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! island fish distinguishes 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 ofkeywest pink gold shrimp, stuffed with mango crab meat stuffing, baked and topped withkeylime 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!

average food.keylime pie was a small portion for $4. waitress ignored us and went outside to play with a puppy that another waitstaff had brought by restaurant. finally came back in to bring us our check but did not wash her hands after playing with the animal! manager saw the whole thing and ignored it. great location and view, avg food & poor service. typical for the keys.

love this place... i was in duckkeyfor my honeymoon and went to this place about 4 times ... for breakfast and 3 dinners... awesome... i still think about this place while in dallas

great food! we had the crab cakes starter and the grouper and it was amazing! the atmosphere is really fun! thekeylime coolada is to die for!! i don't know how they make it taste just likekeylime pie, but it's amazing!

great service and huge servings. we drove by this place and thought it was a great location and looked nice, read some reviews and decided to try it. parking is limited but we were there early so we were all good. the hostess sat us in what we normally would think would be a great table...but we just got back from a 10 hour fishing trip and the sun seemed to be killing us. our waitress was very concerned and continued to ask if we wanted to move tables but we didn't want to be a burden for something that wasn't their fault. we ordered the lobster rolls for an ap... i was expecting a tiny egg roll... holy cow they were huge... different and very tasty!! we both ordered soup and pasta. the soup was very good, it was the island style she crab soup.. now if you are expecting she crab soup.... be warned... it's not traditional..but still good. the pasta bowls came out and they were huge. the prices are a little higher, but for the amount we got, it wasn't bad. because the sun was making us uncomfortable we asked for our food to go somewhat quickly, but we had read a review about the deep friedkeylime pie so we ordered a slice to go! it didn't last long back at the resort, and our left over pasta warmed up great the next day. will go back next time when we can spend time and enjoy the atmosphere.

so good the first night we came back a second night. highly recommend the conch fritters, lobster bisque, tuna tatika, and the friedkeylime pie

yummy. we were driving down tokeywest, and ran across this gem! stopped in for lunch, beer cold, conch chowder hot and full of flavor, and fish sandwiches/wraps wonderful! we loved it do much on the drive down, we stopped back by again on our way tokeylargo, 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 the fish tacos. thekeylime pie was good but served lukewarm.

wow. after just posting my review i had to come back and add another post after reading the previous posts. does the management read these, i see post after post about the same complaint i had and that is the staff is rude! i challenge the management to reply to the posts about the rude staff, its not like there is only 1 or 2 or even 3 posts about the staff, there are many many posts all stateing the staff is far from pleasant or even professional. so management, what say you?


-----24 feb, 2012-----

it was ok, but. i was on a motorcycle trip from orlando tokeywest, taking my time, not in a hurry, i had no set time to get there or get home when i came across this cool resteraunt. i pulled in and got a drink and then decided to try the lunch, the waitress came over and i was asking her some questions about the menu and to my surprise not all people in the keys are nice, this lady was very rude, short and i dont mean in height, i was completely taken by the unprofessionalism rudeness i received. i finally decided to look past the waitresses attitude and order some lunch, i got the bisque and a half pound of peel and eat shrimp, it didnt wow me like i expected seafood in the keys too, but it wasnt as bad as the service and attitude from the staff, i might try it again when i go back.

food was exceptional and you gotta have akeylime colada! i will be back

great place. we stopped on the way down tokeywest and the food was so wonderful, we stopped on the way back. the crunchy lobster sandwich was amazing - and the conch fritters are the best i've ever had - better than in nassau. the service was excellent. sit outside if you can. great view. they have a huge variety of oysters on the menu and a great selection of fish which can be cooked many different ways. the tiki bar looked like fun but we were driving so couldn't enjoy it. i give this place a very high recommendation.

great food and open atmosphere. outdoor dining. lots to choose from... prices from $9-$29. thekeylime oysters were an awesome starter. other good dishes - stuffed shrimp, seafood wrap, coconut shrimp. nice place to watch sunset and we got great service.