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South Beach · Miami Beach · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 26, 2026
RagingWine reviewed STK South Beach’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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STK South Beach is selling a vibe first and wine second — you can feel it the moment you open the beverage menu. With 117 labels on paper, the list sounds impressive until you start actually reading it and realize you've seen every single one of these bottles at a TGI Friday's with better lighting. This is a wine list designed to move bottles, not to inspire.
The whites lean heavily on the Chardonnay-Sauvignon Blanc-Pinot Grigio trifecta, with predictable picks like Rombauer, Kim Crawford, and Gabbiano doing most of the heavy lifting. Rosé coverage is two bottles deep — Whispering Angel and Miraval — which is basically the Instagram rosé starter pack. On the sparkling side, Veuve Clicquot and Moët anchor the Champagne section, which is fine but tells you exactly who the restaurant thinks its customer is. There's a 'Free-Spirited Wine' category that flirts with something more interesting, but don't get too excited — the rest of the list has no follow-through.
Three by-the-glass options at $9 is a number so low it raises more questions than it answers — either those pours are thimble-sized or there's something funnier going on with the math. The BTG program offers almost no flexibility for anyone who wants to explore; you're essentially choosing from the house equivalent of whatever's open behind the bar. For a 117-label list, three glass pours is a real swing-and-a-miss.
The Bottom Line
STK South Beach is a party venue that happens to serve steak and also happens to have a wine list — in that order. Unless your goal is splitting a Veuve bottle for the 'gram, you're better off ordering a cocktail and saving your wine energy for somewhere that actually cares.
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Active Program
Proper
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Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Willing but Green
Occasional
Proper
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This appears to be a Restaurant Week wine promotion rather than Benjamin Steakhouse's full list, and we'd want to see a complete menu before rendering a final verdict on the overall program. Based on what's sourced here, though, the wine offering is thin for a steakhouse of this caliber — if you're coming for a serious bottle of Cab with your dry-aged ribeye, call ahead and ask what's actually on the full list.
Grocery Store
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
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