Our table was on the beach and the food was great. Service was great, drinks were solid. Great spot for tourists like us to have a good meal with a clear sunset view. read more

Amazing find in Islamorada!! Excellent food our server Steve was super helpful in choosing food. Great place to enjoy live music and the sunset read more

Marker 88 - Seafood Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

Got food poisoning here both me and my wife!! AVOID! The food is not prepared in a kitchen! Is coming out of a crappy filthy rusted "food truck RV" sitting by the dining area on the beach They will serve you food on flimsy cheap paper plates that will fly on the send with your food in it for the birds to eat Also bad water down drinks! ...Where we come from we have an agency called "health department" that periodically check any food establishment? Maybe not here? read more

Their curry is incredible! The service is slow but the atmosphere and views are worth the wait. They just remodeled and it's super nice. We loved listening to the live music with our table right on the beach. The perfect date night! read more

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Service was terrible. I've come here several times and this was the worst. Our server took forever to greet us. We never got refills on our waters or sodas. She never asked how our food was. Ordering cocktails took forever. Waited a long time for our check to come. Great food. Crispy shrimp tacos are good. Good views of the water. read more

We absolutely loved this restaurant! The food was incredible, we enjoyed our drinks too! It has an amazing view with tables in the sand and live music. We absolutely loved the Grand Poobah. Hands down the best oysters we've ever had. It's worth the money! The Hemingway drink is also amazing! read more

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Food, ambiance, service , everything was amazing ! View is beautiful, parking lot is huge , they have a little merchandise store with great specials ! read more

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Who is our first time down in the keys, so we were told to go to marker 88. We love to sit outside when we dine and it was a great experience to have dinner under candlelight at the water. It is a little bit more expensive than other places, but worth it in the experience. read more

3/6/25 This is my wife and i's third visit to the area. We have always stopped to eat lunch here. It was a blustery day so they was not busy at all. The 4 of us had a great meal, great service. Our waiter was very friendly. It's been our best meal of the trip. We all got sea food. read more

Marker 88 - Blacken fish with vegetables and rice. - Seafood Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

Delicious food, relaxing vibe and great service their happy hour is great! The tuna nachos and guac are a MUST!!! read more

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We were a little scared to try this places based on the reviews we saw but since most of the bad reviews were from a lil while ago we decided to give it a try since the place looked really cool. We were positively surprised and had a great experience. We sat at the bar and the bartenders were SUPER busy but we tried to be kind and friendly and they returned with nothing but friendliness and kindness back The drinks were great and so was the key lime pie which they said is made is house!!! We had a great time and would suggest people to give it a try. Maybe they learned and changed after all those bad reviews. That is what life is about. Learning from our mistakes and giving second chances. read more

Marker 88 - Drinks - Seafood Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

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Maker 88 is a true Islamorada staple! This was my first time back since there huge renovation and i was very impressed with the changes! Ambiance wise this is a beautiful water front restaurant with both patio and beach seating! If you are looking for a spot to grab a drink and Watch the sunset look no further because sunset views here are outstanding! The renovated patio area is absolutely beautiful. There's tons of tables all very well spaced, and the overall vibe is relaxed and a little bit more upscale. Service wise our waitress was wonderful. She was very sweet very attentive and we had a reservation so we got seated right away on a beautiful beachfront table. Food wise, the rock tempura was outstanding definitely a must get appetizer. we had pasta with shrimp and it packed so much flavor and was such a great portion. We even split it between two people and were perfectly content with the amount of food we got. They have a wonderful cocktail menu and to be honest I've never had a cocktail here. This place is a little bit on the pricey side, but you are paying for wonderful quality food, wonderful service and an absolutely beautiful dining view. Definitely a must try spot if you're in Islamorada! read more

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A keys favorite for over 20 years. We took the family of 7 here with one vegan in our group. All had a really good meal in a gorgeous setting . Go around sun down , get an adult beverage and enjoy . Go manga manga read more

Marker 88 - Dining with a great sunset - Seafood Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

Amazing location, unbeatable sunsets. Service was really good... watermelon/tomato salad is unparalleled... just fantastic Stone Crabs Beers Mixed drinks... All really solid Mahi fajita was ok ... Facility was exceptionally clean, nice amenities read more

Marker 88 - Stone crabs - Seafood Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

