The shrimp salad was excellent! The dressing on the greens was soooo delicious. The lasagna was also great! Loved the view and food. I'll definitely be back. read more

Salute On The Beach - Delicious shrimp salad and lasagna - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

I stumbled upon this restaurant while walking on the beach in Key West. It was a great day out and was able to sit on the patio. I ordered the yellowtail salad and an Italian lemonade. The fish was super fresh and tasty. I had a great lunch but had to remove a star for service. I was alone and it took a moment to get seated. Once seated, it took a bit to be served. I had to remind the waitress I was there. Everyone was super nice and they were busy and may have been short staffed. I would recommend paying this restaurant a visit. read more

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We came here for dinner during our trip to Key West. Here is what I thought. Atmosphere: Salute! is a quiet little place located along the beach in Key West. It is definitely a beach bar/restaurant. All the staff we encountered were friendly. Our table was nice and clean. We sat outside and had a beautiful view of the ocean! There was a nice breeze so we never felt hot while eating outside. Service: Our waiter was very attentive and helpful. Our food came out fresh and delicious. Food: You can tell the focus here is FOOD. They had a small regular menu and a specials menu that changed everyday. They don't sell any fried food here which I loved because we eat so healthy! I got their 'Pina Colada' as a drink, it was so light and refreshing. They also provide free bread and butter once you order. I had their Caprese salad with a side of roasted potatoes which was light and refreshing for a hot summer day. My husband had their cheeseburger with potato salad and enjoyed it. This is a great place to come for good food and good views. It's also a great spot for a nice, quiet meal. read more

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Loved the people, the food and the view! The daily lunch specials are amazing! The view is great and you can sit on the sand. read more

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I will give the food a 10 out of 10. Went there for Mothers Day and ordered the grouper special which was baked and served over a rissoto and shrimp bed. This was the most flavorful and prepared grouper dish I have ever eaten. The setting is beachside . read more

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Kalane was our awesome server that made some precise suggestions based on our tastes, and was extremely attentive. The food was not only tasty, but with a good band for entertainment, it felt like a bargain. Would absolutely go here again, and get the antipasto again. read more

Calamari in marinara might be my new fav! Lovely dinner beachside at Saulte. Great staff and timeliness with orders going in and out. Plenty of seating and a variety of options on the menu. The seafood special I had came with fettuccini pasta - lobster, shrimp, and scallops. Others tried the spaghetti and meatballs, and fettuccini Alfredo. Seafood tasted very fresh. read more

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Pretty good food. It was lovely to sit by the beach. Waiter was very stiff but efficient. We got the grouper special for $39 which was okay. My friend got the snapper which was very good. I think it was about $36. So, it was expensive but on par for nice restaurants in the area. read more

Located on the beach with a wide view of the ocean. We dined outside and enjoyed the scenery of people walking by and some playing volleyball. Our server was friendly and attentive. She knew the menu and was quick with our drinks. I had the Coconut mojito which was delicious. The coconut rum was a nice touch. We were here for lunch and my husband and I both opted for salad. Probably one of the top seared tuna salads I've had....at least in recent memory. This salad was simple, flavorful, and oh so good. The tuna was heavenly. The orange pinwheels complimented the dressing so well. We traveled to the restaurant via the Old Town Trolley so if you are doing that you can jump off at stop #10! read more

Salute On The Beach - Yellow tail tuna salad - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

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Been a few trounce eating here. Then it was ok. This time food was excellent. grilled scallop salad with mango salsa. Ummmmm. Fettuccine excellent as well as caprese salad. Good drinks, good music Sunday night, outside seating on the beach. read more

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It was a Black Friday sunset dinner with no waiting line--we were seated immediately as a party of three. The food was surprisingly delicious, the atmosphere was pleasant, and the staff were prompt and polite. Live entertainment on the beach right in front of the restaurant added a charming touch to the experience. Parking was hassle-free. A convenient spot for catching the sunset or enjoying a quick drink and bite after swimming in the area. Few seating options, tables on the sand, near the parking lot, and on a concrete patio. Open and shaded areas. read more

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There is something very special about sitting outside and enjoying a meal at Salute on the Beach. This restaurant has true Key West vibes. I've eaten there many times and never been disappointed. Their staff is friendly and always helpful with suggestions. The portions are large and well seasoned. I love their fish options. But, they also make a great burger. Don't forget to try the key lime pie, it's perfection. read more

