Bayside Gourmet in Islamorada, Village of Islands - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

The food was great! We never did get the bruschetta we ordered but the food we did get was quite good! (we also were not charged for the bruschetta- the waitress simply missed out on that and that's okay because the portions of the food were large and we probably couldn't have eaten more) If we ever come back to visit again I would gladly stop by here again!

Staff was absolutely attentive, positive, and awesome energy!! The restaurant was very clean and organized. Quick sandwiches to go for our group, absolutely surprised completely above average of the old run of the mill deli sandwiches. 10/10 presentation and delicious. Thank you for your services, BG Team

This place is super cute. 80s retro vibe. They have a bunch of 80s games around but you must bring quarters if you want to play. This place sticks their integrity of staying old school. They don’t even have WiFi! The food was really good and the service was great and fast! Highly recommend!

The food is fabulous! They have gluten-free options that taste amazing. You will have to wait since it's busy, but it's definitely worth it! The free old school video games kept us busy while we waited for a table.

If there was an option for 10/10 I would have picked that. We ordered delivery and from the initial phone conversation to the delivery it exceeded expectations. We always appreciate Bayside because they are one of the very few restaurants that will deliver to us. However this entire experience exceeded anything we were hoping for. Jackie was fast and honest with delivery times and the driver Ryia was absolutely the best. Usually I go meet the drivers, but she was already bringing it up the stairs. And wow!! The pizza witch is always great, was extra wonderful. Thank you Bayside Gourmet for taking care of your customers.!!!!! Yall were amazing!

Excellent food and service. I would highly recommend the fish tacos. The grouper melted in my mouth. Loved the 80’s theme, arcade games, and posters.

Excellent pizza and key lime pie.

We were so thrilled with how amazing the food was that we ended up ordering again. It's so hard to find good pizza in Florida, but everyone in our group agreed that the pizzas here were absolutely phenomenal. We also had the antipasto salad and an italian sub. This will definitely be one of the first places we visit when we're down again next year.

Great service. Fantastic home made italian food

Stopped in for some pie of course. The pizza looked amazing and the cheese cake and key lime pie blew us away.

A cozy place with great food and staff!!

Small place, service is spectacular and so was the food. I had grouper Ruben, delicious.

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Can I add a 6th star?? The food is amazingly fresh, tasty and abundant - I had leftovers for lunch the next day. We also indulged in a couple of brewskies after our afternoon dives which is why our bill was $20-30 instead of $10-20 per person. Like the 80's? You'll love the decor! Will definitely go again when we return to the area!

If my Ex. could make The 'Grouper Ruben' we'd still be married. It was That good.

Excellent service and delicious food in an eclectic, but tasteful, 80s themed space. Loads of arcade games, memorabilia, and memories. Relatively small with only 10 or so tables and bar stools. Outdoor seating best for when its not super hot.

The food was great, the pizza fabulous, the Chef's Salad amazing. However, I will say that I felt uncomfortable because the 'chef' or owner of the restaurant walked out from behind the bar, from his KITCHEN, to the front at least 3 times while my toddler child and I were using the arcade games. We waited for 45 minutes on a Saturday evening, saw other families and parties much larger than ours (with older children) play games and hang out. No once did he come out while they were out there. But he felt the need to come out while it was only 3 of us waiting to organize his shelf of collections, and all the arcade games. It was uncomfortable, I did not feel like we were welcome. And it certainly did not feel child-friendly. Therefore, if you have children under 5 years old, don't take them here, they most likely won't be welcome as contradictory as that might seem. Why would a restaurant have arcade games, clearly alluring to children, and then get upset that a child is using them.

Hands down the best pizza I’ve ever had. Coming from Tampa we have some decent pizza places but nothing compares. The pizza looked like it belonged in a commercial and tasted just as good!

Super cool atmosphere. We ordered takeout and while we waited we played video games and toured the Store. Very friendly and smiling at attention. The pizza Very tasty and GLUTEN FREE!!!!!

The food here is awesome! I don’t think I’ve ever had anything bad from Bayside Gourmet. Upon my cancer diagnosis I was lucky enough to get some gift cards from a very great community here and was able to try a bunch of items. Plus one very thoughtful person sent me one of their whole lasagnas (& other stuff). EVERYTHING has been great. My new favorite.

This place is a Diamond 💎 Nostalgia atmosphere with terrific food, pizza, and service. Extremely clean as well. Our server, CC is a gem. Such a pleasure with a terrific attitude.

Ended up here after having a bad experience at another restaurant we had reserved. So glad we made the change. Amazing experience from the service to the food. Don’t let the Pac Man games fool you when you enter the establishment. The sauce in the meatballs appetizer and the pizza was next level. It’s easy to pass by but worth searching for. 6 out of 5 stars.

