Wow! I had to come on here to give them their flowers. I was hesitant to come due to their low ratings but was pleasantly surprised. First off, if you come here you have to order fish. Theres just no point to get anything else. The tostones with shrimps were delicious and the fish strips were outstanding. Everything was very fresh and you could taste it too. For my main I had fried grouper. My party ordered a whole red snapper and a red snapper filet. It was excellent. The only complaint is that dependent on the fish it could taste a little dry. They have great cilantro garlic sauce and good drinks! The service is okay, its not crazy good but not terrible. For the price I understand why people would expect something more in that area. It was $289 for 4 people so I would say its a bit overpriced. The ambiance is great. Very chill crowd and everyone seems to be here for the same thing, good seafood and a great view! read more

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It was the worst experience in my life; the worst food with super high prices. Terrible service. They offer you a very poorly prepared paella, and terrible flavor. It is located in a nice place but the attention leaves much to be desired. Horrible everything I don't recommend it. Don't even think about ordering paella. Very bad. read more

We ordered a house salad because they did not have the avocado salad. House salad was very small for $12.50. Not worth it. Service was okay. Will not be returning. Good for tourists. read more

I liked but didn't love this place. I loved being able to access this place from the water. I loved the service. I wish I liked the food. It was OK, not good and definitely not great. And beyond overpriced. A mini, baby cup of ceviche is $17. You can get a meal of ceviche for that price in the middle of Brickell. The ceviche was salty, with ketchup sauce. The restaurant is worth going for a drink (may be), but that's about it. read more

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Super duper casual place but perfect for a nice casual dinner after spending the day at the Key Biscayne El Farito Beach. There's definitely going to be a wait for a table if you go on a weekend for dinner. There's definitely view is beautiful and food is decent. This is more like a beach bar kind of place with fried fish, plastic chairs, and simple decor. I had a good time here mostly because of the vibes. read more

Boater's Grill - Seafood Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

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The good: - the view! - the ceviche and manduros were delicious! - the mojitos... these were great! The average: - we ordered the snapper fillet and a burger. Both were okay. The fish was flavorful but a little dry. And the burger was what you'd expect for a seafood restaurant The not great: - service was really slow. It took about 15 mins to even see the hostess, and then another 10 mins to see a menu. Luckily we weren't in a rush, and the service was very kind when we did see them, but prepare to be patient. Definitely come for the view, but see expectations accordingly for food and service. read more

Boater's Grill - Fish Ceviche (it came with 4 packets of crackers). More fish than expected in the little mug - Seafood Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

As part of my gratitude Monday review, I thought I'd shout out this lovely gem -- Boater's Grill a staple for Miamians who are looking for fresh ceviches, a nice catch up the day, and a laid back vibe that is locals wish we had more of. The service is nice and homey and the food is awesome! I recently came by and ordered the fried fish, a ceviche appetizer, and fried calamari and a key lime pie for dessert and everything tasting fresh and delicious. The must is definitely the fried fish because I feel like it just makes sense to indulge in a nice freshly cut fish overlooking the beautiful views Miami has to offer. Truly a favorite of mine! read more

Came for a cocktail after being out on the water. The cocktail was good but definitely overpriced. Service was pretty bland and the bar is a trailer out back. Not the experience I was expecting after paying $34 for two cocktails. I'd probably stick to the Lighthouse Cafe for food and a decent priced cocktail. read more

Boater's Grill - Smallest $17 drink I've ever had. - Seafood Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

Boater's Grill has been our go-to lunch spot for years -- first as a couple, now as husband and wife. Tucked away in Bill Baggs Park, it's the perfect blend of great Cuban food, peaceful waterfront views, and laid-back vibes. We've shared countless meals here -- from fresh fish dip to crispy tostones, and decent mahi-mahi sandwiches -- all made better by the breeze and the view. It's more than just a restaurant to us; it's a place full of memories. read more

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Service was amazing. Fish soup delicious... ceviche very yummy ... but the whole fish was very dry read more

