The administrator ask me to post some recommendations on where to have some great food in Key West. I hope y'all try some of these places & post a reply upon your return & post what you like, don't like or what your favoriteswhere. Some are expensive & some are just down right good! Enjoy!

Breakfast:

Rick's Blue Heaven - The place is neat -superb lobster Benedict - 729 Thomas St. - http://www.blueheavenkw.com/

Martins - Sundays only for brunch - great Benedict's - 416 Appelrouth Lane

Harpoon Harry's - Local hangout -
832 Caroline St.

Banana Cafe - Great Crepes - 1211 Duval St.

Pepe's Cafe & Steakhouse - Excellent, but expect to wait - our favorite
806 Caroline St. -http://www.pepescafe.net

The Deli - Cheap, but good -
On the corner at 531 Truman & right across the street from the little shopping center.

Camilles - Nice place - 703 1/2 Duval St. - http://www.camilleskeywest.com/

Lunch:

Alonzo's Oyster Bar - Try the lobster sandwich - 700 Front St. -
http://www.alonzos-oysterbar.com/

Mangoes - Great people watching place
700 Duval St. -

The Deli - Cheap, but good -

Half Shell Raw Bar - Locals favorite -
Lands End Village - 294-7496 - Just up the front entrance of Turtle Kraals

Turtle Kraals - Locals favorite - superb fried lobster sandwich - 294-2640
http://www.turtlekraals.com/

Banana Cafe - Good salads & crepes

B's Restaurant - Cuban, locals favorite
1500 Bertha St. - Off of Flagler St. & 2nd Ave.

B.O.'s Fish Wagon - Great grouper sandwich - 801 Caroline St.

Rusty Anchor - Stock Island - 5510 3rd Ave. - 5th Ave & Corner of Old Shrimp Road - http://www.rustyanchorseafood.com/

7 Fish - Locals favorite - our pick
632 Olivia St.

Louie's Backyard - a favorite for lunch only - 700 Waddle St. -www.louiesbackyard.com

Dinner:

Cafe Des Artiste - Reservations - fine dining, very pricey, but worth it - 1007 Simonton St.

Cafe Marquesa - Reservations - fine dining -
http://www.marquesa.com/

A & B Lobster House - Fine dining, worth the $$$ - 700 Front St.
http://www.ab-lobsterhouse.com/

Alonzo's Oyster Bar - outside for sunset - white claim chile -
http://www.alonzos-oysterbar.com/

Antonia's - Italian - capellini & lasagna - 615 Duval ST.
http://www.antoniaskeywest.com/

Mangia Mangia - Great cheap Italian -
900 Southard St. -
http://www.mangia-mangia.com/

Ambrosia - Sushi - 1100 Packer St.

Michaels - Superb steaks - 532 Margaret St.

Alice's at La Te Da - Great place - 1125 Duval St.

Mangoes - Great specials & pizza -
http://www.mangoeskeywest.com/

Rick's Blue Heaven - Yellowtail & save room for Banana Foster desert -
http://www.blueheavenkw.com/

El Siboney - Cuban - Paella for 2, make
reservations 3 hours in advance to order - our favorite - 900 Catherine St.

Martins - Great specials

Pepe's Cafe & Steakhouse - Porkchops or steaks - expect to wait - our favorite
http://www.pepescafe.net

Rusty Anchor - Stock Island - seafood specials -http://www.rustyanchorseafood.com/

Square One Restaurant - Located in Duval Square - 1075 Duval St. - http://www.squareonerestaurant.com/

Meteor - Barbecue - located beside Green Parrot Bar

Rooftop Cafe - Key Lime pie & after dinner drinks - very romantic - 310 Front St.

CoCo Palms - Jamaica man - Nest door to Rooftop - http://keywestfoods.com/

Turtle Kraals - Great sunset - great menu - our pick -http://www.turtlekraals.com/

New York Pizza & Deli - Located in Duval Square across from Square One

Take-out or Order for Delivery

Damn Good Food To-Go -
http://www.damngoodfoodtogo.com/

Romeo's Downtown Deli - Great Cuban Sandwiches - Free Delivery - Just off Duval St. on Southard St. - 296-9990

Thanks Ron. We've printed your list out. I dont expect to have a bunch of arguements over where to eat now. Damned fine food to go sounds too cool! We are really looking forward to dinner at Turtle Kraals. You're the second person to recommend it. Maybe we'll run into you at Fantasy Fest!

Your very welcome Frank! I hope you like them. My wife & I have visited a lot of restaurants from the past years & we think some are great while others are good. Regardless, let the message board know how your family like them or any others that were not mention when you return. By the way, you might try this cafe, Calsdesi Catch at 530 Simonton St. by the wellness center. It open earlier this year got some great reviews, but they stop. They are very small but worth the visit. Make reservations for lunch or dinner & let me know how y'all like them. Fantasy Fest will be big again this year, so make sure you have some reservations at some of these places. Have fun, enjoy & by all means have one for me! :D

Reservations! You would think we would have thought of that. We did of course for the hotel but didn't think of it for dinner. Well, we leave in two days and we just about can't stand it! Thank you again, and thanks to everyone on the board who has given us advice!

Love your list, Ron. A couple corrections/updates... Camille's is great, but it's not on Duval anymore! Believe it or not, after YEARS and YEARS on Duval, Denise has moved her restaurant to a beautiful new space on Simonton. It's bigger and newer, but the food is still classic Camille's. Delicious.

Also... Louie's Backyard is not just for lunch. It's a BEAUTIFUL place for dinner... we love it!

Had dinner at Antonia's last night... that place just gets better and better every year. Try the wild mushroom soup with truffle oil.... incredible.

Thanks for the update on Camille's Toni! My wife & I go to Louie's Backyard for a drink at the Afterdeck bar for sunsets only. They have been pretty rude lately in thier seating arrangements & you have to almost say something to them because of it. The host acts like he doesn't want to be their & during the lunch time, the hostess sits you at the table right beside the path where all the people are walking in their bathing suits & a guy & his dog playing in the ocean with the seagrass everywhere! That's pretty upsetting to me. Plus, the prices for some of their dinners are getting out of hand, even tho we like to visit them for lunch. Something is going wrong here & I haven't pinppinted yet. This is not the 1st time that we have encountered this as we also have learn of this happening from others.

I'm glad you had a wonderful dinner at Antonia's, they are fabulous aren't they. The mushrooom soup sounds great & I will try it & thanks for letting us know. All for now & thanks for the update on some of the wonderful places we have here to enjoy your dinning pleasures.

EEK! Sorry you have had a bad experience there. We've never had anything like that happen to us. As a matter of fact, I had dinner there two days ago, and it was perfect... the menu has been revised, and there were plenty of affordable, delicious new items... the hostess was sweet - even moved us to a better table voluntarily.

You should let them know of the problems you've had. They would probably be horrified, and I'm certain they would do anything they could to make it up to you... especially since you go there so often for drinks and lunch.

Of course, it's a matter of preference on seating. Personally, I like the tables with a view of "Dog Beach"... all the locals bring their dogs to swim in the late afternoon, and we get a kick out of all the frolicking and fun. My husband likes the bikinis!

I'm in Key West today, and Hurricane Michelle has caused a tourist evactuation. We're going to hang in there for another day to see if the locals will be evacuated... Louie's is still open. Powerboat Races are cancelled, though.

See ya!

I'm very aware of the hurrican Toni. I'm in the Islamorada area. It looks like it is forcasted to go south of us by late Sunday or early Monday mornin. You be careful & enjoy your stay. ;)

Thanks, Ron.

You be safe, too.