We sat on the patio on this cool evening & first ordered the Arugula Salad with goat cheese & walnuts. Absolutely in the top 3 salads of my life experience. We both got potato gnocchi dishes; mine was wild mushroom & asparagus, his pine nut, arugula and truffle oil. We were amazed at the depth and roundness of the flavor. Smokey but sweet, blended perfectly into the soft-textured gnocchi. Server was very concerned that everything was perfect for us. read more

We have dined everywhere and this was a meal I will not soon forget. Chef Mike (who is brilliant, charming and very talented) sent out a sampling of each app and they were all delicious! The staff was extremely polished, friendly and professional. We never waited long for anything. My main course was the toasted gnocchi. It was phenomenal! The only bad part about the meal was it had to end. I cannot wait to come back again and am happy that we travel to KW often so we can be repeat guests! read more

The ambience here is lovely! The patio is surrounded by shrubs, and it's away from the hustle and bustle of Duval. In terms of food: To share between the two of us, we got the beef carpaccio (I always love carpaccio; Azur's is delicious but nothing remarkable), the beef gnocchi (absolutely wonderful - above and beyond), and the lamb ribs (tender, juicy, but a bit under seasoned in my opinion - the beau loved them though, to be fair). It was a good amount of food, not too much or too little. Two small issues: 1, we ordered the gnocchi without mushrooms, which was forgotten or ignored. Good thing we had a distaste rather than an allergy, or things might have ended badly, and 2, I got absolutely eaten alive by mosquitoes. Literally a dozen bites over the course of this short 45 minute dinner (we had to rush through the last part of our entrees and get out of there quick to go buy some itch cream; that's how bad it was). I can't blame Azur for nature of course, but some citronella candles might have been nice. Overall, I would absolutely come back here again. read more

Nice location, this won't remain a "hidden gem" for long. We tried the carpaccio of the day, the warm goat cheese salad (a lot of cheeeeeese, yummyyyyyy!), the seafood risotto and the yellow tail snapper. All was very good! We were afraid portions would be small, but not at all. We definitely recommend that place ;) read more

Excellent find, a little off the beaten path, mostly locals dining there. Superb homemade gnocchi with a couple of sauce options and excellent grilled octopus. Reasonably priced wine list and an attentive but not intrusive staff. You'll have to look really hard to see that the building was an old Sinclair gas station on a corner back in the day. read more

First time in Key West and wanted to try something off the beaten path (aka Duval St). My husband and I decided upon this place for a nice dinner and we're so glad we found it! We had the pink shrimp with butternut squash risotto and the grouper over white beans and shrimp. They both had wonderful flavor and were good portions. We're from Seattle so we're pretty picky when it comes to food, but when we come back we'll definitely head back here again. read more

The best meal I had during my whole trip to Florida. I took my friends here to celebrate a birthday and they treated us like queens. The service was impeccable and the food was phenomenal. Great wine choices plus desserts to die for. If you're looking for an upscale dinner while in town, this is the place to go. read more

Well... For this place being #2 on the recommended Yelp list lets just say I was a bit underwhelmed. Don't get me wrong - the ambiance was great and we enjoyed sitting outside. The waitstaff was attentive without being too intrusive but when it came to the food it seemed like the place was trying to hard. Our appetizer was hummus and baba ganoush with pita bread. Great hummus and good fresh made bread - and hubby loved the feta. I chose grouper for the main dish. The fish and shrimp were cooked and seasoned well - the octopus broth was a bit salty and the "gigante" beans paired with this dish simply did not work. The broccolini was my favorite part of this dish - it was prepared perfectly! Hubby had the pan seared chicken - he liked the chicken but said it was a bit underseasoned and the broth was more suited for a fish dish. He was actually still hungry after finishing his plate so we went to another spot. Overall I give the place three stars - it's not first on my list of places to return but I won't write it off completely. read more

The food was pretty good but the service was by far the worst I have ever experienced. We, along with at least 2 other tables, were missing drink menus and/or napkins. After waiting for 10-15 minutes we just got up and got our own menu. The table next to us had to ask 3 times to get theirs. Our server suddenly disappeared while I was in the middle of asking her a question! We waited an extraordinary amount of time for our order to be taken and then again to get our drinks. Mine got slopped all over the place as it was poured from the shaker. People around us were commenting on the awful service. A table of 3 just got fed up and left. If all that wasn't bad enough, my dinner partner had to excuse himself to spit out his fish and pry the bone out of his tongue! Except for the host who was clueless and useless, everyone seemed to be friendly but in dire need of training. It was so painfully slow to order food that we just skipped dessert and begged for our check. The place seems busy and popular but I don't understand why. If they were having unusual staffing issues, they should have said so and apologized like every other decent establishment. Most people are understanding of this. We received no apologies or any indication that anything was amiss. The host spent a very long time conversing with his friends or family while everyone else ran around and customers sat around waiting and waiting and waiting. Hopefully they work out their issues because there are too many other good places close by to eat. The food is pretty good when you finally receive it but definitely not worth the frustration. If you do decide to eat here, bring a book! read more

The triggerfish special was amazing. I also highly recommend the lavender creme brûlée.

