El Maní Restaurant & Salsa Bar

Julie was phenomenal! Highly recommend her as a server. Very attentive and kind! Restaurant had an amazing DJ and food was delicioussssss!

We had great time in El Maní… we felt like back to our country with the amazing orchestra and music … loved it

Great for Venezuelan food and they have live music some times. They have small dance floor to dance which is great.

Very highly recommended !!! The best spot in doral ,FL. Great spot with live salsa bands and great food amazing service and the staff is always making sure we are comfortable , the atmosphere is fantastic my wife and I are very pleased with this place and come often.

Súper !! I will celebrate my birthday There!! That’s the plan!! Loved it… had an awesome time!! DJ was super !! Not only Salsa He plays Merengue and songs that reminded me my rumbas in Venezuela!! 😂😂

Love it, perfect for adult people that wants to dance 🩰. The door is a little slow to go in so you have to make a line

Nice place to dance salsa. The food sample platter was actually perfect for a few drinks and dancing. The band was fun and the crowd really was into dancing. Suggestion to make a reservation. Cover fee of $10 at the door was reasonable… party didn’t get started until after 11:00pm

Best place to listen, enjoy live bands and dance Salsa in town ! They also offer good appetizers and meals to share, along with cocktails and beers and wine. Great overall experience and definitely to become a regular.

My daughter and I had an amazing time! The DJ was incredible, the orchestra was amazing, the waiters were awesome. Highly recommended. We will definitely come back.

Visiting El Maní Salsa Restaurant was an amazing experience from start to finish. From the moment I called to make a reservation, the host Mariana provided outstanding service — friendly, attentive, and very welcoming. Our server, Joyce, was also fantastic. She was always attentive to our table, explained the menu in detail, and recommended several delicious dishes that were absolutely worth trying. The music and atmosphere were incredible. If you love salsa, this is the perfect place to enjoy it in a lively, warm, and energetic setting. Definitely a place to come back to and highly recommend. Thank you for such a wonderful experience!

Our waitress Arianna is helpful and kind. The patacones were delicious. Monday jams are simply spectacular!

The best place to dance salsa and to listen to authentic salsa. Please come! One of the most emblematic places for salsa back in the day. The real place was/ is in Caracas. El Mani was the birthplace for many rhythms in salsa, and singers like Oscar de Leon, the fania stars, and more. We are blessed to have those roots here in Miami. It’s a place to dance real salsa, I mean this is not a tourist place like the one in …. You know those areas. This is an authentic salsa for everyone and tourists! Where you are local. Cocktails and food amazing, but the protagonist here is the salsa,the live music, it’s a place with full parking and amazing crew ready to help you at all times! The manager, the bartender and the full staff greets you with a Venezuelan smile and immerse in a full experience of salsa and our Venezuela energy and the love for the Caribbean Rhythms. Thank you for reading!

Peter Velez

Visiting El Maní Salsa Restaurant was an amazing experience from start to finish. From the moment I called to make a reservation, the host Mariana provided outstanding service — friendly, attentive, and very welcoming. Our server, Joyce, was also fantastic. She was always attentive to our table, explained the menu in detail, and recommended several delicious dishes that were absolutely worth trying. The music and atmosphere were incredible. If you love salsa, this is the perfect place to enjoy it in a lively, warm, and energetic setting. Definitely a place to come back to and highly recommend. Thank you for such a wonderful experience!

Daniel Pulido

The best place to dance salsa and to listen to authentic salsa. Please come! One of the most emblematic places for salsa back in the day. The real place was/ is in Caracas. El Mani was the birthplace for many rhythms in salsa, and singers like Oscar de Leon, the fania stars, and more. We are blessed to have those roots here in Miami. It’s a place to dance real salsa, I mean this is not a tourist place like the one in …. You know those areas. This is an authentic salsa for everyone and tourists! Where you are local. Cocktails and food amazing, but the protagonist here is the salsa,the live music, it’s a place with full parking and amazing crew ready to help you at all times! The manager, the bartender and the full staff greets you with a Venezuelan smile and immerse in a full experience of salsa and our Venezuela energy and the love for the Caribbean Rhythms. Thank you for reading!

