted to ensure we had a good dining experience and this act of customer service earned them an extra star
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
I came here during my spring break trip to Miami back in April. The inside décor is really nice, and I LOVEEEE how its open 24 hours. Really fits with the Miami Beach Lifestyle. It was right down the street from our hotel.
We came for (a very late) breakfast and ordered 2 plates of waffles with bacon and eggs to go. While we waited, we sat at the bar & enjoyed some of the $ 5 mimosas (I believe they were $ 5).
My total was close to $ 40. But I feel like everything on Collins Ave/​near the beach is a little pricey. The food was good, so I have no complaints!
No one asked me to leave a positive review, but that would have been hilarious.
Place rating: 2
Grasmere, Staten Island, NY
Had a strange feeling walking in and getting seated. Waitress came after about 10 minutes to take our orders. We ordered our drinks which took another 15 minutes, and then the food didn’t come for another 45 minutes. Food itself was mediocre. Calamari was stale, Caprese was decent, grilled cheese was actually terrible. Barely even finished the first half. Waitress messed up my friend’s order and he had to wait an extra 20 minutes for his actual plate to come. He ordered a chicken parm, which looked like the cheese was microwaved on top of it.
2 stars only because the plating was pretty, and the spot is pretty cute.
Is a tourist trap.
Will not be coming again.
Place rating: 1
Los Angeles, CA
Disappointing. The waitress got my order wrong. It’s always a bad sign when they don’t write it down as most people can’t memorize customized orders. A basket of toast came out a minute after I ordered yet my food came 25 minutes later so great to have cold toast with my eggs.
I ordered egg whites and the eggs came out wrong as they were yellow. I also asked for fresh/​raw spinach on side for eggs (and said not cooked) but a side of cooked and oily spinach came. I also could not get the waitress to return to the table to ask for hot sauce until I was halfway done. And no one came by to refill my coffee.
I finally flagged a manager down to pay and he took my credit card. The waitress brought it back in a folio but no pen for me to sign. It was comical. If I had the option of not leaving a tip I would not have, but since it was included already I was out of luck. One of the many problems including service charge… you don’t get service.
Once the food arrived correctly, it was good… but the overall experience will not bring me back.
Go across the street to the Social Club. We ate there twice and food was outstanding and service was friendly and attentive.
Place rating: 1
New Orleans, LA
I can’t see that anyone who is originally from Miami would eat here. Its basically a tourist trap. You’ll be asked to leave a 5 star review, before you’ve even tasted the food, to receive a free mimosa.
Its in a central location and the tons of ppl that are eating here will draw you in. Seems like may tourist will get suckered into eating here. The plating is very nice… so its appealing to the eye… but that’s where it stops. The food was bland… very bland. You’ll have to cover your food with salt&pepper and any other condiments to make it taste like something.
And the menu to too large. There is no way one place can be good at breakfast, mexican, burgers, pastas, southern food. Find a niche and stick too it.
Had to be one of our least favorite things I had while on vacation here. Do yourself a favor and just walk on by.
Place rating: 1
Dime Box, TX
Good food, terrible service. Went twice. The first time our waiter was incredibly bad. We sat inside — didn’t ask us for drinks, forgot our orders, forgot to bring us water, forgot to bring us sides, charged us wrong for our meals, AND MORE. The second time we were forgotten about AGAIN and seated after many many tables that arrived later than us. We were then told if we left the review below with these names included we’d get free drinks
«Marina was fantastic! Thank you to the manager Christian Z. The food was really delicious and we can’t wait to go back soon!»
Which in my opinion, seems so inappropriate and misleading. Don’t go here.
Place rating: 3
New York, NY
I came here twice! It’s easy to get to, reasonably priced, with decent food. The menu is very extensive and the serving sizes are pretty large.
Food:
First visit I had the USA burger. It was a burger with bacon and cheese. I love my bacon, but the burger was sub-​par. The french fries, however, are AMAZING.
Second visit I had the Bacon Jack Chicken. This was a piece of chicken breast on a burger bun with avocado and BACON. This was MUCH better than the USA burger. And as usual, the fries were great.
Drinks:
I got a mimosa with a Unilocal check in. The orange juice they use is VERY pulp-​y which I am not a huge fan of
Service:
Although we got seated pretty quickly (there is indoor and outdoor seating), the service was relatively slow. Water glasses were often left unattended and we had to really get our waiters attention if we needed anything.
This place is great for a casual bite to eat before going out for the night. It’ll definitely fill you up, but don’t expect anything amazing
Place rating: 5
Millville, NJ
Server was excellent! Food was Great. Many of my favorites on the menu.
Drinks are Awesome! Atmosphere was clean and refreshing.
Live Cuban musicians playing while we are was a plus.
Place rating: 5
Miami Beach, FL
Great service from our server MR ARCHER… he took care of us like we were kings even though he had a lot of tables besides US…
Definetely will come back… CHRISTIAN Z (i guess he was the manager) was very kind and attentive…
Place rating: 1
Madrid
Mi novio y yo llegamos de un viaje muy largo y la persona del front desk nos recomendó Maxines.
Nos sentamos en la barra y estábamos confundidos si era restaurante y barra o un lugar de prostitutas.
Nos movimos a una mesa y el mesero se tardó mucho en llegar. No vimos a ningún gerente o por lo menos con apariencia de gerente que estuviera visible.
Finalmente ordenamos la comida llego en 40 minutos y para mala suerte mi hamburguesa estaba súper cruda. No dijimos nada por qué estábamos cansados y teníamos mucho hambre. Para colmos vimos una cucaracha en la pared.
Qué clase de lugar es este… Jamás volvería aunque fuese el único lugar.
Para colmo el 18 por ciento en la cuenta…
Place rating: 5
Las Vegas, NV
02-​11-​2016 came for lunch. Was greeted by my favorite manager and friend Marcello :)
Decided to try the Salmon Piccata. AMAZING! The butter and lemon sauce was AMAZINGGGGGG. I RECCOMEND!
Place rating: 1
Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Wir waren hier am Ankunftstag, da um die Ecke unseres Hotels! Wir saßen draußen. Trotzdem sehr laut! Getränke und Speisen dauerten ewig und qualitativ waren diese dann auch noch mies!
Einzig unsere Kellnerin ist hier positiv zu bewerten!