Located right on the beach away from the bustle of Duval Street, Salute on the Beach is a great spot for dinner (or a drink) at sunset. If you sit outside, there's beautiful views of the ocean. It can definitely get busy, and the wait can be long. However, they do have a to-go section where you can grab a drink while you wait. Food and drinks are good. Both the calamari and mussels were tasty, and a good price for the amount of food, too. Delicious key lime pie! Restaurant is also right by the pier, so a nice little walk while you wait for your table or after dinner. read more

Salute On The Beach - Barbados Smile & Sangria - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

Highly recommended, we enjoyed Salute after our Yoga on the Beach! Service was friendly and location has free parking. I had the yellow tail snapper salad, which was on the lunch special. Delicious! Hubby had a shrimp salad sandwich. read more

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The absolute best calamari I have ever had and the table agreed. The mussels also had the same reaction! Cool old beach vibe excellent service, a true little gem on the beach. Don't find those too often. We just accidentally stumbled in and was a fantastic experience! read more

Salute On The Beach - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

You can't bet the location, you're on the beach. For the starters, we ordered the grouper cakes, they were the best. The salad dressing was lightly tossed which enhanced the cakes. For entrees, we ordered the grouper blackened fish with polenta pancakes and sautéed veggies. The service was ok but our food and location were the amazing. read more

Food was good. Nothing amazing but it was fresh and on the beach. Ambiance is nice, you can cool off inside or stay slightly less cool but have great views of the beach and ocean outside. Service was quick and great. Not the best key lime pie in the keys. It wasn't very tasty but the meringue was good. read more

Salute On The Beach - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

Had a BBQ in the area and came here for a salad and some drinks! Absolutely LOVED Jordan! Such a great server! Appreciate your locals

Parking was easy, service was not good. We waited 20 minutes for a waitress to come to the table and take our drink order. Had to ask twice for everything. Lasagna was excellent, I had the tuna salad that was so so. This place actually serves bread which is rare anymore, but we had to ask and got it after our meals were finished. We also tried the Key Lime pie, I'm shocked to say my husband said it was the worst he's had down here. I tried it also. Not good. The reviews on the pie are pretty good online- so perhaps it had an off day? I hate to leave a bad review, but we were disappointed. The views were lovely though. read more

If you know there is no ac and you know there could be a fairly loud band out back, with a wide sand beach and the water just beyond, then you're prepared to enjoy this place a lot The food is well made with generous portions. The wait staff is attentive and personable. We went twice on a recent visit and may just make it our first stop the next time we go. It is quintessential key west to me. read more

Wonder fine casual dining on the Clarence S Higgs beach in Key West. Both Richelle and Dad got the lobster special, amazing, Florida's lobster, scallops, and a vodka sauce. I usually don't like vodka sauce but this one was different and I liked it. I got the grouper special, the sauce had a heavy lime flavor that at first I was not sure I would enjoy, but once I had some it completely brought a bright and acidic touch to the grouper. Service is very attentive and friendly. My dark and stormy drink was a good combination with the grouper. read more

Salute On The Beach - Dark and stormy with bread service - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

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Atmosphere was light, beach fun. Very casual. We came from the beach. They are dog friendly. Tori was a great server. I had an ahi tuna salad with orange slices, red onion, feta, and an orange vinaigrette. My husband had the mahi and shrimp over bow tie pasta. Delicious!! read more

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It's been a while since I have been to Salute on the Beach because it is very touristy, but at the insistence of my friend, I gave it another shot! I stopped in for a late lunch and was seated right away. I ordered the shrimp sandwich a salad instead of potato salad. Everything was delicious, fresh and light... Perfect for a hot day riding a bike! The margarita was not bad either lol... Next time I will opt to have the shrimp salad OVER my salad, but either way I feel like you can't go wrong! read more

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Visited Salute several times and have never been disappointed. The grouper entree was outstanding and eating right on the beach can't be beat! Our server Ally was friendly and attentive. Even the roosters were friendly. read more

Salute had a summer promo where they offer half off on main entrees before 7PM, I believe. This worked out perfectly for us, and we got to even enjoy a game of volleyball, which the outdoor seating was next to. My Fettuicine Alfredo with Scallops ($41 originally, $20.5) was alright if it wasn't for the divine blackened scallops. I'm skeptical around scallops usually in my dishes due to the blandness, but blackened helped tremendously in seasoning them well. Lastly, I am so happy they have Blue Heaven's Key Lime Pie ($11) here since Blue Heaven was closed for the season. Not only are they tall, but they might just be the few pies out there that have a meringue topping. read more

Salute On The Beach - Fettuicine Alfredo with Scallops - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

What a lovely little gem on the beach. Delicious food and a romantic setting. You will love it!

