The OceanView Pub & Sports Bar

English Stay Away!
Yes they don’t seem to like English Tourists here. My daughter & friend (both 26) went here and at first were carded and would not accept the Driving License! Then they were made to feel so unwelcome they came home. Very sad for a tourist resort.

This is definitely a locals spot. Typical bar food. Nothing to write home about. The sliders were my favorite. Although if you’re vacationing in the Keys you’re probably hoping for seafood. The service is good. The bar chat if you’re sitting at the bar is entertaining. I won’t be running back here but it was a decent pit stop in our Islamorada adventures.

Typical sports bar.
Lots of TVs with games on, lots of old men, lots of fried food.
BEST PRICES! I start my night here, get buzzed on the cheap then go to someplace nicer and pay 10 bucks a drink ;)

Star upgrade!!! 5-​Stars all day long. Long overdue.
Just stopped by for lunch heading back to Key West and I have to say, this place does anything but fall short of a great locals sports dive bar.
What I love:
— Staff is always hospitable and attentive
— Food is consistently great. At the top of the leaderboard are the burgers (tip: make sure to emphasize medium-​rare), blackened dolphin sandwich and the wings
— low-​key, relaxed flip flops and t-​shirt atmosphere
— sitting outside at the back tables with a beautiful view of the water
— Revered locals hangout
I would take this place any day over Lorelai and twice on game day.

I feel like this is one of the rare times where Unilocal did me wrong. Not saying this place was bad, but compared to where we stopped on our way back up the Keys, this just wasn’t as good.
This place is very much a bar with a very local feel to it; at least in the off season it did. Like other people have said, this is a bar so expect bar food. I had been on a fish binge so I decided to go with the Cuban for lunch. It was big, like two meals worth big. It was also good, but when compared to other Cubans I have had it just wasn’t on the same level. Nothing wrong with it, just nothing outstanding either.
The beer/​drink selection was pretty standard. I didn’t really see anything too unique or special that jumped out at me. The beer was cold so that was nice on a hot day.
The service was ok. I think the bartender/​server was more interested in talking with this friends at the bar, but he wasn’t unfriendly. The attitude just seemed to be tired of dealing with tourists (which at a lot of places seemed to be the feeling) given that it was the off season.
The outside patio area was nice. My biggest issue with it was that cars were allowed to park in a way that obstructed the view. So you get a nice patio with an ocean view, and then park two or three trucks in front of said view. Kind of ruins the point of being outside next to the ocean.
Overall it is decent sports/​dive bar, but in the grand scheme of places I went it doesn’t really stand out.

Great Cold Beer during happy hour with a awesome view! It’s right off US-​1 and though it looks like a dive bar outside has a great little spot to see the sunset and the ocean. They have a normal keys bar feel full of draft beer and bottled beer.

They will charge $ 10 so you can spend more money on the bar
The keys are full of beautiful places where you do not have to pay to get in and you will enjoy of a beautiful views and enjoy great drinks as well

Restaurant only. Loved this place. They surprised me with the food. It was fantastic. We had fried Dolphin, fries, chicken sandwich, buffalo Shrimp and ahi tuna which we all loved. Restaurant had a nice lit pool play set, fire pit and pool table. We had 2 kids they were thrilled. We got there around 7:30pm on a Wednesday and it got increasingly busier as the night progressed. Would go back.

RJ said he has always wanted to stop here, and we wondered who the NFL «has been» was that is on the sign. It’s Gary Dunn from the Pittsburg Steelers, and RJ is a huge Steelers fan. This is a great little dive bar, and there is a water view and pool. Service was fast and friendly, and the drinks were dirt cheap. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was that the fans blew the smokers’ smoke right in my face. Next time I’ll know to sit upwind of the smokers, or outside.

Didn’t stop here for the food. Stopped in to have a few drinks with some friends. Love the outside area in the back. They have the forepits going so it’s good. Stopped in on «Coin Flip» night and had a blast. Think it’s Wednesday night when they do that. Great time, great music, great place to meet new friends.

