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Blue Heaven: Traveler Reviews

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#7 of 224 restaurants in Key West
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  • Cuisines: American, Barbecue, Caribbean, Seafood, Steakhouse, Vegetarian, Contemporary, Eclectic
  • Price range*: $1-$32
  • Special features: Romantic, Child-friendly, Outdoor seating, Local cuisine

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“Excellent cuisine”

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5 of 5 stars
Ellijay, Georgia
Apr 29, 2005
4/4 found this review helpful

I have heard the hype about this place - but skipped it my past 5 trips to the Keys... (dining with chickens didn't sound very appetizing - the food couldn't be that good) BUT..... I finally took the plunge with some friends and wowwwww!!!!! it is some of the best food on the island. they make creole the it was intended... The Special Salad & Jerk Chicken are dynamite.....so authentic, tasty, fresh and inexpensive (for the keys). so what if the tables are outside under a starry sky, chickens are sleeping in the trees, and a 1 man band is crooning tunes? sounds like th perfect evening to me.... oh yeah.. it was!

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“Loved the scallops”

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5 of 5 stars
Richmond, VA
Apr 26, 2005
5/5 found this review helpful

Blue Heaven was highly recommended by hotel staff and people on boat trip we took, so we tried it.
Great place. Used to be Ernest Hemingway's cockfighting locale.
The scallops appetizer was the best. Florida lobster with a great sauce was superb. Chef makes really good sauces. Atmosphere romantic. Live music, kinda jazzy. Would definitely go back. Want to try it for breakfast pancakes next.

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“A Little Bit of Heaven...”

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4 of 5 stars
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Apr 19, 2005
3/3 found this review helpful

We've been to Blue Heaven about 9 or 10 times, once for breakfast but mostly for dinner, and have loved it each visit. The grouper is supurb and the banana/rum dessert (can't remember the exact name of it) is fantastic.

To avoid the lines and long wait for dinner, we always try and arrive before sunset.

It's SO Key West......laid back and very casual, we always enjoy it.

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“loads of chickens”

Blue Heaven

Apr 18, 2005
2/5 found this review helpful

Did not rate this place. went after reading the reviews but service was poor/rushed as they were closing soon(lunch time)lots of better places around

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“Just ok....”

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2 of 5 stars
Delaware
Apr 8, 2005
2/8 found this review helpful

Went to Blue Heaven with 3 girlfriends last week after reading the many positive reviews on tripadvisor. I must say, I was not impressed at all. After waiting an hour to be seated, which I expected, we were seated inside in a nearly empty restaurant. The outside seating seemed very nice, but we didn't want to wait any longer. After we were seated, a friend of mine went to use the ladies room and I ordered her a dacquiri. The waitress rudely asked me if my friend was "of age" to be drinking. Clearly, we were all "of age" to be drinking. We all ordered appetizers, which were very good. I had the scallops - delicious! Our waitress then informed us that they were out of the Grouper, which was one of the main reasons I wanted to go to Blue Heaven. I heard the Grouper was very good. I ended up ordering another fish dish, which was very good - I think it was Halibut. Two of my friends ordered a steak dish and they both said the steak was very tough. My other friend ordered an expensive lobster tail dish and the lobster was bad. She asked me to taste it and it was mushy and flavorless. After 20 minutes our waitress showed up and we told her that we got a bad lobster. She did offer another one, but by that time everyone else was finished their dinners, so my friend declined. After all that, she didn't even take it off the bill, or at the very least take a discount on the bad lobster. I was very dissaponted in Blue Heaven as it was our one "nice dinner" out on our trip to Key West. It does have a very nice atmosphere outside though. I don't think I'll try it again.

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Blue Heaven Address

729 Thomas St, Key West, FL 33040-7334
Tel: (305) 296-8666 Fax: 305 296 9052
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