We had the welcome dinner for my son and his new wife's wedding here. The food, drink and service were all spot on. There were 27 of us and everyone loved almost all the meals, except for the gazpacho. It was horrible and all that ordered it could not eat it. read more

Was right on the beach which was a plus! The pasta was good but not a favorite. They gave you bread and butter in the beginning of the meal, the bread was not warm so nothing special. We ordered key lime pie for dessert and we were not told that it was the one with massive meringue on top, was not good at all in my opinion. The service we experienced was not good at all and felt very impatient unfortunately. Hopefully this was a one time occurrence for the service. read more

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Wife and I shared a steak sandwich. Very good. Just what we needed. On the beach. Good service for lunch.

3.8 Great views, food was good, we sampled 4 appetizers. Tuscan bean soup would pass on, Meh. Calamai marinari nice & spicy, I am not a fan of fried so it is refreshing to see it made how it is supposed to made. Antipasti generous and fresh, although please change the mushroom from what is being used. Too mushy & odd flavor. Clean. Friendly staff. read more

Highly recommend. Seated a table of 10, good kids meal options and the adult menu items were great.

On 01-18-25 my wife and I decided to spend the day at Higgs Beach. One of the reasons we decided on Higgs was the Salute On the Beach Restaurant. You can get drinks from the bar and go back to the beach. Just a short 100 yards or so from beach to restaurant. Let me tell you this is as close to paradise as it gets. Look at the view. At Salute I experienced two firsts. I had Stone Crab for the first time. The crab was lite in flavor and not real sweet. There was a honey mustard dipping sauce that was good. We also had the gazpacho soup and blackened chicken sandwich. Everything was delicious. Finally, we had to try our very first Key Lime Pie. We had forgotten the day before to get a slice @Blue Heaven. Fortunately for us Salute gets their Key Lime Pie from Blue Heaven. I was surprised I liked the pie a lot. So did my wife. The pie was sweet and just tart enough and the graham cracker crust was buttery and enough texture to go with the rest of the pie. If You're looking for a great place to spend the day at the beach and have food and drinks close by look no further. Go and see why this is a slice of heaven. read more

Salute On The Beach - @Blue Heavens Key Lime Pie. - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

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A perfect spot for viewing and dining! Salute has a relaxing and welcoming vibe. Our server was delightful and kind and suggested the shrimp salad which was amazeballs! I can't wait to go back. read more

Legit no complaints pirate ships were in the sunset. Server named Selina had such a calming pretense it got the fellas right back on our axis. Order a bottle of wine. Watch the sunset. Get sum off the specials menu hell. Place rules. Life rules. Tell ur boys u love them. Shit man. read more

Salute On The Beach - Lobster speshul - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

Food is always fresh and tasty. Good size portions too. Servers are prompt- it's usually pretty steady crowd but even on 4th of July bartenders were hustling and no one waited very long for their beverages. LOVE sitting outside looking at beach and volleyball players. There are fans and plenty of shade even on the warmest days it's tolerable. My daughter (picky eater) lives the muscles! I never had a bad meal here. We come every time we are in Key West- And that is several times a year. read more

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10/10 experience. My husband and I both had the crusted grouper. It was phenomenal. The app, sautéed calamari, was just as good. Also we came with a big group and two small children. They were so unbelievably accommodating (getting us fans and high chairs, bringing their food with our apps- all without asking). Their staff was the sweetest. Thank you so much for an amazing experience. Not everyone is as accommodating with little kiddos. read more

