Food was as fresh as u can get it . Pasta was on point. Pizza reminded me of true Napoli pizza joint.service was fast and our waitress delivered .place is a great find and highly recommend for a date night . You cannot go wrong here. Enjoy!!!! read more

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We tried the fig and pig pizza and were underwhelmed... it was missing some flavors and body. However the drinks were delicious. We had a mule and gin fizz. The cannoli and cappuccinos were on point! Indoor/outdoor seating options. Above average service. Clean location and easy to get to. read more

Service very good... Pizza was very good. I enjoyed the truffle and mushroom pizza. Overall, this restaurant is good and I've had some good meals here... Had the French onion soup on a special the other night it was not acceptable nor the best overall it's close to the campground so it's close to walk Ordered their special watermelon margarita, which was definitely the worst I've ever had... It had a bunch of fake artificial flavoring in it and they had the balls to put a watermelon. Disgusting gummy in the drink. read more

A nice Italian restaurant on Stock Island just off Key West. Big dining room upon entry and an abandoned patio on a Saturday night. There were things that caught my eye. As an Italian American, when you see t-shirts with "legalize marinara" you get excited. You feel like they get you! For me, the food and service for the price was just okay. Now when I'm back in Florida, you bet your ass I'm ordering a Yuengling. Colorado, when are we going to get Yuengling already?! And $4 during happy hour, this was the deal of the night. We shared some apps that got the party started. For my main, I went with one of their Saturday specials, Mahi Piccata. You're in Florida, fresh fish is the name of the game. I sure miss eating fresh mahi, so naturally I had to order it. If this was a plate of mahi only, my rating would be higher, because the fish was fresh and the sauce had nice flavor. The rest of the plate killed it for me. Overcooked angel hair pasta and vegetables that tasted frozen. Both with zero seasoning whatsoever. I expected a lot more TLC for a $35 plate. Maybe we should've went with the woodfired pizzas that seem to be their claim to fame. Service was just okay and we all walked away wanting a more satisfying experience. read more

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Great tasting food, friendly and attentive staff and an amazing and clean restaurant. All this can be found here at Roostica. I had the pleasure of having their Jamaican and Buffalo style wood fired wings. Both were great but loved their island flavor more. This was accompanied by the Brooklyn boy pizza. A decent sized pizza enough to feed two filled with all sorts of meats and flavors. Overall I really liked it here and would certainly come back again to try the rest of their menu. read more

Roostica - Brooklyn Boy meat pizza with Jamaican and Buffalo style wings - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

Hard to decide where to eat when you're in the Florida Keys, but when we're at home, we always end up choosing our favorite Italian restaurant...so.... With that in mind, we had passed this place on our way to a funeral today and just the name stuck with me... When I looked at the reviews, they (for some completely unknown reason) didn't have the highest score amongst their competitors. Still, we dressed and went. Parking ANYWHERE is difficult, but we found a spot and headed inside, passing customers heading to their vehicles with lots of boxes of food...that's a good sign! We came mainly for the wood-fired oven pizza. Appetizers? Hmmmm.... Couldn't resist getting the Italian sausage with onions and peppers to share. The nice plump decently sized links with the roasted onions and grilled peppers along with their house "gravy" (marinara) made our hearts skip a beat when they brought them out to us...only one problem! You expect us not to fight over the 3rd sausage???? A lovely piece of focaccia bread was neatly placed up top and we began our journey...firm but tender, bursting with flavor! These were delicious!! The added bonus of the onions and peppers and THAT SAUCE! Oh my God! Their sauce is literally TO DIE FOR!!!! At least we know where to go for sure when we come to visit family here Our appetizer was followed by our Roostica pizza we ordered but we had them add spicy salami (which we found out they use as their pepperoni...great flavor but VERY SPICY). The crust? THE ABSOLUTE BEST! The sauce? *chef's kiss * toppings? Perfecto! Only drawback was hot VERY spicy that salami is. A little less spicy and it would've been complete perfection. We knocked out that first pizza and decided we'd try another but with pepperoni instead, only to find out they use that spicy salami as their pepperoni We tried another Roostica pizza, but it just wasn't as good without the spicy salami. Darn it! We took half of that one to go back to the BNB and possibly for tomorrow to munch on. Great service here, by the way. Fabulous waitress, enthusiastic and happy to be there. Our meals came out perfect, hot and delicious. I can't say enough good things about this place. Needless to say, we were very impressed. Last but not least, they DO have tiramisu. Sorry, but that and cannoli are my two favorite things in the whole world. I just HAD to have some. Light, creamy, delicious strawberry on top. Again, perfection. I can't see any reason at all this place doesn't get 5 stars from every patron. If you come to the Keys and you're looking for not just good, but GREAT Italian food that's fresh...try them out. I'm sure you'll be more than pleased with your choice! read more