So weird to sit and eat here. The food was so good but the service had my daughter and I thinking we were in the twilight zone. Not exaggerating, every 5 minutes we had someone at our table, asking how we were, checking again, checking some more walking out and just looking at us. Then At least 3 times during our meal there was more checking ... we were the only people on the patio and felt so rushed and uncomfortable. We timed 30 min from sit down to paid bill. Fine if that's your mission but not what we were looking for. If we are back in the keys we may do takeout but would never sit and try to enjoy a relaxing meal there. It really was a disappointment to a very long day traveling. We would have had a few more drinks and desert but they missed the mark hard.

The video game lobby and nerd-friendly decor belied a delightful menu, with many pizzas around, though we ended up ordering a hearty lobster bisque, blackened chicken Caesar salad, and an interesting addition on top of their key lime pie, as well as the 3 Daughters Key Lime Cider. I loved it all, and my wife wasn’t the biggest fan (she loves classic key lime), but we will be back for a second opinion, and more time at the arcade.

Nice place, exquisite and super abundant food, we ate one day for the first time in the place and the next day we returned for more!!! Very fast service. I recommend it!!

This place about knocked my socks off. 10/10. Best pizza I’ve had in a long time. And trust me, I’m a certified pizza expert.

We had a fantastic experience here! We sat outside on the patio under a canopy of palms. Full shade and a nice breeze. Staff was great. Food was awesome! Everything was so fresh. The fish dip is the best we've ever had! It came with delicious rosemary bread. The Greek salad was very good; the dressing was especially good. Finally, we split a 16 inch Hawaiian pizza. Heavenly!!! We will definitely be sure to visit here again next time we come to the keys.

We always eat at Bayside Gourmet when in the Keys. In nice weather, it's best out back. I gave the food 5 stars but can really only speak to the Veal Saltimbocca. It's so good that I can't see ever exploring the rest of the menu. My wife's Chicken Parm was also outstanding. The place is clean. The staff is friendly and attentive. Did I mention that you should try the veal? Also, try the veal.

This place is so damn good I've been thinking about it weeks after I've been to the keys 🔐

They should rename this place Midside Gourmet because the food is beyond mediocre. I’ve been to this place a dozen times and I’ve tried to like it. Pizza is drowning in grease. Lasagna is drowning in cheese. Meatballs not cooked all the way. Mamas marinara? Thats comical. Everything I order is bland. Very mid food. Service is also mid. The servers are either rude or dopey. No need to go back.

My parents and I went here a couple times over the past week. We took our fish there to be cooked and for them cooked two different ways. Both were delicious! The next time we went we had margarita pizza and added sausage. Some of the best pizza I’ve ever had. I didn’t get the chance to try any of their entrees but saw one delivered to the table across from us. Looked incredible. Also I can’t forget our amazing server Eddie. He was so knowledgeable of the menu items including the catch and cook fish, attentive and very personable. I serve too and he was one of the better servers I have come across so far. Would recommend this place to anyone and everyone!

Everything I've had and have has been the best

Good Food, Good Service. Clean.

We had a wedding going on at the resort down the road and we had pizza delivered after the wedding and everything was perfect. We called ahead for a large order and the process was very smooth. The delivery driver brought the pizza right into the resort to the wedding. The pizza was very good, every guest loved! Very impressed and would highly recommend. Thank you!

Every dish I saw was unbelievable. Perfect I can’t wait to go back and try everything.

The absolute best Meatballs I have EVER had. The pasta vodka rustica was delicious!! The dog menu is awesome too!! Atmosphere on the patio is perfect! If you try this spot it will be a new favorite for sure!! 5 stars all the way!!!

Best Pizza we had in a very long time! Chicken Parmeggiano was also amazing - huge portions for little money. Very cool atmosphere with all the nerdy decorations and arcades, would highly recommend! ✌️

Food and service (We had Eddy) were wonderful. Outdoor seating area in need of repair/upgrade.

Food is always good - everything we have had lunch or dinner. Service is always good.

Stopped for a great lunch! Two of us had the best lobster bisque ever and then shared the Antipasto Salad. The salad had plenty of ingredients with tasty dressings. Plenty of food for two. We will be back again - loved the food.