Francie Novo

Nice place to dance salsa. The food sample platter was actually perfect for a few drinks and dancing. The band was fun and the crowd really was into dancing. Suggestion to make a reservation. Cover fee of $10 at the door was reasonable… party didn’t get started until after 11:00pm

Gerardo Pisani

Best place to listen, enjoy live bands and dance Salsa in town ! They also offer good appetizers and meals to share, along with cocktails and beers and wine. Great overall experience and definitely to become a regular.

Milton De La Cruz

My daughter and I had an amazing time! The DJ was incredible, the orchestra was amazing, the waiters were awesome. Highly recommended. We will definitely come back.

What a great night on a great place!!! Drinks, people, service 100% recommended!!!! Mariana saved my weekend helping me with the reservation, her kindness and personality is perfect for the place!!! Definitely we are coming back!!!

The food and live salsa music were spectacular this weekend! I had so much fun I went again on Monday and they had an amazing live jazz band!

I went to El Maní with my wife and we had a great time!! We were welcomed by Neyer, she was super nice and made us feel great!! The food was great and we loved the sauce!!

I had an amazing time celebrating my moms birthday, I had the best attention and service. I’ve never experienced a better attention than this! 1000% recommended! My servers were Joyce, July and Ori. I felt like I was back home, if you want to have a good time in a great environment without breaking your wallet this is the spot!

Such a great spot! I’ve been here for salsa night Sundays and it’s such a great environment.

what a great night honestly. I went in for my cousins bday and we had a blast! great ambiance, it’s very clean and organized. Food was great. And our server Joy… she was a sweetheart. We connected with her instantly and made us feel like we were already family! She made our experience great. and we’re coming back! Thank you Joy 🩷

i love dancing at this place on the weekends 😁 but they need to turn the music down bc it’s way too loud and i fear ill be hard of hearing as an old person

I was there for EA show and let me tell you that the food and the service was incredible, the chef Manuel made a food that you can't resist as ceviche de chicharron and carpaccio de Lomito. The experience was great and the service from Joy was outstanding! 5⭐️ for this place! I highly recommend it!

Aura Altamiranda

Such a great spot! I’ve been here for salsa night Sundays and it’s such a great environment.

Wendolyn Isola

Live music, then dj. People were really friendly. Had an amazing time

Aimee Ferrer

i love dancing at this place on the weekends 😁 but they need to turn the music down bc it’s way too loud and i fear ill be hard of hearing as an old person

Roberto Hung Bastidas

I had an amazing time celebrating my moms birthday, I had the best attention and service. I’ve never experienced a better attention than this! 1000% recommended! My servers were Joyce, July and Ori. I felt like I was back home, if you want to have a good time in a great environment without breaking your wallet this is the spot!

Ferney Cadena

We had great time in El Maní… we felt like back to our country with the amazing orchestra and music … loved it

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I was there for EA show and let me tell you that the food and the service was incredible, the chef Manuel made a food that you can't resist as ceviche de chicharron and carpaccio de Lomito. The experience was great and the service from Joy was outstanding! 5⭐️ for this place! I highly recommend it!

Cynthia Herrera

what a great night honestly. I went in for my cousins bday and we had a blast! great ambiance, it’s very clean and organized. Food was great. And our server Joy… she was a sweetheart. We connected with her instantly and made us feel like we were already family! She made our experience great. and we’re coming back! Thank you Joy 🩷

Janina Wallace

I was there for el Domingazo. The atmosphere was great! Great music and people. I did not eat so I cannot rate the food. I did have a mojito and a water bottle that cost me $28! That was too much I think. But there was no cover charge so I imagine that is how they make their money.

Went last Friday—great vibes, good music, and tasty food. The massive portrait of Ray Barreto and Hector Lavoe was a nice touch, alongside all the Puerto Rican icons plastered everywhere. It was like walking into a Puerto Rican cultural museum. Almost felt like cultural appreciation... or maybe appropriation, hard to tell. The live band was on fire, playing classics from El Gran Combo, Willie Colón, Frankie Ruiz, Eddie Santiago, and David Pabón. Absolute legends! Heads-up: it’s pricey. Don’t worry, though—they will remind you of the minimum $$ consumption per person before they even bother to seat or welcome you. Pro tip: if you prepaid to reserve a table, don’t forget to flash that proof like it’s a VIP pass. Otherwise, you might just get the privilege of being charged twice.