Boater's Grill - Whole fried fish - Seafood Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

This restaurant was a true disappointment. Our server, Ernesto, was very rude and condescending when we tried to get bill corrected as there was an extra beer being charged (4 vs 3). This on a total bill of $300! The food was extremely overpriced and mediocre at best. We will never invite our friends nor will we go back. The prices are exorbitantly high and neither the setting nor service justifies going there again. read more

By-the-water location is a big plus. Food is so-so but you kinduv know it going in. Standard fried fare for starters ... fish grilled, blackened or broiled but not retaining the delicate flavor of the fish type. Partner had the Mahi and me the snapper fillet. Tasted like the oil in which (pan?) grilled? Service nice enough but not super. Go for some casual night out by the water if in the area but, otherwise, not worth the trip on its own. read more

Small cafe in Key Biscayne. It gets packed so you must be patient. Service is okay but food portions are small for price. I would just go there to grab an appetizer and a couple of beers at the most. The view is pretty nice. The hot sauce is the bomb!!! read more

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Nice place and location. Its inside the park which costs $8 to get in. What I couldn't believe was the incredibly rude server which just made us want to leave. The food was decent, kind of reminded me of stadium food. Nothing special. I wouldn't go back here because of the staff. read more

Awesome place to unwind after beach day in key Biscayne. Fresh fish and the fried tostones are delish. The big huge problem here, and I'm not the only one in this platform saying this is, service is not good, rude and unapologetically late... I've been coming to this place for many years and this has been always an issue. My point of view is: I like the fish and the view so is worth the wait and be patient with the servers. read more

Boater's Grill - Always good. Fresh and nice place to unwind after a day in the sun in Key Biscayne - Seafood Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

Was a bit hesitant to check out this spot but considering it's location some things might make up for the other... Service was a bit too casual - no one was rude but we felt rushed to order only to take about 30 minutes to cash us out after handing over our credit card. Food was fresh & delicious - while the stone crabs were decently priced other items on the menu have gone up significantly & can be compared between what's currently on their website vs what's on the hard copy menus. That in itself was a bit of a turn off. Some things should be a bit more competitively priced including the burgers and appetizers. The open deck sitting area is shaded enough to feel the cool breeze coming in from the dock. Very serene & private location. It is worth coming here if you have out of towner who want a change of scenery & want to try the local fresh seafood. read more

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No clue why this place only has three stars. Everyone at my table thought it was delicious. This ceviche was super fresh, I had my mahi sandwich fried and there was a massive piece of mahi on it. That was absolutely delicious. The whole fried fish was next level.The fries were great too and everything pretty affordable. As ambience, I mean, you're on the water and it's sunny and hot out, it's exactly what you would expect. The service was good, no complaints. read more

Boater's Grill - Fried fish - Seafood Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

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horrible..I went there last Saturday and ordered the fried hog snapper... what I got was a 8 inch overcooked flavorless dry fish that cost 65 bucks...ridiculous..I also ordered the conch fritters and calamari that were flavorless... this place is a major tourist trap...avoid it at all costs read more

Average, but decent food, with amazing views of No Name Harbor. Decently priced. The first time I came here, my mahi mahi was great, the second time I ordered the same thing and it tasted like it was a frozen piece of fish that was overcooked and tough as cardboard. But I will give them the benefit of the doubt and give them four instead of three stars based on my first experience. Pina colada was good. Slow service both times, though our second server was much nicer and more attentive. read more

Boater's Grill - Grilled mahi mahi - Seafood Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

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Great fish and service!!! Nice place and the natural park were is located is beautiful

We shared a very good fried fish ( $70 ) but the extras we ordered weren't good, neither the "tostones" ( $10.50) the black beans ( I dont remember the price ) and the rice (included with the fish ) plus four beers ( About $150 with tip ). The place is nice and the surroundings espectacular. We were very well served. read more

