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Pepe's Cafe, Key West, FL

Pepe's Cafe

4.4
4.4
201 Reviews
$30 and under
Steakhouse

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 19 times today
  • Charming
  • Great for happy hour
  • Neighborhood gem
Pepe's Cafe provides a laid-back place for enjoying surf and turf favorites. Guests can stop in for breakfast and enjoy the build-your-own breakfast, omelets, traditional eggs Benedict, French toast and pancakes. Those stopping in for lunch and dinner can add a fresh-squeezed margarita for a cool meal accompaniment. Pepe's Cafe features a simple lunch menu featuring sandwiches and burgers. For dinner, start off with appetizers, which include Gulf raw oysters, baked oysters, soups and salads. There are chicken, pork and fresh fish offerings, along with a fresh vegetable plate. Enjoy the choice New York Strip that is cut to order, the filet mignon, bone-in ribeye or the Pepe's steak smothered in pork chops. Pepe's Cafe also offers lighter fare, including the steak Caesar, fish sandwich and the seven-ounce burger.

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, Seafood, Breakfast
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 7:30 am–9:30 pm
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

What 201 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Pepe's Cafe, a historic gem in Key West, offers a "fun atmosphere" with "amazing food" and "great service." Known for its "authentic ambiance" and "wonderful history," the cafe impresses with "delicious seafood" and "the best key lime pie." Despite reservation mix-ups, the "friendly staff" and "unique charm" shine.

201 Reviews
  1. Dinnerlovers VIP

    New York City80 reviews

    4.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    First time at Pepe’s- food was good, fun atmosphere but our waitress / service was not good -soooo slow. Nice gal but maybe needs a different job. We’ll return non the less.

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  2. Deb VIP

    Minneapolis21 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 1, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had such a nice experience at Pepe's Cafe: the food, the ambiance, our waitperson (Fiona). The food was delicious, and I would have written a review about the food, but I wanted to, instead, write about other patrons. Come on, people! The restaurant was packed (spring break, 6:30pm on a Saturday), and there was a table next to us who was ruder than rude to our waitperson. She was hustling, doing the best that she could. But they were a table of entitled people who, upon received their soup, waited 5 minutes while they were talking, and then complained that it had gotten "cold". This review is really a reminder to adults to be adults: be kind to service people who are working hard. Fiona, we think you were fabulous!

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  3. Cheryl

    Louisville12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 21, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Ribeye w/blue cheese special was delicious. Can’t beat the oyster prices during happy hour.

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  4. Donnette

    Cleveland5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 21, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Long wait after our reservation time. The food was okay but had to add steak sauce for additional flavoring. Not the best but also not the worst.

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  5. GlennKathy VIP

    Orlando12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 20, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best value in Key West. Great Happy Hour. Staff really good

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  6. peaceseeker58 VIP

    Indiana18 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Never want to miss this place! Twice, this visit! Excellent seafood options and a few surprises, too!

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  7. June

    Milwaukee2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We went for Valentine’s Day and had an excellent meal!

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  8. John

    Louisville2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 6, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Over all it was a good experience but they did not recognize our open table reservations and told us that they did not use open table. After I showed them my reservation on my phone they finally got us a table that was tight for six and had us carry our own chairs for the other two off the street. It was very tight but it was a cool vibe atmosphere.

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  9. Micki VIP

    Pittsburgh5 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on February 3, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    Just okay patrons so loud it was so hard to hear or talk

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  10. Craig

    Hawaii3 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 3, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    We were there for Happy hour and had a cutie table outside undercover. We ordered raw oysters which were the smallest I have ever seen!! So we switched to the baked varieties and were the same. All the apps were half price but you would need to order double what you normally would to satisfy. The Happy Hour pricing was great for apps and drinks but really disappointed in the oysters.

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FAQs

Pepe's Cafe offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (305) 294-7192.

Pepe's Cafe is rated 4.4 stars by 201 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 19 times today
Google Map for Pepe's Cafe

806 Caroline St, Key West, FL 33040

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, Seafood, Breakfast
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 7:30 am–9:30 pm
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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