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El Meson de Pepe: Traveler Reviews

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#14 of 224 restaurants in Key West
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  • Cuisines: Cuban, Spanish
  • Average price*: $ 18
  • Special features: Local cuisine

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( 7-11 of 61 )
“One of the Best in Key West”

El Meson de Pepe

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5 of 5 stars
Emmenbruecke, Switzerland
Sep 1, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

My wife and me came down to Key West for a few days on our five week stay in Florida.
This place we discovered after watching the sunset by just walking by.
It did look very nice, a cool and comfy setting. So we decided to come here for our anniversary dinner....and we couldn't have done a better choice. It was so good, we came back second time.

Like I said, the whole setting is very nice. You can sit inside (we didn't) or you have two choices to sit outside. One possibility is to sit right outside, so you can listen to some live Cuban music. Another place to sit is in a more separate kind-of garden area. For our anniversary we chosen the second.... it had a really romantic feeling, people have been quite quiet, just enjoying the atmosphere and food.
Service was really nice, both times. So let's talk about the food. The two times we came we had (check the pics too):

- Jumbo Shrimps, so good we had it two times (nice and big, fresh and juicy) 11$

- Yellowtail (Fish) with yellow rice and bean soup (fish was really big and fresh, rice nice....but the soup not that great) 20$

- Chicken breast with Garlic Sauce and white rice and bean soup (nice size and good....could have more sauce for the meat) 16$

- Dried Plaintains with Cuacamole (nice for a snack) 7$

- try this red wine: Sangre de Toro for only 24$ a bottle!

So we were really happy with this place. Second time service was even nicer.,.even great! A good place to have some good Cuban Food (but try Versailles too in Miami!). The second time here we were sitting a little closer to the music which was really nice. You really can have a good time here! We will come back if we are around again...

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“First Timer for Cuban Food”

El Meson de Pepe

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5 of 5 stars
Seattle
Aug 30, 2008

Loved my first experience with Cuban food. The waiter was very patient and explained everything to me and the food (and mojito) was very tasty!

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“the best cuban food...”

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Aug 23, 2008

the best cuban food. it's true is very expensive but it's worth every nickel. try the churrasco or any of the combinaciones. a key west MUST!!! Ah! and also great naive and funny paintings inside. a whole experience

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“Worth the drive from Miami”

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5 of 5 stars
Charlton, ON
Aug 2, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I was recently picking up a load, south of Miami, when my dispatch called and told me it would be an extra day. I had always wanted to go to Key West and try a mojito, so I dropped my trailer and bobtailed down 1 south. I got a cab into downtown and asked the driver to find me a good mojito. He took me to Pepe's and told me they were the best in town. I was seated outside by an excellent waiter, and fell in love with the charm. I had the plantain nachos and a mojito, they were excellent, but what really did it was the bread and two dipping sauces. One was Mojo and the other was a hot sauce (but not too hot) made with tabasco. I left there with a smile on my face that stayed for hours. The waiter also told me stories about the wild chickens and cats and the origins of some of the dishes. I hope to get back there someday soon and try something else. I'm also afraid to get back to Canada and try another mojito. I'm afraid it will fall short and ruin my wonderful memory of an excellent day.

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“A nice place, but a little pricey”

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4 of 5 stars
Harrisonburg, VA
Jul 27, 2008

My husband really wanted Cuban food, so we ate at this place. The food was fine - not the best ever, but good. We were a bit annoyed that the way they priced their drinks in the menu was confusing - we thought we were getting a $7 drink and it was $10. Our bill was a bit higher than I like, but it was a fair place with a nice atmosphere, so if you really want Cuban food, it's probably a good choice.

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410 Wall St, Key West, FL 33040
Tel: (305) 295-2620 Fax: (305) 295-2623
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