Food (quality and taste)- 3/4 Service- 3/4 Ambiance- 5 Location-5 Prices/value- 4 Cleanliness- 4 We came here for Mother's Day lunch after spending the day on the beach. It was our first time here. There was no wait time. We were sat immediately. We had several different people wait on us. The original waiter who had taken our order was never seen again and a young lady ended up taking care of us. The service was very spotty. We sometimes had to get up and go ask for things. We ordered the calamari as an appetizer. The calamari was very good- but I was shocked that they didn't bring it with any lemon on the side. We asked for lemon, but they never brought it. They have jars of their own hot sauce on the table and we used some of that. It was really good! We also ordered the tostones as an appetizer and again, I was shocked that they didn't bring a creamy dipping sauce. Instead it had a garlicky olive oil for dipping. I've never seen that be used as a dipping sauce for a fried food. We asked the waiter if they had a creamy sauce for it- like a cilantro lime dip, or garlic aioli but he said they didn't. ‍ I ordered a Cosmopolitan for my drink. It was good. My husband and daughter both ordered the Mahi Mahi blackened. I'm be came out blackened and the other was just grilled. Again, neither came with a lemon wedge. My son ordered the chicken fettuccine Alfredo and he liked it. It was a big plate and he had leftovers. My other daughter had the shrimp scampi and really liked it. She also had leftovers. I ordered the yellowtail fish with a side of mashed potatoes and a side salad. Mine was pretty good. I just wish they would give lemon with every fish order. We had to wait a long time for our check and to ask for to-go boxes. I might go back just for the location but not have very high expectations for service or food. Some food was good (5), but some was not (1)! read more

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Terrible service cold food given wrong order couldn't even get it fixed because our waitress was in the back eating and never checked on us not even a refill thanks to the other lady who came and got our check at least someone ate just wasn't us read more

Had an amazing lunch at Boater's Grill. Beautiful views, very relaxing. The service is excellent- everyone we encountered were friendly and attentive. The food was delicious. I had the Whole Fish, Yellowtail Snapper and I enjoyed every bite. I ordered it with Yellow Rice and Maduros. Also had the Conch Fritters which were so good. Along with a nice cold Presidente- it was a perfect meal. Look forward to going back next time in the area. read more

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Bad service!! Bad environment and The rude and gossipy workers don't seem to be in their workplace, we clients aren't interested in their lives and they talk to each other as if they were in their own backyard. When you arrive, they greet you like a dog. read more

"Not a fancy restaurant but the Food was good." Always looking for fresh seafood. You can choose from many different plates or you can pick a fresh fish and have it fried. Portions and presentation is poor.... read more

Boater's Grill - Seafood Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

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We stopped in at Boater's Grill for a late lunch/early dinner - despite a good 20-30 minute wait, I can confidently say that it is absolutely worth it! We were seated on the upper terrace and had a beautiful view of No Name Harbor. Our food came out fairly quickly given how busy it was! I ordered the seafood pasta in an Alfredo sauce; he ordered the scallops in garlic sauce with a side of white rice and maduros. Naturally, I snuck a bite of his, too! Both dishes were YUMMY! and both, very filling. After, we took a long walk around the harbor and managed to catch a bit of the sunset. Absolutely would recommend! read more

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Prices are high and portions are smaller, but this is a nice choice inside Bill Baggs state park if you're looking to relax and enjoy the view at no name harbor. The burgers are quite small and drinks were expensive, would advise getting a seafood or meat platter as those while more expensive actually have large portions. read more

Boater's Grill - Salmon Burger with Fries - Seafood Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

Its hard to find restaurants with consistency in food. This restaurant has got it. The food is always terrible. I give up after 4th attempt in 3 years. Neither the servers nor the manager speaks a word of English. Amazing location, beautiful natural setting keeps the business busy and they are acting as they dont need to do anything about improving since they take clients granted. They overcook every single fish to the point you feel like you are chewing on beef jerky with seafood flavor and the salads they serve is like greens forgot they were greens thrown on a plate with no dressing. $55 plus tax and tip $70 fried rubber "snapper" read more

