the island fish company & tiki bar

best seafood wish is at island fish!. i'll start by saying that this is the type of place you hope to find when on vacation! islandfishdistinguishes itself from all the local joints offering food, booze and music, not to mention the great view and ambience in the keys and island tradition. i looked them up on yelp before traveling and was even more enticed after having lunch there, deciding to come back a few days later for new year's dinner! the moment you walk in, it reeks of laid back fun and relaxation. while at the furthest point of the u.s., on water and in the sun, who wants anything but fresh fish, seafood and drink, so for lunch we had the fresh catch mahi mahi sandwich on toasted bun, with remoulade sauce, lettuce, tomato and banana pepper, and excellent choice as the remoulade is good enough to write home about; also had the fried dolphin (incredibly tender) lightly dusted with flour, sautéed with sherry, lemon and butter wrap; and the baja fresh tacos consisting of soft tacos, lightly fried mahi mahi, cabbage, tomato, cilantro, jalopenos, and sour cream salsa, served with white rice and black beans; we also had their taco salad consisting of a fried tortilla bowl, refried beans, iceburg lettuce, tomato, monterrey jack and cheddar cheeses, black olives, scallions and a side of tomatillo sauce topped with a blend of ground beef with sour cream and tomatoes; we washed it all down with lemonade; coors lite; stella; virgin pina colada; cuervo margarita... here at the beach i was expecting beach-bum names of my servers to be buffy or gidget, maybe boom boom or wave-runner, but i had to settle for yani, more musical than beachy... anyway, service was extraordinary as was the food and ambience. a few days later for new year's dinner we enjoyed: caesar salad; macho chicken nachos grilled with tomatoes, olives, black beans, jalapenos, scallions and smothered in cheese with salsa, sour cream and guacamole; stuffed shrimp of key west pink gold shrimp, stuffed with mango crab meat stuffing, baked and topped with key lime mustard sauce served with white rice and black beans; hogfish fried, topped with creamy sherry sauce, shrimp served with rice and veggie special; absolute & soda; irish rum coffee; sierra nevada; grapefruit crush of absoulute ruby red, cointreau, grapefruit juice and sprite; blue lagoon with coconut rum and blue curacao. ahoy and bon apetit!

tourist trap. how does afishrestaurant in the keys serve frozen mahi??? maybe they figure by giving it to the kids asfishfingers , they would get away with it, even though i specifically asked if it was fresh or frozen. the clams were fishy (not fresh), popcorn shrimp had no shrimp inside. nachos had no flavor; chicken, dry overcooked cheeseburger, wings were old. salad was soggy and old. pasta sauce was from a jar, soup was from a can. and to top it off, waitress attitude was poor. at best, food was less than ok. thumbs down. this place thrives on out of towers who unfortunately don't know any better.

what is worse than one? i want that option. have been to the islandfishcompany many times and, although nothing spectacular, we never had a bad experience however that all changed tonight. our 2 year old daughter said she didn't like the kids spaghetti but we figured she was just being picky like every other 2 year old. we had just receive our entrees. two seconds later she is projectile vomiting all over the table, my 7 month pregnant wife, the floor...anyone with children understands. the waiter comes by to check on us and sees what is going on. he doesn't offer napkins, a towel, a hand...nothing. so, i get up and run over to the waitress station and get napkins and then run out to the car and get a pack of baby wipes. finally, i asked the waiter if he had a garbage bag for my wife who was cleaning the entire booth....7 months pregnant!!! not once, did anyone ask if they could help, could we maybe warm your food up, make you something fresh, no, instead i got the check. i asked to speak to the manager and andy, the manager on duty, came over and told me that we made a mess of his booth....what??? i bit my tongue and explained to him that we can't exactly eat our food and that my daughter said the spaghetti was bad. what did andy say you ask, "i have served 15 of those tonight and they have been spot on". he then continued with the "mess" we had made. finally, i could take no more. i informed andy that we would be happy to pay for what we ate and nothing more. what next you ask, andy called the police!!!! three cop cars pull up and my wife goes over to speak with them. andy says that we were walking out on our bill. what? we waiting for 30 minutes for the police. our other two kids were on the restaurant dock feeding the fish. walking out?!?!?! the monroe county sheriffs office could not have been nicer. andy spoke to the police horribly! they explained to andy that they could not make us pay. after listening to this "manager" go on and on for 15 minutes, my wife just said she would pay the bill to get out of there. the police explained they could not force her to do so but with a crying baby in the car full of puke, my wife did the right thing and chose our kids over andy. the police offered to escort my wife back into the restaurant so that andy could not be mean to her anymore. the police said they would write up a police report even though that was uncommon in this type of situation so that if we chose to fight this, there was a record of it. thank you monroe county sheriff's office for making this horrible experience a little better. finally, we spoke with the concierge at our hotel on arrival back and they said, "these guys treat tourists terribly". lesson learned, speak with locals first!