Love, love, love the OV! Good, genuine people, great bar food, and great atmosphere.
As a «semi-​local» this is my go-​yo spot for local talk, good inexpensive food, and cold drinks.
The burgers are great, and during the fall they even have turkey dinners for Monday night football!
Stop by, you’ll be back!
Chris

Great little gem we found driving back from Key West. It’s right on the beach and they have a gas fire pit. The food came out fast!

Only 7 rooms on property. Nice, quaint & clean. mini fridge to stock ur beverages.
Ice cold mugs keep the draft beers delicious. Prices are extremely reasonable.
Plenty of tv’s for the sports junky.
Internet jukebox is filed w awesome music.
Food is good.
Check in to the Inn is with the bartender on duty. Truly priceless.
Unfortunately we got Ms Personality on ⁴⁄₁₀. Tried many times to make small, upbeat, light hearted conversion but she never was interested.
Negativity and bitterness came out of her.
Outside bar is very chill. UNFORTUNATELY the pool seems to be open to the public. TONS of families with kids. Perhaps it’s the local public pool.
Adult vibe is lost in all the screaming kids. 3 hours by the pool and none of them looked to get out to go use the restroom: /​
GM Lars was awesome & key to getting us a room. He made it happen. Ty.
Wi-​Fi available.

Great little «dive» this is really our kinda place… $ 2 beers, great big mountain of chili cheese nachos, blackened chicken sammich. It’s a very unassuming place that we probably would have ride right past and not given it a second look, but a local recommended us to go and it was great! Out back they have a huge area set up local style, a swimming pool, adult playground and horseshoes. Super chill and great older, local vibe. Highly recommended for awesome bar food, cheap beer and cool local stories.

Great place for outside drinking and watching sports, especially football. You can swim in the pool outdoors if you like. The drinks are cheap to start with, but the Wednesday flip night you can flip a coin, if you win the drink is free. This place is a good fun dive bar.

Oh yeah… hey Kool-​aid! Everything you’d want in a Florida keys bar. Plastic lawn chairs. Great beer specials. Sunshine. Ocean view. Even a philisophical conversation with the «ball-​hogging» happily Boston Red sox divorced Doug Mientkiewicz (what a class act but classic dolphin fan and beer drinker). If you hit the keys and can’t make it past Islmarada like I usually can’t, OV’s is must go to at any time. Even better for a Sunday NFL game because the great mix of fans make it for a classic afternoon! And the gruff yet wonderful service adds a cherry on top of a magnificent beer drinking experience.

You don’t go to the OV for the food, adequate bar food though it may be. You go there to be outside, play ring toss, head down to the dock, be by the pool, and generally experience Islamorada and Windley Key. And it is worth it.

Ducked in for some smoked fish dip and a coldy with Mike and Michelle, and was I glad I did, here’s why:
* Indoors it has a Dive bar feel
* Outdoors on the patio its a Keys neighborhood patio bar
* The smoked fish dip was appropriate
* Big birthday party outside with a band and we made new friends
* On the water (sorta) with a pool
Cheap drinks and beer, locals, tasty and inexpensive and cliché fried Keys snacks and burgers are the fare.
This is a Florida Keys institution, visit for a drink.
Cabeza OUT!

Cheap beers– during the week they have dollar domestic drafts and $ 5 pitchers. Great view of the Gulf. Very nice nice comfort food menu! Try the mahi or pulled pork! Both were excellent. The buffalo sauce on the shrimp is fantastic!
Super laid back atmosphere. Watch the game and let the kids play on the playground.

As I waited to check into my hotel down the road on a pleasant Thursday afternoon, I stopped in for a beer. I sat at the bar in the back, outdoor section. The bartender lady was very friendly and attentive. The bar was stocked with mostly retired-​aged gentlemen, who were presumably in agreement with the two-​dollar tap beers (as I was). There were two TV’s behind the bar with sports on.
I divulged that I was passing through to Key West, and the bartender pointed out that I should be mindful of law-​enforcement folks. I smiled in appreciation.