One of my favorite places to eat. The food is delish!!! The service is good, but not the friendliest.. But I can deal with that for the great food. I've never been disappointed. Best breakfast, albeit a VERY small menu. Lunch & dinner is fantastic! Try the braised beef gnocchi YUM! read more

A recommendation from our taxi driver, Lado, we braved the down pour and found Azur. The menu listed an amazing selection of eclectic small plates, gnocchi, sandwiches, and brunch. We started with the braised pork shank and risotto along with the eggplant chips with rosemary honey. Both were culinary perfection. We had already ordered our main courses or would have simply ordered seconds. The braised short rib gnocchi was good and the hamburger was great but the lump crab cake BLT Sandwich was horrible as was the panco snapper sandwich. Bummed that we didn't stick with more of the small plates. The service was lovely. The ambiance was average but not noteworthy and views looked onto the parking lot. Even with mediocre ambiance and two inedible entrees, we would go back for small plates and beg for the risotto. read more

If I could give it a zero I would. Terrible customer service, waiter was rude and inconsiderate. We had a large party of 7 adults and 1 kid. They have high chairs and no policy of no kids, yet the server asked us to take the child outside because he was crying. I am going to go as far as to say they we prejudice and biased and even racist. Don't bother, there are plenty of other places that will treat you better for your business. read more

Just a quick endorsement of this terrific restaurant. The owner/chef does a superb job. Always wonderful service. I would disagree with the one reviewer who claimed that good service is rare in KW. Azur, square one, sarabeths, louies upstairs, braza lena and others all offer great service! read more

I had the pleasure of going to Azur for dinner this Saturday night on a weekend trip to Key West. I picked the restaurant based on the reviews on Yelp and I was not at all disappointed. Definitely off the beaten path and not touristy at all. We made reservations, but when we arrived it didn't seem to have been needed as there were 3-4 empty tables. We sat outside as the weather was perfect; the terrace was cozy, dimly lit but not dark. We started with the Charred octopus marinated with garlic, lemon zest and Italian parsley and the Clams with chorizo and garlic. For our entrée we shared the Toasted gnocchi with pine nuts arugula and truffle oil...and for dessert the Lavender infused crème brûlée with fresh berries. The food was accompanied by a full bodied white wine that was recommended by the waitress which paired the food beautifully. Everything was very tasty, our favorite was the octopus. Although the gnocchi was good, on our next visit we plan on trying another entrée. Overall we enjoyed our experience there from the ambiance to the food; we definitely will return and we would recommend it. read more

Short-staffed and got overwhelmed by the dinner rush, but our waitress was good when we had her attention. She made an excellent wine recommendation. It's a very nice space. Menu sounded perfect, but overall the food came out kind of bland. Most sad of all is we suspect the shrimp in the seafood risotto of making my wife and I very ill. We were a party of four former restaurant professionals and none of us would make that accusation lightly, but there really wasn't any question in anyone's mind. The affects were immediate and simultaneous. read more

The decor in the restaurant is trendy and comfortable, we were seated immediately, and the meal was fine. The server was very nice but unremarkable, I don't even remember what he looked like. I had the Pan roasted snapper with pink shrimp and Swiss chard and it was really delicious,served simply. I would try it again. read more

Azur was recommended to us by an employee at our hotel. What a wonderful place. The menu is fairly limited in each category which, for me, is usually a good sign. In addition to the regular menu, two special appetizers and two special entrees were offered. I ordered a smoked salmon appetizer from the regular menu while my husband ordered the octopus special. Both were exceptional. For entrees, we both ordered the Black Grouper special and couldn't have been happier with our choice. Service was just the right blend of attentive, mixed with Key West casual. I'd highly recommend Azur to anyone visiting Key West. read more

This place has potential but they fall short of great food. All of their seafood was over cooked and some of the shellfish was "in bloom". They only serve beer and wine (which is fine) but their selection is very limited.....especially the beer. Lastly, the servers were attentive, but they need to do a better job of selling the food, i.e. they didn't make things sound very appetizing. read more

I really wanted to give this restaurant four stars, but it just wasn't there. By far the gnocchi is the best thing on the menu, and you can't go wrong with any of the five choices. I had the branzino and it was a bit overdone. I went with a party if 8 and we were all ok with our entree choices but not overjoyed. Beef carpaccio was great also for an appetizer choice. Our server (it was a female but her name escapes me) was uppity and rude. You'd think with a larger party she might be more apt to be friendly, but not so in this case. She even pressured one of our guests to hurry up and make a decision on her entree choice because there was no way she could "put the table's order in without it being complete." Azur is a great choice to go to in Key West - I loved that it was off the beaten path and the ambience was awesome, but the food was just good, not great, overall. read more

