Service was terrible. Food was meh - fish sandwich was super dry. We would have ordered more drinks if the server actually came back to check on us. Loud rowdy atmosphere but that was to be expected. A miss for us. read more

We wanted this so much to be as the previous positive reviews had confirmed but were sorely let down. The location and staff were perfect in every way, but the food was definitely lacking. We ordered conch fritters and chicken quesadilla as apps. to share. The conch fritters had pieces of shell in them and were burned badly. The quesadilla was a soupy mess. We planned on ordering entrees but decided against it after experiencing the apps. A sad dissappointment for such a great atmosphere. read more

Had lunch here outside so yesss it's hot even with fans going. Besides that a fun atmosphere right in main so you can people watch as you have your meal. Appetizer was conch fritters that were moist in the center with a nice crunchy outside full of flavor. The service was good and they are dog friendly which is a plus for me and . I indulged in the Rev Burger well done (she let me know it will take 25 min) which was well worth the wait. The burger was not burnt anywhere on the outside and was delicious. The fries were crispy but not over done and the ice water was amazing . read more

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Amazing, the food was very good! I had the Spicy Cajun Jambalaya and my wife had the Po Boy Shrimp. Food was hot and pack with flavor. There's a lot of food options in Key West, but I rarely give out 5 stars! I highly recommend!! Great service and Key West vibe. read more

Caroline's - Inside - American Near Me - Key West, Florida

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The food is consistent each time we go. However we don't really go just for the food. Caroline's is the best place to grab a drink and sit at the counter overlooking Duval Street. There is no better place to people watch! read more

Service was friendly and they have a great patio on Duval with plenty of shade. Had the fish sandwich and it was fantastic! read more

Lively outdoor spot in the heart of Duval street. Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4 Cost to worth it rating: 3 Opentableable: no Return worthiness: sure Eve award: best key lime mojito Highlights: - Key lime mojito: my favorite mojito of the trip. Limey and slight sweet and very refreshing. 5 stars - Conch fritters: crispy with a bit spice. 4 stars - Quesadilla: oh so gooey cheesy and big portion. 4 stars - Atmosphere: whole restaurant is a large outdoor patio with industrial sized fans and a little square bar right in the heart of Duval street action. Lowlights: - Took a while to order and get our bill as believe there was maybe only 1 waitress running around. Fun mid afternoon spot for a snack and a drink I'd come back to. read more

Cuban sandwich was great, nice location. It's been about 10 years since I've been to Key West and I remember food being much better off Duval St. This is the only decent restaurant off Duval imho. Staff was great. read more

Great location, friendly service and most importantly tasty food. Stopped here with the family (party of 5), and we're sat very quickly. The location is on the main strip and has more than enough room to accommodate big party. They don't shy or disappoint on the Po Boy Shrimp sandwich - generous portion of shrimp. Only complaint and not of anyone's fault but be ready to have pigeon, and chickens around the restaurant. The staff do the best to get them out of the way but the birds naturally swoop in and walk around the entire establishment. Nonetheless, a must if you're down on Duval Street. read more

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Great location. Tuna appetizer, Havana margarita, and the service was very good. The mahi-mahi fish fingers looked great.

Had: Blackened chicken pasta: Caesar salad Both exceeded my expectations. The pasta was perfectly cooked; the pasta sauce (Alfredo) was very rich, but it was spicy. More spicy than I thought it would be. I like above average spice dishes and loved it, but wife thought it was too spicy and it was. Caesar salad was very good with freshly grated Parmesan. It was on entrées sized. read more

Caroline's - Blacked chicken pasta - American Near Me - Key West, Florida

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Great for parties or larger groups due to their size and table set ups. We had a group of 11 and the service was good but a little slow. I believe it's slower as it's a laid back casual dining spot with pretty good food options! We had the dolphin fingers to start and these were great. Large pieces of mahi nightly breaded and fried served with lemon. I would get these again. I ordered the burger and it was overcooked and nothing special although it's massive. The rest of our table spoke highly about the shrimp po boy and the maple bacon salad. They had cocktails and beer/wine so it's a good stop for a drink and an app if you are nearby. read more

So good! Had the Cesar and my friend had the southwest salad and they were just amazing!!! Highly recommend read more

Caroline's - Chicken Cesar soooo good!!!!! - American Near Me - Key West, Florida

The fish sandwich was great with a huge fried fish double the size of the bun. The staff was very attentive and got our food and drinks super fast. It was outside patio style seating with music so if you like this style, I recommend coming here. read more

Caroline's - Fish sandwich - American Near Me - Key West, Florida

Casual dining with a great outdoor patio. Great service and fun atmosphere. The jambalaya was very good. Perfect for a casual meal in downtown Key West read more

Beautiful... seating outside looking out over Duvall Streey.,, Waiter .. fantastic...brought our fur baby with us.. she drank all her water.. this young man asked if she would like more water .. how nice....definitely a shout out to waiter.. tank fritters were excellent... Caroline's homemade Keylime pie was excellent. A nice addition was the mist as it was a feel of 90 today.. A definite stop... oh and a good selection of beer read more