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Im told this a local spot. Well it was welcoming and makes you feel like a local that's for sure. Everyone so friendly, staff and consumers alike. I ended up going two nights in a row. The pizza is delicious. The wine selection is good and and well I was curious about the pasta so had to go back to try that. I didn't regret it. Salad, pasta special of the day (they have one each day of the week, I had the spicy rigotoni). Place is busy, but in the most welcoming way. Good energy and delicious food. Would definitely be back and recommend even if you're from the nyc area and have good pizza back home. Visit this place and feel at home. Thank you roostica for the hospitality and the solid good food! read more

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Exactly as I remember! We shared a white pizza, the Fig and Pig, and each ordered a salad. The water carries were emptied several times and much appreciated. Initially, we thought there would be a wait, but we were ushered into the back patio and had an excellent meal read more

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Great pizza in Key West! The HELLS KITCHEN DIAVOLA - San Marzano Tomatoes, mozzarella, oregano, garlic, SPICY salami and pecorino cheese was great but I tried others at the table too including the TRUFFLE AND MUSHROOMS - Mozzarella, pecorino, mushrooms, prosciuito and truffles, and the BUFFALO CHICKEN PIZZA - The new local's favorite combination! Yes, they were all great! Service for our large group was outstanding and, just going there on a whim, we didn't have to wait long to get the large table outside. Inside or outside, you will be happy here! read more

Roostica - HELLS KITCHEN DIAVOLA - San Marzano Tomatoes, mozzarella, oregano, garlic, SPICY salami and pecorino cheese - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

Amazing pizzas & amazing service. Margherita was the best pizza we tried at this restaurant!!! Ambiance was all you could ask for. Chicks running around all the flowers outside. read more

I've been here countless times since my first review and enjoy it. I've come to terms with the fact that the appetizers & pizza are better than the entrees. My favorite appetizer is the burrata. With the little toasts and pesto and prosciutto... YUM! Everything else I mentioned prior is also still delicious. The salads are small for the price so I would skip out on those. Also, their lunch sandwich specials are great. The bread they use is just so good. read more

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Visiting for the weekend. Great atmosphere, service and food. I had the eggplant stack, delicious. Definitely recommend this place! read more

I used to really like this place. Walked in at happy hour on a weeknight. The two ladies at the host(was) table didn't look up, let alone greet me. Walked back to the bar, sat at a sticky high-top. Saw a bunch of staff walking around, but 5 minutes before anyone looked my way. I asked for a happy hour menu. High/lowlights: -Water-repellent (!) cloth napkins -Inexperienced servers (if you serve food, the guest might need silverware) -Pizza crust used to be great. Now soggy -cheap restaurant store silverware -servers/staff seem to actively avoid eye contact -server never checked in on me. I had to hunt him down to get the check. Again, I used to really love this place two or three years ago. I don't know what happened. I probably won't be back. read more

We ordered the wood burning pizza's and they were fantastic, parred with beer and wine. Delicious, note the size is 6 slices. The rest of the menu looked yummy too. read more

We ordered a few pizzas for takeout. $54 worth of pizza, arrived to pick them up and they are maybe 10" pizzas. Pizza is good, but don't be surprised by how many pizzas you need. read more

Roostica - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

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Delicious food, ate there three times in one week. Staff could not be friendliest and so helpful. Would go there again.

