Otto’s High Dive

A great Cuban restaurant that specializes in delicious cocktails. I would recommend a reservation here because seating can get limited. Parking is also a bit tricky. A very nice addition is an outdoor drink cart that serves cocktails that you and your party can have while waiting for a table or just to have some drinks.

Well we spun our food roulette wheel one day and landed on Otto’s High Dive. The place had been getting some amazing accolades around town, so we were pretty excited. We made our reservations and showed up timely. We got seated right up against the beautiful windows of what was decorated to be a beautiful Cuban patio with trellises full of foliage and wicker chairs. Really lovely.

Service was A+ all around. Our server really talked us through the menu, weighing pros and cons on what to order that would most suit our palate and appetite. I also applaud the bartender, because I will tell you right now that this place has the best mocktails in town. With ingredients like red tea, angostura, and tobacco, this place took my taste buds on a whirlwind that I could not believe.

So if you take nothing else away from this review, know that their mocktails are the best in town, hands down.

We went hard and got a lot of stuff, so I won’t bore you too much with every single thing.

We started with a bread service. They’ve since upgraded this on their menu since I’ve been, which is good, because while good, this was the most lackluster part of the meal. I would definitely recommend you getting what is on the menu right now.

Crab Salad (Pineapple. Lime. Avocado. Plantain Chips). Very good. Super fresh and acidic. The salty crunch of the plantain chips are perfect with it. A great portion, too.

Croquetas de Jamon. Great little snack. Crispy, soft and gooey, but in a good way. Tiny little chunks of ham all within. Really good croquetas.

Pastel de Carne. The amount of delicious filling inside was not enough for me. Too much pastry. Too many other good things on the menu. Skip this and move on.

Daily Catch (Snapper) (Whole Florida Caught Fish. Preserved Sour Orange Beurre Blanc. Mango-Passionfruit Sofrito. Pickled Fresno Peppers). Whoa! This was good. All of the accoutrements provide a lovely Latin flair for this mild, but beautifully moist fish. A lot of pin bones, so if you’re not into that, skip this, but for seafood aficionados, get this immediately.

Pulpo (Charred Octopus. Confit Yucca. Sour Orange Vinaigrette. Grapefruit. Capers. Smoked Paprika). Finally, the main event. The best octopus dish I’ve ever had. This massive serving of tentacles was cooked perfectly, tender throughout, and paired beautifully with So much stuff, the grapefruit, the capers, the paprika, every bite could be different!

We finished off with a classic Guayaba y Queso. Light, crisp, sweet but not too sweet fillings within. The perfect way to finish off this wild ride of a meal. If you have any sense, you will come here.