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The Loews Miami Beach Serves TV Dinners to Guests. The Little Ones.

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1601 Collins Ave [map], Miami Beach, fl, United States, 33139
September 29, 2009 at 9:28 AM | by | Comments (0)

Remember TV dinners? Oh, the excitement they signaled. A big TV show about to start (like Knight Rider!), getting to sit on the couch with a cute little tray in front of you, and, um, the food. Right. Well, two out of three ain't bad. And if the Loews Miami Beach Hotel gets its way, TV dinners will now be known as delicious.

The property, one of the few on the South Beach strip that dares to promote itself as "family friendly" is introducing new kids' menus at its poolside Nautilus Bar and Grill, and at the hotel's signature restaurant, Preston's Brasserie, where "Floribbean" cuisine is the order of the day. And, yup, the new kiddie food is served TV-dinner style.

The kids menus at both joints even turn ordering into a game: each has a checklist of kid favorites, such as pizza, cheeseburgers, french fries, chicken fingers, and grilled cheese. Oh, and boring foods that moms will choose: peas, sliced apples, wholewheat pasta, and steamed broccoli. (We think we see some hiding under those yummy chicken fingers.)

All plates are priced at $9.50, which seems a little steep (or are we still on our old allowance-calculator here?), until you remember that this is a hotel, duh. And whatevs. Moms and Pops are paying! Kids should just make sure they're not swindled into an ultra-healthy plate like this one, featuring the grilled fish and a bunch of vegetables. G-r-oss.

The plates include a main entree, two sides, and a choice of beverage. Desserts—a banana split, brownie a la mode, Oreo cookie sundae, or fresh fruit sorbet (the mom pick)—are three bucks extra. Note to kids: memorize your room number, and charge everything back to your room.

Hmm ... We know what we want for lunch.

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