The live music was amazing, high prices for what they offer, liquor very expensive, the place is small and everything looks very tight, good taste in food and music haha, good option if you want to spend a good night with live music.

$20 to get in. Clean, clasic salsa but no area to dance. I guess it is just to sit down and enjoy the music.

If you want to go dance and learn Salsa, this is the place. Food is average.

The place is ok for a bluemoon visit, i went for dinner dinner level is basically like TGI fridays but in cuban cuisine. Very limited fish options 🤔 food was ok but tasted like precooked premade dish. I also stayed for Salsa dancing 🕺💃 it was also ok the cater to cuban style but the dj played a little boricua style salsa , for real dancers i only recommend that if you go you take a partner because not alot of dancers BYOD! this also was mostly a older crowd 30-65 😳 for fellas looking for salsa partners the Venezuela waitress was the hottest 🔥 they had everyone else came with a date ❤️ also must habla Español mucho to enjoy 😉 ya tu sabe Wepa!

I would highly recommend this place for dancing to live salsa music. They have a large bar and plenty of seating. However, you must reserve a table (at least on the weekend). We had a large party and despite our reservation we were still given a smaller table than what we asked for, and we just had to make it work. My friends ordered some food. I didn't try it, but they didn't complain. I think what really shines at this place is the atmosphere, live band, and dancing. It is an older crowd, but all in all, a fun night out. They also charge a cover charge- $20. They told us the band would start at 10pm but they didn't start until midnight, which was a bit annoying. But they played music in the meantime. Mostly salsa and a bit of reggaeton. The drinks are over priced, especially for its location and the fact that they charge cover.

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The place is ok for a bluemoon visit, i went for dinner dinner level is basically like TGI fridays but in cuban cuisine. Very limited fish options 🤔 food was ok but tasted like precooked premade dish. I also stayed for Salsa dancing 🕺💃 it was also ok the cater to cuban style but the dj played a little boricua style salsa , for real dancers i only recommend that if you go you take a partner because not alot of dancers BYOD! this also was mostly a older crowd 30-65 😳 for fellas looking for salsa partners the Venezuela waitress was the hottest 🔥 they had everyone else came with a date ❤️ also must habla Español mucho to enjoy 😉 ya tu sabe Wepa!

Joanna Vasquez

I would highly recommend this place for dancing to live salsa music. They have a large bar and plenty of seating. However, you must reserve a table (at least on the weekend). We had a large party and despite our reservation we were still given a smaller table than what we asked for, and we just had to make it work. My friends ordered some food. I didn't try it, but they didn't complain. I think what really shines at this place is the atmosphere, live band, and dancing. It is an older crowd, but all in all, a fun night out. They also charge a cover charge- $20. They told us the band would start at 10pm but they didn't start until midnight, which was a bit annoying. But they played music in the meantime. Mostly salsa and a bit of reggaeton. The drinks are over priced, especially for its location and the fact that they charge cover.

The food is very good, the place was recently remodeled in a tasteful manner. On the other hand: when one reserves a table for the night show, which has a cover charge: once you get there they surprise you by telling you that besides the cover charge there is a minimum consumption amount, but worst of all: if the table you reserved for 2 happens to have 4 chairs: you must be able to share it with another couple! That happened the very last time I visited, after having been there plenty of times, and unfortunately I am not going back because of that!!!

Icy S

If you want to go dance and learn Salsa, this is the place. Food is average.

Y. R.

The food is very good, the place was recently remodeled in a tasteful manner. On the other hand: when one reserves a table for the night show, which has a cover charge: once you get there they surprise you by telling you that besides the cover charge there is a minimum consumption amount, but worst of all: if the table you reserved for 2 happens to have 4 chairs: you must be able to share it with another couple! That happened the very last time I visited, after having been there plenty of times, and unfortunately I am not going back because of that!!!

