The staff was full of smiles and helpful. The atmosphere was quiet and relaxing, and surprisingly comfortable for outside dining. We shared several dishes and enjoyed them all, but my favorite was the bacon wrap, big appetizer that we got. It was very original and surprisingly good, My Wife and I almost fought over the last bite. After we ate, we moved to the bar and enjoyed some libations and the company of the bartenders and staff. Can't wait to visit again... read more

Mangrove Mama's Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Sugarloaf Key, Florida

Everything was great! The catch of the day tacos were over seasoned but otherwise it was good. Staff was friendly and fast, and the ambiance out side was perfect. read more

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Fresh juicy lobster roll on a hot day. I usually take my lob rolls hot with butter and am picky about the cold ones, but this was one of the best I've had. Quick and friendly service in a charming location. The outdoor seating looked great, but indoors was cute and I was just thankful for good AC. Sometimes in the Keys, non-waterfront is where you find the best food. If your tummy is rumbling on your drive from Marathon to Key West and you want high quality food, Mangrove Mama's is worth a stop. read more

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Went to visit the kid who was working at the Boy Scout Base for the summer nearby. This was his suggestion. It was a great little restaurant. With so many fish places in the Key's I can't imagine a place that does fish badly will survive. I got a grouper sandwhich. The Sandwich was a good. The fish was firm and flaky in all the right ways a white fish should be. Great little place, only problem is that with the keys being so hot and humid, in the main dining room, it was a bit warmer and more humid than one would like in a restaurant. Good food and worth the visit. read more

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Stopped in on a Monday and ordered shrimp pizza and side salads , the pizza was a little sparse on shrimp , shoulda been a lot more . Service was good vibe was great and the sauce for pizza was very good , just need to throw more shrimp on a shrimp pizza read more

I live down here & after the first bad experience- the waitress kept my change w/out permission, I thought id give it a try,few yrs later. NO.. NO NO NO ... $30. Lobster Roll = SOGGY, with cole slaw that tasted .....sour. bought 2- 1 for a friend HA.. My other friend got ghe fish "catch of the day"- dry Dry Dry. $90.Later- NOT IMPRESSED Did i mention I LIVE HERE !!!! PASS THE RESTAURANT UP.. BIG PINE KEY resident. read more

Fabulous seafood chowder and the gumbo was just spicy enough and loaded with ham, andouille, chicken and shrimp- as good as I've ever eaten anywhere including NOLA- highly recommend - service and music top notch too read more

Had an impromptu family gathering yesterday afternoon here. We sampled many appetizers and meals over the course of several hours. Personally I recommend the French onion soup. Good wings and the pizza was well liked by our group. Our waitress was fabulous. Always friendly and efficient and just plain NICE! read more

If you want a place to meet with your friends and talk, don't come here. The music was so loud you couldn't hear yourself talk. I ordered the triple tail fish platter and got two pieces of fish and fries that had no taste and had to pay extra for a few spoons of coleslaw. The french fries that came on the plate were tasteless. Other food at the table didn't look much better. I asked if I could buy another piece of fish and the girl came back and said I needed to order a whole nother dinner for another 20 bucks. Plus to come and eat and pay with a credit card was a 3% surcharge. I would personally not suggest anybody coming to this ripoff restaurant. read more

I have lived in the Keys for over a year now. I just recently stopped into mangrove mama's for a meal. The hostess greeted me warmly and gave me a little tour since I had never eaten there before which was really nice. The food was great and the staff was wonderful. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

Our first visit was just for something to drink. But .... The staff was amazingly fast and friendly. The food going to other tables looked good !! We will definitely have to stop for food next visit !! read more

Last stop before Key West. Blackened Mahi sandwich and tacos were perfect. Fries were crispy and not oily. Fast friendly service.

With new owners at the helm, the food is very good. Service is great. And the live music is always worth enjoying.

Mangrove Mamas is outstanding. New owners took over a while ago and the food and service is excellent. The menu is very diverse and the options are great. My husband and I especially love the soups! The pizza (everyday but Wednesday) is the best anywhere! You will not be disappointed! read more

Great fresh food and great service. Laid back atmosphere with spacious indoor and outdoor seating. I would highly recommend stopping and trying if you're passing through sugarloaf key. They also have happy hour drinks 3-6 m-f. read more

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Went for the corned beef on St. Patrick's Day. Party of 10 were very disappointed Corned beef was dry and tough. Meal was cold. Never again. read more

Staff were friendly and attentive. Nice outdoor seating that allowed dogs; even had water bowls that they automatically served. Food was good but small portions IMO. read more

We came here in February, this is the end of May and ordered the same thing! Exactly the same! Absolutely delicious! This food is like a high class restaurant, but casual! Very old Florida look. We always sit at the bar and we always have excellent service. We will come here over and over! read more

