Food was great, customer service was atrocious. If you're willing to deal with rude service and nasty attitudes, go for it. It genuinely felt like the employees hated their lives and didn't want to be there and they were taking it out on the customers. if you're gonna get food just get the grouper fingers cause they are truly one of a kind and worth the price read more

After waiting 45-50 minutes for meals they still haven't arrived. We asked the server how much longer it would take and she said "were running on island time. There's two cooks so I don't know" and stormed away. I understand that the kitchen was behind but I really wish she was nicer to my family. She could have simply been apologetic and I think we would have stood but we cancelled the order and left. read more

Stopped in for lunch on a beautiful October day and sat outside enjoying the weather at this small lunch spot right on the corner of the main drag. The menu features a nice variety of sandwiches and salads. Looking for something lighter with a local twist I opted for the crab cake salad. I was a little disappointed in the presentation. This salad consisted of some chopped iceberg lettuce, 3 slices of bland hot-house tomatoes. A handful of red onion circles, a bit of red cabbage and topping things off a large meaty crab cake. The mango citrus dressing was a simple vinaigrette. The crab cake was good but the overall salad was just average. I topped my meal off with a scoop of homemade ice cream (good) loaded with mini M&Ms. Service was prompt and friendly and there were several locals dining here but it wasn't anything special. read more

Keylime Bistro - Welcome in (or grab a seat outside) - American Near Me - Boca Grande, Florida

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My boyfriend & I put off coming to this place for a bit after it opened. It hadn't had been open for very long and we were hearing from some other guests that this place wasn't worth it and that service was terrible. Well, we finally said what the heck and decided to have brunch there today. Well, glad we did because the experience was nothing but pleasant. There was mo wait, so we sat down almost immediately. I ordered the corned beef with eggs and my boyfriend ordered the croissant with the Canadian bacon & eggs. The food came out very quickly and our server was super sweet & friendly. Just as we were paying our bill and leaving they started playing live music which started with the song "Groovin on a Sunday afternoon" by the Rascals. We both enjoyed our brunch and had no complaints. We will definitely return being that the Keylime pie has a wonderful reputation and is said to be one of the most tastiest in Florida! read more

Disgusting food, horrible service. A straight up waste of time and money. It took half an hour to be assigned a server and hour for our food to come out. When it came out I was actually sad. Just go to the grocery store this place is nasty. There was hair in my food and the crab cakes were still frozen in the center!!!! read more

My husband and I stopped in there for lunch. We expected to wait 5-25 min. Per the hostess. No big deal. There were open tables, though. The problem was that we waited another 15 min. to be asked for our drink order, then another 25 minutes to get our drinks. When the food finally came, my husband's burger was well done and dried out. He ordered it medium. My cheese steak barely had any steak on it. We decided to send his back and split my bread and sauce sandwich. We have been to this location many times when it was the Loose Caboose. I'm guessing that since the name change, the ownership did too. Unfortunately the quality has gone down. We will find somewhere else to dine next time. read more

Service issues- waiting 22 minutes to be acknowledged is not acceptable. There was 1 server and she had 1 table of folks when we arrived. We waited 22 minutes before she acknowledged or approached our table. It was on Wednesday morning-We had eaten there everyday that week, only breakfast place open for business, this was not normal. After finally coming to take our order the server became more pleasant when we were careful not to show displeasure for such treatment- just disappointed. The food is good, just be patient. read more

Keylime Bistro - Remarks on their patio table top napkin holder. - American Near Me - Boca Grande, Florida

Made to order Place was slammed and she was back with food in less than ten minutes I had the BLT (tough to mess up), but there was plenty of warm bacon and the lettuce and Tomato were fresh and tasty Same with my Wife's Bean Wrap. Great veggies and the side coleslaw was fresh and light We liked the Pablo Fries too Best part is they have Dr Pepper on tap. That's a Southern Restaurant! We'll miss the Caboose till next time read more

We have been sitting here for an hour and still don't have out lunch. It is Monday, and some other places are closed, but this is too much.

Quite possibly the worst plate of nachos that I have ever had Chips were soggy. Cheese was out of a jar Served cold. Hope other foods are not this bad Music was very good. Service ok Would not give a good review. read more

The chicken club sandwich and fries were good but the ice cream was amazing! You could stop in here just for ice cream. We noticed a lot of people just ordering drinks as well so I'd imagine the bar menu is good too. The only thing is that service was extremely slow. We were at our table for at least two hours. read more

Everyone was dissatisfied with their food and the kitchen was very slow. The restaurant was out of fries at the time of our visit. The people in my party had grouper fingers (small with unremarkable breading), a chicken Caesar wrap which was lettuce and chicken with no dressing or other flavoring, tomato Brie wrap (not very good, according to my daughter) and wings and a Cuban wrap, which were just OK. It took 20 minutes from the time we sat down until the waitress took our order and more than 40 minutes after that for the food to arrive. The bill was around $130. We were not going to risk waiting a half hour for ice cream, so we skipped that. read more

We love coming here. Fun energy here. The live music is always nice, too. Pleasant wait-staff. GREAT food. Always worth it for us.

