The Island Fish Co

On day 4, from Dry Tortugas, the ferry arrived back to Key West at 5:30pm. We shopped for souvenirs and then drove back to Miami. Along the way, we looked for someplace to eat just by simply touching a button on GPS. Lo and behold, it brought us to this fantastic restaurant and Tiki bar called The Island Fish Co, in Marathon.

The restaurant is divided into 3 sections: restaurants, tiki bar and souvenir shop.


I craved for Oyster Kilpatrick (Oyster topped with bacon and Worcestershire sauce). My eyes lit up when I saw there are a lot of Oyster menu. It was comparable to the Oyster Kilpatrick back in Australia. It seeems like the Oyster Kilpatrick is an Australian dish since all references/ recipes I found were mainly from Aussie site.

The Island's Oyster Combo $8.95. 2 of Baked BBQ Oyster topped with bacon and pamersan cheese. 2 of Oyster Rockefeller: baked oyster with spinach, parmesan cheese and Pernod liquor. 2 of Baked Key Lime Garlic Oyster, topped with garlic butter and bread crumbs. My favorite was the one with bacon. Everything with bacon is always nice.


Prime Ribs $19.95. Tender prime cut seasoned & grilled to perfection. Served with new potatoes & sautéed vegetables. The steak was very special, it was so soft like stewed beef but not quite "stewed".


Caribbean Special $18.95. Pan Seared Grouper with pineapple salsa, black beans & Chef's rice.


Pasta Basilico with Chicken $15.95. Vine ripe tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, parmesan cheese & fresh basil over linguini


Chicken Wings Island Platter 8.95. One dozen choice of mild, medium or hot chicken wings. Served with fries and coleslaw.


Ultimate Chocolate Cake $4.95. A house specialty baked on the premise, flourless, with two layers of chocolate served with raspberry puree and whipped cream.


Deep Fried Key Lime Pie $4.95. Key Lime Pie deep fried crispy, rolled in cinnamon sugar and drizzled with mango sauce. Finally served with whipped cream.


We ate so much, it was nice to try different type of food. The food was fantastic. We laughed so much during the dinner listening to Abhishek's lifestory. After the dinner, got back into the car and heading back for Miami. We arrived back at the hotel at 11 pm. It was an eventful day.