Boater's Grill - The awesome location - Seafood Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

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Nice ambiance and view, but food was mediocre if you're trying to get something light. Black bean soup was basically a can of beans poured into a bowl. Cod fritters were inedible. This is a place for seafood lovers only, probably ! read more

I went there on Monday, March 24/25, I been there different time and as always the service is a disaster, they want you to place your order quick and do not explain too much. The food was ok, not great but what it caused the one star is that some county worker were working outside in a big hole, when I wanted to go to the bathroom they were closed, no bathroom, they said because the county worker were working in a pipe. IF THERE IS NO BATHROOM, DO NOT OPEN THE RESTAURANT or bring a portable bathroom. They were selling beer and everything but THERE WAS NO BATHROOM! ‍ and I'm don't want to complain about prices but for the price they charge they can rent a portable bathroom! read more

What a disappointment!! The food is all hype !! The lobster was the smallest I have ever seen served at a restaurant ! Not sure it was legal size and the tostones were very soggy from old oil . It's overpriced and we felt it was a rip off . The Albariño wine was decent !! Such a disappointment!! read more

Hands down best fried fish I have ever had !! You have to come try it, everything is amazingly delicious don't miss it great service and amazing crowd !! Great after a boat day can't wait to go back read more

Boater's Grill - Fried Fish Roe - Seafood Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

It's extremely overpriced. Ordered a Mahi sandwich and you can barely see the Mahi. The ceviche was a small cup. Cocktails are overpriced

Visiting for 14 days and ate out 2 times a day....this was the absolute worst of our experiences. Walk past this place. Sat quickly but that's where the good stopped. We were provided menus and looked it over and waited for our server to greet us. He brought over waters and looked to my husband to determine what he wanted to drink. Very limited selection of beer so my husband ordered a Bud Light. Pita "the server" immediately turned around to leave the table without even looking at me. I was able to grab his attention before he's scurried away and I ordered a Mojito. Clearly Mojitos are labeled in the menu but he said No, they only have margaritas and bourbon whiskey. Very strange. I ordered a margarita. He brought us our drinks a few minutes later only to bring my husband the wrong kind of beer. He gruffly took it away and came back with a Bud Light. No apologies. My margarita was average...not worth the $15. We sat, slowly sipped our drinks and enjoyed the yachts. We patiently awaited the for Pitas return. We waited, and waited, and waited. As you can see by the picture, I drank my entire drink without hearing from the server again. We'd intended on ordering a couple of appetizers but since we didn't feel appreciated at all for our business and received no attention from our server who walked by our table multiple times without making any eye contact, we decided we were done. We had difficulty even flagging him down to get our check so I decided I would go up to the guy working the cash register. There were two other people in front of us so we waited a bit and when I let him know we were trying to pay for our two drinks he said in a frustrated tone "I have three other tickets in front of you, you'll have to wait." He continued to ring those other checks up as we waited and then he ask me for my ticket. I explained to him that I didn't have one and he said to me "sweetheart, I need a ticket to cash you out." Being called sweetheart is not necessarily offensive but coupled with the fact that Pita ignored me when we were trying to order drinks made me feel like this is just a misogynistic place to dine. I told him Pita was our "server" and he called him over get the ticket. When he did bring it over he turned around and left without even an acknowledgement of us or why we were leaving so quickly. Extremely poor experience. This was not a short staffing issue so there was plenty of wait staff for the people present. Some of them were even waiting for new tables. read more

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No Sunset can be seen from here. We had Mahi Mahi sandwich. Was over cooked and dry. Bland. No taste. Fries were very good. 10.00 bucks for a slice of Key Lime Pie? Wow. Pie was fine. Tasted like it was 6.50. It's just a trap place. read more

The view is lovely but the food is terrible. we ordered red snapper that lacked flavor. My son ordered pasta carbonara that had a spoiled flavor. I wish I knew this beforehand. read more