Love the restaurant...BUT annoyed that on a Saturday we went for breakfast. Seated ourselves (as the sign read) it was 10:20 a.m ON A SATURDAY, we were told "sorry you missed breakfast, we don't serve again until 11:00!" With sooo few places on Boca To have breakfast one might think this gem of a place would continue to serve breakfast on the weekend to accommodate "island life" , tourist, visitors, beach goers, etc...!! Very disappointed and wish they would consider merging breakfast and lunch times as the Outlet does!! read more

was good. stopped in for lunch we were going to the beach so we stopped here prior, I had the grouper wrap which was suggested and very popular. it was good. had fried grouper rice beans and lettuce, and it was a pretty big wrap very filling. i requested french fries with it. we had the conch fritters which were alright nothing special. also had the shrimp basket with onion rings. the onion rings were very good! I was not crazy about the shrimp. my husband had grouper fingers and he said they were bomb! would maybe return if in the area. read more

I've enjoyed every trip to Loose Caboose! On the last visit, one of the waitresses put the tag down in my shirt as she walked by and it was so cute - like my mom would do for me! The food is amazing! The servers are friendly! It has a fun kind of island feel with neat train theming! It's casual without feeling dirty. A must visit when we're on the island!! And, I LOVE their cotton candy ice cream!! read more

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Food was too high end for a casual stop after the beach. Decor is key west meets train depot. Clashes. Pick one. It's not the loose caboose so remove their decor. Once Sisters and the other restaurants reopen, they won't be as busy. It's not the right fit. read more

I am there regularly and I find the wait staff and food excellent. The location is great and it is the best place to meet others. Seating is outside right now and usually Has room. Dogs are welcome read more

Not too many choices on Gasparilla Island in the off-season, but this is a good one! They have ample outdoor seating, which was great for us since we traveled over from Miami for the day with our two dogs in tow. And, they're dog friendly! Our server brought out fresh bowls of water and dog biscuits! Fortunately, our appetizers were a bit better suited for humans... conch fritters. They are obviously used to tourists here, and not native Floridians. They had a real marketing game going with the "gulf shrimp, local grouper, and key west conch." Of course, harvesting conch in the keys is long since illegal, even for commercial purposes, since they were driven to virtual extinction in the 80's. So, despite their insistence that the conch is from key west, it's most likely from an importer in key west that obtains it from the Turks & Caicos or elsewhere. This doesn't change the fact that they were good conch fritters! It did make me wonder about the origin of the grouper we had on our lunch platter, but I know my fish, and it was definitely grouper, and quite good. This was an excellent lunch stop while in the area to see the two nearby lighthouses. I imagine it's quite crowded during tourist season! read more

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The food is okay and the service is average at best. The lettuce in my husband's wrap was on the verge of bad and didn't taste fresh. The grouper fingers were tasty but extremely greasy- I actually had to pat them down with a napkin. For a laid back beach town restaurant, I found this place to also be a little overpriced. The floor needed to swept and was atrocious to look at. The empty table behind us had dirty napkins all over the floor and the table next to us had had an even dirtier floor area. The cleanliness factor is really lagging here. read more

Keylime Bistro - American Near Me - Boca Grande, Florida

The menu is better but the music too loud. Actually the music makes me think about coming back at all after 15 years of faithfully coming. Just way too loud and annoying. read more

Four of us decided to stop here for lunch today which turned out to be a HUGE mistake. We ordered and received our soft drinks, yet one hour later we still didn't have our food. We flagged the server down, asked about our meals and requested drink refills. Still, no service. We sought her out again and told her we were leaving. "Sorry" was her only response. Don't waste your time/energy/money here read more

Situated on what used to be a train depot, the Loose Caboose has a fun history you can enjoy when visiting the establishment. Although the food was quite good, the customer service was slightly lacking. All the waiters were very friendly, but my party of six waited at least an hour to be greeted and served refreshments. Needless to say, the wait time for the food was much longer. Perhaps we went during a busy time, or we were not noticed due to the fact that patrons are asked to seat themselves. I do not recommend this restaurant if you are looking for a quick bite or have a tight schedule, but if you have time to wait you might enjoy it! read more