The food is wonderful. Plenty of parking. Really great drinks. The view and atmosphere is wonderful. I'm really surprised there aren't more people here. The service was slower than what we expected but it allows us to enjoy the views. The tomato salad was so fresh and delicious. I will definitely come again. read more

Stopped on our way to marathon key. Was hot on the beach but our waitress set us up with a much needed umbrella! Tuna nachos were good and the mahi dinner was good but the lobster and pesto flatbread was like a hard round pizza. read more

We are in Islamorada in June. It is definitely the off season, which I appreciate. I'm going to go on vacation and enjoy the heat no matter where I am, so might as well go to Islamorada during the off season. We had reservations at this restaurant at 7pm, knowing that sunset was a little after 8, and we got there 15 min early and was seated. For a restaurant on the beach, it was completely outside with tables on a deck and directly on the beach, I was surprised they didn't have any fans around. I've been to outside restaurants before and almost all have had fans. This place had these tiny table fans to "keep the flies away" which honestly didn't work anyway, cause once our dinner was brought, all we did was shoo flies away. The food - very good. We had the snapper ceviche and chopped salads as appetizer and we finished them all. Then we had the daily catch - hogfish - prepared lightly fried and it was delicious. Another entree was the lobster linguini- very good, though a bit heavy for a beach dish (not taking off points for this, we need some belly filling meals!) 4.5 stars for the food. I had a pineapple coconut margarita. It was good. I drank it. I enjoyed it. My friend had the kiwi gin smash. She said although it had a decent flavor, it had so many seeds and mint in it that you couldn't drink it (straw or sip& without a mouth full of it. They need to strain it. I hope they normally strain the drink and we were there on an off night ‍. My other friend (the DD) had a virgin strawberry daiquiri. It was a very icy drink, vice being smooth- perhaps cause it took a long time to get to our table. Drinks were 2.5 out of 5. The service was ehhh. Like I said, it was the off season, so I'm not sure how experienced our waiter was. The food runner was lovely but totally admitted it was her first day, but other than confusing a table number once, she was great. It took a long time for our drinks, despite not being many people there. Our waiter did not check in at all between getting our appetizers and clearing our dinner plates. I would have ordered another drink (or 2) and my friend would have ordered a different one had we been checked in on by our waiter. The waiter was super nice, the food runner was super nice and the people filling our water glasses and clearing tables were super nice. So- all in all- the staff was super nice! But it would have been nice to be checked in on! It took even longer to get our check. I would give the service a 2.5 out of 5. The "fly fans" were a hot commodity. As soon as they took away our food, someone asked for the fan. For a place on the water that should be used to this, I would expect to either have fans in the corners blowing around or at leafy have a fan for each table. There was umbrella shade at the different tables to enjoy- you could move your chair to be out of the sun if needed or have your back to it, but I seriously don't understand the lack of fans. Lastly, the sunset was beautiful. We asked for the check 15 min before the sunset and it took that long to get the check! I was able to sneak away for some pics befor me the sun went down. My friend joined me after she paid check, after the sun went down. Overall I am giving it a 3 out 5. The food was delicious and the sunset view was amazing. But then you had the flies, no fans, and slow service and okay drinks to consider. read more

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Haylee and kaelyn were the best and most attentive hosts ! Got us a table right away ! Amazing service

This place is BEAUTIFUL. The ambiance is great; the waitstaff are attentive and friendly. The guacamole is very good. The sushi rolls are good but overpriced, and the mixed drinks were very tasty. I would recommend going during happy hour. read more

Marker 88 - The view at sunset - Seafood Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

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We went there Christmas Eve with a party of 14. We had the reservation for 2 weeks. We had a 7:15 reservation, and we were seated promptly. But then the problems started. Our waitress was very friendly, and came over after 30 minutes. She took drink orders. It took 1 1/2 hours to get our drinks (she forgot one). She told us after 1 hour that they were out of 2 of the fish types we ordered. Food came out as a partial order at 8:50. We were walking out about 9:15, and saw the 2 managers laughing in the parking lot instead of trying to get a handle on the chaos. It will be quite a while before we go there again. We have been going there since they opened. This is a new low. read more