Caroline's was a mixed bag for us. The service was super friendly and the large patio was a great place to enjoy our meal while people-watching on DuVal. The food was less consistent. The conch fritters were a bit and the Caesar salad went over like gangbusters but the Cajun pasta was just too spicy!! I can't say we weren't forewarned by our lovely waitress! The bigger disappointment was the Reverend Joe Burger. While I was certainly not disappointed by its size, I was less than enthralled by its quality -- it kinda reminded me of the worlds fattest BK whopper. Caroline's is a centrally located spot to see everything DuVal street has to offer while enjoying friendly service and what I would consider average pub-style grub. Enjoy! read more

Kind of a typical Duval Street place. Very loud with a bunch of middle aged drunk people trying to relive their youth. The cocktails were good, food was fairly decent. You know what you're getting when you goon Duval st. I'll be back most likely read more

4 only on ambiance. More than fabulous service! No rush, enjoy music. . . Ordered conch fritters & fried fish sandwich. Can't remember having fritters before. Distant memory of a road side stand. Jamaica? Usvi? St Martin? Curaçao? Healthy choices available. Families welcome. Gets packed right At 11:00 opening! Busy happy place. With good food. We were pleased. read more

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Caroline's is a casual place to grab a meal. I saw that all the reviews raved about the fish sandwich, so that is what I ordered. The filet was so well fried, so crispy on the outside, but the inside was flaky and moist. The sandwich was massive, and I was well sated with this choice. I loved it and ate it all! My friends had a mahi mahi sandwich and a few other dishes but most of our group got the fish sandwich with fries. It's no frills, so yes, the ground is dirty etc as another review mentioned but overall, I would recommend this particular sandwich. read more

The server spent about five minutes bashing Democrats which we are. After being served I asked for some cocktail sauce for my shrimp and never got it. The food was average. The ambiance was fine for an outdoor seating restaurant. read more

Arrived in Key West late and came here on the recommendation of late night food Yelp and Google searches. After a few disappointing iterations in Key Largo, I needed a great fish sandwich and Caroline's delivered. I'm not sure I've ever seen a piece of fish so comically large for the bun but it was as fabulous. Perfectly seasoned, not too much breading, tender flaky fish and crunchy batter. My only gripe was that the bun really should've been toasted as it got soggy by the time the plate made it to us. Fries needed a dash of salt but otherwise spot on. Extra kudos for the delicious homemade tartar. Wife had the ahi tuna and it was A+. Barely seared, extremely tender and the dipping sauce was chefs kiss. Friendly bartender made a great key lime mojito and the key lime punch was solid too read more

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Food was great & they were able to seat our large party of 12 w/o a reservation on a busy Friday night! We had: Blackened Mahi with Fries read more

We came here after finding out our original dinner place's kitchen was closed for the night when it was 9:15 pm. The party at Duval street was definitely just starting at the time. Caroline's basically had all outdoor seating which i definitely appreciated, and not crowded at all despite every other place on Duval street being pretty packed. But not all the staff members wore masks (probably because they're completely outside and think it's ok). My waitress did not wear a mask, and from my table, I could see that the cook inside the kitchen making food was also not wearing a mask. The food however, was much better than I thought. I ordered the catch of the day which was a grilled mahi mahi which came with steamed broccoli and buttered rice. The mahi mahi was grilled perfectly and the rice and broccoli was more flavorful than I had expected. Definitely my favorite dish. My husband ordered the Shrimp Club Sandwich and it was full of key west shrimp! The shrimp tasted very sweet surprisingly, and perfectly cooked. We also ordered Conch Fritters as an appetizer which were also solid. read more

Caroline's - Catch of the day Grilled mahi with rice and broccoli - American Near Me - Key West, Florida

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Heard it was good so we had to try sweet Caroline's. About a 10 min wait. We like the street view our table had to watch the action. Decent menu as we wanted to try lotsa stuff. We started w/ the bruschetta- which was amazing. Bread was warm & chewy w/ a crunch. Tomatoes w/ balsamic glaze was Devine. We fought over it! I wiped the plate clean w/ last chunk of bread!! I ordered the big burger as it was a 12 oz patty. It was really good & made from lean meat w/ a bit of that gaminess. Cooked perfect & loaded w/ toppings. Fries were great as I asked for extra crispy since a lot of the pics looked like they were floppy. Wife loved her quesadilla since it was loaded w/ veggies & cheesy & crispy. Kid got the same but w/ black beans. Server was fast & accurate. We had no complaints & woulda went back if we could have. read more

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Caroline's was recommended by the manager at Southernmost Beach Resort. He told us that they had great salads, so we thought it was worth a shot. I opted for the Bamboozled Salad, which sounded like a refreshing Asian mandarin chicken salad. Most of the salad was fairly good, but nothing really stood out. The cold grilled chicken was very dry, and incredibly difficult to chew. I pushed it all to the side, so that I could let our waitress know. She didn't come back until we were both done. We finally managed to catch her attention from the other side of the patio, where she had spent most of our meal talking to other staff and patrons. My wife had the Macon & Bacon, which was significantly better than my Bamboozled Salad. The fried chicken was tender and flavorful, and the homemade ranch was particularly thick and flavorful; much better than the commercial stuff. The maple pecans were a bit scorched, but still pretty good. We both had sweet tea, which was probably the sweetest tea either of us has ever had. I would've loved to have had some unsweetened tea to cut it with, but, as our waitress didn't return to our table, we drank our diabetes juice straight. Based on the so-so food, and the nearly complete lack of service, I wouldn't recommend Caroline's. read more

