Go to keys a lot. This place is the best food around. Good comfort food never had a bad meal.

I love turkey. Papa Lou's roast their own turkey is wonderful. I had a tricky club on whole wheat as good as it gets. I love their pizza. I almost forgot the deserts. All homemade by the owner. Out of this world. They have outside seating an air conditioned Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays. They have music close Sunday. One other thing I love about this place is run by the owners who are local and live just a few minutes from the restaurant three generations dad and daughter work the kitchen mom works the front and makes all the desserts. Grandma helps outside you should really check out this place. read more

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The service and food was great! We came in the late afternoon (June 18,2024), and the place was empty, however the service was friendly, quick, and personable. I wish I had caught her name. Some people came in and were not overly friendly to the staff, but she handled them with grace and even apologized to us for their behavior. We told her that she was very professional and to not be worried about what other people had done. The food was delicious! Our appetizers were fried ravioli and conch fritters, and both were really good. My daughters shared the pizza, my husband had the whole fish, and I had the chicken sandwich and each dish was well made and flavorful. The crust on the pizza was so good, and we even watched the cook stretch the dough before cooking, which is impressive for a place we thought might just be a roadside dive. And it is, but in the BEST kind of way! If we ever make it back to the area, we will definitely stop back here! read more

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Delicious grouper Reuben with thick rye bread grilled nicely, cheese well melted and yummy cool slaw. Also the fish basket with fries is an ample portion. Great server, fun decor, good value. read more

We stopped for lunch and as soon as we walked in the door we were able to get seated greeted and have menus in hand britney was on top of it. Wasn't sure exactly what I wanted had a couple of questions, and she led me in the right direction for sure, as it got busier, she handled business like a pro.Didn't skip a beat and made everyone feel comfortable.I would suggest this place to everybody. Great food great service great vibes. Really good chicken caesar wrap! read more

Hot head Red head. Food was taking a long time, so when we inquired we were told someone called in and they were short staffed. We can understand that, however there was lack of service, and communication at our table. We said we just want to pay what we owe and go. We were than met with hostility being told do you hear that phone all the orders coming in before us. Which in turn caused a scene going from 0 to 100 from the server when it was not necessary. read more

Pizza was very good. NY style for someone who has actually had it bot just heard about it. We got it to go. Staff was friendly key lime pie was ok. read more

I have been coming to this place for a super long time. It used to be better in the 90s but it is still pretty good. I miss the days when there was old record albums stapled to the ceiling. The Decor is eclectic Florida Keys. On my way out of the keys a couple weeks ago we ordered takeout to pick up as we drove past. Interestingly although there was two cars in the parking lot only, they told us it would be 40 minutes before our food was ready. Well we got there earlier and it was ready earlier because there was literally no other business other than one table. So my go to is conch fritters and Conch strips. We had to ask them for sauce. They had our stuff packed up in boxes and there were no sauces in there and we had to ask for them. After we got in the car we discovered there was not a napkin to be found in the entire pile. Two sandwiches and an appetizer conch strips and an order of conch fritters was about $70. The breading on the conch strips tasted like unseasoned flour. I don't know what's going on there I don't know if it's Covid or what but the food quality has just been deteriorating over the last few years. This was a regular staple for me in the 90s and in the 2000s but maybe there was a change of ownership I don't know. At this point in time nostalgia brings me back not the food quality. The certainly is a quintessential piece of old Key West so it's worth a stop. read more

Bobalu's Southern Cafe - Front - Southern Near Me - Big Coppitt Key, Florida

Bobalu's is an easy solid three or four from me. This long standing quirky fun bar/restaurant 's beloved by locals and tourists alike so they're often very busy. People seem to Love this place! It's fun and everyone's friendly without all that Conch customer service you sometimes get down here. The food's good and the prices are refreshingly reasonable. You'll not often see that down here either. Pizza was pretty good. $3.00 beer!!! Happy, friendly, fun hospitality. read more

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I have been wanting to visit Bobalu's for the longest. It took me a long time to finally visit because it is always busy. Luckily, I popped in when it was much quieter. It is a place frequent by locals. The outdoor décor and colors really caught my attention. It is quirky, casual, and very Keys. Our server was great and friendly. We ordered a few drinks and they came out quickly. We shared the Key West Flare Pizza - Ham, pineapple, bell peppers, and onions. I thought the prices were really reasonable. Also, the pizza was actually pretty good. It is a laidback beachy theme bar/restaurant. They serve your typical Key West seafood items, but it is fun and relaxing. read more

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First time there tonight. Good food. Fun atmosphere. We had grouper & mahi dinners & and Italian sub. All were good. Key Lime Pie was stellar! Interesting artwork, artifacts & nautical decorations. Great service! Server, Krista, was so nice & accommodating. Even posed us in front of the mural for our picture! We will be back. read more

Service is great, food is good. Locals spot with a locals feel. Inside there is a bunch of stuff and quirks on the walls and ceilings.

I can't tell you if the food is good. We waited 90 minutes and never got our food. Wait staff was not attentive.