This place will charge you so much on drinks. They have live music however it’s old school songs that honestly no need ne knows

Yesterday was Venezuelan Heritage Day. After the great tribute to our baseball players we went to dance for El Mani. To our surprise our idols were there, impeccable live music, excellent DJ. However, the heat and humidity was unbearable...... and although there were many people we stayed past 2 am. But despite all our efforts the experience was quite unpleasant.

What we ordered: Humitas ( super dry, no cheese inside, seemed like they were days old); pasta with white sauce and shrimp ( the worst pasta ever!!!) Sauce was inedible. Cheese was super oily and strong. I ate the 6 small shrimp. Place is cute but food was horrible!!! 70 dollars wasted

Good music but very crowded and hot, of course the service it’s slow because of the many people in place also drinks too expensive for a this type of place.

Alexandra Eganez

Good music but very crowded and hot, of course the service it’s slow because of the many people in place also drinks too expensive for a this type of place.

Terrible experience a long travel to see a band that was suppose to start 11.00 pm ... worst case they dont care.. Sadly for them we came long way to check to hire for events.. Dont waste your time coming to this place..

The Food that Ordered Tostones Con Camarones. Doesn't Look anything Like The Photo's on The Manu. Empanadas Venezolanas OK But Over Price. Parrila Mar y Tierra. Doesn't Come with The Big seafood on the Manu Photo's Over Price.The Drinks Over Price. I give 8% Tip they Change Me 18%. On Top of that They Add it $11 more Dollar Tip. Total Bill 149.93 There Food Cuality Is Not Worth The Money I Pay. Don't Recommend it if you Want to Eat Latino Food in Miami

We went to celebrate the birthday of Diomedes Díaz son’s this past Wednesday and unfortunately it was a karaoke night, we had top vallenato artist as a specials guest but when they arrived they saw the karaoke and they left, we were spending a lot of money in bottles while they few people who was attending the karaoke were drinking cocktails. They service SUCKS! Joyce was our horrible server with a nasty attitude chewing gum (rule #1 in hospitality and service industry as well as a health department for the food safety regulation is anybody who works serving/ handling/ making food should not be chewing gum) *feel free to refer and research to the food safety regs. Overall a 1 time place to go! Sad because I’ve been there 1 time before and the salsa nights are not bad.

The worst service ever. The staff doesn’t know how to treat the costumers nicely.

I went yesterday for a comedy show that was good. Everything was "good", the atmosphere is like being in a trashy place in south america. Drinks are TOO expensive for the place and the location. $16, i got charge $70 for 4 drinks... the ecuadorian food doesn't have a menu, so the surprise came with the check. I understand that prices in miami can be high. But $25 for a tigrillo is a theft!!!! when the cost to make is TOP $5!!!! the "tigrillo" by itself $20 plus $5 for the EGGS!!!! (that they NEVER mention that was extra fee for it) and when a whole bucket is $3. Won't be back ever, I spend $115 in 1 tigrillo and 4 drinks... a complete theft, not worth the place, the drinks or the food.

El Maní gave me an online reservation. On the reservation day, I received a text message to confirm my reservation. I confirmed and then received another message reconfirming. I traveled from West Palm Beach to Doral to find out that the place was closed. Very, very costly and disappointing experience

