To start, I think this place has ample room for improvement and actually has a lot of potential. I'll say the ambiance is great! The views were really nice, I mean you can't go wrong with ocean front. The decor, very nice and unique with the painted pillars. So they have that. Service was lacking. I think the waitress was maybe new? But forgot our straws when requested. So I would recommend new servers to remind themselves to write things down if they are working on remembering. Or bring it before conquering another task. It was not a busy day, very empty restaurant; maybe 4 tables at most. The food came out at a decent time, not too slow or quick. Now for the flavor: we ordered the pupusa with the pork carnitas and the nachos with the carne asada I placed my expectations and standards low. This is a menu with a lot of different plates from different countries, which can be good or bad. In this case bad. Trying to put a lot of different cultures of food in one menu is very challenging if you cannot master any of them. It may be best to stick with one culture and master it first with better quality meat and ingredients. The pupusa was dry. We ordered it with the carnitas which came on top. Fine. You can do that I guess, but that's not a pupusa. That's a corn tortilla/patty with meat on top. The meat tasted stale and bland, and all of it was dry. The creamy sauce on top was sweet... it didn't mesh well at all. I think you need to rename the dishes because calling it a pupusa is not accurate. This was a corn patty that was thick and dry. There wasn't even any cheese in it. Nothing in it at all. So rename the dish, buy better meat and ensure it's flavorful, or make the actual dish correctly. Ask an El Salvadoran chef/cook to teach your crew how to make a pupusa. It's not very challenging if you make it correctly and one of the most delicious cuisines. Now the nachos: the sauce they put on top was sweet. Again with the sweetness, it was very odd. The chips were fine, a bit salty and they are store bought or purchased through a merchandiser. This warrants a price reduction if you are going to charge $15 dollars for nachos without meat. I had them add the carne asada so that totaled to $27. Insanity to call it carne asada, also. It was at best a steak from the worst part of the cow. It was cooked as if it was boiled and had no flavor. Carne asada is grilled, and has grill marks, and marinated. This looks like clumped up ground beef shaped into a small sliced piece of steak/strip. It was a loaded nacho dish, which had cheese, pico, and another creamy beige looking sauce and all you could taste was sweetness and stale food. I'm writing this review in hopes that the restaurant will improve by starting with purchasing better quality meat and investing in teaching their cooks or hiring cooks that are able to authentically marinate and properly cook the food that is being advertised on the menu. The menu looks like it will all taste good, but it is deceiving. All in all, if you're going to make a fusion-style restaurant, maybe just pick one or two Hispanic cultures or types of Latin American/Caribbean foods and perfect them. I saw various different styles of dishes and cuisines on the menu from at least three or four different countries. The pupusa is not a pupusa so I think that should be renamed, frankly. We did not get any Cuban dishes so I cannot comment on those dishes. The flavor and service is severely lacking. The two stars are for the decor and location/ambiance. read more

This was the breakfast place at the Three Waters Resort. It was lovely to sit outside and look at the sea. Very small menu but surprisingly good! The scrambled eggs were perfect, the bacon lean and crisp, and the hash browns perfect. The omelets were spot on and my sister and husband truly enjoyed them. Fresh squeezed OJ made it a special meal. Service was slow- multi tasking is not an option with the servers. But they are nice and kind. We will define back to this area next year! read more

Mercado Morada - Mercado where we had breakfast. All open air dining - Latin American Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

Honestly, tried this restaurant after not being in the keys for a couple of years. It has changed hands and now has a Mexican flare. I would say everything was good, but not great. The salsa flight was good but not amazing. Service was OK. No complaints there. The drink pours were below average. Not great when you're paying premium prices. The view is fantastic. The Carnitas tacos were solid, but again nothing to write home about. Such a great waterfront location. But everything about this experience needs to be upgraded a bit to justify the price. read more