Great outdoor venue. Have dinner under the stars and twice a month a live band performs. Bars equiped with some roof in the even a rain cloud shows up. We ordered the kitchrn sink pizza, family style ceaser salad and a garden salad. All 3 items were delicous, ample for 4 hungy adults. Ceasar was delicious and i like my dressing in my green which this salad came in with majority of my leaves were tiuched. Garden was good served with yum yumbranch on the side. And the pizza was really good. Good friday night crowd, all seats were Taken, but you definitely can belly up to the bar and get your drinks on! A must try read more

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Great local restaurant. Very nice staff and all food is freshly made. Yummy pizza. Cakes are made on premise daily. When it's gone it's gone. Don't miss it. Save room they are large portions. read more

Bobalu's Southern Cafe - Checkout the entertainment on the backyard patio. Gets very crowded. - Southern Near Me - Big Coppitt Key, Florida

My fried shrimp were most likely frozen shrimp. There was so much breading that had been fried or baked so brown that a lot of it was burned. I let the waitress know that it was not any good. We still had to pay full price for it... I was very disappointed! read more

Bobalu's has great food choices! Amazing outdoor seats! Service was good and also very energetic and lively. will be back! read more

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Nice little roadside restaurant to grab a bite. The meals were prepared quickly and with ample attention to detail. I specifically recommend the potato salad as a side. It was fresh and delicious! read more

Good food. Relaxed ambiance. Friendly service. I will stop by next time I get up that way.

We are a super relaxed group of friends who stopped for a bite to eat on the way home from an event. It was about 6:45pm. Only a few tables were seated inside. Several people outside listening to music. The waitress was friendly enough, although SUPER SUPER HYPER. We ordered 1 pizza, 2 orders of raw ahi tuna, 1 order of wings, and one order of the special prime rib they had. 60 minutes in we're starting to get a bit antsy. We've been chatting and laughing. Joking about going to find chickens for the wings. Usually, we have no problem with waiting because we all have a good time together. But now we're hungry. Now bear in mind ... the place is about empty at this point except for a table for two in the bar area, and some patrons at the bar. There were to-go orders coming and going throughout all this time. Waitress bought one of the group a beer. But oddly after that came back to verify what we ordered? Did she even put the order in? I understand the wings, but how long does it take to throw raw tuna on a plate? And the prime rib should have already been sliced and ready to go, it was a special after all. An hour and half later, out came the wings. Then 5 minutes after that one order of tuna. Another few minutes, another order of tuna. Then about 10 minutes later, the pizza. And FINALLY out came the cold, rubber, prime rib special. Apparently the last one too. We were told we were lucky. OH boy. Never once saw a manager. Then at the end, after we asked for the bill and were getting ready to leave, someone who looked like a manager was walking by and asked how it was. We should have kept our mouths shut at that point. But we said it was a horrible experience. Well apparently we just wanted to argue, and they just wanted to defend their ninety minutes to serve us food. No apologies. No explanations. Just excuses. If you read through my reviews I RARELY say anything off about anywhere because anyone can have a bad day ... but we were so ill-treated by whomever this man was, that I had to get this out. I guess we should have never expected our simple meal any sooner than we got it. Shame on us. I wish we had the experience so many others have had where it was a perfect evening meal -- but nope. We were not so lucky. Good luck to the rest of you. There are far too many other awesome places in the Keys to eat and be merry. read more

Was an unexpected find on mile marker 10. Funky eclectic decor with good food at reasonable prices. Especially recommend the conch strips which were more tender than clam strips with great conch taste. The shrimp basket had really big shrimp, the Cuban sandwich was really good, and I had the jerked Jamaican Chicken Overall a hidden gem Highly recommend read more

They knocked it outta the park on the shrimp and corn chowder. Could have used a little more temperature heat but my thought was the cook didn't want to over cook the shrimp. Mango wings had a sweet flavor with heat in the back notes. A little undercooked for my liking but no worries they were still eaten! Next came the Cuban and fried grouper sandwiches. Grouper had a little too much breading but was nice and crispy. Homemade tarter was good but not close to Fish Camp or Hogfishes homemade tarter. The Cuban was the first I have had in the Keys so I had nothing to compare to but it was average to what you can find anywhere in the country. Def. A place to stop for some lunch along your drive to Key West. read more

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Great local place, happy vibe, live music - we enjoyed Chris Thomas' guitar playing and song selections. We sat outside, and got there a bit early- before a busy Friday night. This was a good place to relax. I had a burger and my husband loved the Stuffed Hogfish was a nice combo of fish and crab. Tasty and fresh. Friendly server behind the bar with good suggestions. One suggestion was pie: chocolate pie and key lime finished our meal. Sky darkening, some lightening and it was time to go back home. We had a great meal and a perfect break after a long busy week. read more

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RUDE RUDE RUDE owner! Blew our minds. We only stayed because the nice server that ended up taking our order. So so bar food. Too many great places in the keys to eat. We recommend keep on driving right past this restaurant We'll past on the disrespect and attitude. Remember your customers are the people that keep your bills paid show a little appreciation. read more

