The food is always delicious and the location is fabulous. This is a great place for a special occasion.

Came here on Christmas Eve and had a wonderful dinner with my boyfriend. The butter that was given with the bread was delicious!! We ordered the octopus and the arancini to start. They were both good. For my entree I ordered the veal Marsala and my bf ordered the chef's piccata. I feel my dish had a bigger portion than his, but they were both good. I think the veal being fried just threw me off a bit I would have preferred it to be pan seared but no big deal. The Marsala sauce was really good. Overall we enjoyed our dinner here a lot. We will definitely be back again. The restaurant is also very pretty and clean. read more

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Came in to celebrate our anniversary tonight! It is located in the historic seaport on a second floor with beautiful views of the marina. As you enter it is very elegant inside and the service is very professional. We ordered the butternut squash ravioli house made and they were delicious! We also ordered the Piccata special which was a grouper fish. It was all very well prepared and fresh with good ingredients. We were also treated to a free dessert at the end to celebrate our anniversary. We got the vanilla gelato with pistachio liquor and the tiramisu. What a fabulous end to our delicious meal!!! Highly recommended for a special occasion. read more

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Excited to try a new restaurant. This one is not one to try. Food is decent to terrible. Service was great. The table attendant spilled half of my drink and my friend complained. They brought me a new one. After we already paid, I discovered that they had charged me for the second one. Definitely not coming back. read more

Bel Mare - Spilled my drink and charge me for a second one. Also credit card fee. Don't come here, so disappointing - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

Food was okay not over the top like the price. Service was super. The ambiance is very nice for couples!

Bel Mare was top two, if not #1, of the best dining experiences hubs and I have ever had! There were 8 in our group. Everyone agreed the whole experience from the service and food were excellent! For starters, we shared the ceviche, beef carpaccio, clams and marrow, and mussels. I've never been a big fan of mussels but these were delicious! We all ordered different seafood entrees and they were phenomenal. My wine and water glasses never went empty. Espresso martinis were delish! I can't wait to get back to Key West to dine here! read more

Not usually a noteworthy thing for me, but the bread service here was amazing. Finally nice to find bread and butter in the area that didn't taste like it just finished thawing. Really soft, fresh, and the butter was mixed with garlic and olive oil I believe. My chicken piccata had perfect breading and texture, caressed by the lemon and caper flavors threading through the sauce. Next time, I'll definitely try their fish of choice in the same preparation as my family seemed to enjoy that version as well. The tiramisu was also an excellent choice of dessert. Soft, moist, and not overly rich. The restaurant itself is beautiful with a lovely view of the harbor walk and marina. Great outdoor seating with a dim intimate feel overlooking the water. The entire staff was excellent and friendly as well. We got some excellent recommendations for wine and food. read more

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Beautiful restaurant in the heart of the marina district of key west. Service was excellent. The lobster risotto just missed the mark. Maybe just old lobster? But for the price...it needs to checked prior to being served. Would go back to the bar... read more

Yellowfin ceviche was creative but nothing great. Caesar salad was very good, mussels were good but not great, house made linguine with clams lacked flavor. Service was good and there was a nice view of the harbor. Overall a good experience but I wouldn't go out of my way to return. read more

We were disappointed with Bel Mare. While the atmosphere is & view are lovely, the food was a let down. The presentation of the melon prosciutto was messy & difficult to eat. The butternut squash ravioli was fine but the pappardella pasta was overloaded with garlic . read more

Service was awesome, food incredible, ambience comforting intimate with view of the bay.

The place for foodies:) Don't waste your time elsewhere! A top restaurant, truly quality food and wonderful ambiance with very professional staff. I was looking for more fine dining with air conditioner and the view from the dining room over the harbor is lovely. Such a welcome break from the loud fried food bar scene in the area. Just go! read more

This place is mediocre at best besides being a total rip off. Their prices are significantly higher than New York City restaurants while the food is just not worth it at all lacks quality and very basic. Service was also horrible our waiter who were chatty and nice in the beginning harassed us outside the restaurant because we gave less than 20%. I had to send back their Caesar salad bc it had practically zero dressing. Cocktails were also super mediocre as well as their wine selection. I got very frustrated with service: passive aggressive know it all waiters. Avoid! read more

Easily number 1 restaurant in Key West! We have had an amazing anniversary dinner and I am saying AMAZING - 10/10 experience. Everything was perfect - food, ambiance & staff which is super rare in Key West especially. We started off with octopus & Cesar salad. My man is a Cesar salad connoisseur to say the least and he LOVED it! Then we had Vongole pasta& lobster risotto - yum! And we finished off with Tiramisu. Lobster risotto was a little too mild for my taste but overall everything was just perfect! Also I want to give a shout out to the staff that made me the best mocktail - strawberry virgin mojito! It was not too sweet and tasted almost like the real one just no alcohol! It's rarely a thing that they can make you mocktail that won't give you diabetes even in the really nice restaurants so I give them extra +10 to the overall score! It's our new favorite place in Key West to go read more

