First time coming didn't know how the seating worked a girl gave us a menu and left we stood there like .... Ok I asked someone if we just seat ourselves waiter came food came out fast our it was VERY bland and dry honestly customer service and food needs to improve. Just being your food if your coming to the beach read more

Ducked in on a Thursday to try the Shrimp Ceviche. It delivered at $6 bucks. Beer was ice, ice baby-cold. Good stuff. Can't beat the view. Little plastic forks really suck, but I get it. Cabeza OUT! read more

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Don't really get all the bad reviews. Went here for lunch on a busy afternoon, I think we were lucky that we got there a little bit before the real busy time. We were seated right away and ordered sodas and sandwiches, Cuban and grilled salmon. Also got some conch fritters and additional fries. I was a bit surprised by the number of options they offer, so we stuck with the basics. I always recommend that when coming to a place with an extensive menu, order something simple, don't expect a perfectly grilled steak or fish. The food took some time to come out, the conch fritters were good. The sandwiches and the fries were ok too, not great, but good enough for our taste. Of course the greatest plus is the convenient location right next to the lovely beach. A recommendation for the restaurant, shrink the menu, this will make it easier for people working in the kitchen and the food will come out quicker and will probably be of better quality. Staff was friendly and apologized for the long wait time. read more

Lighthouse Cafe - Salmon sandwich with fries - Cafes Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

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Two of the three of us got sandwiches that tasted "sour" and smelled gross. The fries were good but extremely generic. The open kitchen didn't instill any confidence, and half the staff couldn't understand what we were saying to tell us the specials that weren't spelled correctly. The "fish and rice" was good but looked like packaged fish in a bag that was cut and plopped into a bowl. This place could've been a wonderful memory and a great place to get a good simple bite to eat. If this place sold generic burgers and fries this place would be packed constantly. read more

never see worster service then here. was waiting here 25 minutes, few tables was full and still no one coming. amazing bad...

Doesn't appear that the wait staff have any sense of urgency or customer service. We stood by a sign asking us to wait to be seated for several minutes while wait staff walked back and forth past us. We then approached one to ask if we could be seated to be told we could sit wherever we'd like. It didn't appear that any of the tables had food. Everyone was on standby while there was one person in the kitchen patiently preparing one plate at a time. I'm going to end this review right here because it doesn't get better and I'd like to spare them. The state park could benefit from a better concessionaire. read more

The food here is soooo bad! There was absolutely no flavor to anything we ordered. I know it's in a state park, but a little more effort will go a long way. read more

To be honest, I expected this place to be a little hole in the wall. This restaurant had a menu with a pretty good list of food items, and the service, I must say, was great. I was hungry for a sandwich, but they had on this menu pasta items as well. I ordered a salmon sandwich which was fresh, and a beer. It hit the spot! The tables are under a shade so you get a good breeze and some scenery. It was peaceful, maybe because it's Sunday and a bit cloudy. This is one of my fav beaches so I will definitely come back here to eat. You don't have to really bring food to the beach since there are actually 2 restaurants at this park. And the view is nice read more

Lighthouse Cafe - Salmon sandwich with fries. It was pretty good and not expensive. - Cafes Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

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Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park is a hidden gem away from busy downtown Miami. Of you don't want to go too far, the beach is only minutes away from Brickell. You will find the beach, the lighthouse built in 1825 next to the house of early settlers, and the lighthouse cafe ready to serve you a nice meal. The menu has enough choices for everyone from salads, grilled meats and fish etc. Casual and relaxed atmosphere to be enjoyed by the entire family. There is ample parking surrounding the park and other amenities such as BBQ areas for you to have your own private gathering. You will also find that you can rent bikes to enjoy the park and it's lush landscape. read more