Roostica is a cute wood fired pizza restaurant that tucked away on Stock Island. They have an enormous patio with complete coverage from the sun and lots of fans to keep the air flowing and the bugs at bay! We tried the lobster pizza was really tasty, but not my favorite on the island. They use warm water lobster rather than Maine lobster which is my preference. I didn't get to try the other pizzas, but I am absolutely certain the other pizza options would be delicious, as the sauce was on point. We will be back again on our next visit! read more

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Definitely think you should try out this place if you're in the area and looking for pizza! The pizza we got tasted great itself, but the portions were rather small for the price that we paid unfortunately. The overall atmosphere was great and the staff was friendly so wouldn't mind eating here again. Steak could have been a little more flavorful but was still pretty good! read more

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Lucked up on this gem via TikTok and that influencer did NOT disappoint! The pizza, bacon spinach salad..house made flan and tiramisu 10/10! Will be replacing the no name pub with this must stop place when heading to mile zero. Let me also mention the full service bar read more

Roostica - Pic of take out pizza for our 5 hr ride home bc it's that good! - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

Went for lunch.. three people. The service was slow. I had the meatball sub. The sauce was served on the side.... Cold and flavorless. My partners chicken parm was dry with cold sauce served on the side. Bobby the owner was there so it was not like management was absent. read more

Used to love this place. My weekend spot for pizza, wings, and garlic bread. That's all changed in the last 2 weeks. Some kid wearing a "legalize marijuana" shirt took over on the phone and register. Gave me the wrong order once, didn't take my order twice when I called ahead, and then overcharged me twice. Not sure who the kid is but the girls who used to be there were amazing. The quality of food has dropped too but based on the service and online ordering experiences lately I'm over this place. read more

A locals favorite spot. They currently have an end of summer menu with $12 pastas that are delicious. $10 1 topping pizza is a great appetizer, got it with prosciutto best decision of my life. Only thing I wasn't too happy with this visit was the zucchini "fries." Pieces were too big and flavorless. Service was great ! read more

Roostica - $10 single serving pizza - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

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Amazing food!! The service was wonderful and de ambiance was beautiful. I recommend this place 100%!! read more

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We had the rotolos and a meatball pizza. The rotolos were basically 100% mozzarella with a trace of ricotta and a drizzle of pesto wrapped in barely a scrap of crust. They had so much garlic it was basically a green garlic drizzle rather than pesto. The amount of mozzarella and lack of any other flavor made these ehh. No one wants to eat just warmed mozzarella and garlic by the pound. The pizza if you can call it that was a huge disappointment. The crust was light but not chewy or fluffy. It seemed like a bread flour that lacked flavor and elasticity. The meatballs were heavy on the pork, and chunked onto the pizza instead of sliced. More is not better when it's not great. The sauce was light but lacked the fresh tomato flavor you expect with an Italian pizza. Admittedly it was hard to taste much over the gobs of mozzarella, pork meatballs and flavorless crust. Service was great, restaurant nice and clean. We branched out because we love the owners other restaurant, Hogfish Bar and Grill. Swing and a miss on this one. read more

Stopped in alone and set at the bar. My server was AMAZING! So in top of everything - she had several of us dining alone at lunch and she never missed a beat! The Arancini are TDF! So delish! Loved the spinach salad (I had it without the bacon, added extra egg), and the white mushroom pizza. All fabulous! I know it sounds like a lot to order, but I prefer to order what I want, have a few bites, and take the rest to go. Be sure to check out this LOCAL, neighborhood GEM...they will not disappoint! read more

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Ambiance was good and services was good. Definitely seemed like a local spot and was a nice find. Food was a little bland but not awful. Chicken was good! read more

Roostica - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

This place is always fantastic. Dining in or ordering to go, the service and quality is great. The Fig and Pig pizza is top notch!

