Four Marlins Oceanfront Dining

My husband had a great strip steak. He said it was the best he ever had. I had the short rib rice. It was all white rice with maybe a table spoon of short rib. It was so salty I barely ate half of it. They have a lot of nerve to charge $44 for a bowl of salty white rice. We are not going back.

We had both breakfast and dinner at the Four Marlins. I would recommend either. The breakfast menu had many different options. Dinner was not very busy, and the food came out quicky. They also have a nice cocktail menu.

We decided to extend our day in KW to see the sunset and easily got a reservation here. While it wasn't a direct view, the outside dining terrace was beachside and had a beautiful ocean view- a very romantic setting. Our waitress was wonderful and checked with us several times throughout our meal. My hanger steak was a delicious, tender aged cut of beef with creative caulilini and potato gratin sides. My wife enjoyed the mutton snapper catch of the day, also with delicious accompaniment. She did say my Key Lime Pie is better though! While the price is above average, the food was worth the cost. Best of all, they gladly honored our Woman's Club Dining Card, which if you weren't aware is the tastiest charitable donation on the island!

Several fun cocktails to choose from, delicious key lime pie (one of our favorites we tried while vacationing in Key West!)

This restaurant was beautiful for starters. The menu was simple - not overdone and everyone had a delicious meal. I had the chilled prawns simply prepared with cocktail sauce. My brother had the fish & chips and my nephew had the lobster mac which he said was the best he ever had. Desert was Key Lime pie - that did not last long on the table at all! Our waitstaff was wonderful. My 90+ year old mother can be difficult and she did not get rattled at all. Thank you!

It is always great to be remembered by name when returning to a restaurant. Frania greeted my husband and I by name and seated us at the perfect table. She asked how are morning was and filled our glasses with water. Absolute GEM working at the restaurant. SIMPLY THE BEST! Tim, our waiter, was also fabulous. He remembered our order from a previous dining experience and even remembered to double toast our bagel! At the end of our meal, he thanked us for being valuable customers and wished us a great day. The food was hot and delicious, but the customer service from Frania and Tim were the STAR of the show!

What a catch! My party of four had a delicious lunch of fish tacos and fish sandwiches. Flavors were spot on. The pineapple jalapeño margarita was exceptionally well mixed, and had the perfect spicy kick. We had an incredible view of the beach and ocean. The traffic was steady, but relaxed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stayed at the Reach and ate here a few times. Had the Cobb salad - which I could have eaten every day 👩🏻‍🍳 😘. Also had the Nutella French toast. Another item I could eat daily !!! The decor is stunning , the service is fabulous & how can you beat oceanfront location !!

Next to dog “sh” beach

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Anniversary dinner they acknowledged our special day

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best key lime pie

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Did Thanksgiving dinner here
Truly a wonderful restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I am not sure what’s better the amazing food, the attentive service or the spectacular ocean view. This place checked all the boxes for a relaxed atmosphere, refined menu, servers who make you feel right at home, and the soothing sounds of the ocean to tie it all together. Pro tip: order the key lime pie 😍

Food: 5

From the food to the service, this place is so lackluster and bland, big time avoid. We dined here for weekend brunch, which was overpriced and seriously without taste. I had a seafood cobb salad with blue cheese, though there was not a speck of blue cheese on or in it. How does someone take the taste out of lobster?? My boyfriend had steak and eggs, the steak was not cooked anywhere near how he ordered it and had zero seasoning. We barely saw our server, the amount of time we spent waiting to order, to get our check, to give the CC was just absurd, and no they were not busy. We both worked in service jobs, so I'm not just saying that, there really was no excuse.

On top of all of that, the prices are ridiculous, even for Key West. Audacious to charge $42 to lousy steak and eggs. From what we can tell, you're paying for the view, good luck with the rest. Save you r time and money, there are so many better options than this place.

Ironic side note -
When we arrived there was a couple at the front complaining to the manager about the poor service and way they were treated. I didn't mean to overhear but it went on for minutes as we waited behind them. We waited bc despite other staff passing by and the manager clearly seeing us waiting, no one acknowledged us at all. In fact the manager dismissed the people with the complaint with a curt sorry and suggestion they leave a yelp review. Too bad we ignored the foreshadowing, lol!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Amazing location
Right on the beach 🏝️
Food was ok, my order needed to be redone, so a bit of waiting
My husband asked for ketchup but never got it!
Otherwise pretty good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4