Salute On The Beach - Summer specialist - Italian Near Me - Key West, Florida

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WORST "SERVICE" I HAVE "RECEIVED" IN MY ENTIRE LIFE -- I have never before left a food review good or bad ... this was the worst dining experience I have ever experienced I sat down at my table the host delivered water and menu (keep in mind I am one of 3 tables in the entire restaurant with 25+ OPEN tables) I waited 5 minutes... waited 10 minutes... started waiving to multiple staff members still nobody dared approach my table.. finally I got the attention of someone he came up to me and I asked if it's possible to order? Told him I've waited 15 minutes already he apologized and said a server will be right over I set a timer on my phone for 10 minutes guess what? Nobody ever came to me I felt like I was INVISIBLE after 30 minutes of sitting and hoping I stood up grabbed the menus silverware and water cups from my table and plopped them onto the bar top I SARCASTICALLY said "thank you very much !" To the bartender she looked at me and waved and said "thanks!" I began to walk out and felt so offended I turned around and went to the hostess asked for her manager she pointed me to a table where this woman is sitting chilling at a table I told her I had waited 30 minutes for service and decided to leave not a single apology just looked at me and said "ok" absolutely rude and unprofessional I live here in Key West and I will be telling every single person I come in contact with to never ever ever do business here and I will never return.. I get it if the place is packed and they are busy working with other customers I wouldn't even complain I would have patiently waited if that were the case but the fact I was one of 3 tables and I was just flat out ignored is so unacceptable like I said I have never left a review in my life for any service but I went out of my way to download the yelp app and report about how terrible this experience was I place the full blame on the manager on duty on 7/04/2026 I didn't catch her name but I hope she sees this review and maybe considers to start doing her job and treating guests the right way unfortunately I will never return to witness that redemption if it ever takes place DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME ATTEMPTING TO DINE AT SALUTE! IN KEY WEST ZERO STARS read more

Great spot and great views! Luckily, was able to grab a table before they got too busy. Food was good and the staff was very friendly. If you're looking for a Key Lime Pie, give theirs a try! read more

We had dinner at a restaurant downtown the night prior to dining at Salute. We asked the waitstaff who in the city had the BEST key lime pie. She spoke highly of Blue Heaven. I called them to see if they were open and was advised they were on vacation. The person on the phone advised we could check out their other restaurant Salute on the Beach To our surprise this restaurant was in very close proximity to the hotel we were staying at. The restaurant is located on Higgs Beach. There is ample parking available in front of and to the rear of the restaurant. The host stand is located outside . We are not accustomed to the Key's heat so we opted to dine inside. However, I would highly recommend sitting outside and enjoying the view of the beach. All of the staff were friendly and simply a good time. It appears that everyone just helps out where needed. They had a regular menu as well as a printed sheet with all of the specials. I ordered the tuna stuffed avocado. My guy had the snapper entree. The food came out fairly quickly, but did appear to be fresh. I really enjoyed the stuffed avocado it was light but filling. I tried the snapper. It was seasoned and cooked to perfection. Now for the main event: the Key Line pie!! Oh my! The presentation is amazing! The meringue on this pie is out of this works massive!! It is torched on the top to give it a little color, and some additional flavor. Let me tell you- the pie was fantastic. My guy does not even care for key lime pie but he gladly helped me eat this slice. We cleaned the plate!! This is a great place to dine at while in Key West. I love it because it's not downtown, they have free parking, and the food and service are actually good! read more

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Among our most treasured memories from this last summers cross-country road trip was, believe it or not, having lunch. for the sake of this review, I will just state a given in the equation that our family does not really do lunch when we're traveling; generally speaking, we make peanut butter and jelly in the car or skip it all together as we are out adventuring, exploring, and having a good time in a new location. But when we inquired with the front desk staff at our camp spot on nearby Stock Island where we should visit in Key West, they told us you simply have to visit Saluté On The Beach. They were right. We arrived to the adjacent beach pretty early in the morning, staked out our spot on the white sand between clumps of somewhat stinky Sargasso weed, and enjoy the morning of snorkeling and swimming around in the bath temperature water. The beach is probably fodder for a different review, but suffice to say, about lunch time we were getting peckish, and as my dad says in Vegas, "we're not here for a haircut." We walked in to Saluté still wet and sandy from our outdoor fun, and the nice fellow who runs the joint found us a shady spot on the patio. My SoCal kids could not get enough of the iguanas, curl tailed lizards, and ubiquitous roosters and chickens casually hanging out around our table. The service was impeccable, friendly and not stuffy, sophisticated but casual, with a postcard review of the cobalt and azure waters framed by white sand and coconut palm trees that were almost cliché. Nothing cliché about the menu here, though: everything was delicious, and I wish we had ordered more. My kids scarfed down the calamari appetizer almost before I could get a bite, and then ravenously enjoyed their own plates. Drinks never ran empty thanks to the attentive servers, and we even finished it off with a big slice of their famous Key Lime pie, mile high with meringue. After starting back to work on a new school year, and during the SoCal heat of late August, memories slowly fading from our once in a lifetime trip this past summer, I can honestly say I would much rather be sitting at this restaurant right now than writing a Yelp review about it. I suppose, however, that seeing the pictures provides some relief, and galvanizes my resolve that our family will visit this awesome spot again as soon as we can. read more

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