We were having a girl's day at the beach and I was in charge of finding a place for lunch. I asked someone who used to work on Key Biscayne. She recommended Boater's Grill. Then I checked Yelp and yikes. I decided to go with my friend's recommendation and report back. I'm so glad we gave them a chance. It was a lovely afternoon. The view is gorgeous, the food was decent and the service was excellent. Our server Alvaro was attentive and gave great recommendations. He suggested the Mahi and said it was fresh, which it was. The food in general was fresh although the seasoning on the grilled Mahi needed to be amped up. That was true for most of the dishes. They could use some more seasoning even just salt. The price was a little steep ~ $30 a plate. There are lower priced options like the burgers but we went for the seafood. I kind of felt 1/2 the price was for the view and it was worth it. The key lime pie is made inhouse and was so delicious. The crust was light and the custard was just the right amount of tart. We went with beer instead of cocktails but our neighboring table ordered piña coladas and they looked good and they seemed to enjoy them. They ordered the blackened mahi after seeing my plate and then commented that I must've gotten the larger portion. I didn't see a major difference. Wr also had the calamari- yum, tostones with shrimp - needed more than 3 tostones and the ceviche - super fresh. I would like to go back for happy hour. read more

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Great location on the water and service was prompt, but the portions were very small, especially for the price, and the food was disappointing. read more

Oggi mio marito ed io ci siamo fermati a pranzo in questo ristorante di pesce a Key Biscayne. Purtroppo, l'esperienza è stata deludente sotto molti aspetti. Abbiamo iniziato con due antipasti: sardine e yuca fritta. Entrambi erano buoni, nulla da dire. Il problema è arrivato con i piatti principali. Abbiamo ordinato un red snapper intero (pesce del giorno a 55$ - prezzo di mercato) e un'aragosta (32$), sperando in una qualità all'altezza delle aspettative. Purtroppo, la cucina è riuscita nell'improbabile impresa di rovinare materie prime di per sé eccellenti. Il mio pesce era completamente strafritto, al punto da sembrare passato nella friggitrice più volte: la crosta di fritto era immangiabile, e la freschezza del pesce risultava compromessa. Tra l'altro, il pesce era di dimensioni esagerate, il che mi fa pensare che sia un tentativo di gonfiare il conto. L'aragosta, che avevamo espressamente richiesto senza salsa, è stata servita ricoperta da una salsa di gamberetti davvero disgustosa e invadente. Il conto è stato di 160$ (inclusi due birre). Non avremmo avuto problemi a pagare questa cifra, se almeno avessimo mangiato bene. Invece, ci siamo sentiti derubati. Un'esperienza davvero deludente. L'unica nota positiva è stato il servizio, che è stato cortese e attento. Tuttavia, questo non basta a salvare un pranzo pessimo. Consiglio vivamente di evitare questo ristorante, soprattutto per quanto riguarda il "pesce del giorno", che è ben lontano dall'essere fresco. *** Today, my husband and I stopped for lunch at this seafood restaurant in Key Biscayne. Unfortunately, the experience was disappointing in many ways. We started with two appetizers: sardines and fried yuca. Both were good, no complaints there. The problem began with the main courses. We ordered a whole red snapper (catch of the day at $55 - market price) and a lobster ($32), hoping for quality that would meet our expectations. Sadly, the kitchen somehow managed the unlikely feat of ruining what should have been excellent ingredients. My fish was completely over-fried, to the point that it seemed like it had been through the fryer multiple times. The crust was inedible, and the freshness of the fish was entirely lost. On top of that, the fish was unnecessarily large, which felt like a tactic to inflate the bill. As for the lobster, which we specifically requested without sauce, it came smothered in a disgusting shrimp sauce that completely overwhelmed the dish. The bill came to $160 (including two beers). We wouldn't have minded paying it if the food had been good. Instead, we felt robbed. It was an incredibly disappointing experience. The only positive note was the service, which was courteous and attentive. However, that alone isn't enough to salvage a terrible meal. I strongly recommend avoiding this restaurant, especially the so-called "catch of the day," which is far from fresh. read more