Great service, delicious food and awesome atmosphere! Our new favorite Italian restaurant! We really enjoyed this gem of a place in Stock Island. Laney took great care of us. She was professional, polite and prompt. My husband ordered the Old Fashioned that was the best! I had a savory red wine . The chicken fettuccine and gnocchi were tasty and authentic! We'll be back again soon! read more

Roostica - Gnocchi - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

My favorite place to eat when I come home to the keys. Great service, amazing food and the Best Pizza in the entire area. The pizza are real wood fired to perfection! read more

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Came here just for dessert tonight and it was amazing. The Affogato was so delicious, pairing it with crème brûlée was heavenly. The Tawney Port was fire, and not just because it was boozy. The servers here are always amazing. read more

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Had a great margarita pizza. Hubby asked for pepperoni, butterflies was told they had spicy salami so he got that and it was good and spicy! Our waitress was very sweet. Ended with a lava cake with caramel gelato and an affogato, which were tasty. read more

I'm told this place is always busy and there is a perfect reason. Food is excellent. The Caesar salad was delicious and our pizza Hells Kitchen with the spicy salami was just on the edge of too spicy. Will be back for sure read more

Excellent hog snapper picatta dish and great pizza selection. Family friendly . Good service.

This review is solely based on the gluten free pizza. If it weren't for how amazing the pizza is I would be giving it a 4 star for customer service. Our waitress was kind but we had to find her several times for assistance. Thanks to the food I will be returning read more

Stock Island was really impressing me this trip. It was our last day on vacation and we stopped here for a late lunch. As soon as we walked up I knew we were in the right spot! The outside patio area was beautifully decorated. Super relaxing but at the same time fancy in an Italian way. The inside was equally pretty but we decided to make the most of the weather and sit outside. We did say that when we come back we want to sit by the wood fire oven to watch. Our waitress was friendly and helped us decide on what pizza to try. She gave us our space without ignoring or rushing us. We decided on the Italian ceasar salad and the Roostica pizza. Both were delicious!! The salad was fresh and the dressing was perfect. I loved the flavor of the crust and the sausage and roasted red peppers with the mushrooms was a great combination. I would order this again! Pizza was huge and definitely needed to be shared. Wished we could have tried other pizzas but that just means we have to come back! Can't wait to bring our teenagers when we visit this summer. read more

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Comfy cozy locals place with great Italian food, wine, cocktails and ambiance! We had salad, lasagna, a spicy pizza (Diablo?) a dirty martini and a bottle of Chianti. Perfection! read more

I absolutely loved this place. I had to pick from a bunch of different options in Key West for the one day I was spending there and I'm glad I chose this place. Our server was very friendly. The price is on the steeper side of things but I believe it was completely worth it. Probably a top 3 pizza that I've had in my life. read more

Roostica - The Sicilian Deep Dish - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

Today's review only addresses y'all's grinders. I grew up in NL CT, founders of the Grindah, STOP with the dry ass focaccia bread, ITS ALL WRONG. The bread should be long, never cut the hinge, crusty, oiled on both insides, and toasted to perfection. May I suggest a trip to New London or Norwich CT to remind you how it's done. Sample: REGULAR, TUNA, MEATBALL, SAUSAGE and EGGPLANT. Contact me directly now I live in KW and I'll show you how it's been done for over 80 years!!!! read more

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Very cool wood fired restaurant located on stock island. It was perfect for us since we were staying nearby. It is a lot larger than you'd think! Inside decor is rustic. They have lots of daily specials. We started off with a chopped salad that was super yummy but we were a bit sticker shocked at the $20 price. It was very good though! The lemon wings were out of this world good. Perfect flavor and char. Our pizza was average. Crust was underwhelming. Service was fine. Had to ask twice for our teas but waitress and helping staff were always nearby. I would come again and try some of their other items. Not sure I'd recommend the pizza. read more

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I have come for lunch maybe a half a dozen times as I work nearby. Usually sit in the lounge and get prompt and courteous service. Today the lounge was full so we sat in the front. The worst service ever! We sat for an extended period before anyone came to our table. The waitress came to our table, took our orders and we NEVER saw her again. Despite have empty drink glasses when we were still eating our appetizers...they stayed empty for our entire meals. I think I'm gonna start having lunch where my business is appreciated. read more