Amazing! The staff was excellent, friendly, funny and attentive! Our waitress was CeCe (spelling?) and she rocked! Us and our friends were craving pizza and this place did NOT disappoint. The drinks (wine and beer) were wonderful! Selection is great! We ordered 2 pizzas--meat lovers and a split pizza: vegetarian and Hawaiian -- special orders -- no problems. The toppings are plentiful! We also ordered a side of sauce and it was HUGE! Key Lime Pie is delightful -- definitely in our top 5 of Key Lime Pies -- and we would know as we travel a lot and try Key Lime Pie at many places. Overall the food was amazing! The atmosphere was shaded and lovely. Perfect place to sit and get away from it all. Go check this place out. They are known for the pizzas and now we know why. Also prices are good too.

A lunch in a pleasant atmosphere and friendly and fun attention. Many thanks to the entire Team and especially to our hostess!

Amazing little find. Even has a complimentary dog menu. Great food, great service, great prices.

It was absolutely fantastic. First night we had the cheese pizza. It was so good we came back and went with the works pizza which was also amazing and unlike any other works pizza we've ever had! Highly recommend!!

This is an AWESOME restaurant. The food is very very good, EXCELLENT even. They are dog friendly, even have a dog menu! The dog entrees cost a paw shake, a tail wag or maybe a butt wiggle. The service is friendly and all this for a low priced meal.......... We had the Matacumbe Steak Sandwich, Lasagna and The Gourmet Salad!

We stopped in for lunch and were surprised to see video games in the entrance way. Luckily no one was playing. Inside is small but there is shaded seating outside and I did see a dog out there. I had the house salad with grilled shrimp which was fine. Joe had the grouper reuben but it was bland, needed some seasoning. They offer beer and wine and there might have been some canned cocktails available. Our server Eddie was very attentive and they play music from the 80s which we grew up with. We had a pasta dinner here a couple of years ago and it was great. You can walk thru the restaurant to a cool surf shop which has a wonderful merchandise selection.

Fish tacos and prosciutto sandwich were both yummy. Big portions. Fun atmosphere.

Fantastic! Great food. We got the works pizza and the c word bolonese was amazing. Andrea was pur server she was also awesome!! Will make return trips in the future!!

Tried to eat here this past Thursday evening, but hostess was not very accommodating. Will not try again.

Beautiful food, very tasty and Eddie provided great service! Had a special order grilled chicken salad, pears, bacon, fresh mozzarella.

Generous portions at reasonable prices. The grouper reuben is to die for! Friendly, helpful staff too!

Had there pizza tonight and WOW! Out standing. Will get it again. 🇺🇸🐕‍🦺

Came in tonight for dinner and it was great. Eddie our server was also very nice. He recommended for me the grouper Reuben. Let me tell you, It was the best group sandwhich I’ve ever had. Bruschetta was amazing too. Management was friendly and greeted everyone. Very helpful staff with our two year old as well. We will make this a stop every time we visit. Amazing food and staff

Decor was 80's fun with pics and vintage video games. The bruchetta was pretty good (bready) and the pizza (sausage) was very good. The young, inexperienced server was busy chatting with her friends/family at the only other table next to to the point that the other server and the family/friends had to tell her to pay attention to us. She got a small tip.

Yummy food in retro style! Love the free/cheap arcade games, beers on tap, and shopping adjacent. A great place to stop for a slice and round of pinball or pong!

Incredible Italian. Saltimbocca pizza and carbonara were on point. Service was amazing (Tori did an incredible job). Can't say enough good things.

Absolutely amazing, so glad we stopped here! Cutest little restaurant with classic arcade games and 80's paraphernalia up front, 80's music on the radio, the coolest menus in 80's looking folders, the outside area is creative, colorful and comfortable- from start to finish, the atmosphere is awesome! The food was mouthwateringly delicious. We shared the Mozzarella Caprese appetizer which was beautiful and so tasty. My husband had the Veal Saltimbocca (recommended by our waitress) and devoured it. I had the Cavatelli alla Vodka Rustica which was delightful! Topped it off with the layered chocolate cake. Yum! Highly recommend and we'll be back!

We absolutely love this place at Islamorada!! Every time we go to Islamorada we have to stop there on the way, and before we drive back home. Their key lime pie and chocolate cake are the best!! The fish is fresh and delicious. Their pizza is also very good. My family loves this place so much that my sister did her wedding dinner there this year.

We stopped here for lunch mid-way between Miami and Key West. The service was really friendly. There was a good menu selection - I had a freshly prepared greek salad, others had freshly made hot sandwiches. Everyone enjoyed their food. Portions are very generous (maybe slightly too large!) and tasty. The 1980's theme inside provided some good nostalgia.