Spent a perfect, three hour afternoon on the deck of this great place, enjoying the view of the lighthouse and the beach.... The service was a happy blend of wait-staff, and strolling inside for some self-serve too. Lovely-casual. Ice cold beer, decent cold wine, and yummy lobster and seafood plates ! Okay so this is an example of not everything is as it looks. This little cafe looks like a dive from the outside. They have a nice area in the back where they've set up wooden chairs and tables. I've posted pics of the view from the restaurant. Initially, I thought ordering would be cafeteria style but they do in fact provide table service. And the service was very professional and polite. We got the the shrimp stuffed tostones , the fried fish to share, these came with fries. They brought three good sized pieces of fried and battered fish but unlike typical fish and chips, the fish here was high quality and delicious. The fries were a bit limp to be honest but given I was expecting the typical tourist trap, this was a very pleasant surprise. Its just great to come to the beach and have a nice little place with different meal options just steps from your beach towel. PS: the mango raspberry cheesecake is delicious and great for sharing read more

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This is a cute little find by the beach for relaxed, simple eats. My server was really nice and attentive and I loved the views from the deck. The food is a bit like food you'd get from like an ice cream shop that serves hot dogs too. Super basic but hits the spot. I'd stop by again. read more

Didn't remember to take any photos, but the location is gorgeous right near the beach. Typical beach style foods (fish sandwiches, ceviche, fries, etc) nothing to write home about but overall I was satisfied with my fish sandwich w/ fries for $15. It's definitely a perfect lunch after walking or biking the trails around the area and likely will return after some time at the beach roughly 50ft away! read more

We went here for the first time. My husband waited at the cashier and was ready to order our food but the guy who worked there told us we could have a seat and the waiter would take care of it. We waited at the table but no one actually came to us, so we decided to order for togo. The same guy then told us if we ordered for togo we couldn't sit in the restaurant....well...who didn't know this rule ?!? very rude.... We ordered Shrimp basket for togo but when we opened the foam container we found that they probably put the hot fried shrimp into the container right after they took it from very hot oil...so...the hot oil and foam container...you know right ? It melted the foam and caused several holes....yukkkk don't order togo if you don't want to die of cancer !! Will never be back !! read more

Lighthouse Cafe - Don't order for TOGO if you don't wanna die of cancer !!you can see what hot oil did with foam container.... - Cafes Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

So after some time in the water, my friends and I decided to get a bite to eat. We waited in line for a few minutes, and the whole seating process seemed unorganized. There were people trying to pay, people trying to be seated, and others trying to order to-go plates. We were finally seated and we waited there for about 15 minutes before our waitress asked for drinks. I ordered the salmon burger, a side of fries, and a coke. We got our drinks and we waited for our food. we waited... we waited... Oh food is coming, but it's not ours...we waited some more. We look over at the kitchen and no food is coming out. We basically waited for 50 minutes until our food came. All that wait for horrible food. The only thing decent thing on the plate was the fries. My salmon patty tasted like it was frozen. It was cold in the middle, but hot on the outside. It was just horrible. So I asked for the check to be split and she brings me one check with everything that we ordered. Then I infer that maybe I'll have to split it at the register. We go to pay and there is so much chaos and I was really annoyed. The lady at the register didn't even look like she wanted to spilt the check for us. We eventually paid for our food separately, but it was just a very unorganized process. And make sure you order over 10 dollars to use your credit card or debit card. I honestly find that ridiculous... Overall, this place was terrible. Bad service with a kitchen that takes vacations every 5 minutes. Food was not worth the wait. Never coming back. I will bring a packed lunch next time. read more

There aren't a lot of places to eat at the park. Lighthouse Cafe -- near the eponymous lighthouse -- and Boaters Grill at No Name Bay. We tried Boaters. There was a 45 minute wait just to be seated. No thanks. Lighthouse is exactly what you'd expect from a lunch place at the beach. Hamburgers, hotdogs, fried and grilled fish, fries, plus ceviche, flan and arroz con leche. Service was fast if you got the right waiter, slow if you didn't. The dining room is a covered deck; the tables and chairs are pretty standard white plastic. Benj. Franklin said 'hunger is the best pickle.' He was right, as always. We were hungry and by the time we got our food, it tasted great. read more

