Note: This review is based solely on their Key lime pie, although my other half remarked he'd been…read morehere before and said the food was good, so 5 stars until I ever come back here again. The quest for the best key lime pie in Key West began over dinner on Monday night, when I mentioned wanting to check out Kermit's on my friend recommendation, lamenting that I never got to enjoy a truly good key lime pie during my first and last visit in 2020. The one I had then was... not good. (I now know the dead giveaway is that it was green). What followed has become a pursuit of principle: truly a noble quest I can get behind. Fast-forward 3 days, and here's our verdict so far, with one contender still to come. Tomorrow night we're headed to Red Shoe Island Bistro for dinner at the insistence of a local who claims it blows Kermit's cheesecake out of the water: 1. Kermit's - The benchmark. Bright, tart, light, and perfectly balanced. 2. Hurricane Hole - Good, but missing the extra punch of tartness that puts Kermit's over the top. 3. El Siboney - Solid, but denser and more cheesecake-like, but also lacking the light, airy tartness of Kermit's. 4. Key Lime Pie Bakery - Forgettable in a town where memorable matters. 5. Matt's Stock Island Kitchen - Overly sweet with virtually no lime (or even lemon) presence. Our slice came boxed with whipped cream and... cherry sauce?! If you'd called it birthday cake, I'd have found that a more accurate description. Might as well call it Diabetes On a Plate. Tomorrow morning, a plan was proposed (that I seconded): we'll stop by Kermit's to grab two slices to go and stash them in the fridge, specifically to revisit after dinner at Red Shoe Bistro as a point of reference. If Red Shoe's pie ends up being too close to call, we'll have no choice but to bring a slice home and do a true, side-by-side comparison in real time. And in the interest of not ending the trip on a sour note if tomorrow night disappoints, at least we'll be leaving Key West on Friday morning with Kermit's key lime pie as our final bite.

Found this place by luck while visiting the keys. Sits right by the water and has a marina…read moreattached. In fact while we were eating dinner a couple guys got back from their fishing trip with a gigantic grouper they just caught. There is a small kids play area that looked a little sketchy. It was 7 of us having dinner and we all left satisfied which is hard to do especially with 2 kids along. Both kids got the Mac & Cheese and they loved every bite. My mother got the lobster roll and said it was fantastic. I tried the fresh catch of the day sandwich with a side of rice and black beans. Both were phenomenal. Everyone else got burgers and fries. All 3 people said the same thing, the fries didn't taste fresh. Our server was amazing, he kept checking on us and he was the one to tell us about the guys coming back with that large fish so the kids could go check it out. If we were locals I would definitely come back.

Location- excellent located on a main walking busy popular street…read more Food- it was okay, excellent service and quick We ordered Sample platter- mainly fries on the bottle, only 4 pieces of fried conch and 2-3 fried conch fritters. The conch was good size, the ratio of the batter to conch is not balance- too much batter and dry. The Sample conch ceviche is was tiny contain in a ketchup dipping sauce container.

This shack came highly recommended from social media so I was excited to try "Key West's best conch…read morefritters". However, this was not our experience. The conch fritters were overcooked and burnt. They were extremely hard and crunchy. We did notice that the cook stepped away for a long time while our conch fritters were in the deep fryer cooking, causing them to be overcooked. However, we were the only customers there, so they could have easily remade a fresh batch that was not overcooked. I would not try this shack again or recommend it to others.

Nasty drinks/ unorganized service Go elsewhere to catch the…read moresunset Plenty of other options

Convenient location in downtown key west and live music. Great ambiance for an early dinner. We had…read morethe following: - frog legs 3/5. First and maybe last time I'll have frog legs. It tastes like chicken, but I can't get over the texture and looking at the muscular legs :/ - conch fritters 4/5 - pretty good and Lege portion - grouper sandwich 5/5. Very good and the fries were also amazing

The best crab I ever had in my life.He also was the very few genuinely nice people who I…read moreencountered in Key West. The vibes were there.

