Thirsty Mermaid

This place is spectacular. We spent four nights in Key West, and every night we tried a fine restaurant - except for the Thirsty Mermaid. It was so good we came back for a second round. The yellow tail snapper was one of the best dishes I've had in forty year of eating out, and the scallops were not far behind. Raw oysters were superb, and we loved the clam chowder and ceviche. The bread pudding with ice cream was divine. Service is top-notch and perfectly timed. The atmosphere was casual, inviting, and friendly. Highly recommended.

Incredible place. Service was outstanding (Ionela was my server - she did a great job!)
Had some oysters from the raw bar and a salad with a snapper sandwich. Everything was prepared perfectly and delicious. Will definitely be back. Great espresso as well.

After swimming in the pool and feeling all icky and stuffing my mouth with constant seafood (it’s Key West, what else would I expect?). I wanted to eat something not involving seafood. Yes the name is of a cool sea creature but hey, might as well shoot my shot. I ordered the Gnnochi and my god, it was so good and the portion they give is insane especially with the price. It could feed like 2 adults. In my humbles opinion , if you’re is key west and tired of seafood or your children hate seafood, try this place out.

The scallops are to die for! Great service. Cute and quiet restaurant among all the noise. We had an excellent dinner. Definitely recommend it to everyone!

We had a fun time with a random couple we encountered at a local bar. The bartender sent us this way for dinner. The line caught swordfish was phenomenal and the gnocchi was also a delight. They have a good wine list and bottles are reasonably priced. Service was also impeccable m.

This place was so much fun! Everything was so tasty! My husband had the fried oysters, one of the best he’s had, very crispy and fresh. And the hummus plate. The homes was so good that it has inspired me to try it at home! I had the large seafood platter. Ate every bit of it! Very fresh and perfect, actually. Then it was so good, we had to try the desserts. Intended to take them home, but ate all of them. We had the bread pudding and the honey pear.

Christmas DAY meal! We had the Steamed Pei Mussels and Soup. The Mussels were some of the best I have eaten! The broth was excellent and not over powering. I would most definitely recommend and will visit again! Thank you for the excellent food and great service!!

This is our February 2024 review - We visit Key West often and found this amazing seafood restaurant about 8 months ago when we were here last, so on this trip we knew we wanted to return and we went twice!
Out first visit recently was to just stop at the bar for some bubbles prior to another dinner reservation elsewhere. We got our same server from the visit many months ago and she was just as great, but we also encountered Nicolas on this visit.

So, we came back 2 nights later for dinner and were seated in an area handled by Nicolas and he immediately recognized us and welcomed us back… We enjoyed an amazing dinner with incredible service and great conversation with the staff!! The seafood here is incredible and fresh! The wine list is awesome and nicely priced! Portions are substantial and their menu is nicely diverse to accommodate anyone’s needs. Highly recommend stopping in, as we will continue to return on upcoming trips!

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This was our June 2023 review - Came here for dinner one evening without reservations and opted for seating at the bar. Our server was excellent, very attentive throughout! They have a Very nice wine list (which is very nicely priced!) and a beautifully done, unique menu! They offer a different fresh catch each day, done in unique preparations.

The décor is really nice and clean. The food was outstanding! Ceviche was very fresh and tasty! We tried their grouper and their yellow tail and both were AMAZING! It’s enjoyable to have fresh-caught seafood, such as what they offer!

The only issue is the name… it sounds like a bar or something, but it’s definitely not, it’s a restaurant with an amazing selection of fresh seafood as well as a nice wine list, but surprisingly no spirits/cocktails.

We’ll most definitely return! Highly recommend stopping in!