De Carlos Bar

This was one of the first spots I hit up in Miami. I purchased a Groupon and they happily used it without any questions asked. I think the bartender’s name was Jenna and she was amazing. Our drinks were perfect and she kept the hookah flowing. This is a really good setup as well, gives lead way for some great people watching while smoking smoking hookah and indulging in some good drinks. Definitely was a great start to my weekend in Miami.

Great thank you to bartender Yulia for making it a great night. My boyfriend and I were visiting Miami and came across this awesome groupon deal for 4 drinks and a hookah. After going over some negative reviews we figured that the deal was great either way.
To my surprise the drinks were amazing. I ordered Sex on the Beach and it tasted great and absolutely not watered down as other reviews claim. The hookah we got was strawberry pineapple and was amazing and lasted us about an hour. The location of the bar is awesome as well and a great place to start the night out in Miami. I don’t know how much everything costs normally but the groupon deal is definitely a great value.

If I did not have a Groupon I would not have gone. The waitress and staff were not helpful or friendly at all. The drinks were good and cheap which is unusual for SoBe. The music on the patio sucked. I was with my girls so hey we made the best out of it!

Customer service sucks! Ambiance on Collins Ave… Nice! Drinks watered… I’m just happy to be in Miami! Will I come here again… NO!

Went here twice using two different groupons…
The first time we arrived at 1050 and were explained that the bartender was done at 12. So the hookah would not be refilled and all drinks must be ordered before 12 after 12 another employee at the hotel front desk would collect the hookah. We agreed ordered two drinks from the empty bar and waited outside. The hookah did not arrive until 11:15. She explained that the hookah would only last 30 minutes, she didn’t explain how to move the coal or check on the tobacco. Those huge hookahs last much longer than 30 minutes especially with 2 ppl. The drinks were watered down and the outside décor minimal.
The second time… Big improvement!!! It’s a shocking what a difference a friendly employee makes. She explained options, checked on us and the experience was much more pleasant. It was busier but we did not feel rushed.
Why did we return a second time? 1. The groupon was a great deal 2. The hotel was in a great spot for people watching. Being just 1 block over from Ocean made it easy to get to but far enough away from the pushy Ocean staff.

Came to the bar because of the groupon. I didn’t find it to be a big deal that you have to go to the bar to get the drinks. The bartender was a young woman who was very nice and helpful. The location is awesome, right on Collins. The hookah was fine and the drinks were good. If you were to go to any other bar you would end up paying $ 50+ and I payed about $ 15.

We used a groupon voucher for a hookah and 4 well drinks. We could only choose from house liquor (pretty watered down). However, they had a nice variety of flavors for the hookah. The downside of it is that the bartender had no idea how to set it up. I had to play around with it quite a bit to get it to work.
. They do have a nice patio view and you can take your drinks and hookah out there.

I don’t know why others rate that place so low, i found it to be nice enough. I got a groupon otherwise probably i wouldn’t come here. Hookah is good, the drinks not so much.

Got Groupon for $ 25 (4 drinks & 1 hookah) its a small bar with 1 person working but they have open garden area with privacy & beautiful trees.
Even though girl was alone she was fast and friendly enough to provide service to everyone. Hookah was good. Our drinks were ok.
Overall it was a ok experience.

I purchased a groupon for this bar; it included one hookah and 4 drinks for two people. We had a great view of Collins ave. and the breeze that nice was great, so no true complaints from me. My drinks were well made however, I am used to my hookah being refilled once the coal runs out and the bartender told me the groupon did not include that, so that was a bit odd. Nevertheless for the price, I enjoyed it!

Good:
1. Drinks were not bad.
Bad:
1. Announced to the whole bar «Are You with the Groupon thang».
2. If you order with the Groupon the selection of drinks is very limited
3. we had to order our drinks from within hotel and bring them to the outside patio ourselves
4. Hookah was burning and the waitress plainly refused to replace it and told us «just move the coal». The hookah was unusable at this point.
5. There’s only one waitress/​bartender/​cashier.
Overall:
Unpleasant experience, we won’t be coming back.

I bought a Groupon which was one hookah and 4 drinks for $ 25. It’s not bad for the price. We sat in the outdoor garden. It is nice but they should get rid of the gate in the front which makes it feel like a jail cell. They should get someone to stand in the front to attract business and move their bar outside into the garden. I think it would do much better. Music kind of sucked and it would stop for a couple of minutes after each song. The bartender was nice and she checked up on us a few times.

When we arrived, apparently only one bartender was working, and we were told she’d gone to the store for some reason, but she’d «be back really soon.» We waited 15 minutes, and when she arrived, she wasn’t even friendly. Our drinks were not well-​made at all. We took a hookah to the garden, and no one ever came out at all– we had to go inside to order more drinks. The garden’s a nice little area, and the hookah was fine, but I wouldn’t go back.

We bought a groupon for this bar and received a hookah and 2 drinks for $ 17. The hookah was okay (they only give flavors tobacco, it’s not put into fruit). We were not given the option of sitting in the garden but sat on the front patio so got a nice view of Collins Ave.
Service was okay. And the drinks were okay, but nothing special. The waitress did not make sure our hookah was ‘pulling’ nicely and did not offer to replace the coal once it burned out.
Also, the same song played over and over on the speakers which was odd.

We bought a groupon and had a hooka as well as two well drinks for $ 17. The hooka was pretty cool, and smoking it in the garden was a memorable experience. But the drinks were not great, the service was not very friendly, and they kept playing the same song over and over. They have an all you can drink special where you get as much as you want in an hour for $ 20, which could be a great deal, but we were not into that on this particular night. If the service was friendlier and they would have had beers instead of cocktails it would have been a four star experience.