Old Tavernier Restaurant & Lounge

Specials, steaks, salads are very good. Tonight was the exception— very busy, service was very slow and food was barely warm. Had shrimp/scallop special and was lukewarm at best. Shrimp was dried and tough. Like itd been under a warming lamp too warm

Lovely restaurant, excellent food, excellent service, great atmosphere! Chose it for my husband's birthday with our family. Highly reccomend!

Parking: All food served in a timely manner with the perfect amount of time to finish foods before the next course was brought to the table. From starting with water and other drinks, and bread; to appetizers and salads; to the main course; and finally dessert: all was of excellent quality!

Kid-friendliness: Kids enjoy fancier restaurants, just as adults do! Wonderful waitress for our granddaughter! She kept her drink filled and quite happy! She enjoyed her meal!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salads, Lasagna, Sauteed Escargot

Excellent place in the heart of Tavernier. The food is high quality. The restaurant has amazing atmosphere. The service is always good. Never fails!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fantastic lunch. Food was exactly as wanted/described. Service fantastic, esp by TJ. Had grilled chicken on salad and fish sandwich. Fries were just right! Sit on the canal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Beautiful Italian menu with some Greek nods. Rather tasty cuisine and interesting location. The restaurant just lacks a warmer decoration.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Music too loud, the Nephew turned it into a pizzeria. For the past eight years whenever I come down here in winter, I always go there for an extraordinary dining pleasure. The food is exceptional. The service is exceptional, but when Elias isn’t there, nephew has turned the place into a pizzeria with the loud music, totally uncalled for.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent dining experience. Seafood was delicious, service was top notch and very nice ambiance. Easy to get to from Key Largo.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A lovely place with very good food and friendly people at the bar.
Food was excellent and served right on time.
Reservations recommended.
Parking is tight, more of an adult restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Veal Piccata, Greek Salad

Everything from service, Amy was our server, to the appetizer, 3 Cheese Filo, to dinner was delicious!! Blue cheese dressing on the salad was the best I have tasted, and the tomatoes were the ripest I had seen since being in the area. The Osso Bucco is full of flavors and done perfectly!! You don’t even need to use the knife that they send out with the dish, fall apart fork tender!!! A must try if you are in the area!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We are locals and this is one of our go to spots when friends are in town. Today we were having pizza in the bar area. We have done both the diner and lounge and arrived at approximately 5:15 and were told pizza is not served until after 6 pm. So we had appetizers and drinks. The lounge was filling up quick. We had ahi tuna and calamari. The calamari was under cooked and the ahi tuna was just bad. We didn’t say anything. They took our order for pizza. At around 6:30 the waitress came over and said our pizza was given to someone else and another was being made. Again we said nothing and were nice since there were only 2 waitresses and were very busy working the bar and tables. All the time the manager was doing nothing to help with the crowd. Our pizza came out around 7 and both pizzas were very burnt, not just bottom but the meat pizza was terrible. We had a few slices got our bill and left. Our friend did tell the waitress the pizza was burnt and did not box it since she saw it was all left. She apologized and removed a drink from the bill. I guess the drink was cheaper than the pizza. I just don’t think I can give them another chance. Also, I have never left a review before. I just couldn’t let this go.

Food: 1

Sherry was our server and was excellent. The staff was very friendly and the restaurant gives you the feel of a Beverly
Hills with old keys charm. The food was excellent Prime rib melted in your mouth.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was very good, a very busy restaurant, which causes the service to be delayed, but it is a very nice place and the service was very good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place has been here for many years. I have always like it. But yesterday’s cook on duty needs to go. I ordered the shrimp and chicken al mare pasta and this plate is $29, so I would expect something so easy to not screw up; to be delicious. The 3 shrimp in my pasta were hard and rubbery, the chicken was dry and overcooked. The pasta sauce that was supposed to be a creamy wine sauce was so salty I couldn’t finish the meal. But I will admit that my appetizer “mushroom Neptune” was just as delicious as always, and my Tiramisu was heavenly. We also had a very attentive waitress. But after this dinner it will be a while before I visit here again or recommend them again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Place was nice but the food was subpar for the prices they charge. Ordered the shrimp and chicken pasta, both the shrimp and chicken were rubber. I expect more from a dinner thats was $100. Way overpriced for what amounts to Olive Garden quality food. Would not recommend

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Beautiful atmosphere paired with horrible management. Beware of the owners that believe themselves above others. Rude, inconsiderate and overall bad people. The staff is lovely, food could use some improvement, and a bit overpriced.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3