Bar food for sure- slow service... took 25mins to get our drinks ordered and another 10mins to get them ( I ordered a fountain drink husband ordered a corona) we got here at 115- got our food at 205pm however all the food items were tasty read more

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Food was pretty good, but pretty average bar food for the most part. Seemed like they're really just geared towards the night crowd because the day time crowd was non existent but there was only one server working. Waited over an hour and a half to get three small orders and pay even there were only two or three people also being waited on. Very limited liquor bar and no frozen drinks. Food was rather bland. If you're looking for a decent place to get some drinks and fried food in the evening time this is the place for you. If you're looking for a great place to sit down on your way to or from Key West to eat GOOD food, this is not the place for you. read more

Owned by locals. Good pizza, burgers and Fish. Really nice people. Classic keys decor. I don't think their breakfast spot is open anymore. They had really good biscuits. Try the Conch chowder and/or shrimp and corn chowder. Love the pork shanks, wings and fried green tomatoes. read more

Everything fried was really well done: chicken Parmesan, onion rings, and wings (honey bbq sauce is very sweet). Conch chowder was nicely peppery. Plenty of outdoor seating on the back patio. read more

Bobalu's Southern Cafe - Yummy crispy onion rings - Southern Near Me - Big Coppitt Key, Florida

Good food nice music . Always a good vibe . The food is delicious too . I like to come often

Food was good. I was very unhappy by the discrepancy in price. I looked online an hook an cook 12.99 per lb/pp. 3 ways with 2 sides... Get there 16.99 per 10 oz's 2 tiny sides. I said something to person in charge and she basically said, Idk why our website says that but on our menu says 16.99. Its been there for years! So i guess its a ploy to get people into restaurant. I feel they are false advertising to get people in there. Shameful! Customer service poor at best. Bait an switch. I will never go or recommend this place. Waitress was super nice though. read more

Bobalu's Southern Cafe - Menu stating cook your hook. 12.99 per lb/per pp... which get in restaurant says 16.99 for 10oz pp. - Southern Near Me - Big Coppitt Key, Florida

Arrived at 8:30 tonight for dinner for 2. Ordered a beer and a vodka drink and our dinner order at the same time. Waitress never returned to us. She only had 3 tables outside including us. Just left at 9:20 without a thing. One and done here. That's absolutely ridiculous! read more

Friend green tomatoes are delicious, and the Cuban is equally as good. Can't wait to try more of the food from this little place!

Waited over an hour and 20 min. for two hog fish rubeans sandwiches on a Thur. Night.

My husband and I decided to celebrate Thanksgiving Eve at Bobalus. Linda waited on us and we couldn't be happier. She was so welcoming! Thank you Linda for taking such good care of us! Happy Thanksgiving! read more

I went to Bobalu's based on good YELP ratings but admit to being disappointed. The positives were, friendly servers, nice outdoor dining and listening area , live entertainment on the Saturday eve we went. The food was the downside, we ordered the conch fritters for an appetizer and they were not great. I would say this is a safe place to order pizza and beer and enjoy the outdoors read more

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Bar service is super slow. We stopped in for drinks and apps and it took forever to get drinks. Stuffed mushrooms were nasty but the buffalo shrimp were tasty. Probably won't go back. ): read more

We just ate here and the waitress was so rude. Sat for 10 minutes without a hello or I'll be with you in a minute. When she finally came over she shoved her notepad and pen at my guy friend and said so you want to do my job?! Umm wtf?! We were nice, not complaining, and we get rude ass attitude? When we finally got our pizza half of it ended up on the floor. The table was uneven, the folded paper under one leg wasn't doing it any justice, and with the music vibrating and the wind blowing the pizza went sliding off the tower they put it on (shouldn't have a tower, that's another reason why it fell). But the waitress doesn't attempt to pick it up or ask us if we're ok. She huffs and rolls her eyes and steps over it. A patron actually picked it up. I really want to support local but the customer service was HORRIBLE. read more

Bobalu's Southern Cafe - Folded menu to "balance" the wobbly table. Didn't work. - Southern Near Me - Big Coppitt Key, Florida

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Food and service were exceptional. We want to come back and try the pizza since we saw a lot of take out pizza being served

Great salads & thin crust pizzas. Tina is always welcoming & very friendly. We can't wait to go back !!!

Amid the quirky "Keys-ey" decor that owner Tina is responsible for, you will get some of the best food in the lower Keys! Tina's husband Steve puts out fantastic garlic Parmesan wings - our favorite in the Keys - and his pizza is delicious. It took us a few years to get past these two things and order other items because they are so damn good!! The Alfredo is wonderful and the burgers as well. You have to reserve a turkey pot pie on Thursday during season! We've never had a bad meal, and we bring all our visitors here. Even if you have to take it to go - do not miss the homemade cakes and pies. We are local and we have watched Tina and Steve grow Bobalus's into the place it is today: great food, friendly service, live music on the patio, cold beer, specialty cocktails, and all at reasonable prices! read more