After a long day of activities in the keys. We stopped by Key West Blue crab. It's a small little…read morefood truck and I didn't expect much but I was hungry so I decided to take a chance with them. It's an outside eating and it definitely gives that beach vibes people are looking for at the keys. I ordered the blue crab tacos, my wife ordered crab poke bowl and for desert with I had the cannoli and she had the coconut cake. Honestly everything was great. The blue crab was deep fried perfectly and gave the crunch with every bit. The flavors played amazing with the crab. I wish I could have gotten more but my stomach told me that it was too full. The cannoli was the perfect size and not too filling. I can't wait to come back the next time I come to visit the Keys.

Mary and I stopped in for dinner, visiting in Key West. This is a classic sea side dive bar and…read morerestaurant, it looks and feels like a place Hemingway would have spent time in! Mary had the lobster roll and Brussel sprouts; both delicious. I had the shrimp bo-boy and slaw, both delicious! I also had a Hurricane category 3, so good!

Came here to get fresh catch cooked up. We asked for it blackened and more blackened. The more…read moreblackened was the favorite for the entire group, but both were great. For my main course, I had the Jambalaya - Shrimp, chicken, andouille sausage, bell peppers, onion, celery and tomato over rice, which was awesome. For Jambalaya this one wasn't too dry, and the spice level was perfect. Dessert was Key Lime Pie. Does it beat Kermit's? Well, I guess you will need to try and decide for yourself. I still prefer Kermit's but others were mixed on their favorites. The place itself has a friendly feel to it. Yes, it is part of a marina, but for the most part, once you go through the restaurant entrance, you are in a different outside world. There are covered areas too if needed.

Neat place. Doesn't look like a restaurant at first.....just a couple of picnic tables and a…read morekitchen in a small trailer. Hours are typical for island lifestyle, 11-3 mon-fri. I had grilled Mahi which was perfectly done. The girls were friendly and outgoing. I love this place and hope to return again soon.

Quick and low key. It seems they don't have a fixed menu. We tried the fried hog fish basket &…read moresteak burger. The basket came w/ two pieces & the burger is huge. The fish served was fresh. A good eat & quick stop where mainly serve for take out.

We came here for their Happy hour 4-6 everyday, and it was great for us since we are early diners…read more We had wings and beer and they were delicious, perfectly fried and seasoned. You can sit inside or out and partial to air-conditioning in June, we sat indoors. There are so many Happy hour choices in Key West, just Google it. This just made our favorites list.

I had an absolutely terrible experience at this location: 1…read more Zero basic service: We were never given plates, basic utensils, or even gloves for our seafood. Our water glasses were left empty the entire time. 2. Food hygiene hazard: The kitchen/servers mixed up our order and delivered ALL of our food to another table first. Once they realized the mistake, they brought those exact plates back from that table and served them to us. Extremely unhygienic. 3. Overpriced & sloppy presentation: The $29 Jambalaya was a tiny portion (literally fit on a small plate) and looked lazily slapped together, completely unlike what was served to other tables. 4. Forced gratuity & dismissive attitude: They automatically added an 18% tip to the bill. When we asked to remove it due to the awful service, the server offered zero apology, blamed being "too busy," and dismis us with a rude "whatever."

Fun atmosphere right in the harbor. Watch the boats come in and the tarpon jumping while you enjoy…read moreamazing bites and the yummiest beverages. We stopped by the market to snag some fish for dinner and stopped into the Dock restaurant for an appetizer. We had 4 kids and 4 adults, it's a small spot but we enjoyed the outdoor space even though it was rainy. Our bartender/server was great. He had good recommendations for menu items and gave us some great information about the area and things to see and do. Ended up staying a few hours even though we planned for only a quick stop. Such an amazing hidden spot. An absolute gem. Get the lobster rangoons!

Went to dinner at the Docks with a friend recently and was really disappointed. The restaurant has…read morea neat atmosphere right on the water and at the time of our arrival, it was semi busy. Overall, the food quality was okay. Portion sizes were average however, the Fish & Chips came with 2 small strips of fish buried under a thick layer of oily breading on top of a huge mound of fries. Once I unburied the fish it was tasty & fresh but not much of it. My husband enjoyed his shrimp scampi but it was seemed to be lacking something. Unfortunately, the service does not measure up to the type of restaurant they portray themselves to be. The server was not particularly friendly nor attentive. (No follow-up on drinks or service) We were asked by another friend to go to dinner last night and he suggested The Docks. We politely declined.