This review is for the creamery, not the restaurant. I'm not sure what was up with the normal creamery storefront, but it was closed all the days we were on the island, so we just ordered ice cream to-go from the restaurant waitress. This meant we couldn't see or sample the flavors, but just needed to order on intuition alone. The caramel was quite good, as was the Oreo. Overall nothing to write home about, but good ice cream at fair prices. read more

Had 6 people, we all got the grouper and we all loved it! (Including our 4 & 6 year old) Our server was also wonderful. Stop by here, you won't regret it! read more

Visiting in the area, didn't know it was no longer The Loose Caboose which has always been a favorite of ours. Our lunch was less than good. Grouper sandwich was all bread with one slice of paper thin grouper. Huge disappointment. Key Lime Bistro can't compare to Loose Caboose. We won't be back. read more

I had a nice lunch, sitting outside at the loose caboose on a hot early November day on Boca Grande. It was pretty quiet when I got there, biked over - by the way, excellent biking on the island! People started to mosey in around lunchtime, very casual people coming in and beachwear, from golf carts. There seem to be some pretty good things on the menu, I was feeling a little healthy since I biked over, had the grilled grouper salad. Pretty good! The fried fish and Panini's the other people are eating look pretty good too! The service was very friendly as well, nice place! read more

Keylime Bistro - American Near Me - Boca Grande, Florida

my family and I walked into the resturant and all the servers just stared at us without saying hello, welcome, or anything. we sat down at a table for 20 minutes waiting for someone to greet us or bring us a menu. read more

This was a fun place in a really cute water front village north of Fort Myers. Enjoy the grouper sandwich and French Fries. read more

Keylime Bistro - American Near Me - Boca Grande, Florida

After getting engaged last fall, we were exploring the Boca Grande area for the first time. Very cute area, but we quickly learned there are limited public restrooms. We were advised by an employee at one of the shops that the nearest public restroom was located in the same building as the "Loose Caboose". When we arrived we found the door locked. We asked a server if we could have the key to use the bathroom and she notified us that the restroom was only for paying customers. We said we would be willing to buy something, but then she made us wait to be seated, and wait for the key. We ordered iced coffees, which she accidentally spilled when setting down. Mistakes happen, but her response was "oh that's too bad, that was the last of the coffee."?! Overall, it was a very odd experience and I would not recommend this restaurant to friends or family solely based on poor service... read more

Nice setting outside along bike trail and a couple of blocks from beach. Great service, great food from appetizers to homemade ice cream. I had the depot burger and it hit the spot. Supplied us with refills for our bike bottles. read more

Keylime Bistro - American Near Me - Boca Grande, Florida

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Very good food. They have a varied menu, and the service was good. A little pricey, but everything in this area is because of the location. We would definitely recommend it! read more

For $15 I got tuna from a can on cheap wheat bread, a piece of lettuce, a slice of tomato and a small bag of Lays potato chips. I've never been so unimpressed by a sandwich in my life. I never write yelp reviews but this place deserves a one star so much so that I actually took the time to download the app. read more

Not at all a fan of this place. Blanche has been nothing but rude and dismissive. Leaves a bad taste in my mouth anytime I think of this place. Will avoid. read more

Have been going to the loose caboose with my daughter for over 10 years, we always order the same thing, Cobb salad with grilled shrimp and fried green tomatoes; it has changed a little through out the years but for the most part it's always tasty fresh and served with a smile. Love the ladies who work there, they are all hard workers and feel like family. Atmosphere is great. This place is pretty crowded and can be a wait during season, but that doesn't stop us. Hope to keep visiting another 10 years read more

Came here for lunch after kayaking and we got the worst possible service. Food was ok. Our waitress didn't give us the time of day! Couldn't even get a refill and came out with our check when we weren't even done. I won't be returning due to the terrible service. read more

We sat down and were immediately told that unless we order we could not just sit there. We were not even given a chance to read the menu. Because of the confusion the waitress did bring out two drinks to us but then we were told to drink them away from the table. I have never seen this rudeness at any restaurant. read more

Our family can't agree on much but we can agree that the Loose has the best fried grouper fingers! The fish is so tender & fresh. Now we do have a hard time deciding on the sides. Both the onion rings & fries are delicious but you can get 1/2 & 1/2. Their fried shrimp is good so you can get 1/2 shrimp & 1/2 grouper. The black beans & rice are a healthy side. Service is always quick and great. The Loose is our favorite lunch spot!!! read more

Horrible experience with staff and owner Blanche. Great fresh food but the staff and blanches attitude are absolutely disgusting. Plenty of other places to eat on the with better atmosphere and service for the price. read more

The nastiest waitresses. This was my second time visiting and the second time I got a nasty waitress. This time not only did she give me a hard time about taking my order but also she got it completely wrong. I will never visit here again. There are plenty of other places in town to eat. read more