Rude and cold welcome, they don't like service dog at this place... I live in the Key's for now 2 years and this is the first time happening to us, so embarrassing... Go across the street go to Italian food company Restaurant 😋 fantastic service, amazing food wow wow. Forget about Bayside

Was ok. $13 for one portobello mushroom is pretty steep. It was good but not worth the price

Their fish taco is about the saltiest thing I've ever eaten, had to send it back, even if it wasn't salty, it would have been really basic (it was just fish and lettuce wrapped in a flour tortilla, no tangy sauce or red cabbage or cilantro or anything you would expect on a fish taco). I sent it back and got a burger instead, it was pretty good, waitress offered me ketchup and mustard after I was almost finished, would not go here again. Maybe I should have just ordered pizza, it seems like that's their specialty.

Un increíble lugar para visitar si vas a los cayos, florida. La comida es muy exquisita y a buen precio. Tienen una sala de máquinas de juegos que sirve mucho para esperar por las mesas, aunque el servicio es bastante rápido. El ambiente es acogedor.

The food has been consistently good, and the service has been great.

Great burgers and Philly cheesesteaks! Excellent microbrew selection and desserts for days. Fun 80s memorabilia and video games. The servers were very friendly. Totally worth the stop.

THIS PLACE!! Go. Here. Now. There are so many choices for restaurants in Key Largo and we get stuck eating at the same waterfront restaurants with “meh” food. We came across this place and have already been there 3 times in less than 2 weeks. Their pizza is soooo amazing (and we are pizza snobs) but their soup, salads and sandwiches are awesome too. Everyone must try this place!! You will be thanking me. 😄

This was our second time here. The night before we had pizza and a salad. My wife liked the look of the restaurant's gourmet salad. So we returned for our second night in a row. The atmosphere is a bit retro with free games like Pong and the waiting area, Old Polaroid cameras, VHS tapes and the like as decoration. Make sure you check out their free Wi-Fi! The food was good. It was plentiful. It was delivered quickly by wonderful wait staff. This is now one of our favorites!

Great food and fast. Friendly staff

This is a hidden gem. The back patio is perfect for an intimate dinner or a quick and quiet lunch. The portobello appetizer looked like art and the Pizza was tasty. We loved the place, the service and the food.

Delicious sandwiches. The Plantation was loaded with meat and the Philly cheesesteak was too. Great bread made these sandwiches a 5

Very busy place. Stopped by for snack. Got coffee and big muffin. Watched great food come out of a very small kitchen. These folks hustle! I’ll be back for sure!

Always the best pizza in Islamorada . All the food is spot on! Reasonable prices as well. With friendly service.

Gréât everything, strongly recommended, the staff is amazing

On our way from Miami to Key West and stopped for lunch. The drive was endless due to traffic, but the great food and atmosphere here changed our attitude around. Food was terrific, service was great. Loved the atmosphere as a Gen X. Will stop again on our way back later this week.

Restaurant was freezing, made it so uncomfortable. Ordered bruschetta, not like any Italian bruschetta I ever had. Pizza was acceptable. I wouldn’t come back.

Stopped at this gem on our way to our vacation site after traveling all day. Little bit of a wait if we wanted to dine in or immediate seating if we wanted to dine outside. Food was absolutely delicious. Chicken parm was definitely enough for two people. This is a must stop place!

We had a perfectly nice take out dinner experience. BUt the LOBSTER BISQUE was truly exceptionally delicious!!!

Veal parm was huge and tasty. Fed 2 of us easily. Tasty key lime pie that wasn’t too tart or sweet. Perfect end to the meal.

We got a large size works pizza, and it's enough for at least three probably four adults. Very homemade ingredients, unique homemade tasting sausage, and just loaded. The brownie also is the best we've ever had. And they have some amazing looking pies that we will try next time. We are going back there because it's a great value and truly gourmet food. It does taste like a chef put the flavors together. A breath of fresh air to feel like you received more and higher quality than what you expected or paid for.

Visiting in town and went and had beers and cocktails at a local place and decided to stop here for some food. Everything in these places here are all fried this fried that so we were looking for something not fried. What a excellent choice it was. Sat down right when we arrived and had Eddie as our waiter. Best service we have had since visiting the key's. He was so kind, and checked in when needed and so stinking cute. In fact I went to the owner and let her know as well. We saw on the table next to us they had a meat lover's pizza. We ordered this and it was amazing. The crust is so yummy that you don't need any ranch or dipping sauce for it. Cooked to perfection and pretty generous on the toppings too. Highly recommend this place as others were complimenting as well.

Highly recommend!!! The taste: I wasn't expecting such a great pizza. I ordered a Margarita and everything was delicious 😋. Price: Just like in any other place👍🏼. Is not the overpriced food typical of some touristic area. The service was good and friendly. They have free old arcades games 🕹 inside.