We are a group of 25 who plan a long weekend getaway to Key Largo every year. We always organize a dinner together, and this year, I reached out to Marker 88. Shane responded promptly and efficiently organized our dinner party. When we arrived, everything was beautifully arranged for all of us. Shane then introduced me to Rolando, who would be taking care of us for the evening. Remarkably, Rolando remembered me from a previous visit a few months ago and did an even better job tonight. I want to thank the Marker 88 staff for making our dinner a success. Your team is truly awesome, and the food was absolutely top-notch. read more

We had a wonderful dinner and would definitely return. The food was perfect. The Tuna nachos were fresh and tasty with great flavor and mild spice. The Grouper Picatta with perfectly cooked and the sauce had wonderful lemon/caper/cream flavor. The blackened Mahi Mahi was perfectly blackened and the black garlic sauce was a great compliment to the fish. We went at 7:30pm and stayed till 9pm, so we were able to see the sunset, take pictures on their private pier, and enjoy the gorgeous water view. The ambiance was well set with live music and string lights as the sun went down. Our server was kind and prompt. read more

Marker 88 - Tuna nachos - Seafood Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

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We can in for drinks and ended up staying hours. From talking with the bartender and trying new drinks the ambiance was just what we were looking for. We started off with ceviche and oysters. Had more drinks and stayed for dinner. My salad was fresh and hit the spot being out on the water all day. read more

Marker 88 - Key lime pie shot - Seafood Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

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So Marker 88 has been completely renovated. Apparently, there is nothing left of the original restaurant's building and now, the entire restaurant is located outside. I've been twice in the last two weeks but I will review my latest visit. We went on a Saturday night at 6:30 and had made reservations. The parking lot is now very lush, with lots of native trees and grey gravel in the driveway. There was a wait at the hostess stand and when we approached the gentleman told us all the tables were in the sun, unless we wanted to be on the beach. We said the beach was fine, but when the hostess walked us to our table it was still occupied, so she took us to another table in direct sun, right next to the live music playing. My sister, who made the reservation, told the hostess the table didn't work for us and the hostess, after this, wouldn't even look at her. She seemed aggravated. We eventually were seated under the Tiki hut, which was out of the sun and breezy, got menus (mine was dirty) and ordered a bottle of wine ($50 pinot Grigio). Our waitress was friendly and made recommendations. I got the Shrimp Fajita ($30). It was an Indian version and came with Roti (instead of a tortilla), grilled shrimp, onions, peppers and 3 Indian sauces. The Roti was super greasy and I could barely eat it, much less wrap a shrimp in it, but the shrimp, vegetables and cilantro-mint chutney were tasty. The cilantro rice that came with it was a little clumpy. My sister loved her Tuna Nachos ($20), a huge portion with crispy won tons and tons of tuna. It would make a great appetizer to share. One friend got the Chicken Curry ($28) which she really liked and another the Strawberry Bacon Salad with Grilled Shrimp ($16 plus $10). We all liked our entrees. Service was ok. We had to ask for more water and pour our own wine, but the Tiki Hut was far away from other tables. I really enjoyed the music- Jackson Brown and the Eagles- and they piped it in over speakers. The sunset was beautiful, lots of people taking photos. The one thing I am disappointed in is that Marker 88 (which towards the end had seen better days) was iconic in starting the Floribbean craze back in the 70's and 80's. One of their signature dishes was with fish with sautéed bananas and lime juice and butter over it. I understand the new owners/chef wanting to make it their own with Salads, Curries, Indian Fajitas etc..., but it would have been nice to keep one old dish as an homage to the original Marker 88. Anyway- it was a mixed bag, but overall a good experience. The manager did come over and give us his name and tell us to contact him if we had any problem, which was appreciated. Of course I will come back and may try the Key Lime Seafood Dish. Definitely make a reservation, especially for sunset dining! read more

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Food was amazing!! I had Thai red chicken curry. My husband had the filet mignon and was made perfect. My kids had the mac and cheese and grilled cheese and was large portions. The desserts were delicious as well. Key lime pie and the chocolate fudge brownie. They had nice views and live music. Only issue was that considering how slow it was I was disappointed in the lack of attention and better service from the staff. read more

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Great sunset spot. Foods very deish and ambiance is awesome. The sunsets are AHHHMAZING! read more

Marker 88 - Sunset on Beach at Marker88 - Seafood Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