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So we actually stayed at the KOA right up the street from this little treasure. First of all, there's plenty of great parking. Second of all a lot of the restaurants that we go into whenever we are on one of our road trips seem staged, and you don't get the vibe always of where you actually are. This place has a fantastic vibe, the staff is super fun and super friendly. They got our orders all correct and we're all pretty picky eaters, also kept checking back in to make sure my husband got plenty of hydration(wink wink) but the food on top of all the other things that I just mentioned was my favorite meal of our 14 day trip. We drove down from North Georgia and back but mangrove mamas was our favorite stop. We never take our leftovers because we're camping and we just eat a lot ha ha but we definitely took these... anyway mangrove mamas we will see you in December read more

Delightful spot with excellent service. We enjoyed the Wahoo. Mine was lightly blacken and my partner's was panko-crusted. Both plates were prepared quickly and piping hot!! The fish, zucchini and mashed potatoes were fllavorful. However, I did not care for their Key lime pie. The crust tasted like it had a spice in it that detracted from the experience. The accompanying guitarist was excellent and chatted with the customers. We will definitely return. read more

Mangrove Mama's Restaurant - Wahoo, zucchini and mashed potatoes. - Seafood Near Me - Sugarloaf Key, Florida

Large restaurant off the beaten path. Plenty of seating and parking but enough people here to still feel lively at dinner time. Was worried about the quality of food but it'd say it was 3.5-4 start food. The quantity of food made up for it. Really large portions. read more

Nice music. Food was just ok but they did have some interesting choices on the menu! We loved the conch fritters.

Decided to stop for a quick lunch here after seeing good reviews. It's a hidden gem in the area. Although it's unassuming from the outside, it's well worth it! We had an amazing server named Dawn who gave us great recommendations. The best cocktail was definitely their Mango Margarita, which has the perfect kick with a little jalapeño. Unfortunately, they were out of the Mac & Cheese Bites so we started with Dawn's recommendation and ordered the potato skins. They are fried so they're crunchy and very good! For my meal, I ordered the Shrimp St. Jacques which was insane it was so good. Apparently it's a favorite and I can see why! It's so creamy and full of flavor! They serve it with an incredible garlic bread. You can smell the garlic when it gets to your table. Can't wait to go back. I'll definitely save room to try the key lime pie! read more

Mangrove Mama's Restaurant - Shrimp St. Jacques - Seafood Near Me - Sugarloaf Key, Florida

Fantastic surprise. We walked over from the KOA expecting to find bar food. Wow. Homemade at great prices and large portions. Risotto was delicious. Quesadillas were expertly seasoned. Very friendly staff especially Dyan (pronounced "Dianne") read more

Mangrove Mama's Restaurant - Risotto with blackened scallops - Seafood Near Me - Sugarloaf Key, Florida

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Mangrove mama's new menu is so impressive. I think they have new ownership and maybe a new chef. It really made a world of difference. The pizza offering is phenomenal and I'm so glad to have a solid pizza place so close by it's crispy and chewy and just done right and the crust is handmade. Everything else we ordered last couple times we were there was super good. I highly recommend mangrove mamas again!!! You can tell that they are really trying to revamp the food scene there, and they are doing an amazing job. read more

We stopped on our drive to key west here to sample their famous key lime pie. They also have a chefs variation that adds blackberries to it. The pie filling was good, but a tad sweet. The graham cracker crust while balanced could be thicker. Happy hour menu was interesting and the drinks discounted. We tried the mangrove mama drink which is basically a mix of differnt Vodkas. Note - they closed Tuesday due to short of manpower read more

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Fantastic food and Patio. White grape gazpacho soup was great and something I haven't seen at other places. Steak nachos are loaded with meat. read more

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So! It has been a while since I have posted anything! The site wants a picture of me? Why? Anyway last July 2024 this place sucked. I didn't want to pay bill cause it was plain bad. ! Today I saw all the cars and decided to try again it was under new ownership !! My son n law got the pork sliders and fry's. Two things the slider were unreal and 2nd thing was fry's were hot and very good. Not typical stuff with all the batter !!! Real HOT Fries ! So I order Pepperoni pizza red sauce with mushroom!!! Yeah baby came out hot and excellent!!! My baby girl got Margarita pizza and I didn't try it but she was gobbling down !! Service was excellent and they had little band starting up as we paid bill ! Had grand daughter 2 months old so we had to leave. I was FLIPPED over the change and wish the new owners best of lot! Headed back to the Carolinas Tuesday. But my girl will enjoy this place read more

Ordered 'mini surf and turf'' . Big helping of mashed potatoes, topped an overcooked, burnt to death piece of old meat and one ,half dollar sized, curled up overcooked shrimp. I realize it's cheap at $18, and one shrimp is fine, but why serve old (really small) crap. I ordered a coke and automatically got a Diet Coke without even asking me. read more