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This food is the best in Key West. Fresh. Flavorful. Definitely not the standard fare. You want good? Fresh? Come here!!! read more

Bel Mare - Black grouper chefs special - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

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I wanted something filling with seafood and I was not disappointed! I had the shrimp pesto and my wife had the lobster pasta- with more lobster than I have ever seen in a pasta dish. The servers were great, attentive but not over the top. read more

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Well... we thought that based on reviews and the higher prices that this restaurant would be much better than the typical mediocre touristy places in Key West. First of all, even though I gave them 2 stars, everyone that worked there was super friendly and attentive (more later). We ordered Mussels and Burrata for appetizers. My impression is that no one in the kitchen ever ate good Italian food. Everything we ordered was tasteless and not "Italian" in any way. The mussels were severely overcooked and dry. The sauce was unremarkable. Read - basically tasteless. The Burrata itself was good but the dish was bland. We ordered some salads - again no taste and boring. For dinner I had the veal Marsala. There was no taste of Marsala wine and no amount of salt could fix it. Again, not Italian in any way other than name. I will say that the cocktails were pretty good but they didn't come from the kitchen! Our server was friendly but disappeared for long stretches of time. The total bill for 3 people was $240+ including a 20% tip. If you want to grab a drink, then I would recommend. Otherwise, save your money because we felt like we got ripped off for those prices! read more

It was everything the ambiance. The food. Our server. The whole package. Loved this place very much. read more

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Beautiful interior, great harbor water view, exceptional food, great service. It's not inexpensive but definitely the best meal we have had in Key West. We sat outside but inside tables look great too. read more

I had the surf & turf. Unreal steak! Service was great. Overlooking the bay. Very solid spot to have a nice dinner. read more

Bel Mare - View from our table - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

This place was recommended to us by a really nice man named Al. Well let me tell you, Al is the man! The food was delicious, our server was super nice and on the ball and the restaurant was beautiful over looking the water. Definitely a must in Key West! read more

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Great service. Excellent dinner :). The Grouper is incredible. Great views! We are glad we tried belmare read more

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The food was good to very good, the space is upscale beachy, the view is Key West postcard, the prices are pushing it and the noise level was intolerable. I do note that the server realized how bad it was and was persuaded to move us to a different part of the restaurant. Though there is padding on the wall and padding under the table, it was still though better so loud we could not wait to get out. read more

This place is decent but the price makes no sense for what you're getting. We tried a few things including the buratta, salad, and lobster pasta. The lobster dish was $80 and although it was good, it wasn't worth it at all so I'd recommend skipping it. I'm a vegetarian which is often very difficult in terms of fine dining. For entrees, majority of their items included meat or chicken stock. When I told the waiter of my dietary restrictions, he offered to bring me a kids menu which featured pasta with marinara sauce and butter noodles. That's a bizarre reaction! We eventually worked out a dish they could make and it was fine. Overall, you cam skip read more

Best meal of the 4 day trip. Outstanding food, and service from Steve was top notch. The bar staff makes great craft cocktails. Food and view are the best in Old Town. The paparadelle Caprese was terrific. Outstanding wine list. Would definitely repeat. read more

Beautiful evening. Server was fantastic with food allergies and very knowledgeable. Drinks were very reasonably priced. The food was prepared perfectly and the menu was creative. We stayed simple and got the house specialty- Local Catch Piccata (Black Grouper- Modified to dairy free with oil instead of butter) and veal marsala (no mushrooms). read more

Bel Mare - Veal Marsala - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

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The service was wonderful here! This italian establishment overlooks the waterfront and the restaurant atmosphere is definitely fine dining. I was very pleased with their menu selection as I do not eat seafood and had several non-seafood options to choose from. Highly recommend the arancini for a starter...the fried mushroom risotto balls with their mushroom sauce was absolutely delicious! I ordered the veal marsala and had the pleasure of tasting their mushroom sauce again! This is the best mushroom sauce I have ever had...i wanted to bottle it up! read more

Bel Mare - Dining area and atmosphere - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

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This place was pretty much perfect! The food 5 stars The drinks 5 stars The atmosphere 5 stars The service 5 stars Everything about this restaurant was excellent!!! read more

