Keys Fisheries Market and Marina Member Rating: ***** 5.0
Address: MM 49, BS, end of 35th St., Marathon, FL
Phone: 305/743-4353; 866/743-4353
www.keysfisheries.com
Cuisine: Seafood
From the parking lot the commercial warehouse with fishing boats docked alongside barely hints at the restaurant inside. Order at the window outside, pick up your food in the market, then dine at waterfront picnic tables, some under a plastic canopy. Fresh seafood and a token hamburger are the only things on the menu. A lobster Reuben ($13.95) served on thick slices of toasted bread is the signature dish. There's also a 16-flavor ice-cream bar and a beer-wine bar.

Credit Cards: MC, V
Member Reviews & Ratings:
A Hidden Gem
Posted by shrimpadilla from Beaufort, North Carolina on 1/8/08
After driving down a dark road, past a boat yard, we began to wonder if we were in the right place. We saw the building and we weren't sure we wanted to eat here. It looked a little sketchy. The parking lot was nearly vacant, but we were there late - 8 PM. They're only open til 9. My grandmother asked some people exiting the building if we were in the right place. They said we were - and told us how delicious their meals had been. We decided that we did want to eat here. We went up to the window, and were daunted by their ginormous menu. After several minute of discussion, we all decided what to order. When we ordered, the guy at the window asked for a name of a TV show instead of our last name, which we thought was kind of fun. We had the following: Key Lime Scallops (on linguine), Crab Alfredo, Crabcake Sandwich, Chicken Fingers Basket, Coconut Shrimp, Whiskey Peppercorn Snapper, and a Bloomin' Onion. Everything was great. The crabcake, however, was a little too bready for my personal taste. While waiting for our food (it didn't take long) we fed the tarpon at the dock. Then we picked up our food, and chose a picnic table on the covered dock to enjoy our meal.