Bad food. Terrible service. Be ready to be in line for 15-60 minutes, and then wait for you food for another 60 minutes. When the food finally arrives, expect to be missing something (in our case, it was a juice that never arrived), and for the order to be partially wrong (cheeseburgers with no cheese). The food was mediocre. The steak and the fish enchilado were OK. The burgers were overcooked and the bread was soggy. The fries were cold. The service was the worst I have received in Miami. The staff clearly doesn't care, probably as a result of management being satisfied overcharging customers and providing bad service since there is no competition. I sincerely hope this place goes out of business, so it can be improved under new management. read more

Okay so this is an example of not everything is as it looks. This little cafe looks like a dive from the outside. They have a nice area in the back where they've set up wooden chairs and tables. I've posted pics of the view from the restaurant. Initially, I thought ordering would be cafeteria style but they do in fact provide table service. And the service was very professional and polite. We got the fish fingers to share, these came with fries. They brought three good sized pieces of fried and battered fish but unlike typical fish and chips, the fish here was high quality and delicious. The fries were a bit limp to be honest but given I was expecting the typical tourist trap, this was a very pleasant surprise. read more

Lighthouse Cafe - View from restaurant - Cafes Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

Great place to eat local Cuban specialties and freshly prepared specialties -- excellent service and prices for being right on the beach and this beautiful setting -- Fabian and all the other waitresses helping were excellent and all helped wash other out ! Awesome !! read more

Lighthouse Cafe is located in the Bill Baggs State Park in Key Biscayne. It's a gorgeous drive or bike ride to Lighthouse Cafe. The seating is outdoors and very casual. I had a burger, fries and a drink because it was still a long bike ride back to Brickell. The cold drink with ice was great. There's also a bike rack just below the deck so we could watch our bikes. For bicycles, there is a $2 entrance fee to the state park. read more

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We had a good meal and the view and setting is sensational. The only problem is the entrance fee into the park so it is best if you go with time to enjoy the park with a walk or beach visit read more

Had a great little brunch here! Unfortunately, it rained or else I would've enjoy the breeze, the sun and great photo ops! They don't service open bar but they had delicious homemade sangria at a reasonable price! Spent $13 for a a jar and got 6 cups out of it between my fiancé and I. Their fried yuca and fish and chips were delicious! It was all made there. The fish just had a succulent taste. I would definitely come back. It was a great sit down after walking and exploring the light house. read more

Lighthouse Cafe - Home made sangria - Cafes Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

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I think anyone wanting to check out this area should plan accordingly. This is part of FL state park system and there is an entrance fee of $8. I wanted to check out the lighthouse, so after walking around for a while, I stopped by for a quick bite. They have the basics - sandwiches, burgers and fries. The view is awesome and a great place to people watch. Can't beat the price either. If you make this part of your day, definitely worth it. I did see a lot of folks bring picnic stuff (as the park has tables, grilling areas, restrooms). This is a great alternative if you just want to tool around the park. read more

We are back 1 Year later. It's still very relaxing, and slow. But you are on the beach and you should relax. Definitely go for the fish dishes. read more

Ownership should be embarrassed. They have a monopoly on food/drink and they can't get it right. Waitstaff is oblivious and disinterested, not to mention uninformed of what's on the menu. If you have this many people funneled to your establishment and there is no completion within miles, you really should be doing better than this. read more

this place sucks. according to the reviews, you have to be spanish speaking. i speak spanish and service was still terrible lol. people came after us, sat, ate and left before us. ridiculous. food was flavorless. i was really feeling a shrimp ceviche and it was basically shrimp from walmart with lemon juice and red onion. my mom had a tamal, tasted like a frozen goya one. the location is prime and this place could be POPPIN if they invested in better staff. next time i'll just make myself some lunch and not stop at this place. read more

Closes at 5:30 apparently even though yelp says 7. No wine "the machine is broken"... uh ok... place looks sketchy af. Def wouldn't eat here. read more

Nice little place to enjoy a laid back lunch. Carlos was a good waiter. The shrimp ceviche consisted of shrimp, onions and lime, the avacado salad is a whole avacado so they aren't large portions which was perfect for a light lunch. Hubby had me he seafood soup and there was a ton of various shellfish and fish with rice. Very tasty. The sangria was very good as well. We got here at 11 (on a Sunday) and it wasn't crowded but by 12 it was filling up. Nice place. read more