We've been here twice in 3 days. Once in the dining room and once at the bar. FOOD: Excellent! The Caesar salad is fresh, with tasty dressing, lots of shaved parm and croutons that are airy. The cream of mushroom soup is a generous portion, has wonderful flavor and finely chopped mushrooms for a pleasant texture. The mushroom risotto was cooked perfectly with creamy flavor. The veal bolognese had soft veal crumbles, tasty sauce and fresh pasta. They offer half portions which I found to be generous in size. The fish ceviche was also excellent and has enough sauce to dip the fresh bread in. The pappardelle capri had a light sauce and fresh pasta. It had 4-5 shrimp, most were cooked perfectly, one was a teeny bit overcooked. BAR: a dozen or so comfy seats. The bar rim is a bit wide so I had to lean over when eating, but it is a beautiful wood and clean. Nice selection of craft cocktails, beer and wine. Dayron makes an excellent cosmo. Proper amount of alcohol and measured ingredients which result in the proper proportions of vodka, cointreau, lime and cranberry juice. SERVICE: Excellent. Dayron was happy to adjust my drink to my preference after explaining how he makes his own version. He and Kim checked on us and were a great team ensuring our drinks and waters were refreshed, bread arrived and meal was to our liking. ATMOSPHERE: It was a pretty quiet night, a Wednesday evening around 6pm, the bar had 4-6 other customers, and the restaurant looked 1/2 full. The music choice and volume is good, so conversations can be had without shouting. read more

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One of the best restaurants we have been to on the island. The fresh made Italian bread they give you to start is amazing with garlic rosemary butter. Next got a Cesar salad and mozzarella and tomato that were amazing definitely a homemade dressing with homemade croutons. The star of the show was my entree pictured the lobster scampi made with homemade fresh pasta and fresh lobster. read more

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My bestie and I were in the keys to celebrate her birthday and one of the bartenders we met recommended that we go to Bel Mare for our last dinner. Glad we did! We had such a cute little date and had delicious seafood. Our waiter was really nice and recommended some things. We shared the oysters, ordered mussels but never got them whoopsies, and a salad. The oysters were solid. The shrimp pasta was amazing! The shrimp was large and juicy. The pastas come in two sizes which was nice! I wish more places did that. Since they forgot about our mussels, they gave us complimentary cannolis. So delicious! Didn't have room to eat more but I forced myself and I'm so glad Nice spot for a date or with the family. It's right on the water so I'm sure coming during sunset would be beautiful. read more

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Steve was an amazing , knowledgeable server !!! We loved our experience . From the start we were greeted with a special anniversary appetizer , then we got amazing dinner . Followed by an amazing anniversary dessert !!! Bel mare was so good we can't recommend it enough !!!!! read more

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What a great dinner, the warm ciabatta bread with herb butter, the grilled octopus was outstanding, we split the fresh made Ceasars. The Veal bolonesse and ravioli both scratch made pastas were outstanding with a nice bottle of old world Italian red wine. No room for the amazing dessert menu. read more

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Great Restaurant, Great Location, Great Food and excellent service. We ordered the pink shrimp papperdelle and a salad and some Tuscany wine. Everything was amazing. Even the bread they brought was so good, it felt very authentic. read more

Bel Mare - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

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There is nothing can be said about the food here but WOW! When you think you are just having pasta it doesn't do the justice of what is being served. Everything we had made to perfection! The coctail, pasta, steak even the bread and butter they serve was carefully thought out and served. Service and ambiance was also excellent! This was a true culinary experience that I will not forget! Loved everything about this place. I will definitely be back and recommend it to all friends and family! read more

A beautiful restaurant with a great view. Dined as a party of 5. Every one of us enjoyed our meal immensely. The service was excellent! We will definitely return when in town again. read more

The BEST meal we had during our visit to Key West. The service: We were served by Jay, who was wonderful, attentive, and answered all of our questions. Our food came out fast and fresh, nothing to disappoint. The food: WOW The appetizers (the crodu and the ceviche) were both unique and delicious. I personally preferred the crudo as the pesto paired with it wasn't your typically pesto. My step dad also wanted me to mention that the Caesar salad was the best he's ever had (and trust me, he's had a LOT of Caesar salads.) The mains were all show stoppers, but mine especially (yay)! I ordered the chefs special piccata and it was out of this world. The grouper was cooked perfectly, the orzo was so tangy with the artichoke, olive, caper, and butter sauce, and the broccolini was the perfect veggie for the dish. I could NOT have been more pleased with my order. Everyone else loved theirs as well, especially my mothers order of the orchiette pesto dish with the butterfly's shrimp (I tried it and it was intact phenomenal). All of the pastas are made in house too! Always a win for me! We then ordered the cannoli (which came with three little cannolis) a creme brûlée, and an espresso. The espresso was the best of the bunch; the cannoli's were unique, but the flavor fell flat in my opinion. I will for sure come back here the next time I'm in Key West, and will be recommending it to anyone that will listen to me rant about food lol. read more

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I really wanted to like this place, it is a really pretty dinning room. The food however was not it. Ordered the ravioli special. So over cooked you could not cut it with the knife. They also did not know the difference between mozzarella and burrata. At this price point you would expect a higher quality of food. read more

Had been here a few times and always had good food. Pleasant vibe and friendly staff. Would highly recommend for a group of friends. Make sure to make a reservation a head of time. Even the bar filled up fast in the evening. read more

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It's not easy to locate when using Google map. The papadelle was delicious. The zuppa de peace was wonderful except too salty for my taste. read more

Bel Mare - Papadelle - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

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