The Restaurant at The Palms Hotel & Spa

"In its quest to provide a natural and wholesome experience for every guest, the hotel also features a new restaurant and lounge -- Essensia, the pure essence of taste -- featuring a worldly menu of organic, seasonal, and locally sourced ingredients"

"The hotel also has a 5,000-square-foot Aveda spa and a signature farm-to-table restaurant, Essensia"

"The on-site restaurant, Essensia, specializes in natural gourmet fare, featuring seasonal dishes like macadamia-crusted grouper, and chef Julie Frans hand-selects herbs from the organic garden installed beside the Tiki Bar"

"On-site Essensia restaurant emphasizes organic, local, sustainable ingredients"

"Guests "enjoy" "people-watching" at this "beautifully landscaped", "iconic" South Beach property mere "steps from the ocean", but they also applaud the Aveda destination spa, "amazing" freshwater pool area and an on-site restaurant serving organic farm-to-table meals; a "friendly" staff oversees the "spacious", "well-decorated" rooms and suites boasting the "most comfortable beds", mosaic-tiled bathrooms with rain shower heads and views of the ocean or Miami's skyline"

"The Essensia Restaurant’s crescent shape and its lotus flower chandeliers give the space an exotic feel, while the seasonal menu uses locally grown ingredients, including some from chef Venoy Rogers III's garden"

"The Essensia restaurant takes a healthy tack toward resort dining, offering an array of organic and health-conscious selections, as well as a few naughty ones"