Bad service and lackluster food. Slow service even though not busy. Staff kept leaving to shoo away raccoons who kept trying to climb on the dining deck. Bathrooms next to restaurant were so dirty and also had a raccoon inside. I know the bathroom isn't their fault but one would think management would work with the park to have it cleaned for customers regularly. Disappointed with one of the few beach dining experiences. Sorry - I hate leaving back reviews but this was not a good experience. read more

I ordered the hotdog with fries. Although it was a good portion of fries, at a really good price, the hotdog didn't appear to be of the best quality. Also, one of my friends said their chicken sandwich wasn't good either. My real concern though was the service. I got there with 10 of my friends. We ordered. After an hour we noticed many tables around us had gone and new tables had been seated and food served. We figured our food should be ready soon. An only English speaking friend of mine tried to get our waiter's attention but sure enough, as another review states, it was very difficult to get anyone's attention for that matter and it did seem to be done on purpose. The waiter seemed to have an attitude because she was not being spoken to in English. When my friend asked her how long more to wait she said another 45 minutes. We were all shocked. When we asked her why, she appeared annoyed and said it was done by ticket but it made no sense because, as I mentioned, smaller groups that arrived after us had their appetizers. Our food ended up coming out about 15 minutes later because the waiter walked my friend to the back where she actually talked to the chef. I think that's when they felt rushed. There was a lot of miscommunication and it was not very professional. There was a sign that read there was no take-out, but people were clearly taking out food so not really sure. I think it is under staffed. The food was okay and place was clean, very convenient. The view is very nice. read more

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This place has very good food with a location that is beautiful. Large portions and good prices. This is a picture of the fish stew. Enchilado. read more

Lighthouse Cafe - Enchilada... fish stew. With red beans and rice and plantains as sides. $12! - Cafes Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

Not the cheapest food and not the best - decent. Whenever I don't pack enough or forgot my food bag at home we, well I send my husband to go get food for all of us. Steak sandwich (pan con bistec) Cheeseburger Hot dog Calamari Not out of this world food but it's my default place to grab some grub. Lines are long depending on the time of the day but moves as quickly as they can. read more

Don't waste your time. Or your money. This place is not worth a penny. After waiting for an hour and 20 minutes, we ended up walking away without our main course. Service is terrible, and the kitchen staff are amateurish. They have no clue what they're doing. We were not the only ones walking away. Many tables left with total frustration. The one appetizer we managed to get, was not worth it. The waitress pointing the gunfire at the kitchen. No manager on duty to help or solve problems. Worst experience in Miami so far. read more

Service is so bad unless you speak Spanish otherwise forget it. You are ignored...every Spanish speaking customer around us ordered before us even though we arrived before them. I now have seen 3 non Spanish tables leave due to be ignored. This is USA. Did the State of FLORIDA forget. We will NEVER come back and tell everyone we know not to give them any business. read more

Decent food at very low prices considering how pricey other places near by are. Conveniently located minutes away from the beach. This allows you to hang out the beach for couple of hours, get a quick bite to eat and dessert, than walk back to the beach for nap and keep enjoying the beautiful scenery. read more

Lighthouse Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

My daughter set up my YELP ACCOUNT recently. My family and I have been coming here for a long long time. Most times we ride bikes and have lunch. There are specials that often change. Cellphone service is very low. I do not mind because the view is stunning. And the breeze is wonderful. Do take bug spray to protect yourself from mosquitoes and more. Yes more!!!!! The service is nice and usually only Spanish speaking. Not always. That does not stop me. I know how to speak it so it's easy for my family and I. Do not be afraid to try their menu and have a cold beer. read more

Avoid this place! Ordered to go for 6 people 2min after we order we changed our mind and decided to eat in the restaurant After telling the manager she ask us to take our order and go eat outside the restaurant on the pick nick tables We end up canceling the entire order and go eat somewhere else read more