Amazing food, ambience was perfect. Everyone was friendly and the service was excellent! I got the Jamaican chicken sandwich and oh my!!! read more

Mangrove Mama's Restaurant - J Jamaican chicken sandwich and fries - Seafood Near Me - Sugarloaf Key, Florida

I truly dislike posting this review. I stop by Mamas on a regular basis while going into work. The reason I am so disappointed is I was the only customer in the entire restaurant. Yet I was served burnt and nasty fries along with my hamburger that was supposed to be Medium. It was medium but very rare inside. I asked my server if there was a new or different cook working. She said No and took my money. To be very honest I am so tired of going to restaurants and being inconsistent to the point of disappointment and frustration. A $30.00 hamburger and a side of coleslaw should not be that hard to full fill. It's not just the cook that didn't do their job but the server should have noticed the disgusting looking fries. read more

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We were looking for a place for a quick dinner on our way back from a day in Key West. This came up on Yelp and we decided to give it a try. The menu has many items that are just not our usual food faire but luckily the specials and fresh catch dishes gave us some options. We decided to order the seafood extraordinaire which was a pasta dish. Usually we do not order pasta but the types of seafood had us hooked. There was good portions of lobster, shrimp and scallops on it. We did not care for the fish that was used on it (kind of dark and not moist) but my husband was good with the mussels. The best part was usually pasta dishes are heavy with cheese or a heavy pasta sauce but this one has a light, flavorful sauce which we loved. Overall we were happy with our shared entree (and it was a very large portion so great for splitting). We did not get any drinks but the choices looked tempting. Our server (who it sounds like is sadly moving across country) was just the right amount of attentiveness. There was live music outside which was nice but the flies became so bad we ended up moving inside to enjoy our meal. read more

I'm a fan. This place has a very long history and fresh seafood. I'd recommend reading about the history as it dates back to the Flagler overseas railroad which was the first way to get to Key West besides by boat. It's not exotic or crazy creative but the grilled grouper meal is good and lasts me or a couple meals due to the portion size and my cancer surgeries altered tiny stomach. I also like the service, the building and the atmosphere. It's Florida keys unique and it is air conditioned! Life is good with fresh grouper and AC! read more

Overall highly disappointing. Dead on a Saturday evening, but service was somehow still slow and bad. They forgot an entree we ordered (family of four so one adult went hungry), charged for fixings for the kids burger which only comes with bun and literally a burger patty cut in 1/4ths, couldn't ask for a check fast enough to get home and make dinner (which this was supposed to be). Hate writing bad reviews, so I will say at least the shrimp/scallop appetizer was good. Two kids cheeseburger meals with lettuce and tomato was $26, so FYI if you must for kids just order the main burger and cut in half for each kid, I expect it would be better and save you some $. Based on other reviews other folks seem to have better luck, but we won't be back personally as it doesn't really hit any spot. I'll either go to a local hole in the wall, or drive to key west for decent overpriced food. read more

Food was good and atmosphere was enjoyable. What made the evening was the music. But the service was very disappointing. Took our order and never saw her again. read more

Cozy little spot gives the perfect keys vibe. We were greeted and seated immediately, our server was also the bartender inside and was kind and attentive. Firecracker Shrimp special was amazing. Catch of the Day was Golden Tile and was great. French fries are hot and crispy. We didn't get anything to drink but their Happy Hour specials are a deal. read more

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Stopped in to see the music and have some snacks. chicken wings, salads, grilled mahi, and some drinks was great. Food was good atmosphere wonderful. There's an outside bar covered and an inside bar outside dining and inside dining very comfortable little oasis off Route one clearly a lot of locals TVs for sports but you don't have to watch umbrellas on all the tables, in case it's a little weather. Clean restrooms and nice ambiance overall. read more

Mangrove Mama's Restaurant - Enjoying dinner and music. - Seafood Near Me - Sugarloaf Key, Florida

Just OK. Went the next day to Square Grouper grill, and so much better. This place charges a fee for credit card usage. Fish sandwich had a strong fish taste. Not what I wanted after I got it. I won't be back. Not that good read more

Mangrove Mama's is a charming and lively restaurant located right on Highway 1. It would be very hard to miss since it's colorful. It always draw my attention when I pass by. Finally, I decided to try it out. I think the food is just okay. I ordered the smoked fish dip and the mahi tacos. I liked the fish dip very much actually. But I did not enjoyed the seasoning on the chips that accompanies the dip. As for the tacos, they were not bad. I would probably order them again. 3 stars read more

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The new owners did a great job renovating. There are two bars to choose from, the inside tavern and an outside tiki bar as well as plenty of inside and outdoor restaurant seating. They have live music on the weekends performed on a pontoon boat which is a nice "Keysie" touch! Food is great and reasonably priced for the area. If you haven't been in a while definitely check out the NEW and IMPROVED Mangrove Mamas! read more