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Atlantic's Edge Restaurant

3.3 (110 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Outdoor seating

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Wage burger w/bacon jam
Rebecca G.

Great patio dining at Cheeca Lodge and Spa! With incredible views no matter where you sit and very friendly service! They only serve breakfast until 11am which stinks because on vacation we like to sleep in. We ended up ordering burgers and they were tasty! One of the many dining options here... Highly recommend!!

Octopus appetizer
Brian R.

Why is one of the most beautiful physical plants, for a restaurant, with STUNNING views, struggling to get to a four star rating? Located in the Cheeca Lodge Hotel, one of the oldest, and now one of the grandest resorts in the Keys, period, Atlantic's Edge falls victim to the owners' understanding of what a resort should be. A place is only as good as the people in it. Five star look. Three star hospitality, at best. Four star food, at six star prices. Breakfast/brunch is the best time to take in the view, other than a pre-sunset dining experience. I've been coming here for 20+ years. The dining room is a bit like a roller coaster. With the right chef, and a tighter staff? It can really rock. At the moment? It's more of a psychic: A medium. Hospitality: They have tried to address the ago-old problem of the Keys. It's hard enough to find someone who will show up to work: on time; sober. To fix this problem, they bring in a ton of H1-B visa workers, mostly from the Caribbean. Some of them are really wonderful. They "get" hospitality, and do it with warmth, and human connection. The majority, though, are doing the job that they're told to do, but without any heart, soul, or desire to be there doing it. Many seem a little afraid of the people that they're serving, and speaking out of turn. If you choose to engage them, and they realize that it's okay, they open up, quite a bit. The problem is that that level of "friendly" should be 100% of the time, every day. You're "on" in the five-star hotel game, every time you hit the building. This, sadly, Cheeca charges for, but doesn't deliver. At a cheaper hotel? That wouldn't be noticed. At a resort that aspires to the category of hotel that this should be? Very noticeable. My egg white frittatas took about 15 minutes to order, and another 20 to show up. The waiter asked me for bread choice? I said English muffin. Out came whole grain toast. The dropper had no idea what to do about the mistake. He was going to take the whole thing BACK, which would have seen it stone cold, on arrival. I suggested that he should ask for a muffin, instead, and let the waiter know. The muffin showed up, as I was done. The waiter had no idea, and didn't really know what to do/say about it either. Bad write of the ticket? Bad read in the kitchen? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Service, at competence, is a problem with most Keys restaurants, the Square Grouper, and Ziggie and Mad Dog's, obvious standout exceptions to the Keys Rule, that proves that it can be done here. When the Lodge took over Pierre's, a couple of years ago? It was once the other top destination restaurant in Islamorada, and the Keys, they crashed it, within months, with the same thing. Imported workers who aren't screened for hospitality, and don't have the chops, in terms of their interactions with other people, to do a five-star job. At the five-star prices? It's kind of insulting, unless... People will always come to a beautiful place like this. Ownership's message to you is EXPECT LESS. You'll get used to it, while we charge you as if you were at Torrey Pines, or another hotel that delivers the over-the-top hospitality, that a place like Cheeca Lodge, and its restaurants, should be more than capable of rising to, at the nightly room rates/ food/bar charges.

Lunch with a view
Jaimie D.

Ok the food and view are worth the every single penny! So fresh and great flavors. Presentation was top notch. Obviously the view speaks for itself. Located into the cheeca lodge resort, it's one of five onsite restaurants available. They offer covered seating, patio and beach seating. We came for a later lunch when we arrived (around 1:30) and sat in the garden patio area. 4 out of 5 only because it took 20 minutes for someone to come by and greet us. We had to flag them down for service. After that, everything was splendid!

YELLOWTAIL SNAPPER CEVICHE
John E.

5 star ambience and food, but poor service. We sat outside with live music on a Friday night. We waited about 15 minutes for our server to arrive. The service continued at a 1 star level with the waitress forgetting to bring 2 beers and waiting over an hour for our entrees to arrive. Manager made it right by comping 2 entrees and free dessert. The blackened grouper was excellent

View from patio
Garrett A.

Could not ask for a better evening. The view of the Atlantic Ocean was incomparable. I had the red snapper that was seasoned beautifully. Staff was friendly and helpful with recommendations. This restaurant will not disappoint.

Menu
Amanda Q.