Delicious food and exceptional service.

Okay... This might take a second.. from all the places we've visited in the upper keys and lower to be honest, this one had the audacity to feed us super delicious food with great service and reasonable prices. The amount of food you get is out of this world, the owner came up to our table, and we shared our unhappiness about having to now always come back for the next key lime pie ever.. I know a lot of people say that they've had the best everywhere... But hear me out.. I don't like key lime pie, had it in every must have place down here... And I tried one last time. This place was it. Oh and I almost forgot.. the lobster bisque is absolutely fabulous 🤩 Kids: they have arcades all over and most are free to play. This is a true "where the locals eat" as everyone around us what just that. Great place, we will return, and can't wait tbh. It's a little hard to see from the road, but if you pay attention, it will definitely be a great time for you and whomever you bring.

Listen, i have travelled around the world with my family and I can tell you that this place does it right for a family pizza night. The pizza is excellent as advertised, good sauce, good crust, the whole deal. We were greeted so warmly and the minute we sat down the 2 young bus boys had menus in our hand and coloring materials in front of my daughter. There is a really fun games room for while you wait for your food, but in our case, we were in the restaurant and completely fed and full within 40 mins. Nice ambiance, hard working team, great establishment. Good job

Had meatlovers thin crust. Yummy. Service was awesome

Yummy Food Great Atmosphere Servers Have Personality

One of our favorite weeknight spots in town. Extremely delicious food, at a more than fair price point. Chicken Parmesan is perfect, and leftovers make a perfect sub the next day.

Delicious food and great service. Really enjoyed our dinner. Will definitely come back next time we are in Islamorada!

This is a very cool place. Walk in and you see a bunch of retro arcade games and a very warm atmosphere. I was by myself and ordered the bruschetta appetizer and it was a huge portion size and very good. I usually expect cold bruschetta and this was warm and more tomato sauce than chopped tomatoes. Regardless it was good. The appetizer was so big I didn’t have room for a sandwich. I’ll try that next time as I will return

Extrem gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis. Wir konnten zwei Tage von der Größe unserer Pizza und unseres Sandwiches essen. Und das wichtigste: Es hat super geschmeckt!!

Top Location. Nice Food and service. And now in German. Sehr zu empfehlen. Das Essen war reichlich und sehr gut. Das Personal ist sehr aufmerksam. Wir sind zwei Tage in dieser Gegend und werden voraussichtlich heute nochmal hin gehen. Ich kann das nur empfehlen.

Hat leider wenig mit italienischer Küche zu tun. Warmer Weißwein. Der Garten ist ganz schön, im Eingangsbereich stehen diverse Spielautomaten.

Great food and Great Service. Outside dining too!

As soon as you walk into the arcade themed entrance you'll realize this is NOT gourmet food. The key lime pie purchased here was the WORST I've had, ever. The filling was gritty and barely tasted of key lime. The meringue on top was broken from drying out. If you want good key lime pie with meringue go to the Blonde Giraffe, they charge the same and use exponentially better ingredients and baking techniques. This place should stop selling pie, they're just scamming tourists.

Worst pies in the keys! A great presentation but the worst tasting key lime pie I have had. They charged me $7 per pie and have a $10 card minimum so I had to buy 2. Both were gritty and disgusting. What a waste of money.

If you have any issues with gluten (eg - Celiac Disease) then I can't recommend these guys highly enough. We were visiting from New Zealand & a lot of places throughout Florida made GF eating a real challenge. These guys were amazing! Lots of GF options & a great understanding of issues like cross-contamination. Super friendly & delicious food. Highly recommend. :)

Классные официанты! Хорошая атмосфера! Но паста совсем не понравилась, хотя заказали разную пасту

Came here on the recommendation of a local and were really pleased with our early dinner. We chose seating in the courtyard and much enjoyed the Grouper Reuben (as a gluten-free wrap at my wife's request) and the Islamorada (grilled chicken on focaccia). The salad and pasta salads were excellent as well, served with caring attention by several wait-staff. It was a very good value, and we will definitely will be back!

This is a pizza place with a big menu of salads soup and sandwiches but definitely is not what you call “gourmet”. The pizza is very good and if you have kids is great because they can play in the little arcade that they have.

Busy little operation. Every time we've had a meal here, it has not disappointed!

We have visited this restaurant a handful of times on our trips here. I can't remember her name but the petite blond with curly hair was so accommodating with a special request my daughter had and I really appreciate it. The ingredients in my salad were SO fresh! My husband enjoyed the Philly cheesesteak. They set the bar very high with the quality of the ingredients in their dishes. Definitely in our top 2 favorite restaurants in town.