Burger and wrap were pretty good but they wouldn't let us sit there because we ordered at the front counter which apparently made it "to go". There was no sign or anything so just FYI, if you want to sit, just do so and don't order ahead at the counter. Also coffee tasted pretty burnt. read more

Avoid this place. Pack a lunch or bring stuff to grill. You'll be much happier with yourself than with dealing with what they call service at the Lighthouse Cafe. Recently I biked over to Bill Baggs State Park (which is one of my favorite places to hit the beach in South Florida). Upon arriving I wanted to grab a bite before hanging out in the sun. When I got to the Lighthouse Cafe I locked up my bike to the bike rack at the entrance to the cafe, which is awesome! Then I headed up to the deck (all seating is outside here). When I got there it was a little confusing figuring out what to do. There were several 'server' types standing around and then there was a cash register with people ordering and paying. No signage explaining anything. No hostess type stand. So I ask someone and they let me know I can order to go at the register or have a seat for table service. So I grab a seat. This place has a BEAUTIFUL view of the ocean. That's where the beauty ends. I sit and get handed a menu. Then the table next to me sits and they get menus. The table next to me gets greeted and they order drinks. Then they order food after the drinks arrive. I'm still sitting there. Another table near by has a different server that has delivered food and brought condiments to them. Neither of these two are checking on me. After about 15 minutes I get up and go back to the register to ask if someone would help me. A server comes and informs me that he had been to the table next to me several times, "why didn't you just flag me down?" To which I respond, 'so it's my fault I didn't get helped?" He walks off mumbling. Like flagging him down would have gotten me anywhere? C'mon...this is Miami! lol I get my food...I eat. I wait a lot more. I finally get my stuff and go up to the front to pay. At this point...who cares how the burger was, right?! Like I said...bring stuff to grill...you'll be much happier!! :-) It's a beautiful part with plenty of grills to cook outs! read more

This place is paradise! It seems that most of the negative reviews are from out of towners who ordered hot dogs and burgers. This place specializes in Latin seafood. Be daring, people!!! Everything we had was excellent...ceviche, whole fried snapper and tostones with shrimp. Service was fine, prices fair, and they have beer and wine too. Highly recommended. read more

Atrocious and overpriced. We decided to stop by after the beach and check this place out to see if it was any good. Walking in, it was packed full of people whom overwhelming were having the snapper for dinner. I thought it a bit odd that so many people were having 1 dish, but I just attributed it to the fact that it was a beach restaurant. They must've known something that I didn't. Upon sitting down, it literally took the waitress 15 minutes to even make initial contact with us. Once she finally did, I ordered the shrimp with tostones appetizer ($14) and the grilled snapper sandwich with no onions (approximately $8). I specifically asked her to bring the appetizer before she brought the sandwich - because that only normal, right? We waited approximately 40 minutes - during which the waitress not once stopped to bring us our appetizer or refill our drinks. After the 40 minutes, she brought us the appetizer and the sandwich - AT THE SAME TIME. I was a bit annoyed at this point, but my hunger allowed me to just shrug it off. First the appetizer, for $14 I expected one hell of a plate of shrimp and some amazing tostones. Instead what I got were some tiny, miniature shrimp in a rather medicore tasting sauce. The tostones were practically inedible as well. They were overcooked and were sliced way too thin. There was no semi-soft interior to balance out the crunchy exterior - it was just crunchy all over. It was like eating an excessively hard to chew potato chip. As for the sandwich, well...the size of the sandwich was a bit on the smaller size...but i guess it was still acceptable. What was not acceptable is that there were onions on my sandwich after I specifically asked that there be none. Perhaps even worse...the piece of fish that they put on the sandwich was absolutely pititful. I'm sorry...but when I can get a damn fish sandwich with twice the girth at Wendy's for $2 less than your damn fish sandwich is garbage. It wasn't enough that the meat in the sandwich was insubstantial...but it also didn't taste all that great. It tasted undercooked. Overall, this was an absolutely horrible experience and we ended up having to go spend some more money elsewhere to wash out that horrible experience from our minds and mouths. If you ever go to the beach at Bill Baggs, avoid this garbage place. read more