Service and view are amazing!!! Staying at the Cheeca Lodge in the main building so it's a nice treat to just walk down to the patio and have dinner. Our server was incredibly friendly. We didn't wait long to be greeted or the food to arrive even contrary to what ppl say about service in the Keys. My husband and I both got the yellowtail snapper and it was good. I eat a lot of seafood so I can not say it was great but it was good! We also ordered mashed potatoes, mushrooms and creamed spinach. I did not like the mushrooms, they were fried and not what I expected but likely my fault did not reading the menu closer. My hubby love the creamed spinach. Overall, nice experience and try again for brunch.

Marqus R.

I stopped by Atlantic's Edge restaurant located in the Cheeca Lodge & Spa for breakfast. The rooms are tops, the staff super attentive and the food very good, though I would not say exceptional. Maybe my expectations were too high, but after all this is the Keys where unique culinary arts first really took place in the form of Fusion of New World ingredients using old world culinary techniques and the now well-known Floribbean. They did offer an Alligator Reef Lobster Blt Omelet but I only found spiney back lobster in it, I also tried their Classic Eggs Benedictine which was to have been made with a "Drizzled with Key Lime Hollandaise Sauce." Trust me, the "Drizzle" was just that, a mere drizzle, hardly topping the egg, and the ham, really skimpy thin as well as over cooked to the point of having a shoe leather texture. The place us, however, drop-dead gorgeous, overlooking the beach itself makes a stop at Atlantic's Edge totally worthwhile. Though everything is really very nice it's the beachside setting that makes it.

Shrimp and Scallops
Ari N.

Staying at Cheeca Lodge. Dined at Atlantic, shared the mahi, the garden salad, the crab cakes, and the shrimp & scallops. With two mojitos (Cuban classic, were excellent) and an espresso, the bill came in just under $200. There was live music on the terrace. Service was fine and the servers were friendly enough. I personally didn't love the shrimp and scallops, the salad, mahi and crabcakes were fine. Based on our enthusiasm of the meal, we declined dessert and went out to Key's Chocolate & Ice Cream. ‍ Update: Returned the following morning, around 7:30am on 12/21, for breakfast. The cheeca breakfast (two eggs any style, choice of toast and breakfast meat was simple and perfect, everything fresh... the staff are all so friendly, especially our server, Bree! I've never had honey in my coffee but it was quite good on her recommendation! Breakfast for two came to about $60. Updating rating from 3 to 5 stars.

Strip steak entree
Teresa W.

We chose Cheeca Lodge for a company award trip when travel to the BVIs was not possible. The first night on property, we had dinner at Atlantic's Edge. This was to be our celebration dinner for this getaway. There were some pros and some cons. The setting is amazing! Outdoor seating overlooking a beach and the marina area. A very nice live musician playing soft background music. However after being seated, we were given no menus or utensils. We sat for at least 10 minutes before being greeted. Then had to ask for said menus and utensils. Our party of six had a lot. Multiple appetizers, steaks, fish, etc. along with champagne, wine, beer and cocktails. A very hefty tab to say the least. The food was good but not great. The service was subpar. The server was so slow to get to us and didn't know a lot about the menu options. We did sit for a bit, but also some of that was due to how long the meal took. They started turning off the outdoor heaters around us. So rude. I only took photos of mine and my husband's meals. The shrimp cocktail and the crab cakes were really good for the appetizers but the octopus was way over cooked. Fish entrees were OK but a tad dry. Steaks were pretty good. I would try it again and hope for better service.

CONCH, so good! Moving into the Keys!
Marcos G.

On the water paradise. Wonderful Hotel in Islamorada, FL Definately a boaters getaway!

Shrimp and Scallops soooo goood.
Annie B.

We had: 5 Stars - Grilled shrimp and scallops - Jumbo and grilled to perfection 5 Stars - Mojito lime red snapper - melt in your mouth 5 Stars - Keylime pie - sooo good! 5 Stars - Top Notch Service

Best crab dip I've ever had in my life! We had the grilled snapper, crab dip, and oysters Rockefeller.

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Ask the Community - Atlantic's Edge Restaurant

Is there a children's menu available?

Dear Joey G, We offer kids menu at Cheeca lodge and Spa. The menu have breakfast items (7am to… Read more

Is there live music on Saturday nights?

Hi Alex. We have music at our Tiki Bar from 4-6pm every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We post the artist schedule on our website home page under events. We hope you can come out and enjoy our Tiki Tunes!

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