We loved this place! The wine list is extensive (a little pricey but not too bad) and everything we ate was banging. We started with the pulpo and the bacalao fritters. Both were good but the pulpo could have been some of the best octopus I ever had. It tasted so fresh and the sauté sauce was so good, I dipped my bread in it. For entrees we got the osso bucco and the porcini gnocchi. Both were excellent dishes. We noticed a couple of people ordering the gnocchi as an appetizer for two. Good idea! But the pulpo is a must. We had the crepe dessert. It was good but probably the only less than 5 star item in this meal. This place seemed really busy, so make a reservation (we used open table). Also, this place isn't cheap so save this for a splurge meal. For the price, I think you get high quality food and service though. read more

A step above the average Key West eatery. The bacalao croquettes appetizer was delicious, as was the duck and chorizo dish (although I would not call it confit). Short handed waitstaff worked its tail off to keep everyone happy. We'd definitely go again when in town. read more

My wife and I dined here this week and had a awkward experience. We were seated at a table on the patio by the server who basically put down the menus and took off for five minutes. When he came back he ran through the specials so fast I couldn't even process them. We ordered two appetizers which were dropped off the same way as the menus as did our entrees. Overall, the food was pretty good but the complete lack of service made for a forgettable experience. Not the Key West vibe. read more

Amazing dinner in Key West! Everything was delicious and it's nice to get away from the bustle of Duval. My boyfriend and I shared the octopus and the toasted gnocchi--both were great. The combination of za'atar and charred grill flavor worked perfectly on the octopus. I had the Bronzino which had super crispy skin and was served with some of the best potatoes I've had! My boyfriend got the grouper special with a delicious lobster broth and charred corn and gigante beans. Both were excellent! Will definitely return on our next Key West trip! read more

Absolute favorite place to eat in Key West. Service is top notch, staff is super friendly, food is absolutely out of this world. We go here multiple times each year while we are in Key West and have NEVER had an issue with food or service. read more

We had a lovely breakfast/ lunch at Azur on our recent visit to the keys. They have a nice tropical patio with a waterfall. So peaceful and inviting. We had a mushroom frittata , a goat cheese and arugula salad (a little heavy on the dressing for my taste), and a crab blt. The food was tasty and well prepared. Staff was courteous and professional, but not overly friendly. read more

My boyfriend and I were visiting from New Orleans last weekend, and I have to say this was one of my favorite dining experiences of my life. We were worried about going to a touristy restaurant that would try and turn our table over as fast as possible. Here, we got the opposite of that. The staff was very into having us take our time, relax, and enjoy ourselves. We sat outside by the waterfall, a quite romantic setting with colorful lighting illuminating the lush greenery surrounding the restaurant. We got a great bottle of wine - Emilio Moro - and looked over the menu. We decided to order some appetizers. When we did, the waiter told us that he would wait to put that in until he got our entree order, because the chef likes to see the whole order before he starts cooking, apparently the chef even knew what type of wine we were drinking. There were two great fish dinner specials that night - a hog fish and a grouper, and we each ordered them. We got some delicious ciabatta while we waited for our appetizer and main courses. The appetizers came at the perfect time, and we enjoyed the Romaine salad with ciabbata croutons, mustard vinaigrette and white anchovy (Caesar salad which had half an anchovy it it!! Yum!) and the mussels...oh my god...the mussels were incredible. I have never seen such big mussels! They came in a tomato based brother, which also tasted of garlic and basil...the waiter even offered us spoons to finish the broth after we had finished off the mussels, and we definitely accepted. The entrees were delectable as well - the grouper was flaky and flavorful and cooked perfectly. The hogfish was also delicious, served over sweet cooked beets and other veggies. For desert we got my boyfriend's favorite - creme brulee - but with a twist - it was infused with lavender. Totally scrumptious. Mmm. The portions were generous and the price was right. I highly recommend this restaurant if you are looking for a nice place away from the craziness of Duval Street. I can't wait to go back and try the gnocchi and breakfast as well!!! read more

The food was very good! Had one of the best sandwiches ever and the breakfast was very good as well. I can recommend it to everyone who wants a good breakfast which is not too big ;-) read more

I'll keep it simple. Just get the melt-in-your-mouth gnocchi. The only thing that could have made this meal better, would have been Mark Wahlberg feeding it to me! Excellent service, simple decor. Lovely, lovely, lovely. read more