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Im so glad we stumbled across this place when we were in Key West! Their food was amazing and so flavorful, honestly I haven't had wings this good in so long! The location is perfect too you get a glimpse of everything right by one of Key West's busiest streets. I recommend this spot to anyone in visiting from out of town! read more

Caroline's - Wings - American Near Me - Key West, Florida

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Easy four or more. Super friendly helpful staff. Fun atmosphere set in a quintessentially ramshackle Key West kinda sorta space. Rev. Joe's burger's pretty damn good add bacon, add cheddar. Damn, it's so Big! Was cooked to temp too; how about that?! Hot dropped crispy fries. Who doesn't want that? Yumn. In so many ways, they've got what the heart wants. Solid Tex-Mex rolls worth trying. Was fun :) read more

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The conch fritters were perfect, the shrimp was good, the bruschetta was great. The fried chicken salad was really good and the lettuce wraps were ok but not spectacular. Service was spotty. read more

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I love the location of this restaurant. It was in down town Key West. We went for an evening dinner. I would have given them five stars however when they brought us the menus. They smell like moldy water. Like someone had to use a dirty rag to clean them with. We almost didn't eat here because of it. But since this places had such a great reviews we decided to stay and try the food. I was super happy with my famous Carolyne fish sandwich. They also had a really great Keylime pie. I will definitely go back again and it again. read more

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Hey, everyone great food great drinks great service but just as reminder 20% is the recommended amount to leave your server. read more

Caroline's - American Near Me - Key West, Florida

Food, service and view were spectacular. Our group had avacado toast, breakfast burrito and special green enchiladas with lattes. All wee delicious and good value. Hostess was very friendly and their location is insanely beautiful. read more

Caroline's - Avacado toast and breakfast burrito - American Near Me - Key West, Florida

We had just gotten off of the trolley tour and we're. so hungry. But I noticed a lot of places were very expensive for a basic sandwich or the conch fritters. This place had a lot of outdoor seating on a nice day and was very reasonably priced. We started with the south west egg rolls, which were crispy and hearty without being greasy. I would definitely get them again. My mom got the fish sandwich which was huge and came with nice, fresh and thick lettuce. I got the shrimp BLT, which was also delicious. My only complaint about the shrimp sandwich is that I thought it was going to be a few large grilled shrimp and the shrimp were kind of small and didn't really look like they were grilled... They kind of look like they were frozen shrimp that were just cooked. They still tasted great on the sandwich and I would still get the sandwich again lol. The fries were delicious. The drinks were refreshing and reasonably priced for the area and delivered in a timely manner. and all of the staff was friendly and helpful of one another, bringing food or napkins or drinks, even if you were not their table. I would return ! read more

Loved the food. Ordered the veg quesadilla and the catch of the day, grilled mahi mahi. Both the dishes were amazing. Great service all along. read more

Food good Service stinks. Sat for the entire meal dying of thirst before I had to get up and find someone to get us something. Meanwhile all the tables around us were getting service just fine. Kinda weird. read more

BEST CONCH FRITTERS IN KEY WEST! Exhausted from a travel day and while meandering down Duval, came across this gem! It wasn't too busy so we were seated right away. Service was good but the food was excellent! Out of the five places we "tested" Conch Fritters, Caroline's takes 1st place. They are absolutely flavorful, seasoned and cooked well. We also ordered the fish sandwich to share. It was cooked perfectly and was so huge, a third person could have had some too! The atmosphere was pretty cool too. Good music, great people watching and fans all around to keep you cool. Definitely a great place for a quick meal. I'd return in a heartbeat. read more

Amazing food, fresh, and large portions! Excellent service and key lime mojitos! Conch fritters were incredible. Highly recommend! read more

Caroline's - Famous Fish sandwich - American Near Me - Key West, Florida

Great outdoor patio! We went at lunch and it was pretty quiet out there even though there were a good amount of other diners. Decided on the shrimp poboy & it was a great decision! The poboy was pretty large & had a ton of shrimp on it. I really enjoyed the breading on the shrimp! Service was a little on the slower side, but our waiter was very friendly. Wouldn't hesitate to come back. Will agree with another yelper that there are limited Gf options. However, our waiter was very knowledgeable. Peel & eat shrimp are marinated in a sauce that has soy sauce. So not GF friendly, but still delicious with a little peppery kick to it. read more

Caroline's is our go to place to eat in Key West. The food is always delicious and the service excellent. The ambiance is great. Highly recommend! read more

Caroline's - Tuna that was excellent - American Near Me - Key West, Florida

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Key West Duval St! Great open air eatery with a nice bar just adjacent to Duval St. This location is about 150 ft from the water and boasts signature drinks at a reasonable cost. read more

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