Salute! On The Beach

We've come here everytime that We've come to key west in the last 15 years or so. Its one of our favorite spots to visit whether its lunch or dinner. In the evenings they often have live entertainment, at least on the occasions that we've been, whether its music or a drag performer. Super family friendly, we've been taking our daughter here since she was 5, she's almost 19 now and we were just there. I had grouper cakes there about 5 years ago and they've lived rent free in my head since, and im not a seafood person. You cannot imagine my surprise when I was there last Monday and they had them for a special. Over the moon!! I love this place. It is the one place I recommend to every person, every single time. The prices are incredibly fair, the atmosphere is banging and its right on the beach. What more could you ask for?!?! They are right on Higgs Beach, so there's plenty of parking and wonderful views of you're on the patio. The inside and bathrooms are very rustic, and you can tell that theyre in hurricane area but it really just adds to the authenticity of the establishment. Theyre not JUST here for a good time, they're here for a good and LONG time. But for real, this is a must stop for me everytime that I'm in key west. Its affordable and so freaking good.

Nice view while having a meal. We got to the restaurant right as they opened for an early lunch, so it was quiet and peaceful. More of a hole in the wall type place. Not super clean. Very casual atmosphere. The food was average. We got the blackened Mahi penne dish and it was very bland and the sauce was watered down. We also got a fish sandwich with a lime tartar sauce and side of potato salad, which was pretty good. Overall, it was a fine place to go for our very first meal arriving on the island, but I wouldn’t go back personally.

This place is awesome. We love Blue Heaven so we had to come here and it did not disappoint. I loved everything here. We got their special gazpacho and it was so good. We also tried their calamari because we heard it was “the best on the island” and it was incredible. However it’s hard to compare this dish to other calamari dishes because calamari is usually breaded and this one is not. I was skeptical at first but it’s truly amazing.

The staff couldn’t keep the water glasses full, but food was excellent. From the time we sat down to order was about 10 minutes, but ordering to eating was about the same. We started with a couple of bowls of Artichoke Red Pepper Soup. My wife’s shrimp were Mahi Mahi was perfectly cooked. The Hamburger raised no complaints from our friends. I had the grilled grouper over linguini! All was very good.