After a long day of travel, excited to see that the resort had a restaurant where we could grab dinner. It's a beautiful backscape as the dining area is right on the water. We also had the pleasure of enjoying live music nearby. We were greeted warmly and our server was attentive. Food from the kitchen came out a bit slow but the team acknowledged and apologized. The highlight at the table was the tostones - crispy bottoms with a flavorful topping. The shrimp tostada was fresh and creamy. And who doesn't love an elote plate? read more

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Had breakfast here while staying at the hotel the food was great and the service is even better. Our server Palesa was very attentive and kind. She made our experience a wonderful one for sure. Give her a raise! Can't beat the view either. read more

Mercado Morada - View - Latin American Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

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Had Ropa Vieja and my wife had Arros Con' Pollo....both these dishes are Cuban not Mexican...both served very dry and at room temperature...rice undercooked...horrible...ate about a quarter of our food before sending it back....to their credit the manager comp'd both meals and the view of the islamorada sandbar was great...hence the single star rating read more

Was excited to go try this spot due to reviews we read, but found both the service and the food to be pretty meh. Location was nice, but just was a weird set up where you are seated so far from where the food actually is that it felt like the servers would forget that we were even there. while everyone was polite, it took a while for us to get an order in, and then it took another while for us to get food, even though there were really not many people there. read more

Jhoanna was our bartender and server at Mercado and she was amazing. Drinks were superb. Highly recommend the El Diablo and the Paloma. Jhoanna was so sweet and personable. Went above and beyond. 10 out of 10 recommend. read more

Mercado Morada - Paloma and El Diablo - Latin American Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

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Ahh nothing to see it was slow service food avg when you waitress starts with I am Sorry you know what your in for the food when it finally came was average. Not a lot place I would recommend. read more

The view is absolutely stunning!! Kisha our waitress was so friendly and very accommodating. The crafted drinks were delicious! The food was good, but overall everything equal to this establishment getting a 5 star review for me!! read more

Great lunch spot with an amazing view. The food was really good. Keisha took care of us and she was lovely. read more

Mercado Morada - Latin American Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

Who woulda thought you could get such incredible food views and service in the middle of a downpour ! Food was superb! The elote dip was delicious! Tacos amazing and get the salsa trio too! The drinks were amazing as well. Sadly it rained so hard while we were there and it is all outside seating, however our server went above and beyond for us. Even when we said we wanted another drink we told him we didn't want him to have to walk through the rain (as the bar was in a cool camper across from where we were sitting) he replied with "it's no problem I have an umbrella!" Him and the hostess ran over there made drinks and he carried them back with her holding the umbrella. Honestly that was enough for us to say 5 stars. Going above and beyond like that. I would highly recommend coming here and I hope you get better weather but even in a storm WORTH IT! read more

Mercado Morada - Latin American Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

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We had the chips and pico. The chips were greasy and left a "fishy" taste in my mouth. I ordered the tamale and it was very small and very mushy. We mentioned it to our waitress and the food manager did come to speak with us. She was very understanding and "made it right". I'm not a picky eater so for me to not like the food it had to be pretty bad. I'm giving 3 stars only due to the staff. Food only would be 0 stars. read more

The view is great and the food is decent but the service was terrible. We ate breakfast here 3 days in a row and were underwhelmed every time. read more

Great spot! We had chicken quesadillas, loaded tostones, chips and guac, and fries. Everything was super fresh, especially the fries - best I've had in a while. The Oaxaca Old Fashioned was tasty. Service was attentive, and Sagun from Nepal was a gem. Love the view on such a beautiful day. read more

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Great service, great ambiance, great food, and our server Dewa was great, we want to come soon again!

Worst service ever it's not worth it if you're getting more than one drink or one order of food. You'll turn into a corpse before a waiter comes to help you again. read more

I went here for the first time with my wife on Sunday , the food was AMAZING and customer service was out of the world. we loved everything ( the drinks were drinking if you know what I mean ) 10/10 we will be coming back read more