Recent vacation led me to Yelp for food options, this place had rave reviews and I was totally excited. Made a reservation on Open Table, arrived early and was seated in a nice area of the restaurant. We ordered several apps since we don't eat fish or meat. The restaurant infuses their own olive oil, but I couldn't get past the color- I love olive oil and to ruin it with herbs and peppers was disappointing. This same oil was poured over the olive and cheese plate (which was very small). Many of our dishes had cheese, ranging from feta, to goat cheese to fresh mozzarella and from the flavor of all of them made me wonder if there refrigeration went down because they ALL tasted way too ripe. Speaking of ripe, the arugula salad with goat cheese came out and the cheese looked more of a very ripe brie, it was awful and we ate only the arugula. The fresh caprese was incredibly disappointing, bland and of course, the cheese had a funk to it. We ordered a house made gnocchi and this was slightly a saving grace, except for the once again, ripeness of the cheese used in the dish. Overall it was highly overrated by other visitors and I was incredibly sad to spend the money on this meal that I didn't enjoy at all. read more

Good food, fantastic service. Recommend the hummus appetizer, skirt steak and grouper special.

A lovely respite tucked away from the crush of tourists flocking from the cruise ships. The preparation of the artichokes & octopus made me miss Santorini. read more

Just perfect. Lovely dining room, professional, attentive wait staff, inventive seasonings and ingredients. What more could you want? We made reservations through Yelp for an early dinner. We were promplly seated and attended to. We had the octopus salad, oysters and the pear salad for appetizers. I didn't try the octopus my self but my companions raved. For entrees I had the fresh swordfish, cooked to perfection over a warm salad of greens, small pinks, olives and sundried tomatoes. Just lovely. My fellow eaters had the braised beef shanks over risotto and the beef gnocchi. Wonderful, cooked perfectly, wonderful flavors. We had the creme brulee with a hint of lavendar and the honey pecan tart with cardomon ice cream. Nice wine list and lovely dessert wine selection too. Will definitely be back next time we are in town. read more

We had an amazing dinner at Azure. Fresh Grouper was cooked perfectly. Excellent service all night. If you want the best chocolate cake in the world----then try their chocolate cake!!!!! Azure is one of the top 3 restaurants in Key West. read more

Fantastic meal and service! Best grilled Pulpo! Wish more restaurants were of this quality in Key West. On the money with attention to detail. Food served perfect temp. We would be regulars if we were locals! read more

Every now and then, there are times when absolutely everything that could possibly go wrong with a dining experience does. Sadly, this was the case for my partner and I at Azur. Our server was one of the most inept I have ever come across in better establishments as Azur was accorded to be. Halfway through dinner, about 45 minutes after our Salad plates were cleared, we saw our server walk out the front door with a backpack on his shoulder. Waiting for another 10 minutes to see if the person covering for him (or even if there was one) would be assuming responsibility for our service (I believe in giving a restaurant a reasonable, if not more, amount of time before complaining), we requested the assistance of the M'aitre d'ess (whose fluency in English was definitely not at a mastery level) to find out where our entrees might be. Another server was dispatched to our table with a lot of attitude, and tuned the rest of this misadventure into one of those times you wished you never walked through the door. This is now about an hour between our salad course being cleared and being left without a server. When the newly assigned server was queried about where our entrees might be, we were told that "sometimes we are just left waiting" (paraphrased). And condescendingly told that the Duck Confit takes 20 minutes to prepare. As we had been at the restaurant now for roughly 2 hours and close to an hour of that had been entre-course, I was quite incensed at the poor attempt to cover up their mistake, and doubly disaapointed when the confit came out as close to a burnt offering as I have ever had the displeasure of having on a plate. Yes, Duck Confit is generally well-done by definition, but this was far beyond any reasonable version of Duck Confit that I have been served in over 30 years. Mike's steak (at least) was prepared as requested, but nothing about it was very unique considering the experience and background of a Pittsburgh-born chef training in Germany and France. read more

What a great atmosphere! It's not flooded with tacky tourists yet, but that will happen soon, I expect. The atmosphere is clean and minimalist. We sat next to a little waterfall and watched a cat take a nap while we waited for our food. The gnocchi was perfect, and I enjoyed the simplicity of the buffalo mozzarella with tomato appetizer. They also have a delicious lavender creme brulee. read more

Their dishes have great presentation in general. My fennel and tarragon salmon was served over a crispy onion nest, which was gorgeous. Yet, they are lacking flavor, as the onion nest has a burnt flavor that overpowered the dish. My pan fried chicken was also bland. read more

We came here for brunch and I ordered the lobster BLT. Absolutely. Incredible. Friendly staff and quick service as well. This is definitely a "heavy" brunch place so I would not recommend going if you have lunch plans, but the food is absolutely delicious! read more

Fun, inventive and inviting. Off the Duval circus, and it shows in ambience and presentation. An excellent grouper was the special on this first visit. Literally speared by the chef in the morning. Masterful. read more