THE WORST WORST WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I'VE EVER HAD. AND THE MANAGER WAS NO HELP. WE WERE TAKEN TO BE SEATED AND IT WAS JUST 2 OF US THE WAITRESS OFFERED AND ASKED US IF WE WANTED THE TABLE WE WERE STANDING NEXT TO OR ANOTHER TABLE FURTHER BACK IN THE CORNER WHERE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE STAGE OR THE DANCE FLOOR. SOMETHING I HAD ASKED HER, WHICH WAS IF THERE WAS A TABLE CLOSE TO THE DANCE FLOOR. WHICH SHE SAID NO. WE WERE GOING PRIMARILY TO WATCH THE SHOW SEE PEOPLE DANCE AND HEAR YHE MUSIC. FIRST TIME IN MIAMI COMING FROM WASHINGTON D.C. WHAT TERRIBLE TREATMENT AND A EXPERIENCE. AND TO THEN BE BLAMED FOR IT. WELL I ORDER OUR FOOD. MIND YOU I HAD TOLD THEM I HAD HAD SURGERY AT THE ENTRACE. (WHERE THE WOMAN THERE CHARGED US A $10 ENTRANCE FEE EACH. THEN SAID THERE IS A "RULE" THAT WE EACH HAD TO SPEND $50 BETWEEN FOOD AND DRINK. WE WERE LIKE WUUUUATHA? BUT OK. I DID EXPLAIN I HAD HAD SURGERY AND I CANT REALLY EAT. FAST FORWARD. WE ORDER. WE START WATCHING THE BAND WHICH WAS GREAT. BUT NEXT TO US WAS ANOTHER TABLE BUT THEY WERE SET UP IN THE AISE NEXT TO ALL THE OTHER TABLES. LONG STORY SHORT THE WAITERS AND WAITRESSES ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH FOOD ETC. AND AS TIME WENT THEY STARTED RUSHING AND THEY BANGED INTO OUR TABLE. WHICH MADE THE TABLE SLAM INTO MY STOMACH AND SPILLED MY WATER ALL OVER ME AND THE TABLE. ALL I GOT WAS A HAND ON MY SHOULDER AND AN "I'M SORRY" THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. I ASKED FOR THE MANAGER WHO DID NOTHING. AND INSTEAD BLAMED ME BECAUSE I CHOSE TO SIT THERE. SO I GOT SO UPSET I STOOD UP SAID GIVE ME BY BILL I'M OUT. BUT THE MANAGER CONTINUED TALKING TELLING ME HOW IT WAS MY FAULT AND DID I JUST WANT ANOTHER SEAT. (REMEMBER THAT BACK CORNER) I WAS LIKE NOOO GIVE ME MY BILL. SO AFTER ALL THAT ARGUING I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE COMPTED OUR MEAL. BUT HE SAYS HE DIDNT CHARGE US OUR DRINKS AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE. MIND YOU I HAD A BOTTLE OF WATER AND MY DAUGHTER HAD A MARGARITA. AND OUR BILL STILL CAME OUT TO LIKE $75. TO ME THATS ABSURD AFTER HAVING HAD MY DRINK SPILLED ON ME 4X'S AND THE TABLE SLAMMED INTO MY STOMACH TOO THEN TOLD ITS MY FAULT FOR CHOOSING TO SIT AT THAT TABLE. NO NO NO WAY. NOT THE BEST NIGHT. NEVER GOING BACK THERE AGAIN. AND THE MANI'S "TEAM MEMBER" RESPONSE IS A JOKE. THE OWNER COULDN'T EVEN RESPOND. MY SURGERY AND IF I SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T GO SHOULD HAVE NO BARING ON THESE "ACCIDENTS" OF HAVING MY DRINK SPILLED ON ME AND A TABLE SLAMMED INTO MY STOMACH MULTIPLE TIMES. THEN IF I BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MANAGER GET TOLD MULTIPLE TIMES ITS MY FAULT FOR CHOOSING THE TABLE I WAS OFFERED AND THEN AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE I HAVE MY WATER NOT CHARGED ON MY BILL.

Place isn't bad, but just the struggle with the hostess (even having a table reserved) made the entire experience horrible. Will not go there ever again and absolutely won't recommend it to anyone. There are tons of places to go with better customer service. The parking lot is also pretty tight.

mokdse

Place isn't bad, but just the struggle with the hostess (even having a table reserved) made the entire experience horrible. Will not go there ever again and absolutely won't recommend it to anyone. There are tons of places to go with better customer service. The parking lot is also pretty tight.

When you do a reservation they inform you in writing about their policies but never let you know that if you buy a bottle of whiskey (it cost between $200 and $600 dollars) and don't consume it at all, you can't take it out so you easily loose a lot of money, it is very sad that they don't care about their customers. They should advice you that it is prohibited to take open bottles outside the restaurant before selling it to you. Disappointed !!!!

Oder Cruz

When you do a reservation they inform you in writing about their policies but never let you know that if you buy a bottle of whiskey (it cost between $200 and $600 dollars) and don't consume it at all, you can't take it out so you easily loose a lot of money, it is very sad that they don't care about their customers. They should advice you that it is prohibited to take open bottles outside the restaurant before selling it to you. Disappointed !!!!