Latest Reviews
-
Brunch Overpriced. Myself and our Sunday Brunch group have dined for the past three years on Little Palm. The food, service and ambiance is great, how…
Kami
The Dining Room
-
We spent one week at LPI for our honeymoon. We can't begin to speak highly enough about this resort. The service was impeccable, subtle and attentive …
TheBigWhit
The Dining Room
-
Arguably my most favorite meal and venue ever.... Do not hesitate; work this restaurant into your plans. Bring wallet.…
Julia
The Dining Room
About
The Dining Room serves French, Latin American and Seafood. Incorrect or missing information? Make a report, or claim the restaurant if you own it!Details
Feature List
outdoor seatingwaterfrontReviews
Leave a Review
You must be logged in to post a comment.
7 Reviews on “The Dining Room”
Brunch Overpriced. Myself and our Sunday Brunch group have dined for the past three years on Little Palm. The food, service and ambiance is great, however, they have raised the price for brunch three times in the last 18 months. Brunch used to be $65, then went to $75, and how it’s $85. There is no way a person can eat $85 (not including tip and tax) worth of food. I guess they only want guests who stay there (for $900+ per night) to eat their brunch. Our group of locals has sworn it off. There are several new brunch establishments in Key West that offer the same food, ambiance and service for half the price. I recommend Hot Tin Roof and Bistro 245 – for $38 per person.
We spent one week at LPI for our honeymoon. We can’t begin to speak highly enough about this resort. The service was impeccable, subtle and attentive and just right. The food was delightful and some new special every day that was an epicurean delight. The chocolate lava desert sent my wife into heaven every night and took a lot of pressure iff me! The only negative was we had to leave and return to reality after one week. On the way home my wife and I decided to stay on our honeymoon and after five years I am happy to report we still remain in the bliss started by Little Palm Island. It is worth every penny!
Arguably my most favorite meal and venue ever…. Do not hesitate; work this restaurant into your plans. Bring wallet.
Best of the best. It doesn’t get any better than this. I’m not sure why anyone would write a negative review about Little Palm. Everything is first class here; the food and service is unparalleled and the location is pristine. We visit Little Palm every time that we are in the Keys, it shouldn’t be missed. Sunday brunch is a must!!
OK I read the review that didn’t like this place, but let me tell you the truth. My wife and I have had Sunday brunch, dinner and stayed on Little Palm. We make it a must visit place at least once a year since we met in 1999. This is one of the best places we hav e ever been and we have both traveled extensively. The food is 5 star and the service is beyond reproach. Thay used to have full moon jazz nights with a pre fix menu that was a great deal and very romantical. It is very expensive and should be for what you receive. Go and enjoy, it’s worth it!
OUTSTANDING. Where else can you dime nestled by the ocean waves at your feet, and yet have enough attention catered to you thru your meal? Portions are generous, well appointed and cooked to perfection. Though pricey, you must consider this is an exclusive resort, a handful of rooms, and they make every effort to celebrate special occasions (like ur names printed on your menus if it’s anniversary time, with an hour’s notice). We’ll be back again and again, but try dinner. Lunch selections are limited compared to evening’s ones
Not worth the $$$$. We have been thinking about dining at Little Palm Island for some time. Recently we were in Key West for a week and took the opportunity to make lunch reservations at Little Palm Island. Unfortuantely, it did not turn out to be the highlight of our trip. In fact, I cannot recommend it at all. By the way, we were the only guests who were not asked for the marketing card…I was left an impression of a business that has recieved so many top ratings for so long that they have begun to believe their own press and are not longer extremely introspective about their customer experience such that quality and the customer experience slips slowly away without being noticed and corrected.I started to have doubts when I made the reservation. You select a time to dine and they assign you to a time to catch the launch to the island. When I inquired if I could take an earlier launch so that we could see the resort and relax before lunch, I was brusquely told no without any explanation. When I pushed a bit, the response was the same and almost to the point of being rude with no explanation.Anyway, we did go to lunch. You get received at a small attractive building on Little Torch Key to wait for the launch. Before you can get on the boat, you must fill out a (marketing) information card that is to be turned in on the island. The launch is clean, attractive and comfortable for the 20 minute ride to the island.When we got to the island, we where guided to the dining room and told not to vary from the route of our guide. All along the route are signs warning mere lunch customers not to tread off the beaten path.When we arrived at the restaurant, the hostess seats everyone in an order she divines. We were told she had to go in the order on the list. We were last (PS: we saw the list and we were second on it – more about this later)Service is very slow. They seem to have their one server fully address each customer in order such that it took 25 minutes for us (the last) to even get a glass of wine. The rest of lunch proceeded at the same pace with us on the end of the line for everything.The wines by the glass are very good and our meal was very good but it begs the question of what is fine dining. We had a hambuger and a cuban sandwich with fries, we shared very good crab fritters for an appetizer and shared a key lime pie for dessert (very bland despite being their signature dish). While I enjoyed the food mostly, it was not worth the fine dining price of $150+. Note that the gratuity is automatically added. Now I am generally a 25% tipper for great service but felt that their 15% add on was not justified.Now for the really disappointing part. I am of northern european ancestry and wife is from India. When we were seated (with us being conspicuously last) there were enough tables around the railing for everyone to get a table with a view of the water and enjoy the breeze. We, however, were the only people asked to take an interior table with less view and breeze. We refused and were given a table along the railing. You do the math.After lunch, we were the last to leave the dining area for the reasons given above as it took another 25 minutes for the hostess to deign to bring the check even though we were the only people left twiddling our thumbs, and we were forgotten. There are no signs of how to get to the boat. We mistakenly got off the path for lunch guests and were accosted and put back on it twice but without directions all the way to the launch. I have a disability that makes walking somewhat difficult and would have appreciated competent directions. Rather than being the highlight of our trip, this meal was the low-light and I cannot recommend it to anyone!