Islamorada Shrimp Shack

They screwed up the simplest of orders. My wife and I both ordered a pound of steamed shrimp. After 45 minutes, one of the kitchen staff brings out one order of shrimp over ice. After I flagged down the waitress, who seemed a little lost (she might have been new), she took back the cold shrimp, then after another 15 minutes, they bring out only one order of steamed shrimp. After this, I asked for the manager, who told us they don’t normally do steamed shrimp. They bill themselves as a seafood restaurant, you would think they served hot steamed shrimp. I will NOT be back to this establishment.

Great service this is a well known local place best prices in town! All the food and sauces are homemade which makes everything yummier! Shrimp and grits, shrimp fritters, Cajun fried anything with remoulade sauce are to die for! Don’t let the outside fool you, the food and staff are the best! A must stop for all!

We brought our own catch in and had it prepared their Continental style. Fantastic! All the other places offer only grilled, blackened or fried (which they also do for $ 10). We could have asked for Picatta or Senator (almond encrusted and garlic sauce) for $ 12, very reasonable compared to others. Wouldn’t go anywhere else with our own catch ever again.
Great banana bread, too. Also enjoyed their Key Lime Shrimp on angel hair pasta — very flavorful. Service was very friendly and efficient.

My husband and I chose this place thanks to good reviews from other Unilocal users. This was perfect since it is 5 mins walking from the resort we are currently staying.
The place is slightly on the expensive side since I would have expected it to be cheaper since it is a ‘shack’. However, the food itself was lovely.
We got banana bread instead of regular bread. Please do not miss it, but also do not stuff yourself with it since the food is delicious and the bread is delicious yet heavy (a mistake I did). We ordered Cajun style fried shrimp and I was curious to try conch and ordered fried conch too. The shrimps were to die for, the conch was nice but it became too much deep fried battered stuff for us.
For mains my husband orders the Jambalaya and I ordered the grilled Mahi Mahi. The mains was massive but the food was delicious. I was cursing myself for having hogged on the bread and so much appetisers.
Please also try the mango martinis. They were great. The service is amazing. All in all a great place. I am scoring then one point less because of the slightly misleading name which took me by surprise when I saw the cheque.

Delicious food, great service. Laid back vibe. Price is moderate for the amount of shrimp you get. Brought my 9 year old and she loved drawing on the table. We will definitely be back when we visit the keys. The shrimp grits is yummy, different from GA but delicious none the less.

I have been here twice and the food is excellent. I would recommend the contenetial any way you like. Their shrimp shack IPA isn’t bad either. The bar staff is great. I’m taking one star because the last time I was there the waitress was a total hag. My father asked if he could get a cup of soup instead of fries.
No.
Literally that’s all she said… No.
How about «sure, but it costs a little more.»
Or «I’m sorry sir, we aren’t allowed substitutions, how about how about just ordering a side of soup and holding the French fries?»
Don’t take your bad mood out on paying customers.

After sitting for 10 minutes waiting to order a drink. I ordered chicken wings and was waiting for waitress to come back and take
My womans order. 20 minutes went by and we asked several times for service. I didnt want my wings to get there and then let me lady eat alone. 35 minutes wasted without being able to place an order. We asked for check for drinks and cancelled food. Hostess said forget the soda and we can just go. I appreciated that kind of service lol. I do not recommend this place to anyone and im
Appalled at the service i received. Smh