great place!!!. we enjoyed the food and the location on the water. our kids really enjoyed watching thefishas they ate.

fantastic food, best place within walking distance of holiday inn.fishtacos, ceaser salad nice and cold, pistachio yellowfin really nice. extensive menu will satisfy everyone. nice atmosphere, inside, bar, outside, plenty of tvs in bar area.

management bad attitude. islandfishcompany management unprofessional at best. i attempted to book a party for a wedding at this establishement and management failed to follow up after our initial conversation telling the space was booked for my family event. i had to be persisent in email and phone call follow up and no one called me back. when i finally got a manager on the phone, they told me that they did not take groups/private rooms in april. they have a island attitude and treat potential customer poorly. i could not in good faith rcommend them as their attitude has to influence servers in a negative way

my first and last visit to the islandfishcompany is one and the same. there breakfast menu is far from what you would expect for there prices. it seems they have a great dinner menu and try to charge the same for their lacking breakfasts. in this case the biscuits and gravy or "the wet biscuit", as i call it, had the taste of fine air! that's right air! feel free to try there breakfast at your own risk but don't expect your opinions to matter. in this reviewers opinion the breakfast menu at thefishcompany is a game of russian roulette.

my second trip here. both were good. good freshfishand stone crab. would go back when i'm in the area again.

yummy. we were driving down to key west, and ran across this gem! stopped in for lunch, beer cold, conch chowder hot and full of flavor, andfishsandwiches/wraps wonderful! we loved it do much on the drive down, we stopped back by again on our way to key largo, and again were not disapointed.

not the best service(waitress forgot my sister's order and returned saying she had a brain fart) but its a great atmosphere right on the water. i'd reccomend thefishtacos. the key lime pie was good but served lukewarm.

outstanding food. very popular. conch chowder was excellent. freshfishwas very fresh. try the oysters moscow!!!. oysters with horseradish cream sauce and caviar! ! tobasco on top and you are in for a taste explosion!! conch fritters where good too. the shrimp wherever huge and sweet fresh!! thursday night and starving for good food with an outdoor table and view pf the sunset. we got it all here. no reservations excepted but short wait at 6:30 pm. you will not be dissapointed. another one for my list!!

greatfishsandwiches with delicious homemade coleslaw. large portions. service was friendly but slow, not the place to eat if you're in a hurry. i'd reccomend this for sure!

gluten-free win. after searching for seafood restaurants with varied menus, we landed at islandfishco mainly because it is across the street from our hotel. thank goodness--our family (2 adults, 2 kids) had a wonderful dinner that happened to fit our gf bill without any modifications! our server was amazing, despite a huge party coming in. it's not on the menu, but there is a gf (vegan!) chocolate cake that is simply amazing--even if you're not gf. wine selection was pretty good. we had peel-and-eat shrimp, local stone crab, and mahi-mahi--all fresh and wonderfully prepared. we'll definitely be back on our next trip to the keys!

had thefishtacos and they were, "just ok." the tortilla chips that were served with it were stale and the server appeared to just want us to eat and leave. not very friendly. won't be back

had a great lunch there!fishtacos were excellent and enough food for 2. husband loved the tuna tataki. our server, kelly was great! she's lived here all of her life and gave us great info for our stay! don't miss this one!