7:15 reservation for 14. Seated by 7:25 in the back. They put the table together when we arrived. 7:50 menu/water arrived after we reminded them we were there. 8:15 6/7 drinks arrived, notified that Mahi was fish choice left. 8:30 floor manager came out after we asked for water refill. 8:45 13/14 dinners came out. Did not see a bus boy or manager again. Limited interaction with the waitress. My key lime seafood wasn't-had a red pepper sauce-tasted good. The women's bathroom was neglected. The food was alright. Good variety on the menu for a group. The setting is nice. read more

First time to this restaurant and I've been coming to the keys for decades . I searched islamorada hidden gems and Marker 88 popped up and decided to give it a try . It was the most amazing lunch . We had the crab cake and blackened Mahi Fajita . So delicious and our bartender Francois was so accommodating and pleasant. It is super clean and they play great island music ! Can't wait to return read more

Our first time here and we loved it!! What made it extra special besides the gorgeous view and the delicious food was our very wonderful server by the name of Mendi! She did her utmost best to make sure that we enjoyed our dining experience there! Marker 88 is so lucky to have her as their representative. She was excellent! We got to sit in those old school rocking tables, which was a blast! We had our little Chihuahuas, Lucky n Love, with us and they got to stretch out and then doze off comfortably. We appreciate that Marker 88 is dog friendly. We ordered the special of the day, the Lobster omlette with potatoes and the French Toast with Bacon and Iced Mocha coffee. Both were so delicious!!! What a great lunch/brunch. We definitely plan to go back on our next trip to the Keys! Beautiful location, beautiful trees, ocean, and the best service in town! Don't miss this spot!! read more

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Perfect in every way!! Food was amazing, went back 2x. Had snapper ceviche both times. Got the fajitas the second time and the sauces were exceptional. Beautiful scenery, great atmosphere and love the table options in the sand. Romantic and scenic place to catch the sunset. read more

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Vibe is good, food is decent. It's pricy restaurant though. Would have been great if they provided extended menu read more

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Was driving back from Key West and stopped off at Market 88. It was probably the best meal and experience that we had all trip. The restaurant overlooks the water with stunning views of the sunset. The menu was great but we had 4 appetizers and surprisingly we recommend them all. Must try the crab cakes, the Cuban Quesadillas were amazing! The guacamole and Chip was outstanding as were the Rock Shrimp Tempora. Topping it off was the best server ever, Gabby! She is so nice, friendly, and took such good care of us that we didn't want to leave! She is a local star for sure! read more

Marker 88 - Stunning view of the sunset - Seafood Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

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We love this place! Every time we come her le we enjoy the ambience, the food, the service and the people. We absolutely love Stacy and Raven! They are spectacular! Both so attentive, always with great recommendations, and just the best service. We have been to so many spots in islamorada but nothing beats 88! read more

Excellent once again. Dinner was fantastic. The only thing missing, which we love, were the chickens. I think it was too hot for them.

Great view... OK menu selection... Our entrées arrive 15 minutes before our two appetizers... which would not have been so bad if we had an attentive waitress who would've taken care of the year, but she was lost and wondering.... Mahi tacos were GREAT, Rock Shrimp GREAT.... The other stuff not so much. Again, pretty view! ‍ read more

The lady in the front desk was not trying to cooperate with our party. Had us waiting for an hour to then be seated the food was not so well and the service was horrible. I would never go again and I don't think anyone should. BEING BACK THE OLD MARKER 88!! read more

Always a great time Shane makes you feel like family every time we return he remembers even the smallest of details. Great view, nice staff. If you looking for dinner with some amazing live music check it out. read more

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The ambiance here is clearly their hit. I cannot say the same of the service. They renovated their restaurant and I come to the keys often. This was often a place I would come to but it seems they forgot about client service in spite of their great location. The food is good, it takes long to get served but not great as great places for food in the keys is plentiful given that it is a tourist destination. For this reason, I give it a lower rating. read more

One of our favorite places for the view the food and amazing drinks! But.... Last year they finally had a great happy hour making it a 3 night a week regular stop for us. Super upset they got rid of it! When you are here for the summer, happy hour is part of the island life! Bring it back! read more

I've been there few times, they had remodeled the entire place, very nice design with incredible view but unfortunately after we ordered $300 food the bugs kept coming to us and its gross. Sorry I would not take my friends again unless they do sth about the bugs and flies. Also took extremely long time to pay our bill, we had to walk the front desk